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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
One Grand
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Frances Elizabeth Lanyon
Copyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman)

Copyright, 1915. by w. g. Chapman)
"Finders keepers, you know, Rex!"
mot in this instance, father. Those
eleven turkeys are somebody's prop
erty. My moral duty is to locate that
somebody and restore to him his prop
erty."
Reckon you're right, son." observed
old Gabriel Parsons. "Queer where
they came from, though, eh?"
Eyes, for l don't know a ~neighbor
within 10 miles in any direction who
is raising fowls"
The fowls in question were young.
handsome, with a profusion of electric
sheen coloring that indicated a rare
and valuable brood. Rex Parsons had
awaked n morning to find the IL
turkeys roosting on q scantling flower
bed guard. They looked tired and
travel worn, but when he fed and
watered them and drove them into O
lean-to in one corner of a two-acre
fenced-in grazing lot, they seemed at
home and domesticated forthwith.
Rex advertised his find, but no re
suits came. He grew interested in his
acquisition; and proud, too, for neigh,
bors were attracted by the unusual
prettiness Of the fowls and admired
them greatly.
They got through the summer fam
ously, despite their limited runway
and as fall grew on fattened an(
promised rare eating by the time the
year was out. Holiday time ap
preached when Mr.. Parsons expressed
a pertinent sentiment.
"Some money in those birds, with 81
cents a pound quoted, with feather
counted in"
"I'm not going to sell them, father,
remarked Rex seriously.
"Ain't|
"No. In the first place, they're no
mine to sell. Next, they came free
they're going free. Here's the point
and I've been working on it for som
time. The season is soon on whe1
turkey tastes best. I've been maxim
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

Mrs. Earl Carroll, wife of Earl Car
roll, the American composer, helping
lay bricks for the flooring of her new
bungalow on the roof of the Godfrey
building at Seventh avenue and Forty
ninth street, New York. The bunga-
low will cost oyer $4,000, and it took
Mr.. Carroll three years to find a suit
able place to erect his "~surburban"
home. Surrounding the bungalow,
which is more than a bungalow, mas
much as 1t will have eight rooms, will
be in n fine Italian garden, with At
least a five-foot brook crossed at In
tervals by stepping stones and rustic
bridges. The ground about the villa
will contain a vegetable garden, Il
handball court and an orchard con
sisting of two apple trees.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
A Risky Offer.

"The other day ut some distance
from town ! was trying TO mend a
punctured tire when an automobiles
stopped and asked II he could help
me-"
"Motorists frequently do that as a
mntter Of courtesy"
But this was an extraordinary case
and shows how strong Is the force Of
habit. The man who spoke to me, Is
i learned later when ' meta car full
Of detectives whIrling out Of towr on
hls track, was q iieetiHg bank embez
Rier."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

some myself Well, / suppose you want
to get them loaded up for homer
MY daughter Nella will be mighty
glad to see them back, l can tell YOU"
said Marsh. ''They were her special
pets. She's q smart girl at figures.
I'll give her the proposition to calcu-
late and send you a check. Oh, yes, an
other thing: You promised ten people
turkeys? And ten more If you had
the birds? I'll send you over ten of
another breed-just as good eating as
these, In fact, better, / think, for
these fancy fowls run to finery, rather
than favor"
1t was the next day about noon when
a light farm wagon drove up to the
Parsons place. Rex was just start
ing for town and was glad that he
wore his best clothes, for the prettiest,
most attractive young maiden he had
ever laid his eyes on allghted with a
| graceful spring and stood awaiting his
coming up.
"Tm sure you are Mr.. Parsons" she
said brightly. 81 am Mr.. Marsh's
daughter. He was away this morning
and asked me to bring Eel the tur-
keys he promised"
"Why," observed Rex, ps he glanced
into the coop in the wagon box,
there's more than ten-there's fully
twenty"
"Oh, yes, with my contribution" re-
sponded Miss Nella. Father told me
all about your splendid plan. He said
you were one grand mar and think
so, too" added Nella, with heighten-
ing color. 81 want a share in your
good work, so I've brought some of
my own fowls to make your holiday
gifts go ali the way around"
The turkeys were removed from the
coop to the grazing patch and Miss
Marsh assisted in the transfer in a
busy, helpful way that enchanted
the admiration of Rex. Her blooming
health, her volatile chatter, her radiant
smile each moment increased his in,
terest in her.
Mrs. Parsons came out and became
acquainted with Nella and invited hel
in to have a cup of tea. The young
lady drove Rex as far as the village
He could almost have kissed her as sh'
leaned from the high drivers seat t.
speak q parting word.
eff you wouldn't mind, that is,
wouldn't" and she laughed brightly
"if I wouldn't be in your way I'd hav'
father come over with me Saturda.
when you're going to distribute thos'
turkeys and donate a barrel of on
~cranberries to go with the gifts. II
like to do some good in the world
you see," she supplemented naively.
you've done me some good, l ca
tell you that" declared Rex with hon
est enthusiasm--"Sou and your father
both. You are rare people and 70
never did a better thing than Civ
these poor people the good time your
going to-"
Then he waved his lovely visitor
Echeery adieu and thought of her an
dreamed of her all the rest of thi
week.
, Pretty Nella entered into the distr
/ button of the turkeys with zest an
| delight. Nella and her father stage
\ to supper at the Parsons home. IL
ciprocal hospitality was rendered, q
cepted, and within a month visits b
tween the two homes was Il routir
event.
"Oh, those lucky turkeys" soft
) insinuated Nella, after a proposal.
"And, oh, lucky me-" rejoined RI
Parsons, f~ervently.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

Pearls are worth three times as
much as they were ten years ago,
This years strawberry crop In the
United States was worth $20,000,O00.
The Mexican seacoast on the Pacific
and the Gulf OF California is 4,574
miles.
Pennsylvania leads the states in the
use OF steam power, having 20 per
cent Of all In the United States.
Motion pictures viii be displayed on
trains Of the Trans-Slberlan railway
to relieve the monotony Of the lone
| JOURNEYS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

dynamo at sufficient speed to generate enough electricity to drive a still
smaller motor, which turns several wheels connected by codb BELTS
For demonstrating purposes the inventor winds up the spring and
releases the brake. The dynamo runs, power is generated, and the motor
runs. Raes winds the spring as fast as it runs down!
"You see" he says when we eliminate this unnecessary friction and get
a large enough apparatus, we will hook the motor up with this crank and let
it wind up the spring, and as the spring runs down it will turn the dynamo,
which will make the electricity, which will run the motor which will continue
to wind the spring"
But where will you get the power for use?"
"That is easy. You see this extra cog wheel on this side? Well, we
will just connect an extra dynamo on there when it gets to running and use
the electricity it generates" o.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
They Looked Tired and Travel Worn.


up a list of the poor people in the
town. There's ten who hardly ever
have meat. There's over ten more who
never taste turkey. | wish | had
enough of the fowls to go around, but
/ haven't, so the first class get the
BIRDS"
Sand one left for ourselves?" pro-
pounded Mr.. Parsons, ~anxiously.
"Sure, that" replied Rex blithely.
"We're entitled, having housed and
bred the whole brood for nearly a
year"
1t was nearing the festal season and
Rex was brushing the nov from the
woodpile, when a farm wagon drew
up and a stranger jumped out. He was
0 brisk, pleasant-looking, middle-aged
man, and his swift rowing glance took
Z. In the II turkeys strutting about so
feet distant.
"Ah! the right tip" he exclaimed,
his face beaming with satisfaction.
tive had a long chase, neighbor. Those
are my turkeys"
"YoursT questioned Rex obviously,
and vet with a faltering sensation.
"Sure, they are. l live over the
hills, west. They trooped away one
night, eight months ago. Only yester-
day a travelling tinker CHANGED to
speak Of a brood he had seen here
.abouts, so / drove over. They are my
lpeacock-bronzed, sure enough. And,
say, you've taken wonderful care OF
them"
It did not take the visitor long tc
~substantiate his claim. He was bud
ley Marsh and made a specially Of
raising turkeys.
'MaEe out your bill for expense anc
trouble" he directed expansively. I'll
not be ~niggardly, Those are an i'm
ported species and worth fifty dollars
a pair
"Oh, / shall charge nothing" sale
Rex. "It's been only nelghborly t.
care for them until the owner cam'
along and he smiled, but it was I
dreary sort Of a smile. 1--WE cherish
ed a dream" he proceeded, and quit
sorrowfully. "What / feel wors'
about IS that I'll have to disappoin
some good people to whom ] promised
q rare turkey treat the coming holi
day" and Rex told the story entire.
"a say" observed Marsh, his fac
expressing some wonderment and col
siderable interest, you're about tn
most honest man and the best man
ever met. Going to give those poo
people a treat, en-? Well. you shall
I'vc'a proposition to make to you, bu
first / want you to make out your bill.
"Not ever" Insisted Rex strenuousl.
1--WE learned enough about turkeys b
bringing up yours, to start in raisln
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

An electrically heated coffee perco'
lator made Of earthenware has been
patented by a New York inventor.
The king and queen of Roumania
have six children-two sons and four
| daughters. Their heir to the throne,
Prince Carol, was twenty-three In oc-
| tober.
Fire losses in our national forest re-
serves amount to from $2O,OO0,OO0Nto
| $25.O00,0O0 annually. The government
estimates TINT 20 per cent Of this greet
loss is caused by sparks from railroad
| locomotives.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
FACTS OF INTEREST

Los Angeles has an area Of 1897
square miles.
Oil of cedar is n Of the antl-mos-
quito drugs.
In a Paris aerodynamlc laboratory
'ot testing model airplanes wind
speeds as high as II miles an hour arc
produced by machinery.
THE German pound Is exactly one
lalf a kilogram or about one-tentf
aore than the American or British
,ound.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

Which he calls a "spring motor" IN the
basement of his home at 1106 Six
teenth street northwest. Fhe arrange
ment, he says, will some day run all
the automobiles, heat all the houses,
and furnish power to turn all the
wheels of industry.
'Then all the coal mines can be
closed up" he explained. working
but a few hours each day, people will
be able to produce easily everything
the country needs"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

especially to keep out cats, and until comparatively recently served this pur-
pose admirably.
Today they are next to useless. The Georgetown cats apparently have
made a study of them and remove the covers as readily and is noSeessy
as it could be done by a human. Nightly banquets are being held on the back
porches of Georgetown residents, and since these invariably are followed by
concerts from the back fences, the problem has become a serious one. Whether
it will be necessary to put the garbage cans under lock and key, and thus
eliminate the vagrant cat by cutting off his food supply is a question which is
being seriously considered by many.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

are being asked by a number Of
Georgetown residents, and some there
are who declare cats, or at least the
Georgetown cats, are among the most
intelligent of animals.
These people point out that their
garbage pals are being raided nightly
by cats who show nothing less than
genius in the way they remove the
covers. The cans which are being
robbed are the regulation galvanized
metal containers, with close-fitting
tops of the same material, designed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

library, which has been growing and
developing in Washington for the last
49 years, is managed by a woman?
A slender, quiet-mannered woman
is Miss Claribel R. Barnett, who since
early womanhood, and after her gradu
alton from the University Of Mich,
gan and her course at the New York
State Library school has worked here
Nowhere else under the sun is
there such a force of scientists work.
srn. Can -nhinnA nr la ntaanlArnd hr
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
MUCH IN LITTLE

Concrete IS icing used almost exclu-
sively ror the gate structures of irri-
CATION canals in this country, displhc-
ing wood for the purpose, despite the
greuter cost Of the concrete.
An Orange (Mass.) man received a
check which had been made out by
him and sent 20 a Chicago firm about
nine years ugo. from q friend in Gard
ner. who found II beside the railroad
tracks near Otter river. The check
was In good condition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

The art OF conversation was not al
ways possessed by literary men. Cole
ridge and Macauley were said to NIB
sorb so much time on an interesting
subject that they were generally re-
earded as bores. whereas Robert
Browning, with all his cumbersome
poetry, was fascinating In his talk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

ntduQuaFItFS OF IHt OOHSTVSsIUHdI
Union for Woman's Suffrage.
The meeting was a war council of
the suffrage leaders to inaugurate the
"big drive" on congress in behalf of
the federal amendment to e~nfranchise
women. Suffrage leaders from the
campaign centers on the western front,
who went through the presidential
and congressional campaigns, were
speakers.
The big suffrage parade here is
intnndnd To nntclnSc nnn d~amnnStrn-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
Georgetown Cats Are Too Smart for HousehoIders

A RE all cats rs stupid and incapable of understanding Is most people thinki
~ Or is there feline genius, which like the flower of the poet twas born to
blush unseen" and which humanity has not yet reoognized? These questions
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
Agricultural Department Library and Its Keeper

LOW many of the millions of farmers in the United States realize that the
u most extensive and the most important agricultural library in the world
is the library of the department of agriculture at Washington? And how
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
Problem Of Perpetual Motion Once More Is Solved

n F COURSE I must turn it now with my hand, but when I get a larger
~ dynamo a larger motor and ballbearng gears it is bound to run itself"
Jacob Raes. q stoeky. sauarefaeed BELGIAN. was EXPLAINING an apparatus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28
Suffrage Parade Is Planned for Inauguration Event

NJ AsHNGToN-Inaugural visitors to Washington are to zee a monster
w suffrage demonstration, ecipsing the famous suffrage parade of March
{, 1913, according ITO announcement made at a meeting in Cameron House, the
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
GARLAND SPRINGS.

T. M. Matthews and family of Cross Roads visited Mrs. Matthews son-in-law at Garland Sunday
 Misses Lena Gibson and Laura Bonner of Concord spent Sunday with Miss Dewey Brown.
 Mrs. Lon lobe and daughter, Miss Zoda, of Mt. Vernon visited Garland friends Saturday.
 Miss Dewey Brown is improving fast and we hope to see her out soon.
 Our school will close next Friday.
 Montie Brown sold fine pair of two-year-old mules last week to MT. Hamilton of Barney and has some more stock to spare.
 John Reeves was through here last week looking after his political inter ests and seemed to be very we'll pleas ed with his prospects.
 The people seem to be somewhat divided through here on Judge Prince
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
PICKLES GAP. {

Rev. Ernest Simmons preached a very interesting sermon here Sun day.
 Keinth Goodwin has taken up work with Matthews of Blarney Hill
 William Townsend and Will Dunn have gone to Oklahoma, where they will reside.
 Waldron Brewster is farming on Jim Hays place this year.
 Sunday school and the Epworth league were showed out Sunday.
 Wash McPherson is working for his brother, Ben.
 The little daughter of Jim liar mons, who has been critically ill with pneumonia, is slowly recovering.
 Jabie Hopkins of Melrose Chapel visited homefolks Monday and Tues day.
 Just as soon as this snow melts off J. T. Sellers and R. R. Crow are go- ing to give a good old-fashioned log rolling. We husky lads of Pickles Gap challenge any crowd in the coun- ty to pull"
 March |
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
JEFFRIES SCHOOLHOUSE.

We were visited by a nice snow Sunday.
 Several planted gardens and pota- toes here last week.
 l.. A. Howard, Fred Avra and J. V. McHenry went to Conway Friday
 Miss Emma Redrick of Mt. Olive visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Gavin, last week.
 Harley Goodsell of Fl Paso visited Leo McHenry Sunday.
 Quite a crowd assembled at the w. o. w. hall last Friday night to hear the candidates speak, but were very much disappointed, as onfy three ot the candidates were present. Judge P. H. Prince made very interesting talk and we think he won most of the voters here.
 Frank McHenry has joined the pig club and has registered spotted Pc land China pig.
 Miss Tomye Gavin went to Beryl one day last week.
 Miss Lorena McHenry spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Me Henry.
 Miss Vera Price returned home one day last week, after a visit with friends at Holland.
 Miss Flora Gavin visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Roy Jones of St. Louis visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cora Hall, last week.
 Rev. J. B. Routh, the Greenbrier Association missionary, will preach at the First Baptist church here Fri day night.
 March i.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02

tie Rock, where he has been painting his daughters residence.
 Plenty of candidates nowadays, and each seems to think that he is the man.
 Mrs. A. J. Boydston is some better.
 J. H. Jones and wife went to Con- way Tuesday and report nice mud dy drive.
 Dr. J. A. Summers is doing nice practice now.
 Dr. Guyton's horse ran away with his buggy and tore it to pieces.
 w. J. Peck resigned as janitor of the gas plant. J. H. Jones, general manager, called meeting of the stockholders and as Peck is good windjammer, we made him super visor and the body elected D. F. Gib- son as janitor. This plant is located east of the Morrilton cotton gin at this place. Dr. J. A. Summers has charge of the pipe gang.
 We will organize a widower's and bachelors club soon.
 March 1.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
WOODROW SCHOOLHOUSE.

Every ybody is busy planting gar dens and breaking land. Most all of our farmers are planting potatoes, and it looks as if Arkansas would feed herself once more.
 R M Moore moved from Belmont Saturday and will board until the close of school.
 Miss Edith Jones will close her school at Sixteenth Section next Fri day.
 R. J. Hogan went to Cabot Friday.
 Born to MT. and Mrs. Wm A. Will son February 22, boy.
 The school here will close in one month. We are expecting to have a good program on the night of March "A. Our teacher, Wylie Roberts, at tended the George Washington birth day celebration at Vilonia last Tues day night.
 Our community is still infected with humps.
 w. c. Snow has purchased black smith shop and will work for the public.
 w. T. Russell went to Ell Paso last Wednesday.
 A large crowd was at Sunday school Sunday. Interest is growing. Singing here every Sunday evening
 March 1.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
DAMASCUS.

This section is enjoying excellent health, there being no sickness in this immediate settlement.
 There was family reunion of the J. M. Mcgee family at the home of M. V. Shoffner last Sunday one mile south of town. They have ten or twelve such reunions every year.
 There are two months more of school here yet. The tuition in tine primary department by the request of their teahcer has been reduced to $1 per month and in the intermediate department to $50 per month.
 The rural mail carriers are having picnic this cold, sleety weather.
 Dr A. I. Hutto has turned jockey again. He traded a five-year-old Spanish mule for a fifteen-year-old, one-eyed horse last Thursday and
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
From Mondays Daily

From Mondays Daily
 Miss Mary Chivers is seriously i'll with pneumonia at her home on South Locust avenue.
 G. M. Craft of Memphis, Tenn, state agent for the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana, is transact ing business here today.
 Mrs. S. E. Anderson and daughter, Miss Ednes, went to Little Rock this morning, where Miss Anderson will undergo an operation for appendici- tis.
 Miss Mary Humber of Millidge- vile, Ga., and Miss Roberta White of Memphis left this morning for Memphis, after visit to Misses Nel- lie and Bessie Randell in this city.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. o. Moore and MT. and Mrs. J. D. Collier will leave to- night for New Orleans, La., to at tend Mardi Gras festivities. They also will visit other points in the south.
 Pres. J. J. Doyne returned Satur- day night from Farmville, Va., where he was called to attend the funeral of his only brother, w. T. Doyne, who died suddenly on Febru- ary IT.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-02
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

From Thursdays Daily
 Sam Moses of Springfield visited here today.
 T. T. Lybarger of near Greenbrier is in Conway today.
 Road Overseer John Lawrence of Mavfower is here today.
 l. W. Wright and W. M. Kirby of Rervl are in the city today
 T A. Pence today bought of the J.. D. Dunaway agency new Chevrolet touring car.
 W l. Reed, who has been spend mo several weeks at points in Tenn essee, is expected to return this af- ternoon.
 W. l.. Mallett of Mallettown, Con- way county, is in the city today. Mr.. Mallett says that county politics in his county is redhot
 A card from J. S. Lander says: "Please change my paper from Quit man. Ark, to St. Cloud, Fla. l am delighted with this country
 Mrs. A. D. Hamilton of Dyersburg, Tenn, is the guest of her daughters, Mrs. J. w. Conger and Miss Eva Hamilton, at Central College.
 MT. and Mrs. Cecil c. Martin left this morning for Bonneville, where Mrs. Martin will undergo treatment in the Bonneville sanitarium.
 Ed Condray left last night for Ar kansas county, where he will continue his campaign for prosecuting attor- ney of the Seventeenth district. MT. Condary states that every indica- ton points to his nomination by large majority.
 Joe Watson, who for many years resided near Greenbrier, but who has been living in Montgomery county, H., for the past F years, is visiting here. MT. Watson has prospered ln his present home and has a fine farm and large amount of stock.
 E. L. McHaney of Little Rock IS here today in the interest of his can didacy for railroad commissioner of the Northwestern district. MT. Nc Haney entered this race only short time ago, but states that he will make an active campaign between now and the primary and feels as- .sured of winning the race.