Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-12-11
LOCAL BREVTTIEs.

Services at the Presbyterian Church
next Sunday morning and evening.
For Sale-1e17 Ford. Come In and
e 1t. WENDELL BROS.
Debate between Ironton and Fred
ericktown high schools Friday ven
ing. Everybody invited.
Turkey Match at the tie yard, Ar
cadia, Christmas eve and Christmas
day. ]. F. ROBERTSON.
For Sale-sO acres of land, part c.
dar. Reasonable price. Apply to
Mrs. A. s. Hand, Shepard, Missouri.
1t is reported that a mail car on
train No. 8 was totally destroyed by
fire at Vineland Thursday OF last
week.
1t grew very cold Tuesday and the
night was by far the coolest OF the
winter, the thermometer going to
below zorro.
Trains Nos. 1 and 2, the Sunshine
Specials, were discontinued Sunday.
This action was taken because OF the
coal shortage.
Mr.. A. B. Pierce is reported seri-
ously i'll st his home, "The Bowlders,"
west of Ironton. A trained nurse
from st. Louis is in attendance.
Edgar Fletcher the loss of
his priced bird dog which he secured
in Arkansas last month. The discon-
solate owner thinks the dog was poi
soned.
1t is said that the recent purchasers
of the Iron Mountain property will at
once commence the erection of a
number of houses to be occupied by
the miners.
The big locomotives that are to pull
the passenger trains over the hills
without the help of pushers have been
received and are being ''tried out" on
freight trains.
A COW and calf mysterlouSly disSp :
peared from the home Of VIM, Ma tons
in Arcadia last Thursday night. The
owner is inclined to the opinion that
the animals we're stolen.
1t is reported that the school rooms
in the old building are not at all
heated these days and the children
suffer from cold. This ought not to
be and is altogether ~inexcusable.
No arrests have. yet been made in
connection with the burglarizing Of
Halrs store in Arcadia on the night of
November goth. The thieves 9 to
have made a successful getaway"
Geo. Stark, of Stark Farm, south of
Arcadia, last week received q ship
ment of seven Shropshire sheep from
Upton, Mo. They are of the finest
breed and Mr.. Stark is quite proud of
them.
Mrs. Wing, of Wayne county, afil'
lated with the Republican organiza :
ton, was scheduled to make an ad-
dress at the courthouse Monday night
of last week; but the meeting was a
sfrost."
A number of bills raised from 81 to
$40, have been passed on various
parties in the valley the past week or
so. The Secret Service is at work
and there will probably be some de-
velopments oon
Mrs. Fiske's play, "Bamaletta }" will
be shown at the Academy Theatre,
Ironton, soon, under the title, "Erst-
while Susan" This is one of the new :
est and best pictures of the day-only
eleven days in Missouri.-Adv.
Strayed or Stolen-From my lot,
Thursday, December 4th, 1919, a Rec
Cow with white face, had on large
bell; also Jersey calf, past 4 months
old. Will pay $40 for their return.
WIN. NATIONS, Arcadia, Mo.
The Thiebes Music Company, OF
Bismarck, has an advertise ment 10
this weeks REGISTER. Onr former
fellow citizen, Sam Middleton, hat
charge of the business and will be
glad TO serve any Of his old friends.
H. Collins, the well known timber
man and merchant from Annapolis
was in %Ironton Monday. Mr.. Collins
reports that work is proceeding righ'
along on the railroad being built tc
the mines. He says the mines are 60
in7 to be q big thing for Annapolis
and vicinity.
Otto Rieke, now stationed at Madi'
son Barracks, New York, arrived last
Thursday night on a visitto hiss moth.
err and other relatives. Otto has been
in the service eighteen years. Army
life evidently agrees with him, as he
is looking fine and dandy.
The Lutheran Ladies' Bazaar ant
Dinner was patronized literally, and
all who attended seemed to be vel
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