Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-03-24

representative Of a st. Louis business
house.
With Nj. Eastmsn's letter in this
issue closes the discussion between
him and Mr. Carson, on the local
bread question. For both parties
''three times and out" must suffice.
The matter has been fully presented
to the public and its Judgment need
not halt for lack of information.
Robert g. Farmer, a long time resi-
dent, died at his home in north Iron
ton, after a prolonged illness, Satur-
day night. The funeral occurred
Monday afternoon and interment was
made in the Masonic cemetery. The
bereaved have the sympathy of the
community in their sorrow. An
obituary will be printed next week.
Easter Monday Social and Dance to
be given by the Royal Neighbors of
Wendt Camp at G~raniteville, Mo.
Good Music and Refreshments.
Every body come.
MRS. JNo. RHoADs,
MRS. F. M. SHEA,
MRS. B. MURRAY.
Committee.
On the first page of this paper will
be found q letter from our former
fellow citizen, Mr.. A. M. Madigan,
now living in California. We also
reprint an article from a Cotton pa
per, referring to Messrs. N. L. Par
mer and e. T. Elgan, former resid-
ents Of Ironton, telling of the success
they have attained in the Golden
State.
Mr.. Walter W. Mali has resigned as
Clerk of the U. s. District Court, st.
Louis, and 1t is announced that Jas.
j. O'Connor, formerly of Frederick
town, will be named as his successor.
Mr.. Nall has held the position sixteen
years and enjoyed the reputation of
being one of the most efficient court
clerks in the nation. Prior to his APP
pointment as clerk he was for eigh-
teen years chief deputy In the u. S.
Msrshal's Office. You will 60 a long,
long ways and not find q more genial,
affable, big-hearted, whole -souled fell
low than Walter Nall.
West Plains Gazette: zone of the
biggest peach crops ever grown in the
South Missouri fruit belt is nov in
sight, according to 81. w. Stuart, OF
Koshkonong, manager and owner Of
the Midland Orchards. Mr.. Stuart
was in West Plains Monday and said
that present indications point to ever
a bigger crop than was harvested in
1913, which was q real world beaten
The buds are in fine condition, grow
ers are going to spray In order te
insure the choicest of fruit free from
rot and insect stings, and why
shouldn't the fruit man from Kosh
by gosh, be the happiest man in thi,
section these days?"
Reynolds County offers a site fol
the State Fish and Game Preserve
The following appeared in Sunday
st. Louis POST Dispatch from Jeffer'
son City: Jefferson City, March Il
The State of Missouri has been Of,
fered a tract of 10000 acres of land il
Reynolds County to be used as a fsl
and game preserve. The offer wa
made by J. L. Wilkinson and o. L
|, Munger, wner of the land, who de
clare it is valued at $500,000 Th,
only stipulation attached to the gif
is that the Legislature reimburse then
in the sum Of $780, 900 for taxes pai'
on the land and Improvements place.
on ii at the expense of the owners
The proposal has been submitted il
writing, with a blue print map Of tn
! land and a typewriter description
that reads: "Ten thousand acres Q
land lying in a body 1870 miles soutl
of st. Louis and within two miles @
8 Piedmont, which is a division on tn
Q main line of the Missouri Pacific Rail
I. road. Piedmont has IA passenge
9 trains daily, all OF which stop there.
"This land lies about equally divide
, divided by Black River and alread
has two large farm houses of franz
construction and a large barn. Their
! also are many small tenant houses
There are some 400 acres cleare
somewhat grown up in brush, an
more than 5000 acres OF this land
virgin timber, as the land is SO roug
3 it could not be removed for com
mercial purposes. "There are NOR
Q than 25 fine springs on this land, all {
which are well distributed over th
land" The tract is said to abound ]
small game, with plenty of wild tul
It key and a few deer, and Black Rive
It is declared In the prospectus to b
Miterally aliven with all kinds OF fisl
including jack salmon and game va