Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-31
e ~BREVITIES.

Eggs stilI scarce.
Halloween Thursday.
Election next Tueseay.
Thd fall drouth, we take it, is ter.
minated.
I The campaign liar has been mighty
!, busy the past few weeks.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Hall,
Friday, October 18th, 1918, a tine ba-
by girl.
Iron county's quota in the United
! Wtr-WorkC Campaign, November nth
to 18th, is S2S25.
Watermelons were selling on the
street in Doniphan last week, SO says
the Prospect-News.
County court convenes next Mon
day, but after a days session will ad-
iourn until after the election.
The LEGAL Board expects a call for
some men OF the last draft soon. Pos
sibiy 1sD,men are nov available.
Full blood Duroc Boar Pigs, with
pedigree, $40 each.
STARK FARM, Arcadia.
The REGISTER family is indebted to
Mrs. II. h. Jones for some very fine
sweet potatoes presented last week.
Paul p. Rosentreter has resigned as
local manager for the Standard Oh
Company. Pearl Hill is his successor.
Manager Schaefer announces the
picture show will reopen Tuesday
night of next week with VIM. S. Hart
in "The Silent Man"
The Illinois Southern railroad, run
ming from Ste. Genevieve, through
the Lead Belt to Bismarck, will sus-
pend operations October 31st.
The REGISTER the past week 70
ceived a couple Of post cards, urging
the buying of Liberty Bonds, from
Sergeant Roland d. Stevenson in
France.
For Sale--Iwo good, young horses,
in good condition, brothers. Work
single and and double. Write or see
Mrs. Maggie P. BoIlinger. farm n
mile west of Sabula, Mo.
Presiding Elder Crow will hold the
First Quarterly Conference at Union
Church Saturday evening, November
I'd. An the stewards are requested to
be present.
There are two justices af the peace
and one constable to be elected in
each of the five townships in the coun-
ty. There doesn't to be much
of a scramble for the offices.
The indulgent reader will kindly
overlook the shortcomings OF this
weeks paper. We have had an urus-
ual amount of work to do and run
ming on a short force. We hope to
make amends in the future.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
j. W Carnahan, Brunot, Emma Ma
gee. St. Louis.
Isaac Sumpter and Cora Wells,
Bixby.
Mr., c., s. Russell this week received
n letter from his son, Prof. Fred Rus
sell, principal OF the kirksville
High School, stating that there
we're 412 cases of influenza In that
town. But there have only been two
deaths.
Although he has not yet received
official notification Of the fact, DIR. X.
W. Gay, of Ironton, has information
that no has been commissioned as a
captain in the Medical Corps OF the
army. He will probably be assigned
to one of the camps soon.
Strayed--From my premises in Ar
cadia, October 26th, two hogs; one
male, brown, with black spots, weigh
ing about l4O lbs; the other, a black
SOW, Weighing about so lbs. ! will pay
for information leading to the recov.
cry Of the hogs. Roy CnEATIIAM,
Arcadia, Mo.
DR.. and Mrs. WI. Smith left Satur.
day for Ravenden Springs, Arkansas
where Mrs. Smith will spend the win
ter with her sister, Mrs. viii Rush.
DR.. Smith will return to Ironton In a
few DAYS, but expects to spend the
most OF the winter in Reynolds coun-
ty, either at Redford or Ellington.
Ad rian Steel, former postmaster q
Ironton, died at his home in De Sott
Wednesday Of last week OF influenza
Mrs. Steel has also been seriously u
OF the disease and it was reported
here Saturday that she was dead, bu
II was afterwards ascerta!ned that tht
report was not true. Mr.. Steel wa
Al years Of age.
DR.. B. II. Zwart, one OF the fines
boys who ever left Ironton, write
from Kansas City under date OF Octo
Der 2lst: swish you knew how the
REGISTER is appreciated. It's a long
time since 1881, but the II. has been q
constant Joy to me. Don't fail to SEM
1t even ifyou have to go to jail be
cause you are not paid. You hav
earned a rest, any how. MY tender
eat regards to both Of you" Here
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