Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-12

Bro. Thornton, editor of the
Peoples Banner, published at Belle
view, this county, makes an appeal
to his Socialist brethren to adj
vance the cause by subscriptions
to his paper. But he doesn't beg
their aid, but asks it as a matter of
principle. He concludes thusly:
"If you are one of those old stiffs
who only wake up once in four
years, at which time you send a
dime to the organizing committee
to get your name published where
it will bring you ten dollars worth
of sample papers, sleep on; don't
let that disturb you"
The Greenville Sun, a Repub-
lican paper, pays the following
tribute to the retiring sheriff of
Wayne county. He is a brother
to Mr.. H. F. Malugen, late a resi-
dent of Ironton: SIS. j. Malugen
has, served the people of Wayne
county for four years as sheriff.
He has made a splendid officer and
has given entire satisfaction. Sam
is one of the leading citizens of
the county. He will devote all of
his time hereafter to the interests
of the Greenville Mercantile and
Manufacturing Co., and will be
glad to meet his friends at their
place of business"
A friend of the REGISTER tells of
an S-year-old boy, the son of a
minister of the Christian church,
in a town not very distant, who
has inherited all the traditional
baptist-by-immersion principles,
and by close attention given to the
ceremony as performed by the
fond parent, is able to repeat it
word for word. A few days ago
he filed a tub with water in the
back kitchen and catching the
family cat and two kittens pro-
ceeded to teach them the essential
rites of the Christian church. The
kittens underwent the ordeal with
out protest, but the cat showed
her displeasure by scratching the
boys face. Throwing the Offend
ing animal down he said in disgust:
"D-n it, be a Presbyterian if you
want to!"
All kinds of rumors have been
afloat for the past week in regard
to Mine La Motto and on Tuesday
evening word was received to close
down the entire plant, which was
done on Wednesday morning,
throwing about 1875 men out Of
employment. How long the shut
down will continue is not known.
The mill at the hickory nut shaft
was also closed. Some weeks ago
Mr.. A. A. Daugherty rendered his
resignation as president of the
Mine La Motto Lead and Smelling
company, and his partner, MI.
| Albers, was elected to succeed him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daugherty left on
Wednesday for New York, where
they will make their home. 1t is
reported that Mr.. Albers will come
to Fredericktown and assume con-
troll of the property and that many
changes will be made at Mine La
Motto. 1t is thought that the plant
will start up in about a week.
FredericktoaDn Democrdt-N elUs.
We received our first sspound-
ing" for the year last Saturday
evening. J.. w. Allen, being en-
couraged by some friend, went out
among the people relating his
grievance with the following re-
suits: A loaded hack drove up to
the west gate of the parsonage
yard, watched by some of his
friends through their windows
with as much pleasure and delight
as MI. Allen himself was having)
unloaded and piled the contents in
the kitchen, until it looked like a
new grocery store was being
started in Ironton. When the
pastor and his we'll pleased wife
took possession of the kitchen
which they did soon after the I'M
loading-they found themselves
richer in the good things of this
world to the amount of about 500.
We want to say "thank you" to
the many donors, and pray Gods
richest blessings on every one of
you, and wish you all a happy and
prosperous New Year.
T. G. PETERSON.
Last Thursday a young man
known as Joe Bone, and who says
he is a detective, was arrested as a
suspect in the Tetley jewelry store
robbery. He is also thought to be
the fellow who has held up two or
three men recently. The day be-
fore his arrest he pretended to go
to work carrying a revolver. Sat-
urday he was given a preliminary
and sent to Jail with four charges
of carrying concealed weapons and
one OF burglary lodged against
him. He will be given trial to-day
on one of the minor charges and
held until his guilt or innocence in
the burglary case can be establish
ed. Bone claims to be a detective
for some private agency. He
wears a secret service badge and
carries a revolver. He is known
to be a tough character and bold
enough to undertake just such a
robbery as that of Mr.. Tetley's
was. He answers the description
of the man Mrs. Riggs and Mr..
Alberts saw pass just as the rob-
berry was done, and Ernest Riggs
identifies him rs the man he saw
come out of the store a few min
utes later. While there is no pos