Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-10-15

night. He talked, perhaps, fol
two hours and Just as soon IS he
had finished he and his bunch
hurried out of the hall-this, not
withstanding the speaker, in adj
vertising his meeting, had asked
that some Democrat be there to
discuss the issues with him. STAN
fill knew that his bluff had been
called, he changed his mind, he
didn't want a joint debate, and
got away. Perhaps the memory
of Cedar Grove and the disaster
that followed debate there was
still too vivid. AT any rate, what
ever the cause, after all his bluff
and bluster, Stanfll ran away.
Some fellow, probably working
under orders, even tried to put out
the lights as soon as the "ring
BUSTER stopped talking. But that
didn't go. Order was restored and
Mr.. Damron took the floor, speak
ing, perhaps, an hour. He was
given close attention, and FREE
quently applauded as he exposed
the falsehoods and misrepresenta-
lions of the individual who had
preceded him. In the course OF
his remarks MI. Damron paid
his respects to L. A. Cook, who
seems to be taking a prominent
part in this campaign. Mr.. Dam
ron read from q certified copy OF
the court record in Henry county
Tennessee, in a civil suit where
| Cook was defendant. 1t was in
teresting. Judge Farmhouse then
made a short talk and the meeting
dispersed. The consensus of opin-
ion seems to be that the evenings
entertainment has strengthened
the Democratic cause at Granite
vile. Anyway, Stantill he ran
away!
A lecture was delivered by DR.
Williamson in the Third Baptist
Church, st. Louis, Wednesday
night of last week, telling of the
beauties and advantages of Area
dia Valley as a summer resort, and
an ideal location for the Baptist
Chautauqua. DR.. Williamson IL
lustrated his lecture with thirty
five stereopticon views of the val
ley and was listened to by over
600 people. The following is re-
produced from last Fridays st.
Louis Times: SIN a stereopticon
lecture at Third Baptist Church,
Rev. DIR. w. j. Williamson set
forth the beauties OF the fifty acres
of ground in the Ozark Mountains
near lronton, Mo-, which Mr.. j. H,
York has given to the Baptist
churches of Missouri for an as
sembly ground. DR.. Williamson
will repeat his lecture before Bap-
fist congregations throughout the
State, to interest individual mem
bers of the church in the purchase
of 500 additional acres adjoining
the property presented by Mr.,
York. On this 500 hundred acres
it is proposed to build 100 bunga-
lows for housing those who attend
the assemblies. These bungalows
are to be owned in fee simple by
the individual purchasers, and
will afford an enhancing view OF
the Arcadia Valley and the towns
of Pilot Knob, Ironton and Area
dia. A deal already has been
closed with local contractors to
erect on the fifty acre tract donat.
ed by Mr.. York a tabernacle and
hotel, golf links and other acces'
series, which will cost into the
thousands. 1t is intended to add tx
these buildings from time TO time
and by the erection of building
on the adjacent property the Bap'
lists of Missouri will have one O
the largest as we'll as one of thu
best assembly grounds in thu
country. The proposition SO
forth by DIR. Williamson has strucl
a responsive chord, and many
members of the Baptist churchet
of St. Louis already have express
ed an intention of buying LAM
and building a bungalow on tn
property adjoining the assembly
grounds. Those who are inter
ested in the advancement of TIN
project express themselves as very
much encouraged over the pros
poets and say that by next sum
mer the grounds will be completed
and the general buildings ready
for occupancy. Some idea of thu
magnitude of the undertaking ma,
be gained from the fact that 10
miles of roadway already hav'
been laid out through the ground
which will cost when completed il
excess of SIS per mile. OF thi
roadway Is miles is now ready TO
use and O vast amount of parkag
has been arranged and plante'
with shrubbery. The entire pro
ject represents an expenditure il
excess of S150,000. DR.. William
son will repeat his lecture at tn
Second Baptist Church on the eve
ming of October 10TH"