Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

contracted the contagion. All the
patients are getting along very
well and seem to be out of danger.
There have been two deaths, John
Mitchell and Lulu Hasty. 1t is
now believed that the disease was
brought here by Mitchell in a suit
of clothes he bought from some
one ins Arkansas, who afterwards
died of smallpox.
am in receipt of several copies
of a little publication by "W. A.
Tetwiler, Job Printer" of Cotton,
Cal. 1t is very neatly arranged
and printed, with some advertis-
ing, good. illustrations and well
written local news. The editorials
show more than average talent. 1t
is clean, wholesome and creditable.
| am proud of the editor, for it was
1 that started him in the way he
should go, professionally speak
ing. Though he doesn't suffer for
their lack, maybe some day l may
wander out that way and give him
some pointers" in a parental
sort of way. understand the on
ly allegation against his character
in his adopted home is that he still
clings stubbornly to bachelorhood.
But | hope eventually some Cali
fornia damsel may wipe even this
stain from his 'scutcheon. Think
he fully deserves double blessed
ness.
Last Saturday morning a man
giving his name as j. H.. Howard
and his address as Caplinger's
Mill, Cedar County, walked into
Recorder Hawkins Office and in
quired if a letter had been received
there from him which he had mail
ed at Edge Hill the day before en-
closing So and asking for a mar
raige license for himself and Mrs.
Ellen Rich of Edge Hill. Mr..
Hawkins replied that the letter
had not been received but would
probably come in Saturday even
ing if it had not been mailed until
Friday. He also informed Howard
that the fee for a marriage license
was only ST., Howard responded
that he did not know what the fee
was so he had enclosed 50 in Or
der that there might be no delay.
Pending the receipt of the letter he
asked the Recorder to issue him
the license and then when he was
back in Ironton, as"he expected to
be in a few days, Mr.. Hawkins
could return him the extra dollar,
as the letter would surely be in
that evening, Mr.. Hawkins agreed
to this, gave Howard his license
and he went on his way, appar-
emily, rejoicing. After leaving,
the Recorders Howard went to
McCamey's livery stable in Area
dia where he put up the horse he
was riding. He showed Mr.. Nc
Carney his license, explained that
he was in town getting ready to be
married and had spent a little more
money than he had anticipated and
was short. Would Mr.. McCamey
be so kind as to let him have S.
which he would repay when he
came after the horse and paid
for his keeping? The livery man
thought over the matter a moment,
everything seemed all right and he
loaned Howard the money. Since
then nothing has been heard from
Howard and it is feared he will not
come back to square up. 1t is al
most certain that the horse he put
up at the stable was not his own,
but one he probably borrowed out
in the west end to ride to town.
The letter which he mailed to the
Recorder with So enclosed has not
yet arrived. 1t looks very much
like Howard won't do, but what
he wanted with the marriage Ii
cense is hard to understand.
LATER-Mr. Wilson of Edge
Hill arrived in town Tuesday ev-
ening and claimed the horse How
ard left in Arcadia, paid the charg-
es on the animal and took it home
with him. Howard, he says, also
skinned" some people out in that
part of the county.
4 The following is reproduced from
last Fridays Republic: "The pro-
posed suit of Lieutenant Albert j.
Mohn of the Fourth United States
Cavalry in the federal Court to
force a reversal of the findings of
the court-martial and General
Whit, as it's reviewing officer, was
the sole topic of conversation at
Jefferson Barracks and in Worlds
Fair army circles yesterday. The
action Of the young Lieutenant in
employing counsel to appeal to the
courts to vindicate his honor, as
his friends say, is without a prec-
edent in this division of the army,
Army officers are silent when APP
!, preached on the proposed action.
They refuse to discuss the case.
saying the printed decision Of the
general court-martial is final and
covers the case fully. In the alb
sence of Colonel Anderson, com.
mandant at Jefferson Barracks.
Post Adjutant Captain Slocum
stated yesterday that a court-mar-
: tails findings, duly approved by
! the department commander, have
5 been rarely reversed in the history
of the United States Army. Speak.
t ing generally of the laws of mill
tary procedure, which seem te
/. govern the case of Lieutenant
Mohn and the charges made
r against him, Captain Slocum said
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