Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-06-20

The spectators at the ball game
last Sunday say that James Edgar,
just home from Upper Alton,
covered himself with glory. He
has had the benefit of lots of prac-
tice with a good team the past
year.
The County Board of Education
held a meeting under the new law
and determined as to the school
books to be used in this county
the next five years. The adver-
tisement for books is printed this
week.
STRAY-One iron-gray colt, with
white star on forehead, black name
and tail, came to Frank Loves
homo in the Flatwoods, Iron coun-
ty, Mo. Owner can get him by
proving property and paying ex-
penses.
The two cent law went into effect
Wednesday morning at six o'clock.
1t will be tried for ninety days,
and then, if the railroads declare
they cannot operate without a loss,
the matter will be taken to the
federal courts.
The people of Arcadia Valley
propose celebrating the fftieth an
~niversary of the organization of
Iron county with a grand picnic
and free barbecue on the Newman
farm, west of I%ronton, July 18th.
Particulars next week.
B. P. Burnham and family, of
Belleview, Iron county, are visit
ing relatives and friends here this
week. Mr.. Burnham was reared
in this county and has many
friends here who are always glad
to sec him.-Centreuille Reformer.
John Norton, who claims to be
a travelling palmist, was arrested
one day last week, or the charge
of disturbing the peace of the
family of Mack Mosey, who lives
in Brown Row, Pilot Knob. He
was sentenced to thirty days in
jail.
j. Fl. Long, of the Cross &
Anchor Home, was fined $50 and
costs by a jury in Justice Luthy's
court at Pilot Knob, Wednesday
of last week, on the charge of mis-
treating one of the children in his
charge. The defendant appealed
to the circuit court.
j. P. Boyce, the Commissioner
of Supplies for the city Of st.
Louis, spent the past week in the
Valley, and in company with Mr..
Clarence N. Jones last Thursday
visited the REGISTER office. We
found MI. Boyce to be a very
pleasant gentleman.
George Peck returned to the
Valley last week, after an absence
of about a year and a half in
California. George says that most
of the Iron county people are do
ing very nicely in the Golden
State, but that for all that they not
infrequently sigh for dear old Mis-
souri,.
The REGISTER acknowledges a
pleasant call from Mr.. Harvey
Palmer, of Murphysboro, ILL.,, now
visiting his father at Belleview.
Mr.. Palmer is one of the Iron
county boys who has been pretty
successful. Last summer he spent
in Europe. He says it is a great
country to visit, but no place to
live.
June 9th is the date named for
the execution of Amalek and John
Brooks for the killing of Arch
Clemonds, in Graniteville, in
August, 1905. Sheriff Marshall
has everything in readiness for the
hanging in case the Governor does
not commute. LATER-The Gov
ernor Tuesday respited the Brooks
brothers until July 9th.
The Ironton boys badly worsted
the Piedmont team in a game OF
base ball Sunday in a score of 20
to Z. The visitors had a big bunch
of rooters with them and they at
first didn't take kindly to defeat,
but before the game was over they
pot in a pood h1mor and hahaved
like philosophers. The Ironton
~ sa"son s ~ o." oii
nl9 'oa'on
Frank G.. Delano is here from
West Point, New York, to spend a
couple Of months with his grand
mother, Mrs. Pilley. Frank has