Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-10-16
C BREvITIEs.
The foliage is still green.

Time for the persimmon to ripe n.
The ice mans day for this season is
about gone.
Who wants to help take the cen sus
In Iron county?
No light service in the morning.
1t is outrageous.
DIR. Sears at the High School Au-
ditorium this "wednesday evening.
County court will meet in adjourn
ed session Saturday for the purpose
of Ievying the railroad taxes.
Two inches of rain the past week
and almost winter for a few days.
Warmer now, though, and promise of
more rain.
O. L. Carson and family of st. Louis
have moved to Ironton and are dom
iciled in the Huff residence on Shep-
herd street.
No developments in the good road
movement the past week. If we de-
sire the State and Federal aid we can
not afford to lag.
The Cahoon lot sale in Frederick
town Wednesday OF last week is re-
ported quite a success, the lots bring
Ing from s125 to $3.50 each.
Walter Pruitt arrived home Mon
day night after an absence OF more
than a year in the Navy. Friends are
according him a hearty welcome.
I have for sale one Oxygen and
Acetylene Welder, and a complete
set of tools. w. J. SHULAR,
Arcadia, Mo.
Aiury In the circuit court Tuesday
fonnd D. A. Worley guilty of being
implicated in an ARRAY and fixed his
punishment at a fine of $40 and costs.
DR.. Gay last week received q letter
from his son, Capt. George, who has
charge of a detention camp in Brest.
George thinks he may get home real
soon.
A. P. Farris, who has been living in
Jake Dinger's home on north Shep-
herd street, last week removed to
Judge Reese's residence, west Of the
courthouse.
Valley friends were sorry to rear OF
the death of the six-day- old infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Imboden
which occurred in Pacific Junction,
Iowa, last Friday.
The wild geese have been flying
southwark the past week. Quite q
bunch passed over town Sunday
morning about 9 o'clock, and they
were not very high, either.
J.R. Weaver died at HE home, west
OF Ironton, Monday, after a prolonged
illness. The funeral occurred the
following day and interment was
made in the K. P. cemetery.
Inthe election held in Madison coun
ty on Tuesday Of last week to vote or
the proposition to bond the county
for 1926, 900 for good roads the vote
was 70 to / in favor of the roads.
superintendent Hanson informs vi
that there will be half a dozen prose
cutions in the Juvenile Court j n Iron
ton next Saturday for violations o
the compulsory school attendance
law.
Rev. Stanfeld, of Atlanta, Mo.
will preach in the Presbyterian church
in this city next Sunday, October 10
both morning and evening. The pub
lie is cordially invited to these serv'
ices.
o. Fl. Cox, formerly of Belleview
now living in Wichita, Kansas, in q
recent letter says: 1.-THE REG1sTEI
received 0. k. After reading it fel
like | had made a visit to old Irol
county"
The bacon, canned goods, beans an
rice purchased from the government
and ordered through the postmaste
six weeks or more ago, arrived las
Friday. Some folk complain that tn
bacon is ''too greasy"
A civil service examination to dc
termine who should be appointe'
postmaster at Ironton was held Jul,
10. 1918. There has. been no appoint
ment yet and people are wonderinI
why. Truly, ''large bodies NOV
slowly"
The members of the Ironton Chapte
of the Order of Eastern Star who jour
neyed to Doe Run last Thursday :
install a new Chapter there report
very pleasant occasion. The Do
Run Chapter has twenty five charte
members.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. Spencer left lat
Thursday on a motor trip to Louisville
Kentucky. They expect to retur
early in November. Mr.. Spencer h'
sold his farm, east of town, and Q
Ao.n x.,;ll a 0afn maka the