Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-05-09

quite a shock and the fire was
scattered every way. 1t is thought
that in some way or other a small
stick of dynamite had gotten into
the rubbish. Fortunately, Mrs,
Miller's injuries are not serious.
AT the meeting of the school
board Saturday evening Oliver
Graham, of Eldon, Mo-, was elect
ed principal for the ensuing year,
All the old teachers were employ
ed. After the election Director
Geo. Gay stated that he was in
favor of higher salaries for the
teachers. Director Schwab op-
posed the idea, saying that it was
his belief that there would be nc
trouble in securing other teachers,
just as good as those now employ
ed, for the same money.
The Ellington Press, last week,
commented on a report that was
published in the Reformer of April
18th. The report was to the effect
that a child had been found in the
creek north of Ellington. We had
learned that the report was not
true, and we are truly glad that il
was not true. 1t was only reported
to US, and published as reported,
therefore we do.not think we have
cast any reflection on the Ellington
people, or at least we did not in
tend to.-Centreuille Reformer.
A letter from st. Louis advises
us that Geo. Hasty, formerly OF
Arcadia, died in st. Louis on the
22d of April, 1907, aged q years
and 2 monts. He was the victim
of that dread disease, consumption,
after suffering for several months.
He had resided with his aunt, Miss
Melvina Copeland, for six years
prior to his decease, and his chief
regret was that they must separ-
ate. His aunt says that though
not a church member, he was a
firm believer in the Savior, and
had determined to unite himself
with some Christian congregation
had his life been spared.
Said Benny-through his daugh-
ter-three weeks ago: "He Judge
Schmidt) has exposed the fraud
where in the past ten years the
county has paid out some $4,000 or
$4,000 for tax books which were
never made" Yesterday, in open
court, Judge Schmidt denied that
he had ever authorized Benny to
make such a statement, or had told
him any such thing. 1t is now up
to- Benny, but he will ignore the
exposure of his mendacity and
skip from this false charge to an
other equally vicious and false, as
nimbly as hops the gay and festive
flea from point to point of fancied
vantage.
From the Republic, telegraphed
from Jefferson City: "The people
in the rural districts must have
been watching the vote of the
House on the public utility bill
much closer than was supposed in
Jefferson City. At least two mem
bers of the House were in their
seats all the time and supported
the measure royalty have been re-
ported to their constituents as alb
sent at the very time when their
votes were badly needed to adopt
the Cross substitute. These mem
bers we're Messrs. Cook, of Ray,
and Polk, of Iron, both of whom
[appear on the official records as
Having voted with the, friends of
the bill that passed on every pro-
position. The attention the pub
lie generally undoubtedly took in
the welfare of this measure is
taken to mean thatmembers of the
legislature r much more closely
watched by their constituents, at
this time, than any previous period
of the present legislature"
A spicy prison paper published
by the convicts in the Ohio State
penitentiary has been forced to
suspend because there is not a
single printer among the convicts.
There are enough bankers to
handle several big financial in
situations, plenty of lawyers and
doctors, and several preachers but
no printers. Ebert Hubbard ex-
plains the absence of printers by
stating that they are the busiest
people on earth, and a busy man
has no time to get into meanness.
Hubbard is right. The man who
spends his time in useful, honest
effort is the last man to get into
trouble. But there is another
reason why printers are scarce in
prisons. They handle so little
money they never get contami-
mated with the modern spirit of
graft and greed. A printer wants
only a clean shirt, a meal ticket
and a plug of hillside navy. Add
to this a full copy hook and plenty
of job worK and he will demand a
bonus before swapping jobs with
Saint Peter.
The rumors of a strike have
caused considerable comment
throughout this district during the
past ten days. The Bonneterre
papers were full of it last week,
and the Register in particular, set
forth the situation in a most pa
thetic and decidedly one sided
story, in which it placed all the
blame lin the event a strike should
occur) on the part Of the union