Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-24
e BREVITIES.
"Long Live the King!"
War Pictures Friday night.


Everybody is tired OF the snow and
ice and zero weather.
Mr.. Kuhn, the butcher, says he har-
vested a fine crop of ice.
Collector Burnham will soon lie
rounding up the delinquents.
The probate docket for the Febru-
airy term is printed this week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Fits,
Wednesday, January l6, 1918, a girl.
Marguerite Clark n"The Crucible,"
Comedy and Ford Weekly next Sat-
urday.
To Mr.. c. Collins, the merchant, we
are Indebted for q handsome calen-
dar for 1918,
De Soto has a curiosity--a postmas-
ter not seeking re-appointment. He
is a newspaper man.
Aside from Monday morning the
Sunshine Special does not often stop
81 Arcadia these days.
No new cases of smallpox at Pilot
Knob. Those who have had the
disease are about all well.
Services in st. Paul's Church this
coming Sunday, in the morning at IL
and in the evening at 7:30.
1t is said there was more snow at
Poplar Bluff and other points south
last week than there was here.
De Soto is short on fuel and all bus
mess houses close at 6 O'Clock IN the
evening to conserve the supply.
Hereafter a charge Of seventy-tive
cents will be- made for the publication
of a card of thanks in these columns.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Holiday Sebastian, on Silver Mines
road, Thursday, January II, 1918, a
girl.
The Ozark Valley Railroad, which
runs from Wiiliamsville, in Wayne
county, and on ease, is advertised to
be sold under deed OF trust, February
Sth.
The REGISTER will next week com.
mence the publication of Mary Rob-
erts Rhinehart's latest and greatest
story, "Long Live the King!" Dc
not miss the opening chapters.
For Sale-One Team OF Large Hors.
es, S160.0 90. Also, one old Mare, s25
All good workers.
ALFRED SCHWAB,
Phone ZIG. Pilot Knob, Mo.
Mr.. j. V. Webb, after a prolonged
lay.oif, has resumed work rs a pas
senger conductor on the Iron Moan
tain. Mr.. s. w. Andrews will take
run on the "Cat" road next month,
The awnings in front Of Collins
store and McLaugirey's jewelry es
Enlistment in the hotel building
collapsed under their weight of snoy
Monday night. Fortunately 20 on
Vas hurt.
A baby girl arrived at the home Q
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.. Allen, in ST. Lou
is, Wednesday, January Ii, 1918. He
nam is Florence Russell. Iron coun
ty friends extend congratulations an
very best wishes.
Miss Opal Hotson, daughter OF MI
and Mrs. Robert Hotson, of Irontor
passed a civil service examination II
st. Louis and secured a $1l0o positio
as stenographeri In n Of the depart
monts at Washington.
The local board will on Friday con
mence the physical examination
the men in Iron county drafted ff
military service. The total number
be examined ia about 200 and wi
probably require a weeks time.
DR.. and Mrs. w. j.. Smith returnt
last Friday on train No. 4 from a sc
iourn of u month in Houston, Texa
They report a temperature of ten d
grees and plenty of snow and ice
the Lone Star State. A most unusu
winter.
Mrs. w. G. Patton left on Tuesd'
afternoon for San Antonio, Texas,
join DIR. Patton, who is an army pm
sician at Fort Sam Houston. MI
Patton was accompanied to San A
tonic by Miss Marian Guessing, W
will spend tie rest OF the winter ther
Pennington News.
Elvins, in the Lead Belt, has an 9
idemic of smallpox, there being for
or more cases in the town. The pu
lie schools have been closed n
public gatherings will be permitted
the next two weeks In All effort
stamp out the disease In the CONN
nifty.
The Frederic ktown and Iron,
High Schools will engage In joint {
bate at the High School Auditorium
lrontoh on the night Of Friday, Fl