Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-11-14

'IaGlSan anu Two sons, who arrived
IN Cotton last Friday and remained
over night. The Madigans, vino made
the trip West in a Dodge, from Iron
ton, Missouri, greatly enjoyed their
overland journey. Machine trouble
caused Il delay, first at Colorado
Springs and later in New Mexico, OF
about ten days. But they were fully
equipped for camping anywhere they
might stop They had planned 10 To-
cate III or a Oakland, where a sis
ter OF Mrs. Madigan lives, but after
beng shown IA large part Of San
Bernardina Valley, they were not sure
but what they might come back here
to ilve.-COlton, California intorma-
ton.
Commencing next Saturday morn
ing, November 10th, the mail to the
west end of the county viii be routed
from Middlebr0ok, instead of IRON
ton, as heretofore. TIE change is
made, it is said, because a better road
is afforded the Middlebrook way. J..
II Haven, the mail carrier, wishes to
inform the public that he will be pre-
pared to carry passengers to and
from the west end Of the county, as
heretofore. Hack leaves the Middle
brook post-ohice every morning in
the week except Sunday. An effort
Is going to he made to establish a ru-
raj route from Ironton about five
miles west to supply the territory
that will be deprived Of mail delivery
by routing the west end mail from
aliddlebrook Instead of I%rontou. Tn
less this route is established the peo-
pie for a number of miles west will
have IT, come to the lronton post-ot-
fee to deposit and receive mail.
On the first page will be found the
official election returns for Iron
county. In the totals as published
are five absentee ballots-three Demo-
cratic and two Republican-Which do
not appear in the vote recorded from
the precincts. This is mentioned to
explain the slight discrepancy between
the total vote as published and the
figures that would be found fro N
adding some OF the columns. There
we're fifteen absentee votes mailet
here but only five we're adludged b,
the county our AS legal. In ths
other ten instances the judges o
election had failed to endorse thei'
names On the back of the ballot
There were twelve Socialist and tou
Prohibition votes in the county. Al
the proposed constitutional amend
ments were defeated in the county b.
decisive majorities. Following is tn
| total vote in the county on the varl
(, GUS amendments: 1st, yes, 1l5, nc
1856; ID, yes, 10, no, 1855; Sd, yes, IL
mo, 7l6; 4th, yes, l0l, no, lis; 5ti
, yes, l01, no, rs; 9th, yes, 49, M
j.. s43; 7tb, yes, 1876, no, 7l3; sth, ye'
100, no, sri; 9th, yes, lis, no, 7O6.
While Sheriff Blue was participa'
ing in the peace celebration Monda
afternoon, three prisoners, two BAL
(. tons and a Cameron, here from he!
n nolds county for safe keeping, mac
their escape, from the county JaI
With them Departed Mike Kelly, {
Des Arc, a "trusty." Kelly had bee
left in the Jail yard. The suppositif
is that he had effected an entrance il
to the Jail residence, there being l
:. one in the house at the time, secure
the keys to the Jail, and released thr'
prisoners. The house was ransacke
u three re~volyers, a gold watch al
o some other articles taken. The DO
. to the Jail had been locked and I
y keys put back in place. The fugit'v
~ probably went over Shepherd Mou
tain, as they were seen that afterno'
I'd about two miles west OF town by n
ct Bush, near big home. Their absene
4. was discovered about five O'Clock q
I'd Sheriff Blue at once started in pt
er suit. Tuesday morning a telepho
u. message was received stating Il
Bells store at Belleview had be
b~urglarized the night before q
at some shoes and clothing taken. l
mt thieves had left their old CLOTH
or there and from the description giS
III, thereof sheriff Blue is satisfied q
Ice the escaped prisoners had commit
, is the robbery. The cartons are cha
to ed with burglaring a store and pc
Office at Oates, in Reynolds coun
an, and Kelly was being held for burgI
at Des Arc. The Sheriff 10 Still
Q, pursuit Of the fugitives, but notn
-. has been heard from him.
lch Last Thursday the news was fias
[rs. over the wires that Germany had