Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-15
Arcadia Items.

!, Ed. Register-As I haven't written fol
some ii me think l ought to let you know
how Arcadia is getting along.
The great strike is over, think, and ought
to teach the knights of Labor a lesson which
they will not soon forget. The most of the
Knights arStintelligent men and ought to
know thatzthey can always find work on
their own merits, and need no bOycotting
combination to boost them into place. 1t is
the incapable man, the botch, whom no en-
ployer wants on any terms, who is always
descanting on the "rights of labor" In this
free country, where journeymen mechanics
get from two to three dollars a day, the up
| ward path is free and unrestricted to every
industrious and steady man who wishes to
rise. But it does not lead through the
stormy camps of trade unions and Knights
of Labor. Let every such man simply mind
his own business, steadily aim to do each
| days work better than before, seize upon all
| opportunities for reading, study and self-im-
proyement, avoid saloons and other doubt
| full resorts, and carefully save up his earn
ings, week by week, and he will find his road
| to advancement as easy as most other mems,
and with as few wrongs to complain of.
contractors and have occasion to hire labor
you will quickly become enlightened on the
wrongs which employers experience from
their wOrkmen and others. There is no use
to talk my brother, you cannot go to heav-
en- on flowery beds of ease. You will have
to give value received for what you get.
Trickery will only last for a time. An hon.
est days work for an honest days wages is
my rule.
Mr.. Bud Miller, of Dexter, Stoddard coun-
ty, has rented Father Wernert's house and
will move his family up this week, for the |
summer. |
Mr.. VIM. A. Fletcher will commence |
building his new house soon. l hope you
will build something neat and artistic which
will bean ornament to Arcadia, Bill
l see some of the good people are rcmov-
ing some of those long-talked of fences. 1t
is better to move them now than wait until
the Court makes you do it, for it will have
to be done.
Mr.. j. c. Medley is home from Wolf Is
land, and he tells me he will have the old
landmark, usually called "long- house," TAX
en down, for which he will have the thanks
IF all the people of Arcadia.
Mrs. Lyman Medley moved into her new
house last week. l hope she will find the
Valley pleasant place to live in.
Charley Allison and S. j. Tual have finish
ID painting Irondale. Sicily will finish his ]
contract between Irontonl and Arcadia
charley will visit Irondale as often as he
iEds time to do so.
Mr.. Thomson is contemplating building
hree- story tower and an additional room to .
lis already commodious dwelling. i
DIR. Bergman, ] think, has about made up
lis mind to remain in the Valley, and will
robabiy build ten-room dwelling house.
| see Mr.. DeMire has been identifying his =
property by planting out shade trees. Let
he good Mork go on.
Miss Minnie Fraser is going to open a sub
cription school in the public school house .,
londay. think there are some grown up =
oys who would like to go. !;
The Knights of Honor will have fandango
ext Friday night. All ought to go and see
us Uncle Pete will ride the goat.
UNCLE PETE. d.