Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-23

Judge-M Mercy Hospital, in his Of
fee practice at Salt Lake. DIR.
McMa nus is a graduate of the
Washington University of st.
Louis from which DR.. Harvielle
also graduated. DIR. Harvielle's
many friends in Tintic will be
pleased to learn of the success
which is attending his work at
Salt Lake"
Postmaster Smith one day last
week received notice from the
Postofice Department to make ar
rangements for the establishment
and opening of a postal savings
bank here on December 9th, next.
Deposits of 81 up to $1,000 will be
received on which Uncle Sam will
pay two per cent. interest. The
accumulated funds must be de-
posted by the postmaster in local
private banks without discrimina-
ton, to avoid sending the cash out
of the community and creating a
currency shortage. The only adj
vantage of a postal savings bank
here is, that it will provide an abb
solutely safe depository for those
who mistrust private banks, and
who have heretofore relied upon
the old stocking or stove as a safe
repository for their surplus cash.
1t is not very likely, however, that
a large amount of money from
these sources will be rushed into
the postal bank. Postmaster
Smiths banking experience for
several years as assistant cashier
of one of our private banks will
be useful to him in handling this
new feature of the po~stoffce.-
Potosi Journal.
Walter Newman writes the REG
lister from San Diego, California:
"We have been here a little more
than two weeks, after spending
about one week in Los Angeles.
The latter is much the larger city,
but this place seems to suit us
best, as it is nearer the ocean and
that proves to be the card that
drew us out here. We can see
San Diego Bay and the harbor
from our west windows and were
~agreeably surprised last Saturday
morning to find that nearly all
the Pacific Fleet of Uncle Sans
war vessels had entered the har-
Dor during the night. Four ar
incurred cruisers, eight torpedo
boats, ETC., two submarines, and
several supply and repair boats
could be seen from the piers and
those of us who had never wit
messed such a sight forgot to go
home to dinner on time. The
battleship Oregon,is to be here to-
day or tomorrow and, as visitors
will be taken aboard, we are GO
ing to pay her a visit. We spent
last Sunday on the beach, at La
Salla, one of this city's outing
places. Immense rocks extend
far out into the ocean and the
breakers are bea utiful, indeed.
Going and returning we passed
almost within arms reach of Ro-
mona's marriage place and not
one on the cars seemed not to
have read the book, and all were
eager for a look at the old home.
1t is in good state Of preservation
and is visited by thousands of
tourists every year. This certain
ly is a land of sunshine anC
flowers and one from which only g
few travellers ever return. VIZ
have notlocated permanently yet,
but expect to remain here indei-
nately with q view of making this
our home. With best wishes and
kindest regards"
About eleven O'Clock last We'd
nesday morning fire was discov-
cred on the third floor of the Ar
cadia Hotel. An alarm was i'm
mediately given, but the flames
had already made such Roadway
that there was no chance to save
the building and work was direct
ed towards removing the furniture
from the hotel and preventing the
fire from spreading to adjoining
property. Most of the furniture il
the first and second story of the
building was carried out. The
wind blew stiffly from the south,
and,as the hotel fire grew warmer
it seemed that the buildings O
H. M. Collins, to the north, were
certain of destruction. In fact, the
fire fighters, who were working &C
faithfully, gave up hope of saving
the Collins buildings, and abour
all the furniture in the homes o.
H. M. Collins and H. F. Collins
were carried to places of safety
But at this critical moment there
was a change in the wind from thu
south to the southwest, and the
flames and the heat from the hote
now swept free from the threaten.
} ed building on the north. Tht
fire fighters redoubled their efforts
and the Collins houses were saved
1t vas a close call, and the victory
was the result of hard and faith
full work. The hotel building
{ burned rapidly and in two hours
was smoldering in ruins. How
the fire originated lisa mystery
, The room where the flames were
first discovered was used for stor'
/ age purposes and it is said tina
possibly no one had been therein
for weeks. The accepted theory
is that possibly mice had carried
some matches to the room and il
that way the fire started. Mr.