Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-24
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Ash Wednesday, March sth.
Dust on our streets Monday.
The last week of the Lopez sale.
The early gardener is getting rest
less.
Wen have to import our ice this
summer.
The automobiles came from their
hiding places Sunday.
An old-time crowd at the picture
snow Saturday night.
Many rumors of prospective candi-
dates for county offices.
The banks, the post offices, and the
schools had a holiday Tuesday.
The sun and the wind of the past
week have helped the roads some.
Dealers seem to be anticipating the
sale of many automobiles locally this
spring.
b. f. Sloan has been succeeded at
the hotel at Graniteville by Dallas
Crocker.
"Six For Five!n That's the slogan.
Come to Lopez's next Saturday for
the answer.
Holbrook Blinn and Alice Brady in
''The Boss" at the Academy Picture
Theatre, Saturday night.
A number of our citizens, we under
stand, have contracted for and expect
to buy automobiles this spring.
Roller skating ON the granitoid
walks is the chief diversion of young
America in Ironton these days.
Rev. v. o. Penley will hold services
in st. Paul's church, Ironton, next
Sunday, morning and evening.
Ladies'! We address the ladies rather
than the men-look at Browns new
ad. He can save you money.
The Methodist tLadies' Aid" Of
Union Methodist Church will meet at
the parsonage at 2:3O P. NJ. Thursday.
On the whole it has been a pleasant
week, some of the days like spring,
the thermometer getting into the
seventies.
The Holiness College at Des Arc
will be sold under deed of trust by the
Sheriff at the courthouse in Ironton
next Saturday.
The Ironton school has secured a
flag and pole and the red, white and
blue will be flying on the campus in
the course of a few days.
Jos. G. Forshee, local agent for the
Ford automobile, received six cars
last Thursday, which he hopes to dis
pose of during the eason
The Senior Glass in the Ironton High
School will present "The Sweet Girl
GRADUATED at the Academy of Music,
Friday evening, March Sd.
Our long time friend and reader, w.
M. O'Neal, of Irondale, writes: "May
you live many years to preside over
and publish the REGISTER"
For RENT-A six-room residence
(the Broadwell property, south Iron
TOM For terms apply E. L. Barn
house, South Side Drug Store.
E. R, Curtis tells us that he expects
to go to Poplar Bluff about the first
of March to spend some time in a
garage there. He expects, eventually,
to have a garage here.
Fletcher g. Barger last week paid
Campbell & McColl, at Belleview, the
$500 insurance carried on their stock
of merchandise recently destroyed by
fire. Prompt payment.
II. G. Johnson of the Business Col
lege is spending several days in Iron
county looking after his interests
there and interviewing prospective
sludents.--De Soto Times.
The reports from Mr.. w. r. Edgar,
who is still in st. Louis under treat
ment, are very encouraging. 1t is
hoped now that he may be restored
to health without undergoing an oper-
alton.
Married-At the courthouse, Iron
ton, Mo-, February 18th, 1916, William
T. Shoemaker Of French Mills, Madison
county, and VERNE West, of Arcadia,
Mo-, Probate Judge 0. w. Roop Of
floating.
A letter from our former fellow citi-
zen, A. w. Garrett, now living in
Fallbridge, Washington, informs US
that they are getting along nicely.
( His son, James, has a good position
in Spokane.
Wilton F. Armstrong and Miss Lydia
! Hasty were married at the BRIDES
Tome in Ironton, Saturday evening,
] Rev. N. B. Henry officiating. Mr..
Armstrong is in charge Of Mr.. Spen-
GERS farm near Glover.
Valley friends will be panied to hear
OF the serious illness Of Mrs. May
DeBlieux. nee Wemp, daughter, Of
Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Wemp, formerly
of this city, who underwent a surgical
operation in a hospital in Shreveport,
Louisiana, last Saturday. Mrs. De-
Blieux has not been in good health
for some time and her physicians said
an immediate operation was neces-
sary. Latest news from her Is favor