Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Some debaters in the lronton High
School.
Fred Erbe has leased Mrs. Princes
residence on Russell street.
A. Rieke & Son will add a grocery
stock in the immediate future.
The local banks will not be open for
business F~riday-Washington's birth
. day.
NJ. W. Daugherty has bought q Ford
truck in which to deliver ice this sum-.
County Clerk Huff has issued $50
hunting licenses since the fret of the
year.
In these days of wartime activity
our rifle range is most lonely and de.
serted.
Jos. G. Forsbee has purchased the
Nichols ice house, near the Ironton
station.
Blind Boone Concert Company at
the Academy of Music, Tuesday, Feb.
ruary 28th.
Considerable work will be done on
1ronton's streets this spring. Why
not put in a few crossings?
Mary Pickford in "Rags," Ford
Weekly and Comedy, Saturday.
Anumber of cases of scarlet fever
at Bismarck. The public schools at
Potosi are closed because of an cpl
demic thereof.
Valentine day is not so generally
observed AS it used to be. No one but
the little folk seem to pay any atten-
ton thereto these days.
Services in st. Paul's Church, Iron
ton, next Sunday. Holy Communion
with sermon in the morning, and eve
ming prayer with an address at 1880.
Mine props are receiving much con-
sideration from the timber thieves at
the present time. The price is high
and a good load brings a good piece
of money.
The local board has been advised
that Iron county's quota for the first
call being complete NJ more of-the
drafted men from Iron county will be
ordered to camp on this call.
The pupils of Miss Irene Marshall
will give a recital at the Academy OF
Music, Friday evening, March 1st,
proceeds to be given to the Red
Cross. Be surf and attend.
John Dixie, who has been care-taker
on the Summa place in Russellville FOX
a number of years, has given up the
position and will remove to his resi-
dence in north Ironton March LIST.
With its issue of March 18th the
REGISTER will begin the publication
of that great war story, "Over the
Top" Don't miss the opening chap
ters.
A big drop in the temperature last
night. Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the thermometer registered II de-
grees; Wednesday morning, II de-
grees.
Jasper Anderson, of Goodwater,
who recently purchased the residence
Of his daughter, Mrs. j. H. Haven, or
Knob street, I%ronton, has removed
thereto and will make his home there
in future.
Some folk who pretend to know
what they are talking about insist thai
the fuel proposition will be worse nexl
winter than it Is this one, and that
! We need not be, alarmed If wood goes
| to IS a cord.
| For SALE-One Brood Mare, l8
1 hands, weight 1910 pounds. Perfectly
\ gentle for women and children tc
n handle. viii work anywhere. Also
one Mule Colt II months old.
Mrs. j. II. SUTTON, Glover, Mo.
4 Blind Boone Concert Company al
the Acad. my of Music next Tuesday
evening. This is their 30th season
and the wonderful pianist 10 known
all over the civilized world. He need'
no introduction and commentator
would be superfluous,
Recorder Hawkins has issued the
following marriage licenses since oul
last report:
VIM. H. Jordan Of Belleview and
Flora Rencehausen OF Shepard.
Robert Lucien Boston of Piedmont
and Ethel Lucille Guest Of Doe Run.
Judge John H. Keith of Ironton wal
here the first Of the week to visit rel.
atives and to meet his brother, Ser
geaut AL Keith, Company Il, CAM
Doniphan, Oklahoma, who came herr
Monday with the remains Of bis com
rade, James Lorey.-Doniphan Pros