Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-22

Hartman, e. L. Sutter6eld and Roy
Warmsck. The vote on changing the
Arithmetic and Reader stood one for
and two against, Mr.. Warmack cast
ing the vote in favor of the changes
in these 0Oks.-Centeryille Outlook.
From the Centerville Outlook:
"Wm. Rayaeld of Edge Hill was
~transactng business In town today
and while here dropped in at this
office . few minutes. He informed US
that interest In the mineral discover
les in that section continues undated
aud that az the work Of development
progressed the prospects grew bright
er and better for the uncovering of a
great deposit of lead and copper.
The Doe Run Lead Co. is following
the mineral vein recently uncovered
by sinking a shaft and are also max
ing arrangements for getting a dia-
mond drill started to work as soon as
possible"
The following is reproduced from
the Piedmont correspondent in the
Greenville Sun: an. b. Henry OF
lronton will write a history of j. G.
Bergman, SO says the Advocate.
Every young person in Southeast
Missouri should havo a copy of this
book, both in honor Of Reverend
Henry and of Father Bergman, the
nestor of school men in this part of
the state. Our Grandmother Wood
was in the same society group in
Richmond, Va, with this pioneer of
Methodism, and as long as Father
Bergman was able, he looked after
our interests in every way he could.
J. c. Bergman was president of Ar
cadia College, and his portrait hangs
in Marvin College, an inspiration to
the young people who enter those
halls for life training"
From the Pennington News: 1.-THE
lead companies of the district during
the past few days have announced,
through their foremen, another ten
per cent increase in wages, effective
from the first of this month. This
makes the fifth ten per cent increase
they have given since the first of last
year. The previous increases have
been given as bonuses, but we under
stand the companies have now decided
to make it q straight out increase in
wages, the extra fifty per cent to be
added to the employees regular pay
check, instead of being given in an
extra bonus check as has been the
plan heretofore. We are glad to see
the bonus converted into a straight
out raise as it is a probable Indication
at least that the companies are pretty
we'll satisfied that the price of lead
will remain at a good figure for some
time to come" IT,
T. P. Russell of Cape Girardeau is a
son of the late Giles Russell, for many
years a resident of the valley. The
following is reproduced from last
fridays Cape Girardeau Republican:
1. P. Russell came up from Hayti
Friday morning to spend q few hours
on business. He says he never saw
wheat in Pemiscot county look better
than at present, but that it isn't as
good in Scott county, from all appear
ances. He says he believes his county
will have an exceptionally big crop
while from all he hears Scott county
will not have more than a half crop.
He said the reports that the poor con-
dition Of wheat in Scott and Cape
counties is due to the late planting, Ms
urged by farm advisers, are circulated
by those who are opposed to modern
methods. He says the severe winter
was too hard on growing wheat in
some places and that the time Of SOW
ing had nothing to do with it. "per-
haps next year those who have now
lost their wheat will SOW it much ear
lier in order to miss the freezing
weather and then the fly will get it
again." said Mr.. Russell. "Then the
farm adviser will be blamed for not
having done something to kill the fly"
The following, telling OF the recent
hailstorm in st. Francois county, is
taken from the last issue Of the Farm
ington News: 1.-THE vicinity of Doe
Run was visited with a terrific hail.
storm >on last Sunday afternoon that
demolished thousands of window
glass in the homes of that locality,
ruined roofs at the homes OF John
) johnson, Peter Weiss and Henry Re.
} voir nea there and did much other
damage. Andy Vandergriff, a neigh
Dor of Mr., johnson, says that at his
t place he could have easily taken q
scoop shovel and filled his wagon bed
J with hailstones a few minutes after
t the storm subsidized. Mr.. Vandergrif
J was in Pennington Monday morning
to buy window glass to replace those
broken BY the hail. Every window
!. pane on the west side Of his house wat
, broken out. The screening over the
windows was demolished aud also the
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