Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-25

With an acquaintance extending over
ffty years, or longer, l respectfully ]
give sttestation to the worth and &C.
complishment that have attended her
earthly pilgrimage, and it 10 with sim
certify ! pay her this imperfect tribute.
Iron County Chapter Of the Red
Cross has been especially fortunate
In the past week in receiving funds.
Miss Mabel Dixie. school teacher at
Viburnum, brought in $40 30 as the
proceeds OF her school entertainment;
Miss Stella ~Beardsley came with s3O.l0
receipts from a pie supper given at
School District No. 81, on Crane Pond,
and. Mrs. +. p. AXE, Chairman of the
Finance Committee, turned in s3i as
the result OF the labors of her COM
mlttee in selling sandwiches to the
"War Train" crowd last Sunday.
Materials have been ordered and we
are all grateful for these donations.
Iron county does well.
Agreat number of people appeared
before the County Board of Appeals
Monday and Tuesday to protest
against the increases In valuati on
made by the Board OF Equalization at
its recent session. AS the State Board
of Equalization last week issued it's
mandate that lands be assessed at ~
per cent of their true value and town
lots at IS per cent. the recent action
Of the county board was practically
rescinded, and the work of the Board
of Appeals was mainly to comply with
the order of the State body. The
valuation of wild lands was put back
to the former rate, 50 per acre. The
board adjourned Tuesday evening.
The Iron County School Board Con.
vention met at Ironton Public School
building Friday, April 10th. Sone
very interesting and important topics
were discussed. In the afternoon the
School Board of Ironton invited the
visitors to the High School building
for this session. The High School
was dismissed and the Convention
was entertained by a song by High
School giSls. Mr.. Crosby of Univer-
sity of Columbia gave an interesting
> and instructive address on poultry
raising J. Kelly Wright of Agri'
cultural Department Of Missouri gave
:, a lecture ON farming which was
beneficial to all. The lecture at the
" Academy of Music Friday evening by
Mr.. Wright on War certainly was
treat for all.
h The Local Board has ordered tn
q following named men to report TO
d military duty. They will be entraine'
Q for Camp Funston on April 2sth
u Will Whitehead, Ironton; Guy Lut
: trell, Ironton; Luther Lee White, Ar
o cadia; Claude Tinker, Redmondvillt
l. Herbert Martin, Goodwater; Willial
Thomas, Graniteville; Monty Ray
ia mond Black, Shepard; Monroe Spite
A. miller, Ironton; Joshua G. Steven
'e Redmondville. Notice has also bee
a. received of a cali for 5 men to be ser
n to Jefferson Barracks in the perio
le beginning May 10. The next b name
nj on the order list are: William Sween
r ey, Graniteville; Jesse James Pitt
u Herculaneum; Emmett Campbell
Belleview; Peter Allgier, Jr., 1ronto'
Oscar Martin Smith, Arcadia.
When the case againt Mrs. Len
Left, charged with feloniously mali
~. ing and wounding an adopted daugi
ter, Florence Chartrand, was called
~ circuit court Monday, Mr.. 0. l.. Mu'
ger, attorney for the defendant, otfe
ed the plea in defense of his ellie
that since the commission OF the
legged crime the defendant had b
come insane. The case was then co
tinued until Thursday when a ]u
will be empaneled to pass on Nj
Leff's sanity. 1t has been ascertain
ese that the two physicians who certiil
Inc to Mrs. Leff's insanity and on who
ISL certificate she has been detained
e'P the Pennington asylum were ID
ur- John b. Graves and Frank Weber
Pennington. These gentlemen "
pa probably be here to testify in the CT
Wednesday.
Ugh
ton Manager Schafer announces that
'''e has contracted for the presentation
that great film production, 1.-THE Bi
be. Of a Nation" at the Academy Pict
the THEATRE" Ironton, Saturday, May
Of two exhibitions, Afternoon and event
in This is one Of the most celebrated
au,' widely known pictures in the
ded world twelve reels, a three hours sh
6th' Admission, Is and so cents. All SC
the ' 800