Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-09-08

Wednesday afternoon, under the
direction of an expert stock taker
from the firm of Marshall, Field &
Co., of Chicago. Mr.. Wright
stated to the DIN, that in the 60
ing down of this concefn he stood
to lose ST., 900 in cash on Endorsed
notes and stock of the company.
We understand Mr.. Laswell will
continue the business in this city.
He now has one of the largest and
most successful department stores
in Southeast Missouri located at
Campbell, he is also president of
the Laswell land and lumber COM
pany and is a very successful BUSH
ness man. The bid of Mr.. Las
well of IS 1-2 cents does not in
clude the drug store stock. Just
what will be done with this we
have not learned.-Fredericktopn
Democrat Neaos.
Three counties, Jefferson, WASH
ington and Iron, of the five coun-
ties composing the 21st Judicial
District, were represented at the
Republican convention held in
Potosi last Saturday, for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate
for circuit Judge. M. E. Rhodes
was made chairman of the meet
ing. Hon. Joseph j. Williams, of
Jefferson county was nominated
without opposition, and the con-
vention adjourned after adopting
the following resolutions: "We
are in favor of electing a man for
the Judicial Bench of this circuit
whose character shall be above re-
proach, and whose ability and ex-
perience shall be known to be such
that his presence will inspire con-
fidence from all who have dealings
with the court, regardless of po-
litical affiliations. That we ap-
peal to the intelligence and patriot
ism of the voters of the 21st Jul
dicial District of Missouri, to
assist us in condemning partisan
ship in judicial appointment and
elevate only those to the bench
whose broad mindedness far ex-
ceeds their partisanship. Realiz-
ing that in the untimely demise of
the late and beloved Judge of the
Circuit, Frank R. bearing, the
people OF this circuit have lost one
of their most loyal citizens and
that the bar has lost one of it's
most honored and most honorable
members, and the bench one of it's
most able, most honorable and
most beloved judges, be it there
fore resolved, that we join the peo-
pie of this circuit in lamenting the
loss which we have sustained in
his death, and we do hereby ex-
tend the hand of sympathy to his
aged and bereaved mother, his
orphan children and to his loyal
brother, Hon. E. M. bearing, in
their sad bereavement Potosi
Journal.
A large number of friends came
together Sunday afternoon at the
residence of Aug. Rieke, Esq. 1t
was merely a social gathering, the
participants on no other purpose
bent save to see each other and
have an hour or two of rational,
quiet enjoyment. cannot stop to
mention, name by name, all those
present, but the interest centered
in the Misses Lois Malugen and
Dorothy Camille Reese. While
they were the observed of all, and
happy the he or she who attracted
their attention for the moment,
they bore their honors without
affected Indifference or puffed-up
arrogance. An elegant lunch was
served, and the Budweiser Orches-
ira did it's best to aid the passing
hour give enjoyment to those at
tending. The day was as perfect
as any June ever knew. The
fervid rays of an unolouded sun
were tempered with cooling
breezes; on every hand were the
mountains clothed in foliage fresh
and green as though in new full
leaf; the ripping waters of the
nearby brook sparkled and
laughed their passing way; the
songs of the birds, the perfume
and tints of flower and shrub, the
golden and purple fruits hanging
in tempting PROFESSIONAL these
made men and women to feel glad
that they were living, and to raise
in their hearts a hymn of praise
and gratitude to the Bountiful
Giver of all. | wish such occa-
sions were not so are and that peo-
pie could more frequently be made
to feel that in the knapsack OF
Father Time are many happy
/ hours ready for us upon proper
solicitation. We surely made a
successful raid on his store that
day. If any reader of the REG
ISTER hath desire to know the full
personnel of the co%nvocation, Bro.
Perkins of the Light-and- Shade
Gallery, will be glad to satisfy
that desire at 35c a picture.
A petition was presented to the
county court at the special term
Tuesday asking the disincorpora-
ton of the town of Des Arc. The
document was signed by nearly
every resident of the town. At the
same time the petition was filed a
remonstrance against the disincor-
poration of the town was also filed,
A singular feature of the case was
! that both papers contained about
the same number of names and the
names Of the same persons. This
was afterwards explained in this
, way: When the petition to dis
incorporate was circulated it was
generally signed, most citizens be-
lieving that 1t merely meant the