Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-05-15

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Invocation ......- i. stamp
Salutatory Semands
Glass Poem and Prophecy-N. Roberts
Glass Wnl-----.-.Bly Stevenson
Glass Creed..-----Earl Stevenson
Presidents Proclamation-----H Stamp
recitation ...-...---..-----.Mary Peorlnl
Naledlctory Howard
Address and Presentation of Diplo-
G. Harrison
The following account of the de-
plorable accident which occurred in
De Soto May 4th, on the occasion of
the visit of the battle tank to that
place, is reproduced from last weeks
De Soto Press: "a distressing acct
dent occurred during the firing of se-
robombs. One that failed to shoot
at the proper time was grabbed by
some boys and exploded in their
hands. Orville Pahl, 10, was horribly
mangled about the face and side and
one hand was blown off above the
wrist. His condition is still critical.
Boyce Wells, IL, had numerous holes
torn in his body and was badly burn
ed. He will recover. William Mills
was 80 badly shocked that he had to
be assisted home, and Marshal w. A.
Lanham was knocked silly and his
wrist cut by flying missiles. Several
windows in the depot we're broken
by the force of the explosion A
very sad affair, indeed. A most un-
happy termination of what should
have been a most joyful day. And
utterly without reason or excuse. The
aerobomb should have had no part in
the tank program.
Mr.. Harry Griffith, now connected
with the State Highway Department,
was before the county court Monday
of last weekand outlined the plans for
oadssconstruction in Iron County un-
der the provisions of the Mccullough
Morgan law recently enacted by the
state legislature. 1t appears that the
cross-county highways provided for
each county are not to exceed fifty
miles on an average, and money from
the federal government to the amount
of twelve hundred dollars per mile
will be used for the purpose, but the
work is to be done under state super
vision. A reconnaissance survey
must be made first and plats showing
topography, streams, etc., must be
filed at Washington, d. O., and when
approved by the federal authorities,
the state proceeds with the letting
of contracts. In order to receive
this federal aid the cross-county high
ways must be post roads-however,
gaps of ten miles or less, here, there
and yonder, not actually used as such,
being permissible. Mr.. Griffith
pointed out on the road map of Mis-
souri, the various state highways al
ready designated. One OF the pro-
posed routes for Iron County is from
the south county line near Des Arc,
following the railroad to Ironton-
thence on to Caledonia by way of
Graniteville and Belleview; the other
to be from north line of county near
Shepard post office, bearing south
west by way of Bixby to the Dent
County line. The first will supply a link
in the ST. Louis to Poplar Bluff high
way; the second, a link in the Potosi-
Salem highway, and will give our
county its full allowance in mileage.
The preliminary work will cause de-
lays, and it may be next fall-yes
possibly 1920-before actual road con
struction begins.
A gale of laughter, a little sob, an
other bunch of joy-that is the art o.
George Beban, foremost of character
actors, at the Academy Theatre, Sat