Iron County register., 1900-05-24

into refined home, and the other pho
tograph, sent TO the officers of the SO
ciety short time ago, showed a change
so remarkable that one could scarcely
believe it to be the same child. The
little girl has developed into a bright
and sunny faced child. Her photo
graph shows that she has responded to
the kind treatment and it would be
hard to find prettier three year old
than this little waif. Ii her case is 81
example of the fortune that befalls the
little ones for whom the society cares,
then the Chlldren's Home Society is
accomplishing grand work.-De Soto
Press.
The band boys netted about $50
through the festival of last Friday even
ing. The weather was not all that
could be desired, ,n5ut notwithstanding
the darkness and the north wind, and
the lowering clouds that threatened a
downpour all evening, the hall was
filled to overflowing by friends who
came out of goodwill to the organiza-
ton. They came from the country,
the Knob, Arcadia, and all parts of the
Valley. Father Wernert, with fair
delegation from the College, was pres
ent. Soldiers from the Range also
were there. During the evening an
informal programme, under the di-
rection of Mrs. j. II. Jones, entertained
the visitors. Vocal solos by Mrs. Fran
els and Mr.. Francisco, and an instru-
mental duet by Miss Annie Austin and
Miss Fry were succeeded by orchestral
music given at irregular intervals.
The crowd evidently enjoyed the pro-
ceedings--or or Its complaisance was be-
yond the average-for it did not per-
ceptibly diminish until after ! o'clock.
To all their friends the boys return
their heartiest thanks-more especial
ly to the ladies and gentlemen who
assisted in the evenings programme,
as we'll as to those who gave direction
to the preparation and dispensing of
the viands. Among the latter are
Misses Mary Myers and Norah Russell,
without whose help the festival, we
fear, would have approached failure.
The count of the people in the United
States will begin in all parts of the
country June 1, and end in the cities
two weeks later and in the rest of the
country before the close of the month.
The people are to be counted at their
places of residence, but as many per-
sons and families will be away from
their homes during June there is some
danger that such persons will not be
counted. If they are not counted, the
locality in which they live will be
misrepresented to that extent, and in
some cases this misrepresentation may
be enough to affect the representation
in Congress of the State from which
they come. Local pride and state
pride, therefore, should influence all
such absentees to take reasonable pre-
cautions against being omitted from
enumeration in their places of resi-
dence. Such omissions are most likely
to occur in the large cities where fam
lilies close their homes and 60 else
where for the summer. The occur
renee of the Paris exposition this year
is likely to increase the number absent
from the country. In all cases of con-
templated absence the head of the
family is requested by the Census Of
fee to communicate with the supervisor
of the district in which he lives. He
is also requested to leave Information
his answers to the questions
which are to be asked with some re-
sponsible neighbor who will agree to
see that it reaches the enumerator on
his rounds. Such information might
better be left as a memorandum in
writing, as in that case it is not likely
to be overlooked. The questions to
which answers are desired apply pri-
marily to the population, but also to
all farms and manufacturing establish
ments. They are being published
from time to time in the press of the
country. By taking this trouble the
absent citizen will do justice to his
locality and his state, and materially
aid the Census Office in the perform
ance of its duties.
Following is the report of the Grand
Jury at the April term of Circuit Court
.omitting caption:
1--WE, the Grand Jury, duly empan-
eled for the April Term, 1900, of the
Iron County Circuit Court, beg leave
to report:
81. That we have made diligent
inquiry under your instructions as to
violations and infringements of law
within the county, and the result of
our Investigations has been placed be-
fore you.
80. We have examined the books
and accounts of the county officials,
and, so far as the limited time at our
gives us opportunity to ascer-
tain, find that their system of book
keeping is good, and the records and
papers show care and intelligence in
their administration of the county's
affairs.
.s3. We find many evidences of
sstax lodging" The work of the
Court of Appeals on assessments is just
concluded as we write this report, and
as the Investigation, if fully and prop
erly made, will require considerable
time, and should be pursued with de-
liberation and care, we feel scarcely
justified in entering upon it now; but
we earnestly recommend to the Hon. |
Judge, and the Grand Jury for the
succeeding term, rigid inquiry into
the Personal Assessment returns for
the present year. Wholesome correc-
tion may work reformation even in the
artful tax-dodger.
~. We have examined the Jail and
find it cleanly kept, with no unwhole-,
some smell, and its sanitary conditions
are good. The roof, however, is de-
fective, and we recommend its imme-