Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

treated with proper courtesy by Mr.. Nelson,
and that he insisted upon stayi. in the sick
room, at all times-even when the presence
OF any male parsonage was indicate, not TO
say improper. Other things are asserted
which we do not care to detail wit bout alb
soiute proof. In consequence of all these
rumoTs, the Probate Court was induced 10
interfere and appoint ar administrator, as
above stated The REGISTER certliniy has
no desire 70 do Mr.. Nelson an injustice or
cast any aSpersion on bis character. bat from
the stories in circulation We think that an
explanation or refutation from him i in
order, II no one has beer guilty OF a wrong,
i full, thorough, and complete Investigation
OF the matter can hurt nobody, and it should
be attended to at once.
y, per previous announcement, TIE Truth,
the new Republican paper, was issued last
Wednesday morning. It /. seven column
70 10, neatly printed upon a new press, from
new types linked by new roller. The tone
# the paper, a. shown in its first issue, IS
milder and more conservative than that of
the average journal of it political proeIivl-
ties. A. We certainly desire no other than
bright, energetic editor. We deem it our
duty 10 dlstbIse his mind OF at least one
error. says Bro. Cuudif, commenting upon
our item IF the week prev .ous:
From the tenor the 0reE would infer that
our friend Of the REGisrEa deems II Infringement
On his reserved righ,s'' for The republicans 10
tabsh I organ IN this county
No one better than the editor Of the REG
IsTER knows that there are no PRESERVED
rights" in the journalistic rieid, more than
in any other lIue of business. When be took
charge OF this paper,in 1868, the outlook was
not bright. \ contemporary, lorg-estab-
lished, and eutrenched behind party which
held by force the political de>tinies OF the
State. contested every inch Of the ground to
lie gained in order to assure bare subsist-
ence to the writer. He worked for months
aided at the case By "heIpmate" who
Learned the boxes" aud supplemented her
household cares by the work OF the c0mpos-
it2r. More than one Saturday evening found
u with pocketbook whose emp. iness was
equa!ed only By that OF the harder at home,
ard we were compelled to discount the hop
et-for profits of not promising future
in order TO bridge the difficulty. Certainly
the auspices were not favorable, nor was the
outlook encouraging. Yet the REGISTER Is
here to-day-not a"BonaUza," by any means,
but source OF sufficient income TO supply
the wants of 7 modest existence. With this
light behind u, we would be blind indeed.
and fatuous OF mind. to held that there are
preserved rights in any business for any
person endowed with energy, fortitude and
perseverance,: not TO forget righteous
cause. II is true-aud we will be the last to
deny the fact-that the patronage Of Repub-
lican friends has been granted Us. and we
think we may fairly claim to have a. all
times treated them courteousiy in return
not to mention the fact that in our disburse-
ments for the nece>saries of life we have
boycotted no man for political reason. We
conclude with stating our position in a sem
tence: To you and yours, Bro. Cundlff.
health and happiness; to your party, defeat
and disaster.