Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-09-27
e ~RREVITIES.

SfS go
Was the weather ever finer?
Corn cutting has commenced.
Note the change in the Ford car ad.
Natting parties are becoming popu-
lar.
The days continue warm and the
nights cool.
Thursday is the SD anniversary of
the battle Of Pilot Knob.
lronton Homecoming, C. r. Leg
gette's Shows next week.
VIC. Whitworth, the Arcadia mer-
chant. has an auto truck.
VIM. Brown of Granitaville is among
the recent purchasers Of a Ford car.
The mining company at Iron Noun
tain is building a number of houses.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
two new buildings at Arcadia College.
There is some criticism of the black
boards put in the new high school
building.
There will be about seventy delin-
quent tax sales at the October term
Of circuit court.
Mrs. Nellie Depew has rendered her
resignation as primary teacher of the
Pilot Knob school.
Eggs are selling at forty cents and
dealers say they will not get any
cheaper this year.
Jess willard, the prize fighter, with
Buffalo Bilps Shows, was a Poplar Bluff
attraction last week.
w. d. Fletcher shipped two cars of
cattle Sunday night. Quite a lot of
stock being shipped these days.
The Arcadia Country Club property
in the Shut-ln will be sold at Sheriff's
sale for delinquent taxes October 20.
Alfred NJ. Smith, of Arcadia. has
been assigned to Company 10 of the
164th Depot Brigade, Camp Funston.
Fox SALE-A number Of high grade
Herford Male Caives-~6 to 8 months
olds. Apply to j. II. Long, Belle view
Mo.
Fletcher & Barger have contracts
for the sale of a dozen more Ford cars
but are having trouble in getting the
cars.
Mrs. P. w. Whitworth, we UNDER
stand, will oon remove from her
farm, east Of town, to her home on
Shepherd street.
Superintendent Hanson reports the
teachers meeting at Goodwater
schoolhouse last Friday as very salts
factory in. every way.
Lopez's have their general fall
opening next Saturday, September
29th; don't fail to attend. Souvenirs
will be presented the ladies'.
Mrs. A.. V. Polak and daughter, who
have been visiting her parents at Fort
Smith, Ark, returned home last Fri
day.-De Soto Republican.
Mr.. Hanson announces that the
next teachers meeting will he held at
Des Arc, Friday, October 10th. Pro-
grams will be issued in a few days.
Superintendent Hanson, because oil
his inability TO get certain lecturers
present, may not hold the School
Board Convention until early spring.
IT tho frost will stay off a couple
more weeks about all the corn will be
matured. A Killing frost before that
time will shorten the yield in many
fields.
John Cooley, colored, was taken in
charge by Marshal Fisher last
Thursday on the charge of being drunk
on the streets. He was given q jail
sentence of ten days.
Lost Monday night, September
oath, somewhere in the center of the
/, city, a round gold pin with two pearls
therein. Finder return to REGIsTER
Office and receive reward.
The local schools of the adjoining
counties of Iron, Wayne and Madison
counties will have an athletic contest
at Brunot next Saturday. Much in
interest is being manifested.
VIM. A. Thompson, who has beer
living in the old Edgar home In Rus
sellville for the past year, has pur.
chased the Baldwin cottage, across
the road from Dr. Summa's place.
John Maddy, who left his home al
Pilot Knob, five years ago, is urged te
come homo right away. Your mother
is awful sick. Rosa MADDY,
Chloride, Mo.
Born. Thursday, September 20
1917, to Mr.. and Mrs. FEED Fisher o.
Arcadia, TWO sons. The mother /,
doing nicely, and the father survives
The REGISTER congratulates them.
1t is said that the Ford Company II
making new contracts this year gave
their agents to understand that II
case of good behavior there would b.
nc changes made in agencies in tn
future. In other words a Lifetime
contract, II desired.
Mr.. Goo. W. Register has moved ia
<ho .eoidauon ru chophord .t,o,t fo,