Iron County register., 1922-08-03
LOCAL BREVITIES,
The dog days.

Ironton schools open September
4th.
Another wedding or two, it is init
mated.
Some of the trains have been run
ming late.
Teachers examinations Friday and
Saturday.
An unusual number of hot nights
this summer.
County court meets in regular ses-
sion next Monday.
Teachers meeting Friday and Sat-
urday of next week.
John Naef, the timer, is the latest
purchaser of Ford car.
The Baptist Assembly convenes on
Arcadia Heights next Monday.
The new rock road, just east of Bis
marck, is pronounced first class.
Watermelon shipping from South
east Missouri is now on in earnest.
The new light plant at Bismarck is
expected to be in operation this week.
Work is progressing on the new
State Highway, just south of Arcadia.
Contractor Tual is working along
on the new bank building in Arcadia.
Some of the lead companies in the
Lead Belt are using oilfor fuel instead
of coal.
Anyone interested in Basketry will
please call. MRS. GROSS.
Phone So.
What would Main street have been
this summer without the oil? Shud-
der to think of it.
VIM. Curry of Russellville has pur-
chased new Hupmobile from Elias
Nichols, local dealer.
To Mr.. VIM. H. Webb we are in
debted for some fine tomatoes pre-
sented last Thursday.
Mayfield Huff is now domiciled in
his recently acquired home-formerly
the Methodist parsonage.
The carnival that held forth near
the Ironton station the past week is
in Bismarck for this week.
1T looks to US like the summer visit
or to the valley this year is less in
number than for many seasons past.
The merry-go round and other at
fractions, near the Ironton station,
did a ''land office' business last week,
The first car of watermelons for
this season arrived at Ironton last
Saturday. The retail price was from
twenty to forty cents.
w. A. Sigman, formerly of this
county, writes from Flat River "We
are not worrying over prosperity
We just 'haint her,"
An admittance fee of twenty five
cents was charged for all persons en-
tering the Arcadia Assembly Sunday
The crowd was large.
For Sale Nine high grade Holster
yearlihg Heifers. Purebred Holsteir
Bull. Priced to sell lat once. Roger
M. Ferrell, Potosi, Mo.
The location of the Pioneer Cooper
age Company west of Belleview hal
made quite an Increase in the number
of votes cast at Imboden.
The pump has been kept busy thu
past week getting the water from
Knob Greek on to Arcadia Heights
for, the Baptist Assembly.
A card from Mr.. and Mrs. M. F
Brooks of Brunot announces the ar
rival of an IL pound boy-Melburl
Francis. Our best wishes.
E. L. Cook is having his home ol
Fifth street repainted and improved
He is doing the 'landscaping" him
seIf.-De Soto Republican.
To Mr.. @. D. Alexander we are in
depted for the finest mess of roasting
ears that has graced our table thi
year. They were delicious.
Elsewhere in this paper will b
found an article reproduced from tn
Dexter Statesman, telling of Edito
Crowe's recent visit to the valley.
Our old friend, Rev. John w. Al
corn of Annapolis, who assisted i
conducting the big meeting, east Q
Pilot Knob, was caller last week.
Miss Marie Gratiot last Friday ev
enlng brought us a basket of magnifl
cent tomatoes, grown by that peer
less gardener, Mr.. s. W. Andrews.
Gardens and other vegetation hav
suffered greatly the past week &c
lack of rain. Outside of the vale
the rainfall has not been SO scarce.
(. The colored folk will give Picni
and Fish Fry on the lawn OF their /
P. hall, Friday, August 4th. A ba
raroa and otbar diyersioua are prom