Iron County register., 1922-03-02

last Sunday evening with old time
pleasure to the aesthetic feast pro-
vided. My thanks are due and heartily
rendered the good Sisters and the
young ladies who stole for me from
sober age an hour of lighter enjoy
ment.
The Hot Time Minstrels played toI
crowded use-crowded from pillar.
to dome last Friday evening. They
gave us an old-time minstrel. show,
opening with an olio of fourteen, not
counting the interlocutor. Song and
dance and repartee kept the audience
in roar accentnated with thunder
ing plaudits. Ali the performers play
ed we'll their parts and number sue
ceeded number in easy flow unusual
to amateurs I may not particularize
where all was good; but little Rastus
and his still littler sisters must have
word of especial praise. Their dane
ing brought down the house and add
ed very measurably to our enjoyment.
But repeat all was good, and the
Young members of the troupe owe
debt of gratitude to Miss Marshall,
musical director, to whose skilled
training the success of the entertain
ment was very largely due.
Bismarck correspondence in Farm =
ington News: 30. j Hill on Sunday
received letter from G. A. Weeks,
of Eminence, stating that be had
closed deal which assures US that.
an electric light plant will be INSTALL
ed in Bismarck. The building will be
located at the present site of the ruins
of the Bismarck Mill, which was re
Gently destroyed by fire, the lots hav-
ing been purchased for the Company
by Mr.. Hill. The building is to be
built OF either brick or concrete
blocks and the interior machinery is
to be the best and most up-to- date
that can be obtained. The Company
plans to have the plant ready to give
twenty four hour service by the tirst
of June. We are indeed glad to know
that our little city is to be out of dark :
ness. There is nothing that adds to
the appearance and worth of a town
like an electric light plant. We trust
every one will patrouize the plant"
The Flat River News states thai
: the Missouri Anti Saloon League If
is arranging a series of meeting
throughout the state for the purpose
of launching a state wide law enforce
ment campaign. For this purpost
the state has been divided intoS 2
districts These districts are now be
ing organized. Plans are under wa.
to have speakers of national repnta
: ton attend these meeting. This dis
Q trict will include St. Francois, Madi
8 son, Iron, washington and Ste. Gene
T We've counties. The meeting for thi
district will be held in Flat River
a Tuesday, March q. The speaker Wi
: be Hon John f. Kramer, formerl
9 u. S. Prohibition Commissioners. Y
: meeting for the purpose of organic
I ing the district was held at Flat River
Sunday, February l9. 7. ?. Pige
e Rev. "A B Bush and Mrs. j HI. Keit
: of Ironton, and Rev. J. h. Jones an
r. /. Stamp, Of Des Arc, are name
q as members of Committees from Iro
n county.
y Pennington Times IS. T. Schult.
l. the popular manager of Iron Mount
IL lain Lake, was in Pennington Wee
III nesday and to Times reporter stal
i ed that there we're plans now undt
i'd way to clear that large and splend
body Of water of moss and sedimel
ar of every description, and putting it
q first class condition, for fishing ar
~ propagation OF fish. Such a mov'
a. ment has long boen most earnest
- desired, especially among those wi
70 enjoy fishing, for which that body
or water has always been noted, al
doubtless every one in this and a.
joining counties, who have bet
there on fishing and picnic excursio
will be glad to assist in this very g.
!, cellent work by making contribution
~ Mr. Schultz says he has this NOV
I ment now we'll under way, but th
y it will require considerable money
order to thoroughly clean the lake
~ the great accumulation of moss, lilli
@ ~ and all other water growth. His id
- also is to cleanse the lake of all &c
man carp, which also has q stro
: foothold there, as they are not OF
'u- useless, but also destructive to
mo manner of game fish. In this mat
IA he has been promised the co-opei
ad- tion OF the State Fish Warden W
ms will be glad to assist in restocki
Pc that beautiful body Of water with
soi sirable fish,
NJ Flat River News: IA sensat
=. :. which has completely altered all
I'LL "a. !. :.