Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-03-23


Belleview; Otto Sutton, Belleview;
willard Phillips, Belleview; Lawrence
Short, Redmondville; Raymond Cog
gin, Bryan Terry, and Monte Dem
neson, Redmondville; Annie Lewis,
Edward Paris, Cecil Phillips, Adele
Hampton, Annapolis. Other entries
are expected soon.
Collector B. P. Burnham's tax COL
lections the past year we're probably
the largest in the history of the coun-
ty-certainly the largest for many
years. His back-tax collections
amounted to 81, 6.s6-more than
$500 in excess of the previous year.
Notwithstanding this excellent show
ing the county court refused to ac-
cept his personal delinquent list and
very properly instructed him to make
still further effort in some instances.
The county court very rightly wants
the taxes collected and Mr.. Burnham
is doing everything in his power to
obey its instructions and fulfill his
oath of office. In this effort he has
the commentator and approval of
every good citizen. Taxes, we all
know, are hard to pay, but if one
pays, everybody should pay. No
favors, no Partially; the same treat
ment to all.
j. H. Arnold, who had been living
in Ironton for about a year past, con-
cluded last week he would remove
back to the neighborhood of Spring
field, Ills, from whence he came. Ac-
cordingly he ordered a car, loaded ii
up with household goods, live stock,
dogs and other articles too numerous
to mention and was just about ready
to ship out last Saturday evening
when Constable Blanton appeared on
the scene with an attachment, issued
at the instignation of the Lopez
Store Company, because of an I'M
paid store bill of $500 Arnold sale
he didn't have the money to pay the
attachment and went on his way
leaving the car behind him. Monday
though, he ~telegraphed the money
the attachment was released, and the
car went on its way rejoicing. Others
it is said, mourn Arnold's departure
for the Sucker state. He is a maj
more than so years of age, a civil wal
veteran and it is said draws a pension
of $50 a month.
The REGISTER learns with sincere
sorrow of the death of Edward E.
Game, years ago manager of the
screen factory in this city, but for the
past eight years or more a resident Of
the state of Alabama. B~ig-hearted
genial, affable Ed. Cain! Why he
should be stricken down in the prime
of manhood is one of the mysteries Of
Providence that the finite cannot
comprehend. Death occurred al
an infirmary in Selma. Alabama
one day last week. All the informa.
ton we have in the premises is con-
tanned in the following clipping, evil
IDENTIFY taken from a Selma paper
which came to us in the mails Sunday
morning:
E, E. Caine, forty-tWo years of age,
passed away at a local infirmary this
morning after an illness of a few days
He is survived by a widow. Mr.
Caine was brought to Selma a few
days ago from Prentiss, Ala, where
he has lived for the past four or five
years, in the saw mill business. His
home vas in Kokomo, Indiana, and
the remains yer shipped to-day tc
that point for interment. Friends oil
MI. Caine who have known him since
ne came to Alabama declare that he
was a good citizen and that his death
is to be greatly deplored.
Valley friends extend to the bereav'
ed widow their assurance of profound
sympathy in her sorrow.
Sundays st. Louis Globe Democrat
civilian o. Huff, former postmaster
at Chloride, Iron County, Mo-, was
fined $49s. 36 yesterday by Judge D. P
Dyer in the United States District
Court on his plea to a shortage in his
official accounts. He was allowed un'
til April 8 to pay the fine. Huff wa
indicted last September, after in
spectors reported that his accounts
were short the amount he was fined
yesterday. Assistant United States
District Attorney White told Judge
Dyer he was convinced the shortage
was due to carelessness in keeping
the accounts, and not to criminal in
tent. Huff had made good the amount
of the shortage before he pleaded
gu lily" Referring to the foregoing
it seems to us that the punishment in
licted on Mr.. Huff is rather severe,
The facts in the case, as we under
stand them, are that sometime las
August a post Office inspector aftel
examining the office at Chloride
found Mr.. Huff short the amour
named. The postmaster that samt
day accompanied the inspector tc
Ironton and made good the amount
of the shortage. There was no in"
t%ention of any wrongdoing; just
little carelessless. Now the court fine
MI. Huff nearly $500. 1t doesn't lool
just like a square deal. Consider the
number that steal outright, make moth
ing good and escape all punishment.