Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-07-17

bred and more that could not possibly
crowd on No. "a.
From what our reporter of the
Southeast Missouri picnic in st. Louis
last Saturday says, the Iron county
folk now living in st. Louis, are try
ing to arrange for an excursion to the
valley this summer.
The Bank of Annapolis opened for
business Monday. Add Reese is pres
ident and Vincent Sutton, cashier.
The bank has temporary quarters in
a house leased from Gus Funk. A
bank building will be put up at once.
Walter Dettmer returned to Flat
River Monday afternoon after having
spent a couple of weeks at Pilot Knob,
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Myers, and his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Detmer.-Lead Belt
News.
Miss Lucille Bennett, in company
with Misses Anna Minge, Edith and
Joy Kite, of Pennington, went to
Arcadia Heights Monday, where she
will attend the Baptist Assembly,
which is in session this week and next
week.-Lead Belt News.
Lieut.. Dudley M. Riggs is returned
from France and we are all glad that
he was spared the making of "the SUI
preme sacrifice" for home and coun-
try. One beloved member of the
family lies at rest forever tower
there" and the flowers bloom over
his grave far from home and friends.
Walter Clarkson sends the writer a
magazine. He has marked a story
therein entitled "Fools and Children
and then writes these words: "You
ought to know something about BOTH
A rather doubtful compliment, il
seems to me, and Mr.. Clarkson may
have something to explain when mex
he lands here from Louisiana.
Thos. D. Jones says that with the
exception Of fruit there is the bes'
outlook for all kinds of products OF
Marble Greek that there has been fol
several years. II things go right from
now until fall the yields promise to b'
more than satisfying. There has beer
no great lack of rain and the field
are worked out and in fine condition.
DIR. Marshall received a letter from
former postmaster Daugherty, VIII
is at present making his home with
sister near Creighton, in Cass county
With prohibition, woman suffrage ant
a return to capital punishment all a
one and the same time the Professo
wonders what the country is coming
to. He writes that he may visit u
''ere the frost falls"
Our old friend, Mr.. VIM. FL. Thorn
son, of "Valley Home" sends us tn
following clipping from last Satur
days st. Louis Star printed unde
the head of FIFTY Years ago To-day:
"Ironton, Mo-, official wrote to 81
Louis officials of the Iron Mountai
Railway asking them to discontinu
their Sunday trains, saying that 9Th
roughs from st. Louis who patroniz
these excursions terrorize our town.
Among the late arrivals from over
seas is Lieut.. Jas. d. Edgar, who land
ed at New York on the 9th inst, an
reached home Sunday noon. Hi
year or so in France g ms to hav
made no undesired impression on b
physique and he is to-day a model {
young American manhood. l al
glad to welcome him home and hop
to see the future deal kindly and gen
erously with him. He was demobili
ed last week.
The railroad officials have refuse
to stop train Nos. l and q, the SUI
shine Specials, in the valley. On re
ceiving this information the Prosecu
ing Attorney filed a petition with tt
State Public Service Commission asl
ing that both these trains stop
Ironton and filed a similar petite
with the Director General of Raj
roads at Washington, d. O. The Pr
titions will come up for hearing 500
We are entitled to the service aske
for and should get it. Prosecutir
! Attorney Edgar should have ever.
9 body's support in this worthy effort
Hon. Chas. M. Hay of st. Louis W
3 in Piedmont for a short time Thur
day. He was accompanied by b
daughter, Lucille. While here M
Hay received a telegram asking tn
d he debate the subject OF the "Leagl
b of Nations" in New York City {
next Saturday night and accept
> speaking itinerary thru the Ne
:, England states in the wake of Senat
johnson of California, who is tourii
those states against the adoption
the League covenant. Mr.. Hay a