Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-15

for a couple of wears past, will be In Ironton
| to -day ON his way to Savannah, Ca, where
he goes to open offices for the National Hoi-
low Brake Beam Company and the Durham
| Manufacturing Company, both OF Chicago
Mr.. 4. will have charge of these offices and
| canvass the southern states in the Interests
of these two firms. "Bert." is one of the
most energetic, as well as highly deserving,
boys that ever left the Valley, and we are
happy to record the fact of his being an
other round nearer the top in the ladder OF
| success.
Last Wednesday night, at late hour, at
Ghermanville, Constable Foley was reused
out of sound sleep by Mr.. Rutschilling,
and besought to come over and quell a dis
| turbance among the boys in his (R,'s) store.
Mike slipped on his clothing and ran to the
place indicated, where he found "the boys"
engaged in u free fight, with all the lights
eXtinguished, the better to enable them TO
deal out their knock downs impartially and
without personal favor. The constable first
| lighted the lamps and their radiance disclos-
| ed motley assemblage of blackened eyes
and bloodied noses most edifying to behold.
Through respect to the constable's official
dignity and authority, the forces disengaged.
and, upon command, went meeky out of the
house. The racket is supposed to have been
superinduced through friendly game" Of
''high FIVE" or "seven up"
Last Wednesday morning the jury in the
Dennison case Charged with assault to kill
VIM. Bohmie) broughtin a verdict of gull
ty as charged" but informed the court that
they were unable to agree as to punishment
to be melted out to the defendant. Thereup-
on the Court, as is authorized by the statute,
discharged the jury and assessed Dennison's
punishment at two years in the penitentiary.
The ju ry had agreed early the evening be-
fore as to defendants guilt; but, not know
ing that the Court has power to assess the
punishment where the jury disagrees, they
kept themselves locked up all night in futile
attempts to come to a conclusion. The
court had not informed fhe jury as to the
law in the premises, for the reason that a
decision of the Supreme Court forbids its so
doing! The statute (Sec. 4230) applicable
to the case reads as follows; "Where the
jury find verdict of guilty, and fail to agree
on the punishment to be inflicted, or do not
declare such punishment by their verdict,or
assess punishment not authorized by law,
and in all cases of judgment by confession,
the court shall assess and declare the pun
ishment, and render judgment accordingly"
Upon motion of Mr.. Walker, defendants at
torney, stay of sentence was obtained, and
an appeal taken-Dennison being let to bail
in the sum of 500. The bond was promptly
filled and defendant went on his way rejoice
ing.
Messrs. j. W. Allen ard Il. NJ. Anderson,
two Of the three present directors Of
the Carver Creek school, last week preferred
charges before County Commissioner Vance
against ID. Farquhar, their teacher, alleging
that he did not properly govern the school
and was in various ways incompetent. The
specifications stated that Farquhar. would
allow the children to laugh and talk out
loud during school hours, and that when he
was questioned about il he said it was good
for the children to laugh; that, at times, he
would leave the school building for an hour
or more to go and chat with a neighbor or
get his mail; The charges summed up, though,
were that the teacher was no disciplinarian
and could not COVE IN his school, and that he
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certain pupils, to interfere with the impair
tial discharge of his duties. Commissioner
Vance went down to the scene of the trouble
and gave both parties full hear
ing, the community substantiating most Of
the charges and Farquhar defending himself.
The Commissioner has not yet rendered a
decision, but it is stated that Farquhar will
likely resign to avoid any further unpleas-
antness. FarQuhar comes from Madison
county, and has been teaching at Glover for
four months past, but has never given salts
faction and ever since he commenced his du-
ties there has been more or less complaint.
1t seems that he is we'll educated but hasn't
the faculty of governing. He has yet two
months to teach before completing the terms
Of his contract, but, as stated above he will
probably resign at the end of the fourth
month which expires next Friday.
Mr.. Rutschilling, postmaster at Gherman-
Wills, by virtue of the Deputy President sys-
tenn, has been in hot water during the. whole
term of incumbency. 1t appears that Mr.. r.
runs a small store in conjunction with the
post otfice-or, has the post office as an ad-
junct to the store: formulate the idea as
pleaSeS you Dest-AHu, as ue CauuoI always
maintain order among "the boys" who there
do congregate, some of the liege subjects
lift aloud their voices and complain. Then
these subjects allege that-looking solely to
the public service-Mr. Crews, another
merchant, ought 10 have been made post
master upon Mr.. Ranft's retirement, about
one month ago; but, that he (R.) recon-
mended the present incumbent in prefer
ence to Mr.. c., solely and alone because the
p. i. offered TO pay, and did pay, two dollars
more for "lhe fixtures" than had been
agreed upon as their worth between Mr..
Ranft and Mr.. Crews. 1t is asserted by 9TH
ers that Mr.. Rant wanted leash in advance"
of his recommendation, which promise was
agreed to by Mr.. Rut>chilliug, while Mr..
Crews refused TO pay for "the fixtures" be-
fore he knew for sure that he had a post-of-
fee for their utilization. So, Mr.. Rutschil-
ling was appointed, and his subsequent ex-
perience gives weighty force to the assertion
of one William Shakespeare (wbo flourished
and wrote long before Deputy Presidents
had post offices to lett, uneasy lies the
head that wears a crown" Why not put
off the crown, Mr.. Rutschiling, and retire
to private life and independence? where
Bro Cundiff may not harrow your Utmost
soul by giving you and all your amiable
weaknesses to the world-rerbatina ct liter
atm?
Every tobacco-grower should carefully
,bo fNiIN of hn In.