Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-24

dant did not go on the stand,
neither were any witnesses intro
duced in his behalf. Short argu-
ments were made by prosecuting
Attorney Damron and Mr.. Raney.
The justice then announced that
he would hold Rust for the circuit
court in the sum of $4,000 bond,
Russ was released on bond that
day, John Albert, j. H. Raney and
DIR. Geo. w. Farrar going his
surety.
Our friend, RUDE White of the
Blue Store, took his first vacation
in the three years that he has been
at his present. location, last Sunday
afternoon when he went out for a
drive. People who tried the door
found it locked and had to go away
without getting what they wanted.
As we say, it is the first time that
he has been away from home since
he became our near neighbor. 1t
recalled an experience of a good
many years ago when the writer
was on the local staff of one of the
st. Louis morning papers. There
were few all-night restaurants in
st. Louis at that time, and the
newspaper men generally ate
lunch at a restaurant known as
"The Beanery," situated on Chest
nut street, Just across the street
from the court house. In its day
it had been a famous place, and
was the resort in earlier times of
Gene Field, Jos. McCullough and
other celebrities in st. Louis news
paper work. Night and day it
was always open. Finally the
management determined to refit
the place and make it a little more
swell and up-to-date. To do this
it would be necessary to close up
for a few days in order that the
painters and other workmen might
not be hampered. So it was
agreed to close at midnight Sun
day, but when the proprietor went
to lock the front door no key could
be found for the lock. Then it
was recalled that in twenty-seven
years the front door had not been
locked.
Last Sunday was an ideal au-
tumn day. The air was mild and
there was just enough of floating
cloud to beautify the heavens, not
to mar the glory of the sun. In
the afternoon I took charge of the
scion of the house and wheeled
him northward toward the railway
station. 1t was good for young
and old to be abroad that day;
life was in the atmosphere and the
peace Of autumn prevailed every
where. The songs OF the birds
we're subdued, harmonious to the
signing of the winds among the
naples. Proceeding up main
street, disturbed only occasionally
by a light passing vehicle, we
presently had opened to the view
the valley and it's mountains to the
north, east and west. Fairer and
sweeter scene my old eyes had
never rested upon. Pilot Knob,
clothed from pointed summit to
rounded foot in rich array of
bright color, sat a rich alto relieve
in the girdle of mountains sur
rounding the Valley-all gorgeous
in robes of red, saffron, green and
brown. Anon a passing rifted
cloud barred their sides at once in
softened tone and in the brilliance
of the full sunlight. All the rude
ness of rock and scaur was hidden F;
every pleasing feature was accen-
tuated, and eye and sense drank
in the glories of the scene, soothed
and charmed with it's perfect har,
mony. l turned to retrace my
steps, not without frequent back
ward glance, and within me vowed
that
Had never artists hand outlined
A picture near so fair,
Nor e'er conceived for it his mind
Such tintings rich and rare.
The following is taken from
Tuesdays Globe Democrat: "Fol-
lowing up the campaign of the
Confederate Veterans in Missouri
to obtain pensions from the state
for needy members of their organ
ization, the directors of the Mis-
souri, Confederate Soldiers Home
Association yesterday appoint
ed a committee to draft a bill or
the subject for presentation to the
Legislature. The directors met al
the Laclede Hotel. Those present
were: President Elijah Gates o.
st. Joseph, Secretary H. A. New
man of Huntsville, Treasurer A
E. Asbury of Higginsville, G.. H,
p. Catron of West Plains, Harvey
Salmon of Clinton, w. H. Kennar
of Mexico, E. G. Williams o.
| Waynesville, T. w. Cassel of In
dependence, A. o. Allen of New
Madrid and James Bannerman and
Frank Gaiennie of st. Louis.
The committee appointed tc
draw up the proposed Legislation
is made up of w. H. KEENAN, Of
Mexico, Frank Gaiennie Of st,
Louis and j. w. Halliburton o.
Carthage. The committe is to re-
port back to the full board mex
June. One suggestion offered a
yesterdays meeting was that the
proposed bill should provided pen
sion of S12 a month for all needy
veterans living in this state who
wore the gray.
Secretary Newman ip speaking
of the action of the directors said
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