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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
TO THE WEST.

There are number Of routes leading to the
above mentioned section, bat the direct and
reliable route Is via Saint Louis over the
Missouri Pacific Railway. Two trains daily
are run from the Grand Union Depot, Saint
Louis to Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchi.
son, st. Joeph and Omaha.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars of the very
finest make are attached to all trains.
At Kansas City Union Depot, passengers
for Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Cali
fornla connect with express trains of all lines.
Al Atcnison, connection Is made with ex :
press trains for Kansas and Nebraska points.
AT Omaha, connection is made with the
Overland train for California.
This line offers to parties en- route TO the
west ana Northwest, not only fast time and
superior accommodations, but beautiful
scenery, as 1t passes through the finest por-
tlon OF Missouri and Nebraska. Send for H.
iustrated maps, pamphlets, &C., of this line,
which will be mailed free.
lF.CHANDLER, III. C. TOWNSEND.
oon ticket AGENT. Gen'l Pass. ARsnt
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron county, MO.
in vacation-Sept. lst, 1888:
The State of Missouri at the relation and to
the use of VIM. A. Fletcher, Collector OF the
Revenue OF Iron county, Missouri,
az ainSt
William Russell, Edwin May, Edward II.
Semple, julius &. Berge ard EDWARD h.
liolton, and all unknown Interested PAL t'es.
Action 10 Enforce Payment of lakes.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, W M A
Fletcher, collector oil the revenue Of Iron coun-
", Missouri, and files his petition and alhua-
Wit, setting forth among other things that the
defendants are non residents OF the State OF
Missouri and cannot be summoned In THIS ac-
tion by the ordinary process or law, IL Is
therefore ordered by the clerk OF the circuit
court of Iron county, Missouri, in Vacatlon,
that LuhiicatiOn be made nol yIng safu de
fendants that an action has been commenced
against them in the circuit court OF SAID cOun
ty, the ohjrct alid general nature OF mh:ch Is
to enforce the lien of the State OF Missouri
Tor back taxes for the years 1870 TO 1854
inclusive. on the following real estate, situated
in Iron county, Mo, belonging to said de1en- :
dants, to wit: Lots 3, g. 4, 5, 6, Z, and 5 in
block Z in the city of IrontOn.
Can temiZed statement i'll the nature OF
tax hill showing The amount OF taxes now
Tue on said real estate tor the year aforesaid,
dmOuntipg.in the aggregate to the sum OF
935 66 is fled with salu Petition as provided
by law And unless they be and appear at
the next term of said court, to be holden Tor
the county of Iron, and State OF Missouri. at
the courthouse in SAID county, on the 1ourth
Monday in October next GSS5), ami on or be-
fore the sixth day thereof Of the term shall so
long continue; and if not, then before the end
of the term), and plead, answer or demur 70
said plaintiffs petition, the same Will he TAX
en- as confessed, judgment rendered in ac-
cordance with the prayer of said petition, ana
said real estate, so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment, interests
aud costs, be sold under a special teri facias
70 be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that copy hereof ne
published according to law in the Iron CoUN-
TY REGISTER, a weekly newspaper publlshed
in said county of Iron, and state OF Missouri
A true copy:
Attest, with seal, this 1st day OF
IsEAL. September, 1888.
JOS. HUFF, Clerk
Iron county circuit court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
An Extraordinary Sentence.

Judge Arnold Krekel, who presides
over the U. S. District court for the
western district of Missouri, is u strong
advocate for compulsory education and
had an opportunity some months ago
to put his theory into practice on q
young man, by sentencing him to re.
main in Jail till he could read and
write. The st. Louis Republican gives
the following account Of the sen tence
and its results:
1.-The most singular sentence that
eyer came to our knowledge was re-
Gently imposed by Judge Krekel. Will
court on the charge of selling LIQUOR to
the Indians.
He pleaded guilty, and gave as an
excuse his ignorance of the law, and
stated that he could neither read nor
write.
HE was young fellow, and the
judge not wishing to be too severe on
an ignorant man whose first offense
was perhaps an accidental violation of
a United States law. gave him some
good advice, and proposed to him that
he should learn to write, and, in order
to insure success, sentenced him to the
Cole county Jail until he should be able
to write letter.
LAaHudu expressed DOUBT as to his
being able to learn the art of writing:
| but the judge assured him it could be
done If he applied himself within a
reasonable time, and in order to help
him, he assigned a teacher.
1.-The teacher was one Martin, Of
Texas county, who, having been con-
victed of cutting timber off Of Govern
ment lands, was awaiting sentence.
The judge, calling up Martin, sentence
ed him to the Cole county Jail for a
term to expire when he should have
| taught the man Hannah to write. He
willingly consented, and the two men
went to Jail.
"The success of this experiment in
compulsory education was evinced hy
the appearance before the clerk of the
| court of Hannah, who presented q
specimen of very fair penmanship as
| result of little over three weeks ap-
plication.
"As further test, the clerk request
ed him to write letter. This test was
| rater too much for Hannah, who lack
| ell readiness in composition and was at
loss, he explained for ideas.
'The clerk then dictated letter tn
him, which he wrote very well, and
having complied with the or,ier of
| court by learning to write, was dis
charged. Martin was also discharged,
his part of the undertaking in teaching
| his fellOw-prisoner to write being full
| fitled.'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

He slept days and made up berths
all night. Truly he began making up
berths at Jersey City, and when he
got through, about daylight, it was
time to begin TO unmake them again.
All night could hear him opening
and shutting tie berths like concer-
tina. He sang softly to himself all
night long:
You must camp little in the wilderness
And then We'll all go home.
And played his own accompaniment
on the berth.
When In repose he was generally
asleep with whisk broom in one
hand and the other extended with tho
palm up, waiting for u dividend to be
declared.
He generally slept with his mouth
open, SO that you could read his inmost
thoughts, and when I complained to
him about the way my hunk felt he
said he was sorry, and wanted to know
which cell Twas in. BILL NYE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

Our State Supreme Court Is me-
thing like two years behind with the
docket, yet the judges who compose
that august tribunal of justice extraor-
binary find time to take four months
vacation every year.-Their blessed
salary goes smilingly on all the sweet
while, though. Whilst those rOtund
and rubicund tubs of supreme justice
are bathing their fa: sides in the surf
of some gay beech, or whilst angling
in the shades of some sequestered nook
or whilst patting the red Drawn of some
pampered pugiIst and betting their
sesterces on his beastliness, the wheels
of justice are stopped and some poor
sufferers are starving for the food
which an early and Just conclusion OF
law and facts would bring them, and
the dear people are taxing themselves
to pay these burdened judges. Is ii
any wonder that the docket is two
wears behind? Is it not a greater won
der that it is not ten years in arrearsi
Instead of fsquandering valuable time
over a worthless dog or rat law, OuI
State Legislature might serve theiI
constituents better by more closely
scrutinizing the machinery of the Su
preme Court. If a poor man has jus
claim, his wearthier contestant appeal
to the Supreme court, where he is Ger
tain of delaying justice because tn
court Of justice extraordinary mus
| have the usual four months annual va
cation Peoples Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
Order Publication

In the Circuit Court of Iron County, Mo-, in
1st, 1888.
The State of Missouri at the relation and TO
the use of WIN. A Fletcher Collector of the
Revenue of Iron county, Mo-,
against
Walter Greeiy, Jay L. Fowler and all un-
known interested parties.
faction to Enforce Payment of Tayes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, VIM.
A. Fletcher, collector Of revenue OF Iron coun-
ty, Missouri, and files his petition and affiiav-
it, setting sorth among other things, that the
defendants are non-residents of the State OF
Missouri and cannot be summoned In thls ac-
ton by the ordinary process OF law; IL Is,
therefore, ordered by the clerk OF the circuit
court OF Iron county, Mo-, in vacation, that
publication be made, notifying said defend
ants that an action has been commenced
against them in the circuit court of said cOun-
ty, the object and general nature of which is
to enforce the lien Of the State of Missouri for
back taxes for the years 1879 to 1854 inclusive
on the following real estate, belonging to said
de PENDANTS, to w.t.
west quarter, section four a., township 81,
range 3 east.
IAN itemized statement in the nature of a
tax bill, showing the amount of taxes Low
due on said real estate, for the years aIore-
said, amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of SO IL, is fled with said petition as proVld-
ed by law.) And unless they be and appear
at the next term OF said court, to be holden
for sa d county or 1rCn,an State OF Missouri,
at the cour thous" in SAIL county. on The
fourth Monday ~ Octo5er next QSS3). and on
or before The sixth day thereof Gf the tern
shall so long continue; and, II not, tneG be-
fore the end of the term). and plead, answer
or demur to said plaintiffs petition. the same
will be taken as confessed, Judgment rendered
in accordance wit b the pray er of said petition
and said real estate, or SO much thereof as
NAV be necessary to satisfy said Judgment
interest and costs, be sold under special fer
facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy hereof be
published according to law in the Iron coun
| ty Register" weekly newspaper published
| in said county of Iron, and State of Missouri
| A tru. copy: JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
Attest, with seal, this 1st dav of Sept
IsEAL 1885. JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
Iron County Circuit Court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

The Liberty AdVance says: "Hon.
M. L. Clardy is mentioned as can
didate for governor of Missouri. Mr..
Clardy is young man of splendid ex-
ecutive ability, and should he allow
his name to be presented for that posi-
ton he will find that he has a large
and enth usias tic following. Mart Clar-
dy is the most popular and efficient
congressman that Missouri has"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

We don't like to make chronic
kicker from Kickersville of ourself, but
we can't help remarking that the Su-
preme Court ought to get little closer
to the bottom of its docket before in
dulging in four month vacations. The
weather is pretty warm in July and
August, and rest through those
months might BE- acquiesced in by all
good people; but June and September
are among the pleasantest of the year.
Ofone thing the Court may be sure: il
the members of that august body don't
hustle business along at a livelier pace,
the voters will make it mighty cold for
them all the year round. 1t is i shame
and an outrage that a litigant has to
wait four years for the final disposition
of his cause.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
IMPORTANT.

When you visit or leave New York City.
save Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire,
and stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted up at q cost of one
million dollars, reduced to 81. 90 and upwards
per day. European plan. Elevator. Res
taurant supplied with the best. Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroad to all depots.
Families can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other ..irst-
class hotel In the city,.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

The Quill is the name of a paper just
started at West Plains, Mo. We pre-
sumo it is to "fill long-felt want"
The way it pitches into the other pa
pers of that town recalls the familiar
quotation about fools rushing in "where
angels fear to tread"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
IRONTON. MO, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1885.

The Bluff Citizen is stirring up the
Prosecuting Attorney of Butler county
with long stick, and intimates that
he has been guilty of non-feasance.
Little Iron, happily, has no such ex-
periences.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

Pennington Times. "Another fear
full and fatal accident occurred at the
granite quarries near Knob Lick, in
this county, last Thursday, the Sd inst.
Mr.. Alexander Kelley, who was pre-
pairing for blast in the quarry of his
sons, Messrs. Samuel and James Kel-
ley, was instantly killed by its prema-
ture explosion. His body was blown
about thirty feet and so terribly mang-
led that death resulted instantaneous
ly. Mr.. Kelley was fifty-six years OF
age, and was highly respected by the
community in which he lived, which
was attested by the very large number
who accompanied his remains to this
place last Friday, where they were
laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery.
His sons have the sympathy of host
of friends in the aff1iction that has be-
fallen them in the sudden and violent
death of their father"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

SHILOH'S yITALIZER is what yon need
for Consumption, Loss of Appetite, DIzzf-
ness, and all symptoms Of Dyspepsia. Price
10 and 75cents per bottle. 80
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

The first hanging ins Minnesota for
nearly score of years occurred fort
night ago. In 1868 the Legislature re-
pealed the old law which made execu-
ton the penalty for murder, and enact
ed a compromise substitute, which left
the jury to decide whether the punish-
ment should be death. This system
resulted in practical abolition Of the
death penalty, since few juries were
ready to assume the direct responsible
ty for taking life, and in aggravated
cases criminal could always escape
the extreme penalty by pleading
guilty, and thus preventing his case
from going to the jury. After fifteen
years of this divided responsibility,
public sentiment revolted against the
immunity which murderers had come
to enjoy, and the Legislature of 1888
sought to restore the death penalty by
lodging the decision of the question
whether or not a man should be hang
ed with the court itstead of the jury.
But this did not work we'll either, and
so the last Legislature restored the old
rule that conviction of murder in the
first degree carries with it the punish
ment of death. There appears to be
general satisfaction with the restora-
ton of the gallows, and it does not seem
likely that any agitation for the aboli-
ton of the death penalty will gain
much headway in Minnesota for long
time to come.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
We endorse the Piedmont Leader in

Southeast Missouri presents good material
| for L. S. Marshal in the shape of big Jasper
n. Burks, of st. Francois county. Jasper
| has the Endorsement of the leading demo-
| Gratis of the State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17

For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's
Porous Plaster. Price % cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-17
aron County geoi5ter

SUBSCRIBE ION:
One Year. 81 80. Sir Months, So.7a
Three MO,tths, So.50.
RATES or ADyEisTIsiNG:
Square week, 81 90 or column year, 50
Square weeks, / 80 1 bf column year, 80
l squared weeks. 100 column year. 50
E-Yearly Advertisers have the privilege of four
changes without additional charge.
g+Address REGISTER. Ironton. Missouri.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21
The NEW RULES.

The House has at last emancipted itself
from the thraldom of the appropriations COM
mittee; and the majority will no longer be
able to plead the rules in extenuation of dila-
toriness or neglect to enact laws that the
interests of the county demand. The new
rules give the majority full control, and in
various ways tend to facilitate the transac-
ton of business. One of thenl-the rule that
forbids general legislation on appropriation
bills-will have very salutary effect on the
character Of legislation, A great majority
Of the bad measures of past Congresses have
been smuggled through by attaching them
TO appropriation bills. The evil of this prac-
tice has long been recognized. The rule
that distributes the appropriation bills
among different committees is the only one
in the list the propristy of which is open
to doubt. 1t is argued by its opponents that
it will tend to extravaganza, inasmuch as
each committee will survey only limited
field and make up its appropriations with
reference to that only and without knowing
the demands Of other departments Oft the pub
lie service. There is doubtless something
In this objection, and experience NAV show
that it is an insuperable one. But it would
seem that if the bills are reported to the
House in good season, as they can be if
distributed that body might be able to look
the whole field over and cut down excessive
appropriations if any are reported. An ad
vantage Of the plan will be that Congress
will get more intelligent estimates of the re-
quirements of the different branches of the
public service inasmuch as half dozen COM
mittees can look the field over much more
thoroughly than one can. If the plan is
found to work badly in practice is can easily
be changed.
The committees which hereafter will man
age their own appropriation bills are the
naval, the military, the foreign affairs, the
postal. the agricultural, the Indian, the
river and harbor and the public buildings
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21

The opinion of Judge johnson, of the
Ohio Supreme Court, dissenting from his as
sociates in the matter of the Hamilton coun-
ty senators and representatives is good easy
reading. Judge johnson says the theory
that these returns bearing impress of being
false, forged and fraudulent, and which the
eanvassing board knows are stained with
crime, must be counted is monstrous. ut
has, he says, "been reserved for these mod
ern times to establish as a rule that there is
one man in Hamilton county who is above
all law and all control, who can count in or
count out at his imperial will and grant GER
tificates of election, and the courts are pow
crless to direct him." If Judge Johnson's
associates on the bench had not given fire.
quent reason to believe that regard for law
and decency long ago departed from them his
vigorous denunciation of their decision in
this case would make them very miserable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21

The excitement in Great Britain over the
prospect Of the introduction in the next Par
lament OF measure granting Home Rule to
Ireland is very great. Threats of revolt are
heard if any such measure becomes law
But it is probable that these threats are for
the purpose merely of frightening members
to oppose the scheme. 1t is evident that Mr..
Gladstone has fully determined to offer
plan of Homerule, but its details are not
yet wrought out Probably they will not be
until Mr.. Parnell finally makes his demands.
If these demands do not threaten the integ-
rity Of the empire, Mr.. Gladstone will very
likely adopt them substantially. But no
measure that does not admit the sovereignty
of the imperial parliament will receive
sanction from the Liberal leader
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21

1t appears that there were held in Canada
1Oe indignation meetings to denounce the
execution of Riel, in twenty-five of which
the ministers were hanged in efigy. In
the United States twenty-five similar meet
ings were held, at five of which ministers
we're burned in effigy. The number of re-
QUEEN masses said for the soul of Riel in Car
ada was seventy and in the United States
nine. Seven protests against the govern
ment's action were made by city and town
councils, four by county councils, forty-nine
by local councils, twenty-five by national
societies, eighteen by clubs, unions, institu-
tions, ETC., and three by the university stu
dents In Quebec and Montreal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21
There are a Few Druapis,s

Who care more TO make large profit on a WORTH
less article than to wait for the prosperity that Ill
timately results from honest dealing These are
the men who, when asked for Benson's Capcine
Plaster, will recommend some cheap and trashy
substitute or imitation, saying il is dust as goods
Sometimes they will do up and sell the miserable
imitation without remark allowing the customer
to suppose he has BenSons. If the valueless plas-
ter IS returned, Cheap John will say he made a
mistake ;--if not, he has done good stroke of
business. The public are cautioned against John
and all his ik Buy Of respectable druggists only.
The genuine Benson's plaster has the Three
Seals' trade mark and the word "Capcine" cut in
the centre. dec2IMW&Snrm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21

Commissioner Sparks appears to have been
introducing reforms with much more zeal
than discretion, and has aroused tremen-
dous opposition in the West. "Reminiscences
in great numbers against his confirmation
have been sent to the Senate, but it happens
that he was confirmed last March, so tha+
they can avail nothing. He may mean well,
but he lacks judgment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21

The zeal Of the Democrats of the House to
take up and pass the presidential succession
bill Is in marked contrast to their lukewarm-
ness on the subject when the measure was
before the last House. But circumstances
alter cases. 1t wasn't as sure then as it is
now that it would enure to the benefit of the
Democratic party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-21

Senator Hampton's bill making it a INSIDE
meanor for Congressman to recommend can
didates for appointment to Office unless ap-
piled to by the executive might do good if it
should become a law which is not likely to.
But at best it would only prove partial rem
edy. We have seen here in Maine that the
interference of local politicians is productive
of quite as much mischief as the interference
of Congressman. To accomplish much the
bill would have to be broadened so as to in
clude Everybody.