Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-10-02

The st. Louis Conference in session
at st. Louis last week, returned Rev.
H. E. Stone to the Ironton-Arcsdis
charge for another year. Rev. N. B.
Henry, who has been at Bismarck the
past year, will be at L%uteseville and
Glen Allen the ensuing year.
If the author of the letter signed
"Best Ball Team" will send us his
name we will be glad to publish his
communication next week. We do
not want name for publication, but
the editor must know who his cor
respondents are. This is a rule that
admits of no exception.
Mr.. ]. A. Reyburn went to Belle
view Sunday to e his sister, Mrs.
Belle Mckinney, of Vernon county,
who is visiting at the home of Mr..
Ollie Campbell. Mrs. Mckinney had
the misfortune to fall down the stairs
last Thursday and suffered a fractured
arm and some severe bruises.
w. D. Flether shipped four cars of
cattle last week. Then Sunday night
he shipped four ears of cattle from
Iron Mountain, two cars of cattle and
two cars of sheep from Ironton. Tues
day night he shipped two carr of cat
tie from Ironton and will ship anoth-
er car from here tonight. The cat
tie market is very uncertain these
days.
In view of the fact that the Iron
County Electric Light & Power Com
pany is endeavoring to make the pres
ent light schedule permanent, and
will doubtless have no tronble in doing
so with the aid of the Public Service
Commission, a number of our business
men have announced their intention
of abandoning the electric light SER
vice and putting in lighting plants of
their own.
MI. Butterfield, the landscape artist
for the Missouri Pacific railroad, was
in Ironton one day last week arrang-
ing for some contemplated improve
ments and beautifying of the railroad
yard at Ironton station. Definite in
formation as to just what was going
tobe done was not impaired, but the
railroad yard is to be improved anG
made more pleasing to the eye in
many ways.
Des Arc close d its baseball seasoniI
Piedmont Sunday by losing a hare
played game to the local boys, by {
~hscore of 10 to 8. The game was one
of the best of the local games this yeal
and was a see-saw affair from start
to finish. Kinder for Piedmont pitch
ed his usual steady and effective game
Notwithstanding that he has only re-
Gently recovered from a rather severe
sick spell. - Piedmont Banner, Sep
TENDER 10Th.
Mrs. Jim Ruble of Vulcan was a call
er at this office last Saturday and gave
us the names of the following Irol
county boys who were wounded il
the great war and whose names hav'
not appeared in the casualty lists tina
have been published: James Ruble
Des Arc, badly wounded; James Tai
leyyof Vulcan, now in st. Louis, gass
ed; information may be obtained from
his brother, Ed Talley, Vulcan; Geo
Lloyd, Des Arc, gassed.
Rev. Plumer Smith, formerly O
Caledonia, but who has been located
for the past seven years as a Presby
terrain missionary in the very heart o
Africa, was in Pennington the first O
the week. Rev. Smith and his wifi,
and his two children are back in thu
States on a years leave of absence
He tells many interesting things abou
Africa and the natives. He is located
on the Congo 1900 miles from thu
nearest railroad ation.-Farmingtol
News.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. O. Love of Edge
hill, Missouri, accompanied by their
two daughters, Miss Florence ant
Mrs. j. d. Blackwell and her littl,
daughter, Edith, OF Austin, Texas
spent the latter part of the week herr
the guest of their daughter, Mrs. J. M
Webb. Miss Love and Mrs. Blackwell
left Sunday morning for st. Louis en-
route to Austin. Mr.. and Mrs. Low
left Monday morning for their home
They expect to locate in Bismarck i
the near future.-Flat River News.
Mr.. W. E. Hamacher, president o
the Piedmont Light & Power Compa
ny, was in Ironton last Friday for
few hours. Piedmont has a twenty
four hours service and the light com
pany and its patrons get along splen
didly with each other. How delight