Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-02-02
And the grounding sees bis shadow.

anu the grounohog sees his shadow
No. 81. the north bound fast mail
ran into the rear end of freight trai,
In the south end of the Bismarck yard
saturday evening about nine O'Clock
The caooose took FIRE and burned up
The engine of the passenger train wa,
slightly damaged. a couple of STOCK
men IN the caboose were slightly in
lnred. In consequence of the WRECK
the track was blocked a couple o.
| hours.
In printing the assessment list lasl
week the personal property of j. NJ
Morris was given as $1,000. That Is
the way it appears on the assessor
book, but IL Is an error. Mr. Morris
assessment list for 1898 shows that he
returned personal property to the
amount of 1892. We cheerfully make
this statement in justice TO MIR. NJ
who always makes fair return to the
assessor.
The REGISTER this week completes
the publication of the personal assesses
ment list 1t should be remembered
that the list which we have just pub
llshed Is the assessment on which the
taxes for 1899 will be collected. The
taxes now being paid are collected on
the assessment as published a year
ago. The assessment is made one
year, and taxes collected thereon the
year following. We also publish this
week the merchants and mauufacLur-
ers' statements as returned to the
County Clerk. These statements are
intended to state the largest amount of
stock or merchandise on hand at any
one time, between the first day of
March and the first day of June last.
After several weeks of unusually
mild and pleasant weather a blizzard
came blowing in Saturday evening,
and the mercury in the thermometer
shrunk 10 the neigh borbood of zero
Sunday was bitter cold and that night
the mercury registered four degrees
below zero. Early Monday morning
the snow began 10 fall aud continued
all day. The ground was in fine con-
dition TO retain the snow, and by night
tina beautiful" had reached a depth
of four inches. The night was cold
and so was the following day. Tues
day night, however, was the coolest of
the blizzard, and the thermomeier
went to fifteen below. The fclloWjng
day was a beautiful one, The sun shone
bright aud the lbaw began. Wedues
day morning the Ice men began to put
away ice. much of IL being fully seven
inches thick.
The committee appointed from the
State Senate TO inquire into and inves-
tlgate Republican corruption and mis-
10 St. Louis municipal
affairs have employed as expert &C.
countant TO assist the Committee in its
Mr. F. W. Kaths. son of
Mr. F. kaths. OF Pilot Knob, one of
Iron county's most prominent and
highly respected citizens. Il is our
understanding that the services of Mr..
Kaths were secured by the committee
because of his unquestioned ability as
an accountant and especial fitness for
the trying work that will be assigned
him. The Globe Democrat. however,
with its usual utter disregard for the
truth and partisan bias, Wednesday. in
reference 10 Mr.. X. and his connection
with the Investigating committee, said:
Senator Major was asked yesterday
how the Democrats came to select
Kaths as an expert. The Senator look
ed surprised aud SAID he did not have
the slightest idea, but that the expert
came to the com mittee with good rec
A number of people |
could have enlightened the Senator on
the point. He is well known In the |
city a. a Democratic ward worker. He |
was formerly copyist in the Office of
Recorder Lewis and was dropped from |
the office force by Recorder Hahn. On |
election day be was Democratic |
in Precinct six of Ward |
nineteen, and is said to have distin-
guished himself by having q fight with |
one of the members OF the Republican |
1t is not known whether |
these facts were brought in the rec
of MIR. Kaths to Senator
Major or not. Mr.. Price says that all |
DAYS Mr. Kaths said be did not |
know hoz soon be would get through.
but b. was on the opinion that it would |
take lauger than two DAYS"
Cooper & Co.'S Circus. which exhib-
tied in Irouton last August. .'busted |
wide open" in St Louis last Tuesday.
The show had arrived in ST. Louis
about ten days previous, and on jan
nary 23i inaugurated what was in
tended To be a three weeks engage
meut at The Coliseum Bat. it seems.
1.-The gnuet failed 10 walk" Monday, |
and employees to whom salaries for
several weeks past were already due, |
refused 10 work longer without pay.
The story of the shows uudoing Is
thus told in Wednesdays Globe DEM
Ocrdt: The Coliseum was deserted |
' yesterday, nothing remaining OF Coop
er's circus, except old Babe" the !,
elephant. who stood shivering at one
end of the building and shaking his
trunk ~ keep up the circulation. and |
two boxes of trained dogs that at fire.
quent intervals set up a dismal howl
ing. Al thar Manager Frank Gaien-
ME could tell was that at Saturdays
matiuee the band refused to play, al
leging that five weeks salary was
owing them. aud that the money taken /
10 was thea returned to patrons. Sat-
urday night the bull contest took the
place of the circus, and Monday Mr.
Gaieuuie was notified that there would |
be 90 matinee. A number of the at