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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27
IRON FROM THE SKY.
The Raw Material from Which the \.
tees Made Their implements.

The Raw Material from Which the AZ
tees Made Their Implements.
When Cortez had completed the CON
quest of Mexico, the Spaniards, among a
great many other peculiar and eXtraOdi-
nary observations which they made in
that remarkable country, were particu-
larly struck and puzzled by one fact.
They noticed that the Aztecs possessed
certain implements. such as knives dag
gers, etc. made Of iron, but it seemed
that only the most distinguished of the
natives possessed such. that iron was a
great rarity, and was priced higher thar
gold.
At first the Spaniards believed that
the Aztecs extracted the metal in some
crude fashion from its ore, which
abounded IN many parts of the country,
but they soon ascertained that this was
not the case. They found that not a
single smelling furnace existed in the
empire. and their surprise was not small
when they learned that the Aztecs were
totally unacq uainted with any method
of extracting the iron from the ore,
which indeed they had never suspected
OF any kinship with the highly valued
metal.
Inc q tFs5t on NIclCc the -hZttca LtiG
procured the little iron they possessed
became perplexing problem to the
Spaniards, problem which they We're
never able to solve. The natives do not
seem to have enlightened them much
on the subject. for when asked they
mysteriously pointed to the Sky and in
dicated that they obtained their iron
from the regions above. Such asser
tions no doubt the Spaniards received
with an incredulous smile, and they con
cluded that the Aztecs received it by
way of traffic with some other perhaps
more civilized nation, which they sus
pected to exist and kept looking for,
north and south, for more than a hun
dred years.
IL was left to modern science to IN.
ravel the mystery. The Aztecs were
quite correct. The iron of which they
had made their implements was not
fashioned from materials of this ter
restrial globe, but had come to them
from the unknown regions Of space
Their iron was. in fact. of meteoric
origin. like that of the Mavas Of Yucca.
tan and the meas of Peru. Of whicF
many weapons are still preserved II CO.
INSTRUMENTATION GeologisJ.
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No, you don't, says I, for Id lad
enough of her stinginess. I don't touch
that bag agin', and | made up my mind
that minute TO charge the old man five
dollars worth. When the front door
was opened the servant gal looked as if
she couldn't believe her eyes, but my
young woman was as cool as you please,
and she had me showed into a room off
the hall, and then she went upstairs.
Il sat a-waitin' long time, which
gave me good chance to look around
at things. The room was real hand
some, and L took peep at the window
fastenin ; and the lay of the doors. think
in the knowledge might come in handy
some time Right in front of me on a
table was little yellow mouse. and 1t
struck me as I looked at it that that
must be gold. | listened if anybody was
comm, and then I picked it UP 10 see
what it really was. l thought heard
the door bell ring just then and shut it
up in my hand quick. but nobody went
TO the door: and then | looked at the
little mouse, and if it wasn't pure gold
il was the best imitation ever see. so I
slipped it quietly into nv pocket 10 look
at it again when had time.
Pretty soon old Groppeltacker come
in, shut the door and sot down. SO you
brought my daughter back says he.
Yes says I. and you expect to be
paid for it?" says he. Yes. says I, 1
do. How much DO you ask for your
seryices?' says he. Now this was a sort
of staggerer. for l hadn't made up my
mind how much l was goin' to ask, but
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27

tree is placed in position, the trench
about it filed temporarily with soil,
and the work finished when the
weather will permit. It is often done
in one season, but previous prepare
ton of year or two gives greater
security of success. This consists of
cutting a trench around the tree, as
shown in Fig. ,, severing all roots save
those Immediately beneath, filling back
the soil, and leaving nature to par
TALLY repair damages, which she will
do by starting mass of ibrous roots. A
tree prepared in this way may be re-
moved with perfect safety. Every
planter or gardener, with his celery,
strawberry, blackberry, raspberry,
grapevines roses, or other plants, if he
has not all the roots with his subject,
will prune away a portion of the top, to
balance the mutilation of the roots.
With this precaution. active growth is
promoted, instead of the feeble growth
or possible failure from excessive evap-
grafton through the excessive LEAKAGE.
1t is the same with large trees. The
LEAKAGE must be reduced to balance the
root power, and natures efforts to favor
living growth will do the rest
PREPARATION OF ITs NEW HOME
Whatever the preparation in its first
situation, the new home of the tree
must not be neglected. Manure is not
wanted, but good, fresh soil is. If this
is not natural to the new location it
must be brought there. If the soil is
sandy, as it generally is near Chicago,
then good bed of stiff clay is highly
beneficial Immediately below the mass
of earth and roots This is to prevent
teaching and to hold the moisture where
the roots are. Many of the forest trees
near Chicago grow on land which is very
little above water level, and at times
are actually more or less covered. A
well-plant ted street tree will have a
space three feet deep, fourteen long and
seven wide of good, fresh soil, with the
rest of the area between sidewalk and
street foot deep of the same material.
4 TREE PLANTING TRUCK. - Every
thing being made ready at both ends of
the route, the next step is removal.
Fig. l shows a very effective truck,
which by all means should have very
wide tires-not less than six inches. A
tree eight to twelve inches in diameter,
with ball of earth four or five feet
wide and two feet deep can be easily
moved on good roads by two heavy
horses. Four horses would be good for
six tons. BY means of tripod derricks
and horse power any of these masses
are readily raised out of the ground and
loaded upon the truck. The same
means are used TO place them in the
new position Nothing then remains but
to thoroughly firm the soil on the roots,
secure with wire guy-ropes to prevent
swaying by high winds and resod the
space. and the growth of quarter OF a
century, at least IS the work of day.
and its enjoyment to the living present
instead of those who come after ul
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To BE- confinufd.

Ffrst-All ballots shall be official and
shall be printed and distributed at
public expense.
Second-The names of all candidates
for the same office shall be printed on
the same ballot.
Tbird-AIl ballots shall be delivered
to the voter within the polling place on
election day by sworn public officials
Fourth-only official ballots so de-
livered shall be voted. The voter shall
be guaranteed absolute privacy IN pre-
pairing his ballot. and the secrecy of
the ballot made com pnIsory.
Fifth-Voters shall have the right to
nominate candidates BY properly Ger,
titled petitions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27

assessed by state officers. There was an
increase in the valuation of railroads.
from S31, TIA, 900 in 1880 TO S4S, o5t. 900 in
1856; of course nearly all coutside OF
San Francisco.
In reviewing this table it will be seen
that, while Improvements upon Land in
San Francisco increased about one-third
in six years, personal property, other
than money, fell off nearly one-third,
and money fell off more than two-thirds.
In the rest of the State, which is mainly
agricultural. the value of improvements
increased nearly one-half: personal prop
erty, other than money, increased nearly
one-sixth, while the loss of money
among the farmers, though severe, did
not compare with the affection which
befell the bloated capitalists of San
Francisco in that respect. The general
result was TO reduce the share of San
Francisco in taxation, from 10 per cent
to 80 per cent. In other words. the city
paid p per cent less, and the farmers
1868 per cent more.
TAXATION OF MERCHANDISE AND BONDS.
Looking into details of personal
property. attention is NATURALLY attracted
towards the three items of merchandise,
bonds and credits. on all of which it
was supposed that the new constitution
would have great effect in increasing
the assessments of personal property.
The actual result is as follows:
CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENTS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27
Machine for Making Pancakes

An Ilion u. Y man has invented I
pancake machine which threatens Il
revolutionize the present way Of max
ing that article Of. diet. The batter /:
placed IN what may be termed a hopper
on the top of the small machine, WHICH
IS placed on the breakfast table
When cakes are wanted the machine
which works by a spring, IS Sc
in motion. and the batter passes be
tween two very highIy-polished rollers
heated very hot by a spirit lamp. The
cakes are thus rolled Of and cut il
the required shape by a sharp knife
and thrown upon the plate, which i;
held ready to receive them
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27

you talked TO me awful kind for more
than an hour tryin' 70 keep NE TO stay
at the school, and it wasn't till /. got
down on my knees and weeped that YOU
agreed to take me to my kind father
All right says I. I might as well take
you along. but well have 10 go back by
the railroad and foot it at least two
miles to the station. and I don't know
about walkin' across the country with a
little girl dressed as fine as you are.
might get myself suspicioned. That's
SO, says she: we might meet somebody
that'd know me- and then she wriggled
UP her little forehead and began TO
think. l never did see such a
little gal as sharp as that one
was: needles was nothing TO her. In about
minute She SAYS: Where's that bag
Of yourn" Here it is says I. and then
she took it and looked at it up and down.
with her head cooked on one side II
I'd somethin' TO cut that bag with says
she, 1 could fix myself up SO that no.
body,d know me. don't care who IL was
i don't want that bag cut says I: its
an extry good bag; it was made for a
particular purpose and cost money
Pop will pay expenses says she, how
much did 1t cost?' 1t was four dollars,
CASH said I. They cheated you like
every thing says she: YOU could get a
bag like that any day for dollar and
seventy five cents. VIII youlet it go at
that" All right says 1. for l was
tickled to see how sharp that little Jew
gal was. and ten TO one Id throwed
away the bag before we got 10 town: so
she pulls a little book out of her
pocket, with a pencil stuck in it,
and turnin' over To i blank page
She put down bag. one dollar
and seventy-fve: then she borrows
my big knife. and hOldin' the top of the
bag up agin her belt. she made me stick
a pin in it about hands breadth from
the floor: then she took the knife and
cut the bag clean across. me a-hOldin'
one side of it; then she took the top end
of that bag and slipped it on her, over
her head and shoulders, and tied the
drawin' strings in il round her waist,
and 1t hung around her Just like a skirt.
nearly touchin' the ground; then She
split open the rest of the bag and made
kind Of shawl out Of it. putin it into
shape with 4 lot o pins. and pinnin' il
on herself real clever. She had lots of
pins in her belt. and she told me that
She never passed pin in that school
without picilin' it IN. ard that she had
four hundred and fifrv-nine Of them
now in her room. which she was rirbrv
sorrv 10 leave behind. and that n .,e
She had now was this DAYS 2tcIzin, I'D.
when She gao done worlzin' al her
self You couldn't see not Il ribbon nor a
hem Of her fine clothes: it was all black
skirt and shawl, and she'd put up her
sleeve. so that when hep arm s+1lclz ont
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
TRANSFORMING TREES.

An Interesting Article Containing Some
Practical Hints ON an Important Sub
ject.
The removal of large living trees,
and planting them upon the borders of
streets and boulevards is prscticed to
greater extent in Chicago. says Edgar
Sanders in the American Agriculturist,
than in any other part of the world
During the early years of the city's
growth the business was performed in
a very crude manner, and the only trees
thus removed were poplars, willows and
soft naples. They were trimmed to
mere poles when transplanted, but took
root and were soon covered with a leafy
growth. But these have mostly disap-
peared as business encroached upon the
residence quarters of the city, and
dwellings were replaced by business
structures, which left no room for shade
trees. Meantime greatly-improved
system has been adopted, and much
better class of trees are used. The no.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27

THERE IS q melancholy coincidence in
the fact that this IS the age Of scientific
cookery and the age Of dyspepsia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27
7 = > IT
improve prop Y.
aF1TE AIl mr.

Improve prOpy.
menUs on
1854 Land laid money Money Total
San Fran
cisco. .lao,03o 4a,959 6s,584 1a7l7 253, $3.50
RemaIndr
OF state :a:7s,I.77 6s5G3 el.072 4.9H 3sI.sos
3la,l57 IIl,587 1866 2l61s 635. 025
1856.
san Fran
cisco l2o,875 1894 4s.70a 6,1ss 2o.so2
Remaind'r
460c4a 155,s02 1877 a075 1928
In the foregoing table no account is
aiken Of railroads, which are separately
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-05-17

May 9th ls:a.
Notice is hereby given that the following
uAncd settler has ficd notice OF her intention
70 make unal Proof Ia support OF her claim,
and that said proof Will be made before the
register ana eeeiVer at f;Tugs, Colo, ON June
18th, l..O. viz. Rosa NJ. shinn FOR she n. VI. ] .
see. 90 ~. - ;. of range 80 W, to commute II.
Z. 1886
She names tho following Witnesses 10 prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivn-
ton OF, said land, viz John keijichsr. Pat
rick hellicher. Jerry hcilicher. John stephens
all OF Catdon. Bent Co, Cole.
Also AZ -une time aud place Mary Murray
II. =. No. tot+ lot the = . s. ", a sec = aud
e. "a. W. { see. - all in t.. - OF range q.
she names tke following witnesses t. prove
her continuous residence unoE and Cuitiva.-
ton OF, said Hand, viz john hrliicher. Pat
rick krliiCher, Robert II. blackburn. :,
Chambers. all OF CadJos, Bent Co., Colo.
G. D. FORD.
4S-l. Register.
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Notice for Puol.oation.

Land once at Lamar colo.
April 18TH. ls'.l
Notice l. hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
TO make nnul proof In support Of bis claim,
and that said proof i'll be made before reg
lister aud receiver At Lamar. Colo. on Juiy
18th 1850, VIZ: George T. Case d. :. No, siil
Colo.
Ne names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
tion u, said Ian y viz Richard Emerson,
samuel II. Hoffman. Mrs. Amanda Eurrqa b,
Albert Mayhem, all Of Lamar Colo.
Also at the same place on Muy 1ith. o. ?,
Russell :. Bcall d. ;. No 40>i for lots g. 4 and
e. = = W. ! & see. IL l. 81 :. r. a. ".
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence upon and euiiF Ition
Of, said lind. viz Nicholas '. >cherult 90 cfi1.
Fred Williams, Henry -. Haineline, Daniel
Gilbert. an OF Lamar, Colo.
Also at the same time and place AioUrn y
ConaSay for the n G. Ia OF see 3 + q r. g ~.
IT. q. No. lt44.
He names the following witnesses 20 prpF r.
bis continuous ru-iucuce upon and gEltisu-
ton OF, said land sizs tuIGlyzrl ". .sotiIl
ger, Henry O Hsiueliar. 4ius-rli :, Etlu.
William II. Watikins' All o. Lamar, Colo.
c. d. FoEB,
$50. Resi7;er.
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a Deserved Promot1on.

Mr.. C. F. Meek, the manager of
the DeAver d Fort Worth r. r.
which has been absorbed by the
Union Pacific r. r. has been pro-
NOTED to be the General Manager of
the Gulf system OF the Union Pacific.
This system embraces not only the
Fort Worth R. r. but all the Union
Pacific lines in Colorado.
Mr.. Meek's success with the Den.
yer d Fort Worth r. r. has marked
him as one of the comirg railroad
men OF the Nation. Young in years
he has grappled with the problems
of different railroad arrangements
and successfully worked them out,
until now he is recognized as one of
the most Successful railroad mana
gers in the country, and his recogni.
ton by the great Union Pacific cor.
poratioD Is practical compliment
that Is only bestowed upon those who
have demonstrated success.
Iowa sent forth Tom Potter who
was recognized as the leading rail
road manager of the country. and
from Iowa comes Claiming F. Meek
who is rapidly demonstrating that he
IS the peer of the deeply lsmented
Potter. Success to him for with his
ability, he carries great big heart
that always beats loyalty for his
friends.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-05-17

A case of local interest, and OF
considerable Importance has just
been decided at the land Office. 1t
involves a number of timber culture
entries on the north tide of the river.
The contests were based upon Sec.
10 of the act of June II 1875. The
section is as follows:
"W here land is selected for tim
Der culture entry which in its natural
state will not produce trees without
irrigation, the ground will not be re-
garded as properly prepared nor the
trees as properly cultivated unless the
the land is irrigated, and the trees
kept watered.n The decision was
against contestants. An appeal will
probably be taken.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-05-17

Notice for Pu6lioation.

INnu Villce Al I-lInntl toIoralos
April e9th. leo.
Notice 4 hereby SVEN that the following
named settler has nled notice OF his intention
10 make ANAL proof in support Of lis claim.
and that said proof viii be mrttic before the
clerS Of thu county court PrnWers ronnfy nj
Lamar, Colorado, on June sth, is,s1, VIZ John
A. Williams u. :. No -slSl for the u. e. 4 sec.
2Stp. q 5. OF r A6 "a.
lie names the following witnesses 60 prove
his continuous residence upou aud Guilty. :
Park, ban. LeRthcfta@I-.J J. II. Kennedy. all
of Lamar. Prowers county. Colorado,
Also at same q 9 and place Joseph Il. Ken
netiy u. :. No. iob for the 5. v. II sec. q tp.
u :. OF r. % W.
He names the following Witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cnlfivu-
ton OF, said land, viz John Pickle, tseurz-e
Cox, A. J. Manning, John 4. Williams, eli OF
EG Register.
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The Enterprise tells of boy at
Rocky Ford that swallowed steel
watch key, and remarks that when
ever the child breathes singing
tone is produced, and that musicians
would call it 4 normal sound because
"the key is in MINOR"
That will do Herrick, another bresk
like that and you are lost. The peo-
pie of the valley can't stand every
thing.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-05-17

ally kept esaks nights IN dread OF
the execut.anel's axe, bgs as time has
rolled along and they still hold the
fort. they have become more assured
and give vent to such expressions,
particularly among the higher Off
cials, as we've got republican in
fluence snd you fellows can't get us
out.p The bondsman of one OF the
most prominent officers under the
district recently declared that his
principal was retained in office I'M
der the protection Of no less person
age than the president of the United
States. and yet both of them were
notorious southern sympathizers dur.
ing the war. although seiiher Shout
dered a musket and went to the front,
and since the "unpleasantness," as
Nasty called it, both have been
democrats of the most pronounced
stripe. utwithstanding these boasts
however, it hardly seems probable
thst President Harrison and other
leading republicans are at once and
the same time keeping democrats IN
office and republicans out.
ARNAr.
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Notioe Fer Pu1lieatior.


Land onice at Lamar, Colo.
May 9Th, 1890.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has He'd notice OF his Intention
to make final proof In support Of his claim,
and that said proof VIII be made before the
Srd. lsl.a. VIZ; ". Arthur Steele D. ;. No. 1884
for lots s, and5 sec. tp. - range i6-
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiVa-
ton o.. said land. viz; John W. Belew. VIM
y, James, john I. Hester, Richard {. ward,
ali Of Lamar, Colo.
c. ID. FORD,
49,. Register.
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Land Odice at Lamar, Colorado.
April s1th. $50.
Notice Is hereby given thEt flu following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
and that said proof Will be made hpfor- the
register and receiver at Lamar, Colo. on
June 10th, 1880, viz: Arthur q. Perham u. :.
4lOi forthe southwest section s. Town
ship q s. Range 46 ".
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitlVa
ton of. said land. viz; ". W. Louden, Edgar
Rentchier. /. Maxwell. Edward Colley, ali Of
Lamar, Colo.
{. II. FORD.
E-52. Register,
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Notiee fer suelleetten.

a.
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Notice for Publication.
4G5l.
Land ofice at Lamar. Colo.
Hrfr=II HTtfr T-Ial

Land Office At Lamar. Colo.
April Zttf. I-.l.
Notice Is hereby given thst the following
named settler has died notice OF his iuut n
ton TO make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof VIII be- made be
fore the Judge OF the county court OF Rent
Co., Colo. at Las tnimas. Colo, on May 3l~t.
1900 viz: Robert II. blackburn ID. :. NO. 4Iti
for the 5. L. g. II Of - and II. , II. e. 4
OF sec. So tip. - OF ransc8p.
ne names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivA-
ton Of, said land viz: robert Finley, sol.
Chambers, } Kellieher. John keilieher, sli Of
CHddoa, Colo.
G. d. FORD.
46.jl- Register.
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The melancholy days have come,
the saddest of the year, when the
single man must eat ais grab, with
trembling and fear. He carefully
removes the crus; from off the unctu,
Gus pie, what sees he there, a curraut
fat, no, a big blue bottle fy.
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Notice for qualification.
Land Omee ID Lamar. Colol

Land Oflcr at LamHr, Colorafo.
April 3t.h- ls1o.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow ing.
named settler has Med notice Of his lntgnfiUn
20 make fnsl proof iu support OF his claim.
and that said proof viii be made before j. Va
Netcan clerk OF the district co n at tauiar.
Colo, on May 3lst. 1881 viz. jefferson 8 Kos
ter ID. = l0f7 FOR the n. c. IL section - Town.
ship % +. Range g. ".
He names the following witues Sos TO pEuye
his continuous residence upon and Dultlya-
ton Of, said land. viz; Gecrgc W kCcley,
james q. Boyd. Philip CLARK, George T. White
all OF Lamar, Colo.
c. n FORD,
4G-G. Register.