Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

DR.. Jesse W. Hale, who arrived
in Fowlerton last week from
Greenville, Mo-, after seeing our
country and enjoying the delights
of our climate for a few days is SO
we'll pleased that he has decided
to locate permanently in Fowler
ton to practice his profession. He
has bought lots on the corner of
Colorado street and Knoxville
avenue and will have a nice home
erected on them. DR.. Hale left a
few days ago for his old home to
dispose of his practice and wind
up his affairs, preparatory to NOV
ing his family here. They expect
to return to Fowlerton about April
1st, or sooner, if possible.-FoUler-
ton (TeSas) Reporter.
j. Miller, an old and highly es-
teemed citizen of Iron county,
died at his home on Crane Pond,
south of Ironton, last Friday
night, after an illness of little
more than a week. The deceased
was eighty three years of age and
spent most of his life in this coun-
ty. He was an upright man and
citizen and the community will
miss him. Several sons and
daughters and a couple of brothers
are left to mourn his demise. The
funeral occurred Sunday after
noon and interment was made in
the cemetery on Marble Creek,
near the Polk farm, and notwith-
standing the very inclement
weather a large number of people
for miles around assembled to pay
the last sad tribute to the memory
of a good man and neighbor.
James P. Porteus, the gentle
man who proposes putting a light
plant in the valley, was here for
a couple of days last week. Mr..
Porteus is the representative OF
w. T. McCaskey & Co., of Lam
sing, Michigan, a corporation that
devotes itself exclusively to build
ing and maintaining electric light
and other plants. Mr.. Porteus
says that his company will put in
the plant here sure if the city will
make a contract to keep twenty
lights on the street at So per light
per month for a period of ten
years, and also grants a twenty
year franchise to the company,
The proposition looks like a rea-
sonable and practical one. The
city is now paying $50 a month
for ten lights that burn only a few
hours in the earlier part of the
night for twenty days in the
month. The electric lights-tv en-
ty of them-will burn all night
every night in the month, and the
. cost would be but $50 a month,
The city officials say that the rev.
enue of the city is now sufficient
to provide these lights without
any additional tax levy. The
question will have to be referred
to the voters of the city at the
election next month. A two thirds
vote is necessary for the PROPOSE.
ton to carry.
With the completion of a spill.
way in course of construction, the
$50, 900 dam across Stout's Creel
in the Arcadia Country Club pre-
serve in Iron county, Mo-, will b'
finished. The dam is APO fee
long and 36 feet high. 1t is in thu
form of a bow. A minimum, O
, 200 horsepower will be furnished
This will be used to light tn,
towns in Arcadia Valley. Many
state Officials are expected to at
tend the dedication of Lake Xii
larney, a body of water covering
: 800 acres, May list. A mountail
! drive, high above the Shut-Ir
Falls, has been built at a cost o.
!. $4,000. Henry G. Muskopf of st
Louis has charge of landscapins
the 5000 acress% in the clubs
grounds. Plans for the dam wer'
drawn by Dixon-Smith Engineer.
ing Company of st. Louis. TIL
officers of the club are Presidents
John I'll. Curran; vice-presidents
John H Gunlach and T. 9. Young
} treasurer, F. N. Cheney; secre
, tary, Con. P. Curran; manager, G
lW. Walker. The club ground,
are at the end of a 100-mile high
: way from st. Louis to Arcadia
This also will be dedicated Ma,
. list, under the auspices of the club
assisted by the automobile club
of st. Louis and Jefferson and 81
Francois counties. In two year
, $780, 900 has been spent on thi
road, including a $4,000 bridg'
} over Big River near Bonnie Terre
it is said. The road passe
through Hillsboro, De Soto, Bonn
Terre, Flat River, Pennington
Q Iron Mountain, Pilot Knob, Iron
ton and Arcadia. -EtUins Herald.
: / want to buy red and white On
: ties. Will pay cash for each loa
g as delivered.