Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-16
LOCAL BREvTTIEs.

Our streets are IN pretty IaIr CON-
dition.
The influenza is about extinct in the
valley.
Collector Burnham is after the de-
linquents.
The wheat in this section is said to
be looking unusually fine.
Looks like our ice for next summer
will all have to be imp orted.
Mr.. Reagan is arranging to rebuild
the bakery in the near future.
The Guessing Milling Company,
Pennington, has u thanks for a cal
endar for 1919.
1t is reported that a most valuable
vein of iron was recently unearthed
in the mines at Iron Mountain.
/. John W. L~ovelace, who is operating
a saw mill south of Arcadia, has been
closed down the past few weeks.
To make up some of the time lost
because OF the influenza the Ironton
schools are now running on a longer
day.
DR.. Howard Lindsay writes from st.
Louis that he may locate in Ironton
to practice his profession in the near
future.
The roads are said to be in most ex-
cellent condition for this season of
the year and automobiling is a real
delight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton Of Ironton
were here his week looking for a To-
cation preparatory to imoving here
Elvins Post.
The weather has been glorious most
of the past week. In fact we don't
think We ever recall SO many fine
days in January before.
B. F. Ball, manager of the light
plant the past year, has been trans
ferred to Bonnie Terre. He is sue
ceeded here by Earl Peck.
Ironton has but one livery stable
now, the Rosentreter barn being un-
occupied. The automobile has most
put the livery stable out of business.
We learn that Mr.. r. s. Dodd will
return to his farm, north of Pilot
Knob, as soon as he is released from
the army, which he expects to lie in
the very near future.
Leadwood correspondence in Farm
ington Times: "Another very fine
musical programme vas given by
Misses Jenna Logan and Alice Gay al
the school Tuesday of this week"
1t is intimated that Ironton's post
master will be named this week. Ger
tainly there has been deliberatior
enough. The civil service examina'
ton for the applicants was held July
10th.
The Masons and Odd Fellows arr
thinking of tearing down the fence OF
the south side of the cemetery ant
substituting the same with a stone
wall. It would be a great improve
ment.
Word from former Postmaster M
w. Daugherty is to the effect that b.
is milking the COWS, feeding the hog
and otherwise "taking life easy" OF
his sisters farm, near Creighton, il
Cass county.
Fred Orrick of Middlebrook wa
honored by the South Missouri Stu
dents at the Chillicothe Business Col
lege by being elected President of tn,
South Missouri Club at the reorgani
zation for 1919.
There will be a Union Prayer Meet
ing of all churches of the valley at tn
Presbyterian church this (Wednes
day. evening, January 18th. Leader
Prof. J. w. Mckinney. Subject, 9Th
Dawn of a New Era"
Pvt. Arthur Robinson who ha
bsen in Greenville since last Septem
Der as chief clerk of the Wayne coun
ty draft board, departed for Jefferso
Barracks Friday to be discharge
from the service.-Wayne Count
Journal.
We are indebted to Representative
Keith for a copy of Gov. Gardner
message to the General Assembly
We hope Mr.. Keith will favor tn
REGISTER with an occasional lette
telling what is going on among tn
lawmakers.
Emil Roehry spent a day of the pat
week with his parents in IrontoI
Emil is now manager Of the Cair
Electric & Traction Company
Cairo, Ills, and the job keeps him &c
ing all the time. But Emil is maxim
good all the time.
Our young friend, Arthur d. Robir
son, OF Graniteville, who has bee
acting as Chief Clerk of the Wayu
County Draft Board for the past for