Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-28

A few days ago, l tore myself
loose and went to the city locally
designated the Future Great a few
years ago. Though not so spoken
OF now, it is still the Future Great
and may remain so for several
generations. | am so much Reu-
ben that it has always been Great
to me, and its Future isand always
has been of little consideration.
No startling incident or accident
attended the trip northward, and,
with the exception of one annoy
ance linked to not a little discom-
fort, everything went along pleas
antly. A sharp frost had silvered
the fences andhousetops and wood
en- culverts that morning, and the
air was chill enough to call for
oveIcoats outside the house and ar
tifcial caloric within. When the
train left Ironton the chair car was
comfortably heated. AT De Soto
two ladies and a small boy-among
others-got aboard and long be-
fore we ran into the Union Station
sheds there was only standing
room in the coach. The two ladies
and the small boy, warmly clad in
cloak, furs and overcoat-beside
the lighter ordinary habiliments,
of course-took the seat immedi-
ately in my front. Directly the S.
b. wanted the window raised that
he might have a clearer view of
the passing landscape. The por-
ter politely refused to accede to his
request, preferred by the mother,
; and passed on; but the window
: went up all the same, and remain
ed up until the car was cold and all
the passengers a-shiver, except the
doubly clad trio. 1t is a small
thing, I supposed to grumble about,
but I'm bound to have some salts
, faction for the hawkings and sniff
: files the discomfort entailed. Per-
Q haps when the effects of the incl
dent shall have passed I may think
I more kindly of the parties con-
s cerned. Going down town l met
Q Mr.. A. Lopez, by chance, and we
D had luncheon together; to my re-
Q greet, | was unable to comply with
Y his request to take dinner with him
= at his elegant home in the West
Q End. | know, from experience,
what a good thing it is to be his
t guest, though he be a bachelor con-
Q frmed. Next day | had the pleas
l. ure Of meeting Mr.. 7. F. Walsh,
n formerly resident OF Graniteville,
and still Secretary and Treasurer
o of the Syenite Granite Co. An in
= teresting talk of men we knew, and
g incidents long transpired, followed
6 a cordial grasp of hands. He is a
n busy man, but not too busy to
"break away" from work to greet
1t and entertain an old friend, He
j. is in excellent health and the
"cares of state" do not droop his
re form or deaden the light of his
eye. May it be thus with him for
ID many a year to come! The city
a was full of visitors, notwithstand-
10 ing the strigency in ready cash,
t, and the rush of business under the
1T cashier checks substitute seemed
l. as lively as when the financial tills
g were open to all-who had &C
counts current or ''the collats." Ii
S. fact there was too much doing fol
nv comfort, as | strayed along
The lodging Of street cars, autos
wagons, ETC., gave me at times
ne spryer stride than | like OF is be-
coming to my years. So, for safe
a ty and ease, [ boarded a "Belle
fontaine" and rode away out t
the North End to see ''the folks,
a. on Adelaide, and stayed there a
40 constantly as business and othe
as matters permitted. No, positively
d. l wasn't scared of the policemen
ID, though to be innocent of wrong
We doing doesn't always render on
ng immune from arrest in these time
OF of morality by statute. | will Civ
one cas-. in point, setting it dow
a as it was told me by the victim
no He is a r-estaurateur, but serves OF
Id, ly solid refreshments, if we exceE
lr- the inocuous Auids which, whe
to we'll served, always cheer but neN
7as or inebriate. If a guest desires
he qualify his meal with a bottle
M beer, upon rendering the price tt
lid obliging proprietor will step aero
by the street to a saloon and purchaE
"a it for him. A perfectly lawful &C
re- and we Rubes would not belize
led that a man could come to grief bt
: a cause of it. But wait a little. Or
eys day a man came to the r~estaura.
ley and wanted to know if the prop1
or etor could serve him with bee
MS. HNo, but there's a saloon near
as and if you wish beer for your di
yer ner | can procure it for you." "A
lille right" said the stranger, handil
mt, him a half-dollar. The bottle
lalf beer was procured, and the resta'
lay rant keeper gave it to his alleg'
sst- C'alleged" is a good city dai
wi word, and | like to use it whenev
at | can) customer, together with t
to forty cents in change. "You a
urt. under arrest" says the Bobby o
'ase of uniform, and he hoodlum-wa
sti- oned his astonished host to the P
his lice station instanter. At the st
A ton the charge, ''selling liqu
ney without license twas set down o
lty, posite the prisoners name on t
ded book. He was not allowed
the make explanation and bare
as could get permission to phone
lied a friend. While he stood ava
ong ing the disposition they were
Ids make of him, up stepped an I'M