Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-12-21

alleged violations of the eight
hour and Sunday laws by the lead
companies of the county complet-
ed its labors yesterday afternoon
and after filing its report with the
court was discharged. The report
says that after considerable in
yestigation the grand jury was I'M
able to secure sufficient evidence
of the violation of the eight hour
and Sunday laws to warrant it in
returning a true bill. 1t recon-
mends that the prosecuting attor-
ney continue to make investiga-
ton and report same to a succeed
ing grand jury or if he procures
evidence to warrant prosecution
that he proceed on his own infor-
nation. The report was signed
by F. Klepsattel. foreman. More
than thirty persons, employees of
the various lead companies, in the
county were witnesses before the
grand jury.-Farmington NeaOs.
Rev. G. E. Edwards has had a
message from his brother.in-law,
Rev. w. s. Elliott, who is en-
ployed by the American Bible So
ciety in China: "Kuling, Novem-
Der 18th. We are safe and quiet
in our house here on the mountain
top. We came here from Chang
sha last week, having had to fee.
The Revolutionists captured the
city of Changsha and the whole
province of Human. They the
Revolutionary leaders) fell out
among themselves and got to kill
ing one another. One of them, q
Lieutenant General, was ~assassi-
mated at our door-shot and his
head chopped off. His riderless
horse came into our yard. We
escaped and found refuge with
about fifty other foreign families
on the Japanese Steamer, Quen
Kiang, on which we came to Han
Kow. We found Han Kow in
ruins and the battle still in pro-
gress. We came on here, where
all is quiet. We have plenty of
food supplies and fuel for the
winter"
The Committee composed of
VIM. Trauernicht and M. M.
York, of Ironton, and A. A.
Jacobs and DR.. j.. T. Self, of Ar
eadia, who were appointed at the
joint meeting of the Arcadia VAL
ley Business Mems League and
the Arcadia Improvement Associ-
alton, for the purpose of arranging
a mass meeting of the citizens of
the Valley, have decided on the
evening of December 18th, at the
court house, at s o'clock. The
success which has attended the es-
tablishment of "The Arcadia
Heights" "The Epworth Among
the Hills and bids fair to crown
the Arcadia Country Club, from
present Indications, demonstrates
the possibilities of this Valley as
a summer resort of the higher
order; but whether the advance
ment along these lines continues,
or we begin to lose ground is now
squarely up to the citizens of the
Valley as a whole. We must pro-
vide suitable hotel accommoda-
tions of the right sort, not as a
makeshift for the coming sum-
mer months alone, but accommo-
dations that will be adequate for
the pext ten years at least, and we
must set about it at once. Do you
know that Mr.. Booth, of the Ad-
vertising Department of the Iron
Mountain railroad, was compelled
to withdraw, after it's second issue,
a half page advertisement, setting
forth the beauties of the "Arcadia
Country" that had been inserted
in the st. Louis papers, owing to
complaints "that accommodations
for visitors could not be obtained
at any price?" And this, too
when we had the Arcadia Hote
to depend upon. One or two years
of this sort of thing and it will
take a decade to restore the pres
ent conditions. When we have
once shown the proper spirit and
awake to the possibilities that are
ours for the asking, the ways and
means will be provided and we
will then be in a position to con-
sistently insist that the Valley
have transportation and depot
vacitities in keeping with our
other advantages. We should
have a system of ornamentation
for our Main street, from one end
of the Valley to the other; such as
shade trees, shrubs, lights and
walks. Then, too, individual
painting, cleaning up and the re-
moval of unsightly fences and
buildings should demand the at.
tention of everyone, Let us al,
get together Thursday evening,
December 28th, at the court house.
and by our united efforts place
Arcadia Valley on the map.