Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-13

A line from Mrs. A. E. Allgier, of
Risco, New Madrid county, advises
the editor that they went into the
mercantile business there the first
Of the year. They have a good trade
and expect it to grow rapidly as that
section is building up wonderfully.
They are also engaged in farming and
Mrs. Allgier is postmistress and
ticket agent. Iron county friends will
be glad to know of their prosperity.
One Joe Jones, who lives east of
the Arcadia Heights in the edge ofSt.
Francois county, is in durance vile,
charged with burglarizing the resi-
deuce of Mrs. Ferguson, one OF the
summer jewellers on the Heights. This
is the same Joe Jones who achieved
considerable notoriety a few years
ago on the charge of appropriating a
number of chickens from q neighbours
hen roost. He will probably remain
in jail until circuit court.
Coming! The U. S. Government War
Picture, americas Answer" the one
following "~PerShing's Crusaders"
Thursday, February 10Th. Byspecial
arrangement we will be able to show
this feature at the regular price Of lie
and lie.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Fisher arrived
in the valley from St. Louis last Fri
day noon, making the trip in an auto
mobile. Mr.. Fisher recently purchas-
ed a house and twelve acres of land,
north of Shepherd Mountain, from J..
M. Hawkins, and will make his home
there. We welcome him and Mrs
Fisher and hopo they will find much
pleasure and profit in their valley
home. Mr.. Fisher has been d builder
and contractor in st. Louis for the
past fifteen years..
Fridays st. Louis Post-D Dispatch:
"Robert D. Lewis of 90 Westmoreland
place, vice-president of the Ligget &
Meyers Tobacco Co., is at st. Luke's
Hospital, undergoing blood trans.
fusion operations for the treatment Of
pernicious anemia. The first Of these
operations was performed Monday
after the blood of several volunteers
lad been tested. Among these were
Lewis son, Virgil, and daughter,
Roberta, but they were not called up
on to furnish their blood for the
operation. A medical student whose
identity is withheld, is said to have
complied with the tests and to have
been the volunteer in the first opera
ton. Lewis condition is said to be
improving rapidly"
Two aeroplanes, flying high and
fast, passed southwark over the val
ley last Thursday at 1890. They were
way up in the air, but the buzz of the
motors was loud and distinct. Every
body, or nearly everybody, ran out o
the house and gazed into the sky. Il
is said that mine host Kanouse Of the
Valley Inn hurried away from the
dinner table to get a look and made
frantic efforts to have the traveller
alight for a rest in the valley, but the
pilots needed him not and went IA
ing southwark. The planes passed
over Piedmont at 1855, Poplar Bluff
at 1:15 and Knobel, Arkansas, III
miles south of here, at 1:46. That
going some isn't it? 1t is said thu
planes were from Scott Field, Ills,
and were bound for Lonoke, Arkan-
Sas.
The Iron County Electric. Light {
Power Company recently filed a state
ment with the Missouri Public Service
Commission at Jefferson City main
tanning that the light plant in Irontol
had been operated the past year at
loss of 81, 9l2. "a, exclusive of any sun
for depreciation upon the plant or in
terest upon the investment. The Irol
County Electric Light & Power Com
pany further advised the Commission
? of its desire to abandon the operation
of the plant, unless ways and mean
can be provided to operate said plan
y without a loss, either by reduction ii
the hours Of service or otherwise. o.
this showing and contention of tn
Light Company the Public Servic
Commission ordered a hearing of tn
cause at Jefferson City, February 11th
Tuesday morning, however, word wa
: received here from jefferson Cityt ha
the hearing had been postponed unit
; February 18th, and would be held !
Ironton instead of Jefferson City
Those who have followed the Iro
County Electric Light & Power Com
/, pany in its devious and winding way
l in the past do not take its figures Q
. statements too seriously. The gener
= al opinion seems to be that the Ligf
. Company is trying to get away trol
the day service.
A number Of the Ironton ladies me
and organized a local Equal Suffrag
League Monday afternoon. The meet
Y ing upon invitation Of Mrs. Rigg
Z was held In the parlors of the Baptit
) Home. Mrs. Alice Curtice Meyer
!. Wing was n of the speakers for tn
y District Federal Clubs meeting j
/, Ironton three years ago and is know
! also, to some of our people as a writ
or OF Ozark stories for the Sunda
s Post Dispatch. The officers chose
e for the local league are chairman
: Mrs. F. p. AXE; vice. chairman, Mis-
: Utica Reagan; secretary -treasurel
Mrs. r. l.. Barger. Plans g in
mediately made for the upbuilding {
a dues .paying membership list in an
Q about Ironton. The ladies wish peop.
to know that this is not an organizI