Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-22
From Arcadia Heights.

Owing to the continuous wet weather
abe farmers out here are very much be-
hind-hand with their work; few have
sowed oats and planted potatoes.
The prospect is good for fairly good
fruit crop; that is, of apples and pears,
and at least half crop OF peaches.
1t is said that Harry and Jake Dinger,
who live on farm near here, will not
farm the coming season, but will work at
their trade OF carpentering. They are
first-class carpenters, and have been Of
fered $I.25 per hour for work, or Soc per
hour, board aud expenses paid. This
looks better than farming, unless we were
sure of good crop year, which we are
not.
Jake Dinger last week sold to Mr.. Dur
vaux a good work horse for SIS.
Marshall Raines of Roselle was in Iron
ton Saturday.
Ansley Middleton of Belleview called
on your writer Friday afternoon.
]. T. Patterson made trip to Belle.
view Saturday afternoon and while there
purchased fine mare for which he paid
SIoo cash. 1t appears that horses are
cheap, if you wish to sell, but are pretty
high when you get out and try to buy
We notice in the papers that the teach
ers in Illinois recently passed resolutions
opposing affiliation with organized labor.
A number OF Boards of Education in st.
Louis have refused to employ for the en-
suing year any teacher who belongs to
such an organization. While we know
teachers should be paid better wages we
very much doubt the wisdom OF their af-
El;ot;op ,,,;tb orpo,,;,aI labor
We attended the public sale of Mrs.
Reeds hotel furniture in Ironton Satur
day, ]. M. Hawkins was the anctioneer,
and we are certain that, as an auctioneer,
he is among the best we ever saw, not
even excepting some of the profession
als'' we have seen and heard ION the
job" in St. Louis.
We understand that Robert Blanks,
colored, who for the past four years has
carried the mail from Ironton post-office
to the railroad station, has been re-em-
ployed at wages something like double
what he formerly received. He Justly
deserves the increase.
Mr.. Jno. Anderson, who some time
ago advertised his farm for sale, has con-
cluded to remain on farm for the coming
year, as he was not offered what he be-
lieved his farm was worth. He lives
near Arcadia Heights.
c. w. Phillips last Friday closed his
school at Middlebrook.
While in Belleview recently we stop
ped with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Latham.
We rambled over the Heights to-day.
Never go up there when the Assembly is
not in session, but that we are reminded
of the Deserted Village" Mr.. J. D.
Vance has completed the bungalow for
the American Baptist Publication Society
of St. Louis, which adds very much to
the appearance OF the grounds. The
building is I6x24 feet, with porches ON
the north and south sides. We called on
our friend, Mr.. Vance, and spent an hour
very pleasantly with him. He did not
seem to be at all lonesome, though his
wife and step-daughter had both left him
and gone to Ironton to engage in dress
making. From what we saw and know
OF Mr.. Vance they certainly had good
home on the Heights. Mrs. Hesse, a
teacher in ST. Louis, writes that she, &C
companied by several young ladies', will
be down here Tor rather up) to spend
the summer on the Heights. She thinks
they will be here either in May or June,
and, OF course, we venture the assertion
there will not be any cause for any one
then to be lonesome. P.