Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-01-18


One of the Valleys citizens. Mr.. Louis
Miller, comes in for some we'll merited
praise in the little book. A splendid
picture of Mr.. Miller is printed with a
couple of good views of his handsome
residence in Arcadia. In reference to
Mr.. Miller is the following: mo gen.
tleman in Southeast Missouri is better
known or more highly appreciated for
| his merits than the subject of this
sketch. Mr.. Miller ranks among the
leading architects and builders of the
State and many handsome public in
situations, business blocks and beauti-
full residences in this section testify to
his high professional qualifications and
original designs in architecture. Some
of the most handsome structures in
this county. notably the Bonne Terre
Public School Building, the new Realty
Building of Harrington, the Valleth-
Markert Building. the Odd Fellows
Hall and Opera House, the DR.. Keich
Residence were planned and built by
Mr.. Miller. The gentleman is one of
the most successful members of his
profession in this section and has al
ways shown himself public spirited
and progressive in all matters leading
towards the advancement of the public
veal"
The twenty-frst annual report of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. compiled
and published by State Labor Com
missioner Thomas P. Rixey, is just
from press and the REGISTER acknowl-
edges with thanks receipt of copy OF
the same. 1t is one of the most COM
plete, interesting and valuable reports
issued by the Bureau, containing in
''boiled-down" form great amount of
Information of interest to all classes of
citizens of our great State. Theories
and opinions, for which many similar
works are chiefly remarkable, are al
most entirely eliminated by Commits
sioner Rixey and plain, unvarnished
facts, as revealed by patent investiga-
ton, are gwen. This report contains
chapters relating to Missouri manufac-
lures, prison factories, proposed rem
edy for competition of prison labor,
wage schedules of prominent indus
tries, government land in Missouri; |
resources and Industrial |
conditions by counties; record of free |
department; factory in
spection, strikes, accidents, digest of |
labor laws of Missouri. and recent ju-
iicial decisions affecting labor. Dur
ing the past year the Bureau has an
swered many hundreds of inquiries
from home-seekers of other states who
desire to locate in Missouri. The fol-
loving statistics are given in reference
TO Iron county: Located in the south
eastern part of State, about rs miles
southwest of St. Louis and so miles
west of the Mississippi river. Its
means of transportation is the st. L.,
[. NJ. & S. railroad. The chief pro-
AUCTIONS of the county are live stock,
grass seed. eggs, poultry, butter, lum
Der, apples, small fruits, iron, lead and
granite. Including 1920 acres of
government land, the county contains
'31 925 acres, of which about IS per
cent. is under cultivation, the remain
ng portion istimber. principally oak
and pine. Manufacturers: A Touring
Mill, screen factory and two hub fac
cries are located at Ironton; hub
actory and saw mill at Hogan; -four
ng mill at Belleview; two saw mills
1t Annapolis; three saw mills at Sa-
'ula; planning and saw mill at Des
Arc, and saw mill at Arcadia, en-
oloying in the aggregate about $50
men. New enterprises desired: Wood
working factories of all kinds and
plants for the development of the iron
Ind granite deposits. Average wages
'aid: Carpenters, $3.50 per day; plas-
erers, 81. 90 per day; painters. $3.50
Der day; brick and stone masons, 81. SO
Der day; blacksmiths, $1.75 per day;
printers, 81. 90 per day; farm hands,
'14.00 per month; household help,
300 per week"
The following telling of robbery in
he st. Louis jewelry store of our friend
md fellow citizen, August Winkler, is |
eproduced from Wednesday evenings
Post Dispatch: Three men raided the
ewelry store of August Winkler at the
outheast corner of jefferson and St.
4ouis avenues, Tuesday evening, about
o'clock. beat and gagged Henry Stell-
nan. the clerk in charge, and stole
our trays of jewelry valued at $500.
'tellman was the only person in the
tore when the robbers entered. Fire |
ngines were passing the store at the
ime, and there were great many per-
ons on the corner. Stellman, who is
and small of stature, was
bout to close the store, when two well
ressed men entered and asked the
rice of banjo box dispayed in the
window. Stellman walked to the win /.
ow, followed by the men. He opened
he window and was reaching for the
'anjo box when one of the men grabbed
i'm by the throat and the other struck
i'm on the head with a billy He
ttered one cry for help before the
obber's grip choked him. The blow
elled him, but did not render him I'M
onscious. When he fell the robbers '.
topped over him and one of them |
hoved the billy into his mouth. A
bird robber entered the store just
7hen the assault was made. This man
id the actual stealing. while the other
wo held Stellman down. He took four
rays, containing watches, rings and
Their jewelry, out of the showcase in
ide the store. The robbers ran out of
he store together. Stellman shouted :
S soon as he was released. Several
ersons saw the robbers running north ]
n jefferson avenue. The trays and I
inc rings were found by the police at 5
he mouth of an alley at Jefferson ave- $
ue in the vicinity of St. Louis avenue. 4
he following is from Thursdays !
7tobe- Democrat: Harry Brant, of
09I Dodier straet and Harry KOtt- +,