Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-02-28

women and children are compelled
to sit and wait in the cold for
trains on the Angel Maker, heads
the list. The floor on last Friday
was filled with tobacco spit, ashes
and dirt, and looked as if it had
not been swept out since it was
built. There was no fire in the
old dilapidated wood stove, in
which they had been trying to
burn coal, and ashes were all over
the floor. This is certainly a dis
ease breeding place, and the board
of health of this city should at
least make the Iron Mountain peo-
pie keep the floor clean so that the
health of passengers would not be
affected" The Ironton station
house is kept as clean and tidy as
restricted dimensions will permit;
but it has no waiting-room fit for
the ISL of ladies and children.
This is plain truth, and it is a
shame that the evil is allowed to
continue.
West Plains Gazette: GA strang-
er giving the name of John P.
Lenster arrived in this city the first
of the week, claiming to hail from
Sikeston, Mo. He visited several
real estate Offices and finally closed
a deal for the Collins farm down
the valley through the Howell
County Land Co. The stranger
issued a check on the Citizens
Bank of Sikeston for $500 to bind
the bargain. Then he worked into
the good graces of several citizens
of this place and pursuaded them
by his smooth talk to cash checks
for him, ranging in value to $40.
Afterwards the stranger left town
and has not since been heard from.
When a telegram was sent to the
Sikeston bank it was learned that
Lenster had no account with the
bank and that he had been issuing
bogus checks on them for some
time. The man is a German,
speaks quite broken, dark COM
plexion, smooth shaved, one up
per tooth missing. He is a fire.
quent visitor of saloons and real
estate offices. Any information
regarding the stranger should be
sent to the city marshal of West
Palms."
If there be any contemplated
changes in our public school this
year it is time to agitate the mat
ter, and get it up to the school
board in time for action at the
April school election. AS to a
High School here, that can be dis
posed of in four little words: it is
not needed. But let us look into
the matter a little and sec what is
needed. Why not bring about
some radical and important chang
es and have what was originally
intended-a real public school for
thorough instruction in the COM
mon branches? Why not increase
the tax just a little and employ
another teacher, relieve the con-
gested condition that exists in
some of the grades and bring about
a reorganization? Let more time
be devoted to the courses of study
that are already outlined in the
school manual. Don't crowd the
children by examining their young
intellects and covering too hastily
some of the branches taught.
Their mental faculties are tender,
just in proportion to the tender
ness of their young bodies. They
are to be the future men and wo-
men of our land; then proceed
with the very greatest care for
their future welfare. Let the in
struction be thoroughbred super
fetal. Assign short lessons and
have more frequent drills and re-
view work. Let the children of
school age master the common
branches, then they have the fun
damental principles upon which
any superstructure may be build
ed. Patrons, stop and think for a
moment, for this is a matter of i'm
portance to you. If the foregoing
suggestions be adopted and put
into operation, will that n 1t be
sufficient? OF course if another
teacher is employed then provis-
ion must be made for another
school room, but the district can
well afford the expense, as our
boys and girls will reap the bene-
fits.