Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-24

Dr. EdWln e. Whiteside, postmaster
at Des Arc, last Saturday filed suit in
the in the circuit here against Sheriff
VIM. Blue and his bondsmen, Red
mond Black, Aug. Rieke, VIM. R. Ed
gar, Eli ID. AXE, Ira A. Marshall, Paul
P. Rosentreter, J.. E. G~randhomme
and G. w. Farrar for $4,000 Plain
tiff states for cause off action that on
September II, last, the defendant took
from the possession of the plaintiff
a piano of the value of 5000 and sold
it under an execution issued in the
circuit court of Iron county in favor
of II. @. Jackson and against E.. E.
Whiteside for about 5000. The petition
alleges that before said sale was made
the plaintiff claimed his exemptions as
the head of a family and demanded of
the sheriff the return of his piano.
Disregarding plaintiffs claim the Of
fetal sold the instrument for about
$6O-much less, the plaintiff alleges,
than it was really worth. Plaintiff
asks judgment for 5000 and interest
from September last. The case will
come up for disposition at the April
term of circuit court. v. V. Ing, of
Greenville, is DR.. Whiteside's attor-
ney.
Circuit court convened in special
session Monday morning, The first
case called was State VS.. Fred Chan
dler, charged with hog stealing. Ow-
ing to the absence of an important
witness the case was passed until
Wednesday and court adjourned in
til Tuesday morning, when Thomas,
Lewis, Finley, Harrison and Jos. B..
Parks, Porter Abney and VIM. Fields
of Bixby, in the western of the
county, were arraigned charged with
feloniously cutting and carrying away
timber. The defendants entered a
plea of not guilty and asked for a sew.
ance. VIM. Fields was placed on trial.
All day was occupied in securing a
jury and hearing the evidence. After
supper the attorneys made the argu-
ments and the case was given to the
jury. After delibe rating an hour or
more a verdict of guilty was returned
and punishment fixed at three years
in the ~penitentiary. Prosecuting At
torney Edgar was assisted in the case
by Vance J. Higgs, assistant U. S. dis
trict attorney of st. Louis. Mr.. o. L.
Munger represented the defendant.
When court convened Wednesday
morning the other defendants, except
Joe and Lewis Parks, pleaded guilty
as charged.
Mr.. S. R. Durham, of Pueblo, Colo
RADIO, writing to the Piedmont Banner,
says:
note with pleasure that you have
been appointed Postmaster. Accept
my-congratulations. know you will
make a good Postmaster. | hope the
high standard of the Banner will not
suffer in consequence. l very much
appreciate the newsy letters from
your local and distant correspondents.
"Orion's' letters alone are more than
worth the price of your paper to one
familiar with that locality as / am.
Many years ago when l was but a
small boy, "Orion" came with a colony
of Virginians to our Southeast Mis-
souri,. They were all good citizens:
the Clarksons, Covingtons, Omahun-
drews, Jourdans, Bowles, and others.
Most of the older ones have answered
the last call and have crossed the
shore, but we trust "Orion" will yet
remain many years with us here.
"Orion" is the REGISTERS "Isaac''
la valued correspondent for more
than thirty ~years-and I hope his final
letter will not be written for thirty
years to come. I shall have something
to say in the near future concerning
the faithful correspondents without
whose friendly aid the REGISTER as a
local paper must have been found
lamentably wanting.
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