Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-07-29

filled to the brim when the Assembly
opens. The $50 foot well will be OPP
Grated continuously during the ses-
sion. A barber shop, laundry and
general store on the grounds will add
to the comfort and convenient Of
those in attendance. The Stephens
College will throw open the entire
lower floor of their spacious bungalow
for a reading and rest room during the
Assembly. They also propose to give
a high-class musical concert by skilled
musicians during the session.
Among the recent guests at DIR. HUI
go Summa's summer home was his
nephew, DR.. Louis Schrieber, a grad
uate of Maryland University and the
University Hospital in Baltimore.
The DR.. has decided to become as
sistant to his uncle with the possibility
of becoming in years his uncle's part
ner. DR.. Schrieber is an exceedingly
interesting and pleasing young man.
We look to see him achieve fame and
fortune in his profession.
j.. w. Thompson, post Office inspec-
tor, arrived from st. Louis Thursday
noon to make an investigation of the
safe blowing in the Ironton post-ofice
the Tuesday night previous. After
checking up and going over the books
the inspector arrived at the conclu-
sion that the burglars had secured
$685. worth of stamps. This loss is
borne by the government. The safe
blowers seem to have made good their
escape, as no trace whatever has
been secured of them since they were
seen by Linus White, leaving the
post office, Immediately after the ex-
plosion. The only hope of appre-
hending them now is that they may
be caught in trying to dispose of the
stamps. But this is little more than a
forlorn hope, for it is more than like
ly that a place to ''plant' the stamps
had been arranged before the robbery.
Some of the officials are of the opin-
ion that the safe blowers made the
trip to and from Ironton in an auto.
mobile, but this is only conjecture.
I regret to hear of the formation OF
another Missouri Baptist Assembly,
second to that located in this valley.
A special from Warrensburg to the
st. Louis Republic last Sunday tells
me that "The first meeting of the
Pertle Springs Baptist Assembly clos
ed this evening with 1000 members
present. An organization of $50 Bap.
fist churches was effected to-day, an6
the Pertle Springs Assembly will be
permanent, furnishing for the Baptists
of Western Missouri an annual meet
ing similar to the one held yearly al
Arcadia Heights" The Assembly here
has been in existence five years
growing constantly in favor and at.
tendance. Pertle Springs as a church
outing resort is not to be compared t
the Arcadia Heights, whose towering
elevation and ar-reaching surround
ings impress n with the infinity o
the Almighty and beauty,and grandeuI
of His works-raising the soul out o
its daily rut, and possessing it will
nobler aspiration. For the purpose
instituted the Heights can have n,
rival and ought to have no com
pet1tor.
"Behold this Dismal Void" whicl
once contained the famous speed
marvel known and recognized on thu
Western Circuit as "Terrapin." Il
was Terrapin's habit to stay in front,
which we'll known custom ''inspired'
the noted Evangelist, Steve Burke, tt
~reverentially christen the people o,
Arcadia Valley "Terrapin Herders.'
Historical research indicates that this
is a direct descendant of the Terra
pin who, in the Aesopean Age, VOL
the wager by passing under the wire
in front of jack Rabbit. But "Terra'
PIN" Notwithstanding his splendic
pedigree and low record, was defeat
ed OF the track known as the "Arca'
dia Trail" between Ironton anc
Blacks, by Roy Reel, who is know
throughout the length and breadth o
the Iron Mountain System as the mos
illustrious Terrapin herder of his day
The Terrapin took the record from
the rabbit, but Roy indelibly register
ed his name as the Don Patch Of BIZ
day by overtaking "Terrapin" Angus
1, 1908. "Terrapin," like "Hamberl
Bell" died of heart failure soon after
being defeated, and his dead shell wa
discovered in the blue grass pasture
by Jess Hawkins, July 4, 1915.