Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-02-01

the heavy passenger trains over
the hills at a good rate. They are
numbered 6421 and up.-Bismdrck
Gazette.
Wayne county loses a most ex-
cellent citizen this week in the
person of H. Bollinger, who left
Sunday for Belleview, where he
will engage in the mercantile bus
mess. He will be associated with
his son-in-law, David Lasater,
having purchased half interest in
a thriving business from his son,
Fred, who has returned to this
county to live. Mr.. Bollinger's
family will follow him in the
spring as soon as school Closes
Wayne County Journal.
We are informed that an at
tempt was made last Saturday
night to burn the hub mill
at West Eminence. Fire was
discovered in two places
against the building, and but for
the early discovery and prompt
action the mill would have burned.
We do not know who is under
suspicion, but if the guilty parties
are caught no doubt they will re-
ceive a severe penalty there is no
excuse for arson, and it is one of
the meanest and most wanton
crimes known to the law, as it is
not only a loss of property, but
often of life.-Eminence Current
Wave.
A jury impaneld in the probate
court last Friday to pass on the
sanity of Capt. w. T. Leeper, de-
cided, after hearing the testimony
of witnesses, that he was incapable
of attending to his large business
interests and his son. S. L. 1eeper,
was appointed guardian to look
after his affairs. Captain Leeper
is one of the oldest and most re-
spected citizens of the county.
He has been a nan of rugged con-
stitution and powerful intellect.
Some time ago the Captain suffer-
ed a physical and mental break
down, due principally to old age,
he being in his seth year. His
failing vitality, while not a sur
prise, is the source of much sor-
row to his many friends.-Green-
UilIe Sun.
R. R. S. Parsons Coupe Buick
Auto burned up on the road be-
tween Bonnie Terre and Desloge
Sunday evening. Wyman Brand
had been in the Lead Belt on an
GRAND for Mrs. Parsons and vas
returning when he noticed flames
coming from underneath the ma
Rchine. He stopped the machine
and got out and attempted to
shut off the supply of gasoline to
the Carburator by means of a
needle valve underneath the car,
but the heat had become so great
that the pipe conducting the gaso-
line became unsoldered and the
the gasoline shot all over his
right arm which was Immediately
in a mass of flame. Wyman's
arm was pretty badly burned and
the car was destroyed. The fire
was caused by shack fire.
Bonnie Terre Star.
A special train on the Iron
Mountain went through this city
last Saturday; on the train were
E. J.. Pearson. vice-president of
the Missouri Pacific Iron Noun
tain System; Hon. M. L. Clardy,
general solicitor of the Iron Noun
tain System; Judge Robert A.
Anthony, attorney, and Judge
Green, attorney. Messrs. Pear
son and Clardy had been making
an inspection of this division and
also looking into the Little River
drainage canal. 1t is said that
the building of the Little River
drainage canal as now contem-
plated will put about five miles of
the Angel Maker track between
Allenville and Jackson under
water, or in other words, will
cause the railroad to have to raise
their tracks five or six feet in
some points. This matter is now
in the courts. -FredericktoWn DEM
ocrat- NeWs.
Steps looking to the organiza-
ton OF an association among the
hotel men of Southeast Missouri
were taken last Saturday at a
meeting held in Hotel Eaton in
Bismarck. The organization work
is in the hands of Robert Reeves,
of the st. Francois Hotel, Farm
ington; G. HI. Hammond, Of Hotel
Hammond, Flat River, and Man
ager Eaton, of the Eaton Hotel,
Bismarck. They report that
practically every hotel man in
this section of the state will gladly
join the association. The move.
ment to advance hotel rates to
81 so per day has not gotten be-
You'd the promotion stage. Some
of the st. Francois county hotel
men have agreed to go into a
combination provided it can be
made strong enough and a be
made to stick. 1t is feared, how
eyer,that it would fall through in a
short time because of the failure
of the parties to the agreement to
maintain the rate strictly at So so.
This rate would mean % cents for
lodging, rs cents for dinner and
80 cents for breakfast and supper.
Lead Belt NeaDs.
16 pounds standard fine granu-
lated sugar for S1-sold in any
quantity or with every purchase OF