Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-08-26

} mon assault. OF this Stricklin wa.
found guilty and sentenced to thirty
days in Jail. Young Stricklin seem.
to be pretty tough character, and
J unless he mends his ways, he viii
doubtless have q rough future before
him. 1t is to be hoped that his pres
ent punishment will have wholesome
and lasting effect.
The School Book Commission viii
meet at Jefferson City on Saturday
next to complete the work of signing
the contracts and other work incident
al to getting the adopted books in the
hands of dealers for the schools, which
open on September 6. All the com
panies have notified President John K.
Kirk that they will have the contracts
returned by that time. signed, and file
their bonds. These bonds are for
so, 900 each and must be approved by
the commission. No books except
| those contracted for shall be sold for
use in the public school after Septem-
Der !, but the old books now in use
may be used until September /, 1898.
| AS it will be impossible FOR the con-
| tracing companies to get their books
in the hands of the dealers in sufficient
quantities to supply the schools by
September l it is probable that many
| schools will use the books now in the
schools this year. If the old books
are not exchanged by September l,
1898, no exchanges can be made for
the adopted books. This allows the
books now in use to be used until the
schools close next June and then ex-
change them for the newly adopted
books.
The following gossip and informa-
ton, relative TO Referee Steel, his po-
litical ASPIRATIONS, and the probable
outcome thereof. is taken from the
Fredericktown NeaCS. republican pa
per: ut is given out on good authori-
ty that the Referee of the Thirteenth
Congressional District has at last got
in his graft and will be appointed to
the land Office at Irontou. Quite a
come down from envoy extraordinary
and minister plenopotentiary to some
foreign court, but any old job is better
than being turned adrift on the cold,
cold world. There is an interesting
bit of history connected with his APP
pointment, if he secures it. 1t is said
that before the election the Referee
agreed to let four of the alleged bosses
in Southeast Missouri name the post
masters in their respective towns in
consideration of them indorsing him
for any old job he might want. The
Referee fulfilled his part of the con-
tract as far as he was able, but when
it came time for the bosses to act, so
the story goes, three of them gave him
the 'dinkie dink' and indorsed a man
from Jefferson county. In the mean
time the Referee secured Mr.. Kerens'
Endorsement and as he is not handi-
capped with the alleged bosses indOrse-
ment, it is considered very probable
that he will secure the appointment.
Rev. VIM. S. Worley, as stated last
week, is conducting religious revival
and faith-cure in St. Louis-set off and
relieved, as it were, by a real estate
agency, the Reverend gentleman being
deeply interested in Southeast Missouri
lands. The combination is not so in
cOngruous as it may appear at first
glance. We have it upon the highest
of authority that God made the coun-
try and man makes the town" There
fore, it seems to us, perfectly compati-
BILE with the fitness of things that Bro.
Morley should. in his endeavor to
point out to his hearers the right way
to heaven, first locate them upon the
Creators terrestrial possessions, from
which point of vantage the ultimate at
tainment is more easy and certain.
Bro. Worley, through faith, causes the
blind to see, the lame to walk, and the
weak to become strong. Having thus
fitted them for the duties of this life,
and having control of a goodly portion
of the heritage they are commanded to
cultivate and beautify, it is commend
able that he is willing to transfer it to
their care and keeping at low price
to say nothing of the fact that South
east Missouri, wherein the Reverend
gentleman's possessions lie, is so close
to the celestial paradise that all our
people by the natural attraction of
contiguity drift incontinent into the
way of peace and rectitude. Hail to
Bro. Worley! May he cure, convert
ana sell without limit!
Deputy U. S. Marshals w. w. Nall
and Brennan of ST. Louis arrived in
town Thursday evening from Salem
having in charge Henry Sweeney and
Andrew Mason both of Dent county.
They made the trip from Salem over
land, traversing circuitOus route, and
in two days travelled over a hundred
miles in a buggy. The party was
pretty we'll tired out when they
reached here and Deputy Nall said he
had enough driving to last him a sea-
son. Next day the two prisoners were
arraigned before Commissioner Buford.
Sweeney is charged with having ex-
torted from his sister-in-law an excess
sive fee for obtaining her a pension.
The u. S. statutes provide that not
over $25 shall be charged for such SER
vices, while the prosecuting witnesses
against Sweeney maintain he secured
5000 aud still wanted more. Sweeney
waived examination before the Com
missioner and gave bond in the sum Of
$500 for his appearance at the u. S.
district court in st. Louis in November.
He formerly lived in this county in the
neighborhood of Belleyiew. but has
been making his home in Dent county
for a couple of years past. The charge
against Mason is selling liquor without
government license. He was also
held to await the action of the federal
GRAND itYrv apa in dafault nf hail is