Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-07-31

can enroll now az the low
rate and then enter in the fall or
winter.-Adv.
Mr.. Joseph Placht and family of st.
Louis have been spending the past
two weeks in the valley at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Durfee in
Arcadia. Placht is a dealer in musical
instruments, his place of business be-
ing 613 Pine street. He's a genial,
splendid gentlemen. The editor has
known him many years and takes
pleasure in saying that he is absolute
ly IN the square. They have much
enjoyed their ~sojourn in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Phelan of st.
Louis spent a couple of days in Iron
ton the first of the week. Mr.. Phelan
honored US with a call Monday after
noon and we greatly enjoyed a half
hour talk with him. Mr.. and Mrs.
Phelan spend their summers in Michi-
gan now where their sons are
located in business. But Mr.. Phelan
tells us the valley has not lost its
charms for them and they often recall
the many pleasant summers passed
here.
We are told that an aftermath OF
financial wreckage is resulting for
parties who were too enthusiastic in
support of that little jerkwater rail-
road chat was projected through the
south end of the county, which never
advanced any farther than the grad
ing of a few miles of the roadbed,
between Irondale and Called onia. 1t
is a busted enterprise, apparently,
with the hot end of it thrust into the
hands of its local supporters.-Potosi
Journal.
James Meyer, an old resident, died
at his home in Graniteville Sunday
after a prolonged illness. The de-
ceased was born in Belleview, Mo-,
February 2, 1874, and lived all his life
in that community. He was married
in 1866 to Sophia Chiffon of Eminence,
Mo-, who, with seven children sur
vive him. He is also survived by
four brothers and two sisters. The
funeral occurred Monday and inter-
ment was made in the Edison eeme-
terry, Belleview. After life's fitful
fever he sleeps. May he rest in peace.
A petition was circulated in this
city Wednesday afternoon by DR.. l..
M. Reeves which is to request the
State Game Warden to have the dam
near Fr~edericktown in st. Francois
river, known as Silver Dam, destroy
cd. The purpose Of the destruction
of the dam is to permit fish to go up
the stream and furnish some
ment for those who enjoy the rod and
line sport. Like petitions are being
circulated in all towns within a radius
of twenty miles of the dam and the
result will no doubt be that the dam
| will be removed.-Desloge Sun.
A team belonging to Mr.. Pogue of
Roselle got brighten ed in Gay & Kin
dell's wagon yard Monday afternoon
and started across the street to
Fletcher & Barger's garage and had it
not been for a half dozen barrels of
gasoline that had just been unloaded
. onto the pavement in front of the
garage, and served as a protection,
the frightened team would certainly
t have dashed headlong into the plate
glass front and much damage would
/. have resulted. 1t is suggested that
the ordinance requiring that teams
standing in city limits be hitched, be
: more rigidly enforced.
Mr.. W. r. Edgar conducted a briet
session of the Juvenile Court last
Wednesday for making provision fol
' four children of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M
Chrisco. The parents are divorced
> and the children are four, six, eight
and ten years of age. The mother
= lives near Munger and the father il
Garter county. The children have
/, been with the father who recently
sent them to the home of their grand
parents, a Mr.. Womble, at Munger
q who refused to take care of them. 4
o Mr.. Hatridge agreed to take the old
est child and he was awarded TIN
custoday of the other three children
IT for the present, the county to pa.
for their keeping.
The various lead companies of tn,
: st. Francois County District posted
notice yesterday auth orizing an in
u crease in wages effective August Isl
= of twelve and one-half per cent. Thi
means 50 cents a day per man. On
Z of the Company officials said tn
raise, though not as good as the
would liked to have made, was ~justiie
- BY the recent steady increase in th
~ price Of ore and was made necessar
- in order to help check the movin