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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Obituary.

SABULA, Mo-, September %, 1914.-
Deep sorrow has overshadowed a
home; shinging light has gone from
its home, and leaves vacancy which
can never be filled. Dear Lawson
Hughes, the husband of Katie Hughes,
has gone from this earth. We can see
his pleasant face no more here, but
we trust to meet him beyond this vale
of tears, where we will never part
again.
Dear Lawson died on the morning
Of August 2sth, 1914, at o'clock, at
his home ab Sabula, Mo-, aged Az
years. He leaves wife and twelve
children to mourn his loss. He suf-
fered great agony five long months,
but bore it with all patience and said
many comforting words and prayed
many earnest prayers for those left
behind. He professed religion six
months before he died. He lived a de-
voted Christian.
A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is still;
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filed.
Dear darling, thou art gone,
Thou art gone, Oh how true!
Your form no more here Wen view;
But solemn thought
Shall we all be with you
From sin forever free.
HIS WIFE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
liances with European nations and
maintain our neutrality.

liances with European nations and
maintain our neutrality.
lie spoke words of approval and
warmly commended the actions and
policies of our illustrous President,
Woodrow Wilson, stating that the
Presidents policies in Mexico and in
the Orient had been productive of
we'll being and peace in this country;
that his "Watchful Waiting" policy
had been the means of keeping this
nation from being plunged into the
maelstrom of war, into the throes of
evaporation.
And he uttered many other patri-
otic, enthusiastic and th-laden
statements which could be expanded
into pages of interesting reading.
The Times predicts for Mr.. Hensley
and the entire Democratic ticket an
overwhelming victory at the coming
November election. We don't think
it possible that the good people of
this nation would permit the present
economical and wise policies of the
present Administration to lapse into
di isuse and be supplanted again by
those wastful and erratic policies of
the Cannonism and stand pat-ism re-
gime of former years when our Amer
lean representatives were like so
many puppets SO far as freedom OF
Legislation was concerned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Des Arc Items.

spent half day at the Sikesto n
Fair last week. 1t was quite sue
cess in every way. The stock show
was Unequal to the old st. Louis
Fair, only not 80 large. I saw one
Poland China hog there that weighed
$40 lbs., and still he did not take the
blue ribbon; he only had a red ribbon
on. The horses were fine; there were
two bay mares there, full sisters, four
and five years old, that were elegant.
They we're from Oran. The shows on
the midway we're fine, Ferris wheel,
steam merry o-round, and negro
minstrel; and the Tango girls. 1t was
very cold the day was there and
the girls looked blue and cold in their
scanty attire. There were two bands
and the music was fine.
While in Flat River Saturday | call
ed on the editor of the Lead Belt
News. found him very pleasant
gentleman and good entertainer; he
gets up newsy paper; In Farming
ton met my friend, Congressman
Walter Hensley. He is looking lit.
tie thin, but quite lively. told him
he would be taken care Of in Iror
county. While in Pennington I met
some OF my Ironton friends, DIR. Barn
house, John Marshall and Postmaster
Daugherty, who had made the journey
in an automobile.
called at Annapolis Saturday. @
E. Bolch is doing a big business in
lumber, handles and ties. He own
several mills and several farms. He
recently sold hundred cattle and ha
about eighty left.
John Stevenson has sold his interes
in the store at Des Arc to w. I. Stew
enson.
| DIR. Whitesides of Greenville visited
his brother here Sunday. They drove
from Greenville to Des Arc in thre,
hours. II you had told that to som,
old farmers here ten years ago they
would have called you fool and q
liar. We are living in fast age.
Ilearn Massey Ruble of Piedmon
has bought an automobile; also Rev
VIM. Seals. They are getting plenti
| full.
| Walter Strother has moved to Fred
ericktown In order that his danghte
may attend Marvin College.
VIM. Stevenson and family hav,
moved to the Shaver property, for
merry owned by DR.. Fred Farr.
DR.. Fred Farr got in load Of shellet
corn and is selling it for so cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
MO-, THURSDAY, OCTOBER /. 1914.

Gov. Major said he paroled men as
they are recommended by the Pardon
: Board.
! R. B. Noel, chairman of the board, j,
said the mans age and previous char
acter as attested BY scores of repre-
sentative people were largely re-
sponsible for his release.
Before Kretschmar had been in
prison two years efforts to obtain his
parole were begun. A petition for "a
pardon was presented by Charles P.
johnson to Pardon Attorney Charles
A. Denton, in July, 1912. This was
unsuccessful. Johnson appeared be-
fore the Board of Pardon in August
of last year and argued for a parole.
The board deferred action at that
time. Letters continued to pour in
after the hearing and the weight of
the appeals finally caused the board
to parole the prisoner.
Prior to 1899 Herman Kretschmar
had been Indiana State manager for
tobacco company, with Headquarters
in Indianapolis, and a warm friend
ship had existed between him and
James Whitcomb Riley, United States
Senator John. W. Kern, and others.
After he had been sent to prison these
and other Indiana friends Joined with
men and women of Missouri in urging
his parole.
Riley wrote to Gov. Hadley: "That
my friend has, or ever had any guilt
in his soul is as unthinkable to me as
that vice and virtue are one and in
separable. If ever an honest, straight
forward, kindly eye sparkled in the
head of true man, it sparkled in the
head of Herman Kretschmar. If he
was to be made warning to others,
has not the lesson been fully driven
home?
"And 80, my dear Governor, I ask
that the poor fragments ofImy friends
unhappy life be given into his own
keeping, believing in all sincerity that
he will weld them into golden whole
to his own peace and to the benedic-
tion of him who grants them"
Mrs. Leroy B. Valiant, wife of Su-
preme Judge Valiant, who had known
Kretschmar for 35 years, worked ear
nestly for his release and prevailed
upon several members of the Supreme
Court to exert themselves in his be-
half. Many prominent st. Louisians
wrote letters urging his release.
Kretschmar, his brother said to-
day, never lost confidence that he
would be released. He was paroled
to W. S. Donaldson, vice. president of
the the National Printing Co., st.
Louis He is a bachelor.
G, Drummond Jones, son of Clar-
ence N. Jones, said to- day that when
the first application was made he and
his mother we're notified and filed a
protest. Since that they have re-
ceived no notification of renewed eff
forts to have Kretschmar released.
They still believe, he said, that the
killing of his father was premeditated
and resent his release. Mrs. Jones is
out of the city.
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Annapolis News.

VIM Colyott had working last Satur.
day. The neighbors gathered in with
their teams and plowed and sowed wheat
TO finish. 1t is fine to help one another.
Reminds me of old times when we usec
to have log rollings, cuttings, corr
shuckings, wood choppings, and dancing
at night by violin music, jug of corr
whiskey sitting in the corner with long
horns of loaf sugar to sWeeten up on and
in whole day and night you wouldn'
see one drunken man. Peace and har'
mony prevailed and all went home hap
py. We had no lamps to burn those
days and a homemade tallow candle
furnished theslight.
A ball game at Annapolis between tht
Vulcan and Annapolis mines. Vulcan, I6
Annapolis, d.
Mrs. Rachael Alexander OF Ironton is
visiting her brother, Chas. Hampton oi
Annapolis and taking in the big meeting
now being conducted by Revs Alcorr
aud jenkins. They are both good preach
ers and making many conversions.
DR.. E. E. Whiteside Of Des Arc, is ii
town to-day on business in the Justices
court.
John Cassidy Of Sulphur Creek is ii
town to-day.
Sam Moss is figuring on putting up ;
blacksmith shop at Sabula soon.
A hundred watermelon bought in An
napolis Monday morning from car OF
the local freight,
! William (Skip) Lewis and wife have
been taking in the big meeting and asso
citation at Chloride and returned home
to-day.
Thos. Dunn was in Bismarck Saturda,
and saw my old friend, John Fitzpatrick
who is marshal Of the town.
John Jackson traded horses five time,
Saturday and says he was cheated in ev
cry trade Guess the other fellows fee
the same way about it.
John 7. Webb made trip to Lester
| vile Sunday.
Late turnips are making fine tops; tel
you about the turnips fater.
Seven cars Of ties loaded out Of her,
last Thursday and Friday by the Pied
mont tie leaders. And they are here to
day loading again.
| Thos. Farmer and wife Of Hyatt creel
are in town to-pay.
The case Of State VS.. Walls was throw
out Of court by Squire Rasche in lronton
The case was taken from Squire Kitch
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Autumn int the
White River
Country

Each of the seasons have their pecu-
liarly pleasing features, butan autumn
day in the White River Country pos
sesses for the Nature-lover an almost
irresistible charm. When the leaves
on all the hills turn into flame, and
the air gets that wood d-smoky, leaf
spicy, exhilarating tang, the White
River Country is fit place for angels,
let alone human beings. The sports
of fishing and hunting are at their best.
A float trip down the James and
White Rivers in the Fall season offers
one of the most delightful outings ii
is possible to imagine. The Missouri
Paeific-Iron Mountain has issued a
folder that describes this float in de-
tail. Whether you think of taking a
few days off or not this folder will
interest you. Ask the local agent fol
copy or write to j. G. Hollenbeck
General Passenger Agent, st. Louis.
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Kretschmar will Re- Enter
Business.
(Post-Dispatch, September 26th.J


Herman A. Kretschmar, 66 years
old, who was paroled yesterday from
the Missouri Penitentiary, after serv-
ing less than five years of his 18-year
sentence for the killing of Clarence N.
Jones, is planning to go into business
as soon as he has recuperated, in
travel, from the effect of his confine-
ment. This statement was made this
morning by Charles L. Kretschmar,
from Jefferson City last night and
with whom he is staying at the D'Aile
Hotel, Morgan street and Walton
avenue. The released man was out
visiting friends.
The brothers will leave to- might on
a trip. They have not decided where
they will go. His brother, Charles
Kretschmar said, is in very good con-
dition, when his confinement for up
ward Of five years is considered, and
is confident that period Of trave
will make him fit for embarking on
business enterprise.
Kretschmar's parole was the result
of a remarkable campaign in his be-
half, conducted by prominent persons
whose friendship he had won by hit
engaging personality. The petitions
i for his pardon were the largest thai
have been filed with the board o.
4 Pardons. In addition, many persons
Of national prominence wrote person
al letters appealing for his release.
All these acted from the conviction
that Kretschmar was not murderei
at heart and that in shooting Jones
his former friend, in his office, he
acted on impulse or in self-defense.
\. Opposing the efforts Of Kretsch
mars friends were the widow Of thu
slain man and his son, @. Drummond
Jones, who looked upon the killing a.
premeditated murder and protested
against Kretschmar's release.
| Other protests against the release
of Kretschmar were from John r
Boddie, who had been associated II
business with Clarence N. Jones, wht
wrote that Jones was not quarrel
some or belligerent and that he con
sidered Kretschmar cranky and dan
gerous, especially when drinking, ant
from O. A. Newton, who prosecuted
the case. Newton wrote:
4 "All physical facts indicated tina
Jones had been shot while sitting II
his chair and unaware that an attacl
was pending / feel that one who
commits crime should be judged BY
his criminal act, and not by the in
fiuence OF his prominent friends.
cannot see how his release from tht
ipenitentiary could be iustified.n
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Hon. Walter l.. Hensley.
tThe Pennington Times.)


Last Tuesday evening Hon. Walt er
L. Hensley, our popular and renown-
ed Representative in Congress from
this district, returned from st. Louis
whittier he had gone about two weeks
ago to have slight surgical opera
tion performed
Wednesday evening he made a
pleasant call at The Times office in
conjunction with Mr.. Charles P. Wilk-
son, st. Francois. county's able and
influential Circuit Clerk.
Mr.. Hensley is very optomistic as
to the outcome of the November cleo
tion and made few pertinent and
truth laden statements as to the past
and present management of our
| American Government.
In the course of his conversation
Mr.. Hensley stated that under the
former administration the committee
rooms of our National Capitol were
infected by powerful lobbies which
would connive and contrive every
conceivable scheme and plan to in
! timidate and hinder our committees
in their work, and prevent measures
of benefit to the general public from
being reported favorable, thus caus-
ing the propagations of our Congress
to lay in transition, in Sunderland, as
it we're to sleep the sleep Of death in
the pigeon-holes of the committee
roomss
| That under Republican rule and
Canno nism the lobbies flourished, be-
ing able to dictate practically the
kind and volume of legislative en-
actments, that under the former re-
gime more than billion'dollars were
spent for naval and military construc-
ton and equipment, i. e.--for war
preparation, and that this immense
sum when divided among the states
would be $300,00O,00 for Missouri's
part of this expense and more than
500, 100000 for st. Francois county
alone, which sum would be sufficient
to build many miles of rock road in
our county.
Mr.. Hensley opposes such whole
sale waste Of our public funds which
could be used for many other more
worthy and beneficial purposes.
He further stated that the present
Democratic Administrator had cur
tailed this immense outlay by reduc-
ing the amount of naval and military
construction, thus putting the gov
ernment on more economical basis
as to expenses and yet not approach
ing the point Of parsimony; that the
business outlook of this country was
never better than now, II we could
only steer clear Of entangling al
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ty in which it is situated. A town or
city is as inseparable from its county
as the hub is from its wheel. The in
finence and consequences, financial,
political and social Of the town saloons
are shaped alike by county and town.
The patrons Of the saloon are from
the whole county; the political in
fluence thereof extends to the whole
county; the tax burden imposed
thereby rest npon the whole county.
Justice demands that the people af-
fected by the saloon socially political
ly and financially should have a voice
in determing its existence. The major
ity should rule. Those who are taxed
should be represented.
OPPOSING ARGUMENT.
The reasons given by the opponents
of Proposition No. 9 why this measure
should be voted down are as follows:
The county unit liquor local option
law is violative of the principle of
Democracy in that it denies to the re-
spective communities the right OF
local self government in fixing their
police regulations.
1t is opposed to the spirit, if not the
letter, of our State Constitution, in that
the regulation of police affairs iss ac-
corded to each political sub division
of the State; and counties, municipal
townships and municipal corporations
are each given separate and distinct
powers in the regulation and control
of their domestic affairs, some rights
being Uncommon and others different
as the necessity of the political sub
division might require. ~
tits no more right to permit the
County ofPettis (for instance) to have
a voice in the regulation of the
municipal affairs Of Sedalia, than it il
to permit the City of st. Louis and the
State as whole to participate in ar
election to deterpine whether the
outlying counties shall be "wet" o.
"dry.o The strong reason why thi
ought not to be done is that each To-
cality should determine the matter
for itself. One locality may be com
posed almost exclusively of Germans
who as a rule are opposed to pro-
hibition in any form and who know
how to use intoxicating beverages
another community may be all of 8
denomination or nationality who favo
prohibition and who do not know hoy
to use Intoxicating beverages, ant
they may outnumber those in the
| German community. Any rule whicl
would permit this majority to inhic
and impose upon respectable minor
gity it's ideas upon moral questions
and police affairs, is not only undemo
cratic but in violation of the tru
principle of our government.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

J Among them were United States SEN
ator John W. Kern of Indiana; James
| Whitcomb Riley, the poet, who was a
warm personal friend of Kretschmar;
Chief Justice Lamm and Associate
Justices Woodson and Vallia mt of the
Missouri Supreme Court Gov. E. F.
Noel of Mississippi, Harry s. New OF
Indianapolis, Thomas Taggart OF
French Lick Springs, Ind, and At
torney- General s: $. Hudson, Of
Mississippi.
Among the st. Louisians who sign
ed Kretschmar's application for pa
role were Charles Nagel, member
of former President Taft's Cabinet;
Thomas K. Niedringhaus, Republican
National Committeeman, from Mis-
souri,; former Mayor Kreisman mn,
Julius s. Walsh, Amadee B. Cole, L.
D. Kingsland, Henry P. Wayman, A.
II. Gale, Charles F. Krone, Roy F.
Britton, David Nicholson, Norman J.
Colman, Isaac A. Hedges, Edmond
Koeln, R. j. Lucas, J. Charless Ca
banne, Lee Meriwether, DR.. Robert
Barclay and the jurors who convicted
Kretschmar.
| Kretschmar's, application for parole
was argued by former Lieutenant
Governor Charles P. Johnson before
the Board of Pardons and Paroles
here, August 5, 1918. His petitions
for executive clemency were the
largest on file in the boards office.
Just before he was taken to the
penitentiary to serve his term,
Kretschmar, at the Madison Hotel,
slashed his throat from ear to ear
with small pocket knife in an effort
to end his life.
The killing of Jones by Kretschmar
ended a long friendship. Jones had
written letter to DELPHI & Co., the
Philadelphia correspondents of the
Commonwealth Feed Mills Co., of
which Jones was president and of
which Kretschmar, until shortly be-
fore, had ben secretary. Kretschmar
thought the letter reflected on his
integrity and business ability.
Kretschmar killed Jones at the COM
pany's Office at Second street and De
Soto avenue, while they were alone.
At the trial Kretschmar testified he
had no thought of killing Jones whe n
he called at the mills. Jones, he in-
sisted, attacked him when he asked
for a retraction of statements made
by Jones in letters, and he fired in
self defense. But no such evidence
was ever produced and Kretschmar
was prosecuted fcr 9 eold-blooded
killing.
Jones' widow and his son, O. Drum
mond Jones, opposed Kretschmar's
parole. The son succeeded his father
to the presidency of the feed COM
pany. Kretschmar, at the time of
the killing, lived at 1717 North Grand
avenue.
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Our granddaughter, Nellie Marie

Our granddaughter, Nellie Marie
Stamp, has reformed from three
weeks visit in Poplar Bluff.
I passed a little church, one-half
mile north of Chloride, Monday. The
General Baptists are holding an asso-
ciation there. A big crowd is in at
tendance, probably 1000 people.
At Glover my old friend, Sooggin, is
building a nice little depot. He tried
to get the railroad to build It. They
are working on new road to Lester
vile, which will help the whole coun-
try.
/ was talking to Joel Holloman at
Hogan Monday. He said that four
men from st. Louis we're there last
week in an automobile and drove all
through the rocks and hills. They
we're Republicans, but all Wilson men.
ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidneys
and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs
rheumatism, and all Irregularities Of
the kidneys and bladder in both mer
and women. Regulates bladder
troubles in children. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail OF
receipt of $1.00. One small bottle il
two months treatment, and seldom
fails to perfect cure. Send for testi'
monials. DR.. E. W. Hall, 1925 Olive
Street, st. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
piat.-AdY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

There Is more Catarrh III th.s section Of
the country than all other diseases put
together and until the last ts1v years
was supposed to be incurable. For greal
many years doctors pronounced il local
disease and prescribed LOCAL remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurabe. Sci
ence has proven Catarrl to be consti-
tutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by r. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken In
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a tea
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case 1t
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials.
Address: F.. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, O
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take HALLS Family Pills for constipation
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
Good Opening for q Hotel.

My place for sale. Reason for sell
ing; Place too large for just two in the
family. Niceh home for large family.
Furnace Heat; Bath; two good Cis-
terms and Well. Excellent grounds
with fruit trees, etc. For terms ap-
ply to H. M. COLLINS, Arcadia, Mo.
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Herman Al. Kretschmar ParoIed
tst. Louis post-Dispatch J

JEFFERSON CITY, September 25.
Herman A. Kretschmar of st. Louis,
serving an 1s-year penitentlary SEN
tence for killing Clarence N. Jones Of
1929 Mcpherson avenue on February
8, 1909, was paroled to-day by Gov,
Major.
His application for a parole was
supported by number of prominent
persons throughout the country.