Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-08-21
Farmers Institute and
Field Meeting at
Arcadia Demonstration Farm
Wednesday, August Nth

NJ Vuutu uOtiiVfIUtI vtiVH 'vsH
Wednesday, August 27th.
Demonstrations and Discussions of
Seed Selection, Feed Crop Production
and Fall Work will be given in the
fields. All farmers are invited to take
part in the discussions.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on Satur-
day September 10, 1913, an examina-
ton will be held at Ironton, Mo-, as
a result of which it is expected to
make certification to fill a contemp-
lated v~acancylin the position of fourth
class postmaster of class at Sabula,
Mo-, and other vacancies as they may
occur at that office, unless it shall be
decided in the interests of the SER
vice to fill the vacancy by reinstate-
ment. The compensation of the post
master at this office was 1926. 90 for
the last fiscal year.
Age limit, 81 years and over on the
date of the examinations with the
ception that in a State where women
are declared by statute to be of full
age for all purposes at IS years,
women 18 years of age on the date of
the examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination is an
nounced'
The examination is open to all citi-
zens OF the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full informa-
ton concerning the requirements of
the examination can be secured from
the postmaster at Sablula and also at
Ironton, or from the U. S. Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, d. Q.
Applications should be properly ex-
ecuted and fled with the Commission
at Washington at least 7 days before
the date of the examination, other
} wise it may be impracticable to ex'
, anime the applicants.
Says the De Soto Republican: cat
] torney Clyde Williams representing
about 400 plaintiffs filed a suit in thu
Jefferson county circuit court agains
, the judges of the county court of thiJ
l county. The suit grows out of thu
: court letting the county money to thu
Bank of Hillsboro at a rate lower thai
was bid by the Jefferson Trust Com
i pany. The Trust Company bid 81 pc
> cent, while the Bank of Hillsboro BIZ
. only "a per cent on daily balances
The bank, however, agreed in itslbid
Q to take care of all the county war
Q rants at par and this the court took a
3 being the best aid. After the cour
= let the money petitions wereicircu
lated all over the county and as
result about 400 of those who signe
are made plaintiffs in the suit. Judg
" James Winer, Judge Kerckhoff an
:, Judge Schwalbert are made defend
y ants. The suit will be tried at tn
September term of circuit court to b
begun on the second Monday in SeT
TENDER at Hillsboro. Judge E. N
ig Deering will preside unless a chang
l. of venue is asked which it is rumore
er will be the case. The case will /
hotly contested on both sides and
k there as a good sprinkling of bot
% Democrats and Republicans in IL
y mix-up there is not likely to be an
l. politics injected into it. Atttornt
Williams is confident that he has
d. good case against the court and sa,
tn he will make them pay into the trea
~ ury several thousand dollars, the di
lg ference between the Trust!Kompany
it. bid and the bid of the Bank of Hill
in boro. Lawyers generally are divid'
lie in their opinions, some stating tn
of same question has been decided Sc
he eral times against plaintiffs in simili
ry suits"
ry DR.. Farmhouse, deputy pure foodi
spector for this district, gave an
teresting address at the meeting
az the ice cream manufacturers al
go dealers of Poplar Bluff, in the Quiz
W. building yesterday afternoon. In
o, talk DR.. Farmhouse fully explained
tel the manufacturers the pure food la
mt in regard to the manufacture Of
cream, and explained to the dealt
Ter lust what the state law required
them. Ice cream in order to come
ZEN to the standards of the state la
o must contain at least IA per cent m
out per gallon, when frozen, according
EEK DR.. Farmhouse. Twenty three
* Louis manufacturers were indict
led in St. Louis recently for selling cree
at that did not analyze more than thi
ty. or four per cent. Many dealers mel
lad ly guess at the quality OF their
Tx cream, and DR.. Farmhouse advii