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

A Government Examination was
held last Friday in the rooms Of the
Ozark Business College, in Farming
ton. Those who pass this examination
will be offered positions paying from
s1,10O to $1,000, with a bonus of $40
per month extra, to begin, with a
guarantee of reasonable advancement
afterwards. This college has no trav-
cling solicitors or big advertising ex-
penses. This enables it to employ
twice the average number of instruct
ors, which enables the student to en-
ter any day of any week, and pro-
gress faster. This is one of the rea-
SOM why this college is getting such a
splendid reputation for results. New
students are entering all the time
Adv.
On application of the Iron County
Electric Light & Power Company the
Public Service Commission at Jeffer-
son City last Saturday made an order
extending the present hours of SER
vice of the Light Company until No
vember 1st. When the schedule be-
came effective last April it was limit
cd until October LIST. Now the Light
Company asks that the schedule be
extended and the Commission
promptly grants the request. That lie,
for another month, anyway, we will
have service from two O'Clock in the
afternoon until 1 O'Clock A. NJ. 1t is
abominable. Lights are needed in the
early morning this time of the year
just as much as at any time in the
night. But what does the Public Ser
vice Commission care?
James L. Brierton, of New Orleans,
and his sisters, Mrs. Frank Flanagan,
of Chicago, and Mrs. w. L. Townsend
and Mrs. D. B. Frost, of Festus, arriv-
ed in Ironton last Wednesday eve
ming in an automobile, having made
the trip from Festus that day. They
travelled l%eisurely, viewing familiar
places of days long gone by and en-.
joyed the outing very much. Jim il
the same affable and entertaining fell
low that he was twenty years age
when he was night operator insIron'
ton. At present he is general mana
ger of a shipbuilding plant in New
Orleans that employs four or five hun
dred men. We are glad to know Of
his prosperity and hope things viii
continue to come his way. The party
returned to Festus Thursday morning
Representatives were in attendance
from variou 8 parts Of the county at the
booster meeting held at the courthouse
last Saturday afternoon. The question
of good reads was discussed at length
The road overseers in the twenty ont
districts in the county were request
ed to hold meetings in their respec'
tive districts some time this week tt
select delegates to a county meeting
to be held in the courthouse next Sat
urday afternoon, when it is proposed
to take definite action looking to tn
bonding of the county for road pur
poses. The idea is to issue bonds TO
$3.50, 900, and a like amount will b.
forthcoming from the state and feder
al treasury to adm building the roads
AT the meeting next Saturday it is ex
pected plans will be completed for thu
circulation of petitions asking thu
county court to call a special election
SO that the matter may be passed Oh
by the voters at an early date.
From the Piedmont Banner: eth,
[ronton Basket ball team came to Pied
mont last Friday afternoon to play tn
local high school team. 1t was the
understanding that the Ironton team
was to be the second team of tina
school and that it was to play the sec
ond team of the Piedmont school
But the .Ironton team proved to b,
composed of larger players than are Of
the Piedmont first team. Upon beinI
questioned the Ironton Superintend
emit admitted that it was the first team
of the school and that they did no
have a second team. The Piedmon
school second team played the frs
half, the score for the half being 10 t
8 in favor of Ironton. Then the Pied
mont first team went into the gam
and it was more evenly matched, tn
second half ending with a score of /
to s in favor of Piedmont. The scor
for the game stood 81 to 20 in favor
Ironton. The Piedmont first tear
will go to Ironton and play on Friday
October Sd. Adifferent result is ex
pected.n
Community Singing and Pie Supper
Will he given at the Rantiat Ohurn