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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
Ex.r. Work Always Pays

When milk is made into butter NJ
home do not think that a little extra
pains viii not pay. This determines
the value of homemade butter and
cheese. Have the butter nodded into
regulation size bricks. then have
parehment wrappers with the name OF
the farm and address of h owner
p4nted thereon This alone will be
sufficient TO enable patrons to refer
some friend 10 this brand of butter,
or other things produced at the home
da;rv-Midland Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Many plum and locust trees are in
tested with a brown louise They
work chiefly on the underside Of the
leaves and on twigs- The lice should
be carefully sprayed with kerosene
emulsion made as follows: dissolve
~ pounds of soap in a gallon OF hot
rain water and when cool add two
gallons of coal oil and agitate vigoT-
ously until q creamy mass Is formed;
use one part of the emulsion 10 nine
parts of water for all sucking insects.
Apply in q fne, even spray so as 10
wet the insects thoroughly. a e c
ond application may be necessary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
uau 20 cIean MlIk Pail..

scalding the milk pals viii not
cleanse them. as hot water causes Tor-
ssons of the milk TO curdle- First wash
The vessels with Iukewarm water, dis
solving n teaspoonful of carbonate OF
soda Iwashing soda) in every quart Of
-ater-used. Scrub well and rinse with
clean cold water and then scald. using
more carbonate of soda in the boiling
water. then agar rinsing with clean
cold uater.-Farmers yoice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
The Extract or
Benne Plant
Is Natures Own Remedy

First used by the Mississippi river steam
boat men in the early forties." who drank
their "Benne Tedd-' from the hands or tha
colored -aunties-" They STEPPED the leaves
IN hot water. and the verdict OF these
steamboat men was that it did the busi-
ness
In ISL. James and Constance Mcguire
secured some OF these miraculous leaves
and. upon Investigation. discovered that
they are Identical with the Sesam- Ina.
(Benne-Lsaves1. and. a. the same irdI-
Gates. NAIVE OF Indie. containing q muci-
laginous substance OF soothing and healing
properties. Nature hese furnished a REM
edy for diseases such as Collie. Cholera
Morbus. Dtarrhoea. Dysentery and kindred
ailments After experimenting. the
MeSSrs Mcguire succeeded in chemically
combining the use OF the Benne-leaves
with other vegetable substances. and so
furnished a remedy that has ave- thou
sands of lives
Prepared by THE J. & C. MAGCIRh
MEDICINE CO. ST. LOUIS. NO.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
SIMPLE FRUIT DRIER.
Homemade Device That Does as Goos
Work as Some of the Patented
Arrangements

Fruit can be dried in the house with
such a homemade device as is shown in
the cut. The box has a bottom OF
sheet iron with a wooden bottom two
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
A Fair Deceiver.

Mabel-Why do you always buy two kinds
Of note paper!
Mauc-Nell, you see, when write to Tom
I use red paper-that means love; and
when ] write 10 Jack / use blue paper
which means faithful and true.-Tit-BiS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
1t Thrill. Him.

Quinn-She kissed her hand 10 the audi
ence only once. That's not enough 10 20
around.
De Fonte-Oh, yes; stage kisses are Hex-
ible- Every man In the house thinks that
that one kiss was for him-.Chicago Even
ing News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
DO Yeur Feet Ache and Burnt

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Ease,
= powder for tie feet 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns. Itching
Swollen, Hot, Gallons, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and She's
Stores sell II, DC. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. "
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

There is only one excuse for buying On
credit; the hope that the merchant viii for
get to charge your purchase-Atchison
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Piso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs--Wm- O. Endsley, Vanburen. Ind,
Feb. 10, 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

a Bitter Drop in joys Cup.-Did the
bride seem happy" NO: the society mag
azine put her wedding eleventh IN a column
Of B."-Indlanapolis Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

To Care . Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets An
druggists refund money ifisfails tocure- &c
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

L requires no experience 20 dye with
PUTSAM FADEIEss DTEs Simply boiling
your goods In the dye Is al that's necessary
Sold By all druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Only fools fight friction; the wise reduce
n-Boston Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

We've cured that clerk who was always
IN debt TO all Of Us" How did You do IT,
why, the minute he gets paid we al Dor
row Of him--Indianapolis Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Mans economy is IN tellin' his wife how
to ave money.-Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price 75c-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Let the sheep come after the cattle
In the pasture, rather than before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

Prepared by THE J. & C MAGCIRl
MEDICINE CO.. ST. LOUIS. NO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
NEED OF RELIEF
AND OFFERS OF AID
Especial to The Herald from STAFF Core
epondaYfa

Especial to The Herald from Staff Core
spondent)
Scofield, May 5.-The relief work is
now in the hands of an able committee.
and by tomorrow it is hoped they viii
be able to locate those families that are
In immediate want. As the matter
stands tonight, many Of these are out
OF town. having accompanied the bodies
of relatives, while others have gone to
nearby towns TO live with relatives I'M
til the worst is over. When they return
they viii be without food in the house.
and il is this class IN particular that
the committee will look after right now.
y canvass of the town is TO be made
by competent men, and relief head
quarters, where all can be supplied
with provisions. viii, in al probability.
be established.
offers Of aid continue to pour in to
the mayor. The P. II. Fang Brewing
company, through its agent, Max A.
Jaench of Salt Lake, wired Mr. EARL
today that 500 had been deposited in
the National Bank of the Republic for
the relief Of the sufferers. subject TO his
draft.
A check for $50 came from the B. K.
Bloch company of Salt Lake, and
query from the Odd Fellows of Kansas
as TO whether or not a carload of pro-
visions could be used, was answered
early: Yes; send it along"
These are but a few of the more
noteworthy offers.
HORACE n. WHITNEY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06

For four days and nights the widow
Of the last named, Ann Law, has been
in a precariOus condition. She wan
dered into the Macintosh home the first
night, having made an unsuccessful
search for her husband among the
bodies rescued that day, and after re-
lating to Mrs. Macintosh what she had
done, how she had gone in among the
dead bodies. went into commissions. A
doctor was sent for and has had the
poor woman under his care continually.
Her recovery is doubtful. There are
three small children in this family.
Mrs. Law says she heard the explo-
sion, and before there had been any
word from the mine at all she wandered
about, saying she knew her husband
was dead. She was one of the very few
who believed at this time that there
had been any accident.
When brought out today Laws body
was identified after some difficulty by
his twin brother, Claude. 1t will be
sent to Milburn, Sanpete county, the
home of his father.
HORACE n. WHITNEY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
MR.. sNEDDoN's DENIAL.
Does Not Want to Criticise the Coal
Company.

Thomas Sheldon, superintendent of the
Dlamondville Coke & Coal company, who
has been at Scofield to care for the body
OF his bTOther-in-law, Adam Hunter. and
who was quoted in The Herald concern
ing the causes of the disaster, declared
yesterday. that he had made no such
statement. He said he was q friend of
Superintendent Sharp and other members
of the Pleasant Valley Coal company and
did not want TO say anything that would
injure them. He said that, in his opinion,
the explosion was caused by dust in the
mine, and that the immediate cause may
have been any one of four: "a windy
blast OF black powder, an explosion of
giant powder, the explosion of a key of
black powder, or d runaway car, any of
the dust, the result of which would be
friction, producing an explosion"
But Mr.. Sheldon wanted to say that
he had not discussed this matter OF &C
cused the coal company of neglect with
any one at Scofeld.
What is your opinion, Mr. sheldon, as
an expert. do you believe that if the
Pleasant Valley company had sprinkled
the coal dust in its mine, an explosiCt
would have been impossible?'' was asked.
Now, I do not want to discuss this
matter at all. do not care to figure in
the newspapers. I am a friend of Mr..
Sharp"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
MORE BIDS FOR PUBLIC WORK
PROPOSALS FOR WATERWoRKs
CONSTRUCTION.
Several Contractors Figuring on Pipe
Supplies, Construction Work and
for Bike Path.

The board of public works met last
night to consider bids for the construction
of a series of water mains for the inn
provement of the pipe distribution sys-
TEN in the eastern and northern parts Of
the city. The city engineer has estimated
the cost of the work at &c., 900. The board
also received bids for materials TO be
used in various short extensions of the
WaterWOrkS system. Pending a cOmpu-
certain the amounts of the several bids
the board adjourned till o'clock tOm0r-
row afternoon.
Bids for the furnishing of water pipe
were received from the Excelsior Wooden
Pipe company, P. J.. Moran, Green &
Reeve company and the Geddes & Seerie
Stone company of Denver. Bids for the
furnishing Of MIGRANTS, valves, special
castings, etc, were received from p j.
Moran, c. c. Moore & Co. the Mine &,
Smelter Supply company. The bids were
accompanied by certified checks for so
each.
Bids were also received for the con
structiOn of a bicycle track at Liberty
park from Keefer & Rush and Heath
& Robertson, accompanied by certified
checks.
The board appointed a Mr.. Mcdonald in
spectOr of the laying of pipe TO the All
HallOws college ground on Ninth South
and Seventeenth East. None of those
present seemed to know who the partic-
ular Mr.. Mcdonald is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
COMPANY NOW SAYS
DEAD NUMBER POP

Especial to The Herald from Staff Core
spOndent)
Scof1eld, May 5.-The company claims
tonight that 1877 men have been brought
out of the works, and that no more
than five are missing. All the rescued.
they say, are boxed up and between
ffty and sixty caskets will have to be
returned to Salt Lake. They do not
say their estimate of the number dead
was at any time too great, but ascribe
the cause of the over-supply to rush
orders from undertakers when it was
feared not enough could be got to-
gether in time.
Three bodies we're recovered up to l
o'clock this morning and no more have
been found all day. Nevertheless, there
will be no pause in the search. A mes
senger to the cOmpany's office from the
rescuing party in the tunnel at 10 p. m.
says II are now digging for bodies in
the Fa. IN raise. with small hope of
success. The belief is that not enough
dirt can be removed except they take
desperate chances TO reach the men
buried there until some timbering has
been done.
The b, dies brought out this morning
are those of Richard T. Reese, John
Lundgreen and Clyde Law. They are in
a horrible state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
TWO DREADFUL CASES
FOUND BY COMMITTEE

Especial to The Herald from STAFF Core
spon6ent)
Seofeld, May 1.-Two of the most aw-
full cases of suffering and neglect con-
sequent upon the tragedy that has come
10 this little camp have been found by
the relief committee Here are the plain
facts:
Airs. sandy Wilson, whose husband
was killed with two other brothers and
a fourth who has since died, was con-
fined three days before the accident Of
May / Her husband was among those
known to be killed a short time after
the tragedy occurred, and because of
the turmoil created at her home, the
matter was not kept from her. She was
told that not only was her husband
among the dead. but that his two
brothers were killed, her father was in
jured and a fourth brother fatally
hurt.
She became delirioUs at once, and lay
IN that condition in bed with her three
days-old baby without attention. Her
mother-in-law and other relatives and
friends were too horror-etricken and
dazed to attend to her. In their grief
they forgot all about her.
For three days no one came near her
bedside. And during that time she lay
PROSTATE and mOaned and raved with
the babe at her breast. The fire went
OUT in the house. There was nothing
for her to eat. and no medicine. She
was helpless. while the body of her hus-
band lay in the next room.
Another and quite similar case came
70 view last night, A woman whose
name was not learned, and whose nus
band had been killed in the mine, was
confined last night, and some one Went
in search Of a woman TO attend her, but
for long time none could be found.
The woman lay helpless, awaiting aid.
Finally, in desperation, man said he
would attend her. On the way to the
house he met a woman, whom he in
duced to go with him on this delicate
duty. CHARLES Z. DOWNING.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06

in the mine are so far in that they are
reached with the utmost difficulty The
chief means of locating them now is
through the odor of decomposition
It is believed that a month may
elapse before the last victim is brought
out. One case at least is known where
there can be no immediate rescue
Young John Price. son Of the city
marshal, is buried under tons ard tons
of coal. He was a driver and under
the cave-in are his three horses, only
the head of the lead animal being Wis
ible. The boy is doubtless buried by
the side Of his car.
This is supposed to be at point
near the phildeck room, and several
are in all probability buried there, hav-
ing rushed in to avoid the damp and
get to the air.
At this point, too, the men dare not
attempt to dig. for the top Of the tun-
mel has broken down and at any time
another piece of it might drop. It viii
require weeks to timber up the roof,
which course seems imperative before
they can get at the remains.
This work of rescue furnishes more
gruesome sights than can be. told in
pages. At the Edwards boarding
house one Of the awful spectacles is
a pile of clothes ten feet high lying out
on the porch. thrown in a heap as they
have been torn and cut from the
corpses.
Hector Evans was carried out for
dead and was about TO be stripped,
when he moved his arm a trifle- The
doctors quickly brought him out of his
stuDor.
RoGerick Davis was overcome while
with the re5cuing party, and he came
to White being washed. The young
man made his brothers grave today.
There are numerous instances of this
nature.
The Firms are coming in for great
deal of hard criticism on account Of
alleged inactivity, if not cowardice. Al
though there are sixty. or more of their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06

never was any gas in the mine, and
have the testimony of dozens to that
effect. 1 can state positively that there
is no gas in there today, and, laying
aside the statements of those competent
to judge, there are no signs since the
explosion Of there having been any gas.
1t would certainly show up now, with
the detective ventilation
''The oldest mine in the district, No.
?, contains more dust than any of the
others, according to testimony and
abundant evidence. This dust has
proven in twenty years, under ordi-
nary mine conditions, not to be expio-
sive. These are the things that must
be investigated in getting at the cause
Of this explosion, and have no doubt
that the international Institute of Min
ing Engineers win take the matter up
for the benefit of science, if nothing
more. President James Douglass of the
association is in Arizona, and I should
not be surprised at all to see him COM
ing in here any day.
ut is plain TO every one that guam
tity of explosives burned in the mine.
and it was the product Of that explo-
sion that allowed the dust to ignite. But
as to what succession of events trans
pired in there before that occurred, the
evidence has not been studied closely
enough to determine.
I'VE know that two parties Of men
were at work near where the explosion
occurred. One of them was using black
powder, and the other giant powder.
Which caused the explosion 1 cannot
tell, but it was most likely the giant
powder. We went all through the mine
and took many photographs. which are
not yet developed. When finished, they
will show the formation of things gen
orally and they may be the means of
solving the perplexing question. Who
and what caused this catastrophe?
Thought Explosion Impossible.
Il firmly believe that the great NOR
tally is due TO the confidence of the
men that there could be no possibility
of an explosion in that mine. They
were prepared to believe such a thing,
and instead of running out at the time
of the first defamation, they rushed into
the after-damp. Even the old miners,
most of them Welshmen, who under
stand these things having been
brought up in the coal mines, walked
straight into the after-damp, because
they could not believe an explosion had
occurred. I rode in on the train with
one man who was coming to bury his
brother-in-law, and he had a letter
from the latter in which he stated
that this was the safest mine he had
ever worked in. He had even advised
his brotller-in-Iaw TO come out here, be-
cause the place in which he was work
ing was considered dangerous. The
man who showed me this letter was
named Terrance.'
Superintendent Sharp is anxious to
have the experiments made, and a thor
ough Investigation has been ordered by
him. c. 3. SpTague, who has been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
TO DETERMINE CAUSE

Especial to The Herald from Staff Core
spondent)
Scofeld, May 5.-An effort of great
scope is being made to ascertain the
cause of the explosion, especially from
a scientific standpoint.
G.. c. Hewlett Of Colorado Springs
formerly general superintendent of the
Union Pacific coal department, has
come here from his home to study the
question with Mine Inspector Thomas,
and together the gentlemen have spent
about twelve hours underground pur-
suing their Investigations, which have
not az yet reached a conclusion.
''The question Of coal dust explo-
sions," SAID Mr. Hewlett tonight, lis
one that has been the greatest problem
in mining for twenty-five years. That
long ago it was agitated, and in 1885
q royal commission in Great Britain,
after experimenting for a long time,
reported that a dust explosion without
the presence of gas could not
be found by them, even after
their most careful research, but
they had found evidence to
subStantiate the assertion that one
could occur. The next official recogni-
ton Of tie subject was in 1898, when
Germany sent out a commission, which
claimed to have found reason to be
Gievs that a duct explosion could not
occur without gas, yet they were not
satisfied with the experiments they had
made. 1t has been difficult to get any
thing direct on this point. A French
has worked on it without
any conclusive results, and, as L say,
the subject is not understood.
Nov" said Mr.. Hewlett, here is
an instance right here where there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
LAST RITES OF EIGHT VICTIM
oBsEQUIES FOR COAL MINERS TO
BE BURIED HERE.
Funeral of the Wilson's at Sixteenth
Ward Meeting House-Ceremonies
Over Five Others.

Salt Lake will do its part today in the
burial of eight victims of the awful dis
aster at Seofeld. Funerals viii be held
in various parts of the city.
AT the Eighth ward assembly rooms at
p. m. the services over the remains OF
Chris Johnson viii be held. The deceased
leaves a wife and seven children.
In the Sixteenth ward meeting house
at y o'clock noon the funeral Of AleXand-
er, jr., William and John Wilson will oc-
cur. The speakers will be President An
gus NJ. Cannon. G. w. Penrose and John
Nicholson Friends are respectfully IN
Vited to attend.
The ladies of the CaIedonian auxiliary
club will attend the funeral and the
Utah caFry-aH viii convey them to the
cemetery.
Services will be held at l o'clock D. m.
today at the undertaking .parlors of S. d.
Evans on State street over the remains
of Joseph MaiO, 9. Funari. AnselmO
NOcOlO and Antonio ROllo. The italian
colony will be we'll represented at the OBJ
seqUies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
(special to - Herald.l

Scofield, May considerable sur
prise was caused here this afternoon
by the arrival Of the Tribune bearing
an alleged statement from State Nine
Inspector Thomas denying his inter
view with a Herald correspondent, in
which he attributed the explosion to
the company's neglect to sprinkle the
dust in the mine. When he was asked
why he denied the interview, Mr..
Thomas said ne objected to the infer
ence that he blamed" the company
He admitted he had said there had
been neglect, and that the explosion
was due to failure to sprinkle the mine,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06
NINE INSPECTOR THOMAS
WAS CORRECTLY QUOTED

but he declared he had not said he
blamed the company for the accident.
Several people here and elsewhere
are ready to testify that the state in
spector has said all and more than
was attributed to him in The Herald
interview.
NicOl Hood of Sugar called at The
Herald Office last night to say The
Herald had reported State Inspector
Thomas correctly. Mr.. Hood declared
he had personally heard Mr.. Thomas
say he had been after the company
about duS in its mines for some lit
tie time before the accident, but with
out effect.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06

number among the dead, it is claimed
that only three of the foreigners could
be prevailed upon to so in the mine.
This is the sort of thing that miners
viii not stand and remarks are fire.
quently heard such as: IF there was
a way to get out the Americans and
let the Firms go, they would stay
there ten years before we would touch
them" This came from one of the
rescuers who has not left his post ex-
cept for a few hours each day in which
to sleep. HORACE n. WHITNEY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-06

working in hydrocarbons Cor two
years as an expert chemist, is bard at
work now on samples of dust brought
out Of No. 4.
Mine Inspector Thomas has issued an
invitation to newspaper men to go
through the tunnel on Monday. He de-
sires, among other things. to convince
the public that nothing is being hidden.
and offers an escort of experienced
miners to explain the workings on the
interior. HORACE n. WHITNEY.