Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-06-13

mas Dc6u IOuQQ at last, on l0e NC
Kinney brothers farm, at a depth
of about eight inches underground.
They contemplate going to work
in developing their prospect soon,
They have a piece of pure galena
weighing Z t-2 pounds on exhibit
ton at their home. We hope that
the prospect will prove good and
that it may begin to be developed
at once.-BellevieiD Banner.
The Epworth League Conven-
ton will convene June 18th, 18th
and 9th, at the NJ. E. church,
Ironton. The programme will be
interesting throughout. DR.. John
F. Harmon, of First Methodist
church, East st. Louis, and Rev,
w. G. Coleman, pastor of Bow
man M. E. church, st. Louis, will
address the convention each day.
Everybody of all the churches
plan to be with US in all the SER
vices. A. j. MAY,
Dist. E. L. Pres't.
The county court of Jefferson
county has made an order author
izing the placing of pictures of the
several circuit judges who have
presided in the circuit court room.
This is not a bad idea, and if il
does not prove too expensive, we
should like to see our court make a
similar order. Since Iron county's
organization, half a century ago.
the following have served as cir
cult judges: Stone, Emerson,
Vail, Dining, Thomas, Green,
bearing and bearing and the pres
emit incumbent.
Judge w. S. Barry, one of st.
Francois county's old and sub
stantial citizens, was in town this
week. Judge Barry's home until
recently was near LeLassus, but
he spent the past winter with his
daughter at Liberty, Mo-, and is
now with another daughter, Mrs.
HI. S. Whitener, at Pilot Knob.
His many friends here will be
pleased to learn that the. Judge,
though in advanced years, is hale
and hearty for one of his age, and
the same genial soul he always
was.-Farmington Times.
Genial, jovial Ed. Cain, form
erly of the screen works here, but
now located with a big lumber
corporation in Alabama, hap
pened in on Ironton friends Sun
day. Ed. says that for a compare
tive young man he has roamed
considerable, but he never yet has
found a place where he likes the
people as he does those who make
their home here. Mr.. Gains many
friends will be glad to know that
he has a good position and is
prospecting. His business here is
to secure men to go to Alabama.
The Ease Of the State against
Mary E. Spaugh, charged with
completely in the murder of John
w. Polk of Iron county, came to
an end this morning at ten o'clock.
The jury was out about sixteen
hours before reaching a verdict.
Judge Williams instructed the jury
that they must either find her
guilty Of first degree murder OF
acduit her. Their verdict was for
acquittal. One of the jurors was
heard to remark shortly after they
had been released thatif the Judge
had given instructions for second
degree murder, the verdict would
have been different. = CentreviIle
Outlook.
Michael Owens died at the State
hospital Tuesday night of urema,
aged 76 years. MI. Owens had
been an employee of the Iron Noun
tain Railway Company nearly all
his life, beingssection foreman at
Marquand the greater part of this
time. For, several years past Mr..
Owens and family have resided at
Soto. About a year ago his
mind failed somewhat and he was
brought to the hospital here for
treatment. He leaves a wife and
several children. All of his sons
are also in the employ of the Iron
Mountain as station agents at
various points in this section
Pennington NeaUs.
Miss Myrtle M. Kite, formerly OF
Pilot Knob, Mo-, but now of Mon
son, Calf, writes: 81 am going
to write a little letter to the paper
from California. We left Mis-
souri, the 9TH day Of February and
arrived in California the 10th; had
a long trip across the desert. Cali
fornia is a nice country. We live
close to Monson; depot in sight.
There. is also a store, church and
school house here. Dinuba is four
miles away. Ithas several church
es and public and high schools.
Some of the fruit here is getting
ripe, such as apricots, early peach
es and apples. My father pur-
chased a nice farm here and has
ten acres in grapes" -Farmington
NeUs.
The case against Mary E. Spaugh,
charged with the murder Of Sheriff
John w. Polk, in the Reynolds
circuit court, went to the jury
about three O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon of last week. The jury
returned a verdict Thursday morn
ing about ten o'clock, declaring
the defendant not guilty. In one
sense the announcement of the
verdict was a surprise, as it was
.conceded hv all that the Stat r.