Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04

California, are the happy parents of a
blue-eyed baby girl that arrived Tues
day, August 26th, 1918, at 4:SO o'clock
P. NJ. All doing well. Valley friends
extend congratulations and very best
wishes.
In another column we publish the
st. Louis Post Dispatches story of the
puncture of the Arcadia Country Climb
bubble. 1t is hard to believe that so
great and so good a man as the Rev.
Fuller Swift was eve identified with
such an enterprise. 'Tis true, tits pity;
and pity tits. tits true.
Harry D. Grifith, of Brunot, Mo-,
a civil engineer, vas here Tuesday in
consultation with the officials of the
Bismarck, Bellev'ew Valley & West
ern Railway, relative to laying out
the "Y" terminal and depot grounds,
which will be done in the next few
days.-Bismarck Gazette.
Graves & Stamps planning mill and
handle factory at Des Arc vas de-
stroyed by fire 8 o'clock last Thurs
day morning. A large stock of fin
ished product was consumed and the
loss is a large one-estimated any
where from $25 900 to $50. 1000. No in
surance, it is said. The work of re-
building has already begun.
Rev. Jas. A. Kirkman left Monday
afternoon for Granite City, Ills,
whittier some old friends have called
him to ~oficiate at a christening.
Thence he will take a vacation, and
will probably be absent two or three
weeks, availing himself Of an oppor-
tunity for a much needed rest. The
REGISTER wishes him bon voyage.
r. E. Wilkinson returned to the val
ley Monday after a two months alb
sence in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and
Kansas in the interest of the Western
Military Academy, of Upper Alton,
Illinois. Bob says we think it is dry
here but one should witness the raw
ages of the drouth in Oklahoma and
Kansas to realize just what a dry
season is. MI. Wilkinson and family
leave for their home in Upper Alton,
Illinois, Thursday afternoon.
The Lawn Festival at Arcadia last
Wednesday evening was @ success.
The attendance was large and it was
an enjoyable occasion. The supper
served was indeed excellent; the
music was all right; and the crowd
fitted to make the most Of its oppor-
tunities. The net proceeds were 1886
Those having the affair in charge de-
sire us to return their thanks to the
good people who SO generously aided
them and conduced to its success.
The Moss Tie Company have got
their large drive of ties which they
took down the West Fork safely into
Clearwater. The drives consisted o.
about 115, 600 ties. At Clearwater the
Company has machinery to take the
ties from the water and if cars can be
placed as desired they are loaded dir
ectly onto them. About four thous
and ties are taken from the river eacl
day. This was the second big drive
that this company has taken dow
Black River this year.-Centervillt
Outlook.
Bill Spaugh who was found guilt,
and sentenced to be hanged at Center
willie for the murder of Sheriff Polk O
Iron county died in the p%enitentiar.
last Monday. Spaugh's sentence wa
COMMITTED to life imprisonment. Ar
! thur Spaugh was found guilty ant
given a term of 55 years. They con
tracted tuberculosis in the state pris
T on and a strong effort was made b,
, their friends to have Bill paroled blu
| without success. The writer saw tn,
boys about a month ago and predict
ed that Bill would not live until Sep
: TENDER LIST. Arthur will hardly liv
/ the year out.-Ellington Press.
Woman's Missionary society of tn
Presbyterian church will meet wit
: Mrs. Kindell, Jr., on Wednesday, tn
10th, at 3 o'clock. Let every membe
be present to plan for the work of tn
) fall and winter. 1t is the time for tn
!. quarterly offering.
PROGRAM.
: Devotional Mrs. Francis. Bust
ness. Roll-call - Current Events
Home Topic-The Country Church
General discussion as to the plans 70
~bettering local conditions.
Foreign Topic-Africa.
: Resume of the article, "With tn
School Girls at Lolodorf," page 81;
Assembly Herald-Mrs. Feary.
. Hymn.
i Recently some boys have commit
1 ed a number of depredations and act
: OF vandalism adjacent to the da
school building on the Colleg
Grounds in Arcadia. The offender
! are known and this is to give the1
and their parents due and timely no
: tice that if there is ever a repetitio
of the outrages the guilty parties wi
! be prosecuted to the full extent of th
! law. Last Saturday nighta granitoi
walk, just finished and not yet hard
ened, was scratched and defaced b
the hoodlums. Numerous similar OIL