Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

ton of the birds. Still, the law
against the killing of the feathered
songsters is being violated by some
persons-chiefly youngsters anx-
ious to try their skill upon almost
anything animate. This will be
no longer tolerated and, if the
practice is persisted in, the aid of
the law will be invoked under the
following statute-Art. Is, Sec. 2,
1901: SIT is declared unlawful to
kill any wild song bird, or any
insectiverous bird, at any seaso
of the year, or to disturb, rob or
destroy the nest of such birds, or
to take therefrom any egg or eggs"
The destruction of the birds, whose
songs these spring days are so
grateful to the ear, and whose
bright plumage is a delight to the
eye, is typical of the savagery of
the remote times when the instinct
to kill overruled all sense of right
and mercy. l hope no boy who
reads this will be guilty of the
cruel offense condemned by the
statute.
The maximum express schedule
promulgated by the state board of
railroad and warehouse commits
sioners, which goes into effect May
1, will affect the present tariffs as
follows: 1t makes a rate on pack
ages of merchandise, value not ex-
ceeding $40, 1 cent per ounce, with
a minimum charge of Is cents per
package, prepaid. This formerly
applied on certain classes of mer-
chandise, and to certain classes of
shippers. 1t is now open to all.
1t makes a minimum charge of 25
cents per package on laundry,
manufactured cereal foods, wall
paper, soap, soap powder samples
and numerous other articles, on
which the minimum under special
rate has heretofore been 35 cents.
1t makes a rate of IL cent per
ounce, minimum 10 cents per pack
age, on valuation not exceeding
$40, prepaid, on books, printed
blanks, cards, advertising matter
generally, periodicals, catalogues,
circulars, labels, etc., holly, mis-
t%letoe, plants, bulbs tubers, sonion
sets, grain samples, etc. This is
open to the general shipping pub
lie, but vas previously available
only to manufacturers of, publish
ers or dealers in the articles named.
1t makes a considerable reduction
in the distance tariff rates per 100
pounds.
The following appeared in last
Tuesdays Republic, telegraphed
from Washington, D. c.: "The
board appointed by Commissioner
w. A. Richards of the General
Land Office to investigate the land
offices in well-settled sections of
the country, with a view to rec
ommending their adjustment be-
cause of a decrease in the con-
gressional appropriation for the
next fiscal year, has recommended
that the offices at Bonneville and
Ironton, Mo-, be discontinued June
80, the work thereafter to be consol
idated with that of the Office at
Springfield. The three mentioned
are the only land offices in the
State. While the Commissioner OF
the Land Office has not yet definite
ly approved the plan of the board,
it is probable he will do So. The
matter will then be passed on to
President Roosevelt, who has the
final say in such matters. At the
last session Congress appropriated
$40, 900 less for the maintenance OF
land offices, thus neoessitating the
adjustment of a large number.
Offices in the more thickly settled
sections of the country are the first
to be affected. In the opinion OF
the Board the Springfield Office
will be able to take care of land
matters in Missouri after June 80.
John E. Watson is register of the
Office at Bonneville and Hermann
Smidt receiver. AT Ironton, Geo.
Steel and G. Sanford Russell are
register and receiver respectively.
Cornelius N. Van Hosen and John
HI. Duncan are incharge at Spring
field"
The trial of James Medley for
violation of the local option law
came to an abrupt halt Friday,
when the defense raised the ques-
ton before Circuit Judge Joseph
j. Williams of the local option
election held in Wayne county in
December, 1908. The attorney fol
the defense moved to throw the
cases out on the ground that the
notice of the election as ordered
. by the county court was not prop
erly published and that the records
of the clerk of the county court did
not state that the said notice Of
t election had been ordered pub
lished. Only one witness was ex-
amined for the state, and the de-
tense had no witnesses, but raised
the points above mentioned, and
the most of Friday afternoon was
t spent by the attorneys of both
sides in arguing these technicali-
ties. Judge Louis F. Dining Of
De Soto, S. L. Clark of Van Buren,
and John H. Raney represented
the defense, while prosecuting at
! torney Almon Ing was assisted by
former Prosecuting Attorney Rob-
ert Davis and V. V. Ing. Each
side presented legal points in sup
, port Of its cause, during which
time the jury vas excused. Sat-
urday morning Judge Williams