Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-28

elector for the Thirteenth Con-
gressional District. An honor
most worthily bestowed. Mr.. Ed
gar will make speeches through
out the district this fall.
The Ladies of st. Paul's Church
will serve ice cream and strawber-
at the Academy of Music,
Thursday, May 28th, beginning at
2 o'clock. At s o'clock a pro-
gramme, for which an admission
fee of ten cents will be charged,
will be rendered. After the enter
tainment ice cream, strawberries
and homemade candies will be
for sale.
The marriage of Anderson Rob-
inson, a well known passenger
on the Iron Mountain
and Mrs. Sarah j. Riley,
formerly of Ironton, will be solemn
lied at the home of Mrs. Riley's
daughter, Mrs. E. v. Benson, in
Annapolis Tuesday, June 2. A
trip will be made to the
The REGISTER extends
congratulations.
We understand that our young
friend, Warren Prince, who has
been an instructor in the Western
Military Academy, Upper Alton,
Ills, for a number of years past,
will sever his connection with that
institution at the close of the pres
emit school term for the purpose of
accepting a position in the faculty
of the Baptist University at jack
son, Tennessee. We wish the
young man every success in his
new field.
The case against Jim Harris,
charged with the murder of Dan
Sparks at Elvins in January, 1905,
dismissed in the circuit court
at Pennington last week when it
came up for trial. 1t seems there
was an insuficiency of evidence
upon which to prosecute the case,
rs one of the principal witnesses
against Harris had died since the
killing. Dan Sparks was a former
resident of this locality and was
we'll known here.-Potosi Journal.
DR.. Stitt went to Jackson to-day
20 have charge of the Young Peo-
ple's Institute there Thursday and
Friday. All the Young Peoples
Societies in Potosi (Southern) and
iron Mountain (Northern) Presby-
5eries are cooperating in their
irst Union Meeting. Rev. w. l..
Gelston, Phi. D., Philadelphia, Pa,
superintendent of Young Peoples
Work, who is in attendance at the
General Assembly Kansas City,
will address the Institute. Mrs.
otrother, Field Secretary Of Chris
Jain Endeavor Union, China, will
also be present. Misses Gay and
will represent the Ironton
Endeavor.
De Soto will vote on local option
June 10Th. About a year ago De
Soto secured the location of a big
shoe accompanying up therefor
! bonus of $50, Some saloon
men were among the most liberal
subscribers. The bonus is to be
paid in instalments, only a fourth
Of the amount thus far having
been collected. Now comes the
local option election and the ques-
lion has arisen, eff the town goes
dry and the saloon men are put
out of business, would it be right
and fair to demand that they pay
The remainder of their subscrip-
ion to the shoe factory bonus?"
Legally, perhaps, yes. Certainly
not morally.
The post Office inspector was
here a few days ago to investigate
charges that had been fled with
him coming from the Maiden
post Office. Boys, it is claimed,
have been opening lock boxes at
the post Office and taking mail and
other articles from them. The in
spector made a thorough investi-
cation and had boys under suspi-
cion brought before him who he
gave.a lecture and warned them if
any more charges were made they
receive the full penalty of
the law, which is very rigid in
this respect. Boys, be careful and
don't have anything to do with the
mail boxes at the p~ostofice, as
you are liable to get into serious
trouble.-Malden Merit.
The following is taken from the
De Soto correspondence to last
Hillsboro New Era: "A
gang of Italians, intended for con-
work on the Belmont
branch, were put off at this place
Friday afternoon. The report got
started that they were to be put in
the shops and that night a gang of
boys congregated at the depot and
proceeded to make life miserable
for the dago. Cannon fire crackers
were exploded, pepper and mus
tard were thrown on them, one or
two knocked down and everything
imaginable was done to make
them leave town. We have not
learned why no arrests were made.
Our citizens met Saturday con-
the action of the b and
ask that the Night Marshal Bu-
gress resign"
The employees of the st. Fran
co.'s County Railroad company
yesterday presented the retiring
president and general manager of
the road with a gold headed cane
inscribed as follows: "From the
employees of the st. Francois