Iron County register., 1919-01-09
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


Feed prices are going skyward.
Mighty quiet since the first of tn
year.
influenza is raging in the west en-
of the county.
An increase in long distance tele
phone rates becomes effective Janua
ry 21st.
The boys and girls had fine tim,
skating on the Emerson lake Satur
day and Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Kendall has succeeded
Miss Elizabeth Rosentreter. in th,
Ironton post office.
We are indebted to W. T. O'Neal &
Son, merchants at Frankclay, for
beautiful calendar for the New Year.
Recorder Hawkins issued a marri
age license last week to Peter VAN.
ser and Mar y Magdalene Schimmle
of st. Louis.
The sale of stock of the Rosentrete
livery stable yesterday was well at
tended. Some things brought good
prices and others not SO good.
There will be a local option election
in Poplar Bluff and Butler county to-
day. Judging from the papers, the
campaign has been heated one.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edgar Fletcher, of
Arcadia, are rejoicing over the arrival
of a beautiful baby girl at their home
Tuesday evening, January Z, 1919, at
six O'Clock. Our congratulations and
sincere good wishes.
Some pretty cold weather the past
week. Thursday night two degrees
below zero was recorded and Friday
night three below. There was some
snow and ice, too. But it is warmer
and pleasanter now.
Rev, Sam Frank Taylor, of Column
bla, Mo-, will preach at the Ironton
Baptist church next Sunday morning
at IL eleven o'tlock. All are well
come. DR.. Taylor will also conduct
services Sunday evening.
Strayed-A year d-past Steer;
red; white faced. Marked with un-
derbit and upper bit in right ear, and
split in left; with label, ''P. A. CALI
son." Finder will please notify me.
P. O. CALLIsoN.
j. G. Chiffon returned Saturday
from New Madrid county, where he
last week sold seventeen head of
mules that he shipped from Des Arc.
Mr.. Chiffon tells US he has sold three |
hundred horses the past five months.
Union Township will not offer its
$35, 900 road bonds for sale until early
spring-shortly before work can be
commenced on the roads. The idea
is not to be paying interest on the
bonds and have the money lying idle.
Manager Schafer requests us to
rnsaie the announcement that, com
mencing next Saturday night the pic
ture show will start at 7:3O O'Clock.
sharp. This rule will be strictly ad-
hered to and if yon are not there on
time yon will miss part of the show.
Jack Coad, of Arcadia, was in IRON
ton Monday and showedu us q 5-franc
piece he had just received from his
brother, James, in Verdun, France.
5im served four years in the great
world war and came out unscathed
9uite a record for man fifty-one t
years of age. I
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Belleyiew Valley Bank !
was held Saturday. The old board of !
directors was reelected with the ex-
'eption that Arch Campbell was chos-
IN to succeed Dr. A. A. Meador. The T
'ank's business the past year has been !
'ery satisfactory.
Another one OF our Iron Comfy :
'oys has landed safely. Private James :
sobson, 90. D, III g. M. Bn., who : :,
as been in France, landed at Newport. :,
'irginia, January 1st. He left France =,
december IS. He will be sent to q
amp Pike, Ark, for few weeks be-
ore he is mustered out.
There will be service next Sunday =
St. Paul's church, Ironton, at Ii n
'eaock A. M. The Holy Communion J.,
III 5e administered. This being the \;
rstservice in st. Paul's for the wear. :. =
le members should all be present i, i,
Iappy New Year to the Ironton peo. =. =
le! vOp "a
Mr.. q. q. Eastman, the baker. has re
one to Poplar Bluff, where he will be th
mployed until s. B. Reagan con- &c
ructs new bakery building for him mi
sre, which Mr.. Reagan says he pro- So
'ses doing with as little delay as pos su
bic Mr. Eastman says his business All
're was profitable and satisfactory. sh
nd he wants to get back as soon as Br
} can. his
Mrs. Anderson, wife of Mr.. JASPER /
ndarqox, Iiad "a L.. L = -. ',