Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-10-05

the Judges concurring-is a COM
plete vindication of the honesty of
our officials. 1t is cause for con-
graduation with all fair-minded
citizens OF the county, but the
REGISTER ia kes peculiar pride in
it. | am jealous of the papers
reputation for truth; l want every
reader TO know that what he sees
in it is so, in statement of fact and
circumstances. The official finding
does no discredit to my repeated
assurances to the people during
the miserable, un-called-for and
wicked assaults upon men whose
sole fault is that they are Demo-
Gratis and refuse to bow to the dicta
of thick hided and brazen-fronted
hypocrisy. Technical errors in
bookkeeping have been made, no
doubt, and if so, will be corrected
but the fnality we'll sustains the
concluding words ofthe first Foard
and Edgar report: "There is alb
solutely no Indication of misap-
preparation or attempted misap-
preparation of funds" Shake,
brethren, shake!
A second meeting of the cred
itors of the Arcadia Valley Man
ufacturing Company was held in
st. Louis last Saturday morning.
On this occasion Mr.. Burhen Of
fered the creditors a settlement OF
forty cents on the dollar-five cents
more on the dollar than he offered
at the meeting held the Monday
before. When the Arcadia Valley
Manufacturing Company started
in business-less than a year ago
Its officers made the statement
that it had a capital stock of $685.
OOO-one-half paid up. The state
ment of the company filed with
the creditors were that about $4,000
have been borrowed from the
stockholders. That il the compa-
ny has had SIS, 500 in cash. Now
the debts are over S13, 900 and the
assets less than $4,000. What has
become of all the money of the
company is ~puzzling to the credi-
tors. They cannot understand
how all the assets have disap.
peared. The most charitable view
to be taken of the situation is thai
affairs have been grossly mis-.
managed. This Office has a small
claim against the defunct compa-
ny but it is plea sing to note tina
we T not the only local creditor
tho only ''sucker" in the com.
munity-so to speak. O.. A. Buck
ey has a claim of about $500
against the company but this, VIZ
understand, is secured by deed o.
trust on the plant here in Ironton
The creditors did not accept Mr.
Burhen's offer of forty cents blu
took the matter under advisement
Mr.. B. expects to raise the money
to make this settlement from sale
of stock in a new company he il
promoting in Lilbourn, New Mad
rid county.
One of the most sensational ano
startling killings that have oc'
CURED in Southeast Missouri il
late years was Saturday afternoon
when Willard McDurff was shot
from ambush and killed while
riding in his buggy about one
mile north of Williamsville. HI
was returning to his home from
Williamsville where he had taker
his mother, who had boarded a.
Iron Mountain train coming to thit
city, and was riding with a neigh
Dor, George O'Brien, who tells al.
that is known about the immedi'
ate shooting. He says that the re-
port of a shotgun rang out, where
upon the horses started to run
McDurff dropped the lines and fel
forward displaying blood running
down his side and and revealing
to the unsuspecting mate what
had happened. McDurff died in.
stantly. O'Brien continued the
trip to the dead mans home.
which was only a short ways off
When he was examined it was
found that the shot took effect in
his right side, striking shoulder.
head and body. The affair was
reported to the authorities o.
Wayne county and the blood
hounds from this city we're called
for. Chief Gardner, Officer Porter
and Frank McGown left here with
them, arriving too late Saturday
evening to take up the trail, but
the ground surrounding the scene
of the killing was guarded ant
notwithstanding probably three
hundred people were there no one
trod upon the protected soil. Al
$500 Sunday morning the dogs
were on the trail and went over {
circuitous route from the scene OF
the killing to the home of Ed
Ward, and he already having beer
suspected, was arrested and hi
brothers, Tom and Jett, were ar
rested as accessories. All were
brought to this city and placed il
jail. They refuse to make any
statements. Ward denies thu
shooting, but says that he had
sufficient grievance against Nc.
Durff to warrant it.-Poplar Blu
Republican.