Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-11-22

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ton's sons to enlist. We wish him
well and hope to see him como back
home "covered with glory!"
There was q bright fire on Arcadia
Heights Tuesday night and from town
it looked as il a building were burning.
Just . large pile Of brush and leaves in
flames. No damage done, Tut 1t re.
quired hard work ON the part of halt Q
dozen men for some time to keep the
flames away from the buildings.
Our weather continues to be more
than fine, but is dry, very dry, indeed,
and . rain, a good rain, is badly need
ed. Sunday night 1t clouded up and
there was promise Of q soaker but
there was only enough fell to lay the
dust. The situation is growing serious;
many wells are dry and the water
supply in some sections very limited.
From the Desloge correspondence
Of the Pennington News: "Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Mackley and the latter's
mother, Mrs. J. A. Reyburn, came
down from st. Louis Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Mackley returned to the
city on Monday, but Mrs. Mackley
and mother remained for a stay of
several days"
DR.. Y. II. Jones and family came
from Brunot Sunday evening and
Miss Gladys and Paul re.entered
school Monday. They have all been
at their Brnnot home since the DR..
was stricken with smallpox more
than a month ago. The patient has
fully recovered and suffered no seri-
Gus consequences from his illness.
Iron County responded nobiy in the
Y. M. @. A. drive, and the collection
Of more than q thousand dollars is a
tribute to all who engaged in the
work. W. q. Whitworth, Of Arcadia,
G. G. Howes and H. B. Krenning of
Rus%sellville, were the largest contri-
butors in the county-each of them
making a subscription Of 800. All
honor to them.
II. R. Bean, cashier of the Bank OF
Caledonia, was in Ironton last Thurs
day evening and informed US that
Washington county had recently pur-
chased a big auto truck to be used in
road building. Mr.. Bean says that
with some improvements and build
ing now contemplated Caledonia will
have an automobile road direct to st.
Louis and the distance will not be
more than So miles.
While Sam Andrews was coming
home from his son-in-law's, Russell
Tins, one day week before last, he saw
a turkey a short distance in front of
him, and, having a gun with him, fir
ed, and brought down the bird. Sam
grabbed his prize and hurried home,
and has been Boosting ever since
about having killed a wild turkey. No
one but Sam thinks the turkey was a
wild n and it probably belonged tc
the flock of some n%eighboring farmer.
Walter J. Hummelsheim, a real es-
tate man from st. Louis, was in Iron
ton Saturday. Mr.. Hummelsheim was
here in the interest of a number OF
parties in st. Louis who recently pur-
chased what is known as the Whito-
ner-London lands, about 1000 acres,
north and east of Ironton. The pur-
chasers propose incorporating under
the name Of the Ozark Land, Timber
4 Stock Co. They will at once put a
force Of men on the land working up
the timber. Next spring they will
fence the tract and use it for grazing
purposes.
Deputy Game Warden Gregory last
Friday afternoon apprehended one
Peter Panas, a Greek from st. Louis,
hunting in the woods, not far from
Hogan, without the license in such
cases demanded. Panas that evening
pleaded guilty before Squire Rasche
who imposed the minimum fine of S25
and costs, amounting, in all, to S33. Is,
which the defendant paid. Panas ID
an employe of the Jefferson Hotel In
st. Louis and was visiting his friend
and fellow countryman, u. Michalon,
at Hogan. Safe to say he'll never
hunt again without license.
De Soto Press: "Here is an instance
of the usefulness OF the Missouri hen.
The Home for Aged Baptists at Iron
ton, Mo-, recently asked the member
of Baptist churches who owned hem
to give to the Home the eggs laid one
Sunday in April, or the proceeds from
the sale Of same. About one-fourtt
t OF the churches responded, with q re.
suit of four thousand dollars in cash
to the Home. Now the superintend'
ent, DR.. Milford Riggs, is asking ev'
cry Baptist in the state to give to the
Home as a Thanksgiving offering one
chicken or the price Of one. He says
+. he is not particular which he gets, 9
chicken or the money, or whether II
comes on Thanksgiving day or before
or after. The Missouri hen q easily
finance this institution"
Marvin r. IAppetk. son az Mrs