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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

In the case of a barber who had
shaved a customer on a Sunday
and had been fined therefor, the
st. Louis Court of Appeals sustain
ed the decision of the trial court,
declaring the Sunday laws valid
under the constitution because they
are the expression of "a God-fear-
ing, Christian people, who regard
the Sabbath as a holy day" Can
any man conceive of a closer legal
union of Church and State than is
maintained in this remarkable
opinion? 1t isn't the first time,
however, that a court has made use
of Understanding expressions in
extenuation of encroachment upon
freedom of conscience and the lib
erty the Master himself emphasize
ed. 1t is sometimes so much easier
to assume altitudinous reverence
than to dispense equal and exact
justice in accordance with the let
ter and spirit of the fundamental
law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

COPY this much of Capt. Kings
hog-wash put before the Repub-
lican editors at st. Joseph, Mo-, last
Saturday. Capt. King is editor-in-
chief of the esteemed Globe Demo-
crat:
"We probably do not know how
close we came to a great national
catastrophe a few weeks ago, but
two things kept us from great ca
calamity. These were sound mon
ey and the protective tariff. With
out these safeguards we would
have suffered widespread and ter
rible disaster"
This reminds me of the old story
of the doctor who had been called
in to attend a case of obstetrics.
Asked, a few days later, as to how
the patient was getting on, he said,
so, the mother and child died, but
by reason of my superior skill and
great experience l hope to pull the
old man through. Just think what
might have been the result under
other conditions!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

be violative of the fundamental
laws of the nation and State guar
~anteeing freedom of conscience in
the matter of divine worship. But
if a mans conscience does not re-
proaeh him if he works every day
in the week-if, in fact, he consid-
ers it his duty to do so-is it not
equally clear that his personal lib
erty is infringed by ''the Sunday
law?" No man has, and no num-
Der of men have, the moral right
to compel a neighbor by force to
adopt a religious belief-even if
that were possible-or to conform
to any religious observance. Such
laws are relics of the olden time
when men-and women, too-were
burned at the stake because they
couldn't believe with the majority.
If the constitutional prohibition of
a religious establishment by the
State means anything, it renders
invalid all laws for the enforce
ment of the Mosaic Sabbath COM
mandment. They are in them
selves an establishment of a relig-
iona recognition, with pains and
penalties attached, of a church
dogma. Personally, it is of small
moment to me, for the light of civil
and religious liberty will not be
wholly obscured in my time; but
the spirit of intolerance is growing,
and l have some concern for mine
who come after me. Pity that our
courts are too subservient to the
assumed popularity of that fell
spirit to give legal force to the in
tent of the Fathers who fought as
stoutly against State church domi-
nation as they did against unjust
taxation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

THE Lincoln (Neb.) Journal, a
Republican paper of the strictest
sect, speaking of the present "hard
times" makes the following con-
fession and plea in abatement:
Up spring the exultant Demo-
Gratis to prove out of the mouths of
the Republican spellbinders of the
last fifteen years that the Repub-
lican party caused the panic. But
what do they find? A public quiz
fetly hearing and accepting the ev-
dence that the Republican party
had as much to do with the panic
as the man in the moon and no
more. that panics are psychologist
al and international, that all but
one of our panics started in Eu-
rope, that they have occurred UNI
der all parties, all tariffs, all money
and banking systems. Their only
comfort is the admission that the
Democratic party, except as it may
nave caused some exaggeration of
the trouble by it's money question,
was after all not the cause OF the
panic OF 1898, which really began with
the Barring failure in London in 1890.
This is plain truth, which | have
emphasized in italics. But how
many Republican editors had the
frankness and integrity to assert or
admit this truth before it became
necessary in excuse of their party?
Not one in this State, from the g.
d. down. Over a year ago, stated
that ''the Cleveland hard times"
we're legacy from the Harrison
administration. For this, Benny
jumped on me good and hard with
a lot of current Republican falsif-
cations, disproving my assertion,
to the ready satisfaction of the
''thick-and -thins" of this county,
whose cardinal virtue is a hatred
for everything Democratic. l re-
member he published two letters
commencing him for the able man.
ner in which he had knocked me
out. But falsehood, though it en-
dure triumphant for a time, must
eventually go down before the liv-
ing waters of truth. Sooner or
later, these'come, and often in the
flood of misfortune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

| BELIEVE in Sunday observance,
but not as a statute enforced reli-
gious tenet. The State has no more
constitutional right to create and
enforce a holy day than it has to
define and establish the rite of bap-
tism. The learned courts deny
this, but it is true, nevertheless
SO plainly true that the judges who
formally declare otherwise must
recognize it down in their hearts.
Some Of them grant-and some-
times the statute graciously pro-
yides--that a Jew or an Adventist
may keep Saturday in lieu Of
Sunday, because such is his reli-
gious conviction. They allow men
to shift the holy day from one day
to another because tits too broadly
patent that TO rule otherwise would
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

fifteen million dollars of ''sound
money! used in bribery &c finally
wrest it from them. Bryan polled
one million votes more than were
given to Cleveland four years be-
fore, and one and a half millions
more than Psrker-the P.-D.'s and
the Worlds ne plus ultra candidate
received eight years later! If
"Bryan and and his followers were
on the run from the START in 1896
and 1900, where in Hades were the
P.-D. and the World and Parker in
1902 Really, the young man must
better inform himself, else some
Democrats may be led to believe
that he errs not in ignorance but
with malice prepense.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

BRO. DEGGENDoRF of the Potosi
Journal consoles himself with the
belief that this Roosevelt panic is
not so bad as was the Cleveland
panic. AS to that, much depends
not only ones point of view, but
desire can smooth down mountains
and grow Pixies Peaks out of mole
hills. The Cleveland panic was
bad enough, and during its contin-
uance money at times was scarce
and hard to get; but John Smith
checks did not have to be resorted
to to keep the banks from closing
their doors. 1t seems to me that
an unbiased observer-say, from
Mars-would have no hesitancy in
deciding Is to the relative badness
of the two panics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

THREE Holiness ministers were
arrested and fined on a charge of
disturbing the peace" at Green
brier, Ark, a few days ago. Two
paid their fines, but the third re-
fused, and served his time in Jail.
That's all that the papers tell about
it, but I'd like to know the ms and
outs of the affair. Conviction and
fine in such cases are by no means
conclusive of guilt. The st. Louis
Court of Appeals legalized "God-
fearing Christians of differing
faith are not always charitable or
even just toward each other.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

THE Globe Democrat is pretending
to felicitate itself upon two things:
the certain immediate return of
"unexampled prosperity and the
probable, soon-to-eventuate dis
ruption of Missouri's Democracy.
Now, if the CD. were omnipo-
tentl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

THE young man of the Post Dis
patch is at it again. Monday last
he said (double-leaded) of the
campaigns Of 1896 and 1900, che
(BrJSan) and his followers were on
the run from the start" | have
heard Republicans high enough up
to know acknowledge the truth
that up to within ten days Of The
election in 1896 the victory was
with the Democrats, and it tool
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

LAST week the REGISTER stated
that national banks were first es-
tablished during the war. This OF
course was error. | had in mind
that twin Republican evil, Protec-
ton, and unconsciously confound-
ed the two. All the same, the ma
tional banks were founded upon
the distress of the country engen-
dered by the civil war, as was the
Robber Tariff, only they came a
few years later.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

MAYBE the tyrannous power OF
the Speaker of the Lower House OF
Congress will abide forever; and
maybe it will not. The years will
probably tell. But the American
citizen who believes that we have
a representative government to-
day, is either an ignoramus or one
who sees the substance in the
shadow.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

1T is a little singular that we hear
no more of that SITS, 900 sub-treas-
ury ~defalcation in Chicago. The
$4,000 shortage in St. Louis is to
the fore again in bill before Con-
gress to reimburse Mr.. Atkins and
relieve his bondsmen from making
good the amount stolen! 1t is a
preposterous and wicked PROPOSE
ton, but you can't hear a G. i. p.
patriot hereabouts denouncing it.
They r all too busy formulating
lying charges against local Demo-
cratic officials.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

THE women of Kansas want to
vote, Why not? Are they not as
intelligent and capable as the cleo
toral proteges of the late unla-
mented Henry Winter Davis?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

WILL some person kindly tell US
what transcendent virtue and what
unrequited deserving shove Judge
Evans forward as a blushing cam
didate for gubernatorial honors?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

NOTHING truer than this from
The Commoner: "With the post-of-
flee department making laws to
suit itself, and the supreme court
declaring unconstitutional the laws
that the people enact, things seem
to be in a somewhat mixed condi-
ton"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

Does THIS INTEREST You? B. N.
Brown to-day has the largest and
finest line OF shoes rubbers, over
shoes, felts, ETC., that he has ever
had. Prices and quality are
strictly right.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

REYNOLDS COUNTY possesses a
rdrd aeis in the Ellington Press. 1t
is a Republican paper that frankly
acknowledges the existence of a
panic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

How now about the "soup-hous-
es,"my Republican brethren? Are
they still the result of Democratic
incompetency?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

How parental this government
under the Declaration of Independ-
ence is growing!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

For SALE-My residence in Mid
dlebook. Price, $3.50. A bargain
T. T. SEITZ.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23
FOR
VIM. JENNINGS BRYAN
On a Platform to fit the Candidates
Unimpeached Integrity and Democracy.

In the meantime, Aldrich and
Joe Cannon continue in session.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

Bismarck White Lily Flour at
Barnhouse's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-23

A great offering in cloaks atB.
N. Browns.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
The oEEIclAL CANVAS.

The official canvas of the La Plat Z,
county vote will commence tomorrow.
As soon as the canvass Is announced
and Messrs. Hechtman and Frary QuaL
ify they can take their respective Of
fees as both Mr.. Clements and Mr..
Goodman were appointed. 1t is no:
likely. however, that Mr.. Frary will
go into Office prior to January az
Mr.. Goodman's appointment came
about by his failure to qualify on Jan.
uary l. thinking the first Monday
along with the remaining officers. was
the time. Being purely political bs-
tween Clements and Hecnthan Mr.
Hechtman may claim the position the
coming week.
1t is said that the successor Of Mr.
Charlton will assume office a, once
but this is an error as Mr.. Charlton
was not appointed and he has not re-
signed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
INHERITED INDIAN LAND FOI
SALE.

Southern Ute Agency. Ignacio, Colo.
August Il, 1905.
The public is hereby informed that In,
herited Indian land within the jurisdic-
ton of the Southern Ute agency, Colo
rado. is offered for sale under an act OF
congress approved May g. 1903 (Pub. 1861
and will be published in the agents office
where sealed bids will be received.
Bidders are informed that bids must be
accompanied by certified check for 2s
per cent of the amount of the bid which
must be sealed. stating on the outside
Bid for Inherited Indian Land. Bids
opened (state the date of opening.)" A
bid should cover one allotment or any ls-
gal subdivision of an allotment.
Allotment No. I'll, heirs OF Nancy Park.
er, deceased, being the L. VI OF S.E. X
and the w. " Of S.E, Y. section /. town
ship 80 north, range 10 west N. NJ p. M.
containing 100 acres. Listed Sept. g. 1908
Bids to be opened Nov. Il, 1905.
Allotment No. 81, John Tyler, non
competent Indian. The N. VI OF the S.W
Il of section 7. township "a north, range
west OF N. NJ. p. M, containing 50 acres
Listed Sept. Is. Bids opened Nov. II, 1908
Allotment No. IS, Henry Weaver, non
competent Indian. NE. Y of Sc. Y, anc
NV. " of Sc. x section 10. township q
north. range west n. NJ. +. M, contain
ing " acres. Listed Oct. Z. Bids opened
Dec. Z.
CHAS. +. WERNER, Supt
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
Unofficial Returns

The returns are all in, the count
In the 18th being concluded last ev-
ening. The vote on Bryan and Taft
electors was not kept. but according
TO the county OF Deputy County Clerk
Otton the vote for Mcdonald and Shaf.
roth, not counting the Ignacio precinct
is as follows: Mcdonald 1866. Shat
roth 1884. AS the precinct not In.
cluded save slight Republican ma.
jority for the head OF the ticket Shat.
roth's majority in the county will be
about $50. The total unofficial Demo
cratic and Republican vote on the
county ticket is as follows:
Cline 1,417; West 1871.
McEwen 1.46s; Weaver. 1909.
Lane 1.822; Mollette 1888.
Clements 1888; Hechtman 1.773.
Conroy 2.183; Liesenberg 1856.
Clarke 1874; Morgan I.4SS.
Frary 2,100; Lowell 1919.
Coston 1853; Hopkins 1.4S7.
Pulford 2.475; Patterson 1856.
Fisher 1,346; Wigglesworth 1854.
Goodman 2042; Lefurgey 1.34S
Folsom 1.499; Scouton 1916.
Griffith 1,52o; Tovrea 1,9l5.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango
Colo, November 4, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph
w. Branson of bayfield,, Colo, who, on
April 13. 1904, made homestead entry
No. 2913 (new serial No. 0656), for the
SWA of the SWA. section %, town
ship "a north, range west, N. NJ. p.
NJ, has filed notice of intention to
make final Communication proof, to es-
tablish claim TO the land above de
scribed. before the register and re
ceiver of the United States land office,
Mt Durango. Colo. on the 18th day of
December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: AL.
fred Patterson, Edward Gibson, Bar
ney Chronister, and Frank Akers, all
OF Oxford, Colo.
r G. H. CHARLTON. Register
First publication Nov. 8, 1908.
Last publication Dec. 10, 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

Estate Of James l.. Russell, Deceased.
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
James l.. Russell, late of the county
OF La Plata, in the state of colorado,
deceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the county court
OF said La Plata county, at the court
house In Durango. In said county. on
Monday, the Both day of November. A.
d. 1908. at the hour Of 10 O'Clock a.
m. Of said day. at which time all per.
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend
for the purpose of having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make imme
diate payment to the undersigned.
Dated at Durango, Colorado, this
goth day of October. A. ID. 1908.
CLEMENT l.. RUSSELL.
Administrator Of the Estate Of JameI
L. Russell, Deceased.
BENZ. B. RUSSELL, Attorney.
FIRST pub. Oct. ~. 1908.
Last pub. Nov. II. 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
Mondell is reelected. The pemocrat,

Mondell is reelected. The Democrats
conceed this.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-The TAT. ma
jority in Minnesota reaches 100000.
Michigan plurality for Taft seems 126..
900. The Pacific coast and all noun
tain states seem to be Taft's as much
as they we're Roosevelts. Bryan saved
from the wreck Nevada, which IL still
faithful to Its idol. Missouri goes
back In the Democratic column by .
slender majority Whether Attorney
ii. $. Hadley, the Republican candi-
date, or Congressman Cowherd has
been elected governor Is still a matter
of doubt.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 5.-Helen
Taft, daughter OF the next presi.
dent OF the United States, Tuesday
night received the news OF her fathers
election at the front window OF the
North American building. In view Of
thousands Of cheering men and women
who had gathered to hear the returns,
Cheer after cheer rose in her honor.
Leaning out of the window she waved
her handkerchief in reply. speaking
from time to time to companions at
Brian Mawr She sent telegram of
congratulation to her father.
LINCOLN. Nov. 5.--Wnliam Jen-
nings Bryan. the defeated candidate
OF the Democratic party for president,
this morning sent the following tele-
gram of congratulation to President.
elect Taft:
Hon. w. Fl. Taft, Cincinnati. o.:
please accept congratulations and
best wishes for the success OF your
administration.
tSigned) WILLIAM ]. BRYAN"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

United States Land Office at Durango
Colo. October "a. 1908
Notice is hereby given that Thomas
d. Harris of Kline, La Plata county
Colo, who, on April 8, 1908, made
homestead entry No. 1928 new serial
No. 0617). for the S1a of SWA, section
"a. township "a north, range IL west
N. M. P. NJ, has filed notice of in
tention to make final five-year proof
to establish claim to the land above
described. before the register and re
ceiver of the United States land office
at Durango. Colo, on the 9TH day OF
December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: w
F. Slade, Frank Kraft, Frank Walker
Adolph Eaton, all of Kline, Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON. Register.
First publication Oct. 29, 1908.
Last publication Dec. 10, 1908,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
Department Of the Interior,

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Oct. 10, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that David
b. Sawyer of Allison, Colo. who, on
October 28, 1907. made homestead en-.
try No. 1896 new serial No. O543)
for the S.W. Il S. e. u, Sc u S.W. z
section z and the NV. u NE. Il and
NE. u NV. II section IS, township
32 north, range west. N. NJ. p. M,
has filed notice Of intention to make
final Communication proof. to establish
claim to the land above described be.
fore the register and receiver Of the
United States land office at Durango
Colo, on the goth day OF November
1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Milton
c. Gentry of Allison. Colo; William
w. McEwen, Jr., of Durango, Colo.
Henry X. Scouton of Durango, Geo.
and Emery Brown of Allison, Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Oct. Is. 1908.
Last publication Nov. 10. 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior.
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Sept. 2s, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Cora D.
Gaines Of Durango, Colo, who. on No
vember 3, 1904, made desert land en-
try No. 266 new serial No. 0447), for
the s. " NE. u, NV. X NE. X
and NE. u NV. u section 3. town
ship 33 north. range west, N. M. p
NJ, has filed notice Of intention to
make final desert land proof. to es
tablish claim to the land above de
scribed, before the register and re
ceiver of the United States land offics
at Durango. Colo, on the 9Th day o.
November. 1908.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Ed
win G. Gibson of Oxford. Colo; Otii
NJ. Gaines Of Oxford. Colo; John King
of Ignacio. Colo, and Ira Bransant o
Oxford. Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Oct, /. 1908.
Last publication Nov. 4 1900,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05
COLORADO STATE BANK.

A reporter called upon Receive
Boyle this afternoon and asked II b
had received any bids for the asset
of the Colorado State bank. the tim,
according to the advertisement, bein
up Monday. Mr.. Boyle said he had d
information that he could give ont
that he was busy making up stat
ment; had not opened the bids; d
not say whether he had one or more1
in fact no information.
The Herald is advised that . b
was made that will take caro- Of Il
indebtedness In way that should
satisfactory to all creditors.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-05

ton. Leaders of both the parties
found themselves facing what looked
increasingly like vindication OF the
prophecy of Chairman Hitchcock Of
the Republican national committee
that Taft would have at least 1926 elec.
toral votes. At the opening Of the
days dispatches these things appear
ed TO be fairly well settled: Leaving
Maryland and Missouri out of the
count, Taft Is assured of 301 electoral
votes, and Bryan Of 1866. Indiana has
apparently given the Democrats a ma.
jority of eight on joint ballot In the
legislature which assure the return of
Democratic United States senator in
place OF Hemenway, Republican. There
is rumor that John w. Kern, the de.
feated candidate for vice president,
viii be chosen. The state elected
Marshall (Democrat) governor by a
plurality of about $1,000, while Taft
was given majority OF about 10000
The Republican majority In the ma
tional house OF representatives Is cut
but that party still have substantial
control. Speaker Cannon will proba
bly, be reelected. The Republicans
elected congressman In Arkansas
and have increased their representa-
tion from Democratic Oklahoma b,
two. Taft's plurality in New Yorl
state has gone well over the 10000
mark. while Hughes. for governor
has shrunk to 10000 or less. sh4
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The revise,
election returns this morning shoy
that Taft has 800 votes and Bryan ia
Maryland goes into the Taft column
Colorado and West Virginia went 70
Bryan. ts FQ
NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-The last RI
turns from the two doubtful state,
Maryland and Missouri. this afternoo
Indicate Missouri has gone for Tai
and Maryland for Bryan. The ele,
toral vote In Maryland may be spll
but the Democratic candidate wi
have the majority.
| SANTA FE. N. NJ, Nov. 5.--Coi
gressional Delegate Andrews, Repul
lican, has been reelected as well a
the majority Of the candidates on tn
Republican ticket for the territori'
legislature. la.l.ll...a.i..
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. 6.-wyor
Ing has gone Republican ON both n
uonal and state tieksts. Congrsssma