Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

In this issue of the REGISTER will be
found the Announcement of Prof. j. Nj.
Hawkins of Belleview as a candidate
| for Commissioner of Public Schools OF
Iron county. Prof. Hawkins is well
known throughout the county and is
regarded as one of our most efficient
instructors. Should he be chosen we
have no doubt he would discharge the
| duties of the Office in q manner that
would be highly satisfactory to the
people, and reflect credit on himself
The business meeting of the /. o. o.
+. association of Southeast Missouri
will be held in Ironton on Tuesday.
February I'd. Delegates will be pres
ent from Charleston, Fredericktown,
Mine la Motto, Pennington, Poplar
Bluff, Annapolis, Bismarck. Cape Cir
ardeau and De Soto. The most i'm
portant matter to be disposed of will
De the selection of location for the
annual celebration of the association in
April. Poplar Bluff, Annapolis and
Fredericktown are competing for the
celebration and each of these towns
will likely have large delegations pres
emit to look after their interests. After
the business meeting, several officers
of the Grand Lodge who are expected
TO be present will deliver addresses in
the Academy of Music. Iron Lodge,
No. 10Y, is preparing to entertain the
visitors, and this is sufficient guaran-
tee that they will be we'll cared for
during their stay in our city.
Mr.. Wallace Oliver died at his home
in this city on Tuesday morning at
12:45 o'clock, aged SO years, months
and Is days. The deceased had been
confined to his room for several weeks.
and for some time past it was feared
he could not recover. Mr.. Oliver first
came to Irontou about twelve years
ago and since then this city has been
his home most of the time. He spent
couple of years in Arkansas but re-
turned here in 1892 and has lived here
continuously since. The deceased
was native of Tennessee where he
has large circle of relatives and ac-
quaintances. He had an extensive &C
quaintance throughout Southeast Mis-
souri, and leaves many friends to
mourn his demise and revere his mem
DRY. He was q man of generous i'm
pulses and extremely genial DISPOSE |
ton, and his legion of friends in this |
community will sadly miss him. Peace |
to his ashes! We tender our assur- |
ance of sincere sympathy to the be-
rereaVed widow in her affection.
The latest reports from Washington |
are not favorable to the immediate |
purchase of the rife range in the Ar
cadia Valley. The entire case, it |
seems. has been referred by the Secre-
tary of War to DR.. Sternberg, Surgeon
General of the army, who says he can
not ignore the report of the army sur
geons at the Barracks who claim the
location is an unhealthy one. 1t is in
Dictated that the Surgeon-General will
recommend the lease of the range for
another year, and then, if the result
proves satisfactory, to purchase. If it
is really desired to test the healthful-
ness of the lacation, of course there is
no question of the result. No man
but must admit that the Arcadia VAL
ley is as healthy spot as there is any
where in the great Mississippi Valley.
Everybody realizes that the sickness
Of the soldiers last summer was copse-
luent on a most exceptional season,
and the utter disregard by the troops
Of all the laws in regard to health.
Should they come down here again
this summer and pay any attention
whatever to hygienic requirements
there is no doubt but what the gener-
al health would be as good, if not bet
ter. than would be enjoyed in any eli
mate or section il the nation. II the
Surgeon-General really desires to test
the healLhfulness of the proposed loca-
zion for the rife range. Arcadia Valley
has no fears OF the result. Just fair
deal is all we ask. Yet, at the same
time, to those who know of our whole
some air and pure water, such test
seems wholly ridiculous.