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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS

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! Prepared by
! Miss Della Emunson. Co. Supt. of Schools and
Miss Agnes Boyington, Supervising Teacher
/ The two following items are taken from
the last issue of the Educational News
Bulletin.
Twenty teachers in the state in one.
room rural schools now receive monthly
salary of $4,000 or more
Zach school in Wisconsin now has a
name. We use them in referring to our
schools. In writing to this department,
head your letters with the name and ad-
dress of your school. We will send all
mail to the school mail box"
1t might be of interest to our readers to
know the names of the schools in Iron
county, outside of the Hurley system.
Town of Saxon-Saxon State Graded
school and Simon school.
Town of Gurney-Cedar school, Curry
school and Quincy school.
Town of Kimball-Weber school and
Kimball school.
Town of Anderson-Moore school and
Epson school
Town of Oma-Rein school, Central
school. Sandrock school and State Graded
school
Town of Mercer-Mercer school and
ManitoWish school.
Town of Sherman-Springstead school
and Powell school
Town of Knight-Kindergarte school
and Wilson school.
Towns of Saxon and Gurney-Union
Free High.
The school at Epson was closed on
Monday of this week, owing to the pre-
yalence of Influenza The teacher and
six pupils are reported i'll with this dis
ease.
The Weber school, FIVE miles outside
of Saxon, was closed on Monday after
noon for period of two weeks. This
school has an enrolment of but five
pupils and four of them are i'll with infiu-
enza.
The roads are in very bad condition
this winter, and we find it difficult task
TO reach the outlying schools. One
teacher attempted to drive to her home
on a Friday afternoon and experienced
no less than five "tip.overs" in the at
tempt Those who can successfully use
skis make the best progress at present.
Lydia Pakka, a pupil in the primary
department of the Van Buskirk state
graded school, has earned home credit
diploma for having secured $500 points
for home duties this year.
A Mothers Meeting was held at the
Cedar School on Thursday afternoon of
this week. A program was rendered by
the pupils followed by a talk on Near
East Relief by the supervising teacher.
AT the close of the exercises, lunch was
served for nominal price and home
candy was sold. All funds thus secured
were used for relief of the Armenian suf.
ferers. 1t is hoped that with the contri-
buttons from the fourteen one-room rural
schools we may raise enough to support
one Armenian child fer year. The sum
of $4,000 is needed for this purpose. The
Central school in the town of Oma has
already contributed $500 toward the
cause. At this writing we have not
| learned the amount raised at Cedar on
Thursday, but will report through this
column next week. we trust.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14
Traits cf the Grizzly.

So great is the strength of the g~iz-
zly bear that he can break the neck Of
a COW, horse or elk with single blow
and then rip the animal open from one
end to the other with n single stroke.
In earlier days he had no fear of man,
hut now will run if he sees one. unless
ne be disturbed in his feeding or is
wounded when he becomes veritable
demon of hate and rage He is natur-
ally of mean. suspicious nature, and
is hard to trap. He often tears a trap
TO pieces. just to show his contempt
FOR the trapper. If disabled. i'll or
wounded by bullet, or attacked by
wolves or other wild animals, he will
fight until the last. and while he may
be finally killed he eXacts a terrible
toll and dies with his face to the foe.
He is able to travel rapidly by means
of lope, and resembles. when run.
niaS. a big BOY playing leap frog
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14
WHY FOOD PRICES Decline.

The power Of the consumer over the
cost Of living is being felt In thu
hysterical proceedings that marked
the earlier consideration of the prob
lem this factor was not given due
weight. but it's steady and certain mp
plication is now having effect. We are
told that the sharp decline in live
hog values, accompanied by similar
slump in other provision and grain
prices is due to the fact that con-
sumptive demand has Iessened. In
plain words, the people quit eating
the high-priced grub and turned to
something cheaper. European de-
mand" that was relied on to bolster
up prices on this side has eyaporated.
and between the two the price boost
ers have been caught. says Omaha Bee.
Retailers have not rs yet felt the inn
pulse, but very soon must realize, as
have the packers and wholesalers,
that the control of the consumer over
the market is absolute. And just as
soon as Mr. Ultimate Consumer gets
so he understands how to apply this
control, the greater part of the cost
Of living will have been put or a ba-
sis where it will be adjustable to con
ditionS. The buyer is responsible in
the main for undue prices, and when
he avoids extravaganza and resistS ex-
tortion, the seller will come hunting
for him. with inducements TO purchase
rather than refrain for economy's sake.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

The Italian minister of agriculture
estimates that Italy is uow in need of
10000 agricultural implements, as fol
lows: Plows, 1900; planters and seed
ers, 10000; weeders. 5000; mowers,
5000; reapers Ordinary. 500; reap
ers end binders. 1000: threshing ma
chimes, 1900; r&,es. 1000; tcdders,
800; hay presses tpower), 500; port
able engines and boilers. combined,
1000. Before the war Germany and
Austria Hungary furnished many of
these. Production costs are now so
high it is not thought that European
manufacturers will be able to compete
with the large scale production Of
American factories.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Prof William Pickering of Harvard
says the moon is inhabited by race
Of superior beings. The professor
didn't say so. but it is presumed he
means they don't drink near-beer, they
don't ask you TO guess who it is when
they call you on the phone. they don't
applaud at the movies, they don't bore
other people with their personal opin-
ions, and their women folk don't wear
furS in summer and bare their chests in
winter.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Evidently the motor vehicle is not
to have things all its way in persuad-
ing farmers and manufacturers that
horses are comparatively useless rel
les Of a past stage of civilization. An
advertising campaign, it is said, inn
ponds In favor of the horse; and it is
boldly stated by the New York State
Hay aud Grain Dealers association,
conscious, no doubt, that motors eat
no hay and grain that 80 per cent Of
commercial hauling can be done 30
per cent cheaper with horses than with
motOrtrucks, says Christian Science
Monitor. Such campaign. say its
projectors, is necessary because al
ready the misleading propaganda of
automobile, truck aud tractor manu-
facturers is having an undesirable eff
feet. aud where there used to be at
least one colt a year gambOllng on long
legs about the pasture Of the average
American farm, two farms out Of three
nowadays have no colt There is dan
ger, as things are going, suggest these
friends of the fOur-fo0ted motor, that
some day the farmers. like Richard in
the play, will want Il horse and be I'M
able to get one.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Every town knows the confusion
which follows in the wake of bad
epidemics When city authorities
close the movie houses, schools,
churches and other public places, all
the people who IRE not quarantined,
along with not few who are, rush
over TO one anoi hers houses to give
the situation due consideration with
as many germladen words AS possible.
The more cases and symptoms dragg-
ed to light the more panic stricken
they become. The fear. 80 aroused
which precedes such an epidemic, is
worse than the disease Itself as was
found in the case of the flu. People
aetuated by this dread are as terror
stricken as the man who runs wildly
thru the wind, tanning the blaze in
bis burning clothing. There are only
two things TO do in either case: stand
still and fight, or run, which means
certain ruin. Bot in the case OF a
yirulent epidemic. countless lives Of
others are involved by such cowardice.
II each person would only go about
his business in a normal fashion, ex-
ercising all due prcaution under such
circumstances, he would render him
self and his community u priceless
service
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

The government is heroic in limiting
the profits of the small retail grocer.
and properly SO in this age Of profit
eering, But the public Is taken al
vantage of in 50 many ways that
the producer Of essentials should be
required 10 DO business on the equta-
ble basis established for the small
dealer
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

In Rio, anarchists trying to stir mp
agitation in labor circles, were prompt
~ rounded up by the police, put ON
board n vessel and ordered To be de
ported. Evidently the Brazilian au-
thorities believe that the way to deal
with the reds is to do it row and re-
move the roots.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14
Ignorance in Russia.

There seems little doubt that. with
the exception Of one or two of the
Balkan states. Russia is the most IL
literate country in Europe, over 80 per
cent Of the Inhabitants being unable
20 read or write Yet the capital has
the largest university in the world.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14
A good intention makes a poor
blanket on a cold night.

What do you know about the lady
who spends $500 for seat at an ex-
cellent concert, and then remarks
halfway thru the program that she
doesn't give a cent for that" 1t
may be a case of under education or
over-educatiOn, but whether it is or
not, he matter is worth an opinion
because the chances are that the van
ishlng $500 may belong to you some
time, which rather spoils the Joke,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Princeton university has the sym
pathy of all rlght-thiuking people in
its drive" for a S14.O00.000 endow-
ment Though among the poorest
financially of the great American edu.
cational institutions, Princeton is
among the richest in achievement and
traditions
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Canadian legislator plans bin
prohibiting playing cards and feathers
for ladies hats, What we want. how
ever. is Law forbidding BARRIERS from
cutting the hair q Young men in such
manner that they look as i; the back
OF their head were all neck.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

1t is said counterfeit United States
money is In circulation in Poland
Well. Il it buys no more than t,.e
genuine article we can't see why the
S0ols would want to counterfeit Il.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

There is great deal said and writ
ten about the harm that gossips cause
yet no one takes It to heart because
no one considers himself gossip.
" hen the men see or hear ANYTHING
on the subject they let il slide off
their backs thinking that only woman
are gossips. But let me tell You.
brother, that some of our men can
beat the women sixteen to one ON
that score. And, of course, nowomvn
considers herself gossip. Oh YES.
she Will tell you that Mrs. Brown
neNt door - a teari1l gossip, vet she
VIII spend whole afternoon with
Mrs. Brown and dlS, ass the marital
affairs at the Greens which are said
to he tempestuous and the fact thai
Sally smiths young man caller STAYED
until fifteen minutes past twelve on
Sunday night, and hut human nature
IS queer thing
ihe truth of the matter is. we are
all inclined to be more or less eossipy
bnt, some have more practice than
others. Hereafter, when you see or
hear something about a gossip don't
think 1t let's you out. And watch
your step on that score for of all the
detestable people gossipy man and
Womau are the worst. Aud what you
say only reflects on yourself. If ou,
soSsips who accuse our young people
OF mlsdemeanor, had properly con.
Quoted themselves when they were
Young, they would not be so ready "a
tmok of wrong doing In others.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Every town has two citizens which
1t could very we'll be relieved of-the
Chronic Kicker and the Chronic Wet
Blanket, The Chronic Kicker has
been discussed quite fully in these
columns, bat our other friend, the
Wet-Blanket, has only recently come
to our attention, He is pest and a
menace to our public welfare. No
plan is proposed, no suggestion made,
no campaign undertaken, but he picks
out ali the flaws, and all the weak
points and without mixing them with
any of the good points, which in
most eases counter balance the weak
ones, begins to throw cold water on
the plan. lie uses all his energy for
this particular activity, and when
energy IS expended it will have re-
suits. You cant get away from this
fact lie talks toa lot of people,
giving them his pessimistic views and
they soon begin to grow skeptical.
one Of these wet blanket citizens can
do more to hold back the progress of
town than five progressive. ones.
II is always easier to persuade people
to leave things as they are than to
change them. After this be sure it's
not one of these wet.blankets who is
trying to tell you plan is no good
Investigate for yourself, and above
all, don't be a wet-blanket Yourself.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-14

Prepared by
Miss Della Emunson. Co. Supt. of Schools and
Miss Agnes Boyington. Supervising Teacher
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

| Amsterdam has organized a ball
team. Perhaps the first 1920 team III
the county.
Miss Mildred Moore came down
, from Kansas City the last Of the week
Tor visit with Butler relatives.
Douglas Shoes at Black & Sons. If
Miss Vivian Wolfe. who is a
student at Central College, Fayette,
| Missouri, spent the week end in this
city with her father, i. S. Wolfe.
Mrs. Blanch Reayis arrived the
last OF the week for, visit at III.
home of her father, c. s. MCCULLOUGH
and with her sister, Mrs. w. A..
Groutsch.
Born to MIR and MRS, John Miller
Sunday morning son, who has been
given the name of Hayden Ray Mill
or i'll honor of the father Of Mrs.
Miller:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Black and lit
tie son, Iarber, returned the first Of
the week from visit with her moth
or, Mrs. Katherine Yayber, at Frank
lin Kansas.
J. w. Holloway went to Blue
Springs, Missouri, Friday, and at
tended the funeral OF his brother,
Charles Holloway, who died at his
home in Adrian.
Young men-Trade at the Young
Mems Store, Black & Sons 2,-tf
Mrs. Buford Baker returned to her
home in Kansas City the last OF the
week after visit of several days in
this city at the home Of her mother,
Mrs. S. L. Coleman.
Save money by trading at Black 4
Sons all this year. Start today.
TIE name Of Clyde Cook. Of Adrian
appeared in the published list Of those
who had automobiles stolen in Kan
sas City last week. Homer Terry, OF
Kansas City, lost car there about
two weeks ago.
High Art Suits at Black & Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

Coleman Snodgrass, of Deepwater
township, one OF Bates county's most
progressive farmers and stock raisers,
was in the city Monday and was a
pleasant caller at this office. He re-
ports that the severe wind storm OF
Sunday morning did some damage in
his ncighborhood, blowing over hay
stacks and an occasional outbuilding.
On the road to town he noticed one
chicken house overturned.
WeMott & Major for your harness,
collars, saddles.
Bryan London, the gunsm,h, for
many years familiar figure on the
streets of this city, left the first of
the week for Elmwood, Nebraska,
where he intends to make his future
home with his daughter, Mrs. George
A. Miller. Mr.. London has been i'll
failing health for some time and his
children thought it best for him to
make his home with his daughter.
Tie has been i'll business in this city
since 1873
Why you should buy Renfrew
Cream Separator-Because it skins
closer than other separators; because
it is easy to keep clean.
WeMott & Major.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01
The Times Crowded,

We must apologize to our readers
umns this week. y heavy run Of
legal publications coming in so late
as to make the issuing OF additional
pages. as is our usual CUSTOM .imprac-
teal, necesSitates the curtallment OF
our reading matter almost to the
minimum.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

ltlllu1t ldSt Netk.
The Renfrew is endorsed by lead
ing government agricultural schools.
WeMott 4 Major.
Lewis Culbertson. of Summit, was
in town the other day and in talking
to The Times man said that he had
just completed sowing his oats The
wind was blowing SO hard that it was
necessary to get over on his neigh
bor's farm and let the wind blow the
seed over onto his farm.
WeMot & Major are always ready
to demonstrate the Renfrew.
\. l.. Porter. OF the Nyhart neigh
borhcod, was business visitor to
;his city Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Porter is one OF the many who
thinks that it would be hard to get
along without The Times. Not only
does he have it in his home, but each
Of his children are on our subscr;p-
ton list.
dresses. Walker NJ { h ibben's,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Williams arrived
the last of the week from Euraka,
Utah, and are visiting at the home OF
his father, Boyd Williams, OF Lone
Oak township. Mr. Williams has re-
sided several years in the west, this
being his first visit back to his boy
hood home in eight years.
Ask for I'iatex Wolfe, looks like
Georgette, 81. so yd
Walker Mckibben's,
The Times good friend Fred .Ari-
man was a caller at this office while
in the city Saturday afternoon. Mr..
-Arfnlan is the owner of good I2o,
acre farm short distance north OF
the old waterworks pumping station,
on the Miami river, and the prescr:
high cost OF living is giving him very
little uneasiness.
X. W. Mccain of west of town,
one of Bates county'S best citizens,
was Butler visitor Saturday after
noon and called at The Times office
and had his dates set ahead another
year. Mr. Mccain has in larg.
field OF wheat which he says is look
ing good after the rain of the last
week.
Headquarters for your base balls,
baseball bats. gloves, mitts, gas irons,
garden plows, hoes, rakes, spades.
WeMott & Major.
Among The Times new subscrib-
ers this week is DR.. Z. w. Pittman,
OF Amoret. DR.. Pittman recently
came to this county from Iowa and
purchased property near Amoret and
Of course to get started right in his
rev home subscribed for The Times.
We welcome DR.. Pittman to Bates
county.
WeMott G. Major for your oil
stoves, Perfection and Florence.
w. NJ. Spears, of near Urich. was
in the CITY Monday and called at the
Times office and had bills printed tor
his fine Percheron horse, Tam
O'Shanter. and jack, Monarch. These
are two classy animals. Mr.. Spears
informs us that there was little dam
age in his part Of the country Sun
lay morning from the wind storm
One or two outbuildings blown over
vas about the extent of the damage
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01
Overalls- J,,mpers-Black & Sons.

Cannie !. Sells went to Wichita
Falls. Texas. the last Of the week for
visit with his son, Clyde Sells.
Buy Ste.son Hats at Black & Sons.
Mrs. a. w. WeMott and Mrs. Her
bert WeMott and baby spent the
week end in Kansas City with friends.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

We have just received a new
lot of tools and equipment for
repairing all makes of cars. We
also have a full stock of Ford
parts and are prepared to take
care of the business. Before
having your car repaired con.
suit us.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01
One Dollar Buys a 5000 Mile TIE
at Jefferson Highway Garage.

The tires are here, come and see
them. Watch for big al next week.
Wilcox Bros
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

DR.. E. G. ley was called to Cooper
county Thursday by the news of the
death of his uncle, John ley. The
funeral was held Friday.
Francis N. King died at the home
of his son, George King, four miles
northwest of Adrian Saturday, March
goth, 1920; aged 80 years, & months
and 26 days.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

W. O. Atkeson attended a meeting
Of the state historical society at Co..
rmbia last week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

The Renfrew is endorsed by lead
ing government agricultural schools.
WeMott 4 Major.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

Mrs. \. r. kceser left the first of
the week Tor IT, Scott, where she is
visiting friends.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

One Dollar Buys a 5000 Mile Tire
at Jefferson Highway Garage.
The tires are here, come and see
them. Match for big ad next week.
Wilcox Bros
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

Lewis Cuibertson of Summit, was
in town the other day and in talking
to The Times man said that he had
just completed sowing his oats The
wind was blowing SO hard that it was
necessary to get over on his neigh
bor's farm and let the wind blow the
seed over onto his farm.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-04-10
HERE IN INTERESTS OF
 ADAMANA OIL COMPANY

Dr. A. B. Carmichael, formerly of Oatman ,and H. w. Rosenthall, passeI through Kingman last Monday on their way to Oatman, where they will confer with shareholders of the Ada mana Oil Company on important mat ters concerning the company's future operations. The we'll of the Adamana is now down about 1900 feet and the prospects for encountering oil are said by the drillers to be good. The com pany is in fair shape for future eX- ploration of it's territory ,and should oil be found in this well other wells will be sunk at once. A new equip ment is being placed on the well, which will allow of sinking to at least 5000 feet. This includes reinforcing of the derrick, a larger engine, heavier tools and everything necessary to car ry on extensive work. A Jerome con-
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-04-10
TELLS OF OPENING OF AN-
 OTHER NEW OIL FIELD

A wire received by the Miner Thurs day last from George w. Mark, dated at Forth Worth, Texas, contains the information of the bringing in of new we'll four miles north of the hold ings of the Comanche Oil Company, owned by Mohave County people The wire reads:
 "Last Monday the Stukey we'll en- cPuntered oil and gas, and will be drilled in when tanks to care for pro- duction are installed. The we'll is To- cated about three miles southeast of Hasse, in Commanche county, and about four miles northwest of the Commanche lease. Representatives of the Sinclair, Humble, Magnolia and other large corporations as we'll as the Mohave- e-Commanche Syndicate are on the ground intensely interested in the new discovery. The hamlet of Hasse is organizing chamber of com merce to take care of the influx. This new discovery together with the Smith we'll and Keith we'll opens up a new territory for production"
 The Commanche field is looked up- on as one of the most promising in that section of Texas and many large companies are preparing to take over large acreages of land and will be drilling within the next sixty days. MT. Mark, who secured the lands em- braced in the holdings of the Mohave Commanche. Oil Company, feels satis- fled that within short time the prop erty will be surrounded by producing wells. The territory is sure to make good, from an oil production stand point. Mohave county people hold the shares of the company and it is prob able that an effort will be made to if nance the proposition and drill the first we'll on the leasehold within the next month.