Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26

a.. 0 ready for 1919?
ch,;,tmss promises to be quiet.
picture Show re-opens next satur-
day.
There has been plenty OF rain in De-
csmber.
Rail- and supper Ut Granitevills New
YEARS. Eve.
Christmas turkey never was 20
scarce before.
Fletcher & Bsrger last week bought
garage in Bismarck.
Better pay your taxes in the next
week il you wish to avoid penalty.
Cold Tuesday noon, with indica-
tons that some real winter is coming.
Lee Davis will conduct a shooting
match at Arcadia Tuesday aud We'd
nesday of this week.
In order that the foree may spend
Christmas the REGISTER is printed
Tuesday afternoon this week.
County Court meets in adjourned
session next Monday. 1t will be the
last assemb!age Of the old court.
Since the bakery burned a couple Of
weeks since. the importation of st,
Louis bread has greatly increased.
It looks like all Jul ice for next
summer will have to be imported. We
are not complaining particularly, at
that.
Iron county friends will hear with
sorrow OF the death of Mr.. J. NJ. Nor
ris which occurred at FarmiEgton last
Saturday.
Contrary to first intentions the
young ladies at the Ursuline Convent
in Arcadia have been permitted to go
home for the holidays.
For Sale-Sound four.year-old mare
mule, Is hands. Some one will get a
bargain for cash. See Mr.. Hender'
son, Commercial Hotel, Ironton.
Amos E. Westerman of Edgehill
was in town last week. Amos informs
US that he is still in the chicken ana
saw mill business and that affairs are
prospecting.
A true likeness and very fine pic
ture of Russell Riggs, who was Killed
In France October 5th, can be seen IN
one of the drug store windows. 1t Is
certainly an excellent piece OF work
Len Sutton, wife and daughter came
from St. Louis Sunday to spend the
holidays. Accompanying them was
Roland, son OF Ed Johnson, OF Prem
tice, Alabama. Len says he may
move back to the valley in the spring
II Mr.. John Petrinovitch will COM
municste with Mrs. Ella F. Mckee
Secretary of the Ironton Home Ser
vice Section Of the American Nee
Cross, he will receive an importan
message from the old country.
Taken Up--At my farm, two anu
half miles south of Arcadia, Decem
Der II. 1918. a white.faced Hereford
steer, underbit in left ear and crop Of
the right. Owner can have same D,
paving expense. FRANK KUHN,
Arcadia, Mo.
Elsewhere is printed an item repro
duced from the Watts, California
Advertiser, giving an account OF tn
death of Mrs. Anna Byers Burke
The deceased wal a daughter Of tn
late Capt. w. II. Byers, OF lrontol
and was born and reared here. VI
friends will hear OF her death wit
sorrow.
Mrs, Elliott, relict OF the late Aaro
L. Elliott, for many, many years
resident Of this community, died
her homo in west Ironton Monda!
after a prolonged illness, aged abol
eighty years. Many friends moui
| the departure OF this good woma,
The funeral occurred from the Met
odist church Tuesday afternoon.
The remaining uninjured airship 6
away last Thursday and started !
Poplar Bluff In good shape. On Ian
Ing at that town, however, ill'lu
still attended: 1t struck a muddy sp
which locked n OF its wheels a
turned the machine ,fip-flop. Happ
without injury to the svistors, |
putting the ship out OF commission
Steve Tullock, colored, died at H
culaneum, Missouri, last sunday,ai
about seventy years. The deceaI
was . resident of Ironton for pro-
bly, nifty years, and half that time
more, worked ss 'handy man" In
REGISTER office. He had been mi
health for several months and 40
q week before his death went to h
culaneum to zee some relatives, h
ing q change might benefit him. p
old Steve! We trust he is at rest.