Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-07-07
"Missss Avolyn

and Fidelas Higgins returned the lat
ter part of last week to the home OF
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hig-
gins. They have both just completed
a four years. course of study in Ar
cadis College. Miss Avolyn having
gained the distinction of being vale
dictorian of her class. She had taken
a straight academic course, in this
college. Miss Fidelas had specialized
in music. Neither of these young
ladies have made any definite plans
for their future. Mrs. Higgins is an
alumnus of Arcadia College of 20
years ago."
Piedmont Journal Banner: The
pennant race in the WI League
frightened pereeptably Sunday when
Piedmont defeated Williamsville and
Des Arc trimmed GreenvilIe. The
Bonks and Braves are now tied for
first place and the Pelicans only half
a game out. 1t is really a tie among
the three for Des Arc has a postpon-
ed game to play with Annapolis and
1t is not inconsistent with good judg-
ment to predict that the Pelicans will
win it. The Annapolis Minors have
quit the race and Patterson will take
their place in the League and will
make their initial appearance at
Greenville Sunday afternoon"
Young ladies who contemplate mat
rimony in the near future will do we'll
to inform themselves in regard to the
new law which fixes the legal age OF
women. No girl is of legal age who
reaches her 18th birthday after June
goth until she reaches the 21st mile
post. Consequently she need not ask
for a marriage license unless she has
the proper consent of parents or guar
dian. Heretofore the legal age, or
the age at which women were sup
posed to be able to manage their own
affairs was Is years. The General
Assembly, atits last session, changed
that law. Twenty-on years for both
men and women is nov the legal age,
the age at which young people may
vote, become married without the
consent of the parent or guardian,
and be entitled to possession of estates
left them. Any girl who reached her
18th birthday on or before June goth
is of legal age, and the provisions o.
the new law do not apply to her.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: "Luetta
Parsons, the 10 year-o Die wife of John
Parsons,a woodchopper residing in
st. Francois County, who was &C
quilted last. May of the charge of
numbering her 6 year-oid stepchild,
Lille Parsons, and remanded to the
care of her attorney, ]. B. Burks of
Pennington, by Circuit Judge Huck,
was ordered released yesterday by
the Court of Appeals. The child wife
shot and killed her stepdaughter on
March a., shortly after her marriage
to Parsons, and she was acquitted by
the jury on the ground that the shoot
ing was accidental. After the verdict
was rendered Judge Huck placed her
in the custody of Burks, believing that
the girl should be cared for by the
state. That Judge Huck exceeded
his authority in doing this is the opin-
ion held by the Court of Appeals.
Luetta will make her home la Bis
marck, Mo-, with an uncle, who was
in court when the girl was ordered
released.n
Flat River News: "Pelty's Nation
al got trimmed last Sunday. Arcadia
!, Valley turned the trick. The score
!, was 3 to q. Although somewhat mar
} red by the high wind which kept
, blowing a cloud of dust straight Into
!, the batter's eyes at the home plate,
it was a real exhibition of the nation
al game, and the most critical fan
certainly got his moneys worth.
Both teams were on edge from the
moment the first ball was pitched.
Pelty's boys had three double plays
to their credit. The high wind which
was blowing straight toward the home
. plate,made 1t hard for the batters, but
still several two-baggers were lined
out. The fans had been growing
somewhat peaved at the ease with
which the Nationals had been defeat
ing the st. Louis teams who visited
, here. This peevlshness has been re-
fected both in the conduct of the fans
at the games, and in this attendance.
This doesNnot mean that the fans here
are not for the home team, but they
! feel they have a right to expect visit
ing teams to have sufficient merit to
furnish a real contest"
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