Iron County register., 1899-03-23

son Elisha, who is in the mercautil
business at Belleview or Cross Road
in Iron county. He says Elisha ha
been in business there for some tw,
years and is doing very well.-Pied
mont Banner.
Services will be as follows in St
Pauls Church next week, being Hol,
week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday, morning prayer at $50 A
NJ; evening prayer and address a
1850 P. M; Good Friday, morning
prayer at $50 A. NJ; special service
= P. NJ; evening prayer for Sunday
School, P. NJ; communicates class,
1880 P. NJ. All members of the con.
gregation are requested to notice this
announcement, and all friends are in.
vited to attend the services.
The editor is in receipt of an invita-.
ton from Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Fair
child to attend the wedding of Miss
Lula Fairchild of lronton, and DR..
Robert Maupin Leslie, Monday even
ing, April Sd, at half past eight o'clock,
Baptist church, Livington, Montana.
The reception will be given at the
residence OF Mr.. and VIM. N. Heffer-
lin, Yellowstone street, from nine to
half past ten. Miss Fairchild is an
Ironton girl, born and bred, and her
legion of friends here wish her happi-
ness complete.
The following from jefferson City
appeared in Wednesdays Globe Demo-
crGt: 1.-The Drum bill, introduced by
Mr.. Lee in the House, providing for
| the erection of Lunatic Asylum No. 4 ,
in Southeastern Missouri, at cost of
$150,000, passed the House to-day,
and needs only the signature of the
Governor to make it law. 1t is un-
derstood that Representative Farrar,
of Iron, has offered to give a farm
worth $4,000 in the Arcadia Valley
to the State if the new asylum ia loca-
ted thereon. A commission, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, will locate
the asylum"
Some of the school directors inform
US that the extra ten-cent levy made
last year for school purposes was
wholly unnecessary-thatt the ordinary
levy yielded enough revenue to pay all
GA ApCuSCS vi IuC SSAOOiSS
and that the amount raised by the
extra levy, and more, will remain in
the treasury at the close of the school
year. If this be so, why is an extra ten
centlevy to be voted on again this year?
If it carries it will be collected and
piled up in the treasury in addition to
the surplus now on hend-to what
end? For what purpose? We would
really like to know.
Theodore Waltereck was brought to
Ironton Thursday last by the railroad
officer McCabe, and lodged in Jail on
the charge of placing distractions on
the track near Annapolis. Waltereck
had his hearing before Squire Fair
child the following day. The evidence
showed that the defendant had placed
some heavy timbers on the rails, which
were struck by freight train. Luck
lily no wreck resulted, but the engine
was considerably damaged. The only
excuse Waltereck gave for his action
was that he was hungry and no one
would feed him. He was remanded to |
Jail to await the action of the next
grand jury.
For the consideration of the fruit |
growers whose trees were killed by |
the cold weather of few weeks ago |
we quote the suggestion of l.. A. Good
man, Secretary OF the State Horticul-
tural society. The freeze has dis
colored the wood and these trees should
be cut back severely. If old trees, cut
back to stubs about six or eight feet
high. If young trees. cut so as to
leave stubs of branches about six or
eight inches long. In other words,
dehorn the trees. If the trees have
bursted slightly then cut off the bursted
bark and cover with grating wax. If
the bark has loosened all around the
tree or so far around that it cannot re-
cover, then cut the tree of at the
ground and let a sprout grow and
make a new tree"
By reference to the official notice
published in the REGISTER it will be
seen that among the propositions to
be submitted to the voters of this dis
trict at the coming school election is
the following: ''shall the Board of
Directors let the school house for 9TH
er than public school purposes?" Un-
der the law the Board has no power to
permit the building to be used for any
other than public school purposes, un-
less first sanctioned by the voters of
the district. 1t is desired to get this
permission so that the school house
may be used by the teachers for the
county institute this summer, and pos
sibly a mouth or two of private school
under the proper restrictions. We
hardly think any one will oppose the
use of the building for the purposes
named.
The REGISTER is opposed to public
high schools-unqualified opposed to
reasons which cannot be
refuted. 1t will oppose their estab-
Iishment so long as it is under the con-
troll OF the present editor. Its opposi-
ton is against the principle involved.
Whatever remarks the REGISTER may
make in regard to this question OF tax
alton for what it deems unnecessary
and uncalled-for expenditure for school
purposes, no structures other than
logical are intended against the Prin-
,ipal, Mr.. Wilkinson, nor any one else.
Every person has right to his opln-
on. Mr.. w. is an advanced educator,
and the REGISTER cheerfully accords
him honesty of purpose and single
minded zeal in his profession. We
contend that his zeal is misguided