Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-04-14
Ironton, Missouri.
THURSDAY, ARPIL IA, 1921.
G BREvITIEs.

The Ironton schools close May goth.
There are no empty houses in IRON
ton.
A dance at the Academy of Music
this evening.
Quite a lot of Arkansas strawber-
ries going over the road.
An unusual number of witnesses be-
fore the grand jury last week.
Annual Athletic Meet next Satur-
day afternoon at Fletcher's Field.
De Soto chose a woman school
director in the election last week.
Business may slacken in other lines
but not the parcel post. 1t grows all
the time.
New shipment of Ladies' and Misses
Hats at bargain prices this week at
Lopez's.-Adv.
Two shows at the Academy Thea
tire Saturday nlght-one at 7:l5 and
the other 9 O'Clock.
The students at Arcadia College
very happily presented "The Miracle
Rose' Sunday evening.
The American Legion Dance last
Wednesday night was well attended
and all report a good time.
Train service has been resumed on
the Illinois-S Southern railroad be-
tween Bismarck and the river.
WIN. j. Bryan will be one of the
attractions of the Southeast Missouri
Drummers' Meeting at Charleston in
May.
The donations and receipts at the
dinner and show for the Old Folks
Home last week totaled exactly $737.
Good!
Messrs. Ra msey and Lucy of Bis
marck, with their families, went to Hot
Springs, last week to make a pro-
longed stay.
1t is said that Fort Hill and Union
have about resolved to dissolve, Fort
Hill going Arcadia way and Union
Irontonwards.
The freight on a car of northern
seed potatoes, recently shipped from
Minnesota to Poplar Bluff, cost $110
more than the potatoes.
More than two hundred people par
took Of the Baptist folk dinner at the
Academy Of Music last Wednesday.
1t wass'some dinner" too.
For Sale-One registered Hereford
Bull, 15 months old. Extra fine ami
NAL. Priced to sell. !
]. F. HINzE & Son, Bismarck, Mo.
The county court last Tuesday adj
judged Mary Hasty Of unsound mind
and made an order that she be sent to
State Hospital No. 4 at Pennington.
Iron county seems to be the only
one in this section in which no Illicit
still fas been discovered. Some of
the neighbors roundabout have had
several turned up.
Little or no stock being shipped to
the market these days. A scarcity of
cattle and hogs and low prices pre-
vailing are both probably to some ex-
80 a.
tent responsible for conditions.
For Sale or Trade-Aultman- Taylor
Portable Steamer. Will sell or trade
and take as part pay a 10 or u horse
power gas engine.
L. Z. SCHMIDT, Des Arc, Mo.
Circuit court made final adjourn
ment last Saturday, after being in
session since Mondyy. Quite a mum
Der OF the cases on the docket were
continued until the nextregular term,
The School house at Middlebrook
was destroyed by fire on the night OF
March 9th. The fire is said to have
Been Of incendiary origin and it ii
understood the late grand jury took
action in relation thereto.
The attendants on the benef,
picture show last Wednesday even.
ing voted to name Che memorial room
10 the Old Folks Home building in
honor Of the late DR.. Prince, a zeal.
GUS member Of the Baptist church.
Fred Adolph, who has been attend
ing q watchmaker's school in st.
Louis, has returned home to spend 3
while in the shop with his father
After a short time in the practica
work he will be o full fedged watch
maker.
A Farm Club was started in Iron
ton, Saturday. Efforts are being
made to get other clubs lined up from
the surrounding School Districts. WI
also expect a Missouri Farmer AS
ISOLATION fieldman to be here and helr
US before long. X.
A year ago the grand jury indicted
Grant Canada of the west end Of thu
county on the charge OF stealing sew,
eral hogs from I'll. F. Hennings, {