Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-14

terror player piano at Dr.. Gays
drug store, win leave us shortly,
and our readers who have not
yet taken advantage of his visit by
securing en- instrument, + urged
to do so within the next day or
two, and derive the benefit of Mr..
Balmer's superior knowledge of
pianos and his experience as a
musician. Any one can secure a
very good first class piano through
Mr.. Balmer, as he represents the
highest grade of several artistic
piano makers. From the medium
priced ordinary upright, sup to the
artistic player piano and the
worlds best Baby Grand. Call on
him to-day at Gays drug store,
state your wants in the piano line,
and you are assured of receiving
honest and conscientious treat
ment-no matter what price you
may wish to invest. Your old pi-
ano taken In trade. Terms ar
ranged to suit, if desired.
Certainly the Iron Mountain
railroad officials, or some of them,
are not lacking in gall. Train.
master Nedwideck was here from
De Soto last week to see if he
couldn't get the people of Ironton
to build fires and light the lamps
for a night Office in this station.
The service to be. without cost to
the company, who would gracious
ly furnish the fuel and coal oil. 1t
is not necessary to state that Mr..
Nedwideck's proposition met with
little enthusiasm. 1t was hard to
understand how the railroad could
make such a poverty plea. But we
found out on reading the papers
next day. The Goulds gave a
swell ball in New York that prob
ably cost tens of thousands of dol
lars. They couldn't afford to APP
propriate a few dollars necessary
to the health and comfort of the
travelling public from Ironton, but
there was no hesitancy In spend
thousands on the big ball. And
yet the corporations pretend not
to understand why they have 30
few friends among the people.
When Mrs. A. J. Carly, the most
venerable and beloved member of
the Baptist Ladies Aid Soci ETY.,
issued the decree-"Come, the fat
ted calf is killed, no further
urging was necessary to make
preparations for the trip, such as
collecting hot bricks, blankets and
laprobes in abundance as a safe
guard from the winters chilling
blasts on Thursday, $3.50 A. M,
January 9Th, 1909. The party of
ninteen was safely conveyed in
hacks, the distance of two and one
half miles over the frozen roads
and creeks; one incident, alone,
savoring of unpleasantness and
discomfort. The parsons horse,
when in the middle of the creek,
slipped and fell, breaking the ice
around him. AS the horse was
unable to rise, the parson was SIM
ply sup against it" for to the icy
waters he had to betake himself
and bodily tote his women folks to
shore, thence, to the e~xtrication of
the horse and rescue of carriage,
whence, all slightly dampened in
spirits, continued the rest of the
journey in safety. The usual hear
ty reception was accorded by Mrs.
Carly and her son, and in the at
mosphere of love, warmth and
flowers, the thermometers low
register and the untimely event
we're seemingly forgotten. The
due observance of the religious,
financial, industrial, social and
festiv features, made this a most
memorable day. Mrs. Carly, who
is nearing her 10th birthday, has
for many years said to this society,
"Come, for all things are now
ready" Such generosity and UNI
selfishness will not be lost in the
minds and hearts of the people.
The similar treatment rendered
them in the homes of Mesdames
Yount, McCamey and Rudy le ads
one to infer that the town members
are Sin it" while the suburbanites
fare badly. x.