Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-07-10
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The peaches have been selling at
two dollars a bushel.
"Nine-T enths of The Law" is a
splendid feature for next Tuesday
Adv.
The thermometer registered "a on
the 4th-hottest day, so lar, of the
season..
More peaches on the local market
last week than at any time for several
years past.
A wonderful story of The Great
North Woods is SHINE Tenths of The
Law" See it next Tuesday ADV.
For Sale-One two-horse wagon,
and double set of wagon harness.
j. D. VANCE, Arcadia, Heights.
A few roasting ears on the market
this week. 1t is said tomatoes will
be here in abundance if we get some
rain.
W. D. Fletcher will ship about two
tons of wool this week. The top
price for wool is now sixty-two cents
q pound.
For Sale-One two-seated rubber
tired Park Wagon in good condition.
Price, $4,000. At r. ]. McArthur's
farm, Graniteville, Mo.
Mr.. Eastman has been kept very
busy the past week trying to keep
the public supplied with the popular
products of his bakery.
The Valley people should get to-
gether on a proposition to provide
some way of entertaing people who
would like to come here for an out
ing.
A "Mut and jeff Comedy with the
regular program Saturday at the Pic
ture Show.
Hogs reached $225 on the st. Louis
market last week. W. D. Fletcher
has about 800 head, most of which he
expects to place on the market this
week.
1t is becoming very dry in the val
ley and rain is badly needed. Other
sections, not far distant, are reported
to have had much more rain than we
have had.
Pilot Knob and a nine from De
Soto played a game of baseball at
Pilot Knob last Saturday afternoon.
The score was 10 to Z in favor of the
home team.
That was an awful band (?) that
came here to furnish music for the
picnic on the 4th of July and that was
an awful price ($14s 00) that was paid
for its services.
Mr.. ]. D. Vance on Arcadia Heights
tells us that he had peach cobbler on
July 1st, made from fruit gathered
from his orchard. July LIST is an early
date for ripe peaches.
"Red Rock" seems to be a mighty
popular swimming hole with the sum-
mer visitors as we'll as local residents.
Most every hour in the day bathers
are much in evidence whereabouts.
The railroad company is now maxi
ing a round trip rate of $4.75 from st.
Louis to Ironton and return. But
there's nothing doing going from here
to st. Louis. The round trip costs
$500.
Mrs. @. D. Alexander and Mrs. N.
Algier were called to Risco, in New
Madrid county, Saturday night by an
nouncement of the serious illness of
Mr.. A. E. Algier who is suffering from
intermittent fever.
The result of the big prize fight at
Toledo was quite a surprise to the To-
cal sports. While there was no es-
pecial confidence in Wizards winning,
it was hardly thought he would be
vanquished SO easily and speedily.
The editor of sour Soldier Boys''
column reports that news Of the SOL
dier boys is getting scarce. There
should be lots of interesting things to
tell yet. Please send any items you
may have to Mrs. Milford Riggs, IRON
ton.
VIM. Trauernicht returned home
Tuesday noon from an absence Of
three weeks in st. Louis and Okaw-
vile, Illinois. William says they
had quite a pleasant, time. Mrs.
Trauer NIGHT will be home in a day or
two.
Ed Henderson, of Granite City Ills,
visited relatives at his old home in
Pilot Knob the past week. Ed has
been In the employ Of the Niedering-
haus rolling mill for the past fourteen
years and now holds a responsible po-
sition there.
Floyd Shoemaker of the State His