Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-14
IRONTON, MO-, THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1910.
In Arcadia valley.
lFrom the St. Louls Times.l

most beautiful in the State of Mis-
souri,. 1t is the show place of
Ironton, and adds dignity and
beauty to the natural attractive
ness of the Arcadian Valley.
Emerson Place wHs the old
home of the late J'-dge J. w.
Emerson. He was known in st.
Louis as the head of the Emerson
Electric Light Company, which
was absorbed by the Union
Electric Light Company. He
transformed his home into a place
of rare interest and charm.
Two years ago Mr.. York ac-
quired it. Contrary to general be-
lief, it is not a public park, but a
private place, although visitors
are always accorded every OPP
portunity by the owner to enjoy
it.
Here, beside the abubbling
spring, and under the shade of the
great oaks, Ulysses S. Grant, at
the head of the Twenty-first Illi-
nois Regiment, was encamped
when he received his commission
as a general and the call which led
him upon career of victory
through Vicksburg and Appoma-
tox to the White House. A statue
of Gen. Grant has been erected on
the spot by the survivors of his
first regiment. 1t is made of gran
ite taken from the quarries of
Graniteville, Iron County. The
silvery lagoon near the oaks, fed
by the historic spring, is stocked
with bass, trout and o7appie, and
with it's rustic bridge, water lilies,
backed by cedars and frs, all give
beauty to the landscape. In his
business enterprises Mr.. York is
assisted by his sons, M. M. and
Carroll York.
Right at the foot OF Shepherd
Mountain, the largest in the series
of the Ozarks which encircle the
Arcadia country, is the sanitarium
and hotel of DR.. w. j. Smith, one
of the best known practitioners Of
the Still School of Osteopathy.
"Bill" Smith, they called him
when he conducted a business col
lege at Kirksville, Mo-, for 10
years. Then his wife was trans
formed from an invalid to a
strong, healthy woman through
osteopathy, and so the business
college man became a student,and
after careful preparation emerged
a doctor. The enticing surround
ings of Ironton, it's pure air and
quiet, were the factors which de-
cided him to found his sanitarium
and hotel there II years ago.
When one speaks of Ironton and
the Arcadia Valley, the Smith
Sanitarium stands out in bold re-
lief as one of it's chief institutions.
| 1t is an ideal health ahd rest spot.
Guests need not take treatment
unless they wish to, but there is a
constant demand for the services
of DR.. Smith and his wife.
| The Sanitarium joins beautiful
Emerson Place, and from its
yerandas one has the choicest pan
oramic views of the valley, rug
ged Pilot Knob and other peaks.
DR.. Smiths practice steadily
has grown until it was necessary
to make repeated enlargements
and improvements to the SANTA
rum. The main building has %
rooms in addition to four seven
room cottages adjacent. The ap-
pointments are modern, including
baths for guests and patients
There are trained attendants to
minister to their comfort. At
tached to the sanitarium is a we'll
equipped livery esta blishment. II
will be difficult for st. Louisans
to find another such health resort,
only three hours ride away, where
| for the most modest summer rates
they may regain strength and re.
turn home renewed in mind and
body.
4 If you want the best in Paints,
Oils and Varnishes, buy the Sher-
win Williams Brand at Lopez's.
Peter TumbledOwn's Weather
Predictions for July, 1910.