Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-28
LOCAL BREVITIEs.


The home grown watermelon this
year is small.
County Court meets in adjourned
session next Tuesday.
Mr.. /. G. Whitworth Monday pur-
chased a new bort car.
Remember the big picnic and dance
at Grsniteville next Monday.
The banks viii not be open for bust
mass next Monday-Labor Day.
Quite a lot of dynamite being used
In the mines at Pilot Knob these days.
The Arcadia College and Ursuline
Academy will open school next lon
day.
Some rain this "Wednesday morn
ing and the Indications are good that
more is coming
A. Rieke & Son, the veteran UNDER
takers, have an advertisement in this
weeks REGISTER.
"Oh You Women attracted a full
house Saturday night and Manager
Schafer was all smiles.
"The Border Legion" is n of Zane
Gray's greatest stories. See it in pic
lures Thursday night.-Adv.
Chas. J. Tual is the proud possessor
of a new Buick six received last Sat-
urday through a Flat River agent.
Sparks circus that visited Ironton
about eight years ago is advertised to
be at Fredericktown September 1.
Wanted-Bid on sinking Well or
Cistern. Also painting house.
SARAH BROWN.
The local Ford dealers are still way
behind with their orders. Cars just
can't be secured to meet the demand.
Pilot Knob and Fredericktown will
play ball next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock in Fletcher's field, Iron
ton.
There have been more hot nights
this summer than in any previous
season in the memory Of the old in
habitants.
The wood hauler is getting busy.
Prices vary from 81 to $3.50 a load for
pole wood and from $3.50 to % for
cord wood.
T. A. Swearinger has leased the
Collins store room in the old hotel
building and will open a grocery and
restaurant.
Roland Hill has purchased the
agency of the st. Louis papers from
Henry Adolph and will assume charge
October list.
The Pilot Knob team played ball at
Fredericktown Sunday and came out
victorious by a score of 10 to 8. The
contest was an interesting one.
For Sale-Registered Duroc Pigs
weanlings, SIS; also %purebred 4. /
Reds and Buff Rock Cockerels.
O. s. RUSSELL, Ir%onton, Mo.
Winston Whitworth arrived home
Tuesday night of last week from over
He is looking well and appar-
emily none the worse for his two year.
in the army.
Louis Miller of Arcadia has recently
been awarded building contracts IL
Bertrand, Scott county, totaling $22,
600. He will begin active operation
a t once.
Prot. w. A. Brookshire, superin'
tendent of the Ironton schools for thu
ensuing year, arrived Tuesday and il
arranging for the opening of thu
schools next Monday.
John r. Nelson, who been running
q livery stable in south Ironton fol
nearly a year past, had an auction salt
Saturday and has quit business. Thi
leaves the valley without 9 liver!
stable.
J. w. Clarkson motored to Carbon
dale, Ills, Sunday. with Mrs. Emms
Davis and daughters, to visit another
daughter of Mrs. Davis. From there
Mrs. Davis will proceed to her home
in Neigh, Nebraska.
Heating Stoves and Cook Stoves
second hand Fur niture, for sale a
Mr.. j. N. Bishops shop, on MAI
street, Ironton, Friday and Saturday
August goth and 3Oth.
MRS. j. N. BISHOP.
The 18th Annual Holiness Camp
Meeting will begin at Des Arc, Fri
day, August 10Th, and continue unit
September 7th. A large attendance
is anticipated. Rev. Ira Trick ant
wife will be the evangelists In charge
Chas. J. Newman reports that bill
board advertising is good. He alread.
has his boards all contracted for tn
year 1920 and considerable CORES
pondence as to 1921. Mr.. Newman
recently acquired the boards In Pied