Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-11-16
G BREvITIEs.

Macey's celebrated Evaporated
Country Sorghum at Lopez's.
Elias Nichols drove two Gray cars
from st. Louis last Thursday.
G. P. Jewett, local dealer, drove a
new Page Sport from st. Louis last
Friday.
@. D. Alexander is driving a Jewett
six, purchased from Q. P. Jewett,
local dealer.
Albert A. Kuhn, the butcher, re-
Gently purchased a Ford truck from
Fletcher & Barger.
1t was probably as quiet and we'll
behaved election as was ever con-
Quoted in the county.
Time to consider the question of a
Thanksgiving turkey. Our advices
are that the bird will be scarce and
high.
The Armistice Eve Ball at the
Academy Theatre last Friday night
was we'll attended and proved a very
enjoyable affair.
The Caledonia and Ironton High
School basket ball tea ms had a con-
test in Ironton last Friday afternoon,
the visitors winning by a score OF 45
to 81.
James G. Chiffon last week sold the
timber on $50 acres of land, near
Brunot, in Wayne county, to his
cousin, }. E. Chiffon. The price paid
was $1,000.
Andy Trask was in to see US last
Wednesday. He was feeling mighty
good over the result of the election
and says the west end will be found
Sin line" hereafter.
These cheering words in a letter
from our good friend, Mr.. A. j. Lang
don, in Dunklin county: "Cotton is
king again, health is good and the
goose hangetn nlgh."
The Girls Hiking Club of the High
School hiked to Cedar Mountain after
school last Thursday evening. Re
turned home foot sore and weary but
very we'll satisfied at that.
Mr.. l.. E. Whitworth returned home
last Wednesday night after a week in
st. Louis under the care of a special
ist. We are glad to hear that the
doctor found nothing wrong with the
young man.
A stroke of lightning about mid
night Sunday burned out the gen.
orator at the light plant and we had
nc service from then until Tuesday
afternoon, a new generator arriving
by express that noon.
1t may not be out of place to re-
mark that no man from st. Francois
county was elected to office in Iron
county at the recent election. The
gentleman can remain undisturbed in
his st, Francois county domicile.
Engineer Themes of the Service
Construction Company returned to
Iron county after a visit over Sunday
here. He reports the company's road
contract as nearly completed in lror
county.-Poplar Bluff Republican.
There will be an auction sale of the
household and kitchen furniture Of
w. R. Conley, horses, farm machin'
cry and many articles at the Hawkins
Sale Barn, in north Ironton. Saturday
November 25th, commencing at II
O'Clock A, M. Terms cash.
Potosi, for the first time, last Tues
day had two polling places. We be-
lieve it would be well for Ironton tt
have two polling places at elections
hereafter. The vote is too large foI
one set of election officials to handle
satisfactorily and expeditiously.
Services in st. Paul's church, Iron
ton, Sunday, November 10th: Holy
Communion and Sermon, IL A M.
Evening Prayer and Sermon, 1880 P
W.. A cordial welcome to all.
VIM. LARUE WILMER,
Minister in Charge.
Mr.. VIM. R. Edgar, who has no
been in robust health since an attacl
of influenza almost a year ago, is nov
in st. Luke's Hospital, st. Louis, be
ing treated for some nervous disor
der. We sincerely hope to chronicle
an early Improvement in his condi
tion.
The election returns from Iron coun
ty as printed on our first page do no
include seventeen absentee ballot
which were not counted until ate
this tabulation was made. The seven
teen ballots, a majority Of which wer
Democratic, make but little change i
the figures.
The Lutheran Ladies' will have thei