Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-25
From ]. M. Hawkins.

the greatest poet of modern times
wrote: "Some men are born
great; some achieve greatness,
and others have greatness thrust
upon them" I am more and more
impressed with the truth and in
spiration of this assertion. B. B.
/ busy Body Reagan as liar is
surely great-born so, because no
one in the limit Of three score and
ten could achieve such a degree of
perfection or complete supremacy.
In Sligo, Mo-, his past habitat, he
was familiarly known as the ely
ing Supe," and from his efforts
here he is determined his reputa-
tion in that respect shall not be
dimished nor lose a single spangle
of glory. A short time ago in
talking with a citizen of Ironton
he regretted exceedingly that he
had purchased property here-he
did not like the people,"
What a great calamity to IRON
ton if "Busy Body" had failed to
purchase and locate here! What a
loss of intellectual wealth and So
cial culture. But beyond this,
than these, then all ye citizens of
Ironton would have missed the
scintillations of the most erratic
and monumental liar from the
time of Adamsto the present.
If "Busy Body" dislikes the
people here, is that any reason
why he should SANDER them? That
they fail to be intimate with him
is their crowning glory. Plain,
honest people do not like the hiss
or rattle of a venomous reptile. Ii
"Busy Body" should conclude to
remain, then we must change our
litany and substitute this petition
"From the false witness and ma
! lignant lies of "Busy Body" Rea-
gan deliver us good, Lord" ("
"Busy Body Reagan" charges
me with receiving from the Coun-
ty Court 1915 for work worth ten,
fifteen or twenty dollars. (No two
of his statements agree.) Let us
investigate this. Sec. 9O71, page
21O5, volume 2, Revised Statutes
of 1899, reads as follows:
NEW ABSTRACT AND INDEX OF
DEEDS-FEES FOR MAKING.
"When the County Court of any
county in this State shall consider
it necessary to provide new alb
stract and index of deeds for the
Recorders Office of such county,
in conformity to the provisions OF
this Chapter, such court may, by
an order duly entered of record.
direct the same to be done by the
Recorder or some other competent
person, and when any such alb
, stract and index shall become sc
worn and defaced as to be i]legible
such court shall, by order as afore.
said, direct the Recorder or some
other competent person to copy
the same in suitable book; the
person making the new abstract
and index shall be entitled to
fee of eight cents for each instru.
ment entered in both parts of suct
| abstract and index, and the per.
, son copying such abstract and in.
dex shall be allowed fee of ter
cents for every hundred words anc
figures, all of said fees to be paic
out of the county treasury" (R
S. 1882, Sec. 1870
| The new index book was needed
as the old one was worn out. The
, judges of the County Court con.
! sidered it necessary to purchase
| new index book, made the orde
as the law directs and awarded the
7 work of transcribing to me as Re-
corder. This order was made il
August, 1905, and the work wal
finished August, 1906, and re-
ceived the pay given by the abov,
statute. To prove that the worl
. was necessary by witnesses othe
t than myself and the members o
Q the County Court, herewith fur
r nish the affidavits of E. o. Stone
braker and HI. j. Reuter-.
/, STATE OF MISSOURI, 80
D COUNTY OF PHELPS, "
e On this sixth day of October
i 1906, before me, Clerk Of tn
s County Court, within and TO
s Phelps county, Missouri, person
d ally appeared E. 0. StonebrakeI
S who, upon his oath, says he i
: travelling salesman for George D
c Barnard & Co., photographers
a printers and binders of st. Louis
}. Mo-; that he has held said po
sition for twenty-five years; tina
: Index No. 8, Iron County Lam
Records, was examined by him il
the Recorders Office, Iron county
Mo-; that said record was mucl
! worn, the leaves detached an
= brittle with age, and was in grea
:, danger of becoming destroye'
= = from age, and that to transcrib
. the same was the only way b,
: which the record of deeds, etc.
!, indexed in said book, could b
: : preserved for the use and benefi
: of the citizens of Iron county; an,
!. that he so informed the said j. M
! Hawkins when the book was pre-
= sented to him, the said E. o. Stone
braker. E. o. SToNEBRAKER.
Subscribed and sworn to befor
me, this the sixth day 0
!. [sEALl October, 1905.
B. H. RUCKER,
Clerk Of County Court.