Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-17


Capt. Lester w. Cornish, who
has been the commanding officer
at the rangethis summer, has been
detailed to take charge of the re-
cruiting station at Jefferson Bar
racks, where he will be assigned
for the ensuing two years, COM
mencing November list. Capt.
Cornish is a most courteous and
affable gentleman and has made a
number of friends during his So
journ in the Valley, who wish him
well wherever his lot may be cast.
Following are the petit Jurors
drawn by the county court last
week to serve at the October term
of circuit court:
VIM. Henson, Jr. w. r. Read.
Rube White. David Palmer.
Levi Pearson. r. J. Hill.
Lee Barger. Gentry Meyer.
w. H. Delano. Pink Palmer.
c.. w. Holloman, Nimrod Brewer.
!. B. Evans. Charles Clifton.
John Conway. Dolph Brandon.
Otis Carl. Frank Reese.
Joseph Merritt, James Lucy.
Joseph Goggin. Vinson Jordan.
Sol Wilson. Henry Sutton.
The Franklin Baptist Associa-
ton will meet with the Baptist
church of this place from August
Oath to 9th. AS from IS to 100
delegates and visitors are expected,
the membership will need and
greatly appreciate assistance in
entertaining. Two meals a day
will be served at the church. If
any of the friends in the commun-
ity are willing to take one or more
of the delegates into their homes,
please notify at once any one of
the following committee: S. P.
Ringo, R.. G. Love, A. S. Prince,
IJos. Thompson, E. T. Elgan.
W. learn that Lesterville is to
soon have q hub factory to replace
the one recently moved from that
place to Ellington by the Clark &
Gay Manufacturing Co., of IRON
ton. The new factory will be
bought and operated with home
capital, and will have for it's man.
ager Mr.. G. A.. White, who is an
experienced hub manufacturer. 1t
is stated that the machinery will
be bought this or next week and
that the factory will be in opera
ton inside of a month. They will
occupy the buildings vacated by
the Clark & Gay people.-Reynolds
County Outlook.
MARRIED-On August 8, 1905, by
Rev. A. P. Saffold, at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Judge Gentry Meyer, at Belleview,
Mo-, MI. B. F. Burnham to Miss
Leatha Meyer. The accompany
ing party was Mr.. John Edmons
and Miss Fife Hollomon. Mr..
Burnham and wife were reared in
Iron county, where they have a
host of friends. And no young
people are more worthy than Mr..
Burnham, who is an educated
gentleman, and his bride an ac-
complished and amiable lady.
They will soon make their home
at Graniteville and be in charge OF
the public schools there.
A FRIEND.
The following special was sent
from Jefferson City to the Globe
Democrat Tuesday: "An echo of
the alleged murder of Sheriff Polk
by the Spaugh boys in Iron coun-
ty, and who were later made the
victims of a mob while confined in
Jail, being now prisoners in st.
Louis for safe keeping, has found
it's way to the attorney generals
Office in the form of an inquiry as
to whether the reward offered for
the apprehension and conviction
of the Spaughs can now be col
lected, the captors having made a
demand for its payment. To Prose-
cutting Attorney Damron, who
seeks the information, Attorney
General Hadley gave this opinion:
In reply to your telephone COM
munication, will say that, in my
opinion, a reward offered by either
the county court or the governor
for the s'arrest and conviction of
a fugitive could not lawfully be
paid until a conviction had been
secured. The fact that the COVER
nor, under the statutes, has the
power to offer rewards for arrests
only, and, in his offer, makes the
payment Thereof conditional upon a
conviction, would not entitle one
to recover such reward for the ar
rest alone. The governor, it seems,
has the right to attach any reason
able condition to the arrest There
is another case of this sort which
is likely to be taken to the SUI
preme court, and it is the case in
which the question on the point
here involved was first raised. The
difference is that, in this case,
which comes from Linn county,
and in which the chief of police OF
Brookfeld is demanding the re-
ward offered, the accused was
placed on trial and acquitted. In
the case OF the Spaugh boys they
have not yet had their trial. The
Linn county man stands upon the
statutes, which does not make con-
viction a condition of the payment
of the reward, and which simply
permits the governor to offer a re-
ward for the apprehension Of a
fugitive"
The ovations given Senator Far
ris in Jefferson City and st. Louis,
and the many kilograms of hearty
congratulations that have come to
c.al Aua. ~ GILL; -.-A.