Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-02
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i I'LL du 1Jt61lluA IN w uuy N0AhNNJ y
and it is ''cold as kraut." I have al
ways heard that Bismarck was the
coolest place on the map. To-day the
thermometer registers 80.
/ happened to be at Greenville on
Thanksgiving day. The Arlington
had a big dinner-ifty plates. There
were three tables, loaded down with
six turkeys, twelve chickens, six rab-
bits, six ducks, oysters, and every
thing in the pastry line, cakes, pies,
cr~anberries, etc. Nearly the whole
town ate dinner there. 1t is really the
cheapest way to have a Thanksgiving
dinner. For, to go out and buy all
these things would cost more than if-
ty cents each. Mr.. Bratcher and wife
certainly know how to run a hotel.
They meet all trains with a a and
give you a free ride to the hotel.
Twas on the Missouri Southern rail-
road last week. Everything is boom
ing out there; they are paying 40
cents for white oak ties at Bunker. I
met General Manager Frederick. He
says that if the increase in rates be-
comes effective they will build a new
machine shop. They are running two
trains a day and are short 100 cars. B.
F. Hackworth has bought one million
feet of yellow pine from Ruble Bros.
at Reynolds. Jas. Carnahan runs the
store, makes out all invoices and signs
the checks. I saw my friend, Lat
Matthews, at Garwood; he is looking
very well. l stopped one night at
Mill Spring. 1t is the liveliest little
town on the Iron Mountain railroad;
merchants all busy.
I was at Taskee one night; heard
the best sermon for many years from
Acts 10.
I met VIM. Carter of Piedmont on
his way home from Carter county,
where he had been to look at some
improved road machinery. He was
highly pleased with it and will recon-
mend that Wayne county buy.
AT Hendrickson the merchants are
all doug well. Neeley Harviell, for
merly of this place lis doing a fine bus
mess there, with his brother, DIR. John
Harviell, who also has a fine practice.
Imet Mr.. Willard of the Willard
Hotel, at Ironton, at Sabula Saturday.
He is in the insurance business.
I stopped at Annapolis a while Sat-
urday; the merchants there were busy
buying ties.
/ had a cold ride Friday to Patter-
son. You can make the run safely
from Piedmont in thirty minutes. The
automobile has about put Patterson
on the railroad.
The'programme rendered by the la
dies Of the w. O. T. U. at the M. E.
Church Thanksgiving night was a
great uccess The house was crowd
ed to overlooking and great applause
given each number. The opening
song, 1.-THE Fight is On" was sung by
the audience while the ladies' of the
w. G. T. U. marched in a body to the
seats reserved for them, which were
draped in their %colors, yellow and
white. A song by the w. O. T. u.
"Give to the Winds, Thy Fears" wal
rendered, after which the scripture
lesson was read from Pisa. 146. Invo-
cation by Rev. Geo. Brown; roll call,
each member responding with a verse
OF scripture; a sketch Of the life o.
Frances e. Willard, whose great char
acter founded the w. O. T. u, wat
read by the President, Mrs. r. H
Stevenson; a song, "How Beautiful
to be with Godi', by Misses LouisI
and Florence Schmidt, accompanied
by DR.. Whiteside end Edward
Schmidt on the violin and mandolin
was quite musical; a recitation, "Th'
Drinking House Over The Way b.
Mrs. John Reed was we'll rendered; I
song, "Down in The License Saloon,
by Mrs. John Farris and Mrs. Corr
Bergman was good, Mrs. r. l. Staml
accompanying on the organ; a yer.
interesting feature was the reading
given by Mrs. v. d. Cooper, entitled