Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-13

trip the mail departs from Center
vile at 10 A. NJ, and arrives at Glover
At II O'Clock"
We certainly have had genuine win
ter weather the past five days.
veri:able blizzard. 1t commenced
showing last Friday and growing cold.
That night the low point recorded was
zero and there were five inches Of
snow Saturday morning. The wind
blew a gale oil day and that night the
Thermometer went down to - below;
Sunday night it was s below; Monday
night zero, and Tuesday night Is be-
low was again recorded. There was
some additional snow Monday and
Tuesday. Mr.. Delano says it 10 the
coolest December weather we've had
since 1901. However, be vouchsates
the gratifying information that the
January following was mild. Let US
hope in this instance history will re-
peat itself. Wednesday morning
promised warmer weather, but 1t did
not stay. The next day aud night
were cold. Our train service has
been badly demoralized since the
blizzard set in. The morning mail
train from st. Louis has been from
five to eight hours late every day and
the other trains seemed to have aban-
doned their schedules altogether. 1t
is said that a scarcity Of good loco
motives is the cause of some of the
delay and disorder.
Deputy Game Warden b. S. Gregg.
ry was in st. Francois county last
week. Speaking Of his visit to Farm
ington last weeks Times says: "B. s.
Gregory deputy State Game Warden,
made a brief visit in Pennington
Tuesday and made the Times Office an
appreciated call. Mr.. Gregory has
been making those in his district, who
have been in the habit Of paying no
attention to the law in regard to hunt
ing licenses, sit up and take notice.
This fact has been abundantly attest
ed by the large increase in the num-
Der of licenses that have been issued
this year in both St. Francois and
Iron counties. In this county last
year there were 1868 licenses issued,
while up to Monday there had been
l,021, and the rush not yet over. In
Iron county last year there were 1877
licenses issued, while this there were
issued up to last Saturday the number
of AIS. Even in Reynolds county they
are beginning to realize that 1t Is nee
essary to have license in order to hunt
game. Nor Is Mr.. Gregory any re
, specter of persons. He recently ar
rested Senator Carter M. Buford fol
shooting quail out of season. The
Senator was fined on four different
. counts, totalling $1,000, and if the fne
: is not paid by the Senator, who helped
to pass the law, it will not be due tt
, any such desire, or negligence, on thu
part of Warden Gregory"
al The Iron County Electric Light s
d Power Co. adyertises an advance 0
r about so per cent in charges from an
after December 20. This on the pie
r that cost of production has increased
G Concerning that have no knowledge
nor is it necessary to the matter. Tn
g proposed increase in charge for cleo
trio current is squarely against tn
= inhibition of the franchise under whic
= the Company has legal existence. lie
= me here quote Section g., Ordinanc
, No. 20:
SEC. 6. And the said James p. POI
= teus, his heirs, executors, admins
u traitors and assigns, agrees to furnis
ID to the citizens Of the City of Ironto
d and to the City for other than stree
lighting purposes electricity for ligf
and power at the rate OF sixteen CEN
d Q6c) per kilowatt hour for the fir
ten (lO) kilowatts consumed in an
!. one month, and eight(sc) per kilowa
: for additional current consumption
the same month. Said grantee, h
heirs, executors, administrators {
ia assigns, shalt not increase the price
which he il to furnish electricity duI
ing the life of the franchise here
"a granted; provided, however, tn
said James p. Porteus, his heir
of executors, administrators and assign
shall have a right to charge one do
IA lar (&l.00; per month 90 q minimu
charge for the electricity per met
In consumed, whether the total amOu
OF current consumed amounts to tn
sum or not, and the said James
I" Porteus, his heirs, executors, admi
Sd istrators and assigns, shall furni
he commercial lights In all distrie
a where wires are strung, and ut ~
T., time the same may be desired fre
the time OF darkness until daylig
&c. following.
OF In the advertisement announci
IL increase In price Of current the Col
'e' pany says the notice 10 given ut I
vii instance OF the the State Public 81
Pill vice Commission. While not so I
%, sorting, the inference is that said
. q crease IL to be made with the kuol
vii edge and appreciation Of the comm
lot sion. Has that body the power
set aside aud hold Tor naught Q CO
aid tract legally mads and unquestional
ew In effect? II 1t can wipe out one q
Ion ton Of Ordinance No. 20, which of