Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-18
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The young people had a dance at
the Valley Inn Friday night.
Fletcher and Barger are expecting
a car load of Fords this week.
September 9th will be the fifty
fifth anniversary of the battle of Pilot
Knob.
The express service these days is
rotten. 1t is hardly to be depended
on at all.
The squirrel hunters have been
having pretty fair success the past
few weeks,
Hog prices are still slumping on the
market. Prices last week were quot
ed as low as $3.50.
J. E. Grandhomme was in De Soto
last week. Jake is thinking of put.
ting in a Delco light system.
Superintendent Hanson announces
q Teachers Meeting at Goodwater
next Friday, September 10th.
A flock of ducks were on Lake
Killarney last week. The season for
duck shooting opened Tuesday.
R. E. Gunton has been re-appointed
as duputy game warden for Iron,
Reynolds and st. Francois counties.
The st. Louis Annual Conference Of
the M. E. Church, South, will meet in
st. Louis Wednesday, September Oath.
Harry Holland has built a cabin
near Lake Killarney and expects to
put in the winter there trapping and
shooting.
DR.. and Mrs. Houston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Graham motored to De-
Soto last Wednesday and spent a day
at the fair.
For Sale ID. 8. @. White Leghorn
Cockerels from heavy laying stock,
$500 each. J.. W. Russell, Box 224,
Ironton, Mo.
Fredericktown, 1t is announced, has
ordered a car load of the "govern-
ment groceries," They seem mighty
slow in coming.
Madison county will hold q special
election October 7th to vote on the
proposition to issue 1926 600 In bonds
for road purposes.
1t is expected that the attendance
on the ball game in Ironton next Fri
day will be as large as aver witnessed
a game in the valley.
Mr.. Arthur Huff presented us some
very fine tomatoes Monday morning.
The REGISTER family is "strong'' for
tomatoes and enjoyed them greatly.
The Potosi and Pilot Knob base ball
4 mines crossed bats in Fletcher's field
Sunday. Pilot Knob won by Q score
of to 4. The attendance YVES good.
DR.. Marshall reports the birth of 9
baby boy at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Reichert, south of Arcadia
Sunday, September 14th, 1919. Al
are well.
1t is announced that Geo. N. Bishop
formerly of Ironton, will take unto
himself a bride in October. Valley
friends offer congratul ations an YER
best wishes.
Rev. o. E. Penley has resigned hi
passionate Of st. Paul's church and will
preach his farewell m next Sun
day. We are certainly sorry to se'
Mr.. Penley leave.
superintendent Brookshire of the
Ironton schools is domiciled in wha'
was formerly known as the Kline!
home, now the property of Mrs. DR.
Summa.
DIR. W. J. Smith has built a cemen
wall on the bank of Knob Greek, just
below the wagon bridge, to protect hi'
land from washing and overflow il
time Of high waters.
J.. d. Vance and bride on Arcadis
Heights we're treated to a charivar
last Thursday night. The coming o.
the visitors had been anticipated ant
they were royalty entertained.
Our merchants say they are havinl
much trouble in securing goods fror
st. Louis this fall. Shipments are al
ways delayed and in many instance
it is impossible to get certain staple
at all.
Earl Peck, who has been in charg
Of the local light plant for sever
months past, has given us the bes
and most satisfactory service we hav
had since the plant was installed 81
or seven years ago.
Miss Sarah F. Russell writes fror
Fredericktown: 1--WE are very muc
interested in the history of that ter
rapin found by Mr.. Depew. Hope
will thrive in its new home and live t
be q hundred years old"
W. A. Daugherty, who lives west {
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