Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-19

~ euAc nOAl uOhAs AnO BUN
slowly sinks down to the crest of the
last mountain ridge, starting a panora-
ma of sky and mountain and valley,
waking in you poetry, music and fell
lowship, human and divine. One
hears voices never heard before, and
many all their lives dumb find speech
for a glowing testimony"
The Iron County Electric Light &
Power Company is arranging for a
day current for motor purposes and
will probably have same in operation
within a week. The Ironton Wood
Stock Company is fitting its plant to
use the power and a number of other
motors will be put in. The estab-
lishment of day service will certainly
be a great convenience; the ladies
can run the sewing machines and heat
the irons with electricity. And then,
in the s~weltering days of summer, we
can shiver in the cooling air from the
the electric fan. We congratulate
Superintendent Myers and hope to see
him make a big success of the new de-
parture.
Mrs. Yount opened the doors of her
spacious country home to the Bap-
fist Ladies' Aid Society on last Thurs
day. An elegant dinner was served
by the hostess who was assisted by
Miss Lora Bishop, Miss Bly, Hawkins,
Mrs. J. G.. Newman and Miss Pearl
Yount. The Society workers worked
diligently all day, as their custom, and
much sewing vas accomplished. The
collection that day from the Society's
different sources wa $3.50. One
more day was added to the many
pleasant days that have been spent
with Mrs. Yount, each more delightful
then the last. 1t is the wish of all who
were present that she may always feel
as much pleasure as she SO graciously
gives to others.
the exercises held at Oren's Park,
celebrating Flag Day, were greatly
enjoyed by the goodly number who
attended. 1t vas an ideal picnic day,
as we'll as favorable to the cause which
brought the people together. The
program, as published last week, was
carried out. The talks given by Mr..
Steel and Rev. Kirkman were inter-
esting, instructive and well delivered.
The noon hour was devoted to eating
a real picnic dinner, after which a few
hours were spent in short talks. by Mr..
Calvert, Mr.. Pigg and Mr. Morris, and
cornet and violin music. Flag Day is
becoming a feature throughout the U.
s. and is destined to rival July 18th in
teaching our young people to honor
the national emblem.
Under the present road laws OF
Missouri poll taxes must be paid in
cash to the respective road overseers
on or before July LIST or a penalty will
be added to same. Several of the To-
cal roadoveeseers report that but
few have paid up, although the re.
quired notices have been up o foI
several weeks. Every able bodied
man over 81 and nnder so years of age
is required by law to pay his roac
overseer each year on or before July
LIST $500 in cash to be used on the
pnblic roads in his district and every
man over 50 years of age must pay
the SUI of 30 cents each year in cast
for the same purpose. In former
years, persons over 30 years of age
were exempt from poll or road tax
Now only those are exempt who gC
before the court and make affidavit
supported by a physicians certificate
that they are not able bodied. If you
are a man over 81 years of age, you
will ave money by seeing your roat
overseerer and paying your poll ta1
before July 1st as he will be required
by law to report you delinquent OF
same after that date and there WILDE
a penalty added to the amount nov
due.
, President B. F. Bush has selected
Alexander Robertson, late presiden
of the Western Maryland, to be hi
assistant in handling of the Missouri
Paciic-Iron Mountain System. Mr.
Robertson will assume the title of AS
, sistant of the President, formerly hell
by Finley ]. Sheppard. The appointe'
!. is familiar with this territory, having
worked in this section for a numbe
of years, and his appointment will b.
received with great favor by the Off
Gals and employees, as he is a man o
wonderful personal popularity with al
who have worked with or for him
!, In fact, one of the striking element
a of his success has been his enjoymen
q of the complete confidence of his me-
9 and his unfailing fairness in Treating
with them. He is a strong believe
a in promoting to vacancies men from
4 the ranks. Alexander Robertson wa
. born in Albany, New York, in 1855
and began his railroad career with tn
Fitchburg road in 1885. He has work
ed his way from the ground up, an
in 1897 went to the Wabash, on whic
railroad he was serving as superintend
ent when in August, 1908, he wa
= made Manager of Operations of tn,
Western Maryland and the West Vir
: ginia Central & Pittsburg Railway
which were then separate propertie
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