Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
BeIIeview News.

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lar appointment at the Baptist church
here Saturday night, Sunday, and
Sunday night.
VIM. King has his new dwelling
house about completed, with the ex-
ception of paint, which, of course, can
not we'll be done at this season of the
year. The house is of modern archi-
lecture, and adds very much to the
appearance of town.
Mrs. Bynum was called to Charles
ton, Mo-, Saturday, the Sd inst, by
the death of her mother, who died
early that day.
D. E. Fletcher, of Arcadia, had bust
ness here one day last week; also, W.
R. Edgar, Jr., of Ironton.
R. E. Johnston is pushing work at
his new handle factory.
Earl Chambers last week celebrated
his sixteenth birthday by giving a
party at his home.
Mrs. Patterson spent an hour o so
Saturday afternoon visiting Mrs. Anna
Logan.
Dent Mckinney visited friends in
Bismarck Saturday last.
D. Lasater made a business trip to
st. Louis last week, returning home
Friday. He is pushing things rapidly
on his new store building, and hopes
to have it ready for occupancy by
February /. The building will be
thirty six feet by fifty feet, built on q
solid concrete foundation, with meta
siding and ceiling, and covered with
asbestos-composition roofing. When
completed this will be a neat up-to'
date business house, and practically
immune from fire-a consideration
that so many people overlook wher
building.
Miss Florence Hatley, after spend
ing the holidays with her mother anc
other friends in the valley, returned
last week to Fredericktown, where
she will resume her studies in the
college at that place. Miss Florence
was a pupil in the Thorne Grove
school last year, and completed the
Sth grade work, receiving a diploma
We are glad to know, too, that she ii
getting along nicely in college, and
has no trouble in keeping up with hel
classes in all of her studies. There ii
nothing that makes us so sick as tC
see young persons complete" the
common school course, receive diplo'
mas, signed by the County Superin'
tendent and the teachers in charge
and yet continue to attend the dis
trict schools, going over the SAINT
work that their diplomas certify they
have completed. There certainly i
something radically wrong with sucE
a system as that, and We are inclined
to believe thatif it is followed closely
it will tend to put a premium OF
ignorance, pure and simple. Thu
County Superintendent is not to b,
blamed; the trouble is to be fount
elsewhere. We know of a few pupil
who last year completed" the com
mon school course, under the in
structions of first grade teachers, ant
yet are attending school again thi
year in districts having in charg'
teachers who made only third grad
certificates at the last examination
by the skin of their teeth, so Il
speak. They either know it or the,
do not know it; if they know it, lie
them take up high school work, NOV
onward and upward, not DRIFT.
Jan. 10. p
Miss Ethel Hale left last Sunday TO
Mineral Point, Texas, to look out
location where she and her mothe
can spend the remainder of the win
ter, both being in bad health.
Miss LOWE Bell, OF Excelsior Spingf
recently visited her father, T. M. Bell
Mrs. Rachel Graham, of Greenville
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bollinger.
Miss Fannie Campbell spent las
week visiting in the home of he
uncle, Geo. Campbell, in Cedar Grow
community.
, Harry Nichols left Friday for Gran
tie City, ILL.,, where he will seek EN-
ployment through the summer.
| Mrs. Frank Hughes and children, Q
st. Louis, are visiting her parents, Mi
and Mrs. Jas. Wood.
Miss Agnes Cole, Of Belgrade, VIII
! has been quite sick Of pneumonia, a
! the home of her sister, Mrs. Gee
Bryan, is reported convalescent,
The Finch Club was entertained b
i Mrs. Orvis Lashley last Thursday.
Mabel Townsend, little daughter Q