Iron County register., 1921-10-20
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

j. A. Francis has repainted his store
building.
DIR. Houston has installed a Delco
plant at his office.
Fletcher & Barger sold thirty Ford
cars in September.
Pennington expects free mail de-
livery January 1st.
An Agriculture and Live Stock
Show at Pennington Friday and Sat-
urday.
Plenty of walnuts this fall, they say,
but the hickory nuts are rather
scarce.
Quite number of cases of typhoid
fever at Pilot Knob the past few
months.
Several farmers, adjacent to Iron
ton, are butchering their meat and
peddling it in town.
Lewis Martin is building porch
and otherwise improving his resi-
dence on Mountain street.
The leaves are assuming the autu mn
tinge and the valley is radiant in
aractive and beautiful colors.
Wanted-An experienced girl for
general work. Call up Mrs. A. w.
Lambert, Arcadia, by phone.
The Ironton Aigh School Basket
Ball team went to Piedmont last Fri
day and was defeated by score of 4s
to %.
Peter Left departed last week for
Jefferson City where he has posi-
tion as guard in the Missouri Peni-
tentiary.
Superintendent Meyers makes the
gratifying announcement that we will
soon have early morning light SER
vice. Good!
A valley nine and Graniteville play
ed ball in Fletcher's Field Sunday aft
ernoon. The score was to in fav or
of the home team.
The proposed memorial to Iron
county soldiers will hardly be ready
for dedication on Armistice Day as
was originally planned.
Fred Gassman of ST. Louis was in
Ironton last Tuesday to close the deal
of selling his residence in Middle
brook to w. D. Crocker.
ut will be fine when the State High
way is built and we have concrete
road, from bridge to bridge, through
Ironton. But, when, oh when?
The murder trial last week excited
considerable local interest and the
attendance on every session of the
court was large both men and women.
DIR. Marshall reports the arrival Of
a baby girl at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Reichert, south of Ar
cadia, Tuesday morning, October IS,
1921.
We are told that Hon. Redmond
Black is arranging to have some drill
ing done on some of his land in the
west end of the county in the hope Of
finding mineral.
Charles Allison, of st. Louis, form
er resident of St. Louis, with Mr..
Fred Miller, prom inent business
man of North st. Louis, spent the
past week in the valley.
The Bank of Arcadia Valley plans
putting up new building, The struc-
ture will be of granite cobblestone
and placed on the site of the present
building, we understand.
1t is announced that the Iron
Mountain Mining Company put
number of men back to work last
week, and it is said that a full force
will be back at work soon.
The REGISTER is indebted to Mr..
John Crocker for two very fine large
sweet potatoes presented last Satur-
day. They were of the Nancy Hall"
variety and most delicious.
A bunch of artists in the interest of
the Globe Democrat will be in the
valley this week, to set down in sketch
and word its autumnal beauties. May
their endeavor fit the subject!
An adjourned term Of circuit cour
will be held November 7th to try VIM.
Hayes on a charge of murder. Will
liam is a son of Ernest Hayes who
was tried in our court last week.
Dr. James III. Martin has been APP
pointed Assistant Roentgenologist
(xray) of the City Hospital in St. |
Louis. 1t is quite an important posi-
tion and we congratulate the DR..
1t is remarkable how many people
announce themselves as being oppos-
ed to capital punishment when being
interrogated as to their qualifications
to serve as jurors in murder trial.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Trauernicht
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