Iron County register., 1918-05-23
IRONTON. MO, THURSDAY, MAY %, 1918.
Annapolis News.


Lots of rain the past thr.o days, Big
Creek past fording twice caring the I
past four days, but clear and nice /
overhead and the run shining bright I.
this (Monday) moraing, /
II. Collins is having "A fin. trade for |
a new beginner IN the mercantile /
business.
Lots of fishing being done BOW. but
TIE catch is small. as well ss the fish, |
and very few caught oi any kind.
Ties and lumber are coming in slow
now, as all farmers are trying To raise
enough to feed thems.iyc and the
boys over in France.
| John G. Ste sens of SahGla WAS in
| town last Friday Oh official business.
There are but few in Annapolis, who
do not belon. to the Red rpss.
John I. Webb and john and Dick
Lovd we're on Black + yef lest Friday
and Saturday fishing. They caught
eighteen or TIVE Ny tish an Two eeis.
| Gardens look fine that we're planted
early, and doing We'll.
| Esquire kitcheli's family still have
French measles; they have gone
pretty well through IT, family. 1t
| doesn't seem to be much dangerous,
Jrt MAKES some very sicS tor two or
three days, but staying i9 1ut OF the
wind and damp weather they will
soon get over it,
Ed Rumberg of near Annapolis is
working at the handle factory n,
Lesserville, for Watterbesry. formerly
. | rF ppnrNrtta vx,l hoe .h
all of his and Mr.. BoIehf machinery
over to that place, or nonr there.
There are lots of the $. troops
moving both north and south now TO
training camps as well a. 10 France.
We have over 500, ,0Hg hpyl n France
now and waut more,
I'D. Worley is making himself boat
for Black River ard wit soon move it
over there, and will take vacati on
from his factory and fish while.
John Cook of Sulphur Creek Is in
town to-day to have hi1 wagon re-
paired.
The drill for the Annapolis lead
mines have finally got i4are and start
ed drilling last Friday over on the
Nathan Sutton Old place, AAt putting
the first hole down close ia where the
most mineral was founA with the eX-
pectation of striking more mineral
II found big we have Il prospect in
. the future of good times It not, there
IL nothing else in sight eSr@pt farming
and fruit growing, and il s we'll under.
stood tha, it will take tiue to start
such business as that.
There were about fWp thousand
feet of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
on Mckinzie Creek near Piedmont,
and about one thousand tuet near
. Des Arc washed SO bad tAiG 1t VAS inl-
passable for eight or teH hDGrs, and Ia
said to be great deal ot tAA road wash.
, ed out and impassnhle Hear Poplar
/ Bluff. We have had no mail from the
| north or south np TO twelse O'Clock
to-day but still looking for mail.
. Mr.. Edward Weight, Of Piedmont, a
car repairer, is up here repairing cars
this morning and reports very high
waters at Piedmont Several houses
flooded with high water and gardens
and garden fences all gone ~ well as
other improvements washed away.
+ John Smith of Ricfare! Creek is in
/ town to-day looking up business
Ed Marks, wife and children, OF Flat
4 River, are visiting her father aud
mother, Vim. Smith, nj Richard
Creek, and other relatives there
, about.
, Nimrod Brewer Of Bear Branch is
9 Visiting friends and relatives at Gran
e din, in Carter county. Also, to see il
t he can find himself rich widow tha,
Z will go halvers with him, and she dc
{ the work and let him boss.
t Samuel Middleton is in Annapolis
: to-day shopping.
i Charley Bollinger Of Carver Creek
!. near Sabula, was in Annapolis Monday
n on business With u. A, Worley.
y +. H. Sawyer is through running hi:
land out for awhile. lie has Il lot O
+ land that he will run out later, as the
surveyors have returned home tt
Piedmont.
y w. $. Mitchell, our station agent a
AnnapoIis,is going to leave this place
al soon as relieved by some otheI
man. He will be located hereafter a
Poplar Bluff. He has made us goo'
agent and am certain he will pleas
"a the people wherever he may 60 ant
" that they will be pleased Of his com
i ing. BULLETIN
8 May 13, 1918.
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