Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-18


gave himself up TO Sheriff Blle, stat
ing that he had that afternoon shot
and killed John Turner, 4 near neigh
Dor. Enlos's story 10 that Turner
came to his house about 3 O'Clock, be-
gan a disturbance, and had a pistol in
his hand. Enloe got q revolver and
shot him. Thu dead man has long
been a notorious character in the west
end. About thirty years ago he shot
and killed two men-one by the name
of Sumpter and the other Asher. He
was tried for these killings and ac-
quilted. Turner was probably v
ty years OF age. An inquest will be
held to-day and Enloe will be coniin-
ed in jail until a report is received
therefrom.
The Liberty Loan meeting at the
court house last Friday evening was a
large and enthusiastic gathering.
Afterthe% invocation by Rev. DIR. Riggs,
and the singing of national airs by the
pupils of the IroDton public schools,
Hon. VIM. r. Edgar gave US a fervent
and patriotic talk. He was in his
happiest mood and was rapturously
applauded. When he had concluded,
the Chair, Mrs. ID. Edgar Fletcher,
introduced to the audience Mrs. Clara
Johnson, Of st. Louis. To us Of the
earlier Valley days, her presence was
peculiarly grateful, for she is a born
Vallegian-the daughter of the late
John Ii. Delano, for many years "a
resident here-and we like to honor
our own. Her address was indeed in
teresting as we'll as Instructive
earnest in its purpose and uttered in
the plain, honest Anglo-Saxon that
clothes earnest ~unseltish thought. The
end of her remarks came all too soon
for her appreciative auditors. Mr..
W. w. Reese also gave US a short
but opposite talk, after which two
Liberty Loan essays We're read by the
essayists, Misses Myrtes Hammond Of
the High School and Celia Russell of
the Eighth Grade, to whom was
awarded a joint prize of sl6--a well
deserved tribute to their efforts. AT
about nine O'Clock, the benedictiop
was given, and we went u home
ward ways reinvigorated in our de-
termination to do our utmost toward
the winning OF the victory that must
be made to crown our efforts.
An order to the farmerso OF Miss ouri
to market their wheat Immediately
has just been issued by F. B. Mum
ford, federal food administrator for
Missouri. The order follows: "The
United States government finds it
necessary to call on all farmers hav-
ing wheat to market this wheat i'm
mediately. The demand for supplies
for soldiers fighting in France and
for our associates in this war makes
it imperative that every surplus bush
ell Of wheat now in the hands of farm
ers may be placed on the market i'm
mediately. All farmers now having
wheat which is not needed for seed or
for the family needs, no matter how
small an amount, should place it on
the market at once. Persons who for
any reason are unable to comply with
this order must report to the office OF
the Federal Food Administrator, Col
umbia, Missouri. When such reports
are received they will be carefully in
vestigated. Farmers should not hold
back their wheat and by SO doing
compel the government to requisiticn
the crop. Missouri farmers are patri.
otto and this suggestion as to the inn
perative needs of the government at
this sine will be sufficient to cause all
patriotic farmers to put their wheat
on the market at once" 1t is estl-
mated that there are at least 1000
bushels of wheat yet in the farmers
hands within a days haul Of Ironton.
1t is not thought there is any intention
to hoard or evade government re-
qu!rements, but rather indifference
about getting it to market. There
should be no more delay.
Well, the Missouri Public Service
Commission has granted the prayer Of
the Iron County Electric Light and
Power Company for permission to in.
crease its rates. This OH the ground
that the Company is operating with
out ''making ends meet" The spe.
cilc contract between the City of
Ironton and said Company is swept
aside as merely ga scrap of paper"
The interests and rights OF our people
under it are o minor consideration;
Xnd the main question with the Com
mission seems to have been, "How
save the electric company from loss?''
The assumption of power by any body
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