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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

He was looking at a square. uncom-
promising wall.safe, with round fig.
ured disk Of white metal on its face.
He knelt before It and tried its knob
After a moment Il turned easily. Put
the resolute steel door would not open,
though he tried every combination
that came into his mind. mo use,"
he said disgustedly. "One must have
the right numbers"
Then he lifted his fretted frame and
smote his grimy hands together. Con
found III" he said with short laugh
Here | am. bankrupt, with all this
outft-clear to the very finger-bowls-
handed to me on a silver tray. and I'm
mad as scat because can't open the
first locked thing | find!"
He ran upstairs and donned rough
corduroy Jacket and high leather leg
gings We're going to climb the hill
today. Chum," he announced. land no,
more moccasins need apply"
In the lower hall, however. he sud
denly stopped stock-still "The slip OF
paper that was In the china dog!" he
exclaimed. What a chump am not
to have thought OF IT." He found It
in its pigeonhole and. kneeling down
before the safe, tried the numbers
carefully, first right, then left: IL
$3.50. The heavy door opened
81 was right" he exulted. IT'S the
plate" He drew IL out, piece by piece
Each was bagged in darkred Canton
flannel. He broke III tape OF one bag
and exposed gret silver pitcher
furnished purpleblus like ravens
wing-then a tea.service. Each piece.
large and small, was marked with the
greyhound rampant and the motto
And to think" he said, that my
great-great-grandfath buried you
with his own hands under the stables
when Tarleton's raiders swept the val.
ley before the surrender at Yorktown
Only wait till Aunt Daphne gets you
polished up. and on the sideboard!
You're the one thing the place has
needed"
.
With the dog for comrade he ira.
versed the garden and plunged across
the valley below. humming as he went.
The place was painless and over.
grown with paw-paw bushes and sassa.
fras. Great trees stood so thickly
in places as to make twilight and the
SUMMER spots were masses OF pink
laurel. poison-ivy, flaming purple rho
doJ A RON and uipa-raJ tapdri1a 80 O.,
braided briers. This was the for
est land OF whose possibilities he had
thought. In the heart OF the woods he
came upon a great limb that had been
wrenched off by storm The bfoken
wood wasof a deep rich brown. shading
to black He broke on his song. snap
ped a twig and smelled II. Its sharp
acrid odor was unmistakable. He sud.
denly remembered the walnut tree at
Rosewood and what Shirley had said:
Il know girl who had two In her
yard. and she went to Europe on
them"
lie looked about him. as far as he
could see the trees reared, hardy and
perfect, untouched for a generation
He selected one OF medium size and
pulling a creeper, measured It's cir.
conference and gaging this measure
with his eye, made penciled calcula.
ton on the back of an envelope
Great Scott" he said jubilantly to
the dog; that would cut enough to
wainscot the Damory Court llbrary
and build twenty sideboards!"
GRO BE CONTINUED
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17
Strategy illustrated.

First Urchin-Say, Chimmie, vufl
dis strategy ting dey talk about!
Second Urchin-Well. It's like dii
Supposin' yer run out Of amminltci
an yer don't want do enemy ter Eno1
1t, den it's stratcrgy ter keep on ~
in.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

Many man who says he studies
please extends most Of his efforts o
himself.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

Adam had his faults, but he was ne''
er sued for breach of promise.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

Hem what month were you Oofn'
She-Oh, you needn't be afraid. Ia'
diamond Is appropriate.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

was In search or Yes, thank you. a
small whisky as before. london Tit
Bits
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17

True Enough.
Teacher-What is a pedestrian,
Country Pupil-A Teller wha, "a
run over by an automobile.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
urday and Sunday with relatives in
Rismarnk

urday and Sunday with relatives in
Bismarck.
T. E. Bell and family left last Thurs
day to visit relatives in Vandalia.
Robert Bynum left last Friday to
spend the summer with his uncle,
Jonathan Clevideno, who has charge
of a large Mississippi County farm.
Mrs. Daisy Edmonds of Bismarck
was in town last Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Boring visited in Iron
ton last week.
E. M. Logan was a business visitor
in Ironton last Thursday.
E. L. Griffin of Morehouse spent
last Sunday in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Chambers we're
shopping in Ironton last Wednesday.
W. L. Gillian and family left last
Friday to visit relatives in Huzzah,
Mo.
The school entertainment given on
last Wednesday evening at the close
of Miss Lizzie Russell's school deserves
more than passing notice. The whole
community know, from past ex-
perience, what Miss Russell's enter
tainments are; therefore, the hall was
full long before the hour to begin the
exercises. The smaller children went
through their reeitations, drills and
songs in a most commendable man
ner. The exercises, too, by the five
graduates were nice, indeed. Mr..
Burnham was present and in a most
BETTING way delivered diplomas to
the following graduates: Messrs. Roy
Queen, Robert Wood and Robert
Bynum; Misses Pearl Lawson and
Minnie Hartman. Also, to Messrs.
Jesse Cox and Leon Silvey and Miss
lola Patterson of Thorn Grove School.
The farewell class song by Miss Rus
sell and her five graduates was very
touching, as well as beautiful. We
think the majority of this class are
planning to enter high school next
year. ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
Teachers, Examination.

The next regular examination will
be held in the public school building,
Ironton, Friday and Saturday, June
9th and 9Th, 1914:
ORDER Of SUBJECTs-FIRsT DAY.
Geography, 5 10 9:40 a. M.
Language 8 tc 10:30 A. M.
Algebra, 10 to 1880 A. M.
photography, 11:00 Am. to 1880 P,
M.
Grammar 1880 to 3 P. M.
Arithmetic. $50 to 4 P. M.
Literature, $50 to 8 p. M.
Reading, 4:30 to 6 P. NJ.
SECOND DAY.
Civil Government, 5 to $50 A. M.
Y. 8. History, Q to 1920 A. M.
Agriculture, 10 to 1880 A. M.
Adv. Science, II A. M. to 1890 P. M.
Physiology, 1880 to 3 p. M.
Pedagogy, 2:30 to 4 P. M.
Adv. History, $3.50 to 8 p. M.
B. P. BURNHAM, Sup't.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorize to announce @.
p. DAMRON as a candidate for Rep
resentatiye of Iron County, subject to
the action OF the Democratic voters
at the Primary Election.
We are authorized to announce o.
W. ROOP as candidate for Probate
Judge of Iron County, subject 70 tbs
action of the Democratic voters at the
Primary Election.
w 9 are authorized to announce
JAMES LEWIS as a candidate for
County Judge of the Southern Dis
trict of Iron County, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters at the
Primary Election.
We are authorized to announce
HARRY HOLLAND asa candidate for
County Judge of the Southern District
of Iron County, subject to the action
of the Democratic voters at the Pri-
mary Election.
We are authorized to announce
VIM. R. EDGAR, JR., as a candidate
for Prosecuting Attorney of Iron
OOuAtJ buOJOOu w liz 0OUAOh VI uAO
Democratic voters at the Primary
Electiyd.
We are authorized to announce B.
P. BURNHAM as a candidate for Col
lector of Iron County. subject to the
Democratic veters at the Primary
Election.
We are authorized to announce
REDMOND BLACK as a candidate
for Collector of Iron County, subject
to the action of the Democratic voters
at the Primary Election.
We are authorized to announce AR
THUR HUFF as a candidate for Clerk
of the County Court of Iron County,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic voters at the Primary Election.
We are authorized to announce
JESSE M. HAWKINS as a candidate
for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Re-
corder of Iron county, subject to the
action of the Democratic voters at the
Primary Election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
Eridnu Ersnina. So,Cock.


HIGH SCHOOL Graduate EXERCISES.
Chorus-"O, I~talial" -Donizett.-
High School.
invocation-Rev. Joel T. Mitchell.
Salutatory Essay-''Growth of the
English Constitution.-Bryan Ringo.
Valedictory-"The Goad Of Circum-
stance ."-Alma Kendall.
Solo-Mrs. r. L. Barger.
Glass Address-Prof. Jos. Vaeth.
Presentation of Diplomas-Presi-
dent of the Board.
Chorus-s'Til we Meet Again.
Benediction-Dr. Milford Riggs.
NOTICES.
Eighth Grade: "Always Do Right
high School: "Out of School Life
into Life's School,"
CLASS CoLoRs.
Eighth Grade-Blue and Gold.
High schoolgirl Green and
White.
CLASS FLOWERS.
Eighth Grade-Rose.
High School-White C~arnation.
CLASS ROLLS.
Eighth Grade-Cleo A. Allen, Elton
Russell Allen, Grace Ellen Farmhouse,
Addie Mildred Buckley, Ora D. Crock
er, Flora Delano, Grace E. Depew,
Robert Lee Edgar, Isabel NJ. Eldracher.
Florence Adele Fisher, Edith D. Hot
son, Emily K. Jacobs, Marjorie Marie
Jacobs, Marjorie Myers Kendall, John
j. Player, George Dewey Pollock,
Louie Richard Robinson, Hester Jane
Rudy, Florence Weaver, Nancy Wren
High School-Alma Gertrude Ken
dial, Alta Gladys Kindell, L. Bryan
Ringo, Clara Marie White, Mary
Adelia Prince.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
Bids for School Building.

EDGEH1LL, Mo-, May IS, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that bids are
called for for building new School
House at Redmondville, Nc. Size of
House 24x4S; stills SxS, with center sill,
concrete foundation and steps; 10 TT.
framing and 10 TT. ceiling; siding and
ceiling, to be good, dry No. one
lumber; n cupola for bell; one
partition for cloak room and library;
one brick fue; galvanized roofing, 26
gauge; IA windows, 14x16, eight lights
to the window, with weights; five
doors, House to be painted inside
and out with good paint, and seat
building with good patent seats,
Sealed bids to be received up to Fri
day, May 20, at 6 P. M. Committee
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. R. @. LOVE,
M. 0. WILSON,
@. A. WHITE,
Building Committee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21

dictments against Chandler for selling
whiskey without license. Wilkins
was indicted for carrying concealed
weapons. Both will be arraigned be-
fore Judge bearing at the adjourned
term Of circuit court which eonvenes
next Saturday. Chandler is about
eighty years of age. This is not the
first time he has been in trouble for
selling whiskey.
The Committees in
charge of the Local Option
campaign desire to thank
every individual who CO.
operated with them or
rendered them any assist
ance.
The Bankers Trust Stock of st.
Louis took a big drop on the market
last week. 1t had been selling for $1S5
and dropped to $s4. TIE cause of the
drop seems to be the investment in
bonds of a railroad in Texas which is
in a bad condition financially. If the
stock never comes back to its original
price many of Madison county citizens
are hurt financially as there arenearly
1000 shares owned in this county and
a great deal of this was bought on the
high market. The Bankers Trust
Company is the out growth Of the
Fredericktown Trust Company and
was moved to st. Louis and organized
under the new name in the latter part
of 1906 and a good part of this time
has been paying a quarterly dividend
of 4 per cent. j. E. Franklin was
the president of the Fredericktown
Trust Company and is the head of the
Bankers Trust Company. He owns
1854 shares in the new company and
G. s. Marsh, who was with the old
company and is the vice president OF
the new, holds 269 shares, j.. P. Ora
ham, holds 755 and Lillian Renfroe SO
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
A light vote was polled in the local
option election in Iron county last
Saturday. The Vets absolutely made
no campaign, whatever, and, as was
generally anticipated, the Drys wor
by a decided majority. Follwing is
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
Annapolis Ne WIS.

Cloudy and looks like rain, but the
air feels like snow.
The local option election is past
and gone and everything is dry.
@. D. Alexander of Ironton was
here last Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, visiting his old associates and
having a good time with the boys. He
attended the big meeting going on at
the church house and led the congre-
cation in prayer; he admonished his
old friends to turn their backs on sin
and lead a better life. He called on
your correspondent and gave him a
wet and dry lecture andsan invitation
to visit the church. But I staid at
home with a sick baby and let my
wife and children go to the meeting.
Come again, Bro. Alexander. You
| will always find a welcome here.
Thos. Taylor and wife of Daffron
Branch are in town to-day.
Luther Daniels of Des Arc is in
Annapolis to-day on business.
No postmaster appointed here yet;
nor no telling when there will be.
Elmer A. Lloyd will soon close out
his beer depot and seek other en-
ployment. He has conducted the
beer depot in a legitimate way and
made some money and many friends,
and will obey the local option law.
Gus Funk is having a time getting
his saw mill in running order.
Harve Lloyd has Tgone to Reynolds
county to work this summer.
Garden and fields are getting dry,
with no prospect for rain,
County Judge James Lewis is here
to-day to accompany Mrs. Anvil
Hakes of nea Annapolis to Ironton
where the county court will pass on
her sanity. The unfortunate woman
has been deranged for several months
and and it is hoped treatment may
help her. {
Luther Woods and Ellen johnson Of
Dry Valley, Reynolds county, are in
town to-day.
Brof. Lanam, who has been gone fol
some time visiting Pennington, De
Soto and elsewhere with a sleight-of-
hand show, returned home to-day. He
reports a good time.
Two or three conversions at the bIe
meeting going on in Annapolis con
Quoted by Rev. j. w. Alcorn.
Lafayette Stith and Nimrod Brewer.
of Hadley, Reynolds county, are in
town to-day.
Hon. John H. Raney, the attorney
from Wayne county, is walking our
streets to-day, looking hale and hear
ty.
Charles Z. Bolch is having his culled
ties stacked up to-day. Two-thirds
of these ties we're rejected because
they e too thick. They will be all
right when they are seasoned.
The handle factory at this place is
running full time now and it keeps
Mr.. Bolch busy to look after it and his
other business.
John Reed, constable of Union town.
ship, was here Friday and Saturday
putting up the booths and arranging
for the local option election.
s. Kitchell has received from Con-
gresham Hensley a book and large
map of the soil reconnaissance Of the
Ozark region of Missouri and Arkan.
sas. 1t will be a pleasure to read the
book and | thank Mr.. Hensley for it.
VIM. Sutton goes to Gilman, In
Reynolds county, Tuesday.
BULLETIN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
AS to That Bumper Crop"

Editor Register saw your state
ment in last weeks issue, 1.-THE apple
crop promises to be a bumper one"
If this statement had beef made about
two weeks earlier, it would have been
correct according to the then existing
conditions, but it comes too late now.
As far as l am able to Judge at pres
ent, this Bumper Crop" has been re-
duced nearly 70 per cent on the aver
age, on account of blight, a disease
against which we are unfortunately
powerless.
Sure there are some apple trees
still overloaded; some with just
enough, some with little, and a whole
lot of trees which are entirely stript
of their fruit. Leaving perhaps % per
cent of a full crop at present. And
the battle has barely begun.
Blight has been very destructive
last year and this; it was the cause
of last years. apple shortage.
With hope eternal for better luck
next year, I am
Yours, respectfully,
OTTo LUEDDECKE.
P. s. Peaches and pears are at
present in fair condition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
PERSONAL

Walter Fisher, Jr., was in st. Louis
last week.
DR.. Marshall was in St. Louis last
Saturday.
Mrs. 6. W. Collins visited friends in
Belleview Tuesday.
Mrs. R. P. Whitworth is visiting
relatives in Ironton.
E. O. Percy spent a couple of days
in st. Louis last week.
Hon. o. L. Munger of Piedmont was
an Ironton visitor Monday.
Misses Maude Langdon and sister
are In Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Rev. Father Adrian visited his
brother in Poplar Bluff Monday.
Howard Taylor of Columbia, Mo-,
is visiting his brother in Ironton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. HI. Roblee of st.
Louis were in the valley last week.
Mr.. Gales Bond and DR.. Franco
Bond will go to Poplar Bluff this week.
Frank p. Runder of Kansas City
visited his parents in Ironton the past
week.
Frank G. Collins is home from st.
Louis where he has been attending
school.
Otto Madlinger went to st. Louis
Monday. He says he will be back in
the fall.
Chester j. Prince of New Madrid
visited his mother in Ironton the first
of the week.
Our old friend, Attorney r. /.
January, Of Centerville, is visiting
friends in Ironton.
Mrs. X. L. Whitworth is home again,
after a visit of several weeks in Quin-
cy, Ills. Miss Kathryn is with her.
DR.. Chas. Bedell and nephew
Everett Bedell, of st. Louis, were,
guest Of valley friends the first of the
week and are now fishing on the st.
Francis river in company with Messrs.
Cook, Rudy, Schwab and others.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
GOOdIand Items.

We are needing rain. Crops and
gardens are not looking we'll. Some
of our farmers are blowing over their
corn. Peaches about here are many
of them twins.
w. H. Smith is building a house for
Will Black.
G. G. Adams is putting a neat fence
around his yard.
Nelson Stricklin had a fine colt to
die.
S. L. Brooks, R. Q. Love and John
Love have reprinted their dwellings.
Our Bixby mail carrier, Ulysses
Wilkins, was married to Mrs. Emma
Sumpter last week. Also, Matt. Falk-
ner and Miss Stricklin.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks and Mrs.
James Brooks visited relatives at
Brule lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Botan Brooks are
staying with Grandma Brooks.
Mrs. Eveline Brooks is weaving
some beautiful rugs. She made some
bathroom rugs that are hard to beat.
Claude Dempster of St. Louis is
home for the summer.
Will Black mashed his foot badly at
UuC I'LL ldbC WCOhs
Mr.. Shrum is now Postmaster at
Redmondville.
Another dwelling house is in pro-
cess of construction nea the hub
mill.
Mr.. Barger of Ironton was greeting
old friends at Goodland last week. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Jones, who
spoke on Local Option. Some of the
"wets" we're a little disappointed be-
cause he did not rail out at them thus
giving them a chance to reply.
W. are sorry to hear of the death of
Mrs. Melissa Williamson of Sheppard.
Mrs. Patsy Akers lately visited her
sister, Mrs. Copeland, who is quite
sick at Doyle.
Mr.. Pippin has gone to Montana On
business.
A number of onr folks attended
church at Edge Hill on Sunday. Rev.
Minor and his class sang after a picnic
dinner. They sing well and sing with
the spirit. Rev. Bay preached.
And still the beer is carried by the
wagon load in every direction from
the depot. The people of Redmond
vile are the most Disguised set of
people | ever saw. Women and child
rem are not safe from insult along the
streets. Uncleanl unclean!
TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
school Notes.

Ironton base ball team played two
games Saturday on st. Paul's dia-
mond; one with Bismarck high school,
the other with Harrington high
school. These are the first games to
be played on the grounds since they
have been improved by the church,
for athletic purposes. In a sense the
games were initiatory of the new dia-
mond. The results were satisfactory
to Ironton team. The first game was
won with a score OF 6 to 1 in favor of
Ironton. The second game was lost
to Pennington only after the score in
the seventh inning of II to 8 in favor
of Ironton. The second game was
literally thrown away in two innings.
The final score was z to II in favor of
Pennington.
The Commencement in the Presby-
terrain church Sunday evening was
beautiful, inspiring and helpful, not
only to the graduates but to all pres
ent. DR.. T. j. Phillips of the First
Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff deliv-
cred the sermon. The power and
beauty of the theme held the large
audience in rapt attention. The theme
was on the beauty, glory and sublimi-
ty of Christ. The thought of the dis
course might be given in the familiar
quotation, 'tFairest among ten thou
sand and altogether lovely'-a fitting
ideal for the young and old. The mu-
sic for the occasion was appropriate
and well rendered.
superintendent Loomis and wife
will spend the summer in Columbia,
Mo-, where he has a position in the
University.
Miss Anne Shane O'Connor will at
tend the University of Missouri.
Miss Mary Gilliland some time ago
accepted a position as teacher of
mathematics in fhe high school at
Heaseuer, Oklahoma, at a salary of
$40 a month. Miss Mitchell was elect
ed to the position of Latin in the same
did not accept. She has accepted the
position of assistant in Latin in Mary
vile College, Maryville, Tennessee;
at the same time will work toward the
A. B. degree.
Mr. Hanson will attend school either
at Missouri University or Cape Girar.
deau Normal this summer.
Miss Hotson will attend the st. Lou
is Teachers Callege this summer.
She will teach in Maplewoodj next
year.
Miss Lueddecke will visit Illinois
this summer. She will not teach next
year.
Miss Prince will attend the Cape
Normal during the summer. She hat
accepted q position in the Chaffee
schools for next year.
ThahTronton teachers are progress
sive is evidenced from the above.
Arrangements are being made witt
Des Arc school to have some contests
Friday afternoon. 1t is planned tt
have ciphering, spelling and other in
~tellectual contests at the school build
ing. The athletic contests will be helt
after these close at st. Paul's Athleti
, Grounds.
Monday afternoon the high schoo
enjoyed a talk on the University 0
Missouri by Howard Taylor. Quite
number of visitors were present.
!, was planned to have the talk at tn
!, Academy of Music and illustrated b
slides, but for some reason the slide
, did not come.