Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-02
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


The price of corn and hay is stead
lily mounting.
Linus White is now delivering the
freight and express.
No lights this morning. A mighty
bad start for the New Year.
Stockholders meeting of the Belle
view Valley Bank next Saturday.
Christmas in the valley was very
quiet. Everybody was orderly and
well behaved.
Ben B. Blsnton will move to Crane
Pond the first of the year and take
charge of. MI. Chas. L. Harris farm.
The physicians report that influenza
in the valley is about extinct. There
are few cases reported in the country
districts.
County court was in session Tues
day. The bonds eff several officials
were approved and other business
transacted.
The advent of the New Year in the
valley was quiet and orderly. Beyond
the ringing of bells there was no
demonstration.
DR.. E.. i. Farmhouse, pure food and
drug commissioner, is wearing a fine
diamond ring-a Christmas present
from his subordinates.
Hugh Jordan, who has been at
Camp Mac Arthur Waco, Texas, has
received his discharge and returned
to his home at Belleview.
DIR. Marshall reports the birth of a
baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
AL Conway, west of Ir~onton, Tuesday,
$3.50 P. M, December 3Ist, 1918.
Three Ironton boys, Raymond Polk,
Robert Mckee and Arch Reed, left
Saturday for Akron, Ohio, whore they
expect to ecu employment in the
big rubber plants.
w. d. Fletcher has bought the stock
and equipment of the Ironton livery
stable and will sell same at public
auction, Tuesday, January 9TH. See
advertisement of sale in this paper.
Mr.. Henderson, the st. Louis man,
who traded for Rosentreter's livery
stable, didn't stay with us long. AT
ter selling out to Dick Fletcher last
week he promptly returned to the
city.
Mrs. Laura LOOMS, wife OF Prof.
Bert Loomis, State High School In
spector, is making headquarters with
Prof. Signer, while she visits relatives
and friends in adjacent vicinities.-
Bismarck Gazette.
Joe Breitenstein of Belleview was
in town last Saturday and told US that
his brother, Jasper, who has been in
France several months, is now in Ger
many. He has received one copy OF
the REGISTER since crossing the
Rhine.
Mrs. Helen Shapleigh, wife of r. w.
Shapleigh, died in st. Luke's Hospital,
st. Louis, Monday morning, follow
ing a surgical operation. The Shap-
leighs for many years had a summer
home here and Mrs. Shaplelgh had
many friends in the valley who
learn of her death with sorrow.
The county conrt Tuesday approx
ed the official bond of B. P. Durham,
collector Of the revenue. The bond
is for $50, 1000 and signed by the fol-
lowing sureties; VIM. Fl. Whitworth,
VIM. R. Edgar, Mann Ringo, ]. E.
Grandhomme, VIM. Trauernicht, R.
L. Barger, d. Edgar Fletcher and R,
L. Carly.
sBorn-To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Polio,
east of Pilot Knob, Thursday, Deem.
Der 10Th, 1918, a fine boy. The chris
tening occurred at the Catholic
church, Pilot Knob, last Sunday
Among those at the church were Jos
Appony and wife, who came from
their home in lGranite City, Ills, es'
pecially for the occasion.
From the Poplar Bluff Republican
"Miss Kathryn Arrendale who is home
from Arcadia College for the holidays
will entertain a number of her friends
at the home Of her mother, Mrs. Kate
Arrendale, 545 Poplar street, this ev-
ening in honor OF her friends-Misl
Mildred marshall OF Ironton and Misl
Lillian Waltemate of Doniphan." Z
Paul Inner, of Arcadia, was in th,
Office one day last week and showed
us a Christmas present he had receiv'
ed from:an uncle at Camp Pike, Ark
.ansas. 1t was a dollar bill with
string tied around 1t, and a tag, will
Paul's name and address, on the otheI
end Of the string. In this way 1t hac
come through the mails from CAM
Pike.
The schools re-opened Monday aft
or being closed two months or lonae
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