Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-04
With the Boys


linen, and went to De Soto, a pas
senger on No. %. / ought to have
gone on No. 10, but that trains time
is inconveniently early. Who desires
to begin a strenuous day by ~rousing
and dressing at the morning hour of
200? 1t fits no person of regular
habits, and I am very regular in that
respect-6:30 winter and summer.
The hour of my turning out is no
earlier-and never later, for when
sweet sleep would longer tarry, she is
then rudely banished by resounding
blows upon the ceiling underneath my
chamber floor. Then l arise-some-
times willingly, sometimes reluctant
ly; but I arise. It's a case of that or
cold biscuit.
Train that day was about on time,
and my destination was reached in
due c~ourse-too late for me to partic-
ipate in the earlier part of the after
noon's proceedings of the Southeast
Missouri Press Association. 1 greet
ed about thirty members of that body,
and with every succeeding hand clasp
was more strongly accumulated the
conviction that it was good for me my
being there, coupled with the regret
that some dozen hours had been
sacrificed to easy convenience.
The Friday evening session began
at 8 o'clock, and the proceedings were
marked with merit and interest. The
several papers were entertaining and
instructive. All were good with
thought and practical suggestion.
This was especially so in Mr.. Allen H.
Hinchey's Commercial Clubs and
Newspapers" wherein was shown the
advantages of a close coalition of
these two forces for public better
ment. His presentation was clear,
logical and comprehensive, dressed
in his usual chasteness of expression.
Mrs. @. @. O'Neal, of the Advance
New Era, delighted us with her paper
on "Women in Southeast Missouri
Newspaper Work" Tt was bright
with humor, albeit at times pathetic.
The rhythmical close of her subject
was greeted with hearty applause,
and it was by unanimous vote that
she was requested to again read the
paper at the banquet rendered us by
the De Soto Commercial Club that
night.
Saturday mornings proceedings be-
gan at 500 O'Clock, and we're devoted
mainly to business talks, in which we
all participated. Two papers we're
read: "Eulogy on William Lacy" by
Ed. P. Grove of the Dexter States.
man, wherein fitting tribute was
rendered to the life and memory of
the deceased journalist. "Indepen-
dence of Party Newspapers" struck
me as a production of peculiar merit
from its b~roadness of thought and
terseness of expression.
After this came the election of Of
ficers and the naming of the place for
our next meeting. Our neighboring
town, Pennington, was chosen, and
the choice was made unanimous. The
new othcers-are not their names to
be found in the official proceedings?
After hearing the Committee Reports,
and closing up the Unfinished BUSH
ness, the Association adjourned, to
meet at Pennington at a date to be
officially determined.
By Saturday noon our ranks were
somewhat thinned, for trains, like
time and tide, wait for no man, and
their schedules determined the hour
of departure of members who would
willingly have tarried longer. The
remaining contingent took an auto
mobile ride to Hillsboro in the after
noon, responding to the generous
proffer of the Commercial Club, and a
pleasant trip it vas
The road between De Soto and the
county seat is in fine condition; the
air was bracing, and the sun was not
overcast by envious cloud. The spirit
of resurrection was In nature beauti-
flying mountain and valley, forest and
field with verdant softness, gratefully
relieved by the brighter hues of blos-
som and flower. The way to Hills
boro is a gradual ascent, with uphill
and down breaking its regularity.
From the greater elevations far
reaching views delighted the eye and
attuned the mind to nobler thought.
On every hand was the evidence of
the thrift attending industry and
peace-in blest contradiction to the
being visited upon the
lands and homes of our brethren be-
yond the seas
Hillsboro is q clean, well-kept, quiet,
and, withal, prosperous town, well
from the clang and clatter
the great arteries OF commerce,
and in some degree reminds me Of
typical Missouri county seat Of
before-the- war era. II has it's stores,
livery stables, blacksmith
printing Offices, ETC., all be-
fokening thrift and orderly pursuit.