Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-09-04

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Since August 18th Postmaster Bar
ger has taken orders for 1898 pounds
of canned goods and meats-food sup
plies being offered by the govern
ment to the public. The allotment
for the Ironton post-ofiee is practi-
cally exhausted.
. j. F. Martin will sell his live stock,
farming implements and household
and kitchen furniture atpublic auction
at his farm, one mile west of Middle
brook on Wednesday, September 10,
1919, commencing at 10 O'Clock A. M.
Terms, cash.-Adv.
Ben Sohn of Pilot Knob was arrest
ed by Sheriff Blue Tuesday ON the
charge of breaking into the spring
house of Thos. d. Jones on Marble
Greek August 18th and stealing some
meat. Sohn gave bond for appear
ance at a preliminary examination.
LosT-One new studebak or II Jewel
Watch, in open face, 20-year gold fill
ed CASE VIII pay a liberal reward
for the recovery of the watch. Plate
No. on movement is 578733.
R. L. MoCLAUaHRY, Jeweler,
Ironton, Mo.
Wanted-Girl for general house
work. Must be neat, strong and
healthy. Prefer a girl off a farm.
Only two in family.
MRS. FRED SoHAPER,
1852 Mississippi Ave-, st. Louis, Mo.
For interview see Mrs. j. Bethel, Ar
cadia.
Recorder Hawkins issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses the past
week:
John Henson of Elvins and Jes-
sic Fay Plummer of Iron Mountain.
Joe B. Reagan and Maude e. Con-
way of Ironton.
Henry L. Francis OF ST. Louis and
Barthena Abrams Of Piedmont.
Word has been received from the
State Highway Board announcing
that body has selected the route down
Big Greek rs the State Highway from
Ironton to the Wayne County line.
The route goes from here to Hogan
and then south along the railroad.
Union Township will probably begin
active work as soon as arrangements
can be made.
d. Edgar Fletcher and family re-
turned home Monday from a trip to
| Wisconsin. Edgar tells a mighty big
tale Of a mukallonge almost as huge
as a whale that he hooked while fish
ing up there. Declares that it really
was a monster fish and that he had
none OF the beverage with him that
amade Milwaukee famous to stimn-
late his imagination.
A horse got into a well on the John
Allen place, north of Pilot Knob or
the Graniteville road, during the
storm last Wednesday night. Mr.,
Allen did not make the discovery un.
til the following day and he was fear
full the animal was badly crippled OF
hurt. But he wasn't. With the aiC
Of some neighbors he got the ANNA.
out of the well, and it was soune
as a dollar.
Ed. Farmer, with a dozen other EN-
ployes of the Chevrolet factory in st,
Louis, made the trip to the valley il
a big truck last Saturday afternoon
and evening, arriving here shortly
after midnight. They took theil
time. meandered along the way, ant
enjoyed the trip immensely. Sunday
they spent seeing points of interes
in and adjacent to the valley. Tbs
visitors returned home Monday.
r. T. White last Thursday purchss'
ed the Blue Store property, across thu
street from the REGISTER Office, from
Mrs. Louisa Blemel of Bonnie Terre
Consideration, $250O. MIR. White ha'
leased the property for the past ff
teen years. He's'a mighty noisy ant
turbulent nan to have for q neighbor
but as we have had to put up witt
him for all this time guess we'll hav,
to try and stand it q while longer.
DIR. and Mrs. X. w. Houston ant
Miss Dorothy returned Friday nigh
from their their visit to Wisconsin
having made the round trip in thei
Ford sedan. They covered more thai
1000 miles on the trip and the DR.
telle us they got through without
puncture or any engine trouble Of an.
kind. That's either mighty goo'
luck, or rare judgment; perhaps
some of both. They had q delightful
trip.
Mrs. s. L. Kelly, OF Chaffee. Mo.
last week purchased the Commercial
Hotel building on Main street, from
Inar o. H;rdaJI rnvinr tharofor Oh mr.