Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-08-06

August Trauernicht and Misses
Lena and Edith Boss, Misses Wall
lace and Edna Noble of st. Louis,
and Miss Jennie Logan and Messrs.
Logan, Chas. Gierse and Daniel
Guessing of Pennington, August
Trauernicht and Ernest Wallace
of st. Louis.-Fdrmington Times.
A few weeks ago j. H. Fielder,
a representative of the Missouri
Orpans' Home in st. Louis, went
to Annapolis and took charge of
three children of Geo. Slusher.
Susher was not at home at the
time but his mother, who had
charge of the children, bitterly pro-
tested. Fielder succeeded in get
ting away with the children,
though, and took them to st. Louis.
Shortly after Slusher, who had
been in Texas, returned home and
instituted proceedings in the Pro-
bate Court here to recover his chill
dren. The case was tried before a
jury Tuesday, who awarded Slush-
er two of the children, and Fielder
was instructed to return the chill
dren to Annapolis at once. Slusher
maintains that he is making 500
a month on a railroad in Texas,
and that he is amply able to take
care of the children.
The Missouri building at the
Worlds Fair is rapidly assuming
shape. This week staff makers are
applying the white outside sur
facing, and the first statuary is
arriving, to be put in position. A
feature of the building is to be the
%statuary. The immense dome of
building is to be surmounted by a
gilded figure of victory and other
statuary, representing various Mis-
souri, sentiments, is to be gener-
ously and gracefully applied. The
figure of victory spoken of is en-
titled "The Spirit of Missouri"
The entire building is, indeed,
from tile to turret, indicative of
that energy for which the west is
so justly famed. The piece is a
masterful one. 1t is the only gilt
figure upon the building. The con-
ception is that of a. Missouri girl,
Miss Carrie Wood, now of New
York City, daughter of Judge
Horatio D. Wood, of st. Louis.
A smooth school book library
man struck this county this week.
He was selling school libraries for
S37. His scheme was to see the
president and secretary of each
school district and get them to
be an Endorsement of his library,
but which in reality was an order
on the county treasury for S37, the
amount of the library. Probate
Judge Ross took the man out to
Mr.. E. w. Marshall, who is the
clerk of that school district. Mr..
Marshall had seen his school dis
trict caught once before by a
"sharper'' and he refused to sign
the Endorsement of the library,
but examined the paper closely
and showed Judge Ross that when
the alleged Endorsement of the
library was properly signed by the
president and clerk of the school
district it became a voucher on the
county treasurer signed by the
president and secretary of the
school district for S37. AS soon as
the matter was made clear to
Judge Ross, he Immediately drove
back to town with the gentleman
and left NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Demo-
crat- News. ny '''
Johnson Matthews, a negro who
works on the farm of Hugh Long
at Belleview, came into town Tues
day to attend the picnic, and put
his horse up at Collins stable.
That evening when he got ready to
60 home he went to the stable and
got his horse and refused to pay
Mr.. Collins for keeping him.
| When Mr.. G. insisted on his pay
the negro drew Ia gun and drove
off. A messenger was sent down
town for the constable, who at once
took the negro in charge and
lodged him in jail. Next day he
was arraigned before Squire Fair
child and his case continued until
August 18th. The negro then said
he wanted to telephone Mr.. Long
at Belleview, to see if he would go
his bond. Sheriff Polk and Con-
stable Marshall went over to Mrs.
Blemel's with him, and while they
were waiting there the negro dashed
out of the front door and started
running west. A crowd joined in
the pursuit, though, and Matthews
was captured before he had pro-
ceeded many blocks. He was then
taken to Jail where he will likely
wait until his trial next Tuesday.
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