Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-20
LoCAL BREvTTIEs.

Ollie Fox is becoming an expert
Ford driver.
Bess Williams has started a bakery
at Pilot Knob.
Quite a lot of farm property chang
ing hands these days.
Our electric light service has been
very satisfactory lately.
W. D.. Fetch err shipped a car of
hogs to st. Louis Sunday.
Last chance for putting up any ice
this winter has probably gone.
Read the Academy Picture Theatre
advertisement on the first page.
Mr.. @. Collins is preparing to dis
mantle the American Hotel building,
The local banks will not be open for
business next Saturday w
birthday.
Mrs. Sadie Fletcher writes from st.
Louis: "We would be lost without
the REGISTER.
A Mayor, Marshal, Collector and
two Aldermen to be elected at the
City Election, April LIST.
The stock and fixtures of the Area
dia Livery Stable will be sold at pub
lie auction, Saturday, March 1st.
Mr.. Reagan says he will rush the
bakery building to completion as soon
as weather conditions will permit.
For Sale-One Grown Organ. Good
as new. MRS. B. P. BURNHAM,
Ironton, No.
Recorder Hawk ins Saturday issued
a marriage license to Elverge D. Rat
lift and Hattie Ratliff of Reynolds
county.
Train No. 3 was more than four
hours late Saturday because of the
wreck of a freight train at Sulphur
Springs.
The bex supper at Pilot Knob last
Thursday night for the Armenian and
Syrian relief fund Melted $40. Good
for Pilot Knobi
Our old friend, Syl Kitchell, OF An
napolis, still insists that February 14th
is grounding day. Let him alone; he
ia Joined to his idols.
VIM. Selinger has bought a black
smith shop in Arcadia and expects to
devote his time thereto when he gets
rid of the livery stable.
George Stark, of Stark Farm, south
Of Arcadia, brought a six weeks-old
calf to Ironton that was pronounced
a sexual freak-both male and female.
The indications are that the valley
will be we'll supplied with "jitneys''
this summer. So, perhaps, the livery
stables will not be SO badly mourneo
after all.
VIM. G. Whitworth has sold the
Conley farm, five miles south of Area
dia, which he purchased a few months
since, to Chas. Ivester. Considera-
ton, $500.
Fletcher & Barger will receive
shipment of seven Ford tractors thil
month. This firm expects to put IL
stock a complete line of agriculture
implements.
Ruby Nations has purchased from
the estate of the late Mrs. L. M
Schwab, the residence across Mali
street from Kunn's Meat Market anC
will make his home there.
Tie ladies' of the Presbyterian
Church are invited to attend a meet
ing, at the home Of Mrs. G. F. Hanson
on Thursday, February goth, at 8 P. M
A full attendance is desired.
John r. Golf of Glover will be il
charge of Fletcher & Barger's garag'
at Bismarck, which they expect t.
open for business about March Let
Mr.. Golf is said to be a most eficien
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Langdon re
turned from St. Louis Sunday. MI
Langdon left for Hornersville tina
night. Mrs. Langdon and Wesley, Jr'
will remain here until the last OF tn
week.
We understand that w. d. Fletche
has been negotiating for the purchas
OF the Rudy farm, west Of town. MI
Rudy's price, it is stated, was $18 ,00(
The parties are said to have com
within $500 of making a trade.
Rev. DIR. M. Riggs departed at moo
Tuesday for Poplar Bluff to represeI
Ironton at the convention of all tn
Civic Commercial, Agricultural an
Women's Clubs of Southeast Missouri
which will be held in that city Wed
nesday.
Joe Lavish, a Russian who cam
to this country from Chicago abor
ten years ago, and has been maxim
his home on a small farm in the Flat
woods, Monday returned to Chicago
Joe has been well known about tow
for q long time.
Mrs. W. D. Fletcher is confined I
her room with an attack of i~nfiuenzE
Little Billy has just recovered from
siege. Mrs. Fletcher Is reported {
improving, but Tuesday mornin
Dick'developed q case of the disease
and had to go TO bed.
Miss Catherine Anderson has r,
turned to her home in Ironton afte
spending four months in Galveston
Texas. She has received an appoin
ment in the War Risk Insurance O
fee at Washington, d. O., but she hi
not yet accepted the position.
Mrs. Jane Newman sustained quit
a painful fall at her home in we
Ironton last Saturday evening. 81
sustained several bruises but, luckil.
M hones were fractured. On FebrI