Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-05

in the ECHOES of the Past de-
partment of the Democrat Message,
as its purusal seldom fails to recall
half-forgotten incidents of the
years that are gone. He spent an
hour Thursday afternoon in the
editorial room, where he and the
writer hereof discussed with con-
siderable enthusiasm the days
when both were much younger
than now.-Mt. Sterling (Iu.) Demo
craft Message.
In last weeks REGISTER the
statement was made that the black
oak cut in w. H. Delano's yard,
measuring fourteen feet and a half
was the largest tree of its species in
this section of the country. There
stands in Cyrus Russell's dooryard
a blackjack tree which measures
fifteen feet and eight inches at the
base, and ten feet three inches two
feet from the ground. Also a
spanish oak which measures seven
teen feet at the base and twelve
feet, seven inches at three feet
from the ground. When the house
was built in 1874, these trees were
about one foot in diameter. They
are still in a vigorous condition
and it is hoped they will live to
shelter great grandchildren of the
family.
The corn show held in Ironton,
Monday, Nov. 2, 1908, was in every
respect a success, about 100 of Iron
county's representative men being
present at both sessions, and a
goodly sprinkling of ladies. There
were thirty-four entries of corn
nearly 700 ears. The gentlemen
representing the Missouri Worlds
Fair Commission stated that the
exhibit showed greater uniformity
and better grading than any pre-
vious exhibit, and that greater ap-
probation was shown here than in
general. In addition to the corn
exhibit were some magnificent po-
tatoes grown by Messrs. ]. H.
Long and j. G. Paullus, of Belle
view; also, some beets of the
mangle wurzel variety, grown by
Mr.. John Schwab, of Pilot Knob,
some of which weighed sixteen
pounds each. Some turnips were
offered by E. 7. Elgan, Ironton,
five of which weighed sixteen
pounds. The prizes were awarded
as follows: White corn, list prize,
$40, Geo. Collins, Ironton; I'd, S.,
Gus. Kaesmacher, Pilot Knob; Sd,
SO, Dora Russell, Belleview. yell
low corn, list prize, $40, G. G.
Farmer, Caledonia; I'd, S., j. H.
Long, Belleview; Sd, So, John
Schwab, Pilot Knob. Mixed corn,
list prize, S., j. S. Bollinger, Sa-
bula; I'd, SO, T. N. Mari, Belle
view; Sd, So, Sam Bond, Mann.
Largest 10 ears, prize So, T. P.
Farrar, Ironton. Longest 10 ears,
prize 50, G. F. Shelton. The judges
were w. r. Patterson, Henry Rice
and VIM. Depew, ST.. The execu-
tive committee having charge of
the corn show were DR.. George
Farrar, President Horticultural
Association; G. S. Russell, Sec'y
of same, and Mesdames Fl. O'Brien
and Thos. Newman.
You have heard the old saying
about bad paymasters. Well, it
seems that a number of school
boards in the county, says the
Pennington News, have not, orif
they have they did not heed it
when one, w. B. Lawrence, claim
ing to represent the Congress Pub
fishing Co., of Chicago, called on
them recently for the purpose of
selling them school libraries. w.
S. Hoy and and w. B. Williams,
directorsin District No. 2S signed a
warrant on July % for $3.50 which
amount vas to pay for a set of
books with the case to be delivered
within fifteen days. Three months
have goneand no books have as yet
arrived. Mr.. Lawrence discounted
the warrant at the bank, as he did
many other similar ones, and to
use a slang phrase "flew de COOP"
Prosecuting Attorney Marbury
swore out a warrant against Law
renee and on Saturday Sheriff
Murphy arrested him at Lutesville
and brought him to Pennington
and was in the act of placing him
behind those cold iron bars when
the prisoner begged him to please
consider his standing and not to
disgrace him. He said he pre-
ferred going to a hotel and paying
for the services of a guard. OF
course his wishes were respected
and a guard was employed for
Saturday night, but as Sunday is
a day of rest, it was SO respected
by our good sheriff and his deputy
and also by the prisoner, who
lounged about the hotel all day;
but promptly at midnight or near
that hour when another week day
was ushered in, the willy prisoner
was up and doing and with two
friends who had joined him the
day before, failed to come down to
breakfast the next morning. A
note with his respects was found
on the table and he has not been
heard of since. And so the chap
ter ends for the present.