Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-01-15
LOCAL BREVETIES.

yet.
Much lumber and timber coming to
town.
Eggs IN the local market are selling
at go cents a dozen.
The boys and girls had some fine
coasting the past week.
County court meets in adjourned
session to-day Thursday.
W. D. Fletcher shipped a car OF
hogs to ST. Louis last week.
Collector Burnham is getting ready
to 60 after the delinquents.
Shoveling snow isn't nea the fun
some people think it is. Try it.
Fletcher & Barger have sold ten
Ford cars since the first of the year.
Herman L. Rieke was out with a
sleigh Thursdsy-the frst of the sea-
son.
The REGISTER prints an interesting
letter from Thos. B. Polk in Colorado
this week.
Glen Lovelace has succeeded Roland
Hill as the Ironton agent for the St.
Louis papers.
Wanted-Desk, preferably roller
top. See Q. L. Carson, or address
Box 223, Ironton.
County Assessor John I. Marshall
wants your State Income Tax Return
before March 1st.
1t IS said that seventy-five houses
for the miners are. to be built at Iron
Mountain at once.
The Baptist ladies are arranging to
issue another edition of the Arcadia
Valley Cook Book.
The new locomotives, it is said, jerk
the big passenger trains over the hills
without any trouble.
Local employees do not relish the
prospect OF a return to private owner
ship of the railroads.
The prop market must be active
once more, judging from the many
loads that are coming to town.
Fl. A. Nall writes from Jefferson
City that the REGISTER 10 like "a big
letter from home every week"
Candy that our merchants at one
time retailed at 10 cents a pound now
costs 80 cents a pound wholesale.
The sleet and the snow put the au-
tcmobiles out of commission last
Thursday-the first time this winter.
Geo. Hartzell and E. E. Evans
motored from Redmondville Satur-
day evening, returning Tuesday after
noon.
Several inches of sleet and snow on
the ground the past week, but thaws
on Monday and Tuesday have done
away with most of 1t.
1t is announced that Geo. Evans of
Arcadia hied himself to st. Louis last
week and brought home q fair young
bride. Hearty congratulations.
Mr.. J. A. Reyburn was in the Lead
Belt in St. Frances county recently
and a Y there is certainly lots Of bus
mess in that section these days.
For Sale-A span of mules, one nine
years old in the spring, the other sew
en-. In good condition. Price, $3.50.
@. F. LAsHLEY, Pilot Knob, Mo.
The timber thief is not so numerous
as he used to be, but he Is still here.
The indications are, however, that he
will soon be driven out of the coun-
try.
Mayfeld Huff came home last Fri
day night. The slight surgical opera
tion he underwent seem not to have
affected him in the least and he is
looking fine.
DR.. thinner, a dentist from Will
Evansville, will locate in Ironton for
the practice of his profession. He has
leased Chas. ]. Newman's residence
for n year.
The Mckinney farm in Belleview
was sold under trustees sale Monday
of last week. Bess Williams, a Q
chant at Pilot Knob, bid in the pr OPP
erty for SIC, 200.
Miss Elizabeth Kraft will make a
special talk to members of the class in
Hygiene and Home Nursing at the
Presbyterian Church Thursday after
noon, January Is, at 2:3O o'clock.
That fellow who turns off u lights
at midnight is certainly a prompt sort
OF a guy. He's, always absolutely on
time, if not a few minutes ahead. His
services would be invaluable on a fast
train.
Mr.. j. A. Reyburn was in Cape Gil
rardeau last week attending a.'sschool
of instruction for o men. Mr..
Reyburn recently took a few days.