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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
WHY CRIME INCREASES.

Methods of Punishment Not Deter
rent, and Penalties Too Uncertain.
Some unpleasant facts in regard to
the increase in crime in the United
States and some of the causes which
have produced it were recently laid be-
fore the social science department of
the Philadelphia Civic club by Gen
Isaac j. Wistar. Passing over the sta.
tistics, which were not new, Gen. Wis
tar's views as to the causes of the in
crease of crime may be briefly sum-
married.. One of these causes, in his
opinion, is that the methods of pun
ish&nent are not deterrent. He assert
ed, on the authority of the Pennsylva-
MIA board of charities, that many of the
81 iails in that state are nests of crime,
maintained for the pecuniary benefit
of county politicians, where the sher-
iff is the boss politician. In some of
these jails, he said, indecent pictures
are hung on the walls, and the prison
ers are supplied with cards so that
they Nnay spend their evenings pleas
antly. prison, Gen. Wistar contin-
ued should be a place of punishment,
and above all place where the pris-
oner cannot be further contaminated.
To this end separate confinement he
regards as necessary, and he is not
shaken in this view by the claim that
separate confinement largely increases
eases of insanity. There is no more in
sanity inside a prison than outside
among the same classes, Gen. Wistar
maintains, and much of it in the prisons
is feigned to furnish greater opportuni-
ties for escape.
Another cause of the increase of
crime, in Gen. Wistar's opinion, is the
delay and the uncertainty in punish
ment. For this criminal Jurisprudence
is at fault. The appellate courts, he
SAYS, appear 10 devote themselves, not
TO the trial of the criminal, but to the
trial of the judge that convicted him,
in the hope that they can prove their
astuteness' by showing that he COM
mitted some error. In some extreme
cases new trials have been granted be-
cause of misspelled words in the legal
documents. One way to reform this,
suggested by Gen. Wistar, is to deny
the right of appeal in criminal cases.
This. he claims, would not be hard
ship, 1nasmuch as the criminal mas TOUR
trials, the first before a magistrate, the
second before the grand jury, the third
and the fourth Ga retrial) before the
higher criminal court. Other remedies
are suggested by the causes that show
their need. Still another advance
would be the reorganization of the
prison system on the English plan, by
which in Great Britain the number of
criminals has been reduced 81 per cent.
in 20 years. Gen. Wistar did not be-
Iieve the people here were worse than
in England, and there was no reason
to believe that remedial measures which
are successful in Great Britain would
not be successful here.-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
SELECT DIZZY SCHOOL
II. W. COLLIN s
LIVERY And FEED STABLE/
IRONTON MO

SN7 oTrcE TO PIcNIcERs AND ExcuRsDoNIsTs
OlHacks, Spring-Wagons, Single and
Double Buggfes; Three Seated Car
riages and Two-Seated Carriages, with com-
petent drivers; also, the best of Saddle
Horses for Ladies and Gentlemen eau be had
at REASONABLE RATES.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
Trnsfee,s sale.

Whereas, Samuel T. Middleton and Lucy
Middleton, his wife, by their certain deed of
trust, dated the 18th day of November, 1895,
ana July recorded in the office of Recorder
of Deeds for the County of Iron, State of Mis-
souri,. in Book 49, at page 339, did convey
TO p. W. Whitworth, trustee, the following
described real estate, situate, lying and be-
ing in the County of Iron in the State OF
Missouri, to wit:
All that part of the east half of the south
west quarter of section thirty three. town
ship 80; north, of range east, which is con.
tanned IN the following survey: beginning
one chain and so links east of the northeast
corner of the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter Of section SO; running
thence south one degree east IT chains anu
40 links to stake on the north line of a
piece of land heretofore sold to S. A. Rey-
burn and Joseph Meyer, by Jacob HartZell
and wife; thence east one chain 20 the
northeast corner of said Reyburn and Moy-
er's land: thence south two chains end s.
links to the south side of the branch on the
east side of said land; thence south Az de-
grees east chains to a stake from which a
hickory inches in diameter bears north SO
degrees east SO links: thence south chains
and 20 links to point in the center of coun-
ty road from which a white oak II inches
bears south 81 links; thence south 50 de-
grees east in the middle of said road IL
chains and 80 links to stake from which a
white oak II inches bears north A degrees
west 81 llnkss IDeQce DOTG0 Oh LuIuulo lIuC
of said section 33, tbirty-one chains and 90
links 70 the northeast corner of the south
west quarrer of said section 33 to an esta0-
lished corner; thence south SS degrees west
on the middle line of said section to the
place of eginning-containing o2 acres,
more or less-except.so much of said tract OF
land as has been convened by the parties OF
the first part t. Felix r. Mills BY deed dated
November 13 b., 1895, and OF record In the
Recorders office of Iron county, No. con-
tanning ten acres, more or less.
Which conveyance was made ana exc
cuted in trust to secure the payment OF one
promissory note and the interest thereon, In
said deed of trust described; and whereas,
default has been made in the payment OF
said note and the interest, now past due; :,
Now. therefore, at the request OF the legal
holder of said note, and in pursuance OF the
terms of said deed of trust, l, the undersigned
trustee, will, on
Saturday, March 5th, 1898,
between the bours of nine O'Clock A. NJ. and
i've O'Clock P. NJ. of said day. at the east front
d sor of the Court House in the City Of IRON
ton, in Iron County, State OF Missouri,
sell the above described real estate and prop
erty. at public vendue, to the highest bidder.
for cash, for the purpose of satisfying said
note and the cost of executing this trust.
p. w. WHITWORTH,
feb1onss Trustee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10

Wanted-a young Jersey milch COW.
Apply at this Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
A GOOD LETTER.
From the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

FERNANpINA. Fla. Feb. %, 1896.
Mr.. j. GEO. SUHRER, Druggist, City.
Dear George ge-Please send a bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
would not feel easy if | knew there
was none of this valuable Remedy in
the house. have given it fair test
and consider it one of the very best
remedies for Group that I have ever
found. One dose has always been suf-
fcient. although / use it freely. Any
cold my children contract yields very
readily to this medicine. | can con-
scientiously recommend it for groups
and colds in children.
Yours respectfully, GEO. f. WOLFF.
Sold by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Wanted-a young Jersey milch COW.
a Of III
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10

%sAT be a satisfaction to all
those who were in charge. The evan
.gelistic department is the backbone of
our organization. Miss Willard says:
1T is the pivot on which all the other
departments turn. 1t has been the
shield and buckler of our work from
the beginning. From it's conservation
meetings have gone torth our most ef-
fective workers, and this will be so al
ways; for we cannot work out that
which has not already been wrought
in Us by the spirit of God. We are no
stronger than our conservation, we are
no more effective than our character. +"
Truly, a thought for reflection.
Congress is being besieged with Pc
titlons in regards to the anti cigarette
bill. May the petitions awaken our
Congressman to their duty, and may
the cigarette be abolished from our
midst.
The State President of Missouri,
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman. was the rep
resentative of the National w. G. T.
L. at the recent convention of the
Anti-Saloon League. She called at
tention to the fact ..that while the
churches passed resolutions that were
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
For Sale.

One fine Jersey Bull; full, pedigree;
mother of bull and sire both registered
at Potosi. Mothers tag No. is A, the
stock coming from the Riehl farm at
Potosi. Apply to Mrs. w. H. Webb,
on Webb farm, 5 miles west of Belle
view. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.

The REGISTER has for sale
Marriage Certificate Books
so to the book-with stubs.
The law requires the person
solemnizing marriage to issue
a certificate and to keep a
record of the same. These
Books answer all the purpose.
soc per Book.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10

job Work neatly done at this Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10

FoR RENT-Lower floor in /. o. o.
f. Hall, Ironton. One of the bes
business locations in town. Apply to
Geo. Schultz, John Albert, or L. B.
Pru1tt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
Temperance Notes.

The successful Gospel
Temperance N e e t i n g
held recently by the local
w. c. Z. U. cannot but
he a satisfaction to all
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
NUMBER 33.

above criticism concerning the liquor
traffic, that with few exceptions they
did not enforce total abstinence in their
membership. nor did they make it
est of membership"
DAISY LEMON WAMsLEY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10

For rent, the Prof Vance cottage,
reftted and painted throughout. In
quire of Judge Emerson. tf
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-10
mo. ALBERT,
UNDERTAKEN
AND EMRALMER.
IRONTON, MISSOURI.
Ironton, Missouri,
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
others iurr rested in the estate of Andrew
Wallis. dec as-f, that the uEd rrsjgned Ad-
ministratrix OF said estate, intends to make
final srttiemenr thereof at next term of he
PROBATE Court of Iron county, to I've held at
the courthouse in Ironton, Iron county, Mo-,
on the sec md NJ lniav in February next
the same being the 14th day Of February, a.
ID. 1898 LINEY WALLIS,
jan20n30 Administrative.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
To Manufacturers Of
and Dealers in Elec-
trical Machinery.

Notice is hereby given by the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of Hudson County thae
sealed proposals will be received at a meet
ing of said Board, to be held at the Court
House, in Jersey City, at four O'Clock = NJ on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1888,
for Two (l Arc Light Dynamos, each OF one
hundred and twenty-five arc lamps OF 2'Vo
candle power capacity.
To be set up complete at the Power House,
Snake Hill, with all shafting, clutches, puileyS
and betting necessary to connect the sans
with the engine: also all electrical connections
to connect with present circuits and new cir
cult.
switch board.
essary wiring to connect the dynamos at the
Power House with the Weehawben Branch or
the Hudson Boulevard.
Dynamos must be of either of the following
make or type:-
TT. Wayne Wood system;
Excelsior or Brush.
All to be set up ready for operation, in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications.
Bidders will be required TO deposit a check
for $500 with their bid, and the successful
bidder will be required to furnish bonds for
$4,000 to secure proper performance.
Plans and specifications of the work required
can be examined at the Office of the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders, near Court House. or at
the Office OF the Chief Engineer of the Hudson
Boulevard, Fuller Building, Jersey City.
BY order of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
Of the County of Hudson.
EDWARD w. WooLLEYs Clerk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
WEST BERGEN COUNCIL AT CARDS
Members and Their Friends Play
Euchre for ndxO Prizes

West Bergen Council No. 1,756, r. A.,
held its monthly euchre party at Frater-
nifty Hall last night. Sixteen tables
were used, and over ten games were
played. After the euchre refreshments
were served and dancing followed. The
first gentleman's prize, a silver backed
hat brush, was won by George Dresher-
The second prize was won by F. H. Dun,
who received a china smoking set. The
BOBBY went to w. w. Gebhart. He re-
ceived a silver whistle. Mrs. C. G. Cross
ley won the first lady's prize, a silver
jewel tray; Miss L. M. Van Wart, the
second, a jeweled hat pin; Mrs. G.. A.
Skillman got the BOBBY prize, a package
of candy.
Among those present were:-Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Rouse, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. w.
Waddington, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Mindless
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Parker, c. A.
Skillman, w. w. Gault, T. W. Burns. w.
H. Cosgrove, Mrs. Burns, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Vree-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Kelton, W. Reagan,
Misses NJ. Terry, G.. Terry, NJ. McElvany,
Messrs. c. w. Anslett. j. A. Geachart, j.
s. Francis, j. Podmore, Mrs. NJ. J., Cum
mings, Mrs. Dresher, Misses l.. M. Van
Wart, Efie Romaine, Messrs. c. Crossiey,
E. NJ. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. v. Mar,
shall, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Shea, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Duff, Mr.. and Mrs. James a.
Stinard, Mr.. and Mrs. Snydner, Mrs. A.
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Smith, Mr.
Bose, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bose, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Desmond Fennell, Misses NJ. Wanecke,
Alice Hartman, Messrs. Joseph Teas, >.
B. s B. Kip, F. II. oS'iNeii, Thomas Doyle
and F, w. WarburtOn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
FIREMEN ON TRIAL.
Board Meets aud Considers De-
I%iuquents, Canes-Rcports Read.

The main business before the Fire Com
missioners last evening at their meeting
was the trials of three men from No. l
Hook and Ladder Company, stationed at
Grand and Van Worst streets. The reg
ular order of business was dispensed with
and the trials were taken up. Mr.. George
H. Quinn, captain of No. l Truck. was
brought up on charges made by Chief En-
gineer Denmead, of failing to respond to
an alarm on January Is, at 2;lS in the
morning.
Captain Quinn stated tina he had gone
to his breakfast at the time the alarm
came in. Chief Denmead said that at the
time the alarm was struck he should have
been on duty, and produced the time each
man should AXE for his meals. Quinn in
reply said he had always gone to his
meals in the morning at 9 O'Clock, which
is fifteen minutes ahead of time, accord
ng to the rules of the department that
went into effect since the department has
become a full paid one. Quinn said That ne
spoke to the Chief Engineer about letting
his men go in the best order he, could and
that the Chiefs reply to him was to do
the best he could. Engineer Denmead
said he lac no recollection of saying any
thing of the kind. Quinn was told to be
more particular in the future, and that he
must follow the rule in relation to the
time for meal hours.
Charles Conway, a truckman, was the
next delinquent called. He was charged
with being absent from duty at the same
fire as his captain. He pleaded guilty to
the charge, and stated that when the
alarm came in he was in the toilet room
on the floor above the apparatus and not
feeling very we'll he could not get out IN
time to catch the truck. but went after
it as soon as he could. The Commission
ers considered his case n dismissed the
charges that were filed against him.
George w. Gardner, driver of tender
and detailed to truck No. /, was fined one
days pay for being too far away from
the engine house and not being on hand
when the apparatus left the house.
A summary of the annual reports of
the Chief Engineer, Superintendent of
Examiner n Clerk of the Board, of
which a statement was given in last
Thursday S News" was ordered sent
to the Board of Aldermen for their APP
proyal.
Clerk Esterbrook then read a eommuni-
pending from pay and duty from January
rs, John Costigan, truckman of Hook and
Ladder Company No. i, and stating that
he had drawn up charges ands handed
them to the clerk of the Board. Costigan
will be brought before the Commissioners
at the next meeting.
The report of the Chief Engineer for
the week ending January 26 showed the
total number of still alarms to be seven
and the total number of telegraph alarms
showed that six horses had been under
treatment and all but one had returned
to duty. The record for fires during a
month has been broken, there being
forty-nine in the past twenty-six days.
The Board adjourned to meet on Febru-
ary 2,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
NOTICE TO COAL DEALERS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, January 81, 1898, at two o'clock p
NJ. in the Assembly Chamber of the City
FURNISHING AND DELIVERING ABOUT
1000 GROSS TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL
AT HIGH SERVICE PUMPING STATION
OF THE JERSEY CITY WATER WORKS,
on Summit avenue, in accordance with speei-
hcations for same on file in the Office of the
Clerk of said Board.
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. ].
The coal to be furnished shall be from one
of the following mines: -Pocohontas, New
River, Georges Creek, Cumberland, Clear
Field or other mines equally as good.
The Board will exercise the right to be the
sole Judge of what constitutes the best coal
for its purpose and reserves the privilege of
awarding the contract on the basis of any
proposal submitted or of rejecting any pro-
posal if it considers that the best interests
of the city can be conserved thereby. .
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of sureties be al
lowed.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Coal di-
rected to Nh. James Nolan, Chairman of Com
mittee on Pumping and Reservoirs, and handed
ito the Clerk of the Board in open meeting
when called for in the order of business re-
lating to sealed proposals..
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874, of the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become eff
fective or operative until the bonds offered by
the contractor have been approved as to suffi-
cheney by this Board and as to form by the
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
WIN. A. ToLsoN,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, January q, 1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A slight fire caused by a defective fue
occurred in the four-story brick fiat, No.
100 Grove street, owned by F. Fitzsim-
mons of Brookl9n, yesterday.
Samuel Whittier, of No. 60 Rial avenue,
Passaic, was fined 81 by Police Justice
Neyin in the First Criminal Court this
morning for being Trunk. He was taken
to the Gregory street station by two citi-
Zens Yesterday afternoon.
An ~overheated stove caused a slight lire
at one o'clock this morning in the cigar
store of Max Simon, No. 9912 Greene street.
Tn blaze was ~extinguished by Chance
man Blackshaw and Patrolman Booth.
No fire alarm was given.
DR.. Peter Peterson, veterinary surgeon,
was boiling hoof oil in the laboratory at
his home. No. So Prospect street, yester-
day afternoon when it spilled and caused
a slight blaze. Some II who saw the
fire from the street sent in an alarm from
fire box No. SO. No damage was done.
The meeting of the German Pioneer Yer
Elm was well attended last evening.
Nothing but regular routine business was
transacted.
Mr.. Patrick Feeney of No. 60 Hoadley
avenue gave a euchre to his friends on
Wednesday evening. After the euchre
dancing followed. and refreshments were
served.
Friends, will hold it's annual reception
and ball in the Third National Bank
building, formerly Roach's Hail, on Feb
ruary 8.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-28
TIE health OF THE City
Inspector Benjamin's Annual
Report to the Board a
Gratifying Document.

At the meeting of the Board of Health
this afternoon Health Inspector Benja-
min submitted his annual report, in which
he says that during the year the city has
been free from contagious disease. In
speaking of the plumbing code, the re-
port says
1.-The new plumbing code has beer IN
operation for eighteen months and IS
working very satisfactorily, considering
the fact tina it practically revolution
lied the manner of doing plumbing work
code. the plumbing work was done in a
very u~nsanitary manner, but now com
pares favorably with other cities having
like laws. There have been some viola
tions. but considering the scope OF the
law very few. The law being a new one
is not generally understood by owners
and builders. No specifications are ap-
proved by the plumbing inspectors unless
they contain the clause:-tAH work to De
done according to the rules and regula-
tions OF the Board of Health of Jersey
City," Said specifications must pc agreed
to and signed by the plumber, VINO, upon
so doing binds himself by said speciflca-
lions and is bound to do the work accord
ing to the code, and on the m no.
tifying the inspector the work is inspect
ed from time to lime as the Worh piu-
crosses. and on completion of the work
the owners get the services of an expert
to pass on the correctness of the work
done. and if the work is found correct a
certificate is issued by this department,
and if a plumber has not obtained this
certificate the owner can withhold pay
ment by claiming that the plumber mas
not complied with the specifications. mus
nv the payment of a nominal fee the OWN
er or builder gets the guarantee That he
has a complete job. Take for instance a
woman or any Inexperienced person VINO
is having a house erected or o~verhauled,
instead of having to rely entirely on the
honesty or competency of the plumpe
he has the plumbing contractors to fail
back On.
The subject of sunken lots is treated IN
this Misunderstanding the past year |
have been successful in having a great
many sunken lots filled in. The only
company is garbage and ashes, Whle1
when properly covered makes a gooo
showing and I will state that this de-
nartment could have control of the dump
ing of ashes and garbage, that is to say,
that the garbage contractor Should pc
compelled to dump garbage in the places
DESIGNATED by this department., a great
deal better results could be obtained, ana
the source of a great many complaints
removed. The contract for the removal
of ashes and garbage is given out with
no place designated for the dumping OF
the same. the consequence is a sort OF
go-as-you-please. If the contractor is
driven from one place he goes to another,
leaving the dump he is driven away from
in @ bad condition. My opinion is that the
city authorities should devise some means
TO have the matter properly controlled,
and I would respectfully suggest that the
| attention of His Honor the Mayor, be
called to this matter by your honorable
body"