Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-10
OCA BREVITIES.

A rain W0ulO Dc acceptabit.
Did anybody say "Ste. Genevieve"?
+. Circuit court convenes October 2Sth.
Fletcher's stock sale next Saturday.
The local campaign is getting under
way.
The campaign liar is abroad in the
land.
Letter, from the soldier boys on the
last page.
Pay your subscription before No
yember LIST.
Pennington is oiling the streets for
the second time this year.
The nut harvest is light, but there
see ms to be plenty of acorns.
Some fine tomatoes last week.
.. Pretty late in the season therefor.
It is reported that there have been
several deaths from influenza at Blk
by.
Fall gardens are fine and seemed to
suffer little from the frosts in Septem-
Der.
The War Relief Committee will
serve lunch at Fletcher's stock sale in
Arcadia next Saturday.
Saturday and Sunday were real
warm days. In much contrast with
the cold days Of September.
We are indebted to Dr.. Marshal!
for some delicious roasting ears and
other vegetables presented Tuesday.
Red Cross work rooms will be closed
until further notice.
Mrs. NJ. RINGo, Asst Chairman,
The Iron Mountain Mining & Smelt-
ing Company is advertising for show
elers, promising wages of s. a day and
up.
A large attendance is expected at
the stock sale in Arcadia next Satur-
day. Some good speakers will be
present aud Liberty Bonds will also
be sold.
Recorder Hawkins last Friday is
sued a marriage license to Walter
Lee Palmer and leila Hamilton OF
Des Arc.
Ed. V. Benson is reported seriously
III in a hospital in st. Louis. We hope
to hear of an early Improvement in
his condition.
A most exquisite bouquet of roses
from the garden of Mrs. DR.. Smith
was on display at the Lopez opening
last Saturday.
Ticket sales were larger at the Iron
ton station the past summer than ever
known before, the daily average being
iii the neighborhood of 500.
On the last page OF this weeks
paper will be found an advertisement
Of a sale of Duroc-Jersey hogs at A.
J. Ioung's near Pennington, October
10th.
The city dog tax has been due since
October lst and Marshal Fishtr IL
ready to issue you a tag therefor. AT
tend to the matter at once and save
annoyance ana trCuDIe.
\ letter from Mrs. r. n. Stevenson
Des Arc, telling of the state conven-
ton Of the w. g, T. y. in Poplar Bluff
will be printed next week.
Assessor Marshall requests of ali
persons who have not yet returned
their assessment lists to him that they
do SO at once. lie wants to start work
on the books as SOC as possible.
For Sale-One Tapestry Brussels
Rug, 101.x12 feet, in fair condition;
also Baby Bed and Mattress.
CHARLES KING.
Mrs. A. NJ. Robertson of st. Louis
is coming to visit friends a few days
aad will be present at an alI.day
quilting in the basement OF the Pres.
byterian Church. Jackson Cash
Book.
Mrs. Farrar writes us from Rison
Arkansas, that Il, W. Farrar, a former
v%allegian, suffered a paralytic stroke
three weeks since and is still confined
to his bed. Valley friends hope fol
an early improvement.
For Sala-- Pure bred 8. G. White
leghorn cockerels and pullets, siA
months old, from fine winter laying
stock. Cockerels. SIS 90 each; pullets
". 90 each. NORA W. JONES,
Ironton, Mo.
From last Thursdays Jefferson City
Democrat Tribune we see that DR.. 4
l. Farmhouse attended a dinner the
night before at the Mansion given BY
Gov. and Mrs. Gardner IN honor Of
former Gov. Folk. 1t seems to have
been a Democratic love feast.
To Mr.. w. r. Keathley OF the coun'
ty farm we are indebted for a box o
pine kindling-the rare old kind
nearly all pitch, that you never SET
these days. 1t is a most acceptable,
present and we appreciate 1t highly
indeed.
The General Conference OF Socia
Welfare will convene at Chillicothe
Mo-, October 27-29. DR.. j. L. Eaton
OF State Hospital No. 4, has been ap'
pointed by Governor Gardner an Of
iiclal representative Of this State q
this Conference.
Rev. V. o. penley, minister II
charge Of St. Paurs Church, will holt
services this coming Sunday at II A
N: and 1880 p. NJ. Morning PrayeI
with sermon: Evening PRAYER witt