Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-05-06

Owing to the strike of the railroad
switchmen and the fact that no freight
has been received in a month or more
the valley and community are without
feed of any kind. In the past week
hay has sold as high Of $50 per ton
and oats ct s1.4O q bushel. The sit
uation IL serious with no prospect, it
seems, OF an early termination of the
In the ealy part Of April the City
Council purchased &c, 900 gallons of oil
from the Standard Oil Company for
oiling the streets to cost, delivered, 9
cents q gallon. Last week, however,
the city authorities were notified
that the order could not be filed. So
1t doesn't jock like we will have any
oil on the streets this summer. When
the streets were first oiled, five years
ago, the cost of the oil was but three
cents a gallon.
One more victim Of the pranks of
the cranking system! O. E. Curtis,
editor Of The De Soto Press, sustained
a broken right wrist about noon Thurs
day when he attempted to crank his
Maxwell car and the engine backfred.
AS a result of his injury, Mr.. Curtis
was unable to be at his Office the re-
mainder of the day. The s'cranking
system" grows less popular with the
car owners as the number of accidents
continues to increase.-De Soto Prsss.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Tim Birmingham will establish a state
fish hatchery at Sequiota Park, five
miles southwest of Springfield, within
the next few days. When equipped,
the hatchery will cost probably $685.
600. The location is said to be an
ideal one for the propagation of fish.
Three varieties of fish will be Matched,
bass, crappie and perch. The hatch
cry will be in operation by the middle
of the summer. The state already
has two hatoheries, n at Forest
Park, st. Louis, and the other at Lake
Contrary, near st. Joseph.
Geo. P. Taylor, Q former resident Of
Des Arc but who has been making his
home in Parsons, Kansas, for some
time, writes the REGISTER that he is
coming back to Des Arc to live. Mr..
Taylor says: "Iron county, as well as
the people, looks good to us. This
windy Kansas is all right in many
ways, but the Ozarks have more at
fractions for us than hot winds and
burned up crops. If Providence fav-
ors us we will soon be greeting old
friends in Iron county. We must
have the REGISTER. 1t gives all the
news"
Pennington Times: "The protract-
ed meeting at the M. E. Church, South,
has started with great promise. Rev
Mr.. Tetley is an exceptionally strong
preacher and without any circumlo'
cution goes straight to the points He
is a splendid actor and SO far there
has not been a dull moment In his
sermons. He is a man of conviction
and his keen thrusts of truth are some
thing startling. MI. Tetley has the
gift of humor in his preaching and his
audience is always expecting some
thing and are not disappointed. The
attendance is increasing and the grow
ing interest promises > most gratifying
revival meeting"
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rosentreter are
visiting in Ironton. Mr.. Rose ntretel
informs us that he recently disposed
of his boarding house property in St.
Louis and is here just because he
couldn't find a home in all st. Louis.
II anything shows up to suit him he
may again buy a home here in the
valley and spend the rest of his days
with US. He informs US that he has
worked mighty hard in the year and
a half that he has been in st. Louis
but that he has succeeded beyond al
expectations. Many friends would
be glad should be conclude to make
his home with us again.
Chas. White, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. A. White, Of Redmondville,
this county, was united in marriage
last Wednesday to a young lady in
Quincy, Illinois. The bride and groom
came to Ironton on train No. 3 last
Saturday and were met here by Mr.,
and Mrs. White who took them out
to Redmondville for a few days stay
The. young couple will make then
home IN st. Louis where Mr.. White
has employment at street a work
He spent more than q year with the
A. 3. F. in Europe and went through
several Of the big fights without get
ting q scratch. Iron county friends
wish him and his every happiness.
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