Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-12-07
IRONTON MO. THURSDAY. DECEMBER T. 1905
From Centreville.

Ed. Register We left home on
November the Goth, bound for this
place. We had nice trip as the
day was an ideal one for Novem-
ber. The mountain breeze was
bracing, the scenery enchanting.
Part of the crowd stopped for din
ner on the banks of a beautiful,
clear mountain stream. The birds
were flying about in the tree tops,
and the fish leaping up to kiss the
sunbeams, happy, I guess, that
they were not for our luncheon;
but we had something equally as
good: chicken, bread, butter,
pickles and a famous drink made
in the city and supplied by our
genial friend, Aug. Rieke. The
other part of our crowd had dinner
at Lesterville. We all arrived in
Certreville about 4:50 P. NJ. in
good shape, and have fine places
to stay. He who puts up with
January, Buford or Howell Ray
fields will not want for something
to eat ror downey bed on which
to repose. Mrs. January and Mrs.
Buford are the finest cooks in this
grand old Reynolds county, and
you know, Mr.. Editor, that the
Ironton crew can eat.
All the county officers, Sheriff
Jordan, Circuit Clerk Buford,
County Clerk Swezea, Prosecuting
Attorney Sloan and the Reformer
editor take special pains to look
after the welfare of the Iron
tonians, and | am sure that if they
ever need votes, why we from Iron
county will come over and give
them thousand if necessary.
The case of the State against the
lSpaughs was called Monday. The
defense fought for time until
Thursday. They announced that
they were ready for trial as to VIM.
and Mrs. Mary E. Spaugh. So
the sheriff went out and got 40 men
for Jurors, by Friday the 40 had
been found from which, Saturday
at 4 o'clock, the IL were chosen.
Their names are Henry Baker,
Albert Bowles, VIM. Brown, AL
bert Chitwood, j. w. Brown, Sam
Black, Jasper Coigott, A. K.
Smith, George Rose, Henry Blank
enship, G. w. Hodges. They look
like good, honest men. Monday
the trial will commence in earnest.
The witnesses for the State are
Drs. Marshall, Farmhouse and
Clarkson, Messrs. VIM. R. Edgar,
Jr., John T. Baldwin, Jr., Chas.
lE. Downey, Ernest Reike, VIM.
Brown, Isaac Sutton, H. Adolph,
w. T. O'Neal, P. w. Whitworth,
John I. Marshall, H. M. Collins, J..
M. Hawkins, w. G. Fairchild,
Thos Sharp, Henry Trammel, Len.
Arnett and P. A. Cooley. The
most of them native sons of Iron
county, and | am sure are honest,
truthful men. ss.i-
The attorneys for the prosecu-
ton are G. P. Damron, VIM. R.
Edgar, Judge Dining and John
H. Raney, the finest lawyers at the
bar in Southeast Missouri. wish
I could furnish your readers with
the speeches these men will make
in the prosecution of these crimi-
nails. Am sure they will be gems
of oratory, eloquence and pathos
Mrs. Polk and her children are
here, as is the aged father of oul
murdered sheriff. He only asks
for justice, and l hope that He
; who gave the law to Moses or
Mount Sinai, will see that justice is
done. "Thou shalt not KILL" is 6
law as old as the hills, and is writ.
ten on all the statute books of al
nations.
Our people seem well contentec
; and are cheerful, except Whit
worth, O'Neal and Hawkins; they
had to go home once or twice
Squire Fairchild is the dude of the
delegation, Baruhouse the fiddler
Damron and Edgar the sweet sing
ers, Ernest Rieke the ladies' man
Bob Rasche and Chas. Downey
the champion seven-up players
VIM. R. Edgar and DR.. Marshal
the Alphonso and Dear CASTOR o
the crowd, especially when i
comes to washing in ice waite
> these cold mornings. 1t is sait
: by good authority that Dicl
Goulding and Jesse Hawkins, a
they were crossing Black River
e saw snake in the river and botl
} became frightened and jumped ou
of the buggy into the middle o
the river, in ten feet of water.
The court and all went down t.
see the beautiful spring. 1t i
surely worth seeing. | don't know
when we will be home-probabl,
q the last OF the week. l. A. M.