Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-17
LOCAL BEEVIYlES.

County court proceedings ate pub
lished this week.
Wood seems to be extremely hard
to get this spring.
A big number of automobile visit
ors in the valley Sunday.
The home grown strawberry should
be on the market this week.
AMkinds Hardware, TiIware, China
ware and Crockery at A. Rieke * Son.
Will and Herbert Kaths Of Kansas
visited their parents at Pilot Knob the
past week.
Coming "The Life of Our SAVIOR" a
Pathe colored super-feature. Watch
for the date.
4. Rev. Edwards, a former pastor here.
preached at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night.
Mr.. Geo. G. Howes received a farm
tractor last week to he used on his
farm in RusseIlville.
The Missouri Public Utilities Com
plny is on a deal to purchase the light
plant in Fredericktown.
If you are thinking Of investing ii
the war bonds read the advertisement
of Geo. H. Walker 4 Co.
Aside from the sharing Of many
suckers the fishermen have had poot
luck this spriag. Too cold.
M. Forshee can convert his ice auto
truck into a very convenient and com
Portable bus or pleasure vehicle.
Louis L. Favez, Of Russellville, has
enlisted US a member Of Company NJ
First Regiment, National Guards.
New Perfection Oil Cook Stoves
Oil Heaters, Ovens, Oil Stove Wicks
and Lighting Rings, at a. Rieke
Son.
1t is said the electric light peopl'
will put in q new engine here and thi
plant will supply the power tor Bis
marck.
With flour selling at more than eigl
cents a pound the five cent loaf
bread has necessarily to be ama
these days.
The Baccalaureate Sermon of Re'
Morgan of Poplar Bluff at the Presb!
terrain church Sunday morning wa
well received.
TWENTY-FIVE automibilists from u
Louis spent Saturday night and Sun
day at the Valley Inn, returning to $
Louis Monday.
The oil subscriptions are being co
lected and it is hoped to have the {
on the street now without delay.
is badly needed.
Hill & Zude have sold their luinb
business to G. Il. Crow d Bro. III
young men expect to devote thel
selves TO farming.
The cool weather remains Wi
US and there is a variation OF 80
forty degrees every twenty-five
hours. The nights are cold.
A c%ablegram announces that Har
Patton left England for home May a
Harry went over to France last q
tober with some Canadian troops.
What has happened to our long III
friend and former Nallegian. a.
Langdon? Is not he coming up FRI
Dunklin county this season at all?
Ice cream, strawberries, cake, G.
fee and sandwiches served at bas
given by Baptist ladies, May "a
Your patronage kindly solicited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Tins, "
have been living in Akron, Ohio,
a past month or more, will return to
valley Thursday to make their no
here again.
"Ideal Farm" the Conrad place
R~ussellville, which was soldto a 7
estate man in st. Louis a short II
ago, it is announced is about to chal
hands again.
w. y, Fletcher last Wednest
shipped a car Of hogs to st. Lo'
One of the hogs weighed ego lbs.
he received therefor sl04.61. Sc
price for q hog.
Frank Mesker, a prominent II
manufactures, with his wife, was h
from st. Louis Sunday and arran
to spend the summer in IL. M. Col'
home In Arcadia.
Sheriff Blue yesterday arrested
Bixby Charles Brummet, wantet
Rolla for alleged rape. An oil
from Phelps county Is expected
come for him to-day.
II we don't get the oil the dust
Main street Within the next mont
going to be worse than sometl
terrible and before the snmme'
gone the entire street will prob
be blown away.
1t is reported that some pm
have been %dynamiting fish at
Killarney. II such Is the case 9
effort should be made to find out
guilty party or parties and the