Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07

other week.
| We understand that the campaig
fund of James Monroe Seibert has bee
tapped by the Marvin Collegiate Insti
tute for five dollars, and that of Lo
V. Stephens has been diminished b
ten dollars in the same behalf w
understand that the Republican mana
gers intend to roll good sized barre
into this Congressional district thi
year in the interest of higher take
and less money. If the promoters O
that institution can work the manager
of the Republican party as successful.
as they did the last annual Conference
they may get from them as much as
thousand or fifteen hundred dollars
They might promise five Thousand
votes-which they would have quite a.
much at command as the twenty-fiv,
thousand dollars they assured Confer
ence they could place their hands on a
| any moment. Why didn't our Wooler
Mill men think of this scheme? 1t is {
great scheme! Every candidate in the
State can be worked. Some scrupu.
lous, old-fashioned brother, however
might regard it as black-mail of the
rankest kind, and kick. Some people
are so unreasonable!
W. S. Anthony, of Washington coun.
ty, Judge Dining, Congressman Ra.
ney and w. K. Edgar delivered speech.
es at the courthouse last Thursday
evening. Mr.. Anthony announced his
candidacy; Judge Dining devoted
himself to the silver question. The
Judge was vigorous and impaired the
Information in an unmistakable Ian
guage that he is believer in the doc
trine of 16 to l, and thinks that fish
ing will be very popular recreation
about November next, unless the Chi
cago Convention gives US silver man
on silver platform. Mr.. Raney in a
few words, attempted to stand up, or
apologize, for the Republican cause.
But he couldn't or wouldn't declare the
position of that party on the leading
issue of the day. Possibly he doesn't
know. We say this with all due res
pect to Mr.. Raney, as there are many
men who stand much higher in the
party councils than Mr.. r. who dom
pretend to declare the position of the
g. o. p. on the all-absorbing and all
important question:; and for that rea-
son they encourage and cultivate the
art of lodging. Mr.. Raney is too hon
est a man to be success in this line
which probably accounts for the weak
effort he made on this occasion. Mr..
Edgar, as usual, was forcible, and
do foil ipfo in 70 of
harmony and party organization. All
the speakers were paid the closest at
tention throughout, each being fire.
quently interrupted with hearty and
enthusiastic applause.
Thompson Blanton of the Flat Woods
neighborhood a couple of weeks ago
regained possession of short gun
that had been lost to him for over
thirty years. During war times the
federal officials went to Mr.. Bianton's
home and appropriated several guns.
At the time, Mr.. Blanton, then a
boy hardly out of his teens, was serv-
ing in the Southern army. When he
returned home, he learned that his
guns had been taken but all attempts
to trace them proved fruitless. A
couple of weeks ago Mr.. Blanton was
over in Reynolds county fishing. Dur
ing the day he ran out of bait and 60
Ing to farm house near by endeavored
to borrow a gun. with which he intend
ed to try and kill a dove. the oil-bag
of which feathered biped is said to
be very fine fish bait. A gun was
brought to him and in it Mr.. Blarton
soon recognized one of the weapons
that had been taken from him during
the ssearly SIXTIES" The weapon had
many marks which rendered the iden-
LITIGATION perfect and complete. 1t had
formerly been ouble-barreled-a rifle
and shot-gun-but the rifle barrel be-
coming defective Thompson had had
it taken off. Then other repairs had
heen made on the gun which the for
mer owner readily called to mind, and
found them all there. AS soon as Mr..
Blanton became convinced that this
was really one of his long lost guns he
resolved to secure it if possible. The
present owner said the gun had cost
him So, and Thompson quickly struck
bargain to regain possession thereof.
And now after an absence of over a
third of century, the weapon is again
at Mr.. .Blanton's home in the Flat
Woods. Thompson is as proud as
child with brand new tov, over the
recovery of his long lost fowling piece.
The trial of the case of State vs.. G.
B. Hill for killing j. B. Walker in
Pilot Knob on May 18th last, required
two full days in the Circuit Court last
week. The jury was secured Wednes-
day morning. when the taking Of tes-
timony began and it was after seven
o'clock Thursday evening when coun-
sci for the State concluded their ar
gument. The State completed its case
shortly after noon Wednesday, but the
defense had great array of witnesses
and it was after noon Thursday before
their testimony was all in. The Court
then gave the instructions to the jury.
The instructions provided for murder
in the first degree, murder in the sec
ond degree, mansIaughter or an &C
quital on the ground of self-defense.
Mr.. Durham opened the argument for
the State. He was followed by Mr..
Collins for The defense. Mr.. Carly
then made his plea for the STATE. Gen.
Wingate closed the argument for the
defense. He made an effective and
telling speech. handling all the details
Of the case with ability and skill. Mr..
hassy tkea concluded the States case
in a maStGrS~ rs..syC NJ the taStiymOnv