Iron County register., 1903-12-17

near when those who have not paid
their state and county taxes for the
year 1903 will have to pay penalty
in the way of interest. All state
and county taxes must be paid be-
fore January 1st and If not paid
before then become delinquent.
No exception can be made for any
one. So step forward to the cap
tain's office and settle or expect the
consequences.
Our old friend, j. S. Jordan,
writes us letter from Corning,
Arkansas. We are afraid that our
old friend is getting ambitious to
be rich. For in his letter he COM
plains about the condition of
affairs, and yet we see from his
letter head that he is County and
Probate Judge of Clay county,
General Manager of the Reciprocity
Real Estate and Advertising Com
pany, and editor of The Leader.
And yet he is not satisfied. What
more does Bro. Jordan want?
The masque ball to be given by
the band boys no doubt will be a
success. They intend to give a
prize for the finest dressed lady
and gentleman, and also for the
most comical. This fact seems to
have stimulated everyone to try
and carry off the prize. Lopez's
say they have received good
many orders for costumes, and
those who have not given their
order should do so as soon as pos
sible, as all orders must be in by
Saturday night.
William Hoffman of Crawford
county, aged almost eighty, was
arraigned before the U. S. Com
missioner here last Friday on the
charge of selling whiskey without
paying license. The old man
virtually admitted the offense, but
in explanation or eXtenuation said
that there were two days in the
year that he thought man had
right to do as he pleased, and
those two days were the 4th of
July and his birthday. He might
have given the boys a little
whiskey on the 4th of July and
they might have given him a little
money in return. That was all,
and he didn't think he should be
punished for that. This was not
his first offense. He was held for
the federal grand jury.
Last week we made mention of
man dying in Golden, ILL.,, who,
it was thought, was Josiah B.
Barnes, formerly County Treasurer
of this county in 1875, who left for
parts unknown on account of a
shorta ge in his accounts of some
$4,000. There can be no doubt but
what the man who had been known
in Golden for 26 years as Samuel
Botkin was no other than "Si."
Barnes. Mr.. Barnes was for many
years an honored citizen of this
county, and held many positions
of honor and trust. At the time
when his shortage was discovered
as County Treasurer no one be-
lieved that "Si" Barnes had ap-
propriated one cent of the county
money to his own use, but that he
had used the money simply to ac-
comodate friends who were in need,
thinking at the time that he would
be able to replace the money. But
he could not replace it all, hence
his flight. Before he left he
directed that his property be sold
and pay the proceeds on the
alleged shortage, which was done,
leaving about $1,000 which the
bondsmen made good. He was
the owner of wagon shop at Cob
den and was looked upon as being
one of the most substantial, honest
and upright citizens of that town.
-CentreWlle Outlook.
"The Owls" had a progressive
euchre party at the residence of
Mr.. E. E. Cain last Saturday even
ing, and from 8 until the midnight
hour was tolled the proceedings
lacked not in interest and enjoy
ment. The rooms were tastefully
decorated for the occasion and
brilliantly lighted. The ordinary
business of the club concluded and
the game was called. The conten-
ton for the capital prizes and the
honors involved in their winning
called forth everybody's best ef-
forts. If partners aces were oc-
casionally unnecessarily trumped,
and there were other violations of
the rules of the game, lay it not to
lack of skill, 0 envious reader, but
solely to the zeal and excitement
of the players. The point that the
bowers outranked the aces once
definitely determined, the way be-
came clear and straightforward.
About eleven o'clock the game was
"called" and the tables cleared for
refreshments, and an elegant lunch
was served. Here everyone played
ga full hand" without error or re-
buke from his or her vis-a-vis.
After lunch had restored complac-
ency to all, the names of the win
ners were announced. To Mr.. and
Mrs. Wemp were awarded the
capital prizes, while Mrs. O'Brien
was presented with the "booby."
What the result would have been
had some of us made more serious
endeavor, l, of course, do not feel
called upon to announce. Merit
isn't always exacting. After the
presentation addresses were con-
cluded, we donned our outer gar
ments and sped with sprightly step
through the frosty atmosphere to
our various abodes-and as we
went our ways we called down
blessings upon the fair hostess and
her happy worser-half whose kind
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