Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Tue nights eAo WV o~
Last week to buy a Fourth Liberty
Loan Bond.
Gov Folk at the courthouse this
"wednesday evening.
" d. Fletcher shipped six cars of
cattle to St. Louis Sunday.
Read the announcement OF Anheu-
gsr.Busch on the last page.
line from Thomas b. Polk advises
that he is new living III st. Louis.
PAY. J. II. Calvert was called TO
clnver last Friday to conduct funeral
ssryjces for the late VIM. Rsgo.
Poland China Pigs for sale-maIe
and female. j. II. LONG,
Belieview, Mo.
$4,000 worth of Liberty Bonds were
aid at the stock sale in Arcadia Sat
urday.
If you are delinquent do not forget
to nav your subscription before No
yember LIST.
Mrs. J. G. Chiffon and family are
nov domiciled in the residence va
Gated by Mr.. Gregory.
John Barger OF Belleview was in
toy Saturday and bought a Ford
CIR from Fletcher & Rarger.
Al. Langdon was here from Dunk
lin eounty last Saturday. Bert says
tines are prosperous and money
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". D. Fietcher's stock sale in Area
dia last Saturday WAS well attended
by people from this and adjoining
counties. Prices secured, OF the
Whole, were quite satisfactory.
Circuit court will convene October
ssth and be in session two days, after
which adjournment will be taken nn-
til some time after the election when
the docket will be reset and printed.
Married-At the courthouse. Iron
ton, Mo, Saturday, October 18th 1918
Harry NJ. Brennan, Of Granltevilie
Mo-. and Mary May Eads OF Flat kiv'
er, o, W. Roop, judge of probate, OF
ticiatIng.
It has been three months and more
since the civil service examination
for applicants for the ~Ironton post.
office was conducted at Piedmont.
Not a word has been heard relative
thereto since.
There was no south-bound loca
freight Tuesday, because, it is said th'
train crew was laid up at De Soto wit
Influenza. 1t ia reported that tn
contagion is raging in that town ant
a number of deaths have occurred.
Hon. @. l.. Munger of Piedmon
will make Democratic speeches a
BelIeview. Saturday, October 18th
at $50 p. NJ, and at Graniteville
Monday, October 21st, at 1880 P. NJ
Mr.. Munger is All interesting am
pleasing talker. Let everybody tur.
out and hear him.
W. G.. Whitworth last week sold hi
stock OF merchandise in Arcadia I
VIM. Il. Hall, who has moved tn
same to his store in the Miller build
ing in Arcadia. Mr.. Whitworth ma
traded his store building and resi-
deuce to W. II. Coniey for the latter
farm, south of Arcadia.
u. G. Shelton, an old subscriber liv
ing near Caledonia, writes: "My VIII
and daughters have returned HON
from st. Louis on account OF so muc
Spanish influenza in the city" Ih
Misses Mae and Eva Shelton hat
been power machine operators for tn
Harris-Polk Hat Co., the past thre
years.
On Monday, October 1Ith, the Iro
y County Board Of Health, in pursuant
of Governor Gardner's p~rcciamatio
Of October 9th, and also a reques
from the State board If Health, mat
an order that all schools and churcht
be closed and public gatherings
prevented at once, in Iron Count
wherever i~ntlusnzl is prevailing.
Mrs. NJ. A, Gay was taken to tn
Baptist Sanitarium in st. Louls Ia'
Friday for treatment. 1t was feare
she would have to undergo a surgict
operation, but late advices are IN
this may not be necessary. Mrs. "a
was accompanied to st. Louis BY ID
Cav and Miss Alice. We nope
hear OF an early Improvement in tt
patients condition.
I. Pennington News: "Mr. and MI
M. L. Doughty spent the past wet
with Mrs. John Doughtv's parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, al
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Long, Of Bell
view. They tell liz that Mr.. and MI
Long will go to California shortly
spend the winter with the former
brother and sister, W. y. Long a
Mrs. Bisby Of Canada"
A card from A.. NJ. Madigan dat
October 18th, apprises US that tn
we're then in Colorado Springs, havi
finished about one -third Of their jct
ney to California. Mike says II
snow in the mountains necessitat
their pursuing tho southern 70,
from Colorado to the coast. tn
were nine days in travelling FRI
Missouri to Colorado Springs.
Former County Judge, VIM. Ste
enson, OF Dss Arc, was In Ironton ID
Thursday. He informed US that
recently sold his farm and other r
estate and will locate elsewhere in
hope that . change will prove Der
fetal, his health having been gu
bad recently. He will probably 60
Southwest Texas. W. are sorry
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