Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-11

Ed. RegiSter-'Tis said that wonders
never cease. But they do. That is,
they cease to be wonders. The re-
sponsibilities of citizenship are as
great to-day as ever before. and yet the
man who would unhinchingly dis
charge the duties of d citizen would be
considered a wonder in these days.
We have in the past welded our fee
BILE pencil in the denunciatiOn of vice
anC immortality. We incurred the dis
pleasure of friends and neighbor5 by
criticising public officers for what we
deemed their derelictiOns in office, and
still, we are told, that we ought to ex
pose John Doe and Richard Roe aud
several other men we know. But now
we tell them all to go AMI tell their
troubles to Wesley Sisk. Yes, Mr..
Editor, some fellow who evidently
thinks we are about ready to shuttle
off this mortal coil, wants us to pitch
into the Justice of the Peace for hav-
ing the Il. Il. Engineer arrested for an
Iowa horse thief. Said the j. 2. laid
the county liable by holding the man
longer than the legal limit for holding
a suspect. Another thinks ''Crux"
ought to jump on men for keeping a
wild animal in a dark room until it
lost it's eyesight. suppose the charge
in this case would be cruelty to ami
mails. To all these ''Crux" calmly re-
plies ''there are others" ''Crux" has
troubles of his own. A couple of years
ago "Crux" bought property. as he
thought, in Annapolis. Had his deeds
duly recorded and when tax paying
time came hied himself to the County
Capital, but was met with the state
ment that there were no taxes against
him. He wrote the County Assessor
to not neglect him next year, but the
next year the same story was told him
at the County Capital. But later he
got a letter from lady in Ohio saying
that she was still being taxed for a
part of the property "CruX" had pur-
chased from her. ''Crux" sent her
the money and all Is well until next
year. Now, Mr.. Editor, why can't
real estate be assessed to the owner?
We thought of feeling a lawyer to have
this matter set right and then we
thought, perhaps, there are others"
yearning to pay taxes and by calling
the public's attention to these things
our neighbors will bless us(?). But we
are determined to earn the right to the
name 'Crux." Let the new County
Court look after this matter and see
that every citizen has a chance to pay
his taxes. Due notice should be taken
of improvements, also of deterioration
in value.
Mrs. W. r. Lence of Leeper is at
Annapolis visiting friends.
Cy. Hart is an applicant for the P.
o.
Mrs. John Brewer is said TO have
been very sick lately.
John Duglass died Tuesday of last
week. His remains were inferred on
the hill. He leaves a wife and two
small children to mourn mis- loss. They
have our sympathy.
The wife of Joseph Hampton, who
was a daughter of John Duglass was
laid beside her father this evening.
Mr.. Hampton is left with three small
children to care for. one of them but
few days old. They have our earnest
sympathy.
Ed. Sutton and his mother and fam
lily have returned to the farm.
A large quantity of ice was harvested
here this season.
j. S. Benson is placing a new boiler
and engine in his saw mill.
Annapolis has a new doctor. He
came from Texas.
Feb. Z, 1897. CRUx.