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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

We make the follwing extract from a
spetch recently delivered by Hon. II.
N. Phillips before Democratic Mass
Convention in Butler county. 1t is full
of wholesome advice, and we commend
its careful reading to the members OF
the various Alliances and different
labor organizations in our county:
Why then this talk about a Wheeler ticket,
"a Farmers Alliance ticket? Can a Demo-
cratic farmer hope to succeed by abandoning
his party, and casting his vote in with his
enemies? Does he not know that every
move in that direction means Republican
supremacy! Is his memory so short as to
forget the Drake constitution, the iron clad
oath, Fletcher and Rodman? What can he
promise himself or his country by returning
the Republican party to power in this State
docs he not know that every vote that is
cast for any ticket but the straight Demo
cratic ticket leads to the Republican camp
Every song that Is sung, every flag that is
waved, every inducement that is offered
every apple of discord strewn, all come from
the emissaries of the Republican party.
They will promise anything, everything, even
the Kingdom of the earth to beat the Demo.
cratic party. My Democratic friends stick
to your Wheels, your Farmers Alliances, as
long as they are conducted legitimately and
within the purp oses Of their organization
but when you hear the faintest whisper Of
politics, say to them you are afraid of the
"Greeks bearing gifts" and that the Demo.
cratic party, the peoples party, is good
enough for any honest man. Democrats OF
Butler county, can you want, can you by
word, act or thought desire the supremacy
of the party Of ingalls,, Foraker and Sher.
man? Can you hope for anything from 8
party whose loudest boast is, that its history
is written in the blood of their brethren, that
their proudest monuments are thei green
graves from the Potomac to the Rio Grande
A party whose patriotism is evidenced by a
ruined navy, a defenceless coast and a pen.
sion roll, whose economy is shown by the
public debt, whose honesty and march OF
progress is marked by the theft of the pres
idency. This is the party, which is to-day
rallying under its banner all the isms, dis.
affections of every tImid class and character,
and hopes with bland smiles and specious
promises in the coming campaign to lead
the Democracy. 1 for one have too much
faith in my people, believe too strong in the
principles and traditions of any party to
give heed to the story, for well I know If the
Democratic party will stand by its colors,
the grand old State of Missouri will roll for
Grover Cleveland sixty thousand majority,
and every county in IA Congressional Dis
rx,;I tla
islature to revise our laws for us. Eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty and thorough
organization the sure road to success-then
let every Democrat do his duty, and the re-
suit is easily foretold.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
Grains of Sand From Sand Bluff.

Ed. Register-Plenty of rain and corn is
growing Licely, and chinch-bugs not so
plenty as they have been. Oats are looking
well, but they are too thin on the ground in
some places on account of the drought early
in the spring. Meadows are improving since
the late rains; also, all other vegetation.
Mr.. Louis Mund has made three or four
thousand rails and has put the most of them
up. He is beginning to make the Schmitner
and Boss farm look like there was some one
living there.
Mr.. w. NJ. Wart, deputy organizer of the
tenth district, organized an Alliance at Sand
Bluff on the Goth and another at Graniteyille
on the 31st. Let the good work go on.
Some of our boys went to the Alliance
meeting at Warren's store yesterday evening
and report good attendance.
A heavy wind storm passed over this
neighborhood last Sunday afternoon, doing
considerable damage to forests and fruit
| trees, blowing down several panels of fence
| for Mrs. Chrisco, but did not rain so very
much-not enough to keep the farmers from
| blowing Monday.
Misses Ada and Estella Schrum, Ann
Chrisco and Minnie Mund went to Cedar
| Grove to church to-day.
Mr.. A. j. Munger and F. NJ. Chrisco came
down from the Quarry yesterday evening to
| visit their parents.
Mr.. George W. Strickland is also in this
| neighboorhood. He is going to work at the
| Quarry next week, so he tells US.
| Mr.. David M. Schrum is trying his nerves
by starting at O'Clock in the morning, going
FIVE miles, putting in ten hours and back
home at night, six days in the week.
AS "Rollin' Jack" gives all the news from
below I will not enter his territory.
June 8, 1888. HOPPING Tom.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
ColOred Society Notes.

The entertainment given by the Amateur
Club on the 31st inst. was well patronized
by the citizens in general. The total receipts
were $1,000, from which considerable profit
was realized.
There was a large number Of visiting
friends from Pennington and Caledonia in
attendance on Quarterly Meeting Sunday.
The Pennington parties were accompanied
by their pastor, Rev. Mccain, who preached
the morning sermon. In the afternoon Rev.
McAllister preached and communion was
administered to 60. The main sermon was
preached at night by Elder Brown. On
Monday. followed the usual loye feast and
time of refreshing when beggars description.
Total collection, 1921. "Hard times" did
you say? The congregation voted for a Dis
trlct Conference to be held and for the Sum
day School Convention to come to Ironton
in July.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

Henry Horn, a well-known farmer
living four miles north of Pennington,
committed suicide at an early hour Fri
day morning, June 1. In September,
1880, Horn killed the Sheriff of St.
Francois County. At the time of the
Killing, which was unprovoked, Horn
was desperate character, but was
well fixed financially. His attorneys
quibbled around, changing from one
court to another, until finally in 1888
he was acquitted of McMullin's MUIR
der, but was financially crippled.
Since his acquittal he has been appar-
emily of unsound mind, but always
deporting himsel: quietly while in
town. His family, however, have been
sufferers. All the pent up malice and
spleen which he felt but dared not ex-
hibit to the people of this city, he vent
ed upon the helpless heads of his wife
and children. Last night, after return
ing home from town, he assaulted his
wife and daughter and forced them to
flee for their lives. They went to a
neighboring farmhouse, and this
morning on returning home found the
dead body of the husband and father
lying on the bed with the top of his
head blown off. A double-barrelled
shotgun resting on his breast told the
tale. He had tied stout cord to the
triggers of the gun and around his toes,
placed the muzzle to his forehead and
ushered his soul in the presence of his
Maker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

For twenty-three years we have dai-
" read the Missouri Republican. 1t
has cheered us during the contest, con-
soled US in defeat, and rejoiced with us
in victory. Other papers have come
and gone, but the Republican has been
with us always. This until last Thurs
day, when, instead of the old Republi-
can, the new Republic greeted us.
There was a feeling of sorrow, as upon
the loss of an old friend, and it took
several days to Undue us with the real
ization that henceforth and forever the
old paper was to be only memory.
But the new conner fills, and more than
fills, the place of the old. 1t takes a
wider field, and fills the waste places.
Under the able management of Editor
Jones, its course is Democratic, with
no deviations from the landmarks OF
the party. The price has been reduc-
ed to three cents per copy; per week
20 cents; per month, IS cents; three
months So; six months, 81; per year,
s.; including the Sunday edidition,S $40.
The Republic is model paper-a ne
cessity to every Democrat-and its
success as certain as its merits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
Personal.

Mrs. P. R. Crisp departed last Saturday
for Palmyra, Mo-, whittier she was called
by the sickness of brother.
DR.. B. Fl. Zwart, wife and baby boy, Kan
sas City, arrived in Ironton this week and
are the guests of Capt. Zwart. Mr.. u. Jr.,
was not in the best of health on leaving X.
c., but we are happy to state, is feeling much
better since his arrival in the healthy Area
dia Valley. The DR.. will shortly return to
Kansas City, but his wife and son will re-
main during the heated term.
Jamie Metcalfe has gone to Chicago.
Miss Alice Chase has returned from a
visit to De Soto.
Jas. II. Clark and wife are visiting relatives
in Libertyville, st. Francois county.
Aug. Rieke was in st. Louis last Monday.
Mrs. Guignon, wife of the conductor of
the Arcadia train, spent Sunday in Ironton
with her husband.
Mrs. r. Lindsay and sons, Bruce and Bert,
returned last week from st. Louis where
they have spent the winter.
Among the Irontonans attending the con-
vention are: DR.. Patton, Jno. Blemel, Prof.
A. P. Vance. w. r. Edgar, Jno. Cowhey and
NJ Waller.
Mr. F NJ Reach, a former resident Of the
Valley, but now of Los Angeles, CAL, spent
several days of last week with Judge Rus
sell. We learn, with pleasure, that Mr. X.
has been very successful in the Golden State.
Chas Tetwiler and wife and Eli Tetwiler,
Poplar Bluff, attended the wedding of their
sister on Wednesday evening.
VIZ NJ De-
to St Louis last week in a buggy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
To Southeast Missourlans In General.

DEAR SIR:-I desire to call attention
to the fact through the columns of the
press of Southeast Missouri, that am
expecting to have our section of the
State represented in the St. Louis Ex-
position this fall by a fit exhibit of it's
neutrality-suspicious. mineral, TIM
ber,e I have already seen Mr.. John
son, Secretary of the Exposition, and
he is very glad to give the Southeast
space for an exhibit. The railroad
companies will transport all articles
sent in for exhibition free. I ask and
desire the assistance of every enterpris-
ing person in Southeast Missouri in
making this exhibit a magnificent adj
vertisement of our vast natural wealth,
and give this early notice of the fact
that they may govern themselves &C.
cordingly. Specimens will not be
wanted until later on; but our friends
should begin at once to get specimens
ready as early "a possible, so as to have
them ready when wanted.
Respectfully Yours,
CHAs. E. STOKES.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

The long promised change in the
name of the Poplar Bluff RenoUator
has finally been made and that paper
will hereafter be known as the Butler
County Advocate. In his editorials on
the change of name the editor says.
'The RenoVdtor took its name from
certain local troubles which its found
ers were determined to put an end to-"
1t strikes US that the Renovator has
always been under the control of q
man who is just little bit more in
need of being renovated than any other
individual in the whole Southeast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

The venerable editor of the st. Louis
CAr;ston ADVOCATE is apparently lit
tie FESTIVE under the proddings OF self
constituted conservators of the pubic
morals:
The w. C.. T. u. in this country are ex-
panding and extending their work not only
as to the extent of country In which tnef
operate, but also as to the number ana char-
acter of the subjects embraced. We are re-
ceiying from time to time, letters and circu-
lars calling attention to this, that or the
other, real or supposed evil and giving US
series OF particular directions as to wnat we
should do, and how to do 1t In the cases
specified, while, as we learn from them,
other editors OF religious papers are favored
with like attentions. The last We haye re-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

celved is long letter with a bill of instruc-
tions In regard to the circulation of impure
literature, of which they tell us there is a
vast amount doing world of mischief.
They tell us where it is kept and name places
where decent people do not go. How the
ladies asetained the facts stated we can not
tell. Bad literature is, most likely, circu-
lated, and the circulation ought to be stop
ped-though we do not remember to have
seen but two, or rather copies of two editions
OF one bad book, for years, and that was
professedlv written by woman, and pub.
lisneo In Chicago. However, we are ready
TO listen to good advice, even If it be rather
pragmatical
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

The Democrats of st. Francois coun-
ty will likely select their nominees at
a primary election this year. A can
vass of the county has shown that a
large majority of the voters are in favor
of the plan and opposed to a conven-
ton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

Jehu Baker, now filling Morrison's
district, undertook to overthrow in de-
bate, the other day, Breckenridge, OF
Kentucky, but miserably failed. Mr..
Baker may be "a finished scholar and
a polished gentleman" but he gives
no evidence thereof in his dirty abuse
of Democrats and Democracy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

The Democrats Of Gasconads county,
says-the Jefferson City Tribune, have
passed resolutions to the effect that
there is no necessity for maintaining
personal liberty leagues in a state gov
erned by democrats. This is sensible
view. Under democratic rule every
person is entitled to all rights which
free people can enjoy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

DR.. Richardson, of Stoddard and
Hon. Geo. w. Carleton. of Pemiscot
are mentioned as candidates for State
Senators from the 23d district. Both
the gentlemen have the ability to cred
itably fill seat in the Senate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

Mr.. j. Hood and DIR. Buchanan, of Belle
view, have made a flying trip to st. Louis
this week to attend the convention.
G. w. BUFORD.
June 4. 1885,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

The Supreme Court has fixed July
18th as the date of Maxwell's execu-
ton, and the little chloroformer has
been told to prepare for the awful
event.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

mittees were appointed, and the con-
vention adjourned to Wednesday morn
ing, 10 o'clock. At the appointed hour
Wednesday the convention was called
to order. Hon. Patrick A. Collins was
chosen Permanent Chairman. At 300
o'clock Daniel Dougherty nominated
Grover Cleveland for President, and
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated by &C.
clamation, with the widest enthusi-
asm. For half an hour the cheering
continued. Then, after the usual bus
mess, the convention adjourned to 10
o'clock to-day. when nominations for
Vice-President will be made.
LATER-At O'Clock this afternoon
Allen G.. Thurman was nominated for
yice-President. A glorious ticket, and
sure to win!
The platform endorses Cleveland g
Tariff: Reform message.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

BOARD, BY THE DAY OR WEEK, a,
Goodenough House, near depot. For furth-
er PAL tieulars inquire of Mrs. c. NJ. COOP.
ENOUGH, Proprietress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
CLEVELAND THURMAN..

T h g National
Democratic Con-
vention assembled
in the Exposition
Hall, st. Louis, at
10 O'Clock A. NJ,
Tuesday. Steph-
en- NJ. White, OF
California, wac
made temporary
chairman, III on.
Ere d e rick o,
Prince, of Massa-
sets, secretary.
The varioI1S oon,.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-28
Postmaster General Dickinson.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 21.-Post-
MASTER general Dickinson is here attend
ing the wedding of his nephew. Speak
ing of the political situation in Chicago,
he said:
"The Chicago convention, after airing
its favorite sons, will rush like tidal
wave to Blaine, who will be the nominee.
But first there must be an opportunity
granted for letting off the vast, pent up
eloquence in support of various insignifi-
cant booms. Blaine, believe, is sure to
be the candidate of his party, but he will
never be president Cleveland and Thur
man will unite all the factions of Indiana
into harmonious whole, and Cleveland
will carry New York by $4,000 majority.
Depew has no chance. The red bandana
will wave from north to south and the
democrats will score handsome victory.
1 feel just as sure Of it as that am alive.
Clevelaud's administration has been a
clean one and Thurman will give the
ticket strength that no republican con-
vention ca overthrow"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-28

eral and principal offices of the com
pany have been removed out OF the state
and to st. Louis, Mo-, and kept there till
after the institution of this suit, since
which time they have been brought back
to Palestine; that during all the while, ex-
cent a short interval after the death of
one Maxwell, who had held such position,
there has been an assistant secretary of
respondent resident at Palestine. The
duties of this offioer are not disclosed
There has, at all times, been a general
claim egent and general roadmaster and
superintendent employed and paid by the
Missouri Pacific company, assigned to
duty on respondents line, resident at Pal
estIne. The stockholders and board of
directors of respondent have each year
held a meeting at Palestine, and stock
book of the com pany has Bll the while
been kept there.
Thirteenth-Thet at the time of the
lease by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas to
the Missouri Pacific company in 1880,
there was no connection between these
roads and the International and Great
Northern; that at the time of the execu-
ton of the lease from the International
and Great Northern to the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas, these last named roads connect
ed at Minneola and shortly thereafter at
Taylor; that from Taylor to the northern
and eastern markets and from other
points along their lines these roads were
competing and lparts of competing lines
within the meaning of the constitutional
inhibltions against leasing, that during
the lease of the International and Great
Northern there has, in fact, been no actual
com petition, though prior thereto there
had been some between them, especially
at Minneola; that most of the traffic
coming to respondents line west of Tay-
lor and destined to or through st. Louis
was carried from Taylor northward
over the Missouri, Kansas AMI
Texas line through that of res
Fourteenth-That on or about May 2
1888, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas ex-
ecuted to the respondent a release of itE
road and other property held and oper.
ated under the lease of 1881, and about
said time respondent resumed control Of
its road.
Fifteenth-That respondent has ac-
cepted the provisions of the present state
constitution by accepting benefits there
under.
Sixteenth-That on the road from Long
view toLaredo, distance of five hundred
and sixteen (516) miles, and proper
tional share of its rolling stock, respond
emit has never paid any taxes, and under
the provisions of the act of 1875 this ex'
emption will not expire by limitation
until A. d. 1900.
Applying the law to the facts hold;
First-That Notwithstanding portions
of respondents road have not been kept
in good repair, yet, taken as whole, il
has not so far failed in its duty of main
tenance as to require forfeiture of itt
corporate existence.
Second-That there has been such fail
ure of compliance on the part of respond
ent as to deprive it of right to longer ex
EN- ption from taxation.
1t will be adjudged accordingly.
JOHN q. TONNES,
Judge Twenty sixth district.
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Georgetown Gllmpses

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GEoRGETOwN, June 2O.-On yesterday
two of the prisoners who had been con
fined in an upper cell made their way
down to lower cell, and when the jaileI
went up stairs with their dinner they es
capped, but were captured again yesterday
evening late.
We are having an abundance of fruit
but it is so watery that it is not very good
The Normal school, which is now in SEES.
sion here, will give literary entertain
ment on next Friday night at the old
University chapel.
Mr.. d. H. Snyder, one of our most en-.
terprising citizens, has just left for Chi
cage, where he has gone on business. He
intends taking his family to his ranch
in Mitchell county, where they will re.
main perhaps two or three years.
Mr.. A. Boyce and family have gone to
their ranch to spend the summer.
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