Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

Organ man, was in the Valley last
week. greeting old friends and doing
some musical business on the side,
He is an old resident Of this county
and known to everybody hearabouts
is a good salesman, and reliable alike
to house and customer. He deserved
ly does a good business.
A line from our good friend, Mr.T.F
Walsh, of st. Louis, formerly of Gran
iteville, informs us that he is in the
Jewish Hospital, where he recently
had his eyes operated on. The result.
we are glad to learn, promises to be
very satisfactory. Mr.. Walsh's sight
has been impaired for some time past
but the occulist says he will soon be all
right.
On Friday afternoon Of this week al
2:3O O'Clock there will be a meeting OIL
the ladies of the valley at the home Of
Mrs. Frank P. AXE, in Ironton, TO,
the purpose of ~effecting an organiza-
ton whose mission it will be to pro-
vide funds annually for cleaning and
identifying the Masons' and Odd Eel
lows and K. P. cemeteries. All in
terested are urged to be present.
The Public Utilities Commission last
Saturday promulgated an order per-
hitting the railroads of Missouri to
charge a passenger rate of 81 cents a
mile for a single trip and 2B cents a
mile for a round trip. Under the new
rate a single trip ticket from Ironton
to st. Louis will cost 1924, instead OF
$1.82, as at present; a round trip tick
ct to st. Louis will cost $4.0S, the
present rate being 1854. These rates
become effective January 1st. An in
crease of five per cent. in freight
rates was also granted.
Mr.. VIM. Depew last Saturday pur-
chased from the heirs Of the late DR..
HI. M. Jones forty acres of timber
land, adjoining the Depew farm, east
of town. Mr.. Depew now has about
200 acres of land in one body and the
success he has achieved is indisputa-
bic proofo what a be accomplished
with thrift and energy in farming in
this country. Twenty years or more
ago he borrowed the moneyon which
to go to housekeeping. His farm is a
splendid one, spick and span, and he
has been on "easy street" for sereral
years, Billy says that whatever he
may have accomplished he attributes
to the fact that he has one of the best
helpmeets in the world.
From the last issue of the Lead Belt
News: ST. H. Sumpter, who has been
manager of the Doe Run Lead Com
pany store since this business was es-
tablished in 1908, rendered his resig-
nation to take effect November Is.
He and his family have made ar
engagements to move to Macon, Mo,
where they will engage in the mer-
camille business. Mr.. Sumpter's res.
ignation will create a vacancy on the
Flat River school board and the post
mastership at Rivermines. He wal
also town treasurer at Rivermines
We regret to learn that Mr.. Sumptel
has decided to leave the Lead Belt
We wish him every success in his new
field.n
Judge of the st. Louis Court of APP
peals, Albert d. Nortoni, Mrs. Norto-
nj, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. E. Francis, three
daughters and one son, motored from
st. Louis to Ironton in Mr.. Francis
"Hudson Six" last Saturday and spenr
Saturday night and Sunday as guests
of The New Willard. Judge Norton
will be remembered as the Progress
sive candidate for Governor in 1912
Mr.. Francis is his brother-in-l law and
a prominent st. Louis attorney. Mine
host Willard Tuesday morning re-
ceived a note from Judge Nortoni an
nouncing their safe return home anC
extending thanks for the courtesiei
shown and hospitality extended while
his guests.
I quote the following in acknowl'
edgment of my appreciation of the
goodwill therein expressed; not from
vanity or with intent to claim deserv'
ing therefor:
Eli D. AXE, for forty or more years
past the editor of the IRoNToN REGIS.
TER, recently celebrated his seventy
third birthday. Mr.. AXE is not only
an able newspaper man, but one o.
the best printers who W. "slung'
type, and, contrary to the rule among
old-timers, a good business man, for
he has a competency. In the midst
of a busy life he has found time for thu
better things and his ripened mind
bears the best fruits of literature, art
music and philosophy. In our Juvenile
days we were won't to tempt the ange
of Terpsichore to the tinkling, titillat
ing tones of "Unclep Ellis beloved
piccolo. He is a fine example of 9
grand old man in a green old age
Maiden Merit.
A team from Rosentreter's liver,
stable took fright at a passing auto
mobile while being driven from Belle
view to Graniteville Monday after
noon, and ran away, throwing thu
driver, Ed Heider, and a travelling
men out of the rig. The frightened
team took the Iron Mountain roa,
and after going a distance of a mile 0