Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-15

interest on said fund in favor Of
treasurer of Iron county"
About twenty years ago W. T.
Gay purchased from the estate of
Geo. Good, deceased 1850 acres
of land in Howell county. Some
time afterwards MI. Gay trans
ferred the land, making a warranty
deed thereto. Recently suit was
instituted by one of the heirs of
Good making claim to a portion
of the land. Mr.. Gay want to
West Plains to-day to defend the
suit which comes up in the Howell
county circuit court this week.
The Agricultural Society meets
Saturday, December 18th, at 1880
P. M. The meetings hereafter will
be held on the third Saturday of
each month instead of the first, as
formerly, and at 80 instead of 2
P. M. Mr.. Russell will give a talk
on dairying, MI. Favez on grapes,
Mr.. Oren on poultry, and Mr..
Lewis on gardening. Any farmer
residing in Iron county is heartily
welcome to become a member.
GEORGE STARK, Secretary.
Last Sunday a week ago Sheriff
Fits and a deputy of Reynolds
county arrived here having in
charge Sanford Douglas, insane,
and turned him over to Sheriff
Marshall, saying he lived in Iron
county. A called term of county
court was held Monday and the
fact established that Douglas had
been a resident of Reynolds coun-
ty a couple of months or more.
Accordingly Sheriff Marshall was
instructed to deliver Douglas to
the Reynolds county authorities.
The Missouri Supreme Court
Tuesday rendered a decision al
firming the finding of the lower
court in the case of State VS.. Her
man Kretschmar for the killing of
Clarence N. Jones in February,
1909. Kretschmar was tried in the
st. Louis circuit court; a jury found
him guilty of murder in the second
degree and fixed his punishment at
eighteen years In the penitentairy.
Kretschmar appealed to the Su-
preme Court and now that tribunal
says he will have to serve the
sentence.
The Postofice Department has
announced that it is a violation OF
the law to write such messages as
"Don't open until Christmas Day.
or any other message in writing
whatever, on the outside of pack
ages that go through the mails al
at third or fourth class rate. In
such instances rubber stamps OF
stickers should be used. Other
wise packages wrongfully marked
will be held at the offices where
they originate, and cards will be
sent to the addresses advising
them that the packages are being
held for postage.
The other day a merchant Of
Blythesville opened a barrel of ap-
pies and found a note from the
producer with his address. He
said that he had received rs cents
for the barrel and wanted the mer
chant who opened it to report
what he had to pay for it. The
merchant promptly wrote him tina
he had to pay $3.50 for it. Here il
a Ease where S4.75 had gone into
the pockets of the railroad AND
wholesaler. The high cost of liv.
ing is explained by just such
wholesale robbery as this. The
retailer had to pay Is cents a dozer
for the apples.-CarutherSUilIe Dem.
ocrdt.
A good many Democrats of this
county have signed a petition ask.
ing, Judge bearing to appoint Fl
R. Polak court stenographer. We
believe that that petition would re
ceive more signers than any Other
ever presented to the people ir
this county. The lawyers who
practice at this bar are unanimous
in asking that he be re-appointed
1t is a rare thing to find a cour
stenographer who does not at some
time attempt to usurp some of the
functions of the court. Mr.. Polal
is that rare article. Judge bearing
received over a third of his major,
ity in this county and we feel sur,
that he will please all the people
of the county by appointing Mr.
Polak. The Press hopes that h,
will receive the appointment.-El
lington Press.
George Thomas, colored, abou
sixty years of age, who lived Ii
north Ironton, went out huntin;
last Sunday morning, taking tire
dogs with him. About dark tina
: evening one of the dogs cam
home alone and Thomas famil,
) became uneasy about him. /
party of colored folk secured tn
woods, east Of town-the direction
Thomas had gone-most of til
t night, but could find no trace o
: the missing man. Next mornin,
the search was renewed an
Thomas was found about to,
Q o'clock in what is known as John
> sons hollow, about a mile east 0
i town. The body was yet warn
evidencing that he had not beel
dead very long. The deceased ha,
, lived in Ironton about thirty years
coming here from Belleview.
. Only a very, very few of the 81
! cases Oh the circuit court docke
! was tried and finally disposed o
: by Judge Williams. Over 500 case
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