Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-06-19

1006N NV paw
He will have a trial before Squire
Rasche Friday.
Supt. N. B. Henry, Jr., and wife,
recently of Jenk, Okla, spent several
days visiting the formers parents
here, after which Mrs. Henry visited
her mother at Poplar Blpff, and the
Prof. went to Chicago University,
where he will spend the year.-Bis-
marck Gazette.
Mr.. Loren F. Knight, who lives on
Marble Greek, was a caller at this Off
fee Thursday last. Mr.. Knight says
he estimates that he will have about
three hundred bushels of peaches this
year. His orchard is on the high
lands and the fruit was not all killed
by the frost in May. He says his ear
ly peaches will ripen about July 10th.
Mr.. j. B. Holloman is circulating a
petit on addressed to the County
Court asking for the formation of the
proposed special road district in the
Hogan country. Before the court can
act the petition must be signed by
owners of half of the real estate in
the proposed district. There are
about 10000 acres of land in. the dis
trict.
Fletcher & Barger are expecting
another shipment of Ford carr this
week. The supply does not seem to
be equal to the demand. Although
the factory at Detroit is now said to
be turning out 5000 ears a day the
plant is 100, 900 r behind its orders.
After August 1st, it is annouced start
ers will be supplied with all cars when
desired.
Messrs. A. G. and Jesse D. O'Neal,
Misses Leila, Marian and Blanche
O'Neal, drove over from Frankclay
Sunday afternoon and spent a short
time with friends in Ironton. Jesse,
who is in the Navy, is home on a short
~furlough. He presented the editor
with a box of most excellent cigars,
which he secured ON a recent cruise
to Cuba. We assure him of our ap-
probation.
About two weeks ago some one
stole a revolver from the residence of
Olin Jones in north I%ronton. Certain
facts directed suspicion toward Ralph
Conley, IS years old, a cousin of
jones', who lives in the Lead Belt, as
the guilty party. Sheriff Blue at once
got on the trail and Saturday took
Conley in custody at Flat River. Con-
ley protests his innocence and 10 in
Jail awaiting a preliminary. The pris-
oner, it issaid, has a very unsavory
court record in st. Francois county.
An adjourn ed term of circuit court
was held Tuesday. Ross Smith, col
ored, pleaded guilty to the charge OF
burglarizing B. N. Browns store and
was sentenced to six years in the pen
itentiary. Ralph Conley entered a
plea of guilty to stealing a revolver
and was 81 ntenced to three years in
the Reform School. Harry Holland
pleaded guilty to carrying concealed
weapons and was fined 800 and costs
paroled. Court adjourned Tuesda y
evening.
Mr.. Thos. P. Fitz of Des Arc is in
receipt Of the following letter from
Mr.. w. 20. Williams, Secretary to
Gov. Gardner: Responding to yours
of the 9th instant relative to pensions
for ex-Confederate soldiers, permit
me to advise the Governor has ap-
proved the appropriation in the sum
of $270, 900 to pay pensions to ex-
Oonfederates for 1917 and 1918, and
vetoed an appropriation of $3.50, 900 tc
pay such pensions for the years 1915
and 1920. / suggest you take the
matter up with the State Auditor"
While driving his Wyllis-K might car
in Arcadia shortly before noon Tues
day Mr.. s. P. Ringo struck Peter AL
gier, Jr., knocking him down. Algier
was walking along the road, driving a
team hitched to a hay baler. AS the
automobile was passing the team took
fright; in ~endeavoring to control the
!, horses Mr.. Algier stepped toward the
center OF the road and was struck by
the fender of the car. The young
i man was in a dazed condition for
while after the accident but it is moi
thought he was seriously hurt. II
seems that he was under treatment
recently for some trouble or weak
ness in one of his hips. The car hi
him on this hip and he suffered con
siderable pain for a while.
Pennington News: t'John T!Burks,
of Charleston, on last Saturday LEASED
' from VIM. j. Elledge the famous Iron
Mountain ranch of more than 20, 00C
acres in the western part of st. Fran
co.'s county and the eastern part o
I. Iron county. He gets all the farm
ing privileges. Several timber con-
tracts have been made with other
parties and these are not affected by
, the terms of the lease. Mr.. Elledge
also reserves all the mining rights
and the use of the buildings, excepr
\ one residence, east of the Missouri
4 Pacific railroad track. Mr.. Burks
t gets possession of the big farm al
: once, except that part OF it rented foi
r the season, and of these lands as soor
] as the growing crops are harvested.
The lease runs until August 1, 1922
and the rental consideration is $40,
: 900 a year."
A reporter for the st. Louis Post
Dispatch who was sent to Centervillt
to report the trial of Bruce Cameron
, when the case was taken to Reynold,
County from st. Louis on a change o
venue, wrote up his trip at length il
the POST Dispatch of June LIST. The
: following, referring more particularly
to Iron County, is reproduced: "The
: nrinninal Attraction in Glovar which