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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
KISSED WFE'S FIVE
SISTERS FIVE TIMES
Railroad Conductor Also Desert
ed Her Five Times, His
Wife Testifies.

Denver. colo.-Frank K. Cronkrite. a
passenger conductor on the Colorado
& Southern railroad, had a penchant
for doing the things his wife disap-
proved OF at least FIVE times each. ac-
cording to the testimony of Mrs.
Edith M Cronkrite in her action for
divorce. She has been married to the
ticket taker 2S years. She received a
decree.
Mrs. Cronkrite testified that she had
five sisters, all fair in face and form,
who infrequently called at the Cronk-
rite home. Each time they did. she
said, her husband neglected her and
lavished kisses upon them. She said
he was not satisfied with one chaste
salutation for each sister. but insisted
on kissing each five times.
She also accused the conductor Of
having beaten her five times after she
had demonstrated with him for break
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
CONVICTED BY A PICTURE
Woman Puts Up Novel Claim and
Takes an Appeal on "Henpeck"
Issue.

Wichita, Kan.-Convicted b. a pho
tograph of stealing two pounds of Gu
cumbers, value ten cents, Mrs. Robert
Williams, wife of a laborer living in
the Riverside addition, was fined $40
and costs in the city court. The Gu
cumbers were from the truck patch
of H. A. Knowles, a neighbor.
Knowles, who is particularly fond
of cucumbers, had in his garden this
year almost every kind of vegetable
known except cucumbers. Invariably
just as the vegetables became ripe
enough to eat they disappeared.
Knowles exhibited in court a pic
ture, taken about dusk, showing Mrs.
Williams stepping across the garden,
her apron full of the %succulent tubers.
Mrs. Williams declared the cucum-
bers were henpecked and that she
was carrying them to her husband to
prove to him their chickens were in
vading the neighbors' premises. She
posted a bond and appealed the case
to the district court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
PUT HIS MULES IN PANTS
Farmer Seeks to Protect Animals
From Flies and Causes Sensation
In Two Towns.

st. Louis.-Clad in canvas trousers
of a Palm Beach hue, a span of mules
was driven into Alton the other day.
Their driver, o. T. Kendall, a farmer
living rear Wanda, said he wished to
protect the mules from insects. Flies
and other insects have become very
annoying between Wanda and Alton.
An ambush Of flies is encountered at
each of the stock barns near East AL
ton, and the mules objected to running
the gauntlet.
Neatly pressed, the trousers made
deep impression on the youths of
Alton. %Suspenders kept up the trousers
on the forelegs, while the other trou.
sers were supported by the harness.
Kendall found the mules had become
much less restless since he had clad
them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
SLID DOWN SHEET TO ELoPE
But the Police Caught Girl and Sent
Her Back to Her Par
ents,

Detroit, Mich.-Ruth Smeaton. IF.
teen years old, slid down a sheet from
the window of her bedroom In Pincon.
ming, Mich, at 3 a. m. into the arms
of her sweetheart, Alfred Hesling,
who is already married and is Just
twice Ruth's age.
The child had been held a prisoner
in her W room for six weeks-ever
since her foster father, James Smea-
ton. learned Of the attachment.
And she is still a prisoner. Hes
ling put her on a train that left Pin
coming about three minutes after
Ruth slid down the line. But Patrol.
mon Hess and Dahlow were waiting
in Detroit 10 pick Ruth up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
AID N IRRIGATION
Effective Work That Is Done by
the Beaver.
Forest Rangers Have Orders to Pro
tect the Little Animals, Which Are
Of Great Value In conserv-
Ing Water Supply.

The beaver is solving one Of the
problems which has proved most vex.
ing to engineers since irrigation be.
came prominent in the West, declares
a writer in the Technical World Maya
zine. That is the problem of water
supply; for while engineers can con
struct dams and bitches. they usually
must rely upon nature to furnish the
water for the project. And that is
where the beaver helps-he sees to ii
that the supply of water is maintained.
The beaver does not intend, per
haps, to do all this; he is simply in.
terested in securing a lake in which
to live. But while he serves his own
ends up in the mountains, he also i'm.
pounds enough water to insure a con.
slant supply for irrigation projects,
and that is why he has won govern.
mental favor. officers of the forest
service, who are doing all in their
power to protect the beavers, and sci
entists of the geological survey, who
have studied the work of the animals,
say there is no doubt but that these
beaver lakes will be of great practical
value.
A typical case is that of the Rio
San Antonio on the Carson National
forest in New Mexico. This river
flows through a wide fertile valley
which has been but partly taken UP
by homesteaders. At its very source,
as the site had been chosen by a
trained engineer, a large beaver colony
has built its dams and impounded
enough water to irrigate several thou.
sand acres.
Rincon de Lagunitas Corner of lit
tie lakes), the Mexicans call this
sport, which is unique in several ways.
1t is an old glacial cirque, cut into the
top of the range as though with a
great curved spade, leaving a wall of
white cliff, tipped with spruce forest.
Within this natural amphitheater,
containing perhaps a section of land,
are rounded, grassy knobs
Of glacial drift, with scattered clumps
of spruce and aspen among them. A
dozen rills, headwaters of the Rio
San Antonio, rise here.
1t is an ideal stronghold for the
beavers. None of the streams is more
than a foot wide, but the beavers
seem to prefer these rills to the larger
streams lower down. The groves sup.
ply abundant food and building ma
terial. The aspen bark seems to be
the beavers staple grocery, while all
of his building is done with aspen tim
Der from which the last shred of bark
has been removed. Nothing is wasted,
and that is a point in his favor when
his work is compared with that of
humans.
Three years ago there were half a
dozen ponds, the largest perhaps
twenty feet wide, in the Rincen. Last
summer the change was almost in
credible.
A chain of lakes had been created
in this land of little water. The largest
was about two hundred yards in length
and half as wide, while there were
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

twenty smaller ones. reaching q mile
or more down the mountain side In .
series Of silver terraces. cleaning
through the trees.
These ponds are the home Of sew
eral hundred beavers. and the whole
region bears striking evidence of their
industry and engineering ability. The
dams which created the lakes are
from ten to fifty yards long. often six
or eight feet high, perfectly curved in
form. with a spillway in the exact mid
die of each. Near the dams are tracts.
sometimes half an acre in extent. from
which all the timber has been cut for
building purposes. Trees IS inches in
diameter, which is maximum size for
the quaking-aspen. are frequently cut.
How logs of this size are moved by
the beaver is a mystery. Some OF
them which fall in awkward positions
are never used, but the proportion of
timber wasted is very small. The
beavers seldom cut spruce or other
trees of timber value in their lumber
ing operations.
In each pond is at least one lodge
made of peeled aspen-timber cemented
with mud. with submerged entrance.
Besides the lodges. all of the ponds
are equipped with emergency exits"
in the form of holes in the bank. In a
level beach, a canal several feet long
often leads to the submerged door Of
one of these holes, which the beavers
seem to use for refuge when unable to
reach a lodge. Some of the dams and
lodges are built fifty or sixty feet from
timber, and in such cases the beavers
have made smooth paths. or sideways,
over which they evidently dragged
their material from the woods to the
water.
The beaver apparently never rests.
Like a good mechanic, he is always
tinkering. Fresh yellow chips are
scattered about all of the ponds, and
the water is almost always muddy
from his work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
Hard 10 stop.

'Pa, what is meant by freedom Of
the seas?'"
1T means that a nations merchant
ships have a right to go anywhere they
please"
do they do that, pa?"
mo, my son. There is no such
thing as freedom of the seas nova
days. except for icebergs."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

was not paid by the United States
Steel corporation.
On the contrary, Mr.. schwab's con-
tract with Mr.. Carnegie called for SO
large a sum as to be a stumbling block
In the organization Of the United
States Steel corporation. Mr.. schwab
~thereupon promptly cancelled II and
headed the United States Steel cor
poration at a far less salary and just
as Mr.. Morgan wished. A>few days
later Mr.. Morgan explained 70 Mr..
Carnegie how nicely Mr.. schwab had
acted Mr.. Carnegie was astonished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

He would never consent that Mr..
schwab should not have the full
amount Mr.. Carnegie had by contract
guaranteed him.
The next day Mr.. Schwab was equal.
ly astonished to receive from Mr.. Car.
negie a check for several millions in
settlement for his full guaranteed sal.
airy during the life Of. his contract.
That contract called for an annual
payment In salary and pront.sharins
guaranteed to be not less than one
million dollars a year.-wali Street
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
Growth Of Building and Loan pIsn.

According to reports by building
and loan associations Of this country,
these institutions increased their a..
set last year more than $780, 900 900,
making a growth OF nearly Q per cent
over the previous year.
There are IN the United States e.61a
building and loan associations, with a
membership OF 3.103,435 and aseets
aggregating si,S57. 340.03e. This "a Al
increase over last year Of 1883 aasocIa,
lions, 2s7.Oo2 members and sos, $50.
897 In assets.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

ing the dishes on five different occa-
sions. She also alleged that he had
deserted her FIVE times, and had come
back an equal number of times.
She accused him also of saying, at
least five times, she tried to poison
him. She said that his attentions to
other women was not confined merely
to kissing them, but that he had also
made them handsome presents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
Peters Version.

On the last day Of school prizes
were distributed at Peters school.
When the little boy returned home
the mother was entertaining callers.
We'll, Peter" asked one OF the
callers, did you get a prize?"
No.. replied Peter, but I got a
horrible mention" - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

Topeka. kan.-An appeal received AZ
the office of Governor capper recently
asked that the executive use his in
fiuence to direct husbandless young
women to sitka, Clark county.
The governors correspondent. who
signed himself "A sitka Bachelor as
serted that many prosperous farmers
In that section join him In his request.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
HIS MlLLlON-DOLLAR SALARY
The story Of Charles N. schwab's Bic
Pay From Carnegie, as Il
Really Was.

The report in a western paper that
Charles NJ. schwab received a million
dollars salary as head Of the United
States Steel corporation needs correc-
ton.
Mr.. schwab did receive the largest
salary ever paid outside the domain Of
European kings and emperors. but It
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

ton is many times
greater than the number
who come forward for
citizenship. In many
states the proportion OF
candidates for citizen
ship to the entire for
eign-born white popula-
ton is at the lowest pos
sible ebb. In no state
does it exceed SO per
cent, while in some
states it is as low as 2
per cent. This is true
of the number OF for
eigners who take out
their hrSt papers ano
those who become citi-
zens. In some states
there are more foreign
ers living outside Of the
large cities than in them,
and yet the largest num-
Der of candidates for
citizenship are found
among those living in
the cities. In many parts
of the country there have
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
His Mild Request.

my dear" he begin mildly.
"Well?' she snapped.
Il don't mind your borrowing my
Panama hat. But when you return it
please remove the veil and the hat
pins. l don't care to wear such equip
ment downtown again."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
TRIsurE TO A SPORTSMAN.

Are there any fish in this stream?'
There was yesterday" replied the country
Doy. but since you've been walkin' up an down
with that fancy fshin' outfit | should be surpr,aad
II they had all jumped fur the river an, bid.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
Club Demonstrations

81 think it will rain before l get
home.'
Il know it will RAIN when l get
there"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16

His View.
Optimist-What do you consider the
greatest thing that ever happened?
{ Pessimist-It hasnt.-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-16
MLk5LZAW nv N19R

. the bureau of naturalization of
the department of labor one of
the greatest, most extensive and
potential pieces of constructive
administrative work has been 60
ing on for almost a decade with
out attracting any particular at
tention on the part of the general
nuhlic. This work has tic nrnda
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
EUREKA

Eureka, Oct. 27.-Quite few
Eurekaites attended the Sunday
school convention at Anthony Sunday
and report most delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Brinson are re-
joicing over the arrival of fine baby
boy who made his advent Sunday
morning. They certainly have the
best wishes of their friends for the
health of the little one and speedy
recovery of the mother.
Mr.. F. M. Harp went to Jackson
vile Thursday and returned by way
of Anthony Sunday, going there tc
participate in the royal festivity OF
the Sunday school convention.
Master Otto Hinson was the week
end guest of his parents at Bay Lake
last week.
Mr.. A. w. Atkinson attended lodge
meeting at Fort Mccoy Tuesday
night.
Mrs. ]. N. McQuaig was in Ocals
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. NJ. Hinson, then
two interesting children and Mr.. A
w. Atkinson were guests of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Ethan Hinson Sunday.
Mrs. F. NJ. Harp and Miss Oldis
Hinson were calling in Fort McCo!
Wednesday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
GUILTY OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Verdict of the Jury at Bushnell in
the Case of Young Johnson
Especial to the Starr

Bushnell, Fla, Oct. 29.-"We, the
jury, find the defendant, William
Johnson, guilty of murder in the first
degree, and recommend him to the
mercy of the court" was the message
delivered in the circuit court when it
opened for business this morning.
William Johnson, aged about
twenty-three years, was charged
with the murder, of his father, DIR.
William Johnson, at their home in
this (Sumterl county, during the
early part of June. DR.. johnson was
shot while lying in bed, two bullets
having been fired into his head. The
motive for the killing is supposed to
have been the collection of his life
insurance, of which he had some five
or six thousand dollars.
The defense was represented by
Mr.. j. G. B. Koonce, while State At
torney Scofeld handled the prosecu-
ton.
Two alienists, DR.. Randolph of
jacksonville, and DIR. Green of the
state insane asylum at Chattahoo-
chee, testified in the case.
Johnson also took the stand in his
own defense.
The case was given the jury last
evening at Z o'clock.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
HALF A DOZEN NEW MAxwELLs
Delivered in OcaIa Today to Pleased
Purchasers

R. r. Carroll, the agent for Max
well cars, with the assistance of Mr..
N. r. Herrick, of Eustis and the
Collier Brothers, unloaded double
decked freight car load of six of the
new 1916 model, Maxwell fve-passen-
ger touring cars yesterday, and by
this morning they were all delivered
to their new owners. Mr.. Herrick
is the agent at Eustis, for Lake coun-
ty, and shipped his cars with the To-
cal agent. The six new cars were
lined up this morning along side of
the Star building and Photographer
Reeves, took photographs of them for
advertising purposes. The pretty new
cars made very pretty impression
and with several cars from out of
town, that happened to be in the city,
they created good deal of interest,
as the town seemed full of Maxwell
cars.
Mr.. Carroll will have his November
shipment of Maxwells in sometime
next month.
The car unloaded yesterday, is the
largest shipment of automobiles ever
shipped direct to 0cala (Fords except
ed), but like everything else that is
shipped via rail to the city, the
freight rate is almost prohibitive, and
cars in future viii be unloaded ir
Jacksonville, unless an arrangement
can be made for the boat line to
handle them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
Aqua PR|ETA UNDER GUNS
Of AMERICAN ARMY
CARRANZA'S MEN IATRENCHED To HOLD TOWN
AGAINST ADVANCING COLUMNS
ASSOCIATED Press)

Douglas, Ariz., Oct. 29-Prepara-
tions have been completed for the
third battle at Aqua Prieta, in the
last five years. Five thousand Unit
ed States troops with sixteen guns
are massed on the border to prevent
the combatants firing into the Unit
ed States.
Carranza's forces are entrenched
and awaiting the approach of the
Villa forces. The Villa forces are re-
ported to be from fifteen to twenty
five miles south of Aqua Prieta. The
battle may open today and maybe
not until next week. The Carranza
forces number about 3,700, and the
Villa forces are larger.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
ADVICE TO AGRIcULTURIsTs
Editor Star:

Editor Star:
Reddick. Fla, Oct. 20, 1915.
/ have been partly engaged for the
last ten days in listing the surplus
staple farm products for sale in and
around Reddick covering an area Of
about one Township.
My reason for doing this Is to pre-
pare the Florida Marketing and Dis
tributing Bureau to be able to tell
buyers of farm products where they
can buy either bushel or q train
Ioadof peanuts, where they can buy
bushels of corn, where they can buy
either bale or a train load of hay,
ione hog sor LOO hogsmore h b b hh
where they can buy bushel or 5000
bushels of corn. where they can buy
one hog or 100 hogs, where they can
buy one beef steer or 500.
To help the seller and buyer to
trade.
Here is the list and value thereof:
$4,000 bushels peanuts at roc, $751;
600; 800 tons hay at SIS, $4,000; 5000
bushels corn at roc. $500; 1000 bar
rels velvet beans at 81, $4,000; 1000
hogs at ss, $4,000; 500 beef cattle,
s15, 900; other produce, $1,000. Total,
S57, 900.
$4,000 worth OF produce for sale
over and above the needs of the farm
in an area of less tha na township!
Besides. there are vegetables. or
anges, etc.
Multiply this by thousands, and you
have what Florida can do.
Nine out of ten farmers put to me
this question: when can I sell my
stuff?"
Is it not amazingly strange that
the northern farmer can send train
load of hay and grain per day in this
state and the Florida farmer finds It
almost impossible to sell the same
goods
Wny is it that my neighbors could
not find a market for their hogs by
the carload in this state in the last
fear, and Tampa in the same year I'M
ported from the north 22,000,000
pounds of hog products
why is it that Armour can sell
dressed beef in Jacksonville, shipped
from the north at 181z to Is cents per
pound, while the cattle raiser in this
state cannot sell for more than S1k
to 4 cents per pound on the hoof, or
from 7 to 8 cents for dressed beef7
why is it that FloriIa does not fat
ten all of her own beef cattle?
Why do we ship $4,000 beef cattle
out of the state, give others six prof
its out of the same beef, and then buy
It back?
Eighteen million dollars invested ID
the raw material in this state in cas
tie and hogs, and not large packing
house in the state.
What is the remedy?
Cooperative selling and co-opera
tive packing plants.
Sell the finished product and qui
selling the raw material
Farmers, bunch together!
Yours truly,
i l.. S. LIGHT.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
MARTEL

Martel, Oct. 28.-Mr. Newcomb
Barco of Cotton Plant, was transact
ing business in our burg Wednesday.
Miss Effie Holland of Crystal River,
who has been spending few days
with her friend, Miss Ethel Smith, re-
turned to her home Wednesday.
Mr.. J. L. Smith and others includ-
ing We scribe, motored down to Crys-
tai River last Sunday and had the
pleasure of making the trial trip with
Capt. Willis in his new launch, the
"Juanita."
Mr.. w. B. johnson left Thursday
for his home in Atlanta.
Mrs. Chas. N. Hampton and her
mother, Mrs. Clara Strife, are spend
ing few days with friends at Crys-
tai River.
Mr.. J. E. Frampton of Ocala was
here on professional business last
Thursday.
Mr.. J. E. T. Gaskin of Shady was a
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
j. E. Brown on Tuesday.
One has but to notice the trains
passing through Martel to be convinc-
ed that times are getting better in
these parts.
Miss Verda Hampton returned from
Crystal River Wednesday, where she
has been visiting her friend, Miss
Gladys Holland for few days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
Austro- Germans Have Opened
the Danube
AND CAN FORWARD SUPPLIES TO TURK AND BUlGAR
ALLIES
(Associated d Press)

London, Oct 29.-The Austro- Ger
man and Bulgarians forces have COM
pleted the first phase of the Serbian
campaign by forming a junction in
the northeastern corner of Serbia and
also enhanced this military advantage
by procuring free passage down the
Danube for a fotilla of steamers said
to be waiting with war materials. If
Serbia does not interfere, the Bulgar-
ian's munition shortage will soon be
relieved and her offensive power
greatly strengthened.
The progress of Bulgarian troops
east and northeast of Nish threatens
that city and places the Serbian army
in an increasingly dangerous position.
The capture of Nish would make
possible railway communication thru
Nish, Belgrade and Sofia. The Teu-
tons are advancing along large
front from the north. The line runs
from Valleve slightly southeast in a
broad curve to Kladeve, where 1T
joins the Bulgarians.
Rumor still ascribes hostile inten-
tions toward the entente allies by
Greece. These designs are not cred
tied he gene-a.ly, although the polit-
ical situation at Athens is being
watched anxiously. Sir Edward Grey
says a Greek espousal of Germany's
cause is impossible, and similar as
surances have been received from an
authoritative Greek source.
No changes are reported on the
other fronts. -
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-29
w. B. DENHAM

In the death of w. B. Denham
which occurred at Philadelphia or
Wednesday, Florida has sustained a
distinct loss. AS general superin-
tendent of the Plant System of rail
ways, now the Atlantic Coast Line
he was an invaluable friend in the
building up of the southern part OF
this state. Every man who knew him
loved him, and the news of his death
has cast shadow of gloom over this
entire section.-Gainesville Sun.
Mr.. Denham was well known ir
Ocala, and the news of his death
greatly saddened all his friends here