Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-12-25

can, tamped it down, and set fire to a
paper fuse he had p.ovided. Before
Arnett could getaway, the explosion
occurred and the a cut al awful
cash in his right cheek. The jugular
vein wa barely missed.
Noble Pierce, formerly q we'll
known young man in this city, died
last night in st. Louis where he, his
mother and two sisters have been
making their home for some time.
The body is expected by friends to
arrive in this city some time to-mor-
row, and it is probable that the fun
ersl will take place very shortly af-
ter its coming. Noble Pierce was the
son Of a painter who lived in the north
end of Poplar Bluff for a long time.
He was a member of the local Ben
Hur lodge. 1t is said he died from
consumption.-Poplar Bluff Republic
can.
From the st. Louis Republic: "Rob-
ert Ward, a blacksmith of Bismarck,
Mo-, is probably the champion fisher
man of the Ozark country. Here is a
record of bass caught in Iron Noun
tain Lake that will stand for some
time to come: March Z, catch ten,
nine pounds; March 20, catch nine,
ten pounds; April 6, catch three, five
pounds; April 10, catch two, four
pound; April II, catch seventeen,
fifty pounds; April IA, catch four,
nine pounds; May LIST, catch six, nine
pounds; May 8, catch two, two
pounds; March IL, catch FIVE, five
pounds; March II, catch fifteen, twenty
pounds; July 8, catch seven, eight
pounds; July 10, catch six, six pounds;
July "a, catch ten, eighteen pounds;
August 7, catch four, six pounds;
All his fish were caught with artificial
bait on light tackle"
Mr.. J. NJ. Monte, of Monte & Dun
bar, of st. Louis, engineering firm
| having the contract for drawing up
the plans and estimates for Potosi's
new w~aterworks, appeared before the
board of aldermen last Monday even
ing and submitted his report. His
estimate on the watersystem is 3d.
406 70, which figure comes pretty
close to the amount voted for both
waterworks and a sewerage system
$14 900. 1t is therefore clear that the
sewerage plan will have to be side
tracked until some future time and
the waterworks plan alone taken up
1t is believed that under competitive
bidding the above estimate may posi-
bly, be reduced five hundred or a
Thousand dollars. The board pro-
poses to advertise at once for bids or
the supply we'll, which is to be ten
inches in diameter, bottomed or
granite. The we'll will be located or
the city c%alaboose lot.-Potosi Jour
nal.
A7complaint signed by o. F. Meel
and about thirty -four other CITIZEN
has been filed with the Public Service
Commission at Jefferson City agains
the Consumers Electric Light ant
Power Co., of De Soto, alleging tina
the Company's rates are exces
sive, unreasonable and discriminatory
and asks the Commission to make al
examination of the business of the
company. Notice of the suit ha
been served on Mr.. Munroe, manage
of the company. He has ten days t.
file his answer. Mr.. Monroe says tn
, company is doing business under
franchise granted January ri, 1911
and that he is charging the schedul
of rates provided for in the franchis
granted him by the voters of the city
The company claims to have abou
, 1913, 900 invested, and with 231 custom
, ers producing an income of 5 1000 pc
month, it is no unreasons BILE incom
for the money invested, taking int
consideration the expense of operatio
and depreciation of the plant. Their
is no complaint of the s~ervice.-D
Soto Press.
: The work on the road from Lester
vile to Arcadia is progressing yer
nicely, SO we are informed by n {
those in charge of the work. Th
work in this county has been all don
!, on the Mill Creek road, near the Mi
Ter farm. Up to Tuesday night tn
"crew'' constructing the rock roa
: around the Miller farm, r ported 81
yards of road made. The road is mir
feet wide and 12-inches deep and col
$132. 81. This piece or section of roa
is said to be by far the worst betwee
Lesterville and Arcadia. 1t wt
q always soft and was impossible dul
, ing the spring and summer month
AS soon as this piece of road is con
pleted the work, we understand, wi
be pushed forward to completion. M
: F. T. Hunt, of near L~esterville- A.
cadia road, is in St. Louis this wee
soliciting donations or subscription
to this road. No doubt quite a nun
Der of people in the city will contr
butte to this fund as the road will OF
able them to make the entire trip /
automobile. Mr.. Hunt thinks he HI
near enough money, already, but fe
hundred dollars more would make ii
road etter.-Centerville Outlook
The big Union Revival meeting