Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-14
Des Arc Items.

SlkGston are st1il gathering corn.
Some OF it is damaged from being in
the field all winter. AT Bessville and
Glen Allen, on the Belmont branch,
they are gathering out Of the field and
putting in the car. Spring is much
earlier down there. Trees are begin
ming to bud. Wheat is looking fine,
but farmers will pay more attention to
corn growing as there is more money
in it. The government should fix a
price on corn; as it is it brings more
than wheat, and it is really not worth
half as much.
was in Flat River Friday. They
have advanced wages and business is
booming. There were several cars OF
soldier boys left last week to join the
army.
Our merchants got in a car of pota-
toes and farmers are buying northern
seed. Still we have lots of potatoes
around Des Arc.
Sassafras tea season is here again.
I am living on it. 1t brings memory
OF war days back to me.
A. X. Wallis has sold his stock of
goods to q. W. Wallis Of Des Arc and
James Lovelace, Jr., of Doniphan.
Mr.. Lovelace ia here to-day and they
are invoicing.
+. +. Farr has returned home from
st. Louis where he has been in the
hospital with flood poisoning in his
hand. He is much better but is still
carrying his arm in a sling and suffers
some.
Luther Daniels has leased the Lee
Strader place from Oh Stevenson and
moved there to-day. Jas. Robinson,
who lived OF the place, has moved to
Sabnla, where he has charge Of the
section.
Our station agent, j. l.. Weyland,
will move his family this week into
the VIM. Hughes home. Mr.. Hughes
has improved his home by building a
porch, which adds much to its appear.
anCe,
Mrs. John Keathley was called to
Bismarck last week by the serious i'll
ness of the two children Of VIM.
keathley, who are suffering with
pneumonia.
Miss Dorothy Kammholz, who is
teaching at Sabula, spent Sunday here
with the family of Dock Davidson.
Mrs. II. l.. Morris went to st. Louis
Saturday to see her brother who is
sick in the Missouri Pacific Hospital.
Mrs. Riley from Hendrickson is wis.,
ting her daughter, Mrs. Vim. Thomp.
son.
Mrs. Grace Brown and children Of
Hendrickson are visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. II. Stevenson.
l.. &. Burchem, our barber, has re-
moved to Fredericktown. So Dies
Are is without a barber.
Mrs. II. G.. Harrison and children,
accompanied by Miss Lille Tucker,
were Piedmont visitors last week.
Mrs. Il. p. Fitz is visiting her con,
W. j. Fitz, and family at Lilbourn.
Mrs. II. II. Stevenson is in st. Louis
this week buying her spring stock.
We are glad to hear that Mrs. L. l..
Schmidt Is recovering nicely from an
operation she has undergone In 81.
Johns Hospitable and will soon be
able to return home.
Misses Eunice Morris and lola How.
ard, accompanied by Miss Datfron
from Piedmont, spent Sunday here.
Miss Bernice Morris accompanied her
sister to Piedmont, where she will
spend a few days.
Mrs. Polly Huff from Williamsville
was here last week 10 visit her broth.
err, Wiley Roberts. She has just re-
turned from a visit to her son In
Washington. She tells US that she
has one boy In France and came home
to see the other one before he Is call
cd to q training camp. Another moth.
or called on to give up two noble boys.
She Is On old resident and has many
friends here We are always glad to
welcome friends OF bygone days. !.
Bone Melton, a we'll known . Q " mill
man, was killed Saturday morning by
train No. z at Piedmont. He came
from Poplar Bluff on train No. 8 Sat-
urday night and was killed north Of
the station.
George Phillips, the station agent at
lKimmswick who has been missing,
has returned to his home at Hema'
tite. He wired the night operator 1T
Des Arc that when he came to him.
self he was il . picture show In Kan.
as City. Now be 10 back home and
has paid up biz shortage.