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

The Ironton schools resumed Mon
day.
A drop is reported in the price of
eggs.
Have you made your New Year
resolutions?
Fletcher & Barger sold four Ford
cars Saturday.
DR.. Gay is driving a new Baby Ov-
erland roadster.
This is last day to pay your taxes
without penalty.
DR., Farmhouse motored from St.
Louis last week.
A great many home-comers in the
valley the past week.
An unusual number ofpeople suffer
ing from coughs and colds.
County court meets in adjourned
session to-day wednesday,
The SHOWS of this winter do not last
long. They come and they go.
DR.. Farmhouse is building q sleep
ing porch addition to his residence.
The Fredericktown banks have pur-
chased the Madison county road bonds.
The local banks will not be open for
business Thursday-New Years Day.
For some reason or other about all
of the trains are running late these
days.
Saw you aver before such magnif-
cent weather all through the Christ
mas season?
Read the advertisement of the A. G.
Thiebes Co., S. T. Middleton manager,
on another page.
We are indebted to Game Warden
Gunton for a box of most excellent
Christmas cigars.
A shoe repairer is prepa ring to open
a shop in the Seitz building, across
from the court house.
What is known as the Mckinney
farm in Belleview will be sold under
deed of trust next Monday.
To my fair young friend, Miss Irene
Marshall, my thanks are due for a
dainty box OF home made candy. 1t
z is superb.
Otto Rieke suffered a badly sprain-
ed ankle last week and has been able
to navigate only with the aid of
crutches.
Edwin Codding vas run over by an
automobile driven by Byron Kindell
Tuesday afternoon. Fortunately, not
much hurt.
Thanks to our old friend, Mr.. James
Robertson, Sr., of Arcadia, we had
some splendid lettuce for our Christ
mas dinner.
Miss Elizabeth Kraft, the Red Cross
instructor, will return to Ironton
next Sunday and classes resume the
following day.
j. w. Russell, who conducts a poul-
try farm, east of town, reports that
he has gathered IS dozens Of egs dur
ing December.
Mr.. and Mrs. TrauernicEt spent
Christmas in st. Louis. William says
Christmas was abolutely dry. Now
what do you know about that?
A card from Mr.. r. @. Love at Bis
marck advises us that he and Mrs
Love have gone to Austin, Texas, to
spend some time with their daughter.
Our good friend, Mr.. Fl. A. Nall, OF
jefferson City, sends us a box OF Mer
camille cigars. Many thanks. Arthur
never forgets the printer Christmas
time.
The Social and Dance given by the
Fife and Drum Corps at the Academy
Of Music Christmas night was largely
attended and proved q very enjoyable
occasion.
DIR. Howard Lindsay went to st
Louis last week. He expects to re-
turn next June and will probably To-
cate at Iron Mountain for the prac-
tice of his profession.
Lost-Tuesday afternoon between
the railroad bridge and Russellville,
Burlington ~open-face Gold Watcl
with fob with 1897 thereon. Reward
for return to this office.
MI. and Mrs. Vim. Shular, of Arcadia
announce the marriage OF their daugh'
ter Pearl, 37Os Garfield Ave, to Mr.
H. R. Willett, 1926 Olive st., st. Louis
Mo, November 81, 1918.
s. w. Andrews came home from
Poplar Bluff to spend Christmas. He
departed on train No. 3 Friday to joir
Conductor j. v. Webb and others OF
q hunting trip in Butler county.
Notwithstanding the City and The
Light Company have not yet come t,