Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21

the 5000 acres which are owned
by the club, 5000 acres of which
are set aside as a game preserve.
Cobblestones ,shiplap and concrete
will be used in the construction of
the building. Cobblestones and
concrete will be used in the foun-
dation and shiplap on the sides.
The building will contain eighteen
rooms, fifteen of which will be
sleeping rooms and bathrooms on
the second floor. The first floor
will contain a large dining hall,
living room and kitchen. The
building will be 40x170 feet. A
committee of newspaper men will
act as trustees until the newspa-
per men form their, association.
The estimated cost of the build
lings, wharf boats, furniture and
other equipment is about $1,000.
1t is expected that the building
will be ready for dedicstion May
23d, at which time the st. Louis
Arcadia highway will be dedicat-
ed Globe Democrat.
Sundays ST. Louis Globe Demo-
crat: GA delightful one.day trip
for st. Louis motorists will be
ready when the st. Louis Arcadia
highway is deditatedu on May
23d. The many points of interest
and the beautiful scenery will
draw hundreds of St. Louisians
the coming summer. The scenery
along this highway is said by
many to surpass the beauties of
the famous Adirondacks. This
highway follows the well-known
route through St. Louis and JET
ferson counties to De Soto, over
picturesque hills, between thrifty
farms and stretches of virgin tim
Der. From De Soto the road veers
to the southeast through sixteen
miles of wild, picturesque country,
interspersed with occasional hill
farms and little school buildings;
across Big River with its mag
nificent bluffs and swift current,
thence through the hill country to
Bonnie Terre, Flat River and Doe
Run, which are in the heart of one
of the worlds greatest mining
districts. From Pennington, the
next town, the road is unsurpassed
in beauty. 1t traverses the banks
of the beautiful st. Francis River,
through natural avenues of trees,
winding so close in places that
the gurgle of its waters may be
heard above the purr of the motor.
From here on the road leads
through Iron Mountain, Grantee
vile, Pilot Knob, Tronton and in
to Arcadia. At Doe Run is n of
the largest individual collections
of relics in the world. 1t is the
property of F. P. Graves, a retired
mining man, who takes great de-
light in showing visitors through
the place. The collection has won
medals at many expositions,
among which we're the st. Louis
and Chicago worlds fairs. Old
Iron Mountain, the deserted viii
lage from which the great railroad
system derived its name back in
the sos, when this place was tenn
ing with business and men were
wrestling wealth from the great
old mountain which stands to-day
as a grim guard over the deserted
village, is the next point of inter-
est. Graniteville is the most in
teresting point on the highway.
Here you will find modern quar-
rymen cutting from the granite
bluffs paving blocks for the streets
OF the busy cities. Out in the
meadows midway between Pilot
Knob and Ironton is the remains
of what was at n time the shell
tering place of a mere handful of
Union soldiers who we're besieged
by practically the whole of Gen.
Prices army. Nextthe road passes
through Ironton and into Arcadia
where it turns east and then to the
grounds of the Arcadia Country
Club, which will this summer be
the playground of many of St.
Louis most prominent men. The
beautiful Jones farm has been se-
cured, according to George w.
Walker, manager of the club, and
this farm, with its beautiful build
ings, has ample accommodations
for the entertainment and pleas
ure of the club members and their
friends. This farm adjoins the
5000 acres which the club owns,
and has one of the best equipped
garages in that part of the state, a
fine tennis court, golf links, beau
tiful drives and we'll kept lawns,
and the buildings are modern in
every way. Rainbow dam has
been completed and Lake Killar-
ney is ready for those who love
the water. The lake is two and
one-half miles in length, and
about one-half a mile in width.
1t ranges in depth from a few
inches to 48 feet and will be
stocked with fish by the State
Game and Fish Commission. This
lake and dam will be dedicated
on the same day as the dedication
of the highway"
| want to buy red and white oak
ties. Will pay cash for each load
as delivered.