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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26

DeIOTe 0lGl6trlDuLeQ, IS appropriated
for the improvements hereinafter
named county appropriations are made
for each Improvement, and taxes are
levied against the municipalities IN
which such improvements lie. in ae-
c0rdance with the follcwing schedule:
County Aid Tax Against
AppOrtioned Municipality
81 10000 81 900. 90
100000
Saxon shall consist Of gravel surfac-
Superior on Road No. ) and extending
along said system in sOugherly d.
rection.
See. l. WHEREAS, the various
towns hereinafter named nave fled
petitions for county aid on improve
nlents 20 be executed under the pro-
visions Of section 13l7m-4, Statutes,
said petitions are hereby granted and
county appropriations made in ac-
.cordance with the following schedule:
County Aid County Aid
petitioned Granted
(See sec.3) s.. 10000 $4,000. 90
10000 10000
matter Of Bounty on Farm Pests il
was decided TO discontinue the bounty
on foxes but that the county shall con-
tinue paying $1,000 on each wolf and
$500 on each wild cat caught within
the county.
At y o'clock the board took recess
to 1870 p N.
A. 1870 the board reconYened with
same members present as were pres
ent during the moning session.
Estimates Of the 1922 appropria-
tons II budget form as prepared by
the County Clerk and the Finance
Committee were presented 10 the
board and on motion By White and
supported by Olmsted said budget
was accepted and approved.
Unanimously Adopted.
To the County Board Of Supervisors
of Iron County, Wisconsin.
We. the undersigned freeholders and
tax payers Of Iron County, Wisconsin,
residing in the Towns Of Carey and
0ma, in said county, do hereby res
pectfuliy petition your Honorable
Board to keep the County and State
Highway between Hurley and Van
Buskirk open during the winter
months; on certain places on said
highway large banks of snow ac-
cumulate which prevent passage until
the roads are cleared Of such snow,
which works a great inconvenience and
damage to persons who must use this
highway. (23 signatures Affixed.
Moved by Olmsted and supported by
Clark that the above petition of Oma
and Carey taxpayers be, and hereby
IS. referred TO the Committee on High
ways and Bridges. Carried.
The election Of Highway Commits
sioner for Iron County for the ensuing
term in place Of Mr.. VIM. Weber
whose term expires on the 1st Monday
Of January, 1922, was brought before
the board.
Applications for position of County
Highway Commissioner filed by VIM.
Weber. Frank B. Goodman and Vic J.
Simon We're presented to the board
and read.
The board then proceeded to ballot
on the three candidates. Neither can
didate received the necessary majority
until the fourth ballot had been taken.
IL
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-11-26
State of Wisconsin
County Court-Iron County
Brown,
E5lain4fF
VS..
Edwin Brown,
Defendant
Plaintiff.

Defendant
The State of Wisconsin, to Said De-
PENDANT:
1ou are hereby summoned TO ap-
pear within twenty days after service
OF this summons. exclusive of the
day of service, and defend the above
entitled action in the court aforesaid.
and in case of your failure so to do
judgment VIII be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint, of which copy is here
with served upon you.
A. l.. Ruggles.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
z. o. Address, Hurley, Iron County
Wisconsin. AZ. as
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
CAN SENATOR PE.NROSE
EXPLAIN?

In making a speech a few days ago
that cynical gop apostle. Senator Pen
rose. made use of this utterance:
Il am against this international
idealism and this higher thought in
world politics"
That exactly represents the senator,
who is no better nor worse. but mere
Iy more powerful, than the average
cynic.
Cynicism applied to world politics
is, of course. Machiavellianism. pure
and simple. The man who does not
believe in trying to introduce ldealism.
in other words notions OF morality,
into International relations stands
necessarily for the other thing,
Bethmann-Hollweg was a perfect
representation of this "lower thought
in world politics when he called the
Belgian treaty a scrap of paper, but
Of course, he betrayed his fellow Gym
les miserably by admitting what he
thought.
The Machiavellians have no objec-
tion to pretended morality among ma
tions. On the contrary. they concede
it is frequently useful. But actual
practice Of it they deem ridiculous.
AS has been said, Senator PenrosC
is no ogre, or at least no more OF one
than other politicians Of the type.
But is it not strange that this pa.
tiou affectlonatoly remembers Wash
ington. Franklin, jefferson. Lincoln
and its other great, as apostles OF po'
litical ideAism? Is the nation fooled
Were these great figures Of ours real
| ly rascals? or can Senator Penros'
explain?
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
SPRING Is ON THE WAY

Seven league boots can hardly bring
gentle spring fast enough to this part
of Missouri-so swiftly Is the welcome
little creature coming-and here are
some of the "sure signs" that there
will soon be heard the rapping at St
Joseph's gates-for hero are some OF
the harbingers.
A Rushville man came in from a
stroll Sunday with an armful Of pussy
willows.
Another denizen Of the same town
is Dragging about the first mosquito
bite.
Seed catalogues are coming through
the local postoffice in bales.
Judge Tom Allen has beaten the
world to 1t and seen the first robin.
Father has oiled his shotgun and
put it away. and is rumnaging
through the closets for his fishing
tackle.
Mother leads the conversation
around to the new wall paper for the
living room.
II this be not spring. it's darned
good imitation. Let that weather man
Belden take heed and govern himself
accordingly.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

rem what things are done in Russia
today to make life intolerable for the
industrious. tho respectable. the law
abiding. They turn their backs on
the light and give their vote for Bar
abbas.
Such incendiaries consult only their
own delirious desire for conriscation
and destruction; they do not look be-
yond a present chance TO take what
they have not earned. They do not
ask where Barabbas would lead them.
They want him because they are tired
of restraint and he seems to them to
promise a free rein to every lawless,
brutal instinct.
We have some OF the same people
here. and some OF them talk at parlor
meetings., and some contribute money.
But the friends OF Barabbas can never
be true friends and servants OF the
race.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
THE HANDICAP OF A COLLEGE,

To some people just now the college
education seems to be a handicap.
judging from what one hears. This is
strikingly shown by the following
occurrence told by the Wall Street
journal, which says that seated In a
commuters train were a horny handed
son Of toll and an office man five years
out of college. They engaged in con-
versation. The II. II. S. OF t. turned
out TO bo a painter 10y trade.
You fellows make pretty good
wages now" remarked the office
man. about 81 a dayH"
Ten" replied the painter laconic-
ally.
"But II doesn't average that much.
does it?" persisted the office man.
bad weather must hold up outside
work"
mo outside work in New York."
said the painter. "AlI brick build
ings. We work the year round eight
hours a day. five days week. Some
want to work a half day on Saturday
to make 1t a SIS pay envelope. I'm
satisfied. though. I'm managing to
put my two boys through college.
Tho educated fellows get the real
money. How much do you maker"
The office man hesitated in some
confusion. "of course. two years in
the service held me back some." he
| admitted. but in any case doubt /
would be making as much as you do
now"
'Is that So" exclaimed the painter
q, in great concern. Maybe 1 make a
mistake at that with my boys 1
should have learned 'em the trade"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
AS THE FRENCH SEE 1T

The way that the French nation
feels over the league of nations is re-
Elected by the tone Of its newspapers.
which Is the safest way for US to tell
how the nation stands. So much was
said by the republicans against the
league during the campaign just clos
ed that it is not out of place to show
the real feeling which the French
since 1t was beaten here have. and how
they view the incoming OF the Hard
ing administration. Here Is tho way
the Paris Midi states the case:
ut is understood that Mr.. Harding
will summon representatives OF the
powers to Washington to hear his
plan of international arbitrage. II
these ENJOYS OF the civilized world go
to Mr.. Harding. with their hats in
their hands. they will hear something
like this
Gentleman. an American presi-
dent named Wilson told you two years
ago to create an international organ
ization called the league Of nations.
America having changed it's president
it now suits us to change this organi-
cation. replacing 1t with another
which am going to tell you about.
But remember, IL by chance, another
emocratic president is elected four
years hence. the civilized world may
be obliged to change its livery again.
"The league of nations already is a
living thing and having had so much
! trouble to bring 1t into being the
world is not going to kill 1t to fulfill
the electioneering pledges Of Mr..
Harding"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
Soon win be No .Homes,

Whatever we lose. says the Missouri
Woman, official organ OF the state
suffragists, we must maintain and
preserve the home! Rather remark
able statement. The home is blowing
up under the same influences that
have brought about suffrage. The
Missouri Woman Is the mouthpiece
of the organization of women-fine
people beyond a doubt-but they have
generally got so sick of the humdrum
OF housekeeping. which is the essence
OF home, that they are casting about
for a port OF refuge. They are not to
blame. In fact, woman suffrage itself
is a symptom and will never be
moving cause. The organization
women as is the Missouri Woman,
makes also for the rapid decline of the
old-fashioned home.-Lamar Demo-
crat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
snovLD "mrMANIzEv THE


Should there be such a thing as a
dictator in Washington just now act
uatcd by a true and abiding love of
his country and the people who live
in IL nc will rise some day, grip his
scoptcr, jam his crown firmly upon
his head. call taxicab. drive to the
senate. shoe Mr.. Marshall out OF the
rostrum and address the members in
loud voice.
Gentlemen" he will say. may
1 be permitted to suggest that 1t is
my earnest conviction that you need
vacation?"
Benign dictators always talk In
that manner. They ask permission to
say something and then say it in the
same breath without waiting for an
answer.
The great man would continue: 81
am moved" he would say, "tO remind
you that this is not Olympus. 1t is
city in the United States. You are
not members of a celestial company.
| You are elected members of the gcv-
ernment." But, and here, the accus-
ing gaze Of he big boss would travel
| from Mr.. Penrose to Mr.. Lodge and
from Mr.. Lodge to Mr.. Poindexter
and from Mr.. Poindexter to Mr.. Bran
degee before it fell heavily on all the
senators in turn. you sit about and
manage to look horribly like the stone
gods of legend whose bosoms were
full Of ice. They sat. you will remem-
Der, in the frozen solitude OK an in
| accessible mountain and hated man
kind. You are acquiring something
Of their mood. Go out. therefore, and
walk through the country and feel
the winds and sit on doorsteps and
talk with the people.
Smoke a pipe in the calm Of the
evening with any man who is father
| to a family and learn what life is
about. Play with little children. II II
kills you. Try, for Gods sake, to get
back some Of your lost illusions. your
lost hopes. your lost kindness. your
| lost understanding. Cut out use,
with your permission. the idiom of
the people you are supposed to know
and Representative celestial pose and
all these wretched and irritating
| travestics on freezing and unfeelinG
| dignity. You make me weary and l
am afraid that the country shares my
fatigue!"
Senators who. in obedience to some
such command as this. went out to
discover America. to lean on fences
and talk with farmers and tramp
! roads and eat occasional meals in the
warm kitchens Of little houses and
sit in courts and movies and ride In
smoking cars and wander through
shops and factories would afterward
be worth their weight in gold. The
senate wouldn't be so ready as it is
to turn it's great stone face upon
every high hope and generous desire
that springs out of the heart OF the
mulutudes
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

the $500, 900. 900 OF unfunded debts
on their books or i'm their hands, and
the other billions owed American cor
porations, firms or individuals direct"
The Now York Commercial some
days ago printed statements from
bankers OF wide locality which came
to the same general conclusion.
ii thus appears that the Home
Market club officers were reckoning
without their hosts. They were gem
srously cancelling not only the $1O.-
900, 900. 900 owed to the United States
government by the allied governments
OF Europe. but also several billions of
dollars more owed from that quarter
to corporate and individual members
Of the club and Of its allied institu-
tiOns.
This looks bad for the restoration
Of old Schedule *. These creditors
have become strangely oblivious to
the merits of high protection for par
ticular lines OF industry when the cost
Is to be assessed against them as well
as against the consuming public at
large. They must have freer trade
with Europe IL they are ever to col
lect what is owing them, and they in
tend to collect so far as is possible.
1t is an awkward development for the
tariff roViyal already staged nj Wash
ington.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
Not at the Peoples Cost

Mayor Marshall. of st. Joseph, is
the daddy" of a bill introduced in
the Missouri legislature to abolish the
state public service commission. This
would be a mistake. When the pub
lie has a grievance with a corporation
or municipality 1t can be taken up
with this commission and after a
proper hearing the matter is adjudg-
ed. There might be room for i'm
provement. but the commission is all
right. 1t may be that Mayor Mar
shall has an axe to grind, but he
shouldn't sharpen it at the expense of
the people of the state.-Howell
County Gazette.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

And now we do know that Uncle
Jawn d. is getting ready to make an
other donation. for he has reduced
the price of gasoline twice in the past
two weeks. which is a sure sign that
he is going to give away a few mil
llons-end then make it all up with
big jump upward in gasoline. By
this smooth procedure he keeps up
his reputation for generosity and at
the same time does not lose a cent.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
HALTING THE NORMALLY
RETURN

50 far as the Home Market Club is
concerned the march back to normal
cy appears to have struck a snag,
This is the organization which was
first to proclaim that the allied war
debt to the United States ought to be
and is hereby cancelled by authority
Of the club in so far as the means Of
paying the debt should stand in the
way Of the country's return to the
sacred tariff schedules. But the chief
executive OF "oue Of the most impor-
tanL groups that go TO make up the
Home Market Club" tells CORE
apondent in Boston:
"The bankers of the country are
opposed 20 any law that will keep
goods out and prevent Europe paving
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
Unole Sam Always Gets Them

1t would seem that crooks would
learn that robbing the mails is an un-
profitable business and that appre-
hension therefor was almost as GER
tain as death. 1t makes no difference
whether the theft is great or small.
the inspection force of the postal de
partment in practically every instance
gets the offender. They not only get
them. but In most instances they get
them quick. There are no big thefts
OF mails dragging on for years with
out conviction like there have been in
express and railway stealings. The
man who steals from the mails is or
dering his prison garb and 1t will be
delivered to him on short order. Dur
ing the present reign of crime many
have tried stealing from the mails bus
all have been apprehended before
they had time to spend their ill-gott.n
pelt The eye OF this force is almost
all-seeing and never sleeps. Thieves
would do well to take notice OF these
facts and govern themselves accord
ingly.--Aoberly Democrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
A SHOUT FOR BARABBAs

The Bible-which still, thank God.
is an authority with few Of our peo-
ple-tells Us that when Pontius PLATE
at the time Of the passover. asked the
crowd whether ii would have Christ
or Barabbas released. it promptly
shouted for Barabbas.
In England one day last week, John
Robert Clynes, who has won the gen.
eral respect Of those who are sincere
ly seeking light on Enslands tangled
social and Industrial problems. was
shouted down at a meeting OF the un-
employed ae Camberwen. I'VE want
revolution" they cried. I'VE want
sovlets!"
Yet these men who oheercd for the
Communism" Of red Russia knew
from tho reports Of their own bre,h-
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
ST. JOSEPH IS FOR OTIS

While this paper feels that the well
fare Of this federal district could not
be in more safe hands than those OF
the newly appointed federal district
attorney, Judge Sullinger. of our
neighborlng King City, yet it knows
just as well as it realizes that it must
pay the printers which produce this
sheet that Judge Sullngcr's appoint
mcnt being a recess one and therefore
will not be confirmed, no matter how
competent re may be, for he is a
Democrat and Republican senators
are not confirming Democrats these
days; therefore this paper can be par
doned if it takes a friendly interest in
whom the republicans may have APP
pointed to succeed Judge Sullinger
St. Joseph has candidate for that
important position who can fill every
requirement desired or necessary and
that is no other than Merrill L. Otis,
now first assistant attorney-generaL
There never was question as to his
republicanism--the is not a qucs-
tion as TO lis standing as a citizen
there Is not a question but that he is
the peer OF any OF the lawyers now
urged against him for the place
there Is not a question but that he is
loyal TO his party and TO his friends
and that lie would do honor to the
office, TO the state, to the government
and 10 81. Jo8eph.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

The question Of taking in the stock
yards should be carefully considered
and all advantages and disadvantages
weighed. 1t should be remembered
that st. Joseph would now be but an
overgrown country town If it were
not for the stock yards and allied in
terests. Think it over and see If you
can afford TO black the stock yards
eye.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
look Tor a Rodnccd MAJORITY

From the many porch climbers and
bandits who are being apprehended
and shot and imprisoned throughout
the country. especially in Kansas City
and St Louis. we rather look for a
reduced Republican majority at the
next election, If indeed 1t is not en-
tirely wiped out.-Boonville Advertis-
er.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
But tho People Love Him

Champ Clark, preacher citizen, is
as popular today as when robbed of
the presidency by his supposed friend.
VIM. ]. Bryan. He is to go on the
lecture platform and recover his for
tune. Champ returns from public life
poor in this worlds goods. but rich
in the love of tho whole people of
America.-Boonville Advertiser.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
The People lynI Not Stand II

II 5000, 900 is not sufficient TO
carry out the plans of the state high
way department. the department had
better revise its plan, for the people
Of Missouri, in the light OF pre-elec-
ton promises. arc not going to stand
for a property tax leyy.-Norborne
Leader.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
Tho Legislature" Is Entitled to En-

Walter Hall Moore. colored. ac-
counted for a portion of the surplus
age of clerks in the House OF Repre-
sentatives by saying that he had ap-
pointed two more colored gentlemen
the quota" Moore's modesty is ex-
cusable. 1t is safe to say that his race
contributed more than one-third Of
Hyde In Missouri last fall. Who is
there to complain if Moore appoints
two more colored gentlemen" than
the House Committee on Clerical
Force awarded him Missouri State
Journal.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

As President-elect Harding only
speeches as Cox, and then had 7,OO0,-
900 majority, we would suggest that
the next Democratic candidate make
no speeches at all-and he will have
a majority SO large 1t cannot be
counted.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

The Commerce Club finds that 1t
would not be advantageous to take in
the stock yards. This organization
represents all OF the business inter-
ests, and should know what is best
for St Joseph.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

A little at a time we are getting
back to normal. The other day a
waiter in a restaurant thanked the
writer for 10 cent tip.-Kansas City
Post
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
Almost Anything Goes There

Down in jefferson Cityi, the capi-
tol Of the big state of Missouri, a hus-
band shot at his wife one day last
week but the bullet went wide OF its
mark. The husband had a fine Of
SIS imposed upon him by the justice
of the peace who heard the case. AL
most anything is permissible in JEFF
ferson City.-St Louis Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

enforcement OF the volstead law. This
does not consider loss TO different
states in saloon licenses and special
taxes. Certain officials are of the
opinion that the eighteenth amend
ment shut off more than $1,000, ,00O,-
600 in contribution to government
operation, both state and NATIONAL
st. Joseph News-Press.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

There is no special reason shown so
far why the terms OF st. Joseph city
officials should be doubled-simply
because they belong to the grand old
party.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

There certainly must be some mis-
take. for we are sure that Two dea-
conesses from Zion City cannot 'save
New York" as two have started out
to do.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

st. Joseph now seems to have a
police board that is paying no atten-
tion to politics-and is looking out for
what is best for the people and the
city.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
Why Not he Pair?

The postmaster general has been
savagely assaulted because of the de-
ficlt In his department but he has
received no credit for the two cent
letter rate. The United States is the
only country in the world which has
returned to It's pre-war postage rate.
--Boonyille Advertiser.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

And now the board having charge
of Chinese relief discovers that 1t
cannot handle the corn which the
Western farmers offered to donate
but the committee wants the cash
which In much OF the so-called relief
work done in tho present day Is about
the only thing that tho "'reiief COM
mittee" will accept.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05
II Hn Had An Irish PIay

The British did not hold Lord Dan-
sany, following his arrest on charge
OF having ammunition in his possess
sion. The charge was faulty, evident
ly. lie should have been charged
with having an Irish play in his pos
sossion.--Kansas City Post.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

From the federal reserve board re-
port, It is seen that the unemploy-
ment situation did not tighten up in
January. but on the contrary became
more acute. Those who saved some
OF their high. war wages instead of
buying automobiles and $40 silk
shirts, are now quite comfortable
thank you!
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

The real robbers are now taking
the coin from the other robbers who
had 1t in their possession. they having
taken It from the plain peOple-in
other words the moving picture rob-
beries are still going on.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-02-05

The authorities are now rounding
up" the robbers and thugs at Kansas
City. II they get all OF them the
windy city at the mouth OF the Kaw
will not again parade the number of
its census.