Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-07

DR.. G. w. Farrar
York to st. Louis in eight days
and say they would have made
better time had the weather been
more favorable. After staying
here a month Charles expects to
go to Cuba to play ball.
Down went McGinty to the bottom of the
The day was very wet,
And the place he didn't get
The voters gave to Damron, don't We knowp
Mac, with all his hungry group,
Found themselves in the soup,
And sadly soiled were their Sunday suits of
clothes
When bright the sun on Wednesday norm
ing rose!
q, it is too bad, and also very sad
That the offices they thought they had
Are given to their hateful Democratic foesI
Gladys Arnold, aged is, who is
being held by the police in ST.
Louis charged with setting fire to
the Berlin Hotel in that city last
Friday night, is known in the val
ley, having several times been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Julia
Thornton, now living at Pilot
Knob. The girl is pretty and at
tractive and pleasing, and those
who know her here are at a loss to
conceive whatever induced her to
commit the horrible crime with
which she is charged wherein
three lives were lost.
AS train No. % was passing
through Annapolis shortly after
noon Sunday some one fred a
pistol through n the windows
scattering broken glass all over
the seat occupied by T. j. Mullane
and wife. Fortunately neither of
them was injured. Mullane and
his wife were on their way to Des
Arc, having attended the prelim-
mary examination here Saturday.
1t was at first reported that a rock
had been thrown through the car,
but a further investigation showed
that a gun had been fred into the
train. 1t was a dastardly trick
and the offender should be sum-
marily dealt with.
Louie Chaser is well known in
Ironton, having been visiting the
city as a travelling salesman for
many years. The following is
taken from the Bloomfield Vindi-
Gator: "Louie CHASER, the we'll
known salesman of Marx and
Haas of st. Louis, waa in is this
city last Thursday. Louie recent
ly completed thirty years of unin-
terrupted service with this firm
and was given a banquet by the
firm and a fine gold watch. Louie
Chaser vas with Siesel and Plaut
at Dexter for several years after
that city was founded nearly forty
years ago and is we'll known to
many of our older citizens. He
is a fine companionable gentlemen
and we'll liked by his large ac-
quaintance in this county"
The Board of Governors of the
Arcadia Country Club have APP
pointed a Financial Committee
composed of VIM. B. Ittner, F.
Garrison and Thompson Price,
who represent a number of st.
Louis business men who are mem
bers, and have appropriated a
fund to be used in completing the
road around the lake. Geo. Walk.
or has been appointed Manager
and has the money on deposit here
and will begin work at once. G..
M. London has let the contract for
the finishing of the dam and the
closing of the opening, which
means we are soon to have a lake.
Mr.. Walker informs US there has
now been several dollars worth of
work donated by business men
and citizens of the valley. He ex-
presses himself as well pleased
with the cooperation he is re-
ceiving, both in Ironton and Ar
cadia. He expects to finish the
road by January list. Mr.. Polak,
the County Engineer, will have
charge Of the work and will COM
plete it as soon as possible.
The preliminary examination OF
Elmer Lloyd, Chas. Dunn, Charles
and Arthur Paris, Chas. Middle
ton, Ora Robinson, VIM. Brewer
and Lemrow Kelley, charged with
raping Mrs. Lily Mullane, near
Annapolis, on October Goth, was
held before Squire Rasche in IRON
ton last Saturday and the pro-
ceedings required most all the day.
The trial was held in the circuit
court room in tho courthouse and
a large and interested throng OF
spectators was in attendance
throughout the day. Mullane and
his wife and Mrs. Rood of Sabula
were introduced as witnesses by
the state. The story told was
much the same as that heretofore
printed. Drew and John Lewis,
John Jackson and Robert Seal
were introduced on the part Of the
defense, none Of the defendants
going on the stand. After argu-