Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-08-26
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Why not beautify the courthouse
yard?
Eastman, the baker, is going out OF
business.
And still onr rains come frequently
and freely.
1t is said there will be lots of peach
es later on.
Chicken seems to be about the
cheapest meat.
Picnic at French Ford on Marble
Greek next Saturday.
The increased railroad rates be-
come effective August 26th.
Teachers examinations Friday and
Saturday, September Sd and 4th.
Passenger traffic continues heavy
and most all of the trains are crowded.
G. w. Marshall has a fine patch OF
cane across the track from the sta
ton.
Watermelons have become quite
plentiful but the price remains pretty
stiff.
Mr.. Reese moves along with the
post Office like an old hand at the bus.
iuess.
Quite a scrap reported at Sabula
Sunday. Particulars are not forth
coming.
Quite a number of valley people
went to Flat River Sunday to see the
ball games.
A car of soft coal delivered in Iron
ton last week cost the consumer about
1925 a ton.
Mr.. East man is closing out his
bakery here. He has not determined
where he will go to.
There will be a meeting of the Amer
lean Legion at Wendell Bros garage
Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Russell Tins has disposed of his in
terests in the valley and will seek an
other location. Sorry to hear it.
Barrels bought, repaired and sold
Also kegs of all sizes.
JOHN Joo, Pilot Knob, Mo.
Bacon is selling at go cents a pound
considerably higher than when hog
were much dearer than they are now
A student from Concordia College
st. Louis, will temporarily supply thu
local Lutheran congregations.
We a sell your farm. List you
property with US. Iron County Real
ty & Abstract Co., ~Ironton, Mo.
A civil service examination will b.
held in Ironton next Saturday for ap
plicants for carrier on the Arcadia ru
raj route.
Some very warm and unusually coll
weather the past week. The ther
mometer was down to 56 Monda.
morning.
Quite an enjoyable dance at tn
Academy of Music Monday night. 1
jazz band from Poplar Bluff furnished
the music.
Lost-On the road south of Area
dia, Friday, August 18th, a gold chail
with sterling silver horse attached
Finder please return to this office.
The late John s. Conway carried
SIS, 900 life insurance. He had a polio,
for 50 900 in the K. p. $4,000 with the
Woodmen and $4,000 in an old lin
company.
Geo. M. johnson left last Wednes
day night for Pine Bluff, Arkansas
where he will work for the White
Hummel Manufacturing Company i
the hub factory.
Rev. Linus Eaker will conduct a Sc
ries of meetings at the Union Metho
dist church, Ironton, beginning Sun
day, September 9th. He is reputed
be an able talker.
Albert Doyle has closed out hi
butcher shop and grocery store
Ironton. This leaves us with but tw
butcher shops. Something less tina
a year ago we had four.
An important meeting of Star OF th
West Lodge, No. 1873, A. F. & A. M
Saturday night, August 2sth. A
members urged to attend.
w. W. REESE, Secretary.
1t is said that B. F, Pogue, who lef
his home at Roselle without confdin
to any one his intention to depart ,ha
been heard from at Springfield, MI
He wants his family to join him there
The editor is indebted to Mr.. Wn
Hart for a half dozen very fin
peaches presented last Saturday
Several Of them were of the Alberts
large and we'll formed, as pretty as
picture.
A reunion of the Gay family wa
held on the A. L, Schwab farm, wei