Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

last SATURDAY 70 QoIonQ q son OF
John Pannebaker, charged with
disturbing the peace of R. Hughes
and family. The jury brought in
a verdict Of guilty and fined the
defendant fifty cents and costs.
An appeal was taken to the circuit
cort.
1t is said there are eleven saloon
petitions now on file awaiting the
action of the County Court which
meets next Monday. In the case
of one of the petitions two or three
afidavits have been filed by par
ties whose names are on it, to the
effect that they did sign or auth
orize the signature. Under the
present law the forging of names
to a saloon petition is . misde-
meanor.-The Lead Belt Neps.
The county court has, as yet,
taken no action relative to saloon
petitions-that.is, has not yet an
nounced whether a majority or
two-thirds will be required. AS
there is no petition before the court
it is likely that no ruling will be
made until one is presented. AS
the law requires that q petition be
filed with the county clerk ten
days before the first day of court
the matter cannot come up, in that
event, until next May.
Last Friday was a blizzard day
for this section, worthy the best
efforts of the Dakotas. The wind
from the north blew q hurricane,
almost, while fine, driving snow
filed the air so that the compass
of the eye was limited indeed.
For more than twenty -four hours
the wind storm continued, and
only the protection of the sur
rounding mountains prevented
great damage. The thermometer
went down to zero, and If there
was a leakage in the walls of the
dwelling the descent Of the NOR
curry was made uncomt0rtably
manifest. Other sections all over
the middle west suffered severely
and lives we're lost in many in
stances.
Old Shepherd, Cedar, Buzzard and the Knob
Our young friend, DR.. j.. HI. Mar
tin, of Pilot Knob, has a commun-
ication in this issue of the REGIS
TER. DR.. Martins letter is in
reference to a paid advertisement
which appeared in these columns a
couple of weeks ago. Really the
Dr.'s letter should be classed as
advertising, too, but under the
circumstances, we make the pub
LEGATION gratis. We shall allow a re-
ply on same the terms, but after
that the usual rate per line will be
charged. AS the editor of this pa
pc" is one of the "dupes," he is in
terested in the discussion. Five
years. experience has not taught
him the error of his ways, but
maybe he is one who has eyes and
sees not, and is possessed of ears
that refuse to hear. "Hypnot-
ized,' perhaps.
Sheriff Marshall and Deputy
Jesse Pease came into town from
the west end of the county last
Wednesday evening having in
charge A. j. Donohue, his sons.
VIM. and w. S., James Oliver
alias Aviary, and John Wilkins,
All are charged with fraudulent
voting in the Henderson precinct
at the general election last fall,
The first four deny their guilt,
while the latter has nothing to say,
The REGISTER has all along con-
tended that there was gross fraud
at the Henderson precinct las
November. OF that there has
never been any doubt in the minc
of any reasonable and intelligent
man. Whether these are some o.
the guilty parties their trial viii
determine. In the meantime, We
trust "Der Ole Man" will possess
his soul in patience and curb hi'
impetuousity.
Mr.. J. M. Whitworth and hit
followers announce their readiness
to advise the new county court or
the saloon question. In view o.
the fact that less than two years
ago, at the behest of these parties
the county went to an expense 0.
several hundred dollars to ascer.
tain the wishes OF the voters OF
this matter, it would seem tina
that should have settled the ques'
ton. The vote was had on thu
saloon under the conditions ther
existing--S600 license and petit.
tons to be signed by a majority
of the resident taxpayers. Thu
change made in these conditions
was in the face of the legally ex'
. pressed will of the people of Iror
county, and it was indefensible
under the right of the majority tt
determine the matter. If, now
the people don't want saloonl
there is no power on earth to com
pei them to sign petitions TO
them. am not clamoring for thu
establishment of the saloon, Blu
do insist that the anti saloonist'
vote shall not count for twice a
much as mine, when l disagree
with him.
, Yesterday about 10 A. M. E. j
Sanders was struck on the side o
the head by a stave bolt and die'
; from the injury about 4 P. M. Mr.
, Sanders was at work splittinI
, blocks for the stave machine
:. Mar whara he w0rxed ia the ma,