Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-12-20

much enthusiasm ut the meeting In
the courthouse last Saturday after
noon to stimulate interest in the pur-
chase Of the War Saving Certificates
and Thrift Stamps. Iron county
will be found trying to do her part,
first, last and all the time.
Beginning ext Monday We will re-
ceive our st. Louis mail from Glover,
on the !. NJ. r. R., instead Of Sabuls,
from which point We have received
our mail from the railroad for he
past twenty. five years. On February
lst 1918, it 10 expected that the ser-
vice will be changed to . motor SER
vice.-Centerville Outlook.
A Community Christmas Tree will
be provided in the court house yard
Christmas Eve. A programme will
be given in the court room. Free
will offering at the door. Proceeds
to be given to the Valley Provident
Association. Every child in the val.
ley invited. A remembrance for ev-
cry one under fourteen years Of age.
After an unusually cold spell OF
weather lasting ten days the tempera.
ture moderated Monday and the snow
that came with the advent Of the
blizzard began to thaw. Tuesday was
very mild and this "wednesday
morning the snow has about all dis
appeared, but there is slush and mud.
Hicks prediction is that another siege
of cold weather is due this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Z. W. Bliss will leave
Saturday for Hollywood, California,
where they will spend the holidays
with Mrs. William NJ. Elmer former.
ly Mrs. ]. +. Mitchim) Mrs. Bliss sis.
ter. The doctor expects to do some
fishing, too, and is taking his tackle
along. He will return to De Soto
and resume his dental work about
February 8, 1918 DE Soto Press.
Elvins Post: "Dr. E. Whitesides of
Greenville has leased the Blanken'
ship property and will move to ElvinI
this week. He comes to succeed hit
brother, DR.. E. E. Whitesides, who
will leave in the near future to an
swer the call to the colors. The doc
tor from Greenville is a twin brothe,
to our doctor and is a we'll qualified
physician and q graduate Of Washing
ton University"
Sunday evening, about $50 o'clock
without any warning, whatever, tn
electric lights went out; nor did the,
"come on" again during the night
People found their way out of tn,
churches by striking matches and us
ing any improvised lights obtainable
The shut down was due, it is said, to
the water supply at the plant beinl
exhausted. An inexcusable state o
affairs. 1t is just such experiences a
these as take the joy out OF (electri
Light life.
BY an order which became effectiv
last Saturday train No 81 (formerl
No. 81 10Y runs no farther south tina
Bismarck. For several months pas
Hogan has been the end Of the run
Under this schedule We have no trai
north in the morning except the Sun
shine special at Arcadia and there
no certainty Of its stopping at tha
station on any other morning tina
Monday. The railroad compan,
should stop train No. 8 Or train No. {
north, between four and five o'cloc
in the morning, at Ironton. W
should insist on having this service a
once. Train No. s, north. bound, 1916
A. NJ, stops at Arcadia on flag
From last weeks Pennington Time.
"Paui Jones came in this week Il
spend a few weeks at home befor
, departing for the naval training sta
, ton at Great Lake, Ills. Paul has en-
listed liz the navy as an apprentic
. seaman and will depart on the ct
inst. for the training station. He ex
poets to be in France within si.
, months. Paul made every effort as
volunteer to get into the officers re
serve corps, but could not on accour
. of his youth. Then he tried to volun
ter for the signal corps, but the lon
wait did not appeal to Paul, so he de
. cided to volunteer for immediate ser
, Alice. Paul feels rather proud Of th
fact and justly that he graded 100 pc
, cent f, or "perfect," on every point !
his physical examination"
, Following are the dates upon whlc
= Questionnaires are to be mailed I
Registrars not yet 10 service:
Dec. is, order numbers ...o.. Ito |
II, ........ b to II