Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-11-12
Des Arc Items.

I was down at Lilbourn, in New
Madrid county, last week and saw a
cotton gin running. The plant cost
$1,000 and everything is done with
machinery. The wagons, loaded with
seed cotton, drive under a large To-
inch suction pipe, which draws the
cotton out of the wagons and puts it
in the machinery. 1t separates the
seed and the seed is blown into a car
or ware house. The cotton then goes
to the press and Is baled. 1t is quite
a sight for any n that neversaw one
work. They we're buying seed cotton
at $1.90. Rogers & Co., of Memphis,
are running the gin. Lilbourn also
has a big handle factory running and
a saw mill. It is quite a business town.
Stevenson & Fitz have a large store
there and doing a fair business.
While at Sikeston / was talking to a
big land owner. He said he had 1000
acres in wheat, mostly renters. / saw
a mar buying wheat at Bertrand. He
was paying $1.05 on car for it.
I saw another party loading shock
ed corn in the ear. He wac getting
65 cents a bushel for it; there is, I am
told 80 per cent. more wheat sowed
this fall down there than ever before.
/ spent Friday in the lead belt. Bus
mess very dull there. The Desloge
Company was taking thirty mules out
Of the shafts. Some of them had been
under the ground for 10 years or more.
They we're being shipped to Pemiscot
county to be wintered. The company
has a ranch down there. They will
be returned to the mines in the
spring if times are better.
I was at Annapolis q short while Sat-
urday. My friend, Chas. e. Bolch, is
certainly doing a fine business with
his handle factory, saw mills and
farms. He has his store full Of goods.
John Stevenson has had the roof of
his residence painted, and new walks
made. At the entrance he has had
two columns built of cement and rock,
on the bungalow style, which adds
very much to the appearance of the
place. He has also put up new wire
fencing.
Sam 7. Middleton, representing the
Thiebes Piano Company, st. Louis,
was on our streets Thursday.
Alvin Wallis and family have re-
turned home from St. Louis, where
they have been visiting relatives.
Rev. Clarence Davis and wife were
here last week. They have been doing
Evangelistic work.
Miss Hazel and Morris Mckee went
to Piedmont Saturday to have dental
work done.
Ed Maddox and bride have gone to
Hoxie, Arkansas, to reside.
John Stevenson went to st. Louis
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Sparks and
children from Valley Park, near st.
Louis, are here to visit Mrs. Sparks
sister, Mrs. Geo. Phillips.
e. w. Graves and wife have return
ed from Minnesota.
Mrs. Polly Huff from Williamsville
has been visiting at the home of her
brother, Wiley Roberts, OF College
Hill. She will leave Monday for
Washington to spend the winter with
her son.
g. W. Wallis and wife have gone to
Mineral Point, where the latter is hav-
ing a cancer treated.
John Shelton, Jr., was here Satur-
day. He has just returned from
Washington.
Miss Ella Lewis went to Annapolis
Saturday to visit Mrs. Arthur Cox.
Miss Della Keathley who is teaching
the Roberts school spent Sunday with
her parents at Ironton.
Rev. Strother preached at Bruno
Sunday to q large congregation in the
M. e. church.
r. III. Stevenson is having concrete
walks made around his home.
Miss Lora Tolleson who is teaching
school at Chloride was here Sunday
to visit her sister, Miss Essie Tolleson
Mrs. Wesly Stevenson has returned
home from Ruble.
Joe McAllister and Marshal Steven
son came up from Taskee Saturday t.
visit home folks.
Jack McFall spent Sunday herr
with his family.
We are in receipt of a letter from
Bro. Oscar Taylor, saying he had just
closed a very successful meeting al
Irondale, with 81 conversions. He
says, "every business man in towr
was saved but two, and l am still
praying for them.'' He and Rev
Strother will go to BEDFORD thil
week to begin a meeting. May thu
Lord be with them and help them t.
save many soulsl There seems to b
a great revival wave in many places
Burk and Hobbs will begin next Sun
day at Piedmont. Great preparation
are being made there for them, an,
we are sur Piedmont will be a off
ferent town when they leave there
A number Of our people will atten'
part Of the meetings, and everybod.
ought to go that can, as they ma,
never be as nea us again. They ar
doing great good everywhere they &c
!, ISAAC.