Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-10-08

that body to show by what author
ity it has collected taxes on prop
erty along the Belleview road the
last twenty years and had not ex-
pended any money on said road.
He said he might not win his suit,
but he certainly would make the
court look cheap Pennington
NeDs.
Smollinger has lived at Iron
Mountain less than four years. He
knows as much about what took
place there twenty years ago as
does the Mikado of Japan, per-
haps. But then he's not going to
sue anybody. Just blufing; talk
ing, maybe, in the hope of seeing
his name in print.
Last Wednesday Rev. H. A.
Stowell and wife left for Batesville,
Ark, whittier he was called by the
vestry of the Episcopal church of
that town. For nearly four years
had Mr.. S. had charge of st. Paul's
church of Ironton, serving faith
fully, intelligently and efficiently.
There is not a citizen of the Area
dia Valley but regrets his depart
ure, although mingled with that
regret is the hope and belief that
he is transported to a wider field
and therefore greater usefulness.
Mr.. S. is bound by heart and brain
to his work, and, being rarely
gifted with talent natural and stu
diously acquired, is destined, l
believe, to great accomplishment.
He is broad-minded, an accom-
plished scholar, and of indefatig-
able industry; commands the re-
spect and goodwill of all who
come in contact with him. Weak
nesses, being human, he must
have, but meanness has no place
in his makeup. And Mrs. S. is
fitting help-meet to such a man.
of this | have set down seem full
some praise to any reader let him
at once divest himself of such
idea, for | assure him that my ut
terance by no means bounds my
thought and feeling in the matter.
Although no communicate, | have
been pretty close to Mr.. and Mrs.
S. in the years they we're with us,
and their absence for me makes a
void | can scarcely hope to fill. l
can but recognize it as the sunder-
ing of one more link in the chain
that binds to the felicities of earth,
and cry content, | suppose. But
the sound is only from the lip.
The tie that Friendship knits chafes not the
heart,
L know hath more than once been said;
Nor breaks the chain esteem 10th form a
part,
Till faith and thought alike are sped!
Cherishing, as | do, the memory
of the days gone by, can blame
attach to my deep regret and fer
vent "God-speed?"
On Tuesday of last week when
Judge Schmidt came into the court
room, and before court was open
ed, County Clerk Reyburn asked
him if his signature to the seer
tifcate' published in the Enter
prise a couple of weeks previous
was genuine. At first he said he
had signed the document, but
when it was read to him he denied
that he had attached his name to
it as printed. The Certificate lit
will be remembered, alleged that
Judges Buford and Meyer had or
dered that the county pay Mr..
Reyburn a yearly salaryof $500, in
/ addition to the S1700 which is the
limit set by the law to all his per-
quisites, for himself and assist
ants. All over the S1700 he must
return to the county treasury, and
every three months he is required
to file a sworn statement Of all
fees and compensation he has re-
ceived during that time. Yet the
certificate averred that the two
Democratic judges had voted him
5000 IN addition to the S1700 allowed
' by the law. Judge Schmidt deni-
ed that he had attached his name
to it; that all he had ever said was
. that Judges Buford and Moyel
had voted Reyburn a salary o.
5000 for keeping the county's
books and accounts, which he
| (Schmidt) had dissented from
{ Thereupon Mr.. Reyburn proffered
to accompany him to the Enterpris,
} Office and read the written docu'
ment, and if the editor was guilty
he would talk to him; but Schmidt
said he would go alone. and have
: the editor correct the erroneou!
. statement in the next issue of hi
paper. But there was no correction
: in the next issue; that is not tn,
way of that detachable sheet. TIL,
/. false ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ever
! by Judge Schmidt-made in tn,
form of a certificate, charging Blu
!, ford and Meyer and Reyburn will
l deliberate violation of law, is per
! mitted to stand. AS to which par
l ticular member of the "Gang' il
the liar of first instance, every
one must determine for himself
Mr.. Reyburn used some very fore
< IDLE language in his colloquy will
/ Judge Schmidt. Affable and cour,
! teous as he is by nature, even hi
patience had been exhausted, ant
B he made the fact known to ''th'
; noblest Judge" in no uncertail
4 phrase.
Q Underwear at B. N. Browns.