Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Saturday e's"s
Read /. E. Whitworth's advertise
ment on the first page.
,,on County has gone "over the
,onn in the War-WorkF Fund.
Our delightful weather continues.
A little cool night and morning. but
grand.
Virgil Henson died at Camp Funston
aud vas buried at Chloride on No
yember L., 1918.
The Arcadia Country Club property,
IN the Shut.In, is advertised to be
so,d under trustees sale December
3Oth.
Thanksgiving day in the county was
ouiet and orderly. About the only
aversion in the valley was a shooting
match in Arcadia.
DIR. Franco Bond has been very i'll
with influenza in the Poplar Bluff
hospital the past two weeks, but is
convalescent now.
A letter from VIM. +. Hills, who
left Festus, Mo-, a few weeks ago to
90 to Oklahoma, advises US that he
has returned to Festus.
Most every town in Southeast Mis-
souri, has been visited by an aeroplane
this fall, but none has yet put in an
appearance in the valley.
A man by the name Hunter from
Oklahoma has bought the Conrad
place, "Ideal Farm" east of lr%onton,
from the Paule Realty Co., st. Louis.
Camp 1907, NJ. W. A., will give a
Grand Ball and Supper at Workmen's
Hall, Granite vile, Tuesday evening
December 81, 1918. Particulars later.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Mackley return
ed this week from Colorado, near
Denver, where Mr.. Mackley has ex
tensive mining interests. --Deslog'
Sun.
The printed bonds for the s3o,oo'
road issue in Union township haV'
been received. The bonds draw 81!
per cent. interest and it is proposed
to sell them this month.
Thos. B. Polk is now in Windsor
Colorado. He writes that that Is
great farming country. Mrs. Polk
who ia now in Fredericktown, wi
Join him in the west about Christina
time.
Circuit court will convene ne'
Monday. The docket is printed o
this page. 1t will be noticed th'
there are six divorce cases Thereon
This ia more than the average i1
bur county.
The following is reproduced ITO
the Yoakum, Texas, items in a "a
Antonio paper: Miss Virginia Hal
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. J. w. hal
has gone to Galveston to enter II
Galveston Medical College,"
Mrs. Harriet Polk has been vel
sick at her home on Marble Creek I
some time past, but at last report "
said to be- improving. The ma
friends of this most estimaole Ia
trust she may continue to get bette
Fletcher's Sale at Arcadia Saturd
afternoon was largely attended a
everything sold at very satisfacto
prices, except the cattle. The sho'
age Of feed in the country probai
accounts for the lack Of spirited b
ding for the cattle.
The REGISTER is advised OF !
death Of Mrs. Moser, relict It the II
Geo. A. Moser, which occurred
Kansas recently, at the age OF eigl
years. The family made their no
in Ironton many years ago, Ieav'
here more than thirty years ago
Emporia, Kansas.
We are very sorry to hear that
good friend, Mr.. Chas. L. Harris, 9
tanned a severe attack while on
train on his way to Mobile, Alabal
last week, which left him practices
speeches.. At last report he
slightly improved but his condi'
anything but encouraging.
There are many cases Of infiue
in Ironton and Pilot Knob, but we
glsd'to say there have not yet {
n fatalities. The Ironton sch
were closed again last Friday
will probably remain closed until
first Of the year, unless there Is .
clded Improvement in conditions
fore that time.
Announcement was received
week that Tony Lee Lewis, OF sa'
had been killed in action October
This 10 the fifth Iron county boy
has lost his life on the battleheI
the struggle for liberty and az
cracy. They have made the sup
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