Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-08-14

Gosswein is believed to have slipped
on the deck of the United States snag-
boat Trinity, occupied by the survey
ing party, as a result of the wet eondi-
ton of the deck during a heavy rain
about 6: As O'Clock Wednesday after
noon. Members of the party who
occupied one or two quarter boats
used in connection with the expedi-
ton, heard him call for help and rush
ed on deck in time to see him strug-
Cling at the surface of the water, his
back slightly above the surface and
his head submerged as if diving.
Realizing that his head must have
been held under by some unusual
cause and not voluntarily, two of the
men pushed off Immediately in a skiff,
but arrived just as Gosswein sank"
The fate of the unfortunate young
man is illustrative of the uncertainty
of life-of the narrow bounds which
separate time from eternity. A letter
from Mr.. Edgar states that the cap
tain, he and Gosswein were convers-
ing together on the upper deck of the
boat. The latter said, 81 am going to
turn in" and left them to go to his
sleeping quarters. Before they were
aware of his misfortune he had per-
ished. All of the party were mex
pressibly shocked at the untimely oc-
~currence, but who can estimate the
fathers anguish? sHe was the only
relative of the deceased. What does
the world now hold for him?
I am not a farmer and l believe in
the cobbl er stickingto his last for sat
isfact DRY results; but n may be i'm
pressed with a piece of work, not.
withstanding his ignorance of the de-
tails in it's creation. So the Iron Noun
tain Demonstration Farm on the Ar
cadia College grounds will attract the
attention and enlist the interest of al
who view it, regardless. This is
drouthy year and vegetation, gener'
ally speaking, is in premature SER
and y elbow leaf; but the Farm show
how the effect of untoward con
ditions may be met and minimized
Its various crops show a vigor ant
freshness in marked contrast to thos
on the lands contiguous. Cornstalks
bearing large, well-flled ears, STAN
twelve feet high, and the blades il
their deep green are refreshing to tn
eye; and other crops show well. Abou
sixteen acres are titled on the Farm
as follows: to corn, 81 acres; oats, 3
tomatoes, 1; potatoes, 1; sorghum, |
COW peas, 2; millet, X; peanuts, X
and garden, 8, containing the variou
table vegetables, small fruits, grapes
etc.
The instructions contained in tn
following letter were observed:
{ LITTLE Rock ARK, July Z, 1918.
} GENTLEMEN:
AS 1 have mentioned to you severa
times recently one important part G
the demonstration farm work is to b
the selection of seed. There is a grea
demand at highly r~emunerative price
! for good seed corn and cotton see
y each snrinp. II is nv desire. there
fore, to carry out the seed selectio
/. idea on at least a limited scale on eac
: of the demonstration farms this yea
There is time enough in which,
: talk about selection of cotton see
but the time has arrived when W
: must begin the preparation for selet
/ ton of seed corn. Now here are m
suggestions.
If you have the time to spare to d
this work, make a seed breeding pie
/. of the entire corn field on the demon
4 stratiot farm, for you a sell ever
/ bushel of the surplus seed at $40
= or more per bushel. 1t you have NJ
the time to spare select a portion {
: the field where the corn is best de
f veloped large enough to furnish an
pie seed for next years planting.
: If the whole field is taken as a see
8 plot go through it as soon asthe tasse
Y begin to show at the tops of the cor
and pull out all the tassels on ever
other row. You will probably haH
9 to do this two or three times as a
the tassels will not appear at the san