Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-05
LOCAL BREVITIE6.
plenty OF rain now.

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Plenty Of rsin now.
Tho lights got worse and worse.
The banks and post.ofices observ-
ID Labor Day.
How the lawns have improved since
The rains came!
County court meets In adjourned
session Saturday.
II 10 almost impossible to hire a
team these days.
Fletcher & Bsrger expect to receive
.c,r load OF Ford tractors soon.
superintendent Hanson hooked a
slb. bass IN Lake Killarney Friday
morning.
The rains of the past two weeks, 1t
il said, are benefitting corn much
more than was anticipated.
The Ironton schools opened Mon.
day. Good enrolment and fiattering
prospects for a successful year.
For Sale-Large, fine, young Duroc
SOW, eight pigs, Durocs. Address Tom
Symonds, Box 262, lr%onton, Mo.
Former postmaster Daugherty has
returned from Montana and is now
with relatives at Creighton, Mo.
A limited supply Of coal is assigned
as one of the reasons for the misera-
bic and inadequate light service Of
the past week.
1t is stated that passenger conduct
ors on the Iron Mountain are now
making $500 Q month and the engi.
neers as much a. $500. Pretty good
pay.
G. ". Hanson's Ford and J. B. Hol.
loman's Chevrolet collided on the
road, south Of Arcadia, Tuesday ev-
ening OF last week. The Ford was
slightly damaged.
Private Walter H. Fisher, Jr., who
Is in training at Washington Univer.
sity, st. Louis, spent the past two
week.ends in Ironton. He expects to
finish bis course this week.
Miss Mary Walker, who had been
here for several days visiting with her
cousin, Miss Rose Walker, returned
to her home in Ironton, Mo-, last Fri
day.~-Kennett Democrat.
W. T. G%stewood, of Vinita, Okla
homa, is s%ojourning in Ironton. He
reports fine wheat and oats in Okla.
homa this year but the dry weather
has cut short the other crops.
Mr.. Hanson, County superintend-
ent of Schools, announces teachers
meetings, as follows: Redmondville,
Friday, September Goth; Annapolis,
Friday, September 9th; Belleview.
Friday, November sth.
Lost-Sunday, on Main street, Iron
ton, between the station and H. W.
Adolph's Jewelry Store, q small brown
purse containing bills and change.
A reward will be paid for return TO
Adolph's Jewelry Store.
Prof. and Mrs. B. w. LOOMS Of
Warrensburg, Mo-, spent a couple Of
days Of last week with friends in the
valley. Although he has a very de-
sirable position in the faculty Of the
Warrensburg Normal he ia seriously
considering an offer to enter the Y
NJ. G. A. war work.
Mr.. VIM. Lawson OF Belleview has
generously donated a Black Percheroi
yearVng colt, which will be sold Ii
front Of the post Office at Belleview
next Saturday afternoon, September
18th, at four o'clock. Proceeds to bs
given to the Red Cross. Stock buy
ers attend and bid literally.
We are very sorry to hear of a seri
GUS affection Of Master Robert Wilkin
son, Of Alton, Ills. For several week
weeks past the boy has suffered from
swelling In his limbs and 10 unable Il
walk. Specialists in St. Louis hav'
been unable to diagnose the trouble
Valley friends hope to hear Of al
early improvement In his condition.
Union Township last Friday vote
over whelmingiy In favor Of the prop
osition to bond the township for $35,
0O0.0 for road improvement. Att De
Arc the vote was '11S In favor Of tn
proposition and IS against 1t; at An
napolis So for and l against. 1t 10 pro
posed to issue the bonds 90 soon
possible.
Shortly after the performance
the "Old Kentucky Minstrels" VI
we'll under way Friday evening the,
came q heavy down.pour OF rail-
Water poured through the tent, eve
though II was "wster. proof" Seal
were abandoned and the audience r.
NAMED standing while the program
was hurried through.
The death roll ssover LhereU contsii