Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-05-08

Ply FACULTY OF 1mparting 10 those I'M
der care her own love for the Divine
Art. The entertainment was given for
the benefit of the French War
Orphans, and / understand q hand
some sun vas realized.
The county court Monday accepted
the bids of the Bank Of Arcadia VAL
ley as County Depository Of the coun-
ty funds for the ensuidg two years.
That institution agrees to pay interest
at the rate of 24 per cent on daily
balances in the county revenue
fund, and 81 per cent on daily
balances in the schoolfund. The only
other bid submitted to the court was
that of the Bank of Ironton offering
to pay interest at the rate of 2 cent
on daily balances in the revenue fund.
The rate of interes paid on these
two funds the past two years was IA
per cent by the Bank of Ironton as
depository of the revenue fund and
"a per cent by the Bank of Arcadia
Valley as depository of the school
funds. The Bank of Arcadia Valley
will be named, as county depository
for the ensuing two years on the filing
and approval by the court of the $780,
900 bond required by law.
A shadow was cast over our COM
munity Tuesday when Mrs. H. E.
Homan received a message that her
sister, Miss Mae Collins, had died at
her home in Ironton. Her death vas
a great shock to all, as she had just
left here about ten days before after a
few days visit. She went home on
Saturday and on Tuesday took the
flu, and pneumonia followed and she
just lived a week. She was buried at
Ironton Thursday in the l. o. o. F.
cemetery. She leaves to 0 her
death, her mother, father, eight sis
tiers, two brothers and a host of
friends, as she was employed in White
& Company store for several years,
until about a year ago. She vas al
ways so jolly and cheerful that she al
ways gained many friends wherever
she went. Her nephews, Ernest and
Vernon Holman, Miss Eta Homan,
accompanied by Mrs. r. E. White and
daughter, Blanche, motored to Iron
ton Wednesday morning and stayed
until after the funeral Thursday.
Mrs. Homan, who was just recover
ing from a spell Of sickness, was I'M
able to make the trip. Our COM
munity has the deepest sympathy for
the family Demo-
crat-NeWs of april 10th.
A large crowd from all sections of
the county and beyond was in Ironton
last Friday afternoon to see the battle
tank brought here that day to aid in
the Victory Loan Campaign. The
Liberty Loan train, composed of two
Pullmans and a coal car, arrived here
from Piedmont at 8 O'Clock. The
tank was Immediately unloaded and
accompanied by the Fife and Drum
Corps, a number of the soldier boys
and several hundred citizens proceed
ed down Main street to the court
house square. The tank was run into
the courthouse yard and used as a
speakers stand. Addresses we're
made by Mr.. o. A. Zahner, of St.
Louis, Marine Jack Leighton and
Sergeant E. j. Arnett-the two last
named having recently returned from
France. Mr.. Zahner devoted himself
to the war in general and the men
from overseas told of their thrilling
experiences in the great war. Each
speaker emphasized the fact that
while the fighting was at an end u
obligations would not cease until
every boy across the water had been
returned to his home. At the con-
~clusion of the speaking subscriptions
for bonds were solicited and in a few
minutes about $4,000 were pledged.
This work was under the direction of
Mr.. Zahner and he certainly proved
himself a salesman par excellence.
After the bond selling the tank ''cater-
pillared" out of the yard onto the
street and was made to ''perform."
To most of us, who had never seen
one before, its actions were remark
able. The ease and alacrity with
which the pondrous machine made its
movements was more than astound-
ing, it seemed truly wonderful. In a
massive hulk like that the unknow-
ing would look for the plodding de-
liberation of the elephant rather than
the rapid, impulsive antics of the
jack rabbit. When the exhibition was
concluded here a request was made
to take the tank to Arcadia but Mr.
j. G. Hollenbeck, former passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific, who
was in charge, would not consent,
Shortly afterwards the tank was load
ed on to the car and the train pro
} ceeded to Bismarck, where it was ex-
l hibited the following morning, thence
I to Potosi, De Soto amidst. Louis.
t Mystery! Real Indians! Cowboys
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