Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-09
e BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Still . backward spring.
Some hay being imported.
Probate court next Monday.
The strawberry will not be plentiful
until the first Of June, 1t is said.
Some fine strings OF cropie caught
10 Rainbow Dam the past few days.
The expense OF smallpox to the
county since February lst has been
e755.
Some Of the best pictures ever Of
fered this week. See our ADVERTISE
ment.
Remember the Red Cross entertain
msnt ct the Academy of Music FRI
day night.
1t ia announced that the govern
ment will assume control OF the tie
business May 18th.
Quite a number OF people from Red
mondvIlle came to 1ronton Saturday
to see the "Birth of q Nation"
Iron County has made a most ex-
cellent showing in the Third Liberty
Loan. Now for the Thrift Stamps.
Mr.. 8. NJ. Phelan and family of St.
Louis will occupy the Ayres cottage
on Shepherd Mountain side again this
summer.
For Sale-A good team OF m ules,
good size, s years old, true to pull,
and sound. Price reasonable. Apply
at this Office.
The secret service departments OF
France and Germany are shown at
work in "On Dangerous Ground"
See it at the Academy Theatre Thurs
day.
The Red Cross Drive begins May
Goth and lasts just n week. Iron
county's quota is s25O0. Let's al get
busy and see II we can't push II
through with a whoop.
Our long time friend, Ed Doyle, OF
Middlebrook, was a caller last FRIDAY.
Mr.. DOYLE tells US that Middlebrook
subscribed for 3 300 of the Third Lib
erty Loan Bonds. Very good.
County court wasin session Mon
day and Tuesday t~ransacting routine
business. An adjourned term will DC
held July 22d to appoint the Judges
and clerks OF the primary election.
In order to give his congregation
the opportunity to attend the High
School Baccalaureate service, Rev. v
o. Penley will not carry OUT ms ap'
pointment for next Sunday IN iron'on
The Prosecuting Attorneys office is
now in charge OF Mr. l.. r. Stanforth,
a capable young lawyer from lronton
whom Prosecuting Attorney Parke M
Banta appointed as his assistant
while he Mr.. Banta) is of to war
Potosi Journal.
County Surveyor J. NJ. Payton IL
engaged in surveying the lands OF INT
Walnut Valley Stock Corporation II
iron county. His wife is with him
He will have surveying to do at Iron
ton when the present job is finished
Piedmont Banner.
The White & Hummel Manufactur-
inc Company at Redmondville expect
to receive q two ton Jeffreys trnci
this week to be used In hauling thu
products OF their factory to East End
the shipping station.
Iron county has subscribed abou
a3OO. 600 to the three Liberty Loans
II eyery community in the natioi
does proportionately we'll there vii
be no trouble about getting plentyt o
money to win this q i
Prof. j. L. Jones, former superin
tendent Of Schools at Piedmont. MAJ
been appointed District Farm Agen
for the counties of Iron, Washington
Bollipger and Ste. G%enevieve. ~
announces that headquarters will b.
maintained at Pennington.
At m entertainment at the Re
School House, six miles south OF Iron
ton. Friday night, S172 was realize'
for the Red Cross. One cake broughi
a40. We congratulate our Marbl
Greek friends on this most excellen
showing. Iron county 10 certainly y
this war to win.
Jos. Chiffon and Miss Myrtes Ham
mond. the debating team in the Iron
ton HIGH School, won the State Cham
pionshIp In the contest with Mour
Vernon at Columbia last Saturda
night, Quite an honor, indeed, 4
the Ironton school. Most heartily "
congratulate Mr.. Chiffon, Miss Han
mond and their instructors.
Mrs. T. J. Shannon Of St. Louis az
Mrs, Sam Brewster OF lronton, DEL
rates from their respective church'
TO the annual meeting Of the Wornsn
Missionary Society, 81. Louis CONS,
ence, M. T.. Church South, neld o. y
Soto. April 70 20, are spending 70
DAYS with their parents, Mr.. and MI
Phillip Moss Of Hillsboro.-Jehers'
County Democrat.
q The Egyptian Timber Company
81, Louis, Of which John Falkland,
Pilot Knob, 10 the local manager, le
week made Z contribution OF ~ !
work "a tho road west Of Iron Mou
tain, leading 10 Bellevlew: We
commsndsble, indeed. During Y
month OF April, In the tefritory .
tween Bismsrck and Piedmont, 7
COMPANY shipped out is6 cars Of I'll
ber.