Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-20
I~rOntOn. Missouri,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1917
LOCAL BREVITiEs.

As long a siege of zero wealth er as
we ever have in December.
Community Christmas tree in the
courthouse yard Christmas eve.
Rotten! Tisn't a strong enough
word to characterize our light ser
vice.
Patronize home industry by buying
your Bakery Goods at the Ironton
Bakery.
Somebody has said he is the best
Christian who keeps the snow off his
sidewalk.
A. G. Immer, the Arcadia confec.
toner, has a Christmas advertisement
this week.
Washington county has purchased
traction engine and road grader at a
cost of $4,000.
There will be preaching at Union
Methodist church Sunday morning
and evening.
If the thawing keeps up another day
or two there will be mud and lots OF
it, everywhere.
What about the Christmas turkey?
i he going to- be as scarce as was the
Thanksgiving bird?
The blanket of snow was a mighty
fine thing for the. wheat while the
blizzard was raging.
There seems to be a general dispo-
sition to resist the proposition to in
crease electric light rates.
Lillian Gish in "The Children Pay"
next Tuesday, December 18th.
Recorder Hawkins last Saturday Is
sued a marriage license to y. Den :
nison and Jennie Huges Of Sabula.
Give US your order for your Deco
rated Christmas Cake, as we guaran-
tee to please. lRoNToN BAKERY.
Lots of mining props, it is said, are
being brought to Middlebrook from
the Iron Mountain lands these days.
Prices are good.
There has been a terrible Staying of
Brer Rabbit since the snow came.
The prevailing price has been about
fifteen cents each.
"The Battle on the Ancre," (War
pictures) will not be shown until Jan.
uary 25th.
ACADEMY PICTURE THEATRE.
There seems no disposition on the
part of our citizens to. let the light
company and the Public Service Com
mission say just what we shall pay for
cur lights.
The Centeryille Outlook reports
that there are many wolves between
West Fork and Middle Fork in Rey-
nolds county and they are killing
many hogs.
A couple of road districts in Wash
ington county last week sold $4,000
five per cent. road bonds at % s-4'
The only bidder was the VIM. r.
Compton Co. of st. Louis.
Jesse B. Jackson, of Des Arc, who
enlisted in the navy last week, was in
Ironton Saturday. He has been or
dered to report at the Great Lakes
training station December 9th.
A letter from Mrs. r.. II. Stevenson,
of Ses Arc, telling of her recent triE
to Washington, D. C., as a delegate tc
the National Convention OF the W. c
T. u, will be printed next week.
L. E. Hartzell, son OF G. A. Hartzell
of Ironton, who enlisted at Jefferson
Barracks last summer, writes us tina
he will be home for the holidays. HI
is now stationed at Camp Greene. N
q.
From the Piedmont correspond
ence in the Greenville Journal: "Wal'
ter Freeman and Miss Ula Baker arc
selected by Piedmont school az thu
debating team. They will debate will
Ironton soon.o
The ice on the creeks and pond
during the recent cold spell was eigh
or ten inches thick. Mr.. Thompson
at "Valley Home," and A. +. Kuhn
the butcher, in l%ronton, were tn
only persons in the valley who put VI
any ice.
Services this coming Sunday in st
Paul's Church, Ironton, both morn
ing and evening. The Christina
celebration Of the Holy Communiol
with Christmas sermon at 11:O
o'clock. Evening Prayer with a
address at 1880.
The m morning mail train has beef
from four to eight hours late ever
day the past twelve days. 1t ID sal
the train is held in Union Station TO
belated eastern trains. All the othe
trains are running late since the fire
day OF the late blizzard.
Andrew J. Thompson, son Of Josep
Thompson OF the west end Of tn
county, was In Ironton Saturday o
his way home. Andrew enlisted !
the navy at Little Rock, Arkansa'
last May, ssnd 10 now stationed .
Tina lostno. q. ~. Ha aava lifa in In