Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-02-27

The county court has ordered the
abandonment Of the county poor
farm, near Potosi, as an institution
for the maintenance of paupers, and
Sheriff Casey is advertising the equip
ment of the farm for sale at auction
on March 4th. The farm has been a
greater expense than the few inmates
that have been kept there justified.
These inmates will be maintained I'M
der other arrangements in the future.
The farm itself will not be disposed
of at present, and will be rented out.
-Potosi Journal.
The following, in reference to E. G..
Robinson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Robinson, formerly of Pilot Knob, is
reproduced from a Newport, Rhode
Island paper: "Ensign E. G.. Robin
son, u. s. NJ, is the recipient of a
grand sword and travelling bag as a
token of esteem and friendship from
the officers and men of the engineer
ing department of the Navsl Training
Station The presentation was made
by Chief Mschinist Mate, Thomas
Twigg, at the main power plant. En-
sign Robinson responded briefly and
showed his appreciation of the gifts"
Elsewhere is printed a story from
last Thursdays st. Louis Star telling
of the government bringing a suit
against the Light and Development
Company of st. Louis alleging false
income tax returns. The matter is of
local interest by reason of the fact that
Hugo Wurdack, president of the Com
pany, is the same man who is presi-
dent of the corporation that controls
our electric light plant. Mr.. Wur-
dack has been here when the Public
Service Commission conducted hear
ings in reference to our light trouble.
Since the filing OF the suit in st. Louis
Mr.. Wurdack has entered denial OF
the charges made.
Game Warden Gunton is circulating
petitions addressed to Senator Bnford
and Representative Keith, asking
those gentlemen to support Senate
| Bill No. 445 and House Bill No. CAS-
the same measure-which provide for
a joint hunting and fishing license al
81 ayear. Women and those under
IS years of age are exempt. Ad-
vocates of the proposed measure say
that it will produce sufficient revenue
to maintain four more ~hatcheries in
the State. Now there is but one. II
is alleged that Missouri has lore riv-
ers suitable for game fish than any
State in the Union. Petition circula'
tors announce that, SO far, they have
encountered no opposition to the
measure. Everybody seems to favor
the proposition.
The petition, circulated among our
people recently for signatures, ad'
dressed to the Superintendent of the
Railway Mail Service at st. Louis
asking that the fast mail train going
south in the morning, slow up at Iron
ton station for the delivery of mail,
does not 9 to have made mucl
impression on the superintendent
He writes back that he wouldn'
think of requesting the railroad off
Gals to sIacken the speed of the trail
for the delivery of mail at Ironton
and if he did prefer such a request he
is satisfied that it would be ignored
And, furthermore, this Superintend
ent, or the man acting for him, ha
found out what has caused all oul
trouble. One of the wires fastened
to the posts that madea pen or recep
tacle for mail thrown from the trair
had been broken or loosened from it
fastening. The Superintendent ha
had the wire put back in place and h
has no doubt everythingOw will be a.
right now. Ha! Ha! Later-Our pa
per mail was torn all to pieces agai
this "wednesday morning. Anothe
of the Superintendent's wires must b
down.