Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-31

Lieut.. and Mrs. Zurich will leave
Manila in June on their way
home. They propose making the
trip by way OF the Suez Canal, and
when they reach the United States
will have made a complete circuit
of the world.
The Valley friends of MI. VIM.
H. Thomson will be sorry to hear
that the gentleman has been quite
sick at his home in st. Louis the
past two weeks. He is much i'm
proved now, however, and promis-
es to be himself soon.
York Lovelace, of Des Arc, was
in town Wednesday. Mr.. Love-
lace recently purchased a saw mill
near Centreville, and will be To-
Gated there in the future. The
young man has the wishes of many
Iron county friends for success.
Col. Jim Lewis, of st. Louis,
who owns the Judge Hough place
in Russellville, expects to remove
his family to the Valley as soon as
the Improvements now under way
are completed. A big barn is one
of the structures now being built,
lam in favor of good roads and
am willing to pay my share to-
ward their maintenance; but
know some loud-mouthed howlers
for improving the public highways
who freely perjure themselves to
avoid contributing their just pro-
portion to that end.
1t is said that a new time card
will be issued next Sunday, with
several important changes. One
of the changes contemplated is to
put the fast mail in the morning
on it's old time, arriving here about
six O'Clock. This is only rumor,
though, and may not be true.
That yenomous old party in the
west end of the county, who takes
such a delight in villifying and
slandering the Iron county officials,
is peculiarly silent in commenting
on the Dyer case in st. Louis.
That's a ring worth considering.
Why not tell the voters about it?
There is an element in this coun-
ty who have always been opposed
to the Spaughs being punished for
the murder of John w. Polk.
Messrs. Jesse M. Hawkins and
Chas. P. Damron doubtless neither
expect nor want any favors at the
hands of that element. They ex-
pect to be lied on in the future just
as they have the past.
If Governor Folk intended to
grant Bill Spaugh a further lease
of life it would seem that he should
have done so before the sheriff was
compelled to bring him to this
place. He could by such action
have saved the taxpayers two or
three hundred dollars, and the
authorities OF this county an i'm
mense amount of trouble.-Centre-
UiIIe Outlook.
MI. j. N. Long, president of the
Cross & Anhor Home Association,
of st. Louis, this week purchased
the Soc. Newman farm, west of
town, and will convert the place
into a home for orphans. lie will
take possession at once, and a
number of the children are ex-
pected here Immediately. Credit
for bringing this Association here
is due to Mr.. P. w. Whitworth.
Last Friday evening the mem
bers of the local Court of Honor
Lodge presented Miss Annie Whit
worth with a handsome ring as a
token of their esteem. Miss Annie
was a constant worker in the Lodge
during her residence here, and
since her removal to Arcadia the
members have realized more than
ever the value OF her counsel and
work in the behalf of the ORDER
Bismarck Gazette.
Chas. Thurman, who has been
in jail here for the past six months
on a charge of using the mails for
the purpose Of defrauding, was
discharged from custody Monday,
the federal grand jury failing to
indict him. His wife, Mrs. N. E.
Thurman, was indicted and will
be taken to st. Louis for trial in a
few days. Mrs. Thurman has
given birth to a girl baby since
her incarceration.
A great many people think that
the present legislature will enact a
law establishing the Office of coun-
ty superintendent of schools in
every county. The duties of the
office will be similar to those oil
the commissioner with work con-
siderably enlarged and more
authority. The salary provided
by the bill now under considera-
ton, in a county the size OF iron,
would be 5000 per year.
Gov. Folk has refused to let. the
REGISTER have a copy Of the let
ter written by ]. H.: Dunlap, st
Francois county, asking His Ex-
cellency to commute Bill Spaugh's
sentence. AS the letter was on file
in the Governors Office, along witt
the other papers in the case, we
are somewhat surprised at the re-
fusal. Probably, though, the Gov.
ernor was informed that the copy
was for the use of the REGISTER
and that is why he refused.
Among our recent visitors wa
Mr. w a Wastnrman of tha was