Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-08-28
Des Arc Items.

1 was out on the Missouri Southern
last week. went by the way of Sa-
bula, Lesterville and Centerville. We
had some rain out there last week. i
saw some real good corn crops on
Black river between Lesteryille and
C~enterville. From what / could see
Reynolds county will average half a
lcorn crop and lots of millet and hay.
The merchants at Lesterville BEL to
be doing a fair business. / failed to
see my friend and eomrade, DIR. Mi
nor. He was out On a call at Center
vile. / called on the Messrs. Shriv-
er, publishers of the Outlook, at Cen
tervill1e. They gave me a welcome
by offering me their exchang-
es to read which, enjoyed very much.
There is nothing pleases me better
than to read what is going on in the
different counties. Centerville has just
completed a large concrete school
building, 4sx60, two story, covered
with fire proof roofing; it cost $500:
it will last a life time. The best thing
they have, however, is their electric
light plant, run by water from a big
spring near there, n half a mile
from town and runs q stream of water
four feet wide and two feet deep. 1t
is claimed they have 3O-horse power;
the lights are fine, flicker or go
out. At the Arcadia Assembly the
lights would go entirely out, but soon
come back again. There is none of
this at Centerville. On Wednesday I
landed at Reynolds. This is the bust
est little town l have seen. They are
working over 100 men and teams, cut
ting, mostly, yellow pine. Woodman
& Walthers are the promoters of this
mill. They have six or eight other
mills cutting pine lumber. They also
have a large planer at Gilman, four
miles west of Reynolds. The Ruble
boys from Vulcan have a large store
at Reynolds and are doing a fine bus
mess. They also own two saw mills.
They buy most everything in car load
lots. Two hotels in Reynolds. My
next stop was at Bunker. The section
men took me there on a motor car. 1t
is a thriving town of about 1000 peo-
pie; there is a mill there that cuts
100000 feet daily. A tram road brings
in the logs; they own more than 3d.
600 acres of timbered lands. l met
Mr.. Bunker. He is very enthusiastic
over the new railroad that is to be
built from Bismarck to Bunker. He
says it surely will go through. I also
met my friend, Ramsey, the travelling
salesman. He certainly is a hustler,
He said he was on a three weeks
drive. He made it the last time in ar
automobile and saved four days. My
next stop was at Ruble. | spent the
night with Jerry Russell and family
He is one of the best business men il
Reynolds county. He is running sew
eral mills, a stave factory and store
and 1 had rather stop at Jerry's hote
than at the Planters, in st. Louis
/ Any drummer will bear me out in
this. j. J. Hackworth has a mill anG
: store there. The people at Reynolds
had a big force at work on the roads
t the ladies were out with their basket
to help the cause along. l wound III
my trip at Ellington. AS / have said
before, this is the best little town tina
I know of. Everybody is busy ant
they have several large stores. L. M
Copeland seems to be doing the bes'
business. He furnishes several mills
The Holiness people have had a flint
meeting there and paid their churcl
, out of debt. I stopped at Piedmon
: on my way home. Chas. Carter ap
D pears to be doing most of the bushes
there. 1 see the fair directors have
put the gate admission at 30 cents;
am afraid that they have made a mis-
= take, for a farmer who has eight o
ten boys or girls will kick. But on
directors are level-headed fellows, AM
know what they are doing.
Our Holiness Camp Meeting is go
ing on here. Quite a crowd was in at
tendance Sunday.
Q DIR. Jones is much better and tn
trained nurse has gone home. He ha
" had a hard time, but will be out soon
:, w. J. Fitz is still in st. Louis havinI
his eyes treated. He hopes to retur
: home in a couple of weeks.
We were very sorry to hear of tn
= death of Jul old friend, J. s. Benson
= Mrs. w. j. Fitz, Carl Fitz and Mis-
Marie Stevenson returned to thei
a home in Lilbourn Sunday after
weeks visit to see DIR. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keathley will leav
this week for Florida. We are sorr,
to lose them. ISAAC.