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AN APPEAL FOR A FRESH AIR CHARITY.

New-York, July rs. 1886.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

er. Mr.. AXE is courteous, affable
gentleman and first-class newspaper
man. There three depots in the valley,
maintained by the Iron Mountain Rail-
,oad, one at Ironton. one at Pilot Knob
md one at Arcadia. There are sever
ii good hotels. the leading one in Iron
Ton being the American House.
The United States land Office for this
district is located at Ironton-Jas. HI.
Clark, register, and Mann Ringo, re-
ceiver. There are still 10000 acres
of government land for sale in this dis
trict. which extends from Washington
county on the North to the Arkansas
line on the South, from the river on
the east to Texas and Howell Counties
on the west. An average of $4,000
acres has been disposed of each year
for the past five years. Land can be
purchased at $l.25 per acre, each per-
son being coutined to $50 acres. Most
OF this land is broken. but the district
extends into the great fruit belt. and
most of it is fine fruit land. This land
is also subject to homestead entry un-
der the laws.
A Typographical survey of the South
west lead belt is now being made by
the United States Government under
the. direction of w. H. Lowell, the OBJ
ject being to give a more intelligent
idea of the extent and location of the
mineral deposits. The survey includes
St. Francois, Iron. Perry.
St. Genevieye and Madison
Counties. CORLEY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

OF unusual interest to every reader
OF this paper. is the announcements
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grounds, we'll shaded and we'll kept.
There are also several magnificent
residences and beautiful possessions in
the Valley surrounding the town own
ed by some Of St. Louis wealthy citi-
zens, who bring their families here to
spend the summer months. Among
these are Valley Home" owned by
w. H. Thomson, the genial cashier of
the Boatmen's Bank, and General
Turner'S beautiful country seat, A
large number of St. Louisans, and, in
fact. tourists from all parts of Mis-
souri, and Arkansas, spend the summer
here and at Arcadia, excursion tickets
being sold to this point by the Iron
Mountain road. at low rates.
Iron County's Court House stands in
the middle of a two-acre plot OF ground,
beautifully shaded and we'll kept.
1t was completed in 1860 at cost of
$14, 900, and is we'll built two-story
brick. handsomely furnished. The
Jail cost about $4,000.
The Academy Of Music. a handsome
brick building, was erected in 1881 at
cost of So, 900. 1t is managed by a
board of directors-I. II. GouldiDg,
president; Z. ID. AXE. secretary, and
w. T. Gay, superintendent.
The Masons and Odd Fellows own
oonjointly fine three-story brick hall.
erected in 1873 at a cost of $1,000.
Both of these orders have some strong
lodges here.
The city has tine common school
system and splendid two-story, four
room brick building erected in 1881 at
cost of 81. 800. Prof. F. NJ Vance is
principal and ne is ably assisted by
Misses Edith Strong and Frances Mark
ham. The enumeration is about goo
and The average attendance ia.
At Arcadia, in the center of a large
and beautiful plot of ground with flow
er garden, spring, artificial lake, or
chard, ETC., is located the Arcadia
Academy of the Ursuline Sisters. a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

is about three miles wide and six
miles long. extending east and west
along Stout's Creek. In the Valley is
located the three towns of Ironton, the
county seat of the county, Arcadia. the
famous summer resort, and Pilot Knob.
These towns are within mile of each
other and might properly be called
one town.
The Arcadia Valley became famous
during the late war. and is famous in
peace. Reclining near a beautiful
spring, shaded by the o'er-spreading
boughs of an old oak tree. enjoying
the beauties of the surrounding scene
ry and its peacefulness, was Colonel
U. S. Grant when he received his COM
mission as General of the United States
Army. From this point he went to
Cairo to take command and to enter
upon a career which made him one of
the worlds greatest Generals. How
could anyone have given utterance to
other than the celebrated words. .'Let
US have peace" after once having i'm
bibed the supreme peacefulness of this
favored locality? Judge j. w. Emer
son has purchased the grounds sur
rounding this spring and has convert
ed the place into beautiful park,
with an artificial lake and fish pond in
the center, terraced the grounds,
adorned them with flowers, plants
and shrubs, rustic bridges, cozy hooks
and lovers retreats, and erected a mag
nifcenI brick residence, where he now
makes his home.
Over the spring is the statue Of an
angel keeping guard. with an appro-
pirate verse inscribed on the pedestal.
The tree is carefully guarded. and a
statue near it commentaries the
event. The monument is of bronze.
on granite pedestal, and represents
a soldier in full uniform resting on his
musket. 1t bears the following in
scriptiOn:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

of $50 square miles. Its surface is
hiily and mountainous, and with the
exception of the lands of the Arcadia.
Bellevue and the many smaller valleys
which are very fertile. it is not an ex-
ira fine agricultural county, but is rich
in iron, granite, lead and zinc. Th e
mountains are masses of azOic ant
conglomerate porphyry, while the val
leys are of the lower silurian forma-
tion with base of magnetism lime
stone overlaid with sandstone and clay
and rich soil.
The county is bounded on the north
by Washington, on the east by Madi-
son. on the west by Dent and Craw-
ford, and on the south by Reynolds
and Wayne. 1t was organized in 1857
Washington. Dent, Reynolds and
Wayne counties. At a special election
in the same year, J. V. Logan, John
Miller and Moses Edwards were elect
ed members of the county court, John
T. L. Edwards, clerk, and John Cole,
Sheriff. At the initial meeting of the
court, in Arcadia, the county was di-
vided into seven townships. Iron
County takes its name from the noun
tains of iron ore which 1t contains. As
long ago as 1920. mention is made of
crude iron furnaces near the ''Shut-In"
and the first iron made west of the
Mississippi was made in this county.
In 1S47 the Pilot Knob Iron Company
was organized and two furnaces with a
capacity of 20 tons erected at the base
of Pilot Knob. After the completion
of the Iron Mountain Railroad into the
district, iron mining was carried on
upon large scale and many fortunes
made in this industry, as many as 40
cars loads per day being shipped. In
1868 100 tons cf ore day were taken
out on Marble Creek and two years
later 80 tons a day were mined at Bis
er Mountain. Five hundred tons of
hematite were mined three miles west
of Des Arc in 1878. and 200 tons of ore
| were taken from Hogan's Mountain in
1874. The iron mines are not being
worked now, but it is not for the want
of ore, as there are still untold guam
titles of it all over Iron County await
ing capitalists who can throttle the
Iron Trust and compete with the mines
and furnaces of Alabama and Pennsyl.
vania.
Marble is found in paying quantities
on Marble Creek, and was quarried be-
fore the war, but the ouarries have
never been developed.
Granite is found in this county o1
! the finest quality and in inexhaustible
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county from north to south. The min
eral wealth of the county. however, is
in its infancy, and will eventually
prove OF immense wealth TO grand old
Missouri.
Iron County has a population of
about 10000, school enumeration of
about 5000 and a school fund of $27,-
900. There are 344. 900 acres of land
in the county. assessed at 81, $50, 600.
The Assessors books for 1895 show L.
GIG horses at $54, 235; SIT mules at
$40: 5,193 neat cattle at $40, 100;
1881 sheep at $3.50; $500 hogs at
Sc, 730; all other personal property
valued at $117, ,495. Total value of all
personal property, $445. $50. This,
added to the real estate valuation.
gives total taxable wealth of ST.
500. .1S5. The rate of taxation, except
school tax, in only 65 cents on the
800, and an average school tax of 45
cents.
The county shipped in 1894, ac-
eording to Commissioner Meriwether's
report as follows: One thousand four
hundred and forty-one head of cattle,
2,649 hogs, 542 sheep. Sc cars mixed
live stock, $3.50 barrels OF flour, 6.135
pounds of fruit and vegetables. 1900
pounds dried fruit, 90. $50 dozen eggs.
21.990 pounds poultry. $50 cars of
granite, % cars other stone, 40 cars
iron ore, 2,S00 barrels of lime, 12.400
ties, $4,000 feet piling, 5000 feet logs
and $685. 600 feet of lumber.
IRONTON THE COUNTY SEAT.
By special election, Ironton was de-
clared to be the seat of justice of Iron
County in 1857. 1t has population
of 800, and has fine graded and grav-
eled streets. splendid public buildings
and elegant residences. In fact, the
residences far surpass those of most
any town of this size in the State in
style of architecture and cost. and
nearly all have large, handsome
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
Stray Notice.

Taken up by M. j. Orricls. one mile
south of Groniteville. and posted be-
fore w. G. Fairchild. Justice of the
Peace in Arcadia Township OF Iron
county. on the 9th day OF January.
1896. the following described proper
ty: One two-year old steer, red; some
white In TANKS and on the belly; mark
underbit in the left ear an6 small nick
in the end of the right ear, or swallow
fork in right ear. The three-year
old steer is red and white, neck fnost-
ly red; some white In forehead, and u
small white spot on the end of the nose !,
mark, crop off the right ear and over
slope on the same No brands. Was
appraised at ten and twelve dollars
each, by VIM. M. Blue. j. j. Hale. j.
II. Sweeney, appraisers.
M. j. ORRICK.
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An Old Soldiers Recommendation.

In the late war 1 was soldier in the
First Maryland Volunteers, Company
g. During my term of service / con-
tracted chronic diarrhea. Since then
l have used a great amount of medi-
cine. but when found any that would
give me relief it would injure my stom-
ach. until Chamberlain's Collie, Chole-
IA and Diarrhaa Remedy was brought
to my notice. used it and will say il
is the only remedy that gave me per-
manent relief and no bad results follow.
[ take pleasure in recommending this
preparation to all of my old comrades.
who. while giving their services to
their country. contracted this dreadful
disease as / did. from eating unwhole-
some and uncooked food. Yours truly,
A. f. BENDING. Halsey, Oregon. For
sale by all dealers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

quantities. In 1868 granite quarries
were opened four miles north of Iron
ton on land leased by Ex-Governor B.
Gratz Brown. and others, who furnish
ed large portion of the granite for
the ST. Louis bridge, and the Capitol
building at Springfield, Ill. The same
quarries later furnished the granite for
the United States Custom-houses at st.
Louis and Cincinnati. These quarries
are now being operated by the Syenite
Granite Company, of which W. Z. AL
len is president.
Both paving blocks and dimension
stone are procured in lareg quantities.
Many other quarries have been opened
up along the line of the Iron Noun
tain, which runs through the entire
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eru and Northern armies, under Gen
erals Price and Ewing, and the battle
of Pilot Knob will long be remember
ed. From the ..Shut-In," clear
through the Valley. the Confederate
troops marched, driving back the Fed
eral skirmish lines. In an attack on
Pilot Knob Fort they were fercely re-
sisted. and finally repulse1, after the
woundirg of General Cabcll and suffer.
Ing severe loss. The Confederate
forces then fell back to Arcadia and
prepared for another attack of the fort
on the following day. During the
night the Federal forces, however,
abandoned the fort. blew up the maga-
zine and retreated towards kolla, in
Phelps county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
The BEAUTIFUL ARCADIA VALLEY.

Staff Correspondence OF the Republic.
IRONTON, Mo-, Jan. y.
Arcadia, Arcadia,
Home of my sweetest hours,
How many happy days I've spent
Beneath thy shady bowers.
All, thou vert rightly called, dear vale,
They did not go amiss,
Who gave to thee a name which means
"Home of eternal bliss
Hidden in the recesses OF the Ozark
mountains. traversed by transparent
streams watered by numerous springs,
surrounded by verdant hills and blue
mountains, is the beautiful Arcadia
Valley, one of the healthiest and most
pleasant summer resorts in the State
of Missouri. There may be few val
leys as pretty as this. but there are
none prettier, more favored by nature
or capable OF greater improvements by
the intelligent hand of the landscape
gardener. The Valley is located near
the center of ell-shaped Iron County.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
A Trip Through the Sunny South.

II.
Boom! BoomM Our morning slum-
bers were disturbed quite early, but
none too soon, as we just had time to
train. Hurrying to the depot. we
procured our tickets with much diff
Guilty, owing to the immense crowd,
and elbowing our way along, reached
the train as it was pulling out.
There were fifty-two tourists on the
train from seven different Northern
and Central States who we're bound
for Florida. Several others, who had
intended going with our company,
were left, and had to come on the
evening train.
Our journey from Atlanta to Jack
sonville was very pleasant one, but
the country through Central and
Southern Georgia was not what | ex-
expected to see; the land is poor, and
the continuous pine forests became
monotonous. We passed over the
country through which Sherman pass
ed his famous march to the sea. Some
of our Northern friends became in
spired by historical associations, and
sang with much vigor, "Marching
through Georgia" which awoke re-
sponsive chord in the hearts of those
who were in sympathy with the South
ener who made the pine forests ring
with the melodious strains of Dixie"
after which all joined in sin ging
America.
At every little town were assembled
large crowds of colored boys and girls
enjoying the festive season, and at
various stations we saw barrels OF
rosin piled up, and the smoke of tur-
pentine works was seen along the line.
Approaching the Florida line, the
country becomes a dead level which
was originally covered by dense
growth of pine timber, but has long
since been thlnned out by the lumber
mans ak. We arrived in Jackson
willie about 10 o'clock z. NJ, and put
up at the Hotel Everett, which is but
two blocks from the ST. Johns river,
which makes a double curve around
the city to the east and south. On
awaking next morning l looked out OF
Hhe window and saw beautiful New
York steamer lying in the harbor. In
n few moments we were walking its
deck with much curiosity, as this was
the first ocean steamer we had ever
seen. After walking for over an hour,
we returned to the hotel and did JUS
aice to a splendid breakfast. Soon we
started for St. Augustine. Several
miles of the journey was through for
ests of pine. cypress, and live oak
trees, covered with long, swaying gray
moss.
We reached st. Augustine about II
o'clock, and soon were tramplng the
narrow streets of that quaint old city.
The town Is not situated Immediately
.ou the sea shore, as we had supposed,
but on Il narrow strip OF land running
north and south between the Matanzas
inlet on the east and the Sebastian
river on the west. The inlet on which
the town fronts is protected from the
rough waves of the ocean by an island
several miles long, which separates
the harbor from the open sea. The
landmarks which show the antiquity
sof the town are rapidly passing away.
The style of architecture is undergoing
great change. The picturesque
streets about which the tourists but a
few years ago delighted to write are
being widened, and the quaint over
hanging balconies have nearly all dis
appeared. High stone walls have
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

Catholic school for young ladies. This
academy was originally owned and
controlled by the Southern Methodist
Church. and prior to the Civil War
was one of the leading educational in
stitutions of Southeast Missouri. At
ter the war the school was again
opened and the present magnificent
three-story brick building erected at a
heavy cost. A debt was incurred
which could not be lifted, and finally
the property passed into the hands OF
the Ursuline Sisters. Guided by Moth
er Marian, The Republic representa-
tives were shown through the building
and were much. impressed with the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
Farm for Sale.

Six miles south of Ironton. on Mar
BILE Creek. 108 aores--65 acres in
Small orchard. Good
two-story house and outbuildlngs. Ex-
cellent spring, and plenty of good wa
ter for stock. Will be sold cheap.
Inquire of Arthur Huff, Ironton, or the
undersigned at the farm.
HENRY HOUSE.
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for the. culinary department, laundry
rooms, etc. The view of the surro und-
ing valley from the upper window of
the building is perfectly enchanting.
There are several b andsome church
buildings in the town, including those
of the Episcopal, Presby terian, Baptist,
NJ. f. Church and NJ. E. Church,
South.
The Arcadia Valley Woolen Mills OF
Arcadia and Ironton have recently
been Incorporated under the State law.
with a capital stock of $30,00O, with
4. j. Rambo, J. H. Morey, Theodore
Clausen and August Rieke as incorpor-
ators. Henry Lowenstein is president
of the company, E. j. Rambo vice
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
IRONTON. MO- THURSDAY. JANUARY 80 1896.

TIE Southern Methodist Church OF
the Valley now stands in the middle o.
the Notifications on Old Fort Hill
while quiet little village stands al
the foot of Pilot Knob. The old for'
can still be seen. grim and silent. but
the rifle pits are all filled up, and the
..plowman turns the furrow of peace
in happy aud united country.
Iron County lies we'll up in the spurs
of the Ozarks. and its east and west ell
forms the dividing ridge between the
waters of the Big River and the Mer-
amec on the north. and the St. Fran
els and Black Rivers in the south. All
these rivers, except the Meramec.
have their source in Iron County. The
county is full of flowing fountains and
living streams. is we'll watered and
timbered and is an excellent stock
raising country.
The county is p miles long from
east to west, 33 miles long from north
to south and each prong Of the ell is
about u miles wide. 1t has an area
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

and G. r. Giy are proprielors.
1t has . capacity of 100 vehicles
per year. There is also a hub
factory. with a capacity OF 10
sets per day. BaldwinBros. are
the proprietors.
The Iron County REGISTER is
the only paper published in the
county and, of course. it COM
mands a splendid patronage. It
was established in 1867 by Essex
& Winfield, as o Democratic
weekly, with 4. d. AXE as fore
man. In 1868 Mr.. AXE purchas-
ed half interest in the paper
and acquired full control in
1872, since which time he has
been its owner. editor and publish
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

For rent-The Parsonage of the NJ.
E. Church at Ironton. For particulars
see MIR. Arnoldy. Ironton, one door
north of printing Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

They can cay what they please
about William ii OF Germany. but he
is beginning his reign very like Fred
erick the Great did. How W ill he end
it? Das ist der frage!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

COVefeQ WITH ROOu D6uulnP. Inc
building is heated throughout
with a modern hot-water heating
apparatus, lighted with gasoline
gas generated by a ombination
gas machine. and is furnished
with system of sanitary plumb
ing. On each floor there are
toilet-rooms. baths, lavatories.
water closets and supply of hot
and cold water. About the only
difference IN the dormitories for
the small and larger girls, as the
Mother Superior smilipgly re-
marked, was the number of mir
rors in the larger girls rooms.
The old buildings in the rear are
connected with the new by a COW
aroH naSSann.wQV and ara nSnd
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president aud j. w. II. Morey secreta-
ry. The company is now erecting a
building 100 by 172 feet, and expects
to open the mills in a few months, Civ
ing employment to some 35 or 40
hands. They will manufacture cash
meres. blankets and jeans.
There is fine roller Touring mill in
Ironton. with a capacity of 100 barrels
per day. Also a wagon, buggy and
carriage manufactory. of which W. 1.
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high grade of work done, the good Or
der kept, the strict discipline and the
SPLENDID sanitary conditions existing.
The parlors. the library, with 1900
volumes; four mushrooms and three
class-rooms are on the first floor. On
the second floor are class-rooms,
large exhibition hall, and a beautiful
chapel. On the third floor are the
dormitories and the infrmary. The
dormitories are large, well-lighted,
well-ventilated rooms, with high cell
lings, which contain a number of iron
beds, draped in spotless linen, and