Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-12-04
LOCAL BREVPrIEs.

this "wednesday evening.
II you didn't see sob Boy" you
missed a mighty fine picture.
Eggs, 65 cents a dozen, and very
carce and hard to get, at that.
Almost two inches of rain the past
week. Much colder since Tue sday.
E. @. Simmons "Keen Kutter'i
Spark Plugs on sale at l. E. Whit
worth's.
Fletcher & Barger recently bought
a a of cylinder oil from a New York
Company-about s250O worth.
Boys,a ask to see our "Keen Kutter''
Sample Pocket Knives.
L. E. WENTWORTH.
Those who attended the Social and
Dance at Gr~aniteville last Wednes-
day night report a very enjoyable
time.
Thanksgiving in the valley was
quiet and u%neventful. A shooting
match at Arcadia was about the only
diversion.
Mrs. ID. E. Fletcher, of Arcadia, re-
ceived word Tuesday night of the
death of her brother, Roy Snyder, at
Chamois, Mo.
In making a trip to Bismarck in his
car one day last week Mr.. F. 0. Cod
ding either lost his grip or had it sto-
len from the car.
1t is rumored that because Of tn G
fuel shortage the railroad company is
considering taking the Sunshine
trains off the road.
In the supplement with this issue OF
the REGISTER will be found many
facts bearing on the proposed bond
issue for good roads.
Fletcher & Barger recently sold q
Fordson to Louis Macy of Munger.
Another shipment of Fordsons is ex-
pected to arrive soon.
A vote for good roads is a vote for
progress. Every community round
about ID is getting busy. Iron county
can not afford to lag in the procession,
Some of our merchants have placed
orders, we are told, for sugar thai
cost 20 cents a pound wholesale. The
price is fast gstting in o class with
that of whiskey.
We are indebted to Mr.. r. E. Gun
ton for a beautif nj bouquet Of chrys-
anthemums presented to us Thanks
giving day. When it comes to grow
ing chrysanthemums Emmett is the
6boss."
Rev. Riggs of Ironton preached
here at the Baptist church Sunday
night in behalf Of the Old Folks
Home and the great campaign that
the Baptists are nowp utting on.-El'
lington Press.
W. w. Strother writes that he il
now in the employ OF J. O. Settle &
Co., engineers and general contract
ors, st. Louis, as esti mate man. he
says the company is now building
400 houses in different places.
Strayed-From my farm, near Mid
dlebrook, Mo, n red steer, yearling
past, marked with a crop and split in
right ear, and swallow fork in left
ear. Will pay for information.
w. D. CROKER, Middlebrook, Mo.
Pearl Hill has opened a butcher
shop in north Ironton on Main street,
just across the street from r. "A
Rasche's store. Mr.. Hill purposel
keeping a full stock Of fresh meats a
all times and respectfully solicits q
share of the public patronage.
W. e.. femme, who ten years Oh
more ago started q paper at Des Arc
then afterwards came to Ironton and
ran the Enterprise for a short time.
was in Ironton Monday. Mr.. femme
recently removed from st. Louis tc
Bismarck where he is p~racticing law
MI. VIM. Depew, the we'll known
farmer, left Saturday for Pana, ILL
nois, where he will enter a hospital
He has not been in good health fol
several months past and he goes te
Pana to take treatment in the hope Of
securing relief. MI. Depew has 9
daughter living In Pana.
A card from Mrs. Ncttie M. Bellii
advises US that she was leaving Love-
land, Colorado, for Los Angeles. Mrs
Bells spent a week in Loveland as the
guest of Mrs. Ward, formerly Miss
Mamie Brown of Ironton. Fourteen
inches of snow and thermometer be.
low zero in Loveland Thanksgiving
A telephone message to Mayor
Hugh Steel from the St. Louis office
of the light company conveyed the
information that the company woult
esnm operations here in the neal
future. A meeting of the citizens al.
so is to be held again within q week