Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-18
CHAUTAUQUA!

The Southeast Missourians In st.
Louis will have their Third Annual
Get-Together Picnic, Forest Park
Grounds, Nos. 8 and 9, Saturday,
August 20, 1921, 2 to 10 P. NJ. Mayor
Kiel, w. Frank Carter and Chas. M.
Hay will speak. L. R. Kelso is presi-
dent and H. r. Polak secretary of the
association. Every Southeast Mis-
sonrian in St. Louis with his family
and friends Is expected to come and
help make this a "Real Southeast
Missouri Picnic.n Pass the word
along.
Leeper trimmed Des Arc in a rag
ged game Sunday afternoon at Lee
per. Nations pitched for the Pelicans
and was not hit very freely but his
support wa poor. Blackwell pitched
seven innings for the Indians and
Chiffon finished the game. Chiffon
showed good form in the box and al
SO polled out a homerun in the course
of the afternoon. Des Arc took the
lead In the first inning when they
scored six runs, but thereafter Lee
per held them and gradually crept
up on them and nosed them out by
one un.-Piedmont journal Banner
Mrs. Eunice 8. Miller, relict of the
late F O. Miller, died in st. Louis,
Mo-, July 81, 1921. Her sister, Mrs.
9. s. Russell, with son, Fred, accom-
panied her remains to H~arrisonville,
Mo-, where she was inferred by the
side of her husband, who died about
ten years ago. Mrs. Miller had been
in failing health for several years.
Some forty years ago Prof. F. @. Mil
Ter Gas he was known) was County
School Commissioner of Iron County,
at which time he and Mrs. Miller
were in charge of the Public School
at Pilot Knob.
The county court last Friday leased
the county farm for a period of three
years from March /, next, to W. T.
Keathley, present incumbent. He was
also awarded the contract for taking
care of the paupers. Mr.. Keathley
pays 5000 a year rent for the farm
and gets $12 a month for feeding the
paupers. The only other bidder was
w. A. Anderson who offered $40 q
year for rent of the farm and wanted
$9.4O a month for feeding the paupers
All things considered the court ad-
judged Mr.. Keathley's proposition the
most desirable and accepted his bids.
County Clerk Parks and County
Treasurer Baker joined q party O
Ironton friends at Hunts n day las
week and made a raid on the inny
tribe. We understand that about loo
fish were killed. Our friend Fletcher
of Ironton (you know Fletcher, the
guy that sells Ford cars) was In thu
party, and enjoyed the sport very
much. Fletcher is an all around maj
when it comes to sport of any kind
especially fishing. He is handy a
anything from stringing the fish VI
to ssreturning thanks" Messrs
Parks and Baker report a very pleas
ant trip.-Centerville Outlook.
Miss Esther Mckinney was quit
surprised at her home in Arcadia las
Saturday afternoon when a number Of
friends gave her a miscellaneous show
or in honor of her approaching mar
riage. Early In the afternoon two o
the girls called at her home and tool
her car-riding. On their return hom
they found quite a happy band await
ing them. Refreshments and games
had been prepared and planned be
forehand and quite an enjoyable att
%ernoon was spent. Miss Esther re
ceived many beautiful and useful gilt
which were very much appreciated.
GUEST.
The last legislature amended th
compulsory school attendance law i
such manner as to make the violator
of same subject to Indictment by tn
Prosecuting attorney. The Attend
ance Officer becomes the prosecutip
witness instead OF the attorney as tn
: law formerly directed. He files com
plant before the Prosecuting Attor
ney che same as in all cases of mis-
demeanor. The penalty for refusin
to send children to school Is fine {
not less than ten dollars and not owe
S25, or imprisonment in the count
jail for not Tess than two days an
not more thanten days, or by bot
. such fine and Imprisonment. Child
, ren who are feeble minded, deaf Q
crippled are exempt. Certificates {
! exemption will be given by the AT
tendance Officer.
Tho REarSTER Ia advised bv th