Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-18

100; furs, pounds, Abb; feathers,
pounds, 2,275; hides and pelts,
pounds, 1898; lard, pounds, 1000;
tallow, pounds, 5,972; potatoes,
bushels, rs; vegetables, pounds,
626; wool, pounds, 1850; roots,
pounds, 2,752; beeswax, pounds,
140; charcoal, cars, II. The aggre-
gate value of the foregoing COM
modities computed at the prevail
ing average current prices, amount
to S670,2t7."
A Greenville editor booms peo-
pie when they marry. Here is one
of his samples: "Miss Jennie Jones
and Bob Henry we're married at
the Jones' mansion last night. The
bride is a daughter of our constable
Jones who is a good officer and will
undoubtedly be reelected next
spring. He offers a fine horse for
sale in another column. The
groom runs a grocery store on
Main street and is a good patron
of our ad. columns and has a fine lot
of bargains this week. All sum-
mer he paid two cents more for
butter than any other store in town.
The happy couple left on the ten
o'clock train to visit the brides
uncle in Milwaukee, who is report
ed to have lots of money and
Bright's disease. Bob certainly
has an eye for business"
R. P. Ramsey, sheriff of Van
Buren, county, Iowa, arrived in
I%ronton, Tuesday of last week in
search of one Chas. Cackley, liv-
ing near Caledonia, in Washing
ton county. Cackley is wanted in
the Iowa county on the charge of
murder, committed thirty-six years
ago. 1t will be remembered that a
story was printed about three
months ago telling of Cackley serv-
ing a thirty days sentence in Jail
here on the charge of securing a
pension in another mans name.
Thirty-six years ago Cackley made
his escape from Jail in Iowa, where
he vas confined on the charge of
murder. He came direct to Wash
ington county, and after residing
there a short time he concluded he
would apply for a pension. He
was afraid to apply for the PEN
sion in his own name for fear the
Iowa authorities would by that
means locate him. So he applied
under the name of a comrade-
Isaac Beck-whom he had heard
was dead. He was allowed a PEN
sion under this name, and con-
tinued to draw it for many years
without molestation until the real
Isaac Beck-who was not dead
applied for a pension himself. On
the receipt of his application the
Interior Department started an in
vestigation, which resulted in
Cackley being arraigned before the
U. S. Court on the charge of OBJ
tanning a pension under an as
sumed name. Owing to the fact
OF the defendants ignorance and
ullC uilCl IdCU Glluu l1c was CI-
titled to a pension in his own right,
the court made his sentence a light
one. During the Investigation con
Quoted by the Interior Department
the Iowa authorities learned of the
whereabouts of Cackley-who had
for nearly forty years been a fugi-
tive from justice. Cackley served
his thirty days in Jail here and was
released about Christmas time.
Sheriff Polk accompanied the
sheriff from Iowa to Caledonia last
week and they took Cackley in
custody without any trouble. He
did not seem especially surprised
at their coming and had but little
to say about the crime of long ago.
1t is said that Notwithstanding the
long lapse of time since the murder
was committed all of the import
ant witnesses in the case are still
living, and the defendant will
likely receive a V sentence.
Cackley is about sixty-five years
of age and has a wife and four
children.