Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-11-02


against L. E. Toler, ct al. The
trial is still in progress this WED
nesday) morning.
Fred. Twomey had a mighty I'M
pleasant experience while driving
through the Shut-In from a trip to
Roselle about midnight Sunday.
His team became frightened at a
big rock that had rolled into the
road and backed the rig off an en-
bankment probably fifty feet high.
OF course, the buggy pulled the
horses after it. AS he felt the bug
gy going Fred jumped and escaped
injury. Fred then went to look
for the team and rig. He says he
was certain they would be a total
loss. But he found the horses I'M
hurt at the bottom of the hill, nor
was the buggy damaged to any
great extent. He thinks he got
out mighty lucky, but Fred says
he has no desire to repeat the ex-
perience.
At the October term of the cir
cult court, 1909, VIM. Donohew
was found guilty of fraudulent
voting at Henderson precinct in
the general election in 1908 and
fined $50 and costs. The defend
ant gave notice of a%ppeatand gave
bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance with E. w. Summers,
w. T. Gay and j. Fl. Raney as
sureties. The appeal to the SUI
preme court was never perfected
and as Donohew failed to put in
his appearance at the circuit court
last week his bond was declared
forfeited, and a scire facias issued
against his bondsmen. Unless
Donohew is apprehended before
the next term of court his securi-
ties will probably have to pay the
amount of the bond.
Mr.. Con O'Shay, whom all of
the old citizens will remember, is
here this week on a visit. Con
has been reported dead for the
past ten years but he says the re-
port is a big mistake. Con will
be S5 years of age next March; he
lived in Fredericktown before and
during the war. He is a typical
Irishman, with a rich brogue and
a fund of mother wit, and is
known from the Rio Grande to
Michigan. 1t is said he ran the
first locomotive on the old Cairo
& Fulton railroad, now the Bel
mont branch, when the road was
the property of Thos. Allen. He
worked in the Jack Diggings at
Mine La Motto before the war, so
he says. He stopped in the DEM
ocrGt- News Office a few minutes. In
appearance he is a good second
for the late Mike Smith, although
Mr.. O'Shay is not as heshy. He
will be here about a week. He has
a brother, who is superintendent
OF the Rogers Locomotive Works.
-FTedericktoWR Democrat eWs.
A Judgment for S1100 was rem
dered in the circuit court Monday
against the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain & Southern Railway Compa-
ny because of the failure of that
corporation to comply with an
order made by the State Railroad
Commissioners, November 23d,
last, directing that company to
build and maintain a station at
Pilot Knob. The company ap-
pealed from the finding of the cir
cult court to the Supreme Court.
Suit was brought against the rail-
road company by Prosecuting At
torney Damron last March under a
law enacted by the legislature
several years ago requiring sta
tions must be maintained at all
towns having a population Of 200
or more. This law provides that
where the railroad company fails
to build and maintain a station
at any such town, after having
been duly notified by the State
Board of Railroad Commissioners,
the said railroad company shall
be liable to a fine of $40 for each
day that it neglects to build such
station. The railroad company
was ordered to build the depot at
Pilot Knob, November 23d, last.
The Prosecuting Attorney fled
suit against the Company March
21st, last-11O days after the no.
tiication, which made the judg-
ment even S1100. No further
action will be taken in the
premises until the Supreme Court
passes on the question, which, of
course, will not be for several
years. Then if the law is upheld
the railroad company will be liable
to a penalty Of $40 a day from the
date of the notification up to the
time it complies with the law.
There seems to be considerable
doubt as to the constitutionality
Of the law and just what the SUI
preme Court will do is uncertain.
Meantime, we suppose Jul Pilot
Knob friends will just have to
possess their souls in patience and
continue to journey to Ironton
when they want to board a train.
A total Of S7O5 in fines was col
lected in the circuit court last
week from violators OF the law.
OF this amount $685. was paid by
John Thomas of Graniteville,
against whom there were twelve
indictments for selling liquor
without license. Thomas stood
trial ion two of the indictments.
In one of the cases the jury
brought in a verdict of guilty and
fixed the punishment at q fine of
S125 and costs. The same verdict
uvac ratY,pnad - tho .ooonl 4,;o1