Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-25

there was not 4 word said in regards to me
not TO open up again until we bad lnyoicsd
and settled up everything; then Mr.. w. Z.
/ ROCKWELL asked me to turn in all the trade |
! possibly could in their favor and asked me
not to open up again, and in consideration
| he would give me 5 per cent. for all the
trade he got through me. This l agreed to
do unless something should turn up that
would justify another store in town. kept
my promise faithfully, but that per cent.
was not credited only in one settlement
which bis books will show, that after giving
me credit in one place, he charges it back in
| another.
/ I obtained q contract for $4,000 worth of
granite paving blocks which would require
| from 80 to 10 men 10 get them out, and hav
| ing my own store house and my own money,
| to stock up with, / did not ask anybody's
| permission, TO use either privilege and did
| not break any promise as l could have rent
| ed my store house long before used it my
| self.
Your charge as to the men that were blown
up in my quarry il correct, but the informer
| forgot to tell you that the same men had the
DelOTe stolen anu CdilISo away wv
worth of tools from the quarry to Annapolis
station, distance of miles and shipped
them away. do not sympathize with this
| class of people, and let them 20 where they
had spent their summers earning for whisky.
AS to the poor fellow that died at my place
without attention, 1 will and can prove, oy
my neighbors, that | employed DR.. Allen
and paid him $50 for his services, and L
kept one person in his room all the time he
was sick, and after he died buried him de-
Gently all free of charge and sold his clothes
to some of the quarry men and sent his
mother in Sweden the proceeds, besides
what money he had on hand, which was but
very little, as he had been but two months
in this country and came here without any
thing.
The person named who told you l owed
him four years for work or any thing Sc Is
wanted. l fancy you have made this up
your self.
Now, Mr.. Hilburn. as to what had when
came here and what have to day. / would
say to you that you have been wrongly in
formed, and it is not necessary for me to
correct as it is none of your or anybody else's
my way in this country and do not owe any
favors to your Club or yourselves, and if |
am not mistaken in your crowd think I pay
much taxes as all of the A. t. r. c.. for
the privilege Of staying amongst you. am
not like you in regard to what people had or
carried away. l believe in giving every man
his just dues aud what belongs to him. Be-
cause man saves his earnings he should not
divide them with one who is idle and throws
away their opportunities. / think from the
tone of your letters you are in sympathy
with the anarchists of this country, and that
is why they have chosen you as their organ
and mouthpiece. 1t is too bad that man of
your talent for poetry should work on the
railroad. You ought to to correspond with
Barnum, he would give you good position
in side show if he ever could see a speci
men of your wit, and you have boosted OF
your extensive travels, perhaps that Is what
you have followed as people as arule are not
very hospitabe to circus men while roaming
from town to town.
You seem to have forgotten that you were
once a Democrat. Perhaps the bribery case
did not turn out as you expected; that 800
is still waiting for you. Ask G. G. Collins, of
Sabula, DR.. Copeland, of Annapolis, or any
one else around town. 1t was no secret, you
are only behind in apprehension of your
party organization. L suppose you get bet
Ter pay from private parties.
How did yosl like Hon. c: I. Filley's speech
He is not much in favor OF TART reform, and
he is an old Missourian, 100. noticed some |
of your old brothers of the A. 7. r. c. join
ed the Republican Club. o, yes, Mr.. Hill
burn, they are coming over to stay, you had |
better write more poetry. They are equal |
to f. Q. Mills speeches. They make Repub-
lican votes wherever they are heard. You
also failed to furnish man to debate with |
us Saturday, the 18th INST. By the way your
people made the challenge, believe. Cheer
up, d o not get DISCOURAGED, or your people
may think you have sold out. Ask the Club
to hire some one to come down for to help you
out again; it is too bard on you TO have to
write for the Club and private parties be-
sides. 1t will worry you too mucn if you
keep it up. Protectlonately,
j. 5. BENSON.