Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-03-02

thought and expression. The story
of the Ratchet and the Tree was
told under difficulty, but it was
told effectively, as was evidenced
by the conclusion drawn from it
by the Young American to whom
it was recited: "It's better to tell
a thousand lies than to cut down
one apple tree!" He was looking
at it from the "business interests"
point of view, and will no doubt
some day be numbered among the
merchant princes and trust mag
mates OF the country. The piano
selections and the violin solos were
all excellent, while the songs and
recitations and drills of the wee
ones of six to eight called out the
applause of the auditors. The
final selection was given about 9
o'clock, and then, after exchang-
ing greetings with our friends, we
returned home thankful that our
lot had been so cast that evening.
That venerable old man of God,
Rev. j. G. Bergman, father of
Mrs. E. G. Russell of this place,
who made his home for some years
past at Caledonia, is .ninety-five
years old, having reached that
ripe old age Wednesday, February
%, 1905. He entered the ministry
early in life, preach in the M. E.
Church till the division, and then
went with the M. E. Church, South,
While he has been a faithful min
lister, and turned many unto right
eousness, his most effective work,
perhaps, was as principal of Ar
cadia High School, which position
he occupied for a number of years.
Few, if any schools were ever bet
ter conducted, few have ever had
a better faculty, and few, if any,
have ever had a more uniformly
good support, or sent out more
well-equipped, Christian young
men and women to fill the various
callings of life. Southeast Mis-
souri, is dotted all over with men
and women who were educated in
this school and who have been a
blessing to the communities in
which they live. A goodly number
of them have been selected to oc-
cupy positions of public trust, and
have reflected credit upon their
Alma Mater and it's principle.
Rev. Mr.. Berryman's birthday is
the same day as that of the "Father
of His Country" and though his
history will never be written up
with the fervor and enthusiasm as
has been that of Gen. George
Washington, yet in his sphere, he
has been as faithful, Us true and as
successful as was the man who
achivod his country's liberty
Pennington Times.
Monday night OF last week the
"Owls" still clinging to the home
roost, accompanied by several in
vited friends, went over to the Log
Cabin, to give formal greeting and
welcome to the visiting daughter
of the hostess and host. 1t was
the first flight since Winters icy
clutch had chained them to their
several roosts, and vigorous the
f~luttering and resounding the too
whooing in token of their olsen
thrallment. A spice of chill was
in the air but the sky was clear
and bright with winking, twink
ling stars. Within the Cabin were
all the attendants to. comfort
cordial welcome, genial warmth
and cheerful illumination. After
exchange of greetings, the COM
pany settled down to the serious
business of the evening-the Eu-
chre. Though the hands that
yer played were not 'frightful to
see," their results were sometimes
beyond all calculation, and the
"slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
was exemplified thereby in more
than one instance. Misplays were
made, of course, I suppose, but
my genial temperament, not to say
broad-minded benevolence, never
permits me to note a revoke or
the trumping of my ace by my
partner, or any such small lapse
from Hoyle. An elegant rare-bit
and a delicious cup of coffee sue
ceeded the game, and then came
the awarding of prizes. A lady
who desires to remain incognito to
the public carried off the first prize
allotted to the feminine side ofthe
roost, and F. P. AXE took in the
masculine trophy. 1t is scarcely
necessary to refer to a matter so
much of course, but fairness de-
mands that l record that Mr..
Butterson was awarded one of the
"boobies" by unanimous vote,
while Mrs. Beamer Cain, out of
pure sympathy, and to console
him in his affliction, consented to
receive the other. 1t is only an
other instance of feminine good
ness of heart and self-sacrifce.
About midnight, bidding ''good-
night" to u hospitable enter
tanners, we took our departure in
the hope that as this convocation
had been n of our ~pleasantest,
so might it by no means be the
last to vary the m~onotony of
everyday life. Those present, in
addition to the regular members,
were Miss Leah O'Brien, Mr.. and
Mrs. Beamer Cain, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. AXE.
The game law, which is more
than likely to pass both branches
of the legislature, is the one
introduced by Representative
Walmsley of Kansas City in the
House and by Senator Ely in the
Senate. It has passed the House