Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

sssnu jury tound no Indictment
against Ed Enlow for killing John
Turner, near Bixby, on April 18th.
The general opinion seems to be that
Enlow had ample justification.
superintendent Shoop, Miss Myrtes
Hammond and Joseph Chiffon leave
Friday for Columbia to attend the de.
batting contest there Saturday. Here's
hoping u boy and girl will come
home with the State Championship!
A jury in the circuit court last
Thursday returned . verdict declar-
ing Mrs. Lena Left to be Of sound
mind. The criminal charge against
her was then passed until June 25th
when circuit court will meet in ad.
jonrned session.
l.. r. %Stanforth, the attorney, ex.
poets to remCve to Potosi within q
week or two. He will accept the
position of Assistant Prosecuting At
torney of Washington county, the
Prosecuting Attorney, p. NJ. Banta,
having been called to war.
A civil service examination for car.
rier or the Arcadia Rural Route will
be held in IrOnton, Saturday, May
25th. In compliance with the request
OF the postal department, during the
period OF the war, women will be ad-
mitted to this examination under the
same conditions as men.
Our street lights are certainly very
poor these days. Nothing to COM
pare with what we have had in the
past. Does the Light Company think
we will put up with anything? The
City Council should refuse to pay the
bills for the service being given on
the streets these days.
Senator Carter NJ. Buford of Rey-
nolds county was among the attorneys
in attendance on circuit court las,
week. Senator Buford will be candi'
date to succeed himself in the State
u Senate this year and it does not now
u appear that he will have an oppon
emit for the nomination.
Mayor Guessing bought three tanks
or 10000 gallons, oil for the street
on Tuesday to be delivered by May
t 9TH. The oil cost about 80 per cen
n more than last year and it will cos
more to place it on the streets, henc'
It the oil tax will be some higher thai
9 it was last year.-Farmington News.
Circuit court adjourned Saturda.
II morning until June 25th. There wer
but three jury trials during the week
The grand jury was discharged THUR
g day. Forty or more witnesses wer
examined, but no indictments return
ed. The court docket, with the dis
!, position of the cases, is printed else
where.
10 Alvin G. Eflnger came down frol
St. Louis Sunday to spend q day wit
his mother and sister at Pilot knol
He left Monday for Oil City, Penn
10 sylvania, from where he expects to
~ sent to camp Dixon, August
Georgia, in the course Of the next fe
1e days. MI Efinger is a registrar
from Oil City.
Our government suggests the III
OF commercial fertilizers during II
war in order that the land produe
its maximum amount Of food crop
We offer to the trade two leadil
brands of Swift's Fertilizer-Swif
lie Complete and Swift's Diamond
ch Special grain grower, which have be-
en- used with splendid uccess in tn
Big section for many years. Try them
LOPEZ STORE Co.
as Recorder Hawkins has issued t
In. following marriage licenses since Q
les last report:
F. A. Paprocki and Flora Sickle
Of st. Louis.
Frank l.. Miner of N~eeleyville a
10 Anna Hubert OF Des Arc.
3D., William H. Middleton of Monter
er, and Myrna Millen of RedmondviIle
Monroe T. Brown of Frederickto'
and Lille Oelsen of Roselle.
ida James E. Burns and Mamie And'
son of Goodwater.
lch Judge B. B. Cahoon Of Frederic
town was billed to make On sddr
!. on the Liberty Loan in 1ronton
80 Friday afternoon but failed to cor
-. A good audience was assembled
=. the courthouse and several OF the
torneys In attendance on court mi
patriotic and interesting speecf
There was plenty of enthusiasm
W. ample evidence that our people
pr" becoming thoroughly aroused and p
HISS pared to fight the war to . SUCCESS
n.y. finish.
II Iron County is to receive
Honor Flag in the Third Liberty L
ON contest there must be about 1876 p
val chssers Of bonds In the county.