Iron County register., 1896-09-17
Annapolis News.

Ed Register-Before another week
shall be added to the history of the
past. "Crux" will have passed the for
tieth mile stone.
How time fiiesi We haven't heard
of any great preparations on the part
of the general public to celebrate the
occasion. When we contemplate the
small amount of space occupied in the
public mind by one common individual,
we don't wonder at the lines of VIM.
Knox, '.Oh why should the spirit of
mortal be proud?"
'sCrux" went down TO Des Arc to
hear a Joint debate between Josiah
Reed and John Crowly Friday night,
but owing to an accident to Mr.. Crow
", who was thrown from his horse
and sustained fracture of three ribs,
Mr.. Reed had the floor to himself, and
to avoid disappointing those who came
to hear, Mr.. r. made a nice little
speech at the school house in Des Arc.
A paper was circulated and some 80
men subscribed their names to Bryan
Free Silver club.
The section men here received an
invitation, couched in very nice Ian
guage, to join a sound money club at
De Soto; but, as the Foreman re-
marked, the petition was returned
without a scratch. Below is a copy of
the letter and the reply:
''DE SOTO, September 9th, 1896.
Circular No. 81. AL Section and
Extra Gang FOrenaen: If you can, in
accordance with your conviction on
this money matter named on this
subject, you can sign | would be
pleased. Nearly all foremen and their
men on other divisions have signed.
Put your name where it says. sign
your mems names on edges in any
place. Return to me at once. If you
can't sign, say so, and sign letter.
Yours truly, G. POTTER, r. M
REPLY.
"ANNAPoLIS, September 10th, 1896.
G. POTTER, r. M:
Dear Sr-With regard to circular
No. 81 will say that all good citizens
desire the welfare and happiness of
the whole country. Therefore, if be-
lieved that the continuance of the sim
gle gold standard would produce that
effect, or come nearest so doing, l
would gladly join your club. But as l
can't do so without doing violence to
my conscience, | must respectfully de-
cline. My men also decline to sign
the papers, although two are Repub-
hcans and two are Democrats. They
are perfectly free, so far as | am con-
cerned, to think, speak and act for
themselves. l presented the papers to
them with the above result.
Respectfully yours,
F. P. HLBURN."
learned while at Des Arc that of a
total of eleven men only two signed
the paper.
In view of the fact that employees,
especially in times like the present,
desire to please employers, | think
this is good showing and the men
who thus assert their manhood are to
be commended as true Americans and
worthy defendants of the heroes of '76.
Mrs. d. a. johnson went to Pied
mont last week.
John L. West was in town Saturday.
Henry Arnett was visitor at Anna
polls yesterday.
Messrs. PocOck, Brunswick and Sny-
der are painting for Mr.. Bolch. They
are from st. Louis and two-Pocock
and Brunswick-have been here before
and are excellent painters.
The sawmills have more logs on
hand than ever before in the past sew
en- years; but, as no bills come in,
work has practically ceased, and the
chances are that business will hardly
revive until after the election, and
maybe not until spring.
DIR. Buford has accepted a position
in ST. Louis Hospital, and this burg
is to-day without a doctor.
j. B. Buckner is on the sick list,
but we are glad to say that he is i'm
proving.
September 13, 1896. CRUx.