Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-23


proclamation offering areward of 500 70
the apprehension of William Turner, VIII
Killed Alex Sumpter and Chas. Asher in tn
west End OF this county some time in Janu
airy last. We trust this Will be the means O
bringing the offender to justice, as it is al
outrage that he has this long eluded the law
We have several times heard it stated dur
ing the past two months that some partie
west OF this place pay no attention whateve
10 the game law but persist in running dee
all through the summer Just as if we had NJ
statute prohibitory thereof. We trust tn
next grand jury viii look into the matte
and endeavor to apprehend any one violatin.
or game laws. They surely Will have tn,
encouragement of every true hunter in sucl
an investigation, for we all know, that OF
the strict enforcement of our game law NOR,
than anything else, depends the future ex.
lstence of game in-our woods.
We understand that some parties have
started the report that Mr.. Giles g. Hender.
son, late Democratic candidate for Collector
came down to Tronton last Saturday for the
purpose of associating with the "Independ-
ents" and, perhaps, receiving some favor at
their hands. NJ. I'll. desires us to state that
the story is wholly false, that he made his
race in the Primary and abides the decision
OF the Democracy. Also, that if necessary,
he will take off his coat, roll up his sleeves
and pitch into work on behalf of Simeon E.
Buford, the Democratic nominee for Collec-
tor. MIR. Henderson isn't of the stuff that
makes independents"
The REGISTER packages, we understand,
are rarely delivered at Pilot Knob and Area
dia on the day wednesday, we mail them.
This is said to be frequently the case with
the Mfddlebrook and Iron Mountain pack
ages, also. Sometimes our subscribers at
those points do not get their papers until
Friday, and in one instance the Pilot Knob
package was returned to us just one month
after it had been mailed. The address slip
had been torn of, except a small portion,
and We have no doubt was thus removed to
create the impression that it had slipped off
before the address could be ascertained by
the mail messenger. Hereafter, we ask our
subscribers at the offices named, to notify us
every time they fail to receive the paper on
Wednesday. We are determined that it
shall be delivered promptly, or know the
reason why.
w. A. Fletcher, county clerk, is disabled
man for the present. He and w. r. Edgar,
ESQ.,, went down to Des Arc Friday on No.
COL, and started on the return trip at night
on No. 603. They arrived ut Arcadia about
two O'Clock, where they disembarked, in
H.
railroad track as the shortest and dryest
route, and made good time until they reach
ed the tleguard opposite Mr.. Wheela-
hons residence. The moon had gone down
and the air was murky with fog. Mr.. Edgar
passed the cattle-guard safely, but the sub
ject of this sketch made a misstep and went
down between the timbers. AS he fell, he
struck out with his right arm, and it receiv
ed the full weight of his body, dislocating
the shoulder. His companion helped him
out and assisted him home. DIR. Patton was
called, who administered chloroform to the
patient, and, after several hard tugs, pulled
the joint into place. At this writing "Bill'
is able to go about as usual, excepting that
be carries his arm in sling.
Ed. Regaster-Silence may sometimes give
but given through stress of ci-cum-
stances. Silence is sometimes sin. Com
states and even nations have re-
manned silent, while evils hideous and fatal
have gnawed at the vitals and corrupted the
ifeblood of the fairest, strongest and grand
est of human institutions. Therefore, be-
Iieving in the above proposition, but claim
ing no power save in ability to state facts,
we leap the boundary of silence and trust to
the omnipotence of truth. The health of
should be the first as well as last
great care Of its citizens and officers, for so
long as the rosy checked god shall hold his
court in their midst, they may well count
happy and be prepared to battle
against forms of evil and destruction, bullet
the gaunt, grim spectre of disease wave his
crimson banner to the breeze, and at once
we are struck with palsied fear and mac
ton, that fits us an easy prey to its ravages.
Now, sir, to what, do you ask, may all this
refer?
No less than to the ia ct that in our midst
there is source of danger to our health,
seething pest as it were, from which emanates
the vilest compound of villfanous smell that
ever offended human nostril, in fact it is
rank and smells to heaven. 1t is a certain
place or point at which watermelons are sold
on the west side of main street In Ironton.
| do not say that the watermelons are alone
responsible for the odor, but taken in con-
nection with other things therein, there is
in fact cause for complaint.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we do not write this In a
spirit of yindictiveness or persecution, but
simply to call attention to facts. Let facts be
to a candid world.
ESTHETIC CITIZEN No. 2.
LoST-An infants gold ring, with chain
Finder will please return to this
office, and get reward.
Ed. Regtster-1 noticed in one of your last
issues of the REGISTER your comment on
the potatoes raised by our fellow citizen, A.
Rieke, this season, which has induced me,
by your permission, to give in the REGISTER
nv experience, in part, of raising the same