Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-22

CVruidliy lnuOrb6 tnle from INT
Irondale Gazette: "What the farmers
Of Southeast Missouri need more thar
anything else is good roads aud the
man in the State Legislature that will
get a bill through that will give then
these good roads will win everlasting
favor with them.n Good roads will dc
more. toward securing reasonable rail.
road freight rates than any other form
OF competition.
Prosecuting Attorney Van Mort, al
the instance OF the New York Life 10.
surance Company. Issued q warrant
last Monday charging A. p. Vance
with embezzlement. Mr.. V. has been
acting as agent for said company for
over a year, and the shortage Ia alleged
to be about $1,000. He was in st.
Louislwhen the warrant was issued, and
1t was forwarded to the sheriff there,
who made the arrest Tuesday. Next
day Sheriff Polk and Constable Mar.
shall went up to the city, returning
with the prisoner the same evening.
The day for preliminary hearing has
not yet been set.
j. H. Cline, the defaultlng treasurer
of'Wayne County, was turned over to
the authorities lastweek by his bonds.
men and lie default of renewing his
bond, was committed to Jail, where be
is now waiting for the February term
OF the circuit court when he will be
tried. Mr.. Cline has claimed all along
that a shortage did not exist and If i,
did, there was some mistake not his
fault. He is now in Jail and will be
tried at the coming February term o.
circuit court. What the results of the
trial will be no one can foretell. Be
fore he was arrested no one stood
higher In the community than j. H,
Cline. Wayne County Journal.
The older REGISTER readers will re
member the famous Salsbery mule case
tried aud retired In the courts here
until the costs were piled up to the
tune OF about $500. The mule colt al
issue was worth $40 at a liberal esti
mate. The Arkansas Backlog has 8
companion-piece for it: 1.-The thiri
trial over the six-blt turkey was helt
at Albertha Saturday with the same
result as the two former-a hung jury
1t will be tried again in Circuit Court
The cost 10Y totals up $3.50 and BY
the time 1t goes through Circuit Cour'
1t will be twice that amount. The
parties most concerned, whatsoever
they are, are surely tired Of 75-cent
law SUITE"
The sad intelligence was received
here last Thursday evening of the
death that morning in Great Falls,
Montana, of Mrs. Lula Leslie, ne,
Fairchild. Mrs. Leslie lad been il
poor health for some time and for sew
eral weeks had been in a hospital. A
few days before her death 1t waE
thought she was getting along very
nicely and hopes we're entertained fol-
early recovery. But there came q
sudden change and then the end. The
REGISTER assures the bereaved hus'
band In Montana and the sorrowine
relatives here of its profound sympathy
in there sore affection. Lula Fairchild
was one OF the sweetest, loveliest girls
ever reared in the Valley and that she
lie called thus early in life some Of the
mysteries of the Infinite that the finite
cannot comprehend.
The Herald is In receipt of an inter
esting little volume entitled, ''Legend
of Sunset Mountain" containing 8
prettily portrayed legend Of the Indiar
tribes Of the mountains of North
Carolina. "Ouaneetee," an Indiar
maiden OF the Ocogee tribe, ia the
heroine and '.Iwishyo," son Of thu
chief of the Tuskees, is her favored
lover, although the two tribes were
deadly enemies. 'sIwishyo" tell cap
tive to the Ocogees and was to be pu'
to death, but without which no story
is a complete success, attended vel
and the Indian lovers were happily
married and the two tribes we're a
peace. The author ID Uncle Eli D,
AXE, editor of the IRON COUNTY REG.
IsTER, and one OF the ablest newspaper
men and most forclble writer's il
Missouri. Mr.. AXE has our. thank,
for the copy Of his interesting pubft
cation. Houston Herald.
A surprise was rendered Dr.. A. S
Prince last Friday evening, Jan. 10th,
1t being the anniversary Of his birth
day. About fifty officers and Older
members Of the Baptist Sunday SohooI
marched in a procession to his home,
carrying with them hot coffee, re-
freshments and q lovely Morris chair,
The surprise was a complete success,
After the excitement was over anG
quiet prevailed, the chair was pre-
sented In a most pleasing and crafty.
ing manner by Rev. Geo. Steel. Hi
we'll chosen remarks voiced the senti
ments OF all present, and the Or. wal
made happy by the kindly feeling ani
appreciation shown Of his labor Of love
in the Sunday School, Of which he has
served as superintendent for eighteen
years. His response expressed hi
appreciation however, and after !.
soclal evening spent In singing ant
chatting the party wendell their way
home, Wishing him long life and man.
happy returns Of the day,
ONE OF THE PARTY.
Another chapter IN the Crawley
Jennings trouble developed Saturday
when William Jones, who marriel
Mrs. Samuel Orawley on last Wednes
day evening, and his brother. Jo'
Jones, we're arrested on the charge o
killing Charles jennings on the nigh
Of Dec. 2lst. The charge was bases
on the statements OF two Crump boys