Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-07-24

Hon. Chas. NJ. hay, the GoVernor VI
Arkansas, Bishop Francis ]. Neon
nell, DIR. L. Mumpower, Bishop Nc
Murray, etc. Rev. Baldridge says
that all arrangements have been made
by which tents, bedding and meals
can be secured unreasonable rates and
that he expects a large attendance"
John r. Egan, deputy factory in
spector for the State of Missouri,
was a visitor at Poplar Bluff last week
in connection with the duties of his
Office. While there he gave out a
statement to the effect that the state
ban is on the driving of automobiles
by those under sixteen years old.
The state, he said, will institute
prosecution in every case where boys
under sixteen are found driving auto
mobiles and delivery trucks. Instead
of prosecuting the driver, the parent
or owner of the car will be prosecut-
ed. The penalty is $3.50 to 10000
for each offense and that every day
constitutes an offense. There has
been but little enforcement of law
along this line, but Mr.. Egan says in
the future it will be rigidly enforced.
County Clerk Huff has completed
the tax books for the current yearand
turned them over to Collector Burn
ham. This is certainly very efficient
work on the part of our county clerk
and his faithful force. They were
much delayed in starting on the books
because of the State Board of Equali-
zation's hardness in disposing of it's
work, but when the State Board
| finally acted the county clerks office
got busy and kept busy until the
books were finished. The increase in
valuation on the books for 1919 as
compared with the previous year is
1928 ,456. The taxes to be collected
this year are $40, 1864 in excess of
1918. About $4,000 of this increase is
due the additional tax for road pur-
poses in Union Township and the re-
mainder comes from the increase in
valuation.
A visit to State Hospital No. A as
sures us that that institution is being
conducted along the proper lines
From the Superintendent down, all
of the officers and employees are SYM
pathetic and kind to the inmates
Many who are so unfortunate as to
have to be treated there, say that they
want to stay until they are well, be-
cause they receive good treatment
and receive plenty of good nourish'
ing food. Much credit is due DIR
Eaton for the manner in which ht
has changed the atmosphere abou'
that institution since accepting the
superintendency. Mr.. Bugg, thu
steward, and Mr.. Vandover, the Sc
rotary, too, are very painstaking of
!, fcials. The institution has BEEF
J changed from a continuous uproar t.
) a place of quietude and peace.-Lea'
3 Belt News.
The peach orchards of the south ar
yielding b~ounteous supplies of frui
] this season. The biggest shipment @
r peaches to pass through the city thi
Q season was 80 IA loads shipped fror
, Texas to points in the North. TIL
g peach cars were iced at the loci
ice plant Wednesday, together wit
q ten car loads of cantaloupes and ]
9 cars loaded with meat being shippe
from Fort Worth, Texas, to Chicago
A number of cars loaded with peache
from the Arkansas orchards hav
9 been passing through this city an
claims have been made to Chief Dix
patcher G. B. Scott that beginnin
, with Sunday Arkansas peaches wouI
! pass through in shipments of 200
. $50 car loads per day as this daI
would be tie beginning of the Arkai
sas peach season. 1t is reported TIL
n this will probably be the biggest sci
d son on record for our sister state.
Poplar Bluff Republican.
Among the many intelligent, gent
people in attendance on the Bapti
Assembly on Arcadia Heights we
: Mr.. and Mrs. Warren McGinnis al
two young sons of 6202 Garfield Av
: - nue., st. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Irlene Ia
McGinnis is the older daughter of t
late Rev. Irl R. Hicks of national q
I'D Economical fame. Rev. Hicks a
is wife Mrs. McGinnis' mother) we
an located at Arcadia SO years ago VIII
IN he was the popular and well-belov
pastor of Fort Hill Methodist churC
[r. He was ever a broad gauged preach
of and a practic al dispenser of the so
20. time religion" Both he and his bea
a tiful young wife we're greatly endef
en- ed to the people of the different d
nd nominations. This very affable &C
pie visited the old historic Fort {
church; they were very much enth'