Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-23


when he fell back in the water and
strangled. Will Hall, who was
sitting on the bank. took in the
situation at a glance, jumped in
the water, clothes and all, and
promptly rescued his friend. 1t
was a narrow escape land young
Hall displayed considerable nerve
and judgment in the crisis.
A man by the name of Webb
from Graniteville was here Satur-
day seeking a warrant for the ar
rest of a neighbor, Mrs. Cole.
Webb's story was that Mrs. Cole
was abusing his wife, and when he
tried to make her desist, the Cole
woman went into the house, got a
rifle and fred it at him. He es-
capped injury he said by falling to
the ground and letting the bullet
go over his head. AS the prose-
cutting attorney was out of town no
warrant was issued. The Coles
are recent arrivals at Graniteville.
Mr.. w. L. White announces
this week as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Presid-
ing Judge of the, county court.
Mr.. Whites home is on Marble
Creek, and he is known as one of
the most successful young farmers
in the county. He possesses the
qualifications to make a splendid
presiding Judge, and should he
be nominated and elected there is
no question but that under his
supervision, the county's affairs
would be most satisfactorily adj
ministered. He respectfully asks
the voters to consider his claims.
On last Saturday morning a
special grand jury which had been
previously ordered by Judge Will
liams, was empaneled in the cir
cult court to inquire into the kill
ing of George Upright, which oc-
Cured Sunday evening, June 9Th,
about II miles northwest of this
place. The jury was composed of
the following citizens: VIM. Blu
ford, j. R. Harrison, G. B. Larkin,
w. G. Hunter, VIM. George, S. P.
Carly, F. M. Hunter, G. G. Bowles,
S. B. Carly, j. A. Bowles, E. M.
Hunter and T. D. Shriver. After
a thorough investigation the jury
on Monday morning returned an
indictment against Noah Barton
and Cleveland Barton, charging
them with first degree murder, and
they were Immediately re-arrested
by Sheriff Fits. After discussing
the matter for some time bail was
finally fixed at SIC, 900 each and on
Wednesday they appeared in
court with seventeen bondsmen
and as quick as the bond could
be taken the defendants we're dis
charged until the November term.
-CenterViIIe Outlook.
w. T. Wilson, one of the Prud-
entail Insurance Company's agents
at Desloge, through the teachings
Rev. Walter Strother, a Holiness
evangelist of Des Arc, Mo-, has
become convinced that owing to
the multiciplicity of matrimonial
ventures with which the pathway
Of his life has been strewn, that,
although his present marriage I'M
der the laws of man is entirely
legal, under the law of God he is
living in adultery. His wife,
through the same source, has be-
come imbued with the same idea.
AS a result they have decided to
divide their savings and sever the
chains forged by man that have
declared them to be man and wife.
Mr. Wilson has led five women to
the altar. Two were garnered
in by the ''grim reaper" two were
divorced by the courts, and the
fifth separation has now taken
place owing to a mutual agreement
resulting from their religious con-
victions. This decision was reach
ed after much prayer and suppli-
cation. The fact that two of MI.
Wilson's former wives were still in
the land of the living, was the fact
they could not become reconciled
to. when viewed in the light of the
teachings of Rev. Strother. They
have lived happily together for the
past four years and nothing except
their religious convictions caused
them to take this extraordinary
view of their marriage relations.
w. Z. Wilson was formerly a resi-.
dent of Elvins, and while here
conducted a shoe shop in small
building on the site of the present
l. Miller block. 1t was while here
that he married his fourth wife,
who was then Mrs. Coleman,
formerly of Bismarck. - Elvins
Labor Herald.
The wedding of Miss Edith Ruth
to George Begley, Jr., took place
at 8:45 o'clock last evening. 1t
was the most brilliant social event
in many years in Poplar Bluff.
The guests, Of whom there were
about 250, were the most smartly
dressed ever gathered together
here, the ensemble being of lux
urious elegance. The nuptial cere-
mony was celebrated in the broad
hall of the handsome home of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. Mrs. and Har-
vey I. Ruth, 1872 North Main street.
Grouped about this space reserva-
ton was the crush of spectators,
the number being so great that the
view of many vas obscured by
those in more favored station. AS
a herald proclaiming the approach
of the bridal party. a quartet con.