Iron County register., 1905-03-16

| The past week has been an ac-
tive one in mining circles in this
county. The optioning of lands
by the Doe Run Lead Company
and the putting of diamond drills
to work on the same; two diamond
drills going to work at, the North
American; the opening up OF Mine
La Motto again; the reported op-
tioning of N. B. Graham's farm by
a lead company arrangements
being perfected for. commencing
operations at the Jackson Revelle;
the improvements going on at the
North American; the shipping of
cars of concentrates by the Mine
La Motto Development Company
and the improvements being made
at the Madison Lead and Land
Company's plant go to show that
Madison county has a bright fu-
ture before it. Let the good work
go on. - Fredericktoaon Democrat
Neaos.
Following is the programme of
the Junior League service to be
given at the Methodist Episcopal
church, Ironton, Sunday, March
10Th, at 3 P. NJ: Subject, "The
Drunkard's Song" Psa. 69:12;
Leader, Miss Ruth Kanouse; Song,
"Yield Not to Temptation;" Pray
er, Miss Ethel Farmhouse: Song.
"Rescue the Perishing;" Reading
Bible Lesson-Miss Mona Lewis;
Lesson Story-Miss Ethel Shelton
Solo, "Tell Him Little Low is
Dead" Miss Mira Peck; Reading,
"The Bridal Wine Cup" Miss
Ethel Farmhouse; Bible Drill, con-
Quoted by Miss Ethel Hummel;
Song, "Sometime, Somewhere: :"
Recitation, ga Brave Boy" Miss
Eva Peterson; Song, "Away the
Bowl;" Collection. Benediction.
You are cordially invited to attend.
Bring your bible.
T. G. PETERSON, Pastor.
Sc. Buford reports a very pleas
ant winter in California and ex-
presses himself as being delighted
with the climate. He, with his
wife and daughter, have spent the
past four months in San Bernadino
and while we were having our
worst weather, they were enjoying
the most pleasant climate. The
coldest weather there was 26 de-
grees, and the thermometer stood
at this point a short time only.
San Bernadino is a railroad town
and health resort, supported by
the shops, winter visitors and the
surrounding fruit country. Oran-
ges, grapes, olives, figs, etc., are
abundant there, while apples are
more of luxury. The surround
ing country is a desert region,
which makes a very productive
country when irrigated, but as
water is scarce, very little irrigat-
ing is done in that immediate Sec
ton. Roads are good and bicycles
and automobiles are common. "Of |
the fifteen thousand people," he
says, "ten thousand ride wheels.
In fact, a child is taught to ride
before it learns to walk" Now of
course, Sim tells a good many big
stories of this country and we do
not vouch for all of them. On the
whole he is extremely pleased and
thinks he will return and locate
permanently. tE
The railway passenger conductor
has varied experience sometimes
serious, often vexatious, and not
infrequently amusing. One day
recently Hot Springs train pulled
into Poplar Bluff having as one of
it's passengers ''lady" somewhat
under the influence. The train
changes crews at that point, and it
is the conductor running between
Poplar Bluff and St. Louis that re-
lates the incident. 81 had lust
stepped aboard when Twas sent for
by woman in the chair car who
wanted to see me right away
returned word by the porter that I
would be there in a few minutes;
but she didn't wait, and came to
me, exclaiming, THE porter has
stolen my false teeth and | want
you to make him return them to
me!' I told her that could not be
be, for my porter had just got on
the train and had not been in the
chair car. Il tell you the porter
took my teeth and you'd better
make him give them up!' said the
lady, whose breath was highly
perfumed by section of the late
Col. Ingersolls bottled sunshine.
Thereupon l made inquiry of the
porter from Hot Springs. Il amt
got no teeth ceptin' my own, and
amt got no use for udder peoples
specially a lady's. Ise got all
de teeth want And as he grimm
ed, he showed set of ivories that
bore testimoney to the truth of his
asseveration. 'I'll tell you how it
is, boss. Datlady FIN Hot Springs
got on de cheer kyar feelin' mighty
gay. But aftah while she slep
some and den wake up mighty
sick. Jist afore we got heah she
frowed up in de cuspadoh, film it
clean full. 1t had pow'ful strong
smell, an when | cum in the kyar
some OBJ de passengers asked me to
take dat cuspadoh out. OATS
whut | did. I TUX it out an emp
led it, an on considerashun, l
spec she had puked her teeth in it,
l reported to the lady the probable
fate of her teeth; but she would not
have it so, and declared she would
make complaint to the superin-
tendent. She did so, in fact, and