Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-04
IDes Arc Items.

The late rains have helped crol
prospects. st. Francis river rose sia
feet. II rained very little at Green.
vile and Taskee.
met my friend. Frank IIackworth
on the Missouri Southern railroad
He is engaged in the tie business. He
has sold part of his land in Louisiana,
5000 acres, but owns 500 acres of farm
land, which he rents out, He has 400
acres in rice. He moves around so
much his wife can hardly keep tab on
him. Some one asked her some time
ago where he was. Said she didn't
know; guessed he had "gone off with
the gypsies." He has sold his planer
at Garwood to Hoskins Bros. Icalled
on my friend, +. Gietz, merchant at
Ellington. He is doing a fine BUSH
ness.
Des Arc got in more than go wagon
loads OF ties Saturday. Graves d
Stamp paid out over $3.50 for ties, and
got a good trade out Of it. II. H. Stew
enson also had a fine trade Saturday.
He says last month was the best
month he ever had in Des Arc. SUIT
ton Il Sutton, at Vulcan, sold 81, 900 in
merchandise during March. They are
up-to date merchants.
The ladies OF the Red Cross are do.
ing their share of work here for our
soldiers. They meet in the sewing
room which DR.. N. A. Farr. has been
kind in Offering them for their work,
over the drug store. They meet two
afternoons in the week and have been
doing some extra work at night, We
should all help in this work, tor the
comfort of u boys in the trenches.
They are now planning a rally to be
held here soon Mrs, Il. w. Graves.
chairman of the committee, will meet
with all who are interested Monday
night to arrange for the music, etc.
and In any way assist in promoting
the sale OF the Third Liberty Loan
Bonds in Iron county. We have done
well here. but no one makes a sacri-
flee equal to the boy who goes to the
front. Every Liberty Bond we buy is
a help to those boys.
Prof. j. B. Jackson and his cousin.
Ike Jackson Of Brunot, left here Sat
urday on train 50 to enter the service
OF Uncle Sam. Quite II large delega-
ton saw them off. Des Arc il proud
OF her noble boys who are making the
sacrifice for their country. May God
protect them and send them back safe
to us il our prayer.
Ed Hickman from Granite City
spent part OF last week here with his
mother, Mrs. Chas. Hickman.
has. jackson, who has been in the
service Of Uncle Sam, came here last
week, having been granted an honor
able discharge from the army, He
spent a few hours here with his uncle,
Jef Jackson, before going to his
home at Brunot.
Leyman Province, who was here
last week from Elvins to visit his par
ents, has returned to his work,
Mrs. Chas. Williams and grand
children have moved to St. Louis to
be near her daughters.
Miss Eunice Morris spent Easter at
Piedmont.
Grover Hinkle spent Sunday here
with his little son.
Jas. Lovelace was here Sunday from
Doniphan to visit his family.
Miss Elma Keathley has returned to
st. Louis.
Mrs. John Farris has returned from
Piedmont, where she attended the fu.
neral OF her mother. Her father and
sister came home with her, and will
spend u few days here.
Ralph Hicks and family attended
the funeral OF his grandmother in
Piedmont last week.
Rev. V. II. Patterson and family
spent Easter here with friends. He
preached a very interesting Easter
sermon. Isaac.