Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

lights.
County court meets in regular ses-
sion next Monday.
H. L. Bell received a car of Chevro-
let cars last wednesday.
W. D. Fletcher last week bought ].
M. Hawkins farm at Pilot Knob.
Four of the big stores in Piedmont
were burglarized the past week.
Cabbage and Tomato Plants for sale.
Fl. L. RIEKE, I%ronton, Mo.
A. P. Schafer has sold his Ford
runabout to Signer & Signer, Arcadia.
Looks like the campaign for county
offices Is going to be without interest.
For sALE-An Upright Piano in
excellent condition. Apply at this
office.
The county board OF equalization
was in session a short time Monday
afternoon.
Rev. W. A. Tetley, of Poplar Bluff,
is conducting a revival meeting In
Pennington.
A picture show house that will seat
$3.50 people will be built in Bonne
Terre this spring.
Gasoline has been scare in the val
ley the past week and the price went
to SO cents Monday.
J. D. Vance reports that the cold
weather in April has not hurt the
fruit on Arcadia Heights.
For Sale-One Corn Planter, with
Fertilizer Attachment. New check
chain. W. D. FLETCHER.
Gene Whitworth and Mayfeld Huff
made an automobile drive Freder-
icktown and return Sunday morning.
Wendell Bros. expect to occupy
their new garage the first of May
They will have q fine, large, roomy
place.
The Piedmont = Journal = Banner
states that extensive prospecting fol
iron ore will be ina%uguratedin Wayne
county at once.
w. D. Fletcher has bought the
Fletcher farm in Arcadia from his
mother. This does not include tbs
brick residence.
Centerville Outlook: "Mrs. N. O
Gross departed for Ironton Tuesday
morning where she will visit hel
daughter, Mrs. A. P. Farris."
The Missouri Pacific railroad hs'
let the contract for the construction
of a half mile OF trestle on the "Cat'
road, just east of Poplar Bluff.
Never before were potatoes such
rarity in this community as they ar
and have been the past month or so
Price, about six dollars a bushel.
For sale-Bermuda Sweet Potato
Plants, rs cents per 100.
J. A. SMITH, or
SIdNER & SIaNER, Arcadia, Mo.
What about oiling the streets thi
year? The dust has been annoying
for the past month or more, especi
ally when the hard winds were blow
ing.
The Box Supper and Entertainment
at the Pilot Knob school house Fri
day night was we'll attended and is re
ported to have been q success in ever.
way.
Mr.. W. R. Edgar returned from
the Joplin convention Saturday night
He says the occasion was . very en-
ioyable one and that he had a "bushe
of fun"
The new power house at the PHO
Knob mines to replace the one de
stroyed by fire q couple of month
since has been completed anuls reao.
for use.
A man by the name of Paff from
Texas who came here in Februar,
and leased the Dodd farm, near Pilo
Knob, has thrown up his lease an
gone to st. Louis.
Married-In st. Louis, January 4th
1920, VIM. E. Hall, of Arcadia, Mo
and Miss Mildred Bopp, of st. Louis
Rev. Chas. Guenther, pastor Of Me
mortal M. E. Church, officiating.
Mr.. Arthur Huff has abandoned th
idea for the prese MT, at least, Q
building a residence on his lot jus
west of Whites grocery and hote.
For some time MI. Huff has considere
the idea Of constructing, bnt he say
figures recently submitted to him ar
sway beyond" his limit. He will jns
have to wait until prices come dowr