Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-07-21
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The first car of watermelons srriv-
ed last Thursday.
Fletcher & Barger received a car of
Fords last Wednesday.
The probate docket for the August
term is printed this week.
1t is reported that the dry weather
has played havoc with the blackberry
yield.
The financial statement of the Pilot
Knob school district is printed this
week.
Contractor Chas. j. Tual is putting
the finishing touches on Elias Nichols
garage.
Fletcher & Barger will put in a gaso-
line tank with q capacity of 10000
gallons.
Everett Twomey has recently COM
pleted bungalow On his farm, east
of town.
Barney Pelty's All Stars got q ter
rible drubbing at Poplar Bluff Sunday
lis to 0.
An eighteen pound buffalo was
gigged in Black river at Hunts farm
last week.
After short delay work has been
resumed on the Old Folks Home in
RusselIville.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
had a picnic at Lake Killarney last
Friday afternoon.
The Methodist Assembly at Arcadia
convened Tuesday evening. The out
look is promising.
TIE weather continues very warm,
but there have been several good
rains the past week.
1t is reported that Hunts summer
resort, near L~esterville, is filed with
visitors from st. Louis.
Albert Collins has bought the dray-
age and express business of Linus
White and will conduct the same in
the future.
The Ironton All Stars, colored, de-
feated a team from Fredericktown at
Fletcher's Field Sunday afternoon by
a score of 15 to IA.
After being almost extinct for two
or three years the ice cream social
seems to be coming back In favor in
the valley once again.
Mr.. E. w. Graves of Poplar Bluff
writes: Until further notice please
send my REGISTER to Los Angeles,
California, care Elks Home.n
Men employed in the railroad shops
at De Soto r registering a kick be-
cause the merchants of that town
haul goods from st. Louis by truck.
Wanted-To rent for two weeks,
Ford Touring Car, either whole time
use or every other day use. Tele-
phone e. r. Mccarthy. Russellyille.
The REGISTER family is indebted to
DR.. Marshollfo for some delicious roast
ing ears and splendid tomatoes from
his fine garden, presented the past
few days.
Tim McCabe and Bob Edgar are
with Pelty's "All Stars" in their tour
through Southeast Missouri and Ar
kansas. They will probably be gone
two weeks.
DIR. M. l.. Stephens, Logtown, two
miles south of Arcadia, includes in
his farm sale IS head of pure bred
spotted Poland China hogs and 2e
head good Black Face sheep.
Announcement was recently made
OF the marriage Of Mi. Malcolm Ringc
and Miss Esther Rudy OF Ironton in
st. Louis last October. The REGIS
TER extends very best wishes.
Jas. Sohn, the barber in south Iron.
ton, has accepted the agency for the
Superior Laundry, st. Louis, for this
community. Laundry left with hin
will receive prompt and careful at
tention.
Ben. H. Blanton, who has been II
the Baptist Sanitarium, st. Louis, fol
the past two months with a fractured
leg, returned home Saturday. We arr
glad to say that his condition is sat
isfactory.
Superintendent Hanson will hol'
the Teachers and School Officer
Meeting for this year Friday and Sat
urday, August 18th and goth, in thu
High School Auditorium. Program
Will be issued this week.
Somebody has been saying that Ret
Gross money. was expended to built
the dressing rooms and make othei
improvements at Lake Killarney. W.
are asked to state that there is alb
solutely no truth in the assertion,
The editor acknowledges the re
ceipt OF an invitation from Mr.. an