Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-05-12

Copeland, vas out with a crew OF men
next day sfter the recent food re-
pairing the wash-outs in his district.
If every owe erseer would do likewise, we
would not hive to leap so many gullies
and scale SO many abrupt banks after
each "gully.washer".
M. A. Stuart, who mas been q resi-
dent of this neignborhood for great |
many years, has bought the old En-
cry Stuart farm on Huzzah one mile
South Of Boss, Mo. and has moved
there with his family. W, S. Fields,
with his family, has moved into the
house vacated by Mr.. Stuart.
The Bixby baseball club has been
organized recently with Fred Cureton
as manager, James A. Arnold as cap
tain, Geo. vi. Hughes as secretary
treasurer, ami James A. Freeman as
umpire. The Club has just completed
the preparation of new park in the
pasture north of C. G. Clay's residence,
where we expect to see some excellent
games played this season. The first
match-game to be played on this new
diamond will De played next Sunday,
the 9Th, between our team and the Elm
Spring team OF upper Huzzah, between
Boss and Buick, Mo; and we are prom
ised a very exiting match. n
C. A. Day has gone to Saint Louis
on business.
The Bixby pinochle club was enter
tanned last Sal urday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Hughes.
Elder Henslete filled his regular ap-
pointment at tile Bixby school house
Sunday, May 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Martin, who
have been living apart for year, were
reunited last week and were rendered
rousing chari vari by their friends
and well-wishers. We trust that they
have "buried the hatchet' forever.
We were surprised and not little
disappointed at not seeing any men
tion of the "good roads" convention
that met in The courthouse in Irontor
on April 9th, in either one Of the coun-
| ty papers. We expected to see a full
report of the proceedings of the meet.
ing, with list o. the delegates elect,
ed to the state convention, which is tx
be held at Jeffe rson City sometime
during the present month. Whether VIZ
favored the adoption of amendment
No. or not, the measure has beer
"saddIed upon us", and there is no us'
to "shut up like clam, now, and le
the "big fellows" Of the big cities il
the state "run it ,,ver US" with theil
, plan for few miles of paved roads
/ when we were promised 5000 mile
, of graded and graveled roads, givint
J each county at least two such roads
, without, at least, registering our pro
q test. We feel that every county edito
' in the rural districts of the state ough
D to be teeth and toe-nails' with MI
Kelso and his 'burch", regardless O
8 politics or previous opinion. 1t is not
y question, any more, If whether we sur
: ported the bond issue or not. nh
9 $60,0O0,000 is going to be spent; and
It remains for US to "de' our darnedest" t
Q get our equitable share of the goo
:, roads and to see that the money
Is distributed in an economical and eqlit
is able manner thruout the state.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I would as Liz
sign my real name to my items as
use a ficticious signature, for it wi
not be long till your readers who kno
me will guess who I am, any way; bl
as it is customary tc sign "nom
~ plume, / will sign as
le "NON PARTISAN.
ge tThe foregoing was received ia
y, late for last weeks issue.-ED.)
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