Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28

An editor IN Reynolds coun-
ty, who is a candidate for office,
in an urgent plea for votes, boasts
that he has refused to print the
Budweiser beer advertisement in
his paper. He might have re-
fused to print the advertisement,
Well let it go at that. But we'll
gamble he can't prove a single
instance where he has refused the
Budweiser itself where it has been
proffered him. Such moralists
and reformers make me tired,
mighty tired.
We have a beautiful example OF
the prosperity we heard SO much
about before the last election, in
addition to the closing down OF
the mines; at that time it cost IA
and Is cents a foot to have gran
itoid side walks pvt down in this
city and now the same work is
being done at s cents a foot, while
the cost of living has increased
fully 20 per cent. the laboring
man who was then receiving S1.S5
to 81 per day for his work is now
receiving 81 a day with work
scarce even at this low figure.
Truely we are in the midst of red
hot prosperity Democrats NeaUS.
About a half hundred people ar
rived at Arcadia on the evening
train Monday to attend the Metho.
dist encampment in "Epworth-
Hills" Other visitors
arrived Tuesday and that night
there were probably fifty people
housed in the tents. This number
will be greatly augmented by ar
rivals during the week. Quite a
large number are expected from
Centenary Church, st. Louis, to-
night. The opening services we're
held Monday evening and the
meeting continues throughout the
week, closing next Sunday night.
DR.. l. May of Marion Collegiate In
stitute, Fredericktown, will be
here with a choir this evening.
August Rieke is the man who
first proved to jewellers of the Ar
cadian Country that Alfalfa is a
profitable crop. He planted it on
his farm 20 years ago and had
such success with it that other
farmers followed suit. He DEM
onstrated that it will grow four
crops a year and afford pasturage
at the same time. The first crop
yields two tons per acre to the
cutting, the second a ton and a
half, the third a ton and the fourth
three-fourths of a ton. Mr.. Rieke
e%migrated to Ironton from
Germany in 1874 and is one of the
most active boosters for the valley
in Iron county. He embarked in
the mercantile business a year ago
and with his son, Herman L.,
composes the firm of August
Rieke & Son, undertaking, furni-
ture and hardware.--St. Louis
Times.
Claude Jarvis and Miss Blanche
Farris, of this city, were quietly
married at the home of the BRIDES
mother, in this city, on Wednes-
day evening, last, at 3 o'clock,
Rev. Rinkle of the M. E. church
south, officiating. Only a few in
vited relatives and guests were
present. Mr.. Jarvis is connected
with the Democratic headquarters
in st. Louis for a few months and
Miss tarris is one of De Soto's
charming and accomplished young
ladies and has taught in our pub
lie schools here for some time,
The Press joins their many friends
in wishing them long life and an
abundance of happiness. They
will make their future home in De
Soto.-De Soto Press.
The many friends of MI. Jarvis
will join the REGISTER in wishing
him and his every happiness.
When Iron Mountain train No,
Is reached Tiptop at an early hour
this morning, Conductor Freeman
started forward to deliver orders
to the engineer, and when he
passed the end of the baggage car
he saw a foot protruding. Making
a closer examination, he dis
covered the body of a negro close.
ly wedged between the coupling
of two cars. Other trainmen were
notified and the body was taken
out and laid on the ground. II
proved to be that of a negro, and
it was found that his head was
crushed and both arms broken.
The body was recognized as that
of a Poplar Bluff negro, but no one
on the train knew his name. He
was seen to board the "blind''
baggage IS the train pulled out Of
Union Station here last night,
The body was taken to Piedmont
and turned over to the authorities
of Wayne county and an inquest
will be held this afternoon.-Pop p.
lar Bluff Citizen Democrat.
Pilot Knob recently organized 8
Business Mems League with about
fifty members. While the pur'
pose Of the League is to advance
the interests Of that town, it also
stands ready to join hands with
any other organization having ii
view the betterment of the Valley
The immediate cause of the forma
ton Of the League is to induce th'
railway management to provide
some very necessary convenience
to the Pilot Knob patrons of tn,
road! The demands are modest
and the assurances have already
been given that they will be &C
Ceded to: a station house an