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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

br the specific purpose of cultivn-
tDn. The 1888 acres cost S7,653. -.
)ut Of this area there was used for
Highway purposes, four acres; non
Productive land In sloughs, i've acres;
en acres producing hnlf n crop. equal
h non.producive land, to Ave acres; or
total Of "A non-tillablc acres. TIN:
left n tlllnble nren Of 10 acres, cost
Ing the state $I20.T2 per acre. A sys.
tern Of understanding was introduced.
By which the five ncres Of n%on-prOduc.
I'VE lnnd IN slOughs, md the ten ucrrs
khich, produced half a crop, nre made
vnHl In productive qualities to The
me aren Of the other >tIllable land.
3 total cultivabIc nrcn II thus IN
(nsed fr0t, 80 to 90 acrcx. The re-.
b to the farm, then. Ia Sl.2p7.2 ~. ut
lost Of S815 or q net ygnln Of SGs2.NO.
other words ten additional acres
No been added 10 the farm, at o
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

weftest and most difficult Ia handle.
and il is necessary that construction
be carried on during the wettest sea-
sons. Consequently. the contractor
should base his calculations as to Time
ana methods on the worst conditions.
To let Il contract TO The lowest bid
der" regardless of his experience or
equipment. is often to invite serious
disappointment and loss.
Delays. especially, are expensive 70
landowners, for not only Is money In
vested in incomplete work, but often
times Il failure 10 have the ditch com
pletc at the time fixed me;.ns tie loss
Of n crop, In The drainage of swamp
land, which cannot be ploWcd until
after the work is completed. it meatis
Il delay of one or more years before
the cultivation viii be II paying invest
mcnt. With scarcely an exception
where losses have accrued to agricnl-
turaI interests through the delay OF a
year in the construction Of proposed
drainage works. these losses have been
greater than the cost Of the improve
ments. The attempt to sax one ~
two cents on the cubic yard for ditch
ing, or on the rod for tile trenches, By
giving the job TO a po0rly-eQuippet1
man, often becomes an expensive pro
c&eliug, Better pay more to Il com
potent man, attl be sure Of Il good
itb. cUtnD,tfrl "nn fine"
The Kind, size and completeness If
the drainage works needed IN Il given
locality, the methods -; doing the work
and adjusting the costs, must be de-
terinined l.s the local conditions. What
is good practice in n place may
not be practical in another. The char
acter Of the ground, surface slopes,
crops raised, and value of land, NIL
have u bearing on the subject. In
any LEGALITY the first consideration Is
an outlet Or channel by which the wa
. Ter may be carried away, III some
localities nature has provided such All
outlet. Iii others, ii may be necessary
for several landowners to band togct!l-
or and construct ii channel, Of SUI
iieiCut size and depth to serve us the
main outlet al n network Of bitches
which will give relief during wet
years. iii tHlny parts Of the state,
where s1lclI outlets naturally exist u
are already completed. crops have SUI
ferpd from an excess Of water In the
immediate vicinity, for the reason that
the watar from tle cultivated tields
could not readily escape. Consequent
", for complete drainage, it is neces-
s&ry 10 laNr, on The Individual farm,
u thorough system for collecting the
water as If fails ard carrying it TO tile
main outlet.
z Unless the GROUND is very fiat, the
location of proposed drains can Dc
best determined whom the ground il
free from, vegetable gr0WtRs. a heavy
growth Of crops or woods may cause
low places to look high and high places
low. 4 field freshly liowed or SoWf
II in The hes. ctH3dition for locating
lines Of drainage, II such Il field is
cEamIned Immediately after Il heavy
rain, there viii >u little danger al
d mHaiu@ II mistake III locating th+ i!ues
L these Nrr At once marked out w Z
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
THIS BRIDE IS
IN REAL TROUBLE
She Cannot Decide Whether She
Loves Husband or An.
other Man.
BOTH ARDENT SUlTORS
Landed First on One, Then on the 9th.
er-Repented Her Bargain After
She Had Been Led to Altar
and Fled.

Kansas City.-After the most excit-
ihg week ever spent by "A bridegroom
following his wedding, Earl Stevens. q
hank clerk, has returned 10 his desk In
The New England National bank here.
ana his bride is passing her days AT
the home Of her parents in the same
city. The couple have not gone to
housekeeping YET and there's n reason.
The young husband and the brides
parents are not sure he would find her
lt!efe when he returned home 1T night
they are not sure She would not have
another change of heart and again de
eide that she had married the wrong
one OF two suffers. and disappear like
She did II hours after her marriage.
Tie story goes back TO d church en-
tfr%taiHiaent in which Mrs. Stevens.
tl.nn Miss Mildred McDonough. took
part. She had been escorted to the
church by voting Stevens ana there
she met Herbert Gribble, ii University
OF kuhSds graduate and Il musician,
From that time ON II was Il lovers
hhttEe between the Two young Ilpu,
Each pressed the girl to marry him.
She was fond If both. Finally one
night She consented To marry GriAhlr.
Asks for Explanation.
Stevens heard Of II the next dav.
called Miss McDonuugh on the tple.
phone and asked for an explanation Of
tie encouragement she had appeared
10 give him. Again She underwent a
change of heart, Stevens WAS quick
to seize his advantage, secured Il mar
riaep license and hurried to the parish
house with his sweetheart. The pair
went To The home Of Il relative and
next morning Stevens returned to
work. Daring the day the bride dis
appeared.
All the rtXt night the frantic hlS-
hand and the equally frantic parents
sought tnr HE @irl. The next day
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

a FARM PROFiTAELT TILED.
On thie ao-acre field three ayetems Of
tile drainage were necessary. This
shows the advantage with which tMo
ncighaors can cooperate in putting
in a line of tile. An obstacle SO
trivial as q line fence should not pe
permitted 70 prevent economical
drainage. The o"ner Of this land
says that tile pays for itself every
year and that $500 expended on tile
has raised the value Of tho 90 acres
$1,000.
tace.drains IS cot. therefore, lost, even
when it Is intended to later Introduce
an uutlartlraina@e system.
The individual farmer with snldil
means should first select thn area the
filing Of which VIII drGin the most
hand ut the least expense. IN Il rol}Ag
country, where sufficient tnIl c!1 pc
had for outlets near the surface. III
without expensive open dtr"lt@>, small
tiles c1u he used around tte sides al
Drainage areas o%tliiettjaG on Il hillside
or at the edge Of q Slough, This
method often imrroye lar@e tracts ut
small cost. ami as The Improved lands
increase In prtRiuetiy4n"ss, funds will
I've supplied b. which the tile lines
can he extended, connected and the
expensive maias hnHftv ht't IN li'i4
method has been used Id many Of the
bcst tiled countries. III @oaln Instances
1t has been twenty years from the lay
ing Of the first lnferalS tn the compile.
tim Of the last i3uiN,
Immediately after construction, pro-
vision should be made f0r annual
maintenance. \ drainage Improve
N}pttt, properly carried out and maiu-
tanned. will, add It's initial cost 10 tie
yaiue Of the land and pay Il dividend
ON tie original invc. tiNeMt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

Were Married at The Parish tiouse.
Stevens betlnught himself Of Gribhlr.
He called upon the musician who Mi;
mitted having met the bride downtown
"She said She really loved me and ha&!
made " mistake" Grihble said. "Sht
told me she was going away. She did
not say where. hut J probably VIII
hear from her"
Finds Miasinn Bride.
He did. The ncXt day cHlne a telc.
gram that the missing bride was in
oklahoma City, Okla. Gribhle turned
the message over to the husband. who
started with the brides mother. Upon
arriving at Oklahoma City they
learned that Mrs. Stevens had left on
II train back to Kansas CITY. A tclc-
gram to the girls father told him ~
meet the train she was ON. but she
dodge,l him by stopping nj !: suburban
station. aud riding into the city on q
street n She made straight for
home.
A censorship has been established
and no word comes from the bride or
bridegroom save stories that numerous
family conferences are being held in
an effort n straighten out the tangie
accustomed by the brides inability to
decide whether she loves her husband
or Gribble. 1t is said that the bride
has announced her plans for the future
are undecided. Meanwhile Stevens
sticks to his job In the bank.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

IN the case Of The state fartn referred
10. ANA tie management feels that
they fully Justify the casi of HE i'm
prnHemenf, without considering the
r.ilue Of The hind reclaimed.
The planning Of !; drainage system
should be- done will, the sitJe careful.
ness it.at ~ bestowed on Other ilG-
proycmcnts. When a large building is
10 be constructed, an architect is con.
suited, plans are carefully drawn, IA
The details are looked into, and maie-
rial IN selected which viii be suitable
for the location, The climate and the
| purpose for which the building Should
be used. During its construction. III
SpcGtofs see tllat The details ayo car
rled oIi and Inc requirements OF the
| specifications enforced, regardless Of
the fact that ia" contractor lnuy be
losing uoney and cheaper materials
might be used. .l;ut in drainage cn.
terpriSes, the evidences Of such care
nre too often painfully hacking, even
though the cost be ;s great Or greater
than TINT of :; large building. In
many cases an engineer is employed
to stake out Il drain on u route which
has been selected only because II Is
supposed to be" the best one. No
examination Is made for another route
or ontlet; the area OF the watershed
Is not measured. As n result, The
size of the ditch is determined BY u
mere guess. Fine may develop the
fact that thr 5eS, route was not SO
lcctcd. and that The ditch was too large
or too small, and consequently does
not perform the work satisfactorily. A
ditch, being improperly located. either
does not drain all The land il should
or 1t is expensive to construct. and
maintain. One that IS too large will
not clean itself properly; while one
that is too small will not carry re-
CURED volume. OF, water.
A drainage system. open or under.
ground, works by gravity. and that II
may remove The water there must nc
II sufficient fail; that Is. II sutlicicn,
and continuous descent, from Il level
somewhat lower ll,nn the lowest point
on the land to be drained, TO the point
where the waite" ~ discharged from
the outlet. II IL n Common practice to
start Il Drainage ditch from Il slough
at practically the same depth MS the
bottom of the slough. Such drain.
age" will not givr satisfaction. as the
grOund.wnter viii not be lowered, and
the bed Of the slough will continue ID
lhe swe'T;;. For satisfactory drain.
age, the water. channel must be deer
enough In the lowest land, and uf sui.
ficient breadth and depth. to carry The
water without Nh overflow. 4
Ditch-constructl0n, like carpentry OF
masonry, " n business In itself F; nnd
for satisfactory results, c%ontrncts
should bclct In siinIlar mnnner. The
bidders competence. MS shown In his
record In connection will, similar uni
/ dertakings. should be tnkcn Into con
slderation IN well as the size OF nls
bid.
bitches nrc usually dug in soil ths
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

'FS and the other officials in tho District building go to and fro along the side
walk continually. Yet the sparrow chooses that particular tree ot Of the
thousands with which the streets of Washington are hor1erei
No explanation could be given At The tree department. In the District
Guiding. There is as much curiosity there as anywhere else. It's not ie Inrif-
uMr Kind of tree. Sycaunrcs are planted every few feet down the ayenue.
Numerous efforts have been made TO get rd of the English sparows
When Major sylvester was chief he tried the experiment Of shooting
rockets through the tree at night. a few angry discontinued and sleepy
squeuks resulted. There was II huucr of wings, the snagrows 1eft-and came
back next day.
At fe department of agriculture, the expert on birds. and esfeclahF
>Mrrons. said the ways If q sparrow ere many. and if he the sparrow
wanted to roost n play in that particular tree, there WIS no known reasmL
-hymr nor remedy. There wax one. toe, to cut the top Of the tree of, begin
ding six inches from the ground, but in that case the sparrow would tax up
his residence n the tree next door. M
So. there is no scientific explanation of the wants of the English par
row. He prefers that tree. and in that tree hc will stay, and IT, predlchohs
oased on history are correct, IN that tree his children viii live neansn
until it (thp trce) dies OF old age, . 49,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

MIS- le1ll Mccormick q" Chicago; Senatorelcct aNi h&> thtHudcr G, Knfy
OF lt3Hs}lNahh4, Nhu are well known ~ WHSaUa%nHiaa4; Se@tWrpprt CSfer
Of New York, and his fNmjy: Iep2esentatyerrm #! Mrs AEan T. Fuller
ne majority OF tNS" have already been iariudo3 IN the sogi register
nf WASHINGTON. Mrs, Gerry Ws formerly NHtnNGe Townsend Of iH@ cartri,
"d spends part Of each season here even when her husband is NO. ,Anud
at IN cAnt"L. Mrs. A"dll Mccormick, who H. Il dau4ta al MART Hanna.
hhs generally had Il prominent niche In lmi social a~tqitr4 through hrr
Intense interest in sufra@e. The Kn0Xs are unrc tr less familiar yHou,l
the senator's cabinet service, and they have arNNTs m9lHulAei q wMer
residence here, ScnatorNlect Calder If New YORK tal ~ Ig& earetr in te
honse which ha}"* hin, thoroughly familiar in captl ,tjg4. mm! Goyrrnov
Johnson and Eeprraentarye-hrrt Fular viii he amaDe TIE realty npW faces
IN Washington.
Among these whose passing will be noted with sn4rgt sra Senator ard
Mrs. Henry s iirTcU II Rhode lSjand. Senator Oliver If Pennsylvania Sma
TER keru Of Indiana, Senator Sutherland Of Tti aMl Senator d0 Pom Of
leMw1re. All Of tlese families imv" long been identified with the social Ire
Of the capital.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
ComDsrison.

"Dr. Isaiah y. Scott. Methodist Dish.
op Of Africa said a Methodist divine,
collected in M%onrovia u great deal Of
valuable chronological matter.
Talking about cannihulism II day,
Bishop Scott declared:
"'YOur cannibal is not wicked. He
eats other people us you and ! go to
church---in order TO improve himself
Cor he has been taught that he Will ac-
quirc the virtues-tho bravery, beauty.
wisdom md what not--of all those
whom he eats"
Bishop Scott chuckled.
"a savage cannibal," he ended, us n
saintly Gimp alongside Of II civilized
backbiter.'"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

cost of only S6i.lO against s129.i2
per acre. pnid for tillable land AMI IN
the original purchase.
But this added value OF $500 does
not represent all the benefits which
have come to the farm from the w
PRODUCTION of undertakings. The dis-
appearance of the SloEghs. and OF the
superlIuous water In other places. per
mits the division of the land II reg
ular, and therefore more easily cul-
ti,atcd fields. Such fields. hnving now
Il uniform soil. can be cultivated III
less time, and crop rotations can be ar
ranged to better advantage, than
where the land is broken up by n"n-
cultivabie areas. A dry. loose soil can
be worked more easily than Il wei.
sticky soil.
Furthermore. IL field which in some
seasons is productive. and in others
non.productive by reason Of excessive
moisture. may be more detrimental %
the farmers success than swamp
land for such lands are often ploWed.
| planted, cultivated, aud then the crop
is destroyed by an illiuA nj water:
whereby not only are they made on
| productive, but labor and seed are
lost. Drainage not only removes the
risk of such losses but Improves the
Ia Escape by substituting broad, fully
cultivated areas for such as are dotted
With slouglis, breeding frogs and mos
| ouilocs and giving forth iii olors from
| dead fish and decaying vegetation. ii
lis Il frs. step in good road-building
and, as u permanent Improvement II
increases The value OF all ucighbofina
lands, and benefits the entire com
munity.
] All OF these benefits are illustrated
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

poles, four or FIVE feet lDns by an
inch or two thick. These they lay
croSswlsc. filling all ~crcvices with mud.
THE beaver digs up iaid with his
fore feet, then holds 1t close to his
breast with his fore legs, swinis to
where he has started his dam. and,
having deposited II In its proper place,
beats the mud down with his paws
not with his tail as has been believed"
st. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES.

II required one and cnc.haif pounds
or Icather 70 double tip and hcci ono
pair Of 1 bath tAfe.t policeman's
shOes. y
"A new trip I'd Bio attached to ! re-
.frlaerntor draiu pipe permits ,saste
wHter 10 t0w ont, bnt prevents ne 70.
itrAnce pf wnttt W Ot vGFAlHs
4 spheumntls helmek xp1npyxsd Sk,
lpaalahiS ahNSf fsh8s epAs
xuftd NJ G1ee1e
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

NNShInCfWn, ana The SiNty-ilftil COM
stcss Will Q many prominent society
eaoerS returning 20 Washington, after
iii absence, 10 replace Il number of
}otahles who VIII be retired March 4,
Trough the results Of the recent cleo
ion.
Among The more prominent Of the
newcomers will be Sauator-tlect and
Mrs. Peter Gneirt Gerry If Rhode
island. who were extensive entertain
arS dlF5n.the sessions Of the sixty
5flrd congress: Representative and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

tons. This compilation gives simn,,.
ned forms In Dakota, Onama. Usage.
Blaclfeet, Cheyenne, Cherokee. chin.
pewa and other Indian languages.
Many Of the names are especially in.
teresting and musical.
In connection with the work Of
this bureau, officials there saw that
they are bombarded with requests
for The Indian word for this or that
II apparently Is not generally known
that there r. no one American In.
dian language. On the contrary the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

ihuah experts of this bureau say That there are about 1000 lansunras In IN,
'" AEerCaS and practically 800 distinct Indian languages north of Aerbo
III becomes, then, impossible to give the" Indian word for any Epyish
equivalent, and consequently it is usually chosen from the lapu,ase of On.
tribe which inlabtH, " once inhabited, the particular section of the ennptrv
from which the request comes.
-" numerous and difficult are the Indian languages that a committee has
recently been appointed TO devise a standard method for transcrlinp horn
In addition 10 the many variations from nation fo nation. there are H..
ccehtFlcttes in ST2ech of the Individual of the family proper and of TIE
camp GROUP, al Of w!l@h tends to intrude transient forms.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
BITS or INFORMATION

hncc 1870 white lllItcrucy In Gsor.
khns been reduced from - to Z PER
., ind black from ~ to 30 per
p aid In walking OF icy sidewalks
lnSsntor has patented sandn's o. q
.syrpIng material TINT cain be '
aDed on ShOes.
sectftc lUtomnsises IRE 10 use IA
Eteeiand. In which powerful cleo
oasnass Nv asssl nstsad q coup
10 dvaWiNs eaf9
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

A short time before the President md Mrs. Wilson leN nE SaNs sM..-x
at fall. Col. W. ". Harris. superintendent Of public buildings y n ss
,roucht ito Mrs, Wilson's attention the plans for rcmodelns = w ~ IES
collection and showed her drawings for the first Of the new canIAeu. ~ \;
wilson heartily approved the project. and selected the room 20 ~ I'VE ~. e
q d,rertv A. tho south OF the main stairway on the ground nor CpN~N N
tho White House M -1a ~ ~
Tie wuns and ceilings Of the room were tinted . daet 80 ~ " MI
woodwork paintcd nm ivory white. -s.-a,.4 II .hraaSH
The relies in the cabinets IRE arranged 3 iar y pOS1S~
logical order, according to the presidential succession N H#S
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
Fined Tor Gum chew,no.

New York.--Because he chewed
gum In the presence Of Magistrate
KrOtel while asking for a warrant for
u man alleged to have stolen phono-
graph records from him. Frank Bar
dorncs was held In $500 for contempt
Of court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
Too Severe.

Docior--Your husband needs some
good exercise to restore him,
Mrs, Mike playing goiff
Dcct0r--More violent than that.
Mrs. MI have II! I'll send him
down 80 nuke d few purchases at the
bargain counter during the rush hours.'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

Greenwich. N. Y.--Miss Elizabeth
Jarnfrke. ,ngcd twenty-cignt, ana Joseph
4. Alpuentc, aged forty-two, 14i!lipii.
tinns, were married here. The bride
III three feet nlne inches high ind tn
groom three FEET tn lnchcs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
eou.a masher win pen.

Forcstburg. N. Y.--usihg n fountain
pen In %sclf-dcfcnsc. Mrs. ReulaII Lem
bert, 'wenty.four. tnbbed md squlrted
with ink a mnsher who hnd grabbed
md Rugged her until she put him to.
rott.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

w AsiilNGToN-The bureau o. ethnoIogy of the Smithsonian insi,u.on
- mas recently completed work ~ the tatuiation of Indian names 10 49,
the popular delLaa for posi- Offices, Iarks. villa sites M ouina -. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
White House Relics Now Are Properly Displayed

A N IMPORTANT change has hecn made recently in the White House ~
n lection OF presidential relics. a collection which since 1893 has pen "c
of the Show fentlrps of the mnnsion. From its inception unlnr Mrs Koose'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

OF the SHOW features OF ~ iH~hliiNl'h.
,clt, the relics of this unique and his
orical collection have been kept In
small walnut cabinets which have
stood in the ground.loor corridor,
where the thousands Of sightsecrs Who
Hsit the White House annually have
lnd n chance to see and enjoy their In
.cresting contents.
More than two years ago the relics
)utgrew the capacity Of the six cab
nets which held them, and plnns were
made for setting inside u room for
the exclusive use Of the collection.
A short time before the President
nsA fall fsol w ~ HnrfS. EnnerlnlCl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04

OBTAINING TRUE GRADE LINE 81 GRADE LATH METHOD.
fhe line of sight is five feet above the grade line and parallel 20 it, BY set
tina the iah stakes at the sides and lining UP The crcce iaths the grade
may be fixed before tho trench is dug
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-04
3 JOHN r. STEWART, c. e. Agri.
cultural Engineer, University OF
u Minnesota.

L Is not an uncommon
thing for q landowner 10
fight a drainage assess
mont. on lard which has
Il market value of from
$40 to $50 per acre. anu
at almost the same time
buy another tract Of
similar land. ut the mar
kat nripn His desire Ia