Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-21

about SIS, 900 of the money of a
bank in which he was cashier, and
who was sentenced to a term in the
penitentiary, was pardoned this
week by Governor Folk, on the
ground of poor health, it seems.
His term would have expFed in
May. He was anxious to have his
citizenship restored. Before his
conviction he paid back to the
bank about $4,000. His friends do
not believe that he has any of the
money !eft.-Dunklin Democrat.
Mr.. Houck, who has been building
a railroad to connect the Thebes
bridge and Cape Girardeau in Or
der to let the Cotton Belt into the
Cape, fer some time, with more or
less activity, recently commenced
to rush the work in order to finish
it. The other day, apparently for
the purpose of preventing a ross
ing OF the new Houck road over
the Frisco's Gulf line, about three
miles south of the city, two spurs
of track were built and filed with
bad order cars at that point where
the new crossing was to have been
placed.-New Madrid MiSsouridn.
Married-At the Convent Chap
ell, Arcadia, Mo-, Saturday, Janu-
airy 16, 1909, Paul L. Trolms, of
indianapolis, Ind, and Mary
Grace Kerwin, of Arcadia, Mo-,
Rev. L. G. Wernert officiating.
The ceremony occurred at eight
o'clock A. M, after which a we'd
ding breakfast was served to a few
invited guests at the home of the
BRIDES parents, MI. and Mrs. j. A.
Kerwin, who recently removed
from st. Louis to Arcadia. The
happy couple departed that after
noon for Indianapolis, where they
will reside. The REGISTER wishes
Mr.. and Mrs. Trolms much happi-
ness.
The newspapers of Seattle,
Wash, have recently had much to
say about the appointment as
deputy prosecutor Of that city of
Miss Rhea Whitehead, who is the
only woman prosecutor in the
country. Miss Whitehead is the
niece Of Attorney S. M. Chapman
of this city and formerly lived in
Poplar Bluff, having been born
here. The successful career she is
making for herself in the legal
profession has attracted national
attention. Mr.. Chapman and Miss
Whitehead's friends in this city
naturally take a great deal of pride
in the recent recognition OF her
ability.-PopIur Bluff Citizen.
The st. Francis River Land and
Iron company has received it's
charter, granting it the right to
operate in Missouri, and the con
Germ VIII get down to business very
shortly, It is reported. The &C.
QUESTION of great tracts of iron
formerly controlled by the
Missouri Iron and Steel company,
was related in a recent issue of the
Citizen Democrat. 1t is likely that
the now company will take up the
plans of the defunct concern and
construct a smelter at Poplar Bluff.
The company is capitalized at
ST, 000, 900, some of the stock being
held by Poplar Bluff and Butler
county persons. A great area of
the iron lands lie along the St.
Francis river. The company's of
fees will be established in Poplar
Bluff.-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
The person whose exigency re-
quires his taking the 500 A. NJ.
train north, or the 1858 P. M.south,
these wintry days, is likely to re-
call the times when warmth and
light gave him patience while
awaiting the approaching engines
welcome signal. He goes to the
station, dark, cold and securely
locked against his intrusion, and
there awaits, in utter ignorance of
the whereabouts of his train, or it's
coming, exposed to the inclemen-
cies of the weather. That train
may be hours late, or "~discontin-
ued' because of wreck, for all he
knows or can find out, but he dares
not leave his post. He must grin
Tor cuss) and bear it out until the
uncertainty is solved by the ap-
preaching engines signal or the
arrival of seven o'clock and the
day agent. But while sympathiz-
ing with him let US not also fail to
pity the sorrows of the impover-
ished railway. Alas for the two
cent fare!
There is a beautiful old legend
that at creations dawn an angel
came down to earth seeking some
thing to take back to heaven. It
returned with a bouquet of flowers,
a baby's smile, a mothers love.
When it reached the pearly gates
of sparadise again the flowers had
withered, the baby's smile had
vanished, but the mothers love
was found to be as pure and eter-
nal as the waters that flowed by
the heavenly throne, and all the
angels exclaimed, "There is moth
ing on earth pure enough for heav-
en- but mothers love-" What a
sublime thought and holy moral
this old legend teaches to crea-
lures. We could recommend the
memorizing of such beautiful
thoughts, SO beautifully clothed in
language, for as a man thinketh,
SO he is. Out of thoughts come
the issue of life. Keep the mind
full of beautiful pictures, and there
will be no room for licentious ones.
Wickedness cannot find a home in