Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-03-18


He set ;em up" to the crowd, paying
her for the drinks in the presence OF
all. Then Information was given to
the Feoeral authorities that the girl
was selling liquor at retail. She had
no license, of course, aud her arrest
followed in due time. The young
blockader ana his companions were
subp9naed as witnesses. All came to
town, saw the s'sleam keersn paraded
the streets. ate candy and gingerbread,
aud heard the brass band-aud Uncle
Sam, he paid the freight. 1t is true
that the girl was sentenced to thirty
days in jail, but when she returned
home her lover was on hand to receive
her with a brand new kaliker dress. a
silk hancher, and other finery too nu-
merous to mention. A term in Jail be-
cause of violation of the revenue law
carries no disgrace with it. As Mr..
Weller would say. ION the contrary
quite the reverse"
Another case, neither mutually
agreed to, nor where Information was
laid for revenge. A short time after
my arrival here. a native" came to
the Federal authorities aud offered for
S25 to acquaint them with the place
where there were stored nine barrels
of apple braudy-blockad liquor. Aft
er some chaffering. the bargain was
concluded and he faithfully complied
with his part of the contract by con-
Quoting the officers to the vicinity of
the ''lay" and giving them such direc
tions that they had no trouble in secur-
ing the prize. The distiller and own
er not only lost his brandy, WHICH was
of course forfeited to the government,
but had to pay over 500 ''good cash
money" beside, in compromise with
the offended law. He is prominent
citizen Of Yancey county, and was last
year Republican candidate for sheriff.
Is said to be a good citizen, wellto-do
in the goods of this world. and esteem
ed by his neighbors. The informant
had, some months before this episode
occurred, violated state law, and
would have gone to jail but for the
good Offices of the man he informed
ina Of ia
BILE. he straightway got into another,
and again applied to his benefactor for
help. which was refused. Then the
informer took leg-bail against the au-
thorities, and started for "foreign
parts" But he found The walking
rough. and it saddened him to know
that. for lack of cash to transport his
family. every step he was taking did
but widen the distance of separation.
His way lay through Asheville. and as
he poudered and projected as to chow
to raise the wind" suddenly bright
idea daZzled his mind! He had helped
Col p (his whilom friend and bene-
factor) to secretly disti!l and store
those barrels of apple brandy. At
Asheville he called upon the revenue
people and told his story with ingenu
Gus frankress, concealing nothing rel
ative to the causes which led him to
turn informer. He pocketed his fee,
departed. and presume is now happi-
ly dwelling with his family in regions
remote from the Tarheelian eye. But
| wouldn't bet fifty dollars that he isn't
blockading right now!
Our hotel family now numbers sew
enty y-fve-and still they come! From
the north, south and east. but very
few show up from anywhere nearer my
native heath than Chicago. New
Workers come in twos, threes and fours.
and BostonIan intellect glorifies US in
reflection TO the rays of her transcend
entail sons and daughters. They don't
put on bit of style, but are as pleas
ant people az we have met. II they
observe our Wild Western ways. they
politely ignore their crudeness, and
are ali hail fellows, well met. I OF
course allude in the last clause to the
male specimens only. Although way
uo in Emersonian philosophy, | fad
them no more sophisticated to the
ways of the designing world than are
some other people born and reared far
away from the Plymouthian shrine.
One of them last Saturday bought from
Il diamond merchant in this town, sew
en- duti.trs' worth of crude '.natire
gems They proved to be glass of
good quality. finely tinted, and no
doubt the wholesale price of the lot
originally amounted to one per cent. of
their value as sold to the Bostonian at
retail. The ..gems" were returned
and the money reluctantly refunded.
Il seems that fake diamonds pertain
not exclusively to London, Atlantic
City. or any other especial habitat OF
hucksteriug humanity. E. ID. A.
E'Kiniey Paying Dividends.
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