Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

in the saok-just wait. Now, an
ideal seed bed for alfalfa is an
ideal seed bed for crab grass and
all the other grasses and weeds
that smother the young plants.
This is the reason alfalfa is sown
in September. Duringthe fan and
spring weeds do not inter
fere with its growth. Alfalfa wants
to be sown early enough SO it can
have five or six weeks of growing
weather before killing frost. A
frost Injuries the plant before
the third leaf forms, but after that
it takes a hard freeze to ven stop
growth.
The Democratic nominees for
county Offices are endeavoring to
get the Republican candidates to
enter into an agreement not to use
any booze or Doodle in the COM
ing campaign. To this end the
Chairman and Secretary of the
Democratic Central Committee
and all the nominees for county
office have signed an agreement
pledging themselves not to use
money or liquor in the campaign
and submitted a copy thereoft to the
Republican committee. The lat
ter have not taken action thereon
but are said to regard the matter
favorably. The candidates each
pledge the sum of So to be con-
stituted and used as a fund or Q
ward to be paid to any person
furnishing convicting evidence
that the agreement therein made
has been violated by any of the
candidates or their friends. The
Republicans will probably take
action on the matter in a few days.
From County Superintendent
Burnham's annual report to the
State Superintendent of Public
Schools we CLEAN the following:
white children, 1926; male, 1890;
female, 1886; colored children, AZ;
male, 80; female, %; total num-
Der of days attendance by all pu-
pills, 1856 0 average daily at
tendance, 1915; average length of
school term, IDS days; d school
houses built during the year; 4
districts had four and less than 6
months school; six and less than
eight months, 10; eight months,
rs; more than eight months, 2;
cases tardiness, 2492; truancy, 80;
corporal punishment, 1854; num-
Der of pupils that may be seated
in public schools-white, 2340;
colored, 45; graduating from com-
mon school course-male, Is; fe-
male, II: 35 districts have librar-
les; total number of volumes,
1904; value of libraries, S1279,50
4 districts complied with library
law this year; amount spent this
year, S180.55; teachers employed,
male, 20; female, So; colored, fe-
male, 1; schoolhouses in county
white, A; colored, 1; average
salaries of teachers per month
male, S56. is; female, S35.36; gem
eral average, S42.86; number of
school houses valued at less than
$500, 10; from $500 to $500, 20; $500
to $1,000, 8; value moro than $1,000,
6; estimated value of sites and
school buildings, $685.; equip
ment, libraries, ETC., S5,255; as
sessed value of taxable property,
$780,, 514; present Indebtedness,
$4,000; average levy on the 500
valuation for all school purposes,
S0.59 3-16.
A party sailing under the name
of 7. Rogers, and claiming Helena,
Ark, as his home, blew into Ar
cadia early last week and lost no
time in trying to do some business.
He appeared at the bank over
there and presented what purport-
ed to be a letter of credit from the
Bank Of Helena. The Bank of Ar
cadia Immediately wrote the Bank
of Helena as to the g~enuineness of
the letter of credit. The follow
ing day Rogers again appeared at
the Bank of Arcadia and wanted
to open an account, Offering for de-
posit what purported to be a CASH
ier's check for S500.00 issued by
the Bank of Helena. He was in
formed very promptly that nothing
would be placed to his credit until
his check could be forwarded fol
collection. He agreed to this.
Shortly afterward, however, he
drew his check for five dollars on
the Bank of Arcadia and cashed
it at one of the stores. The party
cashing it inquired of one of the
bank officials as to whether or MOI
it was good, and vas informed
that Rogers had no account sub
ject to check. Rogers was hunted
up and made to return the five
dollars and take back his check
This made him very indignant
He tried to make it appear thai
his honor was very much bruised.
However, that night he went south
on No. 8. Thursday morning the
Bank of Arcadia received a tele-
gram from Helena advising that
no such letter of credit had beer
ISSUED, and that the check offered
by Rogers for deposit was a forg-
cry. Later another telegram was
received advising that he had at
tempted this same ruse at the Cas-
Avenue Bank and West st. Louis
Trust Co., and asking for hi
whereabouts. Later a third mes
sage was received stating tina
Rogers had been apprehended a
Walnut Ridge, and that due at
tention would be given to his casI
as he had been playing the same
game in Arkansas. Rogers is g
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