Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-11-29

step-son, William Persons, had
thrown rocks at him in Arcadia
the Saturday night previous. Per-
sons seems to have skipped out
and has not yet been located.
To Newman Farmer we are in
debted for a copy of the Los
Angeles Examiner, telling of the
accident at Long Beach, in which
Albert Hartle and nine other men
were killed. We understand that
Mr.. Hartle's widow has instituted
a suit for damages against the con-
tractor who was putting up the
building.
Tuesdays Globe Democrat con-
tanned a statement from Jefferson
City to the effect that the Governor
had already been asked to extend
clemency to Bill Spaugh, sent
enced to hang for the murder of
Sheriff Polk. The people of Iron
county would like to know who
are asking the Governor to COM
mute the sentence.
The case against Mary E.
Spaugh, for the murder of Sheriff
Jonn w. Polk, which was expected
to be tried in the Reynolds circuit
court this term, has been con-
tinued until the next term of that
court in May. The continuance
was granted at the request of the
attorneys for the defense, one of
whom is said to be sick in bed.
The federal grand jury for the
November term of the district
court was empaneled in st. Louis
Monday. Judge R. j. Hill, of
Belleview, was named as foreman.
The body will investigate Stand
ard Oil matters, look into railroad
rebates and have much of import
ance to attend to. The jury will
likely be in session several weeks.
The Missouri Southern is to
change to standard guage from
Leeper to Reynolds, Mo-, forty
four miles, and extended from
Reynolds northwest to a connec-
ton with the ST. Louis and San
Francisco. Standard guage equip
ment and 1920 tons of new rails
have been ordered for November
and December delivery.-St. Louis
Republic.
Mr.. Lewis Delano and wife are
spending a week in the Valley.
Mr.. Delano has resigned his po-
sition with the government coal
testing station in st. Louis to ac-
cept the position of assayist with
the Desloge Lead Company in st.
county. Mr.. Delano's
new position is a responsible and
lucrative one and we are glad of
his advancement.
All the miners in the lead belt
in st. Francois county are asking
for an increase of fifty cents per
day in pay. The miners claim
that wages are lower there than
any place in the country, and the
increased cost of living renders
their demand a just and equitable
one. 1t looks very much like the
lead belt would have some labor
troubles in the near future.
We acknowledge a call on Fri
day last from our old friend, Mr..
F. A.. Ebreacht, of Pilot Knob.
While Mr. Ebreacht lives nearby,
he doesn't come to lronton very
often, but when he comes he rarely
goes by the REGISTERS door. We
are sorry to say that MI. E. has
been quite sick for the past month,
being a sufferer from rheumatism.
He is better now, though, and we
hope will continue to improve.
For one, ] am and always have
been in favor of good roads, and
am glad that the adoption of the
amendment to the constitution
gives us the power to build them.
Good roads will cost money; let
us all prove u sincerity in adj
vocating them by. going down into
our pockets for the betterment OF
our highways. Talk is cheap
mighty cheap-but the cheerful
giving up of our dollars will attest
our good faith.
Peter III. Huck, representative
elect for Stey Genevieve county. is
reported as being in Jefferson City
comforting with Governor Folk on
the speakership question, he being
a candidate. The Governor should
not mix the duties Of the executive
with the legislative department. of
the government. That is the
trouble with the Republicans.
Speaker Cannon is but Mr.. Roose-
velt's flunkey.-New Madrid South
east Missourian.
The following pupils Of Room 2,
Ironton public school, have been
neither absent nor tardy during
the month of November: Ray
mond Buckley, Walter Fisher, Ed
win Hider, Roland Hill, Alleda
johnson, Jesse O'Neal, Vela Pip
pin, Marie White, George Bishop,
Ralph Collins, Lottie Hawkins,
Wesley Langdon, Jesse Lashley,
Mona Lewis, Laura Pftzinger,
Lucille Ringo, Mary Walker, Ella
Walker, Lucille Farrar.
MABELLE REYBURN, Teacher.
An exchange says ninety years
ago was the year without a sum-
mer. Not many of our citizens
remember it, but history says that
in 1915 frost occurred every month
in the year. Ice formed a hall
inch thick in May. Snow fell to