Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-04-09
COUNTRY or PEACE Spring fever
1t Indicates Fresh Hopes and
Renewed Buoyancy of
Spirit.

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How wonderfully tight the spring
~wanderlust for the countryside grips
one!
Spring fever, with all of its health
fitness, is the harbinger Of fresh
hopes and a buoyancy of spirit.
l noticed a passenger on a Detroit
Chicago train the other day who had
started out on, his trip with the evil
dent intention of becoming deeply
taken with one of the best sellers
that he might shorten the trip be-
tween the two cities. You have done
the same thing yourself.
But his book had been cast aside.
He had read only a few pages. His
interest In it had Jagged.
From the a windows he was count
ing the fields now barred of snow The
bitches we're carrying away the water
and the still less sluggish creeks were
now streams bearing the overflow to
the rivers. The farmer, in his shirt
sleeves, was repairing the fences after
the winter drifts; the cattle showing
proof of a winters stabling and now
heading here and there toward the
meadows, seeking the new-green
patches of grass; the farm help, in
Held and stubble, was putting into
repair this and that necessary fea-
ture, here looking after his pillow and
there his harrow, and on all sides were
scenes which reminded the traveller
that spring was here, at last!
AS the train sped inward and
glimpses of the painter as he worked
on the weather-beaten buildings were
: revealed, the interest of the tourist
was aroused and, when l asked him
the reason, he answered: Spring is
here and I feel its blood fowing!"
The truth was, that like many
others, he was planning the work he
was to do the coming summer. HI
al going out to the farm-his farm
in Western Canada. He had his wells
to dig, his horses to get into shape
his grain implements to fix up, hi
seed grain to prepare, and other de
tails for the land that was ready t.
receive it. His was what might b.
termed an "unrest"-to get to tn
farmi
Thousands in Western Canada to
day are making the preparations tina
this interested man contemplated
Their summer fallows are ready TO
the wheat, their spring blowing
II ka;no attended IN fnnanC nrn holm
/ rebuilt or being put into repair; IL
4 deed, the entire country is one grea
hive of industry.
H Railroads are in readiness to tax
care of a great rush of settlers, thos
charged with the reception of whol
are prepared to extend every cou
tesy and thus meet the rush wit
judgment and without the least fri
ton. Thus, the enjoyment Of IL
opening of spring is fully met.
At many Of the stations througho'
many Of the middle western state
trains of settlers effects are in real
IL ness to move to Western Canada. N
~ only in these states are scenes of til
nu kind to be witnessed, but, also,
ed either coast and throughout the ca
ern states there is the same activi
ny among those going to Western Ca
Id ada this spring. The crops have be-
by heavy and all reports are that t
winter was enjoyable; also, that t
prospects for a satisfactory year we
W. never better. There is plenty of la
OF yet to be had by homesteading or o.
erwise. Adapted, as Western Cana
ice is, to small grain farming, it is esI
cially adapted to cattle raising a
as many of the farmers are placing SIN
ms and large herds, as their individ1
nd means will permit.
zen The illustrated literature sent
in by the Canadian government age
tells the truth clearly and the inqui
md should send for a copy and if you
be n of those who has an ambitit
md interest, you may be the gamer
the a perusal of such information
straight, cold facts in themselves
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