Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1922-07-06

ployed at Festus and it is thought af-
fected his mind.
Tie Chautauqua, Ironton, July 49,
20. Three double numbers each day
for three days. Lectures, Music and
Csppy Kicks. You can not afford to
miss it. Secure your season ticket
now. Only $3.50 for the entire course
Children under IL, 81. This is n of
the best courses Ironton has ever bad.
Show your appreciation of the good
and beautiful by treating yourself to
a season ticket for the C%hautauqua.
A crew of men were here this week
to fit up the store room now occupied
by the Webb jewelry store, for the
Kroger Grocery and Baking Com
pany, which expects to open a branch
store during the next month. How
ever due to a dispute over the posses
of the building, the men were unable
to proceed with the work and left
Tuesday night for Sikeston, expect
ing to return here later Piedmont
Journal Banner. {.
w. E. Mckee was last Saturday
succeeded as postmaster at Des Arc
by Miss Jessie Huff, who was recent
ly appointed to the position. In the
years that he has held the position OF
postmaster at Des Arc Mr.. Mckee
has proven himself an unusually eff
fcient and satisfactory oficial-one
whose record is not often unequaled.
His ccess has been quite a sue
cessful teacher and is said to be a
most estimable young lady.
Bismarck correspondence Farming
ton News: "E. E. Evans and family,
of Ironton, were through here Sun
day on their way to Desloge, where
Mr.. Evans baseball team, the Lead
Belt Base Ball Club, administered a
sound drubbing to the powerful Tom
Seaton's Southlands, of Poplar Bluff.
When the dust of the battle had final
ly settled the score was found to be
II to 2. A large number of fans from
here were present to witness the bat
tie royal"
Prof. Claude A. Midyett of Vibur-
mum, Mo-, who has been employed to
superintend the Van Buren, public
schools next year, was here a couple
days this week comforting with the
school board in regard to plans for the
years. work, departing for home this
afternoon. Prof. Midyett, who is a
graduate of the Cape Girardeau col
lege, was in charge of the schools al
Corning, in Holt county, last year
He comes here highly recommended
as an educator.-Van Buren, Local.
Watermelon shipments in this coun'
ty will start about July 25th, and
cantaloupe movement will begir
about the 18th, judging from the
present outlook and the information
given us by O. B. Nicholson, of the
Frisco. Mr.. Nicholson and Rogers
also of the Frisco, spent three days il
the county this week going over the
situation. From data gathered by
them the total number of cars o.
watermelons that will be shippedfrom
this county will be around 1400, ant
of cantaloupes 65.--Kennett News.
A preacher came at a newspaper
man this way: You editors do no
tell the truth. If you did you coult
not live; your newspaper would be g
failure. The editor replied: "You
are right, and the minister who will
at all times and under all circum'
stances tell the whole truth about hi
members, alive o. dead, will not oc
cupy his pulpit more than one Sunda.
and then he will find it necessary tt
leave town in a hurry. The pres
and pulpit go hand in hand will
whltewash brushes and pleasan
words, magnifying little virtues int
big ones. The pulpit, the pen ant
the grave stone are the great sain
making triumvirate." And the grea
minister went away looking yer.
thoughtful, while the editor turned tt
his work and told of the unsurpassinl
beauty of the bride, while in fact sh'
was as homely as a mud fence.
Fredericktown Democrat-News: 81
Mr.. Grant motored down from ST
louis Saturday and made a to III o
inspection over several areas nearb,
on which it has been said there ar
indications of oil. Mr.. w. II. Osborn
with whom Mr.. Grant talked, tells u
that he is a geologist Of some note
He was educated in Berlin, German.
and has spent II years in oil work
principally in the location of wells
the south and west. 1t was he VIII
located the E~ldorado, Ark, field tw
years ago after the state geologist ha
declared there was no oil there. M