Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-23
A Beautiful Schoolhouse.

A BeauE1ful Sc0Oo1nOuSe.
Ed. Register
Last week, by wsy Of the Iron Mountain
Railway, t.ok a trip through Wayne, But
Ter, and Ssoddari counties i was much In
terested by the evidences Of increasing pr,--
perity manifested in those districts, and in
the improvements going on In the various
towns along the railroad. 1tseemed rs though
they were all vieing one with another to put
up the greatest number of buildings. whether
stores dwellings, or hotels; and find that
most of them have doubled their accommoda-
tions in some of these particulars nee two
years ago. Hogan has got its post-ofice g ore,
and saw-mfli: Ozark. its new station; Anuap-
oils, its new stores. Des Arc, additional stores;
Piedmont, q whole block replacing that was
fions to the old, Hendrickson, also improv-
ing; and Poplar Bluff, its new brick buildings,
and hotels OF the latter it now has no less
than seven went from Poplar Bluff on the
e. A. & T. road to Dexter, and though it is
still busy town, must say that it has not
ale the same proportionate progress with
those places already named. This, however,
is owing to the fact that it is a young mother
town. and, like Irontou ten years ago. has to
set up its daughter towns in business for them
selves, as they spread out Maiden. eighteen
miles south, being the biggest of Dexter's
daughters land child Of wonderful GROWTH.
Having ;been born in the brush only three
years ago, under the obStrectical influence of.
the new narrow-guage railway which connects
it with the Mississippi at New Madrid. 1. Is
bay. he To off re M. re.
for, before this appears in print, the question
of the choice of direction shall have been de-
cidec by The officials OF the narrow gusge rail
way, ana then this town, too, shall send its
children out to nurse along the course still
farther south. From Mslien I role seven
miles further south, along road lined with
cotton and corn fields.-the wheat fields hay-
ing nearly all disappeared since we left NAL
den,-And at the close of very warm day,
arrived in time for supper at Clarkton- This
meal enjoyed well after the days fatigue, as
also the comfortable bed, and bath be-
fore retiring; for the house had the good
fortune to stop at, though no higher in its
CHARGES than the worst. was certainly the
neatest and best house had met since left
St. LOUIS. 1t is called the Cottage Hotel, and
kept by one Johnston or johnson, formerly of
s. Louis, though many years q respected
resident of the sober town of Clarkton.
Next morning / sauntered ont early for n
stroll, and to enjoy tbs quiet of the good old
town before the business OF the day should
bring out its population, or the passing teams
of cotton, which may even this late in the
season be met with on the streets, should stir
up the dust that our many weeks of dry
weather has alloweG TO accumulate ia It's
streets; and as / passed down through the
towE, my attention was attracted by large
two-siory building evidently but just com
pieted, which occupied an open space about
the centre of town. Twas not a church edi
fee, for it had no tower or belfry. 1t could
not be Court House, for Kennel, the county
| seat is eighteen miles further south. What
thens There it stands, handsome enough for
| either. with its grand entrance and twenty
odd high arch-topped windows, its heavy
bracketed cornice. aud mansarj -aproned roof !;
ats airy balcony over the principal entrance,
| and its duuble-winding staircase leading from
| the entrance hall up to the second story !.
This fine building, in its appropriate setting
of fine old oaks and elm, / soon learned to be
| a new school building and built to replace An
antiquated log ct: ucture which still stands
in its immediate neigbborhood, q reminis-
sance of the early day s Of the present century.
On entering the new building, found that
its interier fully satisfied the expectations
| awakened BY the view of the outside; for it is
| well finished in all its parts, and in its upper
| as well as its lower story. Windows and
doors being heavily MOULDED and solidly
| cornicei. Indeed, think twill take your
| new school-house in Ironson to make better
showing, both for appearance and accemmo-
| dalton, wherever You get it finished. The
lower floor contains the recitation rooms In
the upper story is large hall and ante-room,
which is to be used by the Masons and Odd
Fellows. 1t is fine room, having a height of
| fifteen feet and veil INITIATED.
And / can assure you Mr.. Editor, IT did not
lessen my admiration for the building to
| know that 1t was all the handy work of a
| resident of Arcadia Valley. A young builder
| who, although self-taught and close student,
| has proven himself to be worthy of the conf
dence and encouragement OF the people who
may feel ale to help BIN in his ambition to
! al the beautiful valley with monuments of
his architectural skill. His name is Louis
Miller.