Iron County register., 1922-05-04

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J. T. Patterson, who has been living
in Ironton for some time past, re-
Gently bought home in Pilot Knob
to which place he removed last week.
Any one wishing flowers for Moth
er's Day, May 14th, please leave your
order at the Ironton Randy Kitchen.
We will be pleased to take care of
you.
County court was in session last
Saturday afternoon having confer
ence with District Highway Engineer
Fl. D. Griffith In reference to road
matters.
Albert A. Kuhn, the butcher, Mon
day bought nine head of beef cattle
from G.. w. Collins of Crane Pond,
paying an average of ss4.SO a head
for them.
The killing frost last, year was on
the night of March 9th. The ther-
mometer registered Is degrees and all
hope of any yield of fruit vanished
when that frost came.
The railroad company anticipates
big strawberry business this year and
expects to handle 1000 cars. 1t is
estimated that the peach crop will be
the largest in ten years.
May day was threatening. Much
like May day often is. Who remem-
bers the May day band picnic on what
was the Langdon place-now owned
by the Old Folks Home AZ years ago?
E. G. Eastman and family left this
morning on an automobile trip to
Nashville, Jacksonville, Bloomington
and other points in Illinois TO visit re-
latives. They expect to be gone
about ten days.
The State Income Tax in st. Fran
co.'s county last year amounted to
! $4,000. This year it will be about
! $4,000. That is what the Harding
regime has accomplished for oui
ueighboring county.
j We are informed that there have
been nine different and distinct sur
veys of the proposed state highway
1 through Arcadia. 1t begins to look
to us very much like an aggravat &c
case of over-surveying.,
4 Mrs. Lizzie Whitworth, nee Gallo.
way, Of Poplar Bluff, recently secured
a divorce in the Butler County circuit
court from her husband, r. P. Whit
worth, on the charge of desertion
The defendant failed to appear ir
court.
| Mrs. O. L. Friday, who has beer
conducting the American Hotel, wes
of the courthouse for the past two
years, has purchased the fixtures o
| the New Commercial Hotel from w
r. Shy and will have charge of tha
| hcstelry in future.
4 J. M. Hawkins, circuit clerk of Iron
county, brought his son over Monday
on his return to school in Frederick
| town. Mr.. Hawkins is one of the liv
est Democratic propositions in Iror
county, an unusually affable and pop
ular gentleman. Pennington Times.
i At a special election last Saturda,
the Annapolis school district voted t.
issue $4,000 in bonds to build nev
school house. There were only twt
votes against the proposition. It i
the intention to get the structure un
der way with as little delay as posi-
BILE.
The Ladies' Auxillsry Of the Amer
lean Legion have collected $263 to b.
used in securing a memorial to Irol
caunty soldiers who participated il
the world war. A like amount will b
subscribed by the state and table
, properly inscribed placed in the court
! house hall.
4 Sheriff Marshall Monday arreste,
Wilbourn Smith, colored, porter a
( the Commercial Hotel, on the charg
of stealing revolver from Farm
} ington darkey who was in Irontol
> Sunday night. Smith was held fo
the circuit court and is now in jail il
default OF a $500 bond.
3 The valley and vicinity are fortunat
in having such a first-class tailor a
! Mr.. SAKE, who has had shop in tn
/ Academy Of Music the past thre
months or more. If you want an
tsiloring done, cleaning or repairing
: give Mr.. SAKE call. He will pleas
!. you and satisfy you in every way.
County court met in regular sessioi
Monday afternoon and transacted
large volume OF routine business. al
\ order was made requesting the Stat
: Highway Commission to advertise 70
bids for the construction Of Road Pro
!. |ject No. 107 --11.07 miles north fror
!. Ironton on the Ironton- Potosi road.
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