Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-02-20

Mr.. Louis Miller of Arcadia, the
builder Of u new court house and
many other handsome buildings In
Southeast Missouri. was in the city
this week. getting up the outlines for
for the new hotel and store to be
built by the Trust company. These
outlines will be submitted to an archi-
tect for the drawing OF the plans and
specifications .-Fredericktowu Demo
n t-News.
STRAYED-From the farm Of Thos.
L. Whitney, six miles east of Ironton
on the gravel road, about November
l, 1901, a red heller, year old past.
marked smooth crop and under bit in
left ear and swallow fork in right ear
Reasonable reward will be paid for
her recovery.
Christopher Thomas, colored, OF
Belleview, anne to town Tuesday w
ming, secured a license to marry Susan
Deets, also of Belleview, and that
evening the couple we're married by
Squire Fairchild. Next day a tele-
phone message was received from
Belleview inquiring if it was q fact
that the couple we're married. On be-
ing informed that they were married
was at once made before
Prosecuting Attorney Edgar, who
issued a warrant for the arrest Of both
parties on the ground that the woman
was whites On being informed Of the
facts, Deputy Clerk Whitworth, who
issued the license, was very much BUR-
prised, and said that as Thomas made
the usual affidavit he, of course,
thought everything was all right.
The Squire says that as the woman
was dark, he had no idea but what
she was a negro, TOT The people OF
Belleview are naturally very much
wrought up owe the matter. The
offense is a felony and is punishable
by fine and Imprisonment in the penl-
tertiary.
Last summer the A. V. Cornet Band
was refused the privilege of selling
ice cream on the courthouse grounds.
The premises were held sacred to their
primal purpose. 1t was the custom Of
the band to give free concerts at the
pagoda each Thursday evening, and
crowds came out to hear the music
dispensed "without money and with
out price" 1t was suggested by some
of the citizens that light refreshments
might be sold, to the pleasure of the
listeners as we'll as the profit Of the
organization, and the suggestion was
approved and acted upon. The band
was quickly informed, after the first
evenings venture, that all such was
against the order OF court made in
ancient times. The band Of course
acquiescedi in the decision;of the author
tiles and the ice cream venture was
called off, but through a misunder-
standing another batch OF ice cream
Unexpectedly came in on the evening
train of the succeeding Thursday. An
explanation was made to the sheriff
and the privilege Of selling the ice
cream for that evening only was
solicited. The request was peremp-
torily denied, and the cooling refresh
ment was dispensed from the sidewalk
fronting the REGISTER Office. With
the rule excluding from the courthouse
and its grounds all affairs not of a
public nature l have no quarrel; but
it ought to be impartially enforced,
regardless OF grace, color or previous
condition" though one might be par
doned the thought that IL relaxed at
all it should be in favor Of m%eritorious
purposes, sustained exclusively by
home people and Taxpayers. Now,
the REGISTER would like to know by
what peculiar twisting of the sacred
rule aforesaid the authorities justify
their authorization of the holding the
present series OF religious meetings In
the Temple of Justice, to whose main
tenance all are forced by law to con-
tributep The enforcement of Church
and State in this land Of freedom in
worship is one Of the most pronounced
departures from the way of the Old
World, where kings are held the guar
dams in religion of their subjects.
Surely, to one of ordinary perception,
1t seems that If there is one case to
which the said rule ought to apply in
all its rigidity, 1t is where a question
of religious belief or mode of worship
Is concerned. If the rule be relaxed
because of the good said to result from
these m%eetings-if the end be made to
justify the means-then the bars must
be let clear down, the gate thrown
wide open, to Jew and GENTLE, to Mo-
hammedan as we'll as Christian-to
Spiritualists, to Mormons, to Christian
Scientists, and to the professors Of
every other religious faith. If not,
where will the Honorable County Court
or the Honorable Sheriff draw the
liner II a negro evangelist comes
along and desires the use of the court
house for his meetings, can the author
tiles consistently refuse himp He has
just as much right to its use for that
purpose as has any white evangelist.
Would the court or the sheriff grant
its use to a Catholic convocation for
the celebration Of the mass-or 10 Faith
by Baptism the open sesaneP
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