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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07

been made for more than year) for
causes which should not prevail among
those who believe in the courageous
and honest enforcement of the law, |
have thought proper to thus address
the Democratic voters OF the county.
The chief offense for which l am
held responsible is in deciding. as Judge
of the Court, that political opponent
has some rights under tho law which
Court is bound to respect. ! decided
that Republican who obtained more
legal votes than his Democratic op-
ponent for the Office of County Judge
was entitled to hold his office. No
honest Judge would have decided other
wise. That the result OF the decision
was the loss of Democratic official, /
| regret as much as anyone. But that
the judgment was right under the law
ana evidence, have not the slightest
doubt. further held that the Judge
of the Circuit Court should not take
advantage of his position (without evil
dence) ''to stab in the back" an official,
simply because he belonged to differ
: ent political party.
The law is no respector of persons,
and those whose duty it is to admins
er and enforce it should neither be act
tuated by malice nor favoritlsm.
have always believed that a Judge
should feel himself under equal obliga-
tion to all citizens and special obliga-
tion to none.
If [ should again be selected as
Judge of this Circuit, will endeavor
faithfully to be guided by this rule.
do not believe that the Democratic
party of Jefferson county desires to
declare as a tenet of its political faith,
that Judge of Court, nominated by
the party. shall degrade his manhood
and dishonor his Office by rendering
| partisan decision when a political
question is involved. Yet many zeal
Gus partisans desire to defeat me solely
because | did not do it. 1t is nonsense
to pretend to disguise the issue. 1t is
common talk from the city of st. Louis
to the Arkansas line that the. opposi-
tion to me in the county of my home is
for this reason.
| / have no "claims" on the Demo-
cratic party. The people have hon.
ored me, doubtless, far beyond my de-
serts, and for whatever / have been
able to accomplish am indebted. in a
large measure, to the people OF Jeffer-
son county, who have stood by me with
a loyalty for which l shall ever feel
grateful. II they now see fit to select
something else for the place have the
honor to hold, shall not complain;
but believe that this question ought
| to be met squarely and decided on its
merits, and not made contingent on the
selection of some candidate for the
State Senate, or any other Office; and
| therefore hope that in the meetings
on the 9th and 18th of April this mat
ter will receive due consideration at
your hands, and should you see proper
to give me your support shall appre-
ciate it, and evidence this appreciation
by doing my duty fearlessly and Impair
TALLY.
The gentleman opposing me. (Mr.
Dearing) is my personal friend, and
nothing said in this statement is in
tended in the slightest degree as a ref
erence to or rejecting upon him.
JAMES f. GREEN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE N
PARTITION.
John e. Medley and William c. Medley
Plaintiffs,

IIalntl1S,
Mrs. Ann L. Medley; ANY Coon Ward
and J..C. Ward. her husband: Lyman
f. Medley; Mary Medley; Allie Med
ley; Mrs. Hattie Medley Baird and Ed
ward Baird, her husband; Mrs. SaIhe
Medley Austin and James q. Austin
her husband, defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that by virTue of
decree in partition and an order OF sale
O! the Circuit Court of:he County of Iron,
State of Missouri, made in the above en-
titled cause at the October Term, 1897 q.
therefore [, the undersigned Sheriff OF
the County of Iron and State of Missouri,
will on.
Tuesday, AprU 26th, 1898,
between the hours OF nine o clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the after
noon, of that day. at the east front door
Of the Court House in the City of lrOnton.
State of Missouri, during the regular
April term of the Circuit Court for the
year of lS9S, sell at public yendue to the
highest bidder, the following described
real estate:
Lot number twelve O2) in the old town
OF Arcadia, Iron County, Missouri.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third (l-3) of the
purchase money cash in hand and the
balance on a credit Oftwelye ll2) months.
the purchaser to give note with ap-
proved security for the deferred payment.
bearing interest from date at the rate of
six (6) per cent. per aunum, or the pur-
chaser may at his option pay all the
purchase money cash III hand, and deed
to be executed on complete payment of
the purchase money.
WILLIAM T. O'NEAL.
Sheriff Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07
Livery Business For Sale.

The undersigned will sell the Livery
outfit at Graniteville, now in charge
of Gillian Bros, at private sale. Good
terms will be given to the right man.
Apply to AUG. RIEKE, lronton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07
Perfect Health.

Keep the system in perfect or
der by the occasional use Of
TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bill
iousness, constipation and kin
dred diseases, anabsolute cure
TUFTS Liver PILLS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07

For SALE-A young Jersey Cow
fresh with first calf. Apply at this
Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-04-07
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10 Work of all kinds neatly execut
ed atthis Office.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15

Last Friday evening stranger,
who was a heavy set man, with
dark hair, dark eyes and nearly
black mustache, succeeded in pass
ing two checks, one to Henneghan
& Daily and the other on Morris &
Tompkins.
The two checks were made out
to the Seaboard National bank, of
New York, on very inferior pink
paper, the numbers on the checks
being blurred and probably put on
with cheap rubber stamp, They
were made out to the order of
Ralph Welsh and were signed
Joseph Seep, per c. H. Worden,
attorney" They were dated Pitts.
burg, Pa, August the tenth.
The man who passed the checks
went into the Henneghan & Daily
saloon and wanted the checks
Cashed and did succeed in getting
one check cashed which called for
the sum of $3.50. The fellow
then went up street to Morris &
Tompkins' place and succeeded in
getting another check cashed there
for SOS.
The checks of Joseph Seep are
known here as being about as good
checks as float around in the bust
ness circles so the man had but lit
tie trouble in getting it cashed, but
being forgeries, made them worth
less. The man who did the work
has gone to parts unknown but an
effort will be made to locate the
gentleman.
From his description he is just
such man as robbed William
Corbitt's house last week and il
is possible the forger and robber
are one and the same man.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15

There Is more catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together md
until the last few years was supposed to be in
cnrablc. For n great many years, doctors pro.
remedies and by constantly failing to cure with
local trentment, pronounced II iucurabie
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitutional
treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by =. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only
constitutional cure on the market II is taken
internally in doses from ten drops to teaspoon.
full. 1t acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. They offer One hundred
dollars for any case il fails to cure send Tor
circulars and testimonials. Address
+. J. CHENEE1CO., Props, Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c, per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15

Jess Sweeney, formerly of this
county, is a candidate for the legis,
lature before the democratic con-
vention in Peasants county. Jess,
as he is Familiarity called, is true
blue democrat, always working for
his party, and besides that he is a
hustler. His friends is this county
will all be pleased to hear Of his
nomination and election.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15
u. IL. X. of II. Meeting.

The Uniform Rank Knights of
Pythias will hold business meet
ing this evening for the purpose of
making final preparations to attend
the National encampment, which
assemblies at Indianapolis next
week. They have concluded to 90
by way of Parkersburg thence over
the B. & 0. & S. W., instead of
going via Wheeling. 1t is not yet
definitely known how many will at
tend but large crowd expect to go.
They will leave here either Satur-
day night or Sunday.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15
The Petroleum Fields i'm July.

The reports of operations in the
various petroleum producing States
vary considerably, due to the diff.
terent methods adopted by those
who compile the reports, there be-
ing no systematic compilation of
statistics, such as is adopted by the
Government with regard to foreign
commerce. The reports made up
by scouts and other newspaper cor
respondents, are, however, as near
ly correct now as they have been
IN the past, and may be taken as
bases for comparison and accepted
as showing approximately the con-
dltion of the producing industry.
The higher price realized for the
product has stimulated field work.
the report of new work in progress
at the close of July showing a ma
terlal increase, while the number of
wells completed has increased over
sixteen per cent. There has also
been a considerable increase in pro-
ductlon, as compared with that of
the June wells, and the average
production Of the July wells has
been larger, due, not to a general
increase, but to the fact that several
wells were brought in showing
exceptional capacity. All the con.
dltlons may be regarded as favor
able to continuance of active
operations, the price Of the product
remaining near the dollar mark and
the results attending drilling oper-
atoms have latterly been even more
satisfactory than during June and
the early part of July.
The numt er OF wells completed
in the states Of Pennsylvania, New
York, West Virginia. Ohio and In
diana during the month Of July was
600, showing an increase of ninety
two. The production of these wells
at the close Of the month was II,35o
barrels per day, which is an increase
OF 2,Io6 barrels over that of the
wells completed during June. The
average production of the wells was
seventeen and one fifth barrels,
while that of the June wells was a
little over sixteen barrels. The
number OF wells drilling at the close
OF the month was 676, showing an
increase of ninety six. The mum
Der of rigs in course of erection was
AIS, which shows a decrease of
twenty-seven and makes the total
increase Of new work under way
siXty-nine wells. Paint, Oil and
Drug Reporter.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15
Over ~ Precipice.

While John Mckay was driving
yesterday with his sister, their
horse became unmanagable and
jumped over a precipice into the
road below, a distance Of more
than twelve feet. They succeeded
in jumping from the buggy and by
rare presence OF mind escaped with
out injury. The buggy nor horse
were neither injured to any great
extent. The accident occurred
where Charles street extension and
the pike connect.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15
MADRID PRESS
Does not Take Kindly 10 the PrOvis-
ions of tho Protocol.

1OuS Oh INC fTOtOcOl.
Madrid, August II, 10 a. m.-El
Pals today prints the text OF the
protocol by the United States and
Spain with mourning borders and
says: "Spain, without colonies, is
reduced to the role of a third rate
power"
FL impartial says: peace will
not bring to Spain even the rest
she so much needs after three
years and a half of war"
FL Nacion says bitterly. "It
Spain had at least varquished only
after furious and heroic struggle
she scould regain herself. Peace
with the United States will only be
momentary respite from Our mis-
fortune"
FL Liberal says the article in the
protocol relating to the Philippines
does not indicate that anything
good for Spain will be fixed upon
and the question will not be settled
favorably for her.
FL Globo (MinisteriaD pines fol-
peace between Spain and the Unit
ed States, and says the communica
tons on eastern questions which
Day and Cambon have signed be
gin the first chapter in a new his
tory Of Europe.
FL Tempo Conservative says
Peace is an accomplished fact
Nhe bitterness of defeat does not
went us from seeing with salts
ON the end of the war"
order has been issued by the
general of Madrid suspend
publication of the newspa
IS.
says: "The peace Ii:
imposed since the
chit" and expresse:
ernment which ha.
'be dragged into
IF we'll by nego
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15
FORGED CHECKS
Signed by Joseph Sepp per c. H
Worden, Attorney,
CALLING FOR A SNUG SUM
Of Money Passed in This
City Fidayr.

Pronounced FOrgeries-The Man Who
Passed the Checks Was n Stranger
There May be Other Checks Ont of
the Same kind-The Description of
the Man who Passed the Checks.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15
BRANCHING OUT.
Treat d Crowford. the Well KNOWN
Operators, Embracing into The Gas
Business i'm Ohio.

Treat a. CrOwfOrd. Ihe Well known
Operators, Embracing into the Gas
Business i'm Ohio.
George w. Crawford, of the we'll
known operating firm Of Treat &
Crawford, who have large interests
in the local oil fields, returned to
this city Saturday from trip over
into Ohio, where he had been max
ing arrangements to go into the
natural gas business extensively.
For couple of years this firm has
been supplying natural gas to Corn
ing, O., and during the ipast week
Mr.. Crawford has made arrange
ments to put in gas at the follow
ing towns, all Of which will be un-
der the jurisdiction of the Corning
office: Steubenville, Shawnee, New
Lexington and Glouscess.
Another town which they are
supplying with gas is Nelsonville,
which will be in separate district.
he latter city is of about the same
e OF Sistersville, and the work Of
ing in the lines and connecting
consumers has about been
ted. In addition to the
entioned, this firm has a
at New Martinsville, in
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-15

Our blank deeds, deeds OF trust,
mortgages are the best, at the Re.
view Office.
The record-union., 1898-03-05
Arrival of
Spring Wrappers.

Hundreds OF dozens OF the New
Wrappers are now here. Fairly
radiant are they. in the bright new
colorings. Never before have we
offered such attractive patterns as
we now show i'll spring lines rang
ing in price from 81 to ST =. And
the darker Wrappers are not miss
ing, by amy means.
We buy Wrappers and Shirt
Waists by the solid carload. hence
the very littleness OF the prices
we quote and we have nothing
but good Wrappers, thoroughly
good Wrappers-the celebrated
Banner brand. You may RELY ON
the fit and the quality. and exami-
nation will make evident to YOU
the full lengths. the wide skirts,
and every known Improvement
that up-to-date Wrappers should
have And as to value-you really
wouldn't think of looking for bet
ter values elsewhere, would you
The record-union., 1898-03-05
HE BLAMED THE LAWYER.
Dog Fight Made Him Forget He
Was to Appear Hurt.

My first case of any Importance"
said the lawyer who went to grow up
with the country and then repented,
was a damage suit for $4,000. A can
of powder exploded in the basement
of a hardware store, and my client
who had just purchased a jackknife,
was trying it while occupying a nail
keg on the floor above. He came out
of the wreck minus part of an ear, and
the end of a finger, and he claimed
that one eye was Just leetle bit Off
"On the day of the trial l almost fell
off my chair when my man entered. l
knew that the day before he had run a
foot race, pitched horseshoes, and gone
swimming. Now he tottered into court
with two canes. had his neck and head
muffled up like man with neuralgia,
sat down slowly with the greatest care.
and settled back with groan that
could be heard in the street.
What in creations the matter,
Bill?' l whispered.
'Blowed up he grinned. Don't you
think / know my business? There
hain't nothin on earth that amt the
matter with me till this here case is
tried I'm the worst exploded feller
you ever see. You ask the questions
and look after the law pints. I'll tend to
my end of it. All that's worryin' me is
that l didn't have gumption enough TO
ask for $4,000
Two men helped Bill to the witness
stand, he groaned his best. From his
story of the accident you'd believe that
he was blown half a mile straight
through the roof, and hadn't a sound
spot left in his anatomy. He was in
the midst of his story, and pity was
written on the faces of the jury when
Bills woolly dog fell foul of foxhound
belonging to the court They were
knocking furniture heIter skelter, and
filling the air with yelps and hair, when
Bill let out whoop, jumped over a
table. danced around encouraging his
dog. wanted to bet he would whip and
showed the Judge over a chair to pre-
vent his parting the brutes.
Got verdict? Case was dismissed,
Bill fined SD for contempt. and was
in Jail three weeks for contempt before
/ could get him out. Then he told
around that 1 was no lawyer. Detroit
Free Press.
The record-union., 1898-03-05
WeinStOCk Lubin G Co, 4OO-4I2 X Street,
landlubber. So that when
the North German Lloyd steamship

initiated landlubber. So that when
the North German Lloyd steamship
Gera arrived from Bremen week ago.
and her chief officer, Albert Traue, re-
ported that he had made use of this
agent during period of bad weather,
there was a disposition in certain quar-
ters to suppose that he had introduced
new practice. Inquiry reveals, how
ever, that soft soap is almost as we'll
known as oil in attempts to appease a
furious Neptune
Its chief merit is its economy. Herr
Traue, in talking about the matter, said
that soap is cheaper than oil, especial
ly if the latter is something designed
for the fabrication of machinery. To
be sure, the quantity consumed in a
storm is comparatively small. He
used only eight gallons OF soft soap
and four of oil in the course Of a day
But man who acquires the habit of
avoiding wastefulness in big operations
is apt to follow the same course in
small affairs also.
The soap was handled precisely as
oil is in similar situations. A mass
Of oakum is saturated with it and
placed in large bag. and the latter is
either hung overheard at the bow,
alongside. or is adjusted in the closets
so IS to allow the contents to ooze out
and drip down slowly through discharg-
ing below the surface of the water The
stuff is used on the windward or
weather side of the ship If the yes
sci is under full headway. there will
not be time enough for the soap or oil
TO take effect, but if she heaves to or
greatly slackens her speed, the film CT
lather or of oil will gradually work its
way out in the face of the wind and
will smooth away the crests of the
waves The sea does not become as
level as a billiard table, but the bill
lows are fiattened and rounded, so that
they do not come on board the ship
Herr Traue admits that soap is not
quite so efficient as oil, but he declares
that it is a fairly good substitute
Captain Meissel of the Gera and a
number of other navigators have sought
to devise some means of throwing oil
further to the windward of a ship in a
storm. Rockets have been invented,
for instance. which would carry a
charge of OIL and which might be fired
in any direction to a distance of sew
eral hundred yards. But as these are
apt to explode and deliver their cargo
in the wrong place. they have been
voted a failure. Then. again, shells
which would withstand the shock of
discharge from a gun but would open
a valve and float on the water whe,
they fell into the sea. have been tried,
with somewhat uncertain results. While
oil land soap are already used to good
advantage, therefore there is yet room
for improvement in the details of the
operation
The record-union., 1898-03-05
The Coast Defenses.

One half the number of improved can
non. mortars and emplacements will be
located and placed in suitable position ere
the expiration of 1898. The Artillery Board
Is constantly making practical surveys, so
far as these relate to the army, and the eS-
tablishment of adequate military protec-
tion of our sea board. frequently urged
upon the Government by the Chambers of
Commerce of our maritime cities, is re-
source. Meanwhile there is a means of de-
fense from greater physical calamity
which no one afflicted with nervousness
or dyspepsia should neglect. and that is
the use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which by restoring the tone of the nerves
and stomach invigorates the entire system.
II also remedies and prevents malaral,
kidney and rheumatic ailments, and cures;
biliousness and constipation. 1t is capi-
tai appetizer. and promotes sound repose.
Those who have been cured by it speak in
no uncertain tones as to the effectiveness
of this celebrated medicine in disease and
as medicinal stimulant.
The record-union., 1898-03-05
ALASKA BOUNDARY LINE.
A SUBJECT OF INTEREST IN
WASHINGTON CIRCLES.
Breaking Out Anew of the Contro-
versy Shows the Necessity OF
Finally Settling the Issue.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The
breaking out anew of the controversy
over the boundary line between Alaska
and British Columbia created much in
terest among officials to-day and calls
attention to the necessity for a final
disposition of the boundary issue.
While a matter the adjudication OF
which rests in the jurisdiction Of the
State Department, it is pointed out
here officially that the maps and data
prepared with the greatest care and
precision by the Coast and Geodetio
Survey authorities sustain in every
point the position assumed by the
United States with respect to its do
main. There is. however, an important
question of construction of the terms
of the Anglo Russian treaty signed at
st. Petersburg in February, 1928, upon
which our claims rest. This Govern
ment fixes upon salt water as the ba-
sis of the definition of ocean, while
the British dispute this and claim the
islands as the ocean shore, whic n
would place the head of Lynn Canal in
British territory, giving it also several
important points like Dyea and Skag-
uay.
Attention is called to the fact that
the treaty does not, as seems to be be-
lieved. prescribe a strip ten leagues
wide as American land. but it does
make the boundary line the summit OF
the mountain range, provided that
range. does not involve a width of over
ten leagues. According to the reck-
onng of the Coast Survey authorities
and the lines of demarkation in their
publications. the summit of White
Pass, over which the British flag is re-
ported to have been planted, is ten
miles on the United States side of the
ten-league or thirty-mile boundary line.
The Hist meridian cited in the treaty
is the Mount ST. Elias line.
In this connection the specific terms
of the treaty between Great Britain
and Russia defining the boundary is a
part of the treaty between the United
States and Russia. and defines the
boundary of Alaska in the purchase Of
the country the first portion of which
is as follows:
THAT wherever the summit Of the
mountains. which extend in a direction
parallel 10 the coast from the fifty
sixth degree of north latitude to the
point of intersection Of the Hist degree
of west longitude. shall prove 10 be at
the distance of more than ten marine
leagues from the ocean. the limit be-
tween the British possessions and the
line of the coast which is to belong to
Russia as above mentioned. shall be
formed by line parallel to the wind
ings of the coast. and which shall never
exceed the distance of ten marine
leagues therefrom.'