Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10

S&~ oS6AOSSf
who robbed a white man from Reynolds
county on the streets OF Ironton No
vember 9th. The defendants pleaded
guilty and were given a sentence Of
five years each in the penitentiary.
Joe Farmer, who was indicted at the
last term of Circuit Court for robbing
a peddler, also pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. Sheriff Gregory will take the
prisoners to Jefferson City in the "a
future.
DR.. Elliot took John Dooley to st.
Louis Monday and with an X-ray ma
chine located a bullet against the spine
near the place where Mr.. Dooley was
first operated upon. The doctors there
and DIR. Elliot agree thai if the ball
had been extracted at the first operation
Mr.. Dooley would have been a well
man now. DIR. Elliot expects to have
an experienced surgeon from St. Louis
assist him in performing the operation
and extracting the ball. Mr.. Dooley
stood the trip nicely and says that he
is ready for the operation any time
Harrington NeWs.
The REGISTER notes with pleasure
the fact that our neighboring Kingdom
of Reynolds is financially In healthy
condition. While she may not have
'smoney to burn" she has enough to
meet all per-obligations, with a few
spare coins left to jingle away the az
frighted spirit of His Satanic Majesty
The Reformer says, with ~pardonaole
pride: ..All the county warrants issued
in the county for 1900 have been paid,
or money set apart to pay the same
when presented, and several hundred
dollars remain in the treasury. This
has been done with the main, or large
collections for 1900 still in the hands
of the collector, as the larger portion
| of the taxes in this county are paid in
December, and the collector has not
yet had time to pay the same over.
An effort will be made at the coming
session of the Legislature to throw
more safeguards around the game OF
the State. State Game Warden A. j.
d. Burford of Cape G~irardeau will pre-
| sent a bill to the law makers and ask
its adoption. The bill, as drafted by
| Mr.. Burford, will provide a salary and
expenses for the Game Warden. The
| Warden Will have power to appoint a
deputy in each Congressional district.
The deputies may select s~nbdeputies
in each county. The deputies will re-
ceive So per day and travelling ex-
penses, while the ~sub-deputies will re-
ceive one-half the fines collected. The
bill will impose a tax of 81 on all
citizen hunters and $40 will be charged
non resident hunters. A license will
be issued which must be shown to the
| Game Warden when demanded. The
money so secured will go into the
treasury of the State. A clause to pro-
hibit the shipment of game out OF the
| State will be included. 1t is estimated
that for the season this year at least
25O, 900 quail were shipped out of the
| State, valued at nearly 100000. The
number Of rabbits shipped out will be
twice that of the quail shipment. From
Springfield, Mo-, one firm declares it
has already shipped 100000 rabbits
and about 5000 opossums.
The close of the 18th and the dawn
of.the goth century will be held long
in the memory OF those who attended
the watch meeting at Fort Hill Church
New Years eve. 1t had been an
nouuced that the children of the Sun
day School we're invited to the parson-
age from $50 P. NJ. to s.. 1t was also
mentioned that a surprise might be
awaiting them; so of course many
were the guesses as to just what that
surnrise might be, and OH it seemed
as tho $50 would never come. But
it did! and with it came some thirty
five or forty children to the parsonage
where several hours we're spent IN
merriment. Even the digni6ed pastor
was led to believe himself d boy again.
At last the surprise in the shape o. q
treat given by the teachers was brought
in, and after doing the treat full JUS
tice the children departed-havlng
spent one of the most delightful even
inps of their lives. 1t was the .'growr
f~oIks'mtime, and between sixty and sew
enty people kept watch at the church
during the long hours with song anc
: PRAYER. Bro. Humphreys gave a tall
, suitable to the occasion, at the end o
which we were informed that refresh
| ments were in order. The Fort Hill
, neople seemed to think that a prope
accompaniment Il the ushering in OF
E new century would be In innovation /
church entertainments; so the refresh
ments were served free to aH-withou
money and without price. But now
: "'Tis midnight's holy hour-ands silence no.
Is brooding, like a gentle spirit, DER
> The still and pulseless world. Hark! on tn
winds
The bells deep notes are swelling,
, ,Tis the knell of the departed year"
o At this hour an earne prayer wa
}. sent from that altar reconsecrating tn
} watchers anew for the labors OF tn
coming year.
ONE OF THE WATCHERS.
Personal.