Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-10-23

vice viii also come up for hearing be-
fore Mr.. Bee.
Mrs. R. d. Lewis was here from st.
Louis a couple of days last week, dis
posing of the furniture and fixtures
in Mountain View" preparatory to
turning the property over to the
trustees Of the Missouri Home for
Aged Bsptists, who recently acquired
the place. The furniture wss all of
the best and sold at lowest prices. 1t
is understood that DIR. Riggs, super
intendent of the Home, and his family
will occupy the Lewis residence, and
it is the intention to erect a large
structure adjacent for q home for the
aged people.
Next Sunday, at IL O'Clock A. NJ,
Rev. V. o. 'Penley will hold his last
service at st. Paul's Church. With
out exception, the members of this
church lament his severance from the
p~astorate here, which is consequent
solely upon financial conditions; and
they, with the REGISTER, sincerely
regret that it must be SO. May the
future hold in store good fortune for
himi
Through the Public Service Com
mission the city authorities have been
advised that the Iron County Electric
Light & Power 90. has signified its
willingness to give light service from
5 O'Clock in the evening until "A. M,
and then from 5 A. NJ. until 8 A. M, in
lieu of the present service from 2
O'Clock P. NJ. until l A. NJ. In view of
the fact that this is probably as salts
factory an arrangement as can be Sc
cured the city authorities are inclined
to accept the proposition provided the
Electric Company will agree to give
service from an hour before dark in
the evening instead of at 5 O'Clock.
1t is thought the company will accede
to this slight deviation from the terms
offered to the Public Service Commits
sion
A law suit of interest was tried in
Fredericktown recently in which W.
W. Strother, formerly of this city, was
the plaintiff and Hon. 0 L. Munger
his attorney. Mr.. Strother was suing
the Consolidated Store Company for
5000, which he claimed was due him
on q contract for the construction OF
the Commercial hotel and the Gem
theatre, both at Fredericktown. Pay
ment had been refused on ground that
the work was inferior and that Mr..
Strother did not meet the conditions
of the contract. The suit was hotly
fought but a verdict was rendered ia
voring the plaintiff. Mr. Strother who
was here Immediately after the rendi-
ton of the verdict warmly praised Mr..
Munger and was highly delighted at
the verdict. He stated that he would
relocate in Fredericktown and re-en-
gage in the business of building and
contracting.-Piedmon Banner.
The Federal Lead Company closed
down its mining plant at Flat River
Wednesday night Of last week as its
answer to an order by the local Miners
Union for the employees to go on a
strike at Z O'Clock Thursday morning.
The Union, it is said, voted almost
unanimously to order the strike. This
action was taken because the Federal
Lead Company would not agree to the
demands of the Union for recognition
in the employme emit of union labor, an
increase in wages, better working
conditions, etc. The chief demand,
however, was for the recognition OF
the union, to which the Company alb
solutely refused to agree. About 1000
men are out of employment. Officials
of the Federal Company say no effort
will be made to operate the plant
again until the men are willing to re-
turn to work. None of the other
companies operating in the Lead Belt
have been affected by the strike.
Forty years ago VIM, A. Tetwiler
was an employee in the REGISTER
office. He is now publisher of Infor-
nation in Cotton, California. Last
week he published a letter from a
friend in Los Angeles-aformer John
son adherent-which I reproduce. II
is an indication of how the wind il
blowing in the Golden State: "Frienc
Tst-Heard Wilson when he was here
two weeks ago. He surely gave
clear explanation Of the workings Of
the League of Nations. He received 9
great ovation.
"Went to hear the wonderful Hiram
last night. The first Of his address
was taken up with pact oratory, which
showed very plainly his game Of pol
itics. If he had said 81 want to be
/, President" he wouldn't have Spoken
very much palmer. 1 stayed until II
P, M. and up to that time he did not ex'
press in detail (his idea of the work