Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Des Arc Items.

AS far as i went last week we had
fine rains. ] was in Belleview Valley
and Potosi Monday. They had fine
rains Tuesday. ! was out on the Mis-
souri, Southern Railroad as far as
Reynolds and went out on the Frisco
to Van Buren, Thursday. Williams
vile, Puxico, Greenville and Patter-
son all had fine rains. While at
Patterson l met my old friend, Martin
L. Warren, one of the best farmers
and best man in Wayne County. He
tells US he did not cut his wheat but
he has the finest prospect he ever had
for corn.
My old friend, Chas. Mccormick,
has a new -four mill at Patterson. 25
barrel capacity. He is grinding every
day and finds ready sale for his -four.
Rev. Baxter, our Methodist minister,
preached a good sermon here to-day.
Sometime this spring l heard Rev.
Foust deliver a very interesting SER
mon on Jonah. He said, in part, the
Lord called Jonah to go to Niniveah
and Jonah said, "Lord l can't go;
those people will kill me-" And then
the Lord called him again; then Jonah
left on a ship and you know the rest.
/ received a letter this week from
one of my old friends and .comrade,
A. V. Taylor, of Company l 9Th Va.
Cavalry. He said, "Tom you have no
idea how glad l was to hear from you.
l thought you was dead long ago. /
am very much afflicted with old age
and my right shoulder is p~aralyzed
from a bullet that hit me at the battle
of Gettysburg; you see | a hardly
write.o Poor fellow; l could not help
from shedding tears when l read his
letter. He says, 81 never expect to
see you but hope to meet you in
heaven where no sound of battle will
awaken us again" If | was a rich
man l would give half l had to help
the poor Confederate soldiers.
While at Ellington last week
visited the home of NJ. L. Copeland.
He has the loveliest home.in Ellington,
water works and steam heat. If | had
a home like that, | would like to live
always.
F.. Geitz is doing a fine business
with his store with his wife as as
sistant.
r. Fl. Stevenson and son, Herbert,
went to Bismarck Wednesday to con
suit with DR.. Eaton regarding an in
jury the latter received in playing a
foot ball game while attending school
at Irondale last fall.
T. L. Morris and wife went to
Williamsville Saturday to attend the
funeral of the latter's uncle.
Mrs. o. L. Miller and children have
gone to Cape Girardeau to visit rela-
tives before returning to their home
at Pine Bluff, Ark.
Mrs. John Stevenson and Miss Ora
Lovelace went to Bismarck Friday
the former to consult DR.. Eaton. They
stopped on their way home to attend
the encampment.
Mrs. Gusta Mason and little son
Jimmie Pate, were here last week TIC
visit Miss Ora Lovelace. She re-
turned to her home at Fredericktowr
Friday.
Miss lola Howard returned home
Sunday from a visit to friends a.
Piedmont.
Miss Bly, Bunyard was here from
Piedmont last week to visit her aunt
Mrs. G. HI. Harrison.
Mrs. Lee Strader and children from
Gads Hill r here to visit relatives.
Mrs. George Lloyd, Homer Smoot
and Miss Ella johnson attended the
Encampment at Arcadia Sunday.
Mrs. w. D. Sitze and children have
returned home from Bessville.
Mrs. Salena Sparks of Piedmont il
visiting her sister Mrs. G. H. ,Harri
son.
Mrs. Nellie Yelton, accompanied by
little Francis Wilson, from st. Louis
are visiting, Mrs. Chas Williams.
Paul Hughes, who has been visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Joe Sellinger, near
Arcadia, has returned home.
Born on the 21st to the wife of H
G. Harrison, az pound girl.
DR., E. g. Whiteside from LeadwooG
spent Sunday here with his family.
Mrs. VIM. Thompson and children
have returned from a visit to relatives
at Hendrickson.
Rev. w. W. Strother from Fred
ericktown was in town last week.
John Shelton has moved his family
here from Braggadocio, Mo. They
will remain here during the rest O
the hot weather. His family have al
been i'll with malaria and chills ant
they came back to the hills seeking
health, which is far better than
wealth. ISAAC.
Bamboo (slatted] Porch Shades
size Sx10 it,, tinted green on inside
just the thing to make your porcl
cool, or for sleeping porch. Price
only $3.50 each.