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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
Annapolis News.

We have had a lot of rain the past
week and some as severe wind as l
ever experienced.
Wade Hampton is now engaged in
the mercantile business.
being sunk at the mines here the fore
part of last week. A ton of dirt fell
on John Debord and he was badly
bruised, but fortunately no bones
broken. The shift boss hurt his foot
aboutthe same time and was sent to
a hospital in st. Louis.
DIR. Gay OF Ironton was in Annapo-
lis Tuesday night of last week to see
Mrs. Jesse Moss, who was very sick,
but has about recovered now.
Ed Thomas and Wm. Bounds have
bought the W. T. Keathley mill and
are shipping lumber from Annapolis.
John W. Hampton is their head saw
yer.
Gus Funk unloaded a fine car of
prairie hay the past weekand retailed
it at $1.50 per bale.
The high wind Sunday blowed off
about forty feet of roofing from d. A.
Worley's wagon shop. Some of the
roof was blown two hundred yards.
VIM. Collins and Robert Fancher
left Annapolis two weeks ago and are
now located on the Canadian border
with good jobs at good wages. Ben
Johnson and Lewis Brewer of Bear
Branch left Monday to join them.
Joshua Abraham and wife of Pied
mont are guests of the Moss families
in Annapolis, Mrs. Abrahams being a
sister of Sam Moss.
Moss & Kelly n loading out two
cars of oak and pine car material to-
day.
The Annapolis Bank is at present
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
men AND TEAMS WANTED.

If you want to make wages to COM
pete with the high cost of living see
Edw. Masterson, local foreman for
the Egyptian Tie & Timber Company.
He has good prices on making and
hauling ties and props; also good
timber to work in. Ten years. work.
For full information write, call, or
see EDw. MAsTERsoN,
Phone 191. Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
Iron County Conference.

The Iron County Conference of the
Interchurch World Movement will be
held in the Union Methodist Church
of I%ronton, on Thursday, April 9Th,
1920.
The pastors of all churches friendly
to this great movement are urged to
be present. Please elect delegates
from your church also, and help in
making this a great meeting. The
churches of Ironton friendly to the
Interchurch World Movement will
provide entertainment for all pastors
and delegates. If you will pe present
please notify me not later than Mon
day, April 9th.
Rev. HI. E. STONE,
County Convener.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
METHODIST

There will be Special Easter Ser
vice at the Union Methodist Church
next Sunday morning and evening.
At the morning service an Easter
sermon will be delivered. The sub
ject will be "The Six Mornings" At
the evening services the Sunday
Schools will present an Easter Pro-
gram.
You are cordially invited to attend
these services.
H. E. STONE, Pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
Des Arc Items.

We have had another bad week for
farming.
Saturday was a good business day.
Mr. Rhodes and family have moved
from Granite Bend in Wayne county
to the Alb Daniels farm, near here.
Wiley Roberts has commenced put
ting up a saw mill at Vulcan for a MIR,
Hardy, a big lumber man.
Miss Maude Fitz left for St. Louis
Sunday.
DR.. Toney of Piedmont was called
to Annapolis last week to see John
Debord, who was hurt by the mines
caving in.
Howard Stamp has a bad case of
humps.
We are working our streets in Des
Arc.
l was in Ironton last week. You
can hardly walk on the pavement
without meeting boys on bicycles and
roller skates. Ironton is the only
town l know of that permits bicycles
on the sidewalks. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
The Lutheran Chrrch.

Divine services next Sunday, April
4, will be as follows:
At Pilot Knob-Sunday School at
1:30P. NJ: sermon at 2 P. M.
At Ironton-Sermon at 1880 P. M.
Theme OF the Easter sermon: "The
Joyful Message of the Resurrection"
A cordial welcome extended to all
interested in our services.
I'll. q, HARTING, Pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
FOR SALE.

A few year old Fashionable Bred
Registered Hereford Bulls. Every
one a good Individual. Prices rea-
sonable. Will deliver same to any
neighboring town that can be reached
with truck. Would trade for aged
Bulls. E. E. SwINK,
Pennington, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

For Sale-A 11-room c%obblestone
bungalow, suitable for a summer no.
tel, on Arcadia Heights; good well
and water system in the house; four
acres of land. Apply to j. d. Vance,
Arcadia Heights, Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

Don't forget the date of the Rex
Optical Company's big spectacle sale,
Saturday, April 3-Ironton, Mo. For
further particulars, see large display
ad on back page of this issue.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
For Sale.

a nice small farm, three miles south
of Arcadia, good land, all in good con-
dition, Stock and Implement house and
Kitchen Furniture. A bargain; pos
session at once. j. G. AUSTIN,
Box %, Arcadia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01
See No Man Hear No Man Kiss
No Man"

But see Marguerite Clark in "Girls'
at Academy Theatre, Ironton, Satur-
day, April 3d.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

HELP WANTED-Girls to Learn Shoe
Making. Apply at international Shoe
Company, De Soto, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

Wanted-A girl to do general house
work. No laundry work. Apply to
Mrs. L. A. Davis, Arcadia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

Two young Jersey Cows. Fresh
right away STARK FARM,
Arcadia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

Setting Eggs for Sale. $1.O5 and
$3.50 for setting of 10. Fertility
guaranteed. POLLOCK BROS,
Arcadia. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-04-01

Pair OF mules for sale, cheap. See
3. J. Hitzmann, Bismarck, Mo.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
ANTICIPATE GREAT
LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT
State Fair Premiums Larger Than
Ever; Biggest Display of BIoodcd
Cattle, Sheep and Swine in
State Is Expected.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Spurred by
premiums totalling nearly $40. 000-td
be exact. S19,9s5-breeders of live
stock from all parts of the United
States are expected to build up the
greatest livestock exhibit ever shown
at the Oklahoma State Fair and Elk
position, from September rs TO oc'
tober 2.
Stall and pen reservations already
made are more numerous than ever
before at this time of the year, and
letters pouring into the offices of the
fair here indicate that not only will
the exhibits be more numerous than
yer before, but that they will also be
larger. Many very large herds will
be shown.
Premiums in the livestock depart
ment this year Include S6,1S0 for beei
cattle, $3.50 for dairy cattle, $4,000
for horses, S1,645 for sheep, s4,S0S for
swine, and S1.6g5 for poultry.
In addition to the fair cash prem
iums. there will be scores Of cups and
special prizes offered by various
breeders associations.
Entries Of cattle have been made
already from nearly every state in the
southwest, and others are coming in
from the middle west and southeast
ern states.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
AT BROADWAY METHODIST

DR.. Chapel Of the Broadway Meth
odist church, chose as his theme. The
Soul of America" DR.. Chapel. hand.
ling his subject eloquently ana force
fully said, in part:
The close Of the life Of Christ is
full Of majestic beauty and sadness.
His love for His own held a certain
winsome tenderness above that OF a
mere teacher to a pupil. 1t was in
tense like unto Rachel's love for her
children, and Dante's love for Be.
atrice. Many of His parallels were
filled with tears. The saddest and
Longest hour Of His earthly ministry
was when He found Himself unable
TO serve His native land, the land He
loved so well. He uttered this heart
breaking, tear.stained cry that sounds
down the aisles of human history,
'Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that
killest the prophets, and stonest them
which are sent unto thee, how often
would I have gathered thy children
together, even as a hen gathereth her
chickens under her wings, and We
would not! Behold your house is lett
Unto you desolute." The soul of the
nations can both rebel against God
and have their own way. The soul
is free, it alone is free. The earth is
not free. 1t goes on its perilous
flight $50 millions Of miles, when a
hand falls upon it and checks it on
Dec. 81, and it is turned deliberately
back % it's starting point. The Say.
ior's tears here are in startling con
trast to the happy scene below. The
city, careless Of the destruction that
awaited her, stood smiling in the sun
light The citizens were about t exc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09

country and twelve million Of them
never see In u church. The Bibie
upon which the constitution. itself,
was written by politicians, has been
taken out Of schools until We are
about 10 become a nation Of moral II.
literates. II looks az If America was
about to lose her soul. There win
be 20 or % 900 people murdered this
year. Where is safety? You say in
the law. Laws, laws, laws, and their
name Is legion. In 1917 there We're
70 murders In Canada and u hang
ings. There were four times this
number OF murders in the city OF Dal-
'1s alone. we have passed laws and
%hencerorth forgotten them. We pass
ed $4,000 new laws In this country
last year. What will America do?
is our solution in education? Am
erica has starved out Of the school
ing Niger BARRIERS the salary that
they pay school teachers. Forty-two
thousand teachers taught last year
that could not wen get third grade
certificates and there were IS 5000 po-
sitions untitled at all. During the
past - months We have starved 25,.
900 preachers out Of the pulpit. Self
ish and destestible men hoid high
place IN the nations honor and play
fast and loose with the worlds inter
est and think only Of themselves. The
American people have almost forgot
ten God. Germany sowed militarlsm,
bomb shells, trenches, vermin, rats,
poison gases. and reaped It all. Her
soldiers stood ankle deep in bloody
water with the ground all about them
churned full Of human heads, pulp
flesh, fragments Of hands n feet,
men dying with their horses disem-
bowled upon them. Are we not in
the same danger? We have become
full Of avarice. pleasure and greed.
We have despised our school houses,
scoffed at our churches and en-
throned men who possessed gold; we
have Toasted harlots, fattencd rich
thieves. honored men who rode in
golden chariots. despised the scholar.
the prophet, the artist, and the poet
until today mayors and governors are
entirely rotten or as inpudent as
rabbits.
President Hibben in a recent address
made these startling statements: In
our social relations we are weakly
allowing ourselves to be ruled by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
GOVERNMENT TO
SHOW TROPHIES
Oklahoma State Fair To Have Exhib-
it's From Late War.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-A $4,000 ex.
hibit by the United States govern
ment will be only one of many
worthwhile displays at the Okla
homa State Fair and Exposition from
September rs to October 2. The ex-
hibit will be made under the auspices
of the department of agriculture, but
will include material furnished by the
war, navy and treasury departments
as well. and also the forestry and re-
clamation service and various other
government bureaus.
The government exhibits will oc-
cupy an entire building, and will be
accompanied by speakers who will
explain them to state fair patrons.
The war and navy exhibits will con-
tain trophies of are historical inter
est, relating to the late war with
Germany.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
FATHERS

The subject of Rev. r. L. Davldson's
address at the Broadway Baptist
church Sunday evening was Fathers"
81 had rather be u doorkeeper in the
house Of my God, than to dwell in the
tents OF w|ickedness.' Ps. S4:10.
Dr. Davidson said in part:
Tell me what u man had rather"
ana / will tell you what kind Of q
man he IS. A man follows his rather,
as surely as the caboose follows the
engine. If q a had rather" be a
drunkard than a sober man. a drunk
ard he will be. If a man had rather
steal than work. steal he will. II a
man had rather" pray than swear,
pray he will. Hearts are trumps. As
a man thinketh in his heart, 50 is he.
You cannot change a mans conduct
until you change his rather. Tolstoi
in his Census Of Moscow tells Of his
taking the moral census of his city.
Three characters in the book stand out
as proof Of what l have just said.
The first was a ragged street urchin,
TO whom he gave a suit of clothes and
placed in a good home, with opportu-
nifty to go TO school and make a man
OF himself. a week later he found
him in u geological garden. ragged
dirty and unkept, tending the wild
animals. Tolstoi's observation was
that neither God nor man can do any.
thing for a boy 50 long as he had
rather follow a circus and feed pea
nuts to an elephant.
The second character was a bank
rupt millionaire. He approached the
man and said, Il want to make you
happy" The nan replied, II car
never be happy until | get my hons
and my fortune back" The great
mans observation was that nothing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
MILCH GOAT PRIZES

OKLAHOMA CITY.-To prove that
the goat is a decent, respectable citi-
zen, the Oklahoma State Fair and Ex-
position is offering cash prizes to ex.
hibitors of the Toggenberg, Nubian
and Saanen breeds OF mich animals,
and for Angoras.
The goat as a source of milk sup
ply is growing rapidly in favor in Ok
lahoma. For one thing, the goat VIII
prosper on pasturage which will not
support a COW For another. goats
milk is far richer in fatty content
than cows milk, and is more easily
digestible because the fat is not sep
arabic from the remainder Of the milk.
Many doctors recommend goats
milk for invalids ana children who
are unable to assimiiate dairy MIX.
There are scores OF herds Of mich
goats in Oklahoma now, and 1t is K
pected that interest in the animals
created by the exhibit from Septem-
Der rs to October 2 Will increase their
number.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09

the Goddess Of Folly, slaves in her
domain to the fashion Of the hour.
The modern dress, the modern dance,
the modern music and modern man.
ners Of today are symptoms that In.
dicate that somehow In this age we
have lost our bearings and that h
old values OF life, once 80 highly priz-
ed. have been forgotten. There Is
danger Of u lessening If not u loss Of
the old.tlme reverence for woman
hood. There is 10 longer an aura Of
mystery about the young woman OF
today, a mystery at once her defense
and her glory: and whenever in the
history of the race this divine prerog-
alive Of ~womanhood Is lightly regard.
ed or recklessly scorned II has al.
ways proved a symptom Of decadence
far.reaching and disastrous. Every
age OF moral and spiritual progress In
the history Of any people has always
been an age of chivalry in which wo'
manhood mas been not only respected.
but revered. To-Day our illusions seem
TO be gone, everything Is obvious; no
word IS left unsaid and no veil un-
drawn"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09

cute their greatest religious celebra.
ton. They were gay. laughter'filled'
seeking no cloud on the distant sky,
happy, merry, full Of foolish glad
aess, while just yorder, on the brow
Of tine hill, the Savior is looking down
It all. weeping.
What Il chance Jerusalem has had.
Such a history of divine grace; long
est story Of Gods love even written.
No city is so remarkable in the riches
Of divine grace as was Jerusalem.
Here the greatest kings Of earth had
ruled, the mightiest prophets Of God
had written and spoke the tongue Of
fire. Here was the temple, mere was
the Capitol Of Christ's earthly en-
pire. What riches Of grace had been
bestowed upon this favored city! And
what awful failure! on Jerusalem.
Jerusalem! They were throwing away
the last chance. following false
sources Of peace. IF you had only
known" He says, the things that
make for their peace"
II is true Of the nations. Every
body is after something Are the
things that we are after sufficient
Suppose you get what you are after,
will it be enough and will it satisfy?
Go over them all in detail, ponder
them well. Are they the things that
really matter? But what are our
nations ambitions? We have in this
country, 2G0 millions worth Of prop
erty. Gold has |hypnotlzed our people,
as young pirds are h|ypnotized by
the glitter Of the eyes Of the snake.
We are in a fierce fight for u own
souls. We are living in an age Of
brides, brides of an increase Of wage.
or in profiteering. The spirit Of an
archy and Of lawlessness rides in the
chariot of night and spreads all ovcr
our land. America today Is In a dread
full plight, and what is the causei
We have allowed ourselves to grow
up ignorant Of God and Gods law and
the ten commandments are forgotten
We have turned the Sabbath day
into a day of banquets, receptions
and fcating. Daniel Webster was
rignt. If liberty is to survive there
must be one Gay when every man.
woman and child must 80 apart and
Judge his motives. When every par.
ent must warm his children against
lust, lies and dis-honOr, n thai
every one Of us must give an account
of himself unto God. There are
twenty million boys and girls in this
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
Gems of Thought From Ardmore PulpitS

can be done for a man 80 long as he
would rather be rich than right.
The third character was an aban'
doned woman, living in shame. He
said to her, II will get you a place
where yoL cen work and earn an
honest living" The woman replied,
1T Is a disgrace to work Once more
the great man observed, Nothing can
he done for a oma so long as she
would rather have money than morals.
Until a sinners rather is changed
ne would be happier in he'll thar in
heaven. A mar who cannot enjoy a
crumb Of religion down here, certainly
would not enjoy himself eating the
whole loaf up there.
The Chinese have a fable OF the
crane and the swan.
A crane was wading around through
the mud and mire and reeds Of a
marsh, picking up worms and bugs
and snails and tadpoles. A swan came
from the heavens and told him Of a
beautiful lake, and flowers and song
birds up there and invited him to go
with him there to live forever. The
crane asked: Are there any worms OF
bugs or snails or tadpoles up there?'
When told there were not, he replied
II don't want to go then. There
would be nothing l would like u
there"
None but Christ can change a mans
rather" Death takes a man into
eternity just Is It finds him. II he
loves booze over here, he will love
booze over there. Christ promises d
new heart to everyone who will accept
1t. The mar who would rather be
clean than dirty will accept 1t and be
thankful for IL.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
EDITORS FAIR GUESTS

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Hundreds Of
newspaper men from all parts OF Ok
lahoma will be at the Oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition on Friday, Octo-
Der l. Friday of state fair week is al
ways set aside as Press Day" in hon
or of the newspapermakers of Okla
homa, and fully two-thirds of them
usually manage to attend.
They are the guests Of the State
Fair for the day, and besides being
given tickets for all entertainment, an
elaborate program is arranged for
them.
Plans are already under way to
make press Day" a high light dur
ing State Fair week, from September
rs to October 2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
A GREAT TRACTOR EXHIBIT

OKLAHOMA CITY. - without
doubt the greatest collection of trac-
tors, implements and farm machinery
ever gathered together in the south
west will be seen from September 20
to October 2 at the oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition. Neatly every
Oklahoma dealer OF prominence, and
numerous factories have already or
will soon make reservations for
space. A parade of tractors will be
held in the race track before the
grandstand on the afternoon of Sat
urday, October 2. This parade last
year held enough tractors to make
two circuits Of the halfmile track. 1t
- expected 10 be ever longer this
year. Several acres more space for
implement and tractor demonstra'
lions are provided for exhibitors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
STATE FAIR OoUBLES
VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM

OKLAHOMA CITY. - Exactly
twice az much vaudeville enter
tainment in front of the grand
stand afternoon and night. will be
presented at the Oklahoma State
Fair and Exposition this year as
ever before. Instead Of n vaude-
vile platform, there will be two.
Both will be arranged In such a
way that either may be seen from
any part OF the grandstand. Seat
ing capacity for several thousand
more people Is being ar anged in
the grandstand The state fair
dates this year are September % to
October 2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
County Weigher Thankful

Buck Rogers, the successful can
didate for the office of county weigher
desires to thank all his friends and
supporters for the loyal name in
which they rallied behind him at
the recent primary election. Mr.
Rogers states hat he will perform
the duties Of his office with justice
and impartiality TO all and will 50
conduct affairs that those who gave
him their suffrage will never have
cause for regrets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
Benefit Day Nursery

The manager of the Wilmington
Park Amusement company on yes
terday turned over the swimming
pool TO the day nursery. The sum
realized from this was $50 and would
doubtless have been twice that much
had it not rained.
The ladies are very grateful to the
manager and wish to express their
sincere thanks for his kindness in put
ting the pool in their charge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
Sulphur Party

Ardmore folks are still enjoying the
week-ends spent in sulphur. With such
an abundance Of fresh water. good
mountain climbing and other attrac-
tons one may always find Ardmore
people in and around Sulphur.
A party comprising Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. kennett
Hudson and children, Charles and
Mary Mrs Lyall and son. Bert. Mr.,
John Snecd, Miss Margaret Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. W, Golden-Howes
and Nj. and Mrs. II. II. Sayre spent
the day enjoying the pleasure Of
Oklahoma's summer resort.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
Circle Meets

Circle number two of the Broad.
way Methodist church will meet Tues
day afternoon at 3 o clock with Mrs.
r. L. Jackson, 20 E street, northwest.
All members are urged to be present.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09

Warsaw.-Premier Witos, announced
that the government would remain
in Warsaw indefinitely.