Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10

Dougherty, Prlnclpal or the Pied
mont public schools. He has puI
his enemies to shame, even though
they wear the livery of heaven
He has his faults, but none Of
them as grevious as some of those
who affect to hold up their hands
in holy horror because of the
shortcomings with which they
sought invest him. There is not
a better school-teacher anywhere,
and he is at all times faithful to
his trust. But he is no hypocrite
to veil his sins beneath the cloak
of moral assumption. He will not
lie, nor smile in your face while
seeking to stab you under the
fifth rib. l have a thousand times
more regard for such as he than
have for those who, under moral
%pretense, endeavor to wreak their
ill-will from some concealed
cause. l hope his conduct during
the remainder of the term of the
Piedmont school may be such as
to make vindictive accusation inn
possible.
l take this from the Globe Demo
crat of Monday: "Relatives and a
frantic fancee, assisted by the st.
Louis police, are searching for
Paul Biesbarth, % years old, who
was to have been married in Fes-
tus, Mo-, Saturday. The young
man, who is a brother of DR.. AL
bert Biesbarth of the South Side
Dispensary, dropped out of sight
after leaving his home in De Soto,
Mo-, for st. Louis last Friday.
His visitto st. Louis was.for the pur-
pose of purchasinga weddingring.
The young man, who is a prosper
jus merchant in De Soto, Mo-, is
engaged to Miss Edith Jarvis of
Festus, Mo. Both are of the same
age, and the match was encourage
ed by both families. The young
man had purchased and furnished
a home in De Soto, and the event
had been set for last Saturday.
Young Biesbarth planned to come
to st. Louis Friday and purchase
a ring, and intended to leave here
the same night for the home of his
fancee. He left for De Soto FRI
day morning, as he had planned,
but dropped from sight. Neither
his brother nor sweetheart have
heard from him since.
During the past week a thousand
and one wildcat rumors regarding
the recent Wholesale lay-off in.
dulged in by the Federal Lead Co.,
have been circulated. Chief
among these rumors was one to
the effect that the Doe Run Lead
Co., had purchased the entire
Federal Lead Co.'s holdings in
this district. We have gone to
some trouble in Investigating this
rumor and have been reliably in
formed that there is absolutely no
truth in it. There has been very
little change in the situation since
last week. What effect it will
have on business in general will
not be realized until after this
weeks "pay day" Judging from
present indications, it will proba-
bly, be some time before the Fed
eral again resumes operations on
a large scale. Mining in this dis
trict is purely a milling PROPOSE
ton, and Judging from the Fed
erals numerous experiments and
lavish and in many instances, APP
p~arently unless expenditure of
money, the handling of dissem-
mated ore seems to be a problem
which they have found much diff
Guilty in solving.-The Labor Herald.
| am satisfied that friend Sinner
man didn't write the following for
publication, but in it goes, never
theless, for there are some people
hereabouts who will be pleased to
hear from him: 81 am stopping
on cousin Joe's farm about three
miles from Osterburg, Bedford
county, Pa. This is a good place
for an old tramp to hang up at;
plenty to eat and drink and MOTH
ing to do. | was all over old Bed
ford town. 1t is certainly an old
timer. | was conversing with an
old gentleman who told me there
is an AXE in Bedford over so years
old-perhaps one of your relations.
| talked with several people who
knew your folk. This place is
about Is miles northwest from
Bedford town. Not having heard
from Ironton for some time, I wish
you would send a REGISTER out
this way, as | am anxious to hear
what is going on in old Ironton.
l understand you are going to
have a local option election next
Saturday. | hope to hear of it. We
had the first frost here this morn
ing; thermometer stood at 30,
Farmers are cutting corn-every-
body at workout me. I am eat
ing, drinking, and trying to be
merry. | will try to settle for the
trouble | put you to when | return
to old Mo. Give my regards to
the boys, ETC."
Well, it is "wet," and l am not
sorry. Now we can have true local
option-that is, every community
can determine for itself the ques-
ton of saloon or no saloon. Again,
the measure defeated last Satur-
day is too drastic, subjecting nae
to a heavy fine and Imprisonment
if | give my neighbor a drink Of
something good for the stomach's