Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-19
Des Arc Items.

We have had fine weather and farm
ers are busy blowing corn, cutting
wheat, etc. The farmers around Oran
and Charleston have had a hard time
cutting on account of so much water.
Oran is a thrifty little town, three sa-
looms, -four mill. several stores, etc.
Most of the farmers around Orsn ore
Germans and fond of beer. l asked
n of them what they would do when
the country goes dry. He said ''go in
swimming"
Imet with Mr.. Lawson, who form
erly lived at Des Arc. He now lives
at Fredericktown. He was taking 16
men to work in the harvest field near
Sikeston. They pay S4 a day and
board.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Jackson received
a cablegram from their son, Jesse B.,
saying he was leaving London.
Everett Hassell has returned from
overseas and will open a barber shop
here.
Miss Bessie Semands returned Fri
day from Flat River,
Miss Mildred Jackson of Brunot Wis
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Mrs. John Keathley spent part of
last week in Bismarck with her son.
Several people from here attended
Children's Day exercises at Roberts
School Sunday.
Ed Hickman of Granite City, Ills,
has been home several weeks, culti-
waiting some land he owns here,
I was in De Soto last Sunday. Took
supper with Mrs. N. R. White. She
is running an up-to-date hotel there.
Roy Taylor, a returned soldier, is
visiting in the home of Mrs. John
Reed.
Nay King of Brunot has also return
ed from overseas.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis of Ironton visited
Des Arc friends last week.
r. l. Stamp visited his uncle, E. w.
Graves, in Poplar Bluff, last week.
Mrs. Agnes Johnson, of Charleston,
Mrs. Lillian Ridgeway, of Hayti, and
miss Lena Clifton, of st. Louis, were
called here last week to see their
father, Chas. Clifton, who happened
to an accident. Henry Clifton, from
Piedmont, was also here.
Glen Stevenson was a Poplar Bluff
visitor last week.
James Lovelace, an old and highly
respected citizen of this place, died at
his home here Monday, June 18th,
aged IA years. He had been a great
sufferer for several months, and bed
fast most of the time. He was a
Confederates soldier under General
Price He leaves his wife and eleven
children and a host of friends. Funer-
al services we're conducted at the
Baptist Church at 2:30 P. NJ. Rev.
Brooks having charge of the services.
To the bereaved ones, we extend our
deepest sympathy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Golden Of
Brunot, also Manuel Lovelace and
wife of Brunot attended the funeral OF
James Lovelace.
Des Arc posted another victory on
her ledger when she made the Pilot
Knob ball team bite the dust here Sun
day afternoon. This was the third
time this season these two teams have
hooked up and twice has victory
crowned the efforts of the local boys,
thus giving them undlsputable claim
to the championship of this section of
the state. The game was holly con-
tested but did not go the regulation
nine innings as play was suspended in
order for Pilot Knob to catch "a.
Des Arc fielded raggedly but was es-
apecially vicious with the bat, Kinder,
w elfe and Wallis, all slamming the
ball for extra bases. The fielding for
Pilot Knob while not alright was
sensational at times, Edgar and Rob-
ertson being the chief offenders in
this line. Pilot Knob had an excep-
tionally strong lineup and we're so
confident of victory prior to the game
that it made their defeat almost pa
thetic. The score was 5 to 3.
A stock company of local citizens
has been organized to buy the base
ball ground, which adjoins the schoo
grounds, flor a city park and play
ground. The stockholders are: L. L
Schmidt, A. K. Wallis, H. G. Harri'
sou, Alvin Wallis. Chester Schmidt,
Den L~ovelace, Gilbert Wallis, Harvt
Medley, E. w. FitZ, Frank Steven.
enson, j. II. Stevenson, Carr Love
lace, tG. w. Wallis, Eli Stith, Johi
McFall, Thos. Lovelace and John Ma.
ton. The consideration for the
ground is $500. ISAAC.
Hard Wheat Flour, S1.7O for 25 lbs.