Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-28
From Annapolis.


the Annapolis Bulletin" last weel
was racy, to say the least.
| Now, Murphy !" would be yer,
sorry to wrong any one. and will no
willingly and knowingly do SO.
have investigated this matter as vel
as l can under the circumstances.
| find some inclined to believe Mr.. Hitch
ell and Mr.. Seals both innocent of the
scheme to have the one prisoner (Mr
| Rice, [ believe) whip the other one
| Others are sure the j. p. was not in i,
| any way. but all agree that scheme
| was concocted to have Rice whir
Woods, and even the Editor of the
Bulletin" don't deny this fact. Blu,
he rushes off onto the Little Brown jug
story and grows facetious over the mat.
ter. as if it was all huge joke.
My informant says that he heard
whisperings about the room as if some
secret matter was being related, AND
his first idea was that the prisoners
we're to be allowed to escape. This
somewhat excited his curiosity, and he
inquired of one of the men whom the
Bulletin man cites murphy" to
for information, and that party told
him. ''theY are going to hdre fight. ~
Now, Mr.. Editor, the questions that
here suggest themselves are, who are
the they referred to, and how did this
gentlemen learn of the proposed fight
before the Justice and Constable?
The Bulletins" reference to the re-
quest of Woods for a peace warrant
suggests other questions: why was that
warrant refused? And knowing Rice's
desire to bully and beat Woods, and
Woods fear of Rice. especially after
the first fight below town mentioned
in the Bulletin, why was no precau-
ton taken to prevent like occurrence?
Now, gentlemen. these are pertinent
questions. and the readers of the REG
ISTER would like to have honest an
swers to them. Poor dog Tray when
caught in bad company could not tell
his own story about the affair, but Mr..
AXE has assured you that the columns
of the REGISTER are open to you for
reply.
Now, don't get angry and jump on
poor murphy" and punch his whiskers
all in so that the barber can't find them!
And when you answer them don't go
off into a dissertation about cyclones,
but stick to the subject.
We have no doubt the Little Brown
jug described some wonderful circles
while in the grip of that nasty cyclone,
whirling and dashing and whizzing
around, and splitting its nectar among
the whiskers of those present, until the
whole world seemd to be caught in
that great cyclone and whirled around
like a bumble-bee under glass tumb-
Ter, and the babble of human voices
like the rushing of great wa
ters; when the J. P, while the tempest
was at its highest, attempted to indite |
a letter but the gale was so fierce and |
The fiutter and flap of the paper so per-
sistent that the pencil refused to stay |
On the paper, and the manuscript re-
sembled the map of Ireland more than |
/ letter. We are partial to little |
We feel sad to think that this one was
carried entirely away, and when last
heard of was in Ironton. The "Bulle-
i'm says that some one deputized |
every one in the house to help keep |
he peace. Will he kindly tell US with
What words he prefaced that command?
We're they not about like these; .'IfWe
sape no officers here, l deputize every
nan In this house to keep the peaee9"
Did the Justice use these words, and.
so. what fact called them outo Now,
dr. Editor, (of the "Bulletin'0, when
'ou answer these questions don't say
hat murphy" is fond of the wine
when it is red Tor whiskey when it is
vhite). and amt as good as he ought
o be. We admit all of these things
before hand. We are not criticising
hese gentlemen as private citizens.
,ut as public officers. AS private citi-
ems we have nothing to say against
hem. This is free country, and so
ong as man Injuries no one he has a
light to conduct himself according to
lis own desires. But public officers
ire the servants of the people, and the
,eople have right to know how they
conduct the business of their Offices.
again we say, we owe these gentlemen
10 ill-will, and would be glad if the
Thole affair could be satisfactorily
explained.
Our school was suddenly closed on
ionday of last week for want of funds,
nd Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes went home
o Glenallen. We miss them very
nuch, as they were a valuable addi-
ion to Annapolis society.
W. 4. Nelson Is at home again, he
5 contemplating a change of business I
rom brakeman on the |. NJ. r. X. to
arming. We wish him success, but
nder present conditions we are afraid {
e will have an uphill road to travel. +,
w. r. Edgar was in town Monday. {
G. Collins also paid US visit. +,
Thos. and Matt Boyet and Lucian !
nd Irving Hackworth were up from
irandin a few days last week. II
j. j. Francis will soon move over I
n the st. Francis River, where he pro- {
oses to engage in agriculture. I
VIM. Warren. former citizen of |
his place. has been here for the past j.,
sw days.
Several OF the young folks made a {
rip to Sabula to-day to hear the Adj /;
enlist preacher who is holding forth |
t that place. S
DR.. Clarkson and Joe Kinch went to
eonton yesterday. L
Ed. Pooock ia in town doday and he G
ill return to St. Louis tonight. {
Feb. "a. 1895. MURPHY. 6
From Graniteville. I
Ed. Register-Well, the much talk