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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

but the total of the enumeratiop ~ w : not
announced until 1901. 1t was o''"0'f'"
1907
March 16-Law passed estabnsnlng I'M Ia1y
itary academy. at west foin.r raeiment
of artillery and two OF n .ssad
April I4-Present naturalization aWs pasSI
ARFtFi eontaineG 81 81 cSdlgTm9eessH and nine maps:
May-Washington, D. Co. ncorpoi 90
a city.
Feb 1a-Ohio admitted to the Mon.
April 3O-Territory of Louisiana p~urcnaseo
from France for s15. OO0. 600: Territory con-
Oct. S10united states frigate Philadelphia
captured by Tripolitans In haroor Oh
Trfpoli.
Feb. 16-United States frigate Philadelphia
burned by Lieut.. Stephen Decatur ana
American crew in harbor OF Iripo ohase
associate justice of the supreme court
began. He was acquitted in March, 1905;
If rom Mississippi river for Pacific coast. ,
July 11-Alexander Hamilton killed IN ouel
with Aaron Burr at ehawk on the
Sept. @GTwelfth amendment to constitu-
ton adopted.
March 4Thomas Jefferson and George
June 33Treaty of peace signed between
Tripoi and the United States.
JulC ~
from Indiana.
1906.
March 2e-Congress authorized the build
Ing Of a ma psti 9hio T rP9er from
The taiIOrs formed first trade union in the
United States
JuIy-American ports closed to the British
and British ships ordered from American
Aug. nSsuccessful voyage of Robert Full
-+aorhaoT Clarmnnt from New
Sept. Aaron Burr acquitted of charge of
empire in northern Mexico.
Dec. 2-Embargo act passed forplddine
American vessels to leave for foreign
ports.
Jan. 1-Act prohibiting Importation OF
slaves into country became law
1900.
March flames Madison and George Gin
March I5-Embargo act, excepting as tC
Great Britain and France, repealed
1910.
April sO-A general post office established
in Washington under the postmaster gen
May 1o-Ffrst agricultural exhibition Ii
44.asssa.ss1.
Nov. battle of Tippecanoe fought BY
NChs 1oA
1912.
ApriI s-Louisiana admitted to the union
jun .1s-U. s declared war against Eng
land.
June 2s-stIength of the regular arm!
raised to Sc, 700.
Aug. 15-Fort Dearborn massacre on pres
emit site of Chicago.
Nov. +John c. Calhoun made his first ap
p~earance in congress
1913.
March flames Madison and Elbridge Ger
ry inaugurated.
Aug. 31-Indians massacred garrison ant
women and children at Fort Mimms, Ala
Sept. 1o-Com- O. H Perry defeated British
squadron at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie.
Il
April 1.-THE embargo act repealed b!
congress.
Aug. SrWashington burned by the British
Sept. 13-"The Star Spangled Banner
written by Francis Scott Key while de
tanned on board the British ship Mindel
during the attack on Fort McHenry a
Baltimore. 1t was first sung at a Balti
more theater in October of the same year
Nov. 23-Vice President Elbridge Gerr
died at Washington, aged 20.
Dec. zkTreaty of peace signed betwee
Great Britain and United States at Ghent
Belgium.
Jan. s-British defeated by Americans q
Feb. i5-U. s. declared war against Algier,
June 30-Peace treaty signed betwee
United States n Anglers.
April 1O-United States bank chartered b
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

I.
Aug. @American yacht Magic" defeated
English yacht Cambria" in race at New
York for the Americas" cup
Aug. 14-Admiral David c. Farragut cleo
at Portsmouth, N. H., aged So.
Oct. 12-Gen. Robert E. Lee died at Lex
ington. Va, aged 6.
church in America organized.
1871.
Jan. I6-Supreme court decided legal tender
act of 1862 constitutional.
March 3-Act establishing Centennial ex-
position at Philadelphia passed by con-
gress.
March-First civil service commission ap-
pointed.
oct. s-9-Fire destroyed %. 900 buildings in
Chicago; $500 people made homeless
loss. $l92, 900. 600.
Oct. 16-American yacht Columbia" de-
feated English yacht .Livonia" in race
"Livonia" was again defeated on Oct p
of the same year by the American yacht
"Sappho."
March Yellowstone national park estab-
l. Iished.
March Strike for an S-hour day. in
~ az
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20
A Corner in Eskime nogs.

London, Dec. 16.-The latest form
of trust is that of polar dogs. Accord
ing to Sir Clements Markham. presi-
dent Of the Royal Geographical So
ciety, Americans r responsible Tor
forming such a corner in these AMI
mails that the pending British and
other arctic expeditions are con-
fronted with a difficulty nearly as
great as the ice fields. 1t appears that
Mr.. E. B. Baldwin, the AmericanRex-
plorer, has bought up such a large
supply of dogs that their prica&naa
/ risen from SIS to $50
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20
PARLIAMENT DISMISSED.
The British Parliament Dismissed,
with Thanks, Until the Middle
# February.

London, Dec. 15.-Parliament was
dismissed until the middle of Febru-
AIRY, with the reading of the shortest
of the queens speeches. 1t was as fol-
lows:
my lords and Gentlemen thank
you for the liberal provision you have
made for the expenses incurred by n
operations of my armies in South Al
RIGA and China"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

Dec. president Buchanan in annual mes
sase to congress said southern states had
no legal right to secede, and government
TO power to prevent secession
Dec. @LSouth Carolina seeded.
S61.
Ian o-Steamer Star of the West with
reenforcements for Fort Sumter fred
Norris island and forced to retire.
-an- mississippi seeded.
ian. I0-Florida seeded
ian. u-Alabama seeded
Ian. 196Georgia seeded
Ian 5S-Touisiana seeded Kansas admit
ted to the union.
Feb. Texas seeded.
Feb. 4-Confederate ongress met at
MONTGOMERY, Ala Six states repre-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

porr Anvil o. 1sea -Died B.. McCIelIan died
July q, lS5. at orange, N Jas
aged So.
Nov. 2-Vice-President Thomas A. Hen
bricks died at Indianapolis, Ind. aged Sc.
1856.
March 6-Knights of Labor struck on
southwestern railroads.
Nav Anarchist riot and Haymarket
massacre took place in Chicago.
Aug. 31-Charleston. S. c., and other south
ern points visited by severe earthquake.
Sept. 4IGeronitno. Apache chief, surren-
dered to Gen. Miles at Skeleton canyon,
Arizona
Oct. Industrious gale along Texas
coast destroyed $50 lives and left 2.00O
people homeless.
Oct. 2S-EibeTfy statue in New York har-
Dor unveiled.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

president on fourth
ballot at Chicago.
J~Gne-Eishth C e n =
sus taken. Popula-
tion, 81 .321.
Nov. 6-Nineteenth
presidential cleo
ton held. Abraham
Lincoln received
$50 electoral and
1856. 352 popular
votes; John c.
ridge, Y
electoral and ST.
5i4 popular votes:
John c. Bell. Sc
electoral and ST.
$50 popular votes,
and Stephen A.
Douglas Il cleo
toral and Isl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20
1SAA.

May 27-First telegram sent ever a land
line from Washington to Baltimore.
June I-Joe and Hiram Smith, Mormons,
murdered by mob at Nauvoo, III.
July Fir treaty of
United States and China signed.
Nov. 12-Fifteenth presidential election.
James X. Polk received 1TG electoral and
1,335, S34 popular votes. Henry Clay re-
ceived los electoral and 1927, 0S3 popular
votes.
IS45.
Jan. 23-Congress appointed first Tuesday
following first Monday in November ma
tional election day.
FEB. :S-Tsxas annexed by joint resolution
March 3@CongreSS fixed postage on letters
at . cents for 300 miles or under and 20
cents for over that distance.
March 3-Florida admitted to the union.
June S-EX-President Andrew Jackson
died. aged IS.
Dec. 29-TeNas admitted to the union as a
state.
1SA6
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

from chOlerain the
United States &C.
Cured at New
York.
July of
Mississippi discov-
cred by Henry R
S~choolcraft.
July meas
ures of 1928 par
tally repealed.
Nov. 13-T w e fifth
presidential cleo
ton. Andrew jack
son received 6S1,-
SOP popular and 219
electoral votes, and
Henry Clay $780,
IS9 popular and 40
electoral votes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

IS.
23-Judge L. @.
C. Lsrasr. soldier
statesman, urist.
died eS Macon. Ga.
Ian. G.
B | a I n e died at
Washington, aged
63.
Feb. 20-Gen. p. T.
G.. Beauregard died
at New Orleans,
aged rs.
Feb. 22-Inman line
City of
New York and City
of Paris trans
ferred from British
to American reg
iStry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

VA AAA6 1bOBONV
b e & a n in New
York. 1t lasted
three months and
resulted success
fully for the strik-
erS.
Sept. 14-Geneya tri-
bunal a e d
United S t a [ e S
SIS, 900 from
Great Britain.
5-Twenty-sec-
ond presidential
election. Grant re-
ceived 2S6 electoral
and 3,597.070 popu-
lar votes. Remain
der of electoral
votes divided as
follows: B. GratZ
L@~ g
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

armies.
4-F e d e T a !
army, humble ring
1906 10 men, crossed
the Rapidan to at
tack Lee.
May 5-Struggle be-
tween federal and
armies
in the Wilderness
and at Spottsyl-
vania began. In
these battles the
federal army lost
10000 men.
NJ a V 17-P o s t a !
money order sys-
tenn established.
MAY 10 - Nathaniel
uaUfbnrnR d e d
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

Dy vote OF the mouse
of representatives
of tie in
electoral vote be-
tween himself and
Aaron Burr, the
la becoming
vice president.
-une 10-TripoH de-
clares war against
United States
/ d e n l
Jefferson
rated system OF
sending written
messages to con-
gress. Since this
date no president
has addressed con
gress orally
rI1 Saannd census
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

United states De-
gan by capture of
small force of u
s. troops by Next
cans.
May II President
P ok announced
that state of war
exiSte d between
United States and
Mexico.
J Ii n e 1T T e a y
signed with Great
Britain settling the
the Oregon bound
airy dispute.
July 6-Com. John D.
Sloat L. S. N, oc-
cupied Monterey.
- -4To-4-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20

NOESA CSS ~
years capital, $685.
100000.
N-First pro-
tective tariff bill
passed by congress.
5-Ice a quarter
of an inch thick
formed in Pennsyl-
vania, New York
and New England
states.
Dec. 11-Indiana ad-
m e d to the
union.
Dec.-American COL
~oniZation society
r & a n | z e d in
Princeton, N. J,
This society found
" a
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s t o n e was laid
July 4, 1913.
Feb. sc la
Dor law passed.
Iarch 3-President
Arthur approved
act appropriating
81, $50, 600 for new
ships for U. s.
navy. This was
the beginning of
the present navy.
First cleo
trio railway line in
America from Bal
timore to Hamp-
den. Nd, distance
2 miles. opened
Oct. 29-Gen. George
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March Black Hawk war begun.
T--a % USirzf laofH
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1901.
Feb. Is-Thomas Jefferson elected president
hr-rntnn he house
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April 15-Hostilities between Mexico and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-20
1898.

Ian. 11-Gen. Benjamin +. Butler died at
WASHINGTON axod
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GShed.
March Strike for an S-hour day, In
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Jan. 27-Congress petitioned to send an ex-
petition to the north to investigate the
Symme's theory that the earth was hol-
low, being opened at the poles for the
admission of light and air, and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05
For Inspection.

A peculiar custom prevails among the
Roumanian peasants with regard to
marriage, writes w. W. Long. When
R0umanian girl is Of manageable age
her rousseau. which has been woven,
spun and embroidered entirely by her
mother and herself, Is placed in point
Ell wooden box. When a sutton pre-
SCENTS himself he IL allowed to open the
box, which il always kept in promi-
nent place, and examine Its contents
IL he is satisfied with the quantity and
quality Of the dOwry, he formally pro-
poses to the girls parents; but IL the
rousseau does not answer his antici.
pations he may retire without being
considered to have committed himself
In any way. The wedding ceremony IL
made scene Of great rejoicing. the
bridegro0m's parents driving the bride
home In cart wreathed with garlnnds
Of flowers and drawn by four oxen. The
all important box containing the trous-
seau is placed on the front Of the cart,
while one of the brides relations fol-
low on foot carrying her dot. tied up
in a handkerchief at the end of long
DOle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05

that means something more than 1900
ton Of cargo. Brief work In the line
done OH the canal aud an ocean high
way IL opened up for Chicago and the
West, in meats. In grain, In all those
commodities that now 60 to Liverpool
by other and more expensive routes
for water carriage is much cheaper
than rail carriage, and farmers who
grow grain in Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa are to-day in a measure ut the
mercy Of the rail lines. Ocean rates
from Galveston and New Orleans
would enable them to beat the sea
coast rates from New York by from
10 to ~ cents OH bushel.
1t Is said that nothing but money and
the authority to 20 ahead Is needed in
the work south Of Lockport. Half or
$25, $780, 600 would make the lower chan
mel adequate. There Is a great deal OF
boring and dredging to do; docking,
and the Strengthening out Of crooked
courses; but competent engineers have
been looking over the field, and the plan
is simple when understood.
The lower Mississippi problem is one
Of the worst to the canal project Many
millions of dollars have been Jumped
into that river by succeeding Con-
crosses and engineering boards without
substantial improvement. The river
has depth sufficient for present COM
merce, and no decided effort has been
made to deepen It at certain "cross-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05

dreamed of, legislated upon and strlven
after for half century. 1t means that
the expressed fears Of Federal engi-
neers. Of communities dreading water
contagion, Of shippers anticipating
loss Of commercial prestige, the deple-
ton Of our lakes, have all been set at
rest. 1t means that the Hennepin canal
idea-the father Of the sanitary canal
Is In fair way OF accomplishment,
and by the Use Of a grand natural wa
terway the largest chain Of fresh water
on the globe unites with one Of the
largest rivers in the world. piercing u
mighty nation down its middle
Never since the first hasty $4,000 sur
vey was made IN the shallow Illinois
to rid itself of the idea that the frui-
ton Of the plan would encompass the
triumph Of the grandest scheme Of in
ternal improvement ever undertaken in
this land. The first great step to con-
summate all this IL the proposed turn
Ing over of the Chicago River to the
drainage canal trustees, to enlarge, to
improve, to change, on the same prin-
ciple that can make Of the veriest creek
in the land that would not float skiff
channel wide enough and deep
enough to float a warshlp of the first
class with a draft of twenty eight feet.
Without a particle of Improvement the
Chicago River can to-day carry vessels
which haul 100000 bushels of grain
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05
she oor her BOTTLE OF INK
Hut the Parcel WIS Bjg Enough 70
Contain a Snfe.

Hut the Parcel WIS Bi9 EMOuRh 70
Contain safe.
One woman who lives In Pine avenue
went shopping. This happened last
Monday. She left her home with purple
plumes in her bonnet, aud she lost not
one of them in her trip downtown.
She had read an advertisement In
Sunday newspaper. II told her that she
could buy n bottle OF ink for cent.
The woman bought the ink for penny
and asked that it be delivered to her
home. The clerk said nothing. Neither
did the man in the parcel-room. He
worked by himself. Delivering IL penny
purchase was ripe walnuts to the man.
Next day wagon with Il silk hated
man on the drivers seat and freckle.
faced boy as tiger on the rear step
rolled llp in front of the house in Pine
avenue.
The frcckle-faccd lad ran up the
steps and crushed the electric button
with a thumb which he had used but II
few moments before ia shooting
craps" This game. by the way, is one
of chance. He held in his arms box
OF goodly size. The woman of the house
opened the door.
Mrs. So and SO" asked the boy with
the frccklcs
YES" was the woman's reply,
"Kindly receipt this Slip
"Why, have nothing coming il such
bulk" the woman said.
"Ku1 you are So and So?" the free
Killed. boy inquired.
EYES," declared the woman. but
there must be "a mistake"
However, the DoX was (aken 70 the
kitchen and opened with slcdge aud
hammer. Excelsior was strewn upon
the floor In the woman's wild endeavor
to solve the secret of the Enclosure. 1t
c,ung in yellow strands about the pipes
OF the sink. puffed its way into the door
leading to the wild roses In the back
yard aud clogged the passage to the
dining-room.
Then the woman In Pine avenue
found her 1-cent bottle of ink. 1t was
in the center of this great wad OF shaw.
ings.
The man In the parcel room was one Of
jest and merrlment. He rolled nonsense
into a joke and enjoys the fun. even II
it did cost penny or two more to the
lirm.-Chicago Chronicle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05
<70H HEN the first water OF the
WNW great Chicago drainage canal
- - A..,.1l nun. Al,o hiu hon +. 4 l.an

mn HEN the first water ct the
NAV great Chicago drainage canal
topped over the big bear'trap
dam at I.ockport. to most residents OF
the vicinity 1t signaiized the end OF
titanic undertaking-th sanitary wa
terway had been completed, and there
ended the JOB. When that water first
plunged, kissing and writhing. down
the valley Of the Dcsplaies to It's june
tlon with the Illinois River on its way
10 the Father OF Waters" men who
watched the work felt that a great les
SON was ended.
An offertory Of some $33, 100000 had
been poured out by Chicago, ostensibly
to purify the water supply, vitiated by
thousand sewer cOnduits. but the
real service had not commenced, for
the sanitary feature Of the mighty
canal was and Ia but a subsidiary ele
ment. The real object sought to be
attained when the work was under
taken was aud Ia the beginning OF Il
ship canal to unite the chain of inland
seas with the salt tide-wate OF the
delta Of the Mississippi River, some
200 miles away.
The opening Of the mammoth chan
mel, over POO feet wide and deep enough
In all it's thirty miles TO float the heavi-
est warshp. was really the opening
wedge Of u project which has been
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05

must be worth seeing to attract so
many patient walters. A few shop
Keepers, too. have found out that half
a dozen well-dressed people, gazing In
tently into shop window, leads others
to do the same thing and constitutes a
far better ''draw" than anything put
In the window itself. have even sup
piled spectators for a wedding. In a
case where the bridegroom was a
wealthy parvenu who had great de-
sire for popularity. An artist once
hired from me about dozen well-at-
tired people to stand In front Of his
picture at an exhibition, the conse-
quence being that his painting attract.
ed considerable attention. Where do
get the people! Oh. there is no diff
Guilty about that. Some of them are
sandwich men in the daytime, and
work for me at night; others work for
me III the day, and appear on the stage
as "supers" in the evening. l pay
them SO much per hour and find the
clothes. have most elaborate stock
Of garments, and can turn out quite
an arlstocratic looking crowd.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-05
DICKS GOOD TIME.

A Very Human Hoy Enjoyina HE
Well.Earued Re ward.
4 portly gentleman sat on the porch
and smiled, while small boy. also
smiling, painted the front fence.
Look ut that boy" the portly man
remarked to visitor; che thinks he 10
having a go0G time. a small boy 10
surely the drollest creature Oh earth.
When l was younyster | remember
that there were certain kinds OF work
| considered play, and one Of them was
painting. | was always crazy to paint.
Many times l have taken bucker Of
muddy water and an old paint brush.
and have spent whole half day put
ting a thick coat on the side Of my
fathers barn.
$50 with my boy, Dick, the little chap
painting the fence; he has always been
crazy to paint. He is enjoying himself
now--yOu can see he Is; and he will
paint that whole fence. too. just as we'll
as he knows how. don't care II it is u
trfie smeared; he's getting Joy, solid
joy, thicker than the pa lint on his bands
and clothes.
"rhere's a mean side to II. too; he
wanted to paint the fence and l wanted
the weeds pulled out of the yard. So,
like an underhanded rascal, !! bargain.
ed with him; told him that II he would
pull all the weeds out would let him
paint the fence. He went through the
other Job like soldier-he hates to pull
weeds--all boys do-and now he thinks
be is getting his reward. 1t is a down
right shame to fool him that way
don't you think so?"
The portly gentleman chuckled again.
and the small boy. wild with Joy. went
on plastering paint on the fcnce.-De.
troit Free Press.