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Iron County register., 1900-10-11
SheriFs Sale.

By virtue and authority ofa special eX-
ecution, issued from the office of the clerk
of the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, ald to me, the undersigned sheriff
directed. in favor of the State of Miss ouri.
at the relation and TO the use of w
Z. O'Neal. collector of the revenue for
Iron county, Missouri, plaintiff, and
against
X. NJ. Omohondro, Mollie Collins, En-
ma Savage, Clara Crane. Mrs. William
Cole, Joe. OmOhOndrO, Mrs. Gertie
Harris, J. J. Savage,
and all unknown Interested parties, de-
PENDANTS, bearing date June ], 1900,
and returnable 70 the October term, 1900,
thereof, / have levied upon and seized
the following described real estate and
property. lying and being IN iron county.
Missouri, as the property of said defend
ants, described as follows, to wit:
The south half of the southeast quarter,
and the north west quarter of the south
esat quarter, and the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter, all in section
sixteen, township thirty, north, range
four east.
And [ will, on
Tuesday, the 23d day of October, 1900,
SIT the east front door of the courthouse
fn the City of Ironton. Iron county, Mis-
souri,, between the hours of 8 O'Clock in
the forenoon and ) O'Clock in the after
noon of that day, and during the session
of the circuit court, sell. at public vendue,
all the right, title, claim, estate and
property of the said defendants, of, in
and to the above described real estate and
property, for cash in hand, to the highest
bidder, TO satisfy said execution and
costs. B. s. GREGORY
Sheriff Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register., 1900-10-11
The Full Dinner Pail Again.

Since the great strike was ordered
in Pennsylvania, it has developed that
the one hundred and thirty thousand
anthracite coal miners have actually
not been paid enough by the Republi-
can trust operators during the McKin-
ley administration for their LABOR to
keep them and their families from
starving, as a result the Republicans
have abandoned 1.-the full dinner pail''
argument, and Boss Hanna has passed
it down the line ito drop this d-n
foolishness and to stick to the old flag,
as We first agreed upon"
Steven Mcdonald, striking Throop
coal miner, in speech to his comrades
recently delivered at Scranton, gave
the republicans who have been work
1.-The full dinner pail" humbug for all
it was worth, fatal knock out blow
when he said:
when / was six years and four
months old | went to work in the
breakers of the Pancoast Coal Com
pany.
II have worked 10 years every day
Iron County register., 1900-10-11

our board and enable us to go before
the party indorsed by some high in the
faith. Through them we were led into
the secret of how things are sometimes
done when all other methods are in
effectual. 1t was terribly costly for
an ordinary job, but we were going
into the millions. The sum of SIS, ,0O0,-
900 is the prize, the State canceling
$6,000,000 of the claim. 1t was OBJ
tanned through our exercise of applian-
ces at the cost to the company and
stockholders of $57,31S 60, already
paid, and s134.s65 to be paid. the
whole aggregating 1892, ,17S.60,"
There you have the story of the theft
of S., 9S0,000 from the people through
the lobby purchase of a Republican
Legislature at cost of 1892, 17S 60.
1t is for the benefit of this same Repub-
llcan party that the Globe Democrat
and Dick Dalton are now striving for
Republican control of the Missouri
Legislature. The people of Missouri
are not to be bunkoed by such team
OF '.con." workers. The criminal rec
ord of the Republican party in Missou-
ri is too well known for the game to
succeed.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register., 1900-10-11
A Criminal Record.

| With the Globe Democrat and Dick
Dalton leading the Republican move
ment to gain control of the Missouri
State Legislature, it is well to keep in
mind realization of what would be
likely to happen should the voters of
the State send a Republican majority
to that body in the next election.
The record of the Republican minor
ity in the last Legislature is, OF course,
familiar to Missourians. 1t was owned
body and soul by the lobby. 1t voted
for the lobby in every measure in
which the lobby was interested. In
big transactions such as the passage of
the bill which made possible the con-
solidation of the street railways of St.
Louis the lobby owed its victories TO
this solid Republican contingent,
whose vote was for the lobby first, last
and all the time.
The Republican record was proper
tionately corrupt in the days when
that party had control in Missouri. On
March 81, 1868, the Pacific Railway
Company owed the State some $l0,-
$50, 900. The property upon which
.he State had lien for this debt was
valued by a Republican legislative
committee at $12,797, 1922. In ad-
dition to this property the Pacific Rail-
way Company owned lands to the ex-
tent of 127, ,96O.s4 acres. It's debt to
the State was amply secured. Never
theless, Republican General Assem-
bly,, by an act approved by Republican
Governor Fletcher March 81, 1868, re-
leased this lien of SO, 780,O00 in con-
sideration that the company pay into
the State Treasury the sum of SIS, ,000,-
000-and the Pacific Railway Company
paid this sum in State bonds and ma
tured coupons at par value, which it
had bought at about 25 or 80 per cent.
discount, and Republican Governor
Fletcher executed deed of release.
| How was this loss of SIS, $50, 900 to
the State brought about? The answer
is found in the report of the committee
appointed by the Board of Directors of
the Pacific Railway Company for the
purpose of lobbying the steal through
the Legislature. The report was filed
as an exhibit in the suit of Charles NJ.
Lamb eft al. vs.. Pacific Railway Com
pany ct al. in the United States Circuit
Court in St. Louis. s'Our next move, -
says this lobbying committee, report
ing to its employers, '.was to engage
and employ in our interests persons OF
such political affinities, standing and
power with the dominant party in the
Legislature as would soften down and
remove the copperhead character OF
Iron County register., 1900-10-11

l could get. have never been on an
excursion in my life. I have never
been to a theatre but twice in my life,
l have not drunk drop of beer or
liquor for five years, and for two years,
have not smoked. | have practiced
the closest economy In food. But !
have never been able to accumulate
800 in my life.
''Men I have lived in the hamlet OF
Throop all my life. Eleven years ]
worked for the Pancoast Coal Com
pany, and during those eleven years,
l swear here before the Omnipotent,
I never handled one cent of earning in
money.
81 have also due bills of other mem
bers of our family to show they hand
led no money either in all that period. ''
Jefferson City Press.
Iron County register., 1900-10-11

Il wish to express my thanks to the
manufacturers of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhpa Remedy, for
having put on the market such won.
derful medicine" says w. w. Massin.
gill, of Beaumont, Texas. There are
many thousands of mothers whose
children have been saved from attacks
of dysertery and cholera infantum who
must also feel thankful. 1t is for sale
by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1900-10-11

For all fresh cuts or wounds, in
either the human subject or in animals,
as a dressing, BALLARD'S SNOW
sores on working horses, especially if
slow to heal, or suppurating, it's heal
ing qualities are unequaled. Price, 25
cts. and so cts, For sale by G. W..
Marshall.
Iron County register., 1900-10-11

| OF st. Louis, but when a Democratic
Governor recommends in his biennial
message that these officers should be
| put upon salaries, and the fees in ex-
cess of them turned into the state
| treasury, and Democratic legislature
acts favorably upon the suggestions
and passes the law, nothing is said of
it by our Republican friends. and NO
credit is given the Democratic party.
Senate bill No. 4O4: ..To prevent
and restrain the continuance and
operation of trusts and monopolies, and
to provide procedure therefor" will
| benefit all sections, and will also the
following:
Senate bill, No. 409: ITO provide
for taking the testimony in proceed
ings against pools. monopolies, in
| commodities, trusts, conspiracies and
corporations in restraint of trade, and
to provide for procuring the attendance
before authorized officers and courts in
| Missouri of officers, directors and en-
ployes of alleged trusts, monopolies in
commodities, pools and combinations
in order that their testimony may be
| taken"
Senate bill, No. 413: ITO enable the
| Encouragement to secure testimony
in relation to pools, trusts and con-
spiracies, and the procedure to be fol-
lowed in so doing"
Senate bill, No. 81, introduced by
Republican Senator Rollins, who is
now campaigning the state: $40 es-
| tablish board of examiners for bar
bers, and to regulate the occupation of
barber in this state, and to prevent
the spreading of contagious disease"
House bill, No. 1872: s'Authorizing
the railroad and warehouse commits
sioner (of which Mr.. Flory is a mem
ber) to require railroad companies to
run and operate their passenger cars
so as to make connection with trains
of other roads at the point of inter-
section Herewith, for the accommoda-
tion of passengers"
House bill, No. 789: s'Authorizing
the Incorporation of organizations de-
signed for the purpose of holding
worlds fairs and centennial exposi-
tions. aud defining the duties and pow
ers of such corporations.
Senate bills to prohibit the sale, trans
fer or assignment of usurious note.
contract, etc., without giving purchas-
er or assignee notice of usurious char
acter, and to prevent the taking of
more than per cent. per month inter-
est on the forbearance or use of money
or other commodity, with penalties.
Senate bill, No. 307: ITO organize
and establish free employment bureaus
in certain cities of the state, and pro-
visions for their conduct and mainte-
nance" law that has provided for
hundreds out of positions and actually
wanting the necessities of life.
House bill, No. 16S: ITO tax collat-
eral inheritances, legac1es, gifts and
conveyances in certain cases; to pro-
vide revenue for educational purposes,
for the maintenance and support of the
Missouri State University, and its de-
partments.
have called attention to but a few
of the acts of the last legislature which
have proven beneficial to Missouri and
Missourians. 1t is to be regretted
that some of the Republican candidates
know so little of the laws, the history,
the constitution and the geography of
Grand Old Missouri, which makes it
necessary in defense of our state to be
constantly correcting them.
LON V. STEPHENS.
Iron County register., 1900-10-11

81 have always used Foley's Honey
and Tar cough medicine. and think 1t
the best in the world" says Chas. Ben
der. a newsdealer of Erie, Pa. For
sale by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-06-21
NEW COURT
HOUSE
BeItrami County, is Going to Have
A New Court House at a Cost
Of $25, 900.

a1 Is d u
For the past year the people Of
Bemidji have been feeling the need
Of a new court house. City yis-
itors have not been backward in
stating that a new county build
ing was needed. Now their wishes
will be realized. The county
commissioners, at their last meet
ing, resolved that a new court
house would be built on the block
given to the county by the Town
site company. The cost of the
building will be s25, 200, and it is
to be completed by Jan. 1, 1901.
The old court house was all
right two or three years ago, but
the wonderful growth of the
county since the Great Northern
Railway Co. connected US with
the rest of the world warrants a
new one. Every citizen in the
county should welcome this reso-
luton Of the commissioners, and
no doubt but they do.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-06-21
were at once printed. The good
housewives made arrangements to

were at once printed. The good
housewives made arrangements to
dine as many people as Jim Hills
largest locomotive could haul into
town. The men built tables BY
the score and fixed up the park,
and the town was in a general
hustle. When the time came every
Thing was in readiness. and the
fair ladies Of Bemidji waited upon
the tables in person, but not with
out good results.
When the commercial travellers
arrived in Duluth the first thing
they did was to pass resolution
Of thanks to the people Of Be-
midi, and the resolution con-
tanned q gratifying clause alleging
this to be the most beautiful town
on the way between Grand Forks
and the head of Lake Superior,
and the people Of Bemidji the
most hospita BILE.
The commercial travellers came
aud went, but not without giving
our citizens lots Of work--work
that gave them pleasure and joy.
This act Of hospitality is bread
cast upon the waters; it will re-
turn with interest after a while.
NOTES
Our landlord, J.. NJ. Markham, was
there, all over, and there were mighty
few travelling men around but what he
knew.
When DR.. Foster was supposed to
be serving the guests with coffee, he
was seen standing behind a long pine
tree where Messrs. Reynolds and Jer-
rard were slowing away pie.
While John Lynch, the East Grand
Forks ice man was meandering
around town with the boys, Hill's
train moved out Lynch made a des-
5perate dash for the railroad across
lots and every old way, but the imam
OF steel" was too swift for him, and
Mr.. Lynch remained contentedly here
till aJim's" next tra ain came along.
A Crookston man went fishing. The
boat was marrow and aecidently the
unfortunate fellow was swallowed upI
with one gulp By Miss Bernidji. Thel
door was closed behind him. But it
was q day of resurrection for him and
the lake gave up his body by mar
row margin. He had previously
meddled with another kind Of water
with stick in it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
The Real Paramount Issue.

hihOpih N-ttdsl DldAb OpuIuuA.
In 1896 a populist came to n dealer in
implements at Shelby and bought a bug
gy, TO be paid in corn at the market
price at the gathering time that year.
The buggy cost 500 and it took $50 bush
els Of corn to pay the bill.
A couple Of weeks ago one Of his neigh
bors came to the same dealer and asked
the price of the same buggy which was
quoted to him at $65.
"That is an advance OF ten dollars over
the price four years ago." said the dis
ciple of The World Herald, "where is
your Mckinley prosperity"
swat a minute" said the dealer.
"You deliver ME the same number of
bushels o. corn at gathering time this
year that your neighbor did in 1896 and
l will give you the same buggy, a bran
new two-horse wagon, a two, horse sulky
pillow worth $40 and $40 in money. Do
you see any prosperity in that?"
81 guess you have the better end of
the argument" said the populist, pulling
ont his pocket book and proceeding to
count out s65, "Ill take the buggy alone
and pay cash for it. | don't want all
those things.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
h Deadly Parallel.
Miller Pioneer Press.

In 1896 Mr.. Bryan made a trip through
the Dakotas, telling the people about
free silver and what terrible hard times
this country would have under a Repub-
lican administration and the gold stand
ard. He was enthusiastic; he excited his
followers; everything good or bad for the
people was based upon that one propo.
sition Of free silver. These are facts.
All know them to be so, and no partisan
OF Mr.. Bryan's dare deny them.
In 1900, after four years of Republican
prosperity and the gold standard Mr..
Bryan again makes the same tripthrough
the Dakotas! But this time he said it
was not his intention to discuss the money
question, and he did not discuss it!
Why? Because he was woefully and
utterly mistaken four years ago, and his
silence now admits it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
A Striking Contrast.
Minneapolis Tribune.


Mr. Bryan has completed his tour
through the west and nowhere has he
received anything but courteous treat
ment, although he has spoken very large
ly in Republican communities. More
than that, he has been given a degree of
attention through Republican papers
which is in marked contrast with that
accorded by any opposition paper to u
Republican speaker; not because what
he has said has been any more valuable,
but because Republicans believe in fair
play toward political opponents. Con-
trast this treatment with that accorded
Gov. Roosevelt during his trip through
South Dakota, where his arguments were
Ignored but his personal appearance criti-
cised, his military record attacked and
the vilest sort of a SANDER circulated as
TO his habits and you will see the point
we are aiming at. Class hatred and part
isan prejudice can not be preached year
in and year out by the Bryans and Alt
gelGs and Pettigrews without bearing
fruit in kind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11

vote in accordance with their own inter-
ests, perpetuating the conditions OF gen
erul business prosperity"
There is no doubt that most of the in
t%elligent farmers cf the west and north
west fully understand this. They have
had three years of prosperous conditions,
during which they have paid of al or q
large part of their obligations and in
creased their assets. Many Of them who
were in debt four years ago now have
bank accounts. Such farmers do not
want a change. They do not want free
silver, which would de0ase the currency
and they do no: want free trade, which
would be disastrous to their home mar
ket. They know what is to their own
interest and they are not in the least
alarmed by the twin bogies OF "imperial-
ism" and 'militarism." Let NO one doubt
that the level headed and prosperous
farmers of the northwest will look out
for their W welfare on election day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
A Model of JOY.

The artist placed the easel in front Of
his model and worked away rapidly on
his categorical picture of joy"
"Uncle Ephraim," he said. IF this
picture is a success | shall give you, be-
sides the half dollar | promised, the
finest and plumpest young pullet in the
market"
A grin overspread the shiny face Of
Uncle Ephraim, but the artist was dis
appointed. The result was not quite
what he had expected.
An inspiration came to his aid.
Down on South Water street this
morning" he went on, Il saw the fat
test possum that was evcr brought to
this town. l am going to get it for
you"
"Golly!"
And the picture was a magnificent
success.-Chicago Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
MINERS AND MORPHINE.
4 Necessary Custom Which Is Not
Pleasant to Contemplate.


when / was in the northwest" said
a gentleman with some money invested
in mines, Il employed n ]prospector to
go out into the mountains looking for
properties which had been recommend
ed to me. One DAY he was to have
gone from our camp over into a very
rough and rocky district, but when
evening came he reported that he
hadn't made the trip.
why not? / inquired.
Because / didn't have my NOR
phine with me- lie responded In n very
matter of fact manner
Morphine" said l in establishment.
What has that got to do with it? You
are not a morphine fiend, are youY
Not as much of a one as you are n
tenderfoot,' he laughed and proceeded
10 inform me that every ~prospector
who knew his business always carried
with him enough morphine to kill a
man easily and That he did so In order
to end himself quickly In case of an ac-
cldent which would disable him far
away from assistance. There were
many instances Of p~rospectors falling
over cliffs and Gripping themselves or
breaking a leg in a hole among the
rocks or rendering themselves HELPLESS
In some other way, and death was sure
10 follow by starvation or freezing or
ID some sections by being deyoured by
wolves or other wild animals. In order
to prevent such a horrible death as anv
OF these the prospector simp!ifed mat.
tiers by always carrying q little packet
OF morphine, which not only quieted
the pain of the hurt he had sustained.
Dut put him TO sleep pleasantly to
wake no more on earth. 1t struck me
at first as %uncanny. not to say wicked.
put got over that feeling after a mar.
row escape or two, and | carried nv
little tin box just like a veteran would"
Washington Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
Stop Quoting A. lincoln.

Ambrose Bierce in the New York journal.
But | have wandered from my purpose
which was to warn the democrats TO stop
quoting Abraham Lincoln; it is something
in the nature eff effrontery. 1t reminds
me Of the mediaeyel princess who went
in tears to the village notary (who had
mastered the mystery of writing) and
asked him TO compose a tender and pas
sionate eulogium on her dead lover, the
noblest Of men.
Certainly madam assented the scriv-
ener, pocketing his fee: "of what did his
Excellency die"
~ stabbed him fifty tines she said.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
Not Counting on Bryan.

OIudHH DUG.
The Boston Transcript remarks that it
is plainly apparent that the farmers Of
the west and northwest who are hoping
for dollar wheat are not looking to the
election of Bryan. "The upsetting of
business conditions which would follow"
says that paper, "the uncertainty which
res llts from a change of political leaders
when business conditions have been
satisfactory would put aside all hope Of
dollar wheat. The sure way for the
farmers of the northwest to help along
the cause osdollar wheat is for them to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
ODD TOWN OF CuLLODEN.
The Liquor Element Engineered"
the Antis Out OF the Village.


the Antis Out of the Village.
81 reckon we've got the oldest town
in our state that there is in the United
States" said n West Virginia man
'Ever hear of Culloden? l don't mean
the clans of Culloden described by the
poet Campbell. l mean Culloden, W.
Va. Well, sir. about half the popula-
ton Of the town doesn't live in the
town and can't vote in the town, al
though they are right in the town.
"Tll explain. The good people, and
they are in the majority, too, are down
on saloons and liquor in any shape.
They got up a temperance meeting and
purposed to drive the liquor men out Of
town. When you find Il West Virgin
ian who believes in liquor, you find n
man who is ready to fight for ii. The
liquor people got together and in some
way got the confidence Of the town en-
gineer. don't know whether he was
a liquor man or not, but they got him
on their side. The engineer discovered
that the town was not laid out right.
and he got authority to change the
metes and bounds. When he finished
the job, the temperance people found
out that they lived Just outside of the
line Of the town. no matter what part
Of the town their houses were in. A
man could stand in his back yard and
talk to the man whose place was right
UP against his place and who was a
voter. but the first man had lost his
vote.
"The lines Of the engineer excluded.
rs / have said, the temperance people.
1t took In the license folk all right.
The map Of Culloden as IL Is now looks
a good deal like a sheet OF paper after
a fly with ink on its feet meanders
across 1t. You can tell how a citizen of
Culloden stands on the liquor question
by the place where he builds a house.
IL he builds@one, which doesn't often
occur. In spite Of its zigzag bounda-
ries, however. Culloden is n csntented
community."-New York Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-10-11
HOnOrN EASY.

"The audience was n tri1e severe In
its comments on the essay your wife
read"
"Yes," answered Mr.. Meekton, "but
the audience hasn't any the best Of II.
1t 'ud feel pretty small and discour-
aged If it only knew what Henrietta
says about the people who criticised
h~er."-Washington Star.