Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-19

uurdy, MARCH Sotn.
P. w. Whitworth is in somewhat
of a quandary: he doesn't know
whether to stay in Ironton, re-
move to st. Louis, or locate in
Texas. We'd like mighty we'll to
see him remain in Ironton.
Will Blanks, colored, whose
home was recently destroyed by
fire, asks the REGISTER to return
his thanks to the people of the
valley who have so literally help
ed him since his misfortune.
Louis Miller has completed the
foundation of a building he intends
constructing just across the street
from his store house in Arcadia.
The structure will be used as a
barber shop, bath house and bill
lard room, we are told.
A telephone message was re-
ceived here Tuesday announcing
that Sam. Collier, the we'll known
druggist at Bismarck, had dropped
dead in his store that morning.
The deceased was a cousin of Mrs.
w. G. Fairchild of this city.
Hrs. Helen Wingate, widow of
former Attorney General Robert
Fox Wingate, is at the City Hos
pital, under treatment for feeble-
ness due to her age. She is 70. A
sister, Mrs. ]. A. Saxton, lives at
Sulphur Springs, Mo. Mrs. Win
gate has been a widow twelve
years.-Post- Dispatch.
E. M. Logan writes us that he
and Mrs Logan are now located at
the Hotel Coronado View, San
Diego, California, enjoying the
lovely climate which is proving
very beneficial. Mr.. Logan says
that they may stay there until
April 18th when "Fighting Bob"
Evans and his fleet are due to ar
rive.
Mrs. Woodside and Miss Bessie
Gillian are in st. Louis this week
selecting their spring stock of
millinery. The goods will arrive
in a few days and the ladies are
asked to defer their purchases OF
spring millinery until they have
had an opportunity to look at this
display. Particulars will be an
nounced later.
G.. w. Marshall announces this
week as a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the office of City Marshal.
Mr.. M. has filed this position for
the past two years and has been
faithful to every trust imposed in
him. Should he be reelected we
are confident that he will be found
giving the same care and attention
to his duties in the future as have
always characterized him in the
past.
The REGISTER last week made
mention that Chas. CLEMSON" had
been tried in Squire Rasche's
court, charged with stealing a wa
gon load of slaves belonging to
jackson Brewers. It should have
been Chas. Casteel. Casteel had
his second trial before Squire
Rasche last Thursday and a jury
found him guilty, fixed his pun
ishment at S. fine and sixty days
in jail.
Otto Rieke is now at Key West
with the coast defense detachment.
He has attained the rank Of cor
poral, is in the band and getting
along nicely. His three years
will be up May of next year, but
he says that he expects to re-en-
list at once and will probably
spend most of his days in the SER
vice. From this we Judge he is
pretty we'll satisfied with his sur
roundings.
The REGISTER this week pub
fishes the announcement of Robert
A. Rasche as a candidate for May
or of the City of Ironton. Mr..
Rasche was born and reared in
Ironton and is we'll known to all
our people. He is one of our most
worthy young men and the REG
IsTER takes pleasure in saying a
good word for him. The last year
and more Bob has been one of our
Justices of the peace and faithful
ly he has discharged the duties OF
his Office. We know that if he is
chosen Mayor he will at all times
be equally faithful and loyal.
The rumor that has gained cir
culation throughout the county
the past few weeks intimating and
insinuating there is something
"terribly wrong in the county
collectors office in this county, as
: is usual in such instances, greatly
exaggerates the real facts in the
case. Here is the sitaution as we
have learned it: Collector Lewi'
/ has not been making payments
monthly to the County Treasures
of the school and road taxes col
lected by him, his impression be-
! ing that the funds need not be pait
to the treasurer until he made hi
I annual settlement in March. Re-
: Gently, however, the Collector wa
informed that he must turn thes'
, moneys over to the treasurer no
/ later than the 18th of the mont
I; following their collection, and
penalty is provided for his failur
to do SO. Now, that's all there i
to it: Mr.. Lewis retained in hi
p~ossession. until he made his an