Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-07-01

boys at Fletcher's field, June goth,
Flat River won by a score of IL to 6.
Just a little too strong for our boys,
it seems.
DR.. Gay reports the birth Of baby
boy to Mr.. and Irwin Hatridge, nee
Rudy, I%ronton, Saturday, June Goth.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Edgar
Holmes, Roselle, Sunday, June 9th,
twin boys.
The Princess Candy Company Base
Ball Club of st. Louis will contest with
the Arcadia Valley team at Fletcher's
Field, Ironton, Sunday and Monday,
July 4th and 9Th. Turn out and see
two good games.
A large crowd witnessed a ball
game between the Arcadia Valley and
Potosi teams at Fletcher's Field Sun
day afternoon. The home team won
in a very interesting contest, the
score being 4 to 2.
AS Madison county has been unable
to get any Que to take the contract
for building its new roads the county
court recently purchased some road
machinery and will look after the
construction itself.
Judge Add Reese of Annapolis is
now employed as a lumber buyer for
the W. B. Crane Lumber Company,
Chicago. The Judge says the great
drawback to the lumber business these
days is the scarcity of railroad cars.
Raspberries. have been selling on
the local market the past week at the
rate of $1.2O a gallon. At Bismarck
the price quoted is just half that much.
Can't see why there should be such a
difference and Bismarck only twelve
miles away.
Announcements have been received
stating that the marriage of Miss
Gladys E. Bishop, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Bishop, and Walter A.
Klein, of st. Louis, will occur to-day
"wednesday at Fornfelt, Mo-, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop are at present.
Valley friends extend best wishes.
Mr.. Breckenridge, who ten years
ago conducted theNhotel at Bismarck,
but who has been living in Texas for
several years, was in Ironton Tues
day to close a deal for the purchase
of what is known as the sPhelan
Place." beyond Russellville, from G.
@. Howes. Consideration, $4,000.
j Mr.. Henry Dammans of Wichita,
Kansas, who was called here last week
to attend the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. Whitman, was a caller at this
office Monday. Mr.. Damman reports
everything prosperous in the sun
flower State and says that recent rains
have put the crops in fine condition.
W. T. O'Neal, delegate from this
district, left Frankclay Monday Of
last week to go to the Nationa,
Democratic conventionin San Francis
co. Mrs. O'Neal accompanied him
While in Frisco they will be domfcilee
with MIR. and Mrs. A. M. Madigan,
formerly of Ironton. MI. and Mrs
O'Neal will remain in the Colder
State until about August 1st.
Rev. and Mrs. Fl. O. Harting ano
, two children, Marie and Henry, left
last week for three weeks vacation
Mrs. Harting and the children are
spending this period of time in st
= Louis visiting relatives and friends
Rev. Harting will spend a portion O.
this time at different other points II
, the state. He is pastor of the loca
Lutheran Church.-Flat River News.
i, Rev. John Mccarthy, pastor O
!, the Fourth Street Methodist Church
held services at Richwoods last Sat
urday and Sunday. His pulpit herr
was filled by Rev. r. P. Basler, pre-
: siding elder Of the De Soto district
, Rev. Basler has removed from Kirk
. wood to the Assembly grounds a
Arcadia and will remain there will
his family till the Assembly is over
De Soto Press.
9 The Iron County Electric Light {
. Power Company have filed with tn
Public Service Commission anothe
demand for increase in rates for cleo
n tricity. OF course, the Commission vii
give the Light Company anything an
8 everything it asks for. 1t is under
stood, however, that the increase de
manded this time is not large, and ]
! dependent on the price of fuel. TIL
d petition will be heard by the Commits
sion at Jefferson City July 9Th.
Miss Floy Miller, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Miller, of Arcadia, VIII
taught in the Seattle, Washington
r public schools the past year, is tour
5 ing some Of the western cities, but
at present at Los Angeles. She salt
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