Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-04-11

HOSNc AaOSA II IVA
one. 1t was indeed, an artistic exhi-
bition of all things lovely and novel in
millinery, and Miss Laughlin, to whom
the credit is due was universally COM
p~limented and praised.
The Iron County Court on April 1st
appointed Prof. Rob't f. wilkinson a
member OF the County Board of Edu-
cation for a term of two years. The
Board consists of the County School
Commissioner, one person appointed
by the County Court and one by the
State Board OF Educatiun. The duty
of this Board is to examine teachers
and grant certificates OF qualification to
teach. Our last Legislature divorced
the County Institute and examinations.
Three public examinations of two days
each shall be held during the year on
the fourth Saturday and the preceding
Friday In March, June and August,
questions to be furnished by the State
State Superintendent of Public Schools.
George Armon, probably sixty years
of age, was arraigned before the L. S.
Commissioner, here. last Thursday
charged with impersonating a United
States officer, aud obtaining money
under false pretenses. Armon's scene
of operation was lear Bonnie Terre.
He represented himself to be an en-
ploye of the u. S. Laud office. On the
payment of twenty-five cents to him ne
agreed to file a claim which would en-
title the holder to a land warrant for
100 acres of government land in a strip
between Kansas and the Indian Terri
tory. And in case the holder of the
land warrant did not want the land
Armon assured them the government
would redeem same for $500. That
was a good thing. You got $500 for
twenty-five cents. The suckers came
by the hundreds-notwithstandiug any
person of ordinary Intelligence should
have known the scheme was a fraud,
pure and simple. After a while,
though, some of the Investors" grew
suspicious, made an investigation and
had Armou arrested. He was sent to
st. Louis to await the action of the
federal grand jury in May.
Owing to the inclement weather last
Friday afternoon, perhaps not more
than one dozen visitors we're present at
the closing exercises OF the Arcadia
public school. The rendition OF the
various Rotations, dialogues, motion
songs, etc., was c~reditably done by the
pupils, thus casting a good reflection
upon the work of the teachers in
charge. The presentation of two gold
medals was an interesting diversion of
the exercises that afternoon. The med
given for the best attendance by
our fellow townsman. Mr.. Louis Mil
Ter, as an incentive to more regular
of the school, had its almost
desired effect. May time hasten the
day, when the majority OF Arcadia's
citizens will share alike the pride In
our school, as that manifested by the
citizens of our sister town, Irontou.
Miss Mary Eddington was fortunate in
securing one of the medals, while Nit
tie Polk, Florence Fletcher. Mae Beth
ell and Maggie Eddington followed
in the wake. Master Irving
Blauton received the gold medal in the
primary department. but meritorious
mention was made of Walter Hatten,
Evans, Beckwith Baird and
Louis Miller. We understand that
gold medals will again be offered by
Mr.. Miller for the best regular attend
ance and close application to studies
this coming year, thus bringing the
to a higher standard in attend
ance and general aptitude. During the
term, Mr.. McGhee's control OF the
was good and he proved that he
was a conscientious and painstaking
teacher to the satisfaction OF the pa
irons. As for Miss Ringo, who has
had charge of the primary department
for several years, no comment is nee
essary for the excellent foundation of
an elementary education given the lit
tie ones sent regularly is 1.-THE proof of
the pudding" May the efforts of the
teachers in their work be ever crown
ed with success. ARCADIA.
The following taken from the last
of the Hillsboro Democrat, telling
of Judge Bearings experience in
county, will be interesting to
our readers: Judge Dearlng had a
novel experience in holding
court at Rolla. No, last week and the
before, and several officials there
also had an experience that vas prob
ably new TO them. The circumstances
we're as follows: Two young men OF
that town had been indicted for cruelty
treating and robbing an old German
farmer, aud their attorneys wore out
the patience of Judge Woodside until
he refused to grant any further c%ontin-
uauce; and they evened up with him
by taking the Ease from him on an affi-
davit that he was prejudiced. He
thereupon telegraphed Judge bearing
to come and hear the case. When the
Judge got there he found not only the
Judge deposed, but the sheriff q his
deputy, the coroner OF the county and
the jury all disqualified by ~afidavits
charging them with prejudice. Judge
bearing called the cause for trial and
found that in addition to the above
facts none OF the witnesses were pres
ent, although having been s~ubponaed.
They thought they had Judge bearing
up a stump for good, but he showed
them a trick worth several of theirs.
He knew only one man in the town
and that was the clerk at the hotel at
which he was stopping. and he APP
poiuted that man to act as sheriff and
had attachments issued for all the wit
uesses. He brought in the local wit
nesses, but some of the witnesses lived
- g. Iou,S and thu sheriff of that CITY,