Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-05
Des Are Items

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"That item you had in last week
about folks coming to town from
the country to educate their chill
dren is all right, and l think a
farmer who is able can't do any
thing better than to rent a house
and let the boys and girls get all
the good schooling possible; but
| do hate to see able bodied farm
-ers sell out and move to town."
said a Fulton business man.
"When he comes he nearly always
buys a grocery store or a restaur-
ant, with the idea that all the
money that comes over the counter
is net profit. He soon sec he is
losing money, and sells out to
some other farmer. In a year or
two he has his wife start a board
ing house, and when the jig is up
with that he demands a nominal
ton for office on the grounds that
he has been putting in all his time
since he sold his farm working for
other fellows and he thinks the
party owes it to him. After he is
beaten all over the county he gets
sore and becomes a loafer. There
are some such here in town. | am
always mighty sorry to see a mar
sell his farm and move to town
unless he is ready to retire and has
money enough to educate his
family and keep him the rest OF
his life. "-Fulton Gazette.
A petition for a local option
election, to be called for Novem-
Der, was circulated in our town
Saturday. | was agreeably sur
prised to see the names of our Des
Arc people on it. 1t certainly
speaks we'll for Des Arc. Two
thirds of the voters signed it, and
only two refused; one of them was
under age. Des Arc is surely a
dry town, and thank God for it.
Charles L. Stevenson and son
spent Sunday with his mother-in-
law.
E. w. Graves saw mill burned
Saturday night. Don't know the
extent of the loss.
Our diamond drill started last
Monday. They will rum it steady
from now on.
Miss Allie Fitz is visiting rela-
tives at De Soto and Pennington.
Mrs. Sherman Boiled, of Pied
mont, spent Sunday at Des Arc.
John Chiffon, u cattle dealer,
lost STA out of his pocket while
driving cattle to Des Arc Saturday.
We have sent out twenty-five
postal cards asking contributions
from those who have friends and
relatives buried here, and only
four have responded Hope they
will all remit. Send at once to
Thos. Fitz, Des Arc, Mo. 1t is our
duty to look after the graves OF
our dear ones.
w. T. O'Neal was in Des Arc
Sunday. It looks like by-gone
days to see him around.
VIM. Ruble, of Vulcan, died,
He was one of the best men in this
section, and will be much missed
by his friends and business men
Our Holiness College is com
pleted and ready for business
They have seventy-fiye students
enrolled.
Dent White and daughter, O
Annapolis, attended church herr
Sunday.
Dexter Bergman, of Piedmont
was a visitor at Des Arc Sunday.
The railroad company bough
twenty cars of cross ties last week
and is distributing them between
Poplar Bluff and Ironton-abou
four to the rail.
We will try another petition TO
a change in the Brunot road. |
we fail this time the county cour
may just Is well crawl in thei
hole the next election.
E. w. Graves is expected hom
every day. w.,
Uncle VIM. Hackworth is build
ing a new dwelling.
They are shipping all the cattl
/ out of this county.
Our public school commence
last Tuesday with Ed. Caldwe
!, and Miss Gertie Fitz as teachers.
: ISAAC.