Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-03

any county in the state and it is
but just that much credit should
be given to Mr.. W. D. Bay, who is
superintendent of our county
schools. Mr.. Bay possesses much
ability as an educator and his
work along educational lines has
proven a success beyond a single
doubt. He is ever watchful of the
interests of the schools through
out the county, and stands very
high with not only the teachers,
but the general public as well.
His visits to the different schools
throughout the county T looked
forward to with great pleasure
among the pupils, and his pleas
ing personality, together with his
knowledge of educational work,
we'll qualities him for the Office of
county superintendent"
The hardest fought case tried in
the circuit court this far this term
was the case of w. G. Evans vs..
Modern Woodman of America,
tried Wednesday and Thursday.
w. G. Evans, the plaintiff, is a
brother of John S. Evans, deceas-
ed, of Doe Run, and the benefci-
airy in a policy of insurance taken
out in the Modern Woodmen Of
America by John S. Evans. Our
readers will remember that Will
liam Holly was tried in the cir
cult court last May for the killing
of John Evans, and was acquitted.
Upon his acquittal the insurance
company took the position that
Evans came to his death while in
the violation of law, which is one
of the grounds set out in the by
laws of that order for FORGETTING a
policy. In the contest practically
the whole evidence introduced in
the trial of the State VS.. Holly was
again introduced, and the jury,
after being out only a few minutes
returned a unanimous verdict in
favor of the plaintiff. -Farmington
News.
Along with Jesse Hawkins, Joe
Reyburn and Arthur Huff, the
writer went to Caledonia last Sat-
urday to the horse show. The
drive out was fine, a little warm,
but a magnificent summer day.
After dinner we went to the picnic
grounds, a half a mile or more
from town, and just about the
time the programme of the day
was to be inaugurated the rain be-
gan to fall. And after a little
sprinkling it came down in tor
rents, for three hours or more.
There was no shelter, save that
afforded by the trees, and when
the down-pour ceased, we were,
along with some two thousand
other men, women and children,
drenched to the skin. OF course,
this knocked out the picnic and
horse show, which promised
every success. Here in Ironton
there wasn't enough of wetness to
lay the dust. But there was no
picnic on here. The drouth in
Caledonia, however, was more
pronounced than here, and the
people hailed the rain with de-
light, cen though it played havoc
with the horse show.
"The picnic at Ironton was a
success considering the rumored
boycott by some of the democratic
politicians. We understood it was
a non partizan picnic but unless
our good natured Mr.. Marshall
sheriff represented the balance by
proxy we failed to make the &C.
quaintance of any and we met him
on the road leaving as we were go.
ing. This wont do boys unless
you free your selves of such Wis.,
cious habits you are unworthy to
represent a free American Com
munity. now don't let this occur
on the occasion of the Des Arc
picnic on Sept 4th al 9Th and il
you don't get your name in the pot
at that date or become converted
at our camp meeting you are LA
BILE to not find your names in the
ballot pot. We just got to be
sociable to one another and learn
to worship God and SO you can
come to Des Arc and worship, be
sociable and enjoy your selves be-
sides. Say it pays not to ask a
fellow for his vote and then have
all kind of good democrats come
and say you have their vote sure.'
The neutrality-suspicious. verba-
tim, speIIatim ct punctudttm-is as
remarkable in its subject matter
as it is for the English in which it
is couched. 1t is indeed news to
me that there was a boycott-po-
litical or otherwise-upon the
Fish Fry picnic. I did not attend
because it was held on Tuesday,
the very day, least of all, that
could be spared from the Office.
Other members of the family did
attend. Who "rumored" a boy
colt, Bro. femme? Give their
names that they may be held up
to scorn as promoters of public
discord. But the question of ver-
ity apart, there is a political spice
in the KronikIe's article that must
be peculiarly gratifying to the
good Democrats who put up their
cash toward the establishment OF
a "neutral paper" in Des Arc.
The case of State vs.. Circuit
Clerk and Recorder D. N. Holla-
day, on the charge of embezzle-
ment, was terminated Saturday
evening when the jury brought in
a verdict of not guilty. While
thn nno runn hn I'd fni,nht ond Tho