Iron County register., 1921-08-25


married in Missouri presumably for
the reason that divorced persons can
not be married in Illinois within one
year from the granting of the divorce.
The first Mrs. Strother secured d.
vorce about eight months ago. Mr..
Strother, it is reported, is contract
ing for himself and has large amount
of work under way"
The seth annual session of the
Franklin Baptist Association met on
Arcadia Heights on Monday and Tues
day of last week, Immediately follow
ing the adjournment of the B. Y. P.
U. Assembly. The attendance was
not as large as usual, the cause prob
ably being that the distanceiw was too
great for most folks. The tents and
bungalows were all left open to the
delegates and visitors free of charge
during the two days. The officers for
the year were elected on Monday
afternoon when j. L. Whitener, OF
Desloge, was elected moderator; L.
R. Reid, of Flat River, assistant mod
orator; Rev. F. M. Baker, of Flat
River, clerk. The Introductory SER
mon was preached at l 80 P. NJ. Mon
day by Rev. Geo. Steele, of Hillsboro.
Rev. Steele stated that he was pres
ent at the annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION held at Providence Church,
better known as the Germany settle
ment, near Bonne Terre in 1885 or 36
years ago.-Desloge Sun.
About ten days ago, we received no.
tice that the body of our son, Russell,
buried in the Romagne cemetery in
France had been disinterred and pre-
pared for shipment to this country and
would reach US within the next three
months. We had not expected to have
the body shipped home and had made
no request of the government to do so,
but through a mistake the War De-
partment understood that we had
made the request. Mrs. Riggs at once
wrote to Col. Lay, from whom the no.
tice had come, and to Gen. Lejune
asking that the body be reinterred IN
France, if arrangements for shipping
had not gone too far. A personal let
ter from each of these gentlemen ex
pressed the opinion that it was toe
late to comply with our request, ane
advised that we let arrangements &C
forward for burial at home. Ofcourse
there are many reasons why we pre-
fer to have the body brought hom'
and buried here, but all things consid
cred, had thought best not to have
removed, since it was buried in tn
American cemetery in France. Man.
friends of Russell will read this iten
with interest. Notice of funeral wi
be given In due time.
DR.. AND MRS. MILFORD RIGGS.
Missouri State Journal: "E. |
, Farmhouse, State Food and Dru
, Commissioner, Tuesday fled man
damus proceedings against Stat
Auditor George Hackman in the Cir
, cult Court of Cole County. He ask
for the payment of his salary and tina
, of his employees and helpers. MI
} Barnhouse was appointed for perio
of four years under the Gardner ad
ministration. Governor Hyde, how
f ever, appointed George Wagner t
, the place this spring regardless of tn
fact that Mr.. Barnhcuse's term ha
only about half expired, and late
changed Wagner to the Prison Boar
and has now named Charles F. Prathe
of Advance as Food and Drug Com
. missioner. Judge Slate issued a
alternative writ which must be answe
ed by Hackmann next Saturday.
4 The following appeared in Sunday
st. Louis Post Dispatch from Jetfel
> son City. under date of August 2Otf
- "The Attorney General today file
= returns for State Auditor Hackma
to two mandamus suits brougl
against Hackman by DR.. E. L. Bari
;, house, Food and Drug Commissions
demanding that warrants be issued
i him and his deputies, in payment
d salaries and expenses for May, Jul
Y. and July. The May suit is in the 81
10 preme Court and that as to June al
= July is In the Circuit Court of Co
i. County. The Attorney General col
le tends in his return to each suit thi
y the law extending Barnhonses ter
le from 1921 to 1928, and under which
1T now is holding, is unconstitution
% and Barnhouse's claim to the Office
re is void. Hackman refused, under d
lg rections of Gov. Hyde, to pay Bar
house and his deputies. Charl
Prather OF Advance is the Hyde a.
J. pointee to the place, and Barnhou
l. has refused to surrender the office
1e him."