Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-05

There is something wrong somewhere, to
a certainty. The REGISTER last week was
delivered at the post-office here by noon
Wednesday, and the greater part Of it was
still lying in the Office Friday morning. 1t
had been taken to the depot to meet every
north bound passenger carrying mail, but
the train invariably ran way by the depot;
then stopped and started up again before
the mail carrier could get to the car and get
the mail on. The bags are entirely too heavy
to be thrown on while the car is passing.
We don't know who is to blame, but a repe-
tition win certainly be the cause Of our
finding out and doing our best to have IL
stopped.
Sheriff Turner, of Butler county, brought
Louis Mccormack up with him last Satur-
day. He is here awaiting the action of the
next grand jury of that county for the steal
ing OF an OK. James Shamlin Is also pris-
oner from Butler county immured in the Jail
here. Shamlin, his brother and cousin, were
indicted by the grand jury of that county
two years ago for murder. His brother and
cousin pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
twenty years each in the penitentiary. For
some reason or other he was not tried at
that term of court, and a short time after
wards escaped from the calaboose. He has
just been recaptured out of the swamps of
that county.
The festival given by the Young ladies OF
Union Church, Pilot Knob, Tuesday evening,
18th inst, was grand success. Everything
that could be done had been done to make it
the enjoyable event it was and one not soon
forgotten. All the delicacies of the season
were to be had and you were waited upon by
the loveliest oflovely young ladies. Although
we all know-we mean the gentlemen-that
it always costs no little amount to attend
festival, in this instance the pay for the
delicacies, which taste SO good while being
eaten and destroy the next days appetite,
was received with such sweet, pleasant smiles,
the closest of men would certainly have for.
gotten to notice the money going out of his
pocket to pay for them. The young ladies
had 1925 left after paying the sundry small
bills which invariably follow a festival. The
proceeds are to be applied to make the
church building more comfortable.
We hear quite number of our citizens
complaining of the trouble they have in find
ing team to haul goods to and from the
depot. There are plenty of teams who could
and would do the hauling promptly, if they
were only around when needed. But there
are lots of teams that are continually driv-
ing back and forth past the depot, and If in
passing, they happen to find anything there
to come down town, they haul it for little or
nothing. It's but little out of their way, and
of course they can afford to haul it for song,
as they have to come down town anyway.
This occurs so often that those who would
devote their entire time to hauling at living
prices, go elsewhere to find work enough to
keep them busy. The way things are run
ming now 1t is sometimes almost impossible
to find team, and, dead sure, if you are in
a hurry, ten to one you will not run across
one in half day. There is an easy way to
overcome this trouble. Let the City Coun-
ell compel all teams hauling within the city
limits to be licensed. This will be a source
of some revenue to the city, protect those
who intend making living by hauling, and
keep out a lot Of "small fry" and "accom-
mediation" haulers who are the sole source
of this annoyance. The city can, if it choos-
es, set the price per load for the hauling,
and make it Unable case for any one to
haul inside the city limits for consideration,
unless they are properly licensed.