Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
LOCATION OF ARCADIA VALLEY.

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LOCATION OF ARCADIA VALLEY.
The center of Arcadia Valley is
SO miles south of st. Louis. The
altitude is 800 feet above st. Louis.
The surrounding mountains rise
900 feet higher. The valley is Mis-
souri's beauty spot. There are
three pretty towns, all in a row
Arcadia, Ironton and Pilot Knob.
There is no malaria in this high
altitude. The nights are always
cool.
The main line of the Iron Noun
tain Railroad bisects the valley.
A special railroad rate of one and
one-third fare for the round-trip
has been arranged for the Arcadia
Assembly.
SPECIAL DAYS.
GENERAL GRANT DAY.-Satur-
day, August 25, will be General
Grant Day." the exercises to be
held at the "Grant Oak" 1t is
proposed to unveil tablet on the
side of this tree, dedicating the old
oak to American history. Dis
tinguished orators will be present.
A special invitation has been sent
to Gen. Frederick D. Grant, son of
the great civil war soldier. Grand
Army Posts, Women's Relief
Corps, United Confederate Veter-
ans, Sons of Veterans, the Mis-
souri, Historical Society and other
bodies will take part. This event
will attract national attention to
Arcadia Valley and the historic
tree.
JOAQUIN MILLER DAY. The
most famous living American poet,
Joaquin Miller, is coming to Ar
cadia all the way from California
to attend the Assembly and appear
as one of the platform entertainers.
He will spend several days at "The
Arcadia," because he is himself
an Arcadian and likes the idea.
One day is to be named in his
honor, to afford the people of Mis-
souri, an opportunity to meet and
greet this poet of worldwide fame.
Mr.. Miller has written a new poem,
on Missouri" which he says is
his best. He will read it at Ar
cadia. A considerable gathering
of literary people will be on hand,
and this occasion will be notable
one. The exact date will be an
nounced shortly.
OLD HOME DAY. - Thursday,
August %, will be sold Home
Day" Natives of the Arcadia
Valley or of the neighboring COM
munities, who have moved away.
or others who have lived here in
the past, will be afforded an op-
portunity to come back home and
meet the old home folks. 1t is
urged that all those who have
friends or relatives now living
elsewhere, who formerly resided
in this section, notify them at once
and insist upon their coming back
for "Old Home Day." Noted en-
tertainers will be present. One Of
them, Walter Williams, will de-
liver his great lecture on "Mis-
souri," which will make every
Missourian proud of his or hel
State.
THE DAY OF "THE ARCADIA. y
This day, the date to'be announced
later, will be devoted to the dis
cussion of topics relating to the
! Arcadian idea, rural or small-towl
life as opposed to that of the big
overcrowded cities. Men of exper
knowledge and enthusiastic advo
Gates of the peopling of the coun
try will make addresses, and SOM
sort of organization, it is hoped
will be effected, looking toward ;
general movement for getting peo
pie "back to the SOIL"
l SOME ARCADIA TALENT.
Some persons call this comm!
Assembly Chautauqua. Well
that does no harm. Because of tn
definite Arcadian aim and idea w
prefer to call it an Arcadia. Th
program of entertainments will b
similar to the Chautauqua pro
grams, and superior to most Q
: them. Nearly a. dozen distin
guished men will appear on tn
platform, and the lectures, reading
and orations will be varied b.
/ musical entertainments by taler
, of high order.
) JOAQUIN MILLER-As mentione
elsewhere, the "Poet of the Sier
ras" is the most famous lvin
, American poet. He is pictur
esque character, with most 70
mantle history. He has been
Z pioneer, Indian fighter, filibustel
: lawyer, Judge, editor, Wall Stree
speculator, traveller, and above a
he is and always has been poet
, 90. NELsoN--Mr. Nelson is in
ternationally known as a pionee
in cooperative industry. He ha
/. founded at LIE Claire, ILL.,, the mod
> ell industrial town, where his work
+ men share in the profits of the in
J dustry and live happily. He live
there, too, and lives the Arcadia
life. He is a highly interestin
, speaker, and is one of the mos
! useful men in America.
} EDMUND VANCE CooKE-Here
a poet who sees the funny side {
life as well as the serious and pa
/ thetic side. Mr.. Cooke is presi
) dent of the International Lyceur
7 Association. He has entertained
!, winter and summer, in every stat
: of the Union. He recites his ow