Iron County register., 1919-11-27
LOCAL BREVITIEs.
LopeE,s have a new ad.

business.
The forecast says colder weather
for Thanksgiving.
The nut harvest this fall has not
been bountiful one.
May every REGISTER reader have a
bountiful Thansgiving spread!
The appointment of postmaster
for Irontou still seems "afar off"
The price of turkeys on the local
market is "a cents pound on foot.
Because of a coal shortage. Farm
ington is doing without street lights.
Mr.. F. Kaths, at Pilot Knob, had the
misfortune to lose his driving horse
last week.
Thanksgiving Dinner at the New
Commercial Hotel given by the Meth
odist ladies'.
Some ducks on Lake Killarney oc-
casionally this fall, but very few hav 9
been bagged.
Miss Florence Fisher has succeeded
Miss Pearl Conway as assistant in the
Ironton post-office.
A number of valley folk contem-
plate attending dance at Granite1
vile this "wednesday evening.
A little bird whispers to US that
there are at times some real warm
talk when the Red Cross class is in
session.
w. A. Sigman, former valley boy,
writes from Flat River: "The REGIS
TER is too much of an old neighbor to
let go by"
Union Thanksgiving services at
Union M. E. Church Thursday morn
ing. Rev. Stanfield will deliver the
sermon.
1t is said that some drilling, pros
pecting for mineral, will be inaugu-
rated, south of Hogan, in this county,
in the near future.
The Methodist ladies will serve
Thanksgiving dinner at the New Com
mercial Hotel. Adults, 65 cents;
children under 12, so cents.
For Sale-A span of mules, 10 years
old, weighing about ! 900 lbs. each.
Cheap. T. D. JONES,
Ironton, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Bishop are now
in Poplar Bluff with their daughter
Mrs. Geo. Addy. Mr.. Bishop, we are
glad to hear, ia improving in health.
Our neighbor, R. T. White, was con-
fined to his room a couple of days
the past week with bad cold. II
isn't often that Rufus "lays down on
the job"
Born-Thursday, November goth
1919, to Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Nc
Clintock, an Id. boy at the home Of
her mother, Mrs. L. ]. kaufman, 2517
State street, Alton, Ills.
A" "Holy Roller" meeting is in pro
gress on Bee Fork in Reynolds coun
ty conducted by two preachers from
Oregon county. 1t is reported tina
great interest is aroused.
j. D. Vance is putting up cobble
stone building on Arcadia Heights fo
the Missouri Baptists Publishing
Society. 1t will be used as book store
when the Assembly is in session.
The towns north and south of US il
the county are said to have ampl'
stocks of sugar, and our mer chants il
the valley say they have been unabl'
to get any. Why this distinctio M
Mayfeld Huff was in st. Louis sew
eral days last week and while there
had his tonsils removed. He return
ed home Friday and seems to hnv
suffered no bad effects fran the ope
ration.
A line from Mrs. F. A. Ebrecht, for
merly of Pilot Knob, but who ha
been living in Pennington recently
advises us that she Is spending tn
winter in LIE Roy, Kansas, with ne
daughter.
Flat River correspondence in tn
Pennington News: "Mr. and Mrs. /
L. Cook have purchased the hand
some residence here of II. 3. Lever
enz, who contemplates removing t
st. Louis to reside"
The Waffle Supper in the basemen
Of the Presbyterian church last Frida
evening was fine. The waffies wer
delicious and an abundance OF goo
butter and splendid syrup made
most appetizing feast.
The death OF Mrs. Johanne Peet2
which occurred in Pilot Knob lai
week at the age Of more than
years, probably marks the passing
the oldest resident of Iron county
Almost hundred yearsl
Geo. NJ. Johnson, who has bee
working for White & Hummel {
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