Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-07
LOCAL BREVITIES,
Lopez's have a new ad.

cents a dozen.
March came in neither like a lion
or a iamb-rather ''betwixt and be-
tween"
Rev. Penley will hold services at St.
Paul's Church next Sunday-morning
and evening.
The REGISTER will next week print
another letter from Roland d. Stew
enson in France.
Civil service examination for carrier
on the Arcadia rural route will be held
in Ironton March I'D.
County court meets in adjourned
session next Tuesday to make settle
ment with the collector.
Rev. Forsythe of Caledonia will
preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday, both morning and even
ing.
AL Conway of Munger has purchas-
ed the Achilles Sutton farm west OF
Shepherd Mountain, and will move
thereto at once.
After a week of most delightful
spring weather the indications this
"wednesday morning are that a
change is at hand.
1t is feared that the war will tend to
keep down the attendance on the
Methodist and Baptist Assemblies in
the valley this summer.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at the residence of Mrs. j. N. Bishop.
All members urged to attend.
A. 7. Willard, who has a position
with a mercantile establishment In
Crystal City, says that business is GER
taiply rushing in that section.
G. j. Tesreau went through here
last Saturday night with three or
four other members of the New York
Giants on their way to Hot Springs.
Carter county will attempt to vote
bonds for s75, 600, to build roads. 1t
il about time for Iron county to start
something.-Wayne County journal.
The opening chapters of "Over The
Top" the great war story, are print
ed on an inside page this week. This
is one of the most popular stories OF
the day.
As 1.-THE Founding" II of the
most sweetly pathetic characters she
has ever impersonated on the screen,
the incompatible Mary PIckford sur
passes herself.
The Shipping Board is still calling
for skilled men. File your applica-
ton with Mr.. L. w. Graves, OF Des
Arc, Enrolment agent for the Pubic
Service Reserve.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Strader went t.
Gads Hill Sunday to take their grand
children, who have been visiting here
for some time, to their home G
that place. --Greenville Sun.
A,V, polak was here this morning
telling his friends goodbye. he VII
leave this week tor Jefferson CIT!
where he will be stationed as thu
representative of the Standard OH Go
Success and good luck to him!
Mr.. A. V. Kerns, who has beer
operating q corn shelter at the old hu'
factory since last October, has ship
ped out about forty cars of shellet
corn in that time. He ships the corr
in here in the shuck from up and dow
the railroad.
L.R. Stanforth recently sued Mrs
F. E. Smith, who lives east CT IN
railroad station, for $500, claiming
the amount was due him for making
an abstract. A juryiu Squire Rasche'
court Monday gave the plaintiff a vel
dict for IS.
VIM. Elsman, who lost the house il
Pilot Knob by fire Tuesday afternool
of last week, carried an insurance Q
5000 on the building and contents
Some very hard work was required !
prevent the flames destroying Mr'
Ehiuger's residence.
Mr.. Jasper Anderson of the wet
end OF the county last week purchaS
ed Mr.. VIM. Bainbridge's cottage 0
Main street and IS now domiclie
therein. Mr.. cambridge, we nnd
stand, will probably leave here. w
are sorry to hear it.
Several months since the rallroa
compapy installed an automatic alarl
at the Mace crossing, south OF Area
dia. The approach Of a train trol
either direction is now sounded lou
and long by two large bells. I'VE
crossing should be 40 provided.
Joseph Chiffon and Miss Myrt'
Hammond will 60 to Cape Girardea
Friday, as representatives OF the lro'
ton High School, to contest with u
Sikeston High School for the homo
of Southeast Missouri. Here's hopll
our boy and girl will come home WI
colors flying.
DR.. w. s. Foreman, OF St. LOU
district superintendent Of the AN
Saloon League, will speak Tonight
the Baptist church on the suplec
"Iron County and the World war
Dr. Foreman Is n very entertainil
speaker and everybody should ne
this free lecture.
Recorder Hawkins issued the Il
loving marriage licenses the pa
]. ii. Kelley OF Pilot Knob a
Maruie Spitzmiller Of Rcselle:,
Albert Cook and Flora Middleton
Annapolis. -,
Harry L. Midkiff and Leila
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