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Iron County register., 1900-05-31
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Henry Stelbrink and Eliz-
abeth Stelbrink, his wife, by their GER
tain deed of trust, dated the 18th day
Of September, 1890, and duly recorded
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds
for the County of Iron, and State of
Missouri, in book 81, at page 457, did
convey to Asa P. Booth, trustee, the
following described real estate, situ-
ate, lying and being in the County of
Iron, and State of Missouri, to wit:
Lots number eleven Q1), twelve (12),
thirteen 03) and fourteen Q4). in
block number twenty-nine (29), of the
City of Ironton, Iron County, Mo.
Which said conveyance was made
in trust to secure the payment of a
certain promissory note in said deed
described; and whereas default having
been made in the payment of said
note;
And, whereas, it is provided in said
deed of trust that if the above named
trustee shall refuse to exercise the
powers in him vested by said deed
then the Sheriff of Iron county, Mo-,
shall act as such trustee; and whereas,
the said Asa P. Booth, trustee, does
so refuse;
Now, therefore, at the request of the
legal holder of said note, and in pur-
suance of the terms of said deed of
trust, L, the undersigned, Sheriff
of Iron county, Mo-, will on
Saturday, June 2d, 1900,
between the hours of nine o'clock A.
NJ, and five o'clock P. NJ. of that day,
at the east front door of the courthouse
in the City of Ironton, in Iron Coun-
ty, Missouri, proceed to sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, the real estate above described,
to satisfy said note, interest and ex-
penses of this proceeding.
Ironton, Mo-, May Z, 1900.
B. S. GREGORY,
Sheriff and Trustee.
Iron County register., 1900-05-31
Democratic Congressional Commit
tee Meeting.


In pursuance to an order of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee, made
at st. Louis, Mo-, May 10, 1900, the
Democratic Congressional Committee
for this (the 13th) Congressional Dis
trict is hereby called to meet at the
Commercial Hotel, De Soto, Mo. on
Saturday, June I'd, 1900,
at loo P. NJ. for the purpose of fixing
the Manner and time of nominating a
Democratic candidate for Congress and
the transaction of such other business
as may come before the committee.
HENRY G.. BELL,
Chairman of the Cong. Committee.
Potosi. Mo-, May II. 1900.
Iron County register., 1900-05-31
Fl. ". COLLINS
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE/
IRONTON MO.

@7 oTIcE TO PIcNIcERs AND ExcURsioNIsTs
olHacks, Spring Wagons, Single and
Double Buggfes; Three-Seated Car
riages and Two-Seated Carriages, with COM
petent drivers; also, the best of Saddl
Horses for Ladies and Gentlemen caube had
at REASONABLE RATES.
Iron County register., 1900-05-31
Female Weakness Cured.

Twas troubled with severe female
weakness for over six months. l was
treated by six very prominent physi-
clans without any marked benefit. My
last doctor was skilled specialist,
and he told me the only hope lay in
an operation. l heard of Smiths Sure
Kidney Cure, and after using it for one
month / find myself cured. and even
the doctor who last treated me now
pronounces me we'll. Mrs. j. r. FAvER,
Atlanta, Ga. Price so cents. For sale
by druggist.
Iron County register., 1900-05-31
ARCADIA COLLEGE
ACADEMY
or THE
Sisters

The system of education pursued in this
intellectual and physical powers of the pu-
pills; to make them refined, accomplished
and useful members of society.
Pupils of all denominations are equally re-
observation-disclosures withtheir convictiors
being carefully avoided.
Iron County register., 1900-05-31

select DIZZY SCHOOL
In which the usual branches of sound and
practical education are carefully impaired.
Terms in the Day School will be, for the
present, One Dollar per Month.
Information may DE had by applying in
person or by letter, to
MOTHER MARIAN, Superioress
oft Convent of the Ursune Sisters Arcadia Iron
County, No.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
B4DEN-POWELL As A BOY.
From The Scotsman.

From The Scotsman.
The report that Mafeking has been relieved gives
special interest to some incidents concerning the
school days of its hero which Dr. Hag- Brown the
former headmaster of Charterhouse has been tell
ing a Surrey paper. Il notice that the name is in
variably mspronounced.' said the doctor. The
"a in Baden is generally given the sound ah,' but
ii should have the usual sound of "a in Bath
ing Towel. which his nickname among the
boys at school. The boy essentially father TO
the man; he was very active lively. full of fun and
amusement. and exceedingly popular with his
school fellows. An extremely clever boy in every
sort of way, his accomplishments were numerous
He proved particularly clever with his hands, and
could draw pictures with left and right at the
and in all he undertook showed fertility of
source coupled with keen of humor, which
has been displayed again and again during the
siege of Mafekng.
I'm his numerous scouting expeditions con-
hand. but his courage, skill and alertness brought
him safely through. On one occasion he had a very
narrow escape. During the Matabele campaign he
one day detected man hiding in tree. The
Colonel was we'll within shot, and the man took
aim at him, but he suddenly swung round and got
his own bullet in first bringing the man to the
ground" Colonel Baden-Powell. two days before
he left England for South Africa. paid visit
DR.. Haig-Brown and enthusiastically remarked:
Il hope they, will give me warm corner" The
doctor remarks His wish as 1t turned out was
fully gratiied for certainly no man has had n
warmer corner in the present campaign than the
heroic defender of Mafeking'
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.


bound to admit, have developed already certain
to C, water twice day they raise weakly trof, or
IN some cases, wabblng ca1ter
A more woful procession of skeletons how
ever, 1t would be impossible to paint-each rib
visible at two hundred yards away and each
great gaunt head wagging, If to balance the
bag OF bones that follows It, With six months on
grass they might become workable horses once
more put the new grass is still fully months
away. Meantime they are costing our Government
inuch valuable forage and in the course of
things-as we hope and believe they will now
turn out-are never likely to be of any further
use in the present war.
STORIES OF WOUNDED MEN
Men and officers returning wounded to England
tell strange tales of the battlefield. The other
day Lance Corporal Ramsey, OF the Black Watch
who was brought to Netey Hospital having been
hit eight times at Magersfontein said a bugler
boy was being dragged into the Boer trenches The
lad struggled, and, according to the lance cor
poral. the Boer cut his throat Ramsey tried to
rescue him. and split the mans head with the
butt end of his rife, but unable to help the
bugler boy, who dead
The strange man9uvres of Mauser bullets are
related by several men able to testify from ex-
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

fontein on February is thus told in THE Daily
News:
The Australians rode out steadily. ana TOOK up
startled older soldiers. This was absCiutely theiI
first trial real fighting service, ana everypppoy
connected with them was anxious to see now tnsy
would comport themselves in the face OF tne
enemy Not only 1t their first fighting effort
but It their debut In the saddle, as until
week previous they had simply been infantrymen
and not dozen of them had ever been In the
hands of mounted drill instructor.
body of scouts upon large BODY OF tne
enemy near Pottsberg Farm, in deep and shady
ravine The enemy trying to evade notiGe.
but that now impossible In moment rlnes
were ringing the air and after that hrst Voliey
the little band of Australians wheeled ana galioped
for the open country. To have remained there
would have meant certain death to every one or
the half dozen who comprised the picket so tney
did their duty-they fired and rode for the veldt
a few seconds Beers were dashing out OF the
kopieS all Sides trying to cut the small pand OF
Australians off shoot them down. But the
Australians knew their game; they opened out, SO
that each man practically riding alone
The Beers could do little with them. Those who
stood by the guns noticed that very large numbers
of in the Boer ranks were either niggerS or
half castles. and IL was also very noticeable that
they knew but little about the of the rifle.
They fred high and wide and, Notwithstanding the
fact that they poured their ammunition away in
wholesale fashion, they did little harm worth mem
tfOning. although many or them flreu nutIe
than pistol range They simply crazed with
excitement, and did not succeed in cutting off a
single member of that adventurous band. When
ever an Australian found himself in a tight place
he simply dug his spurs into his horses fianks,
lifted his rifle and blazed into the ranks of the foe
to his mates and kept his rifle busy, and every
time the coo-ee rang out the whispering veldt
the Australians turned in their saddles and riding
as the men from the Southland can ride, they
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
WoRK FOR EcUMENIcAL CONFERENCE.

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS ADDITIONAL SUB
sCRIPTIONS-MEETING NEXT MONTH
The Ecumenical Conference Foreign Missions
will convene at Carnegie Hall month. Less
than $4,000 Of the $4,000 required to meet the
perses has been actually subscribed. though some
thing more than sS.OO0 additional has been guar
anteed by those who have paid the bills since lsS6
when the organization of the conference be-
The Importance of the coming meeting
shown by the testimony of the value of foreign
missions given last Sunday by Bishop Potter and
the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant who have Just
turned from tour around the world. undertaken
largely TO study missionary work and the religious
social and educational needs OF our Asiatic posses
sions.
ference reports the following additional subscrfp-
tio1s. and urges that the rest OF the necessary
sum be contributed promptly:
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
ARTILLERY FIRE AT SPION FOp.
From The London Times.

For two hours our men were under probably the
heaviest shell fire experienced in this war. They
were raked on both sides. the Maxim Nordenfeldts
firing often twelve shells in quick succession each
one a few inches above the other. with most deadly
enect Shrapnel fired well as common
shell Our men advanced to position three
times, and each time compelled retire.
This lasted from O'Clock until II. and II looked
at last as If the hill could not be held when our
batteries found the Boer guns and almost i'm
mediately silenced them. At the same time fresh
troops arrived in support The fight continued for
the rest of the day. but men. under a heavy
fire. pushed gradually forward TIL late in the
evening -
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

dashed to the rescue. and did not leave a single
man in the hands of the enemy
Many gallant deed done that day by off,
GERS and men Captain Moor gave fellow his
horse and made dash for liberty foot, but he
would have failed in his effort had not Lieutenant
Darling, West Australian boy. ridden 20 his aid
ana together the two officers the one horse got
back TO the shelter of the guns. The enemy still
blaZed away in the widest and most farcical ia sh-
ion. Had they been Boer hunters or marksaen
very few of the West Australians would ever have
got across that strip of veldt alive. AS it was
only two of them got wounded. killed
one or two horses shot dead, and then the
big guns got to work in grim earnest
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

One was when were out attached to the
mounted infantry of the Kings Royal Rifles, under
Captain Eustace We were in advance fully three
thousand yards. when We came across body OF
Beers. We stood watching them until the patrol
came up. The soldiers dismounted and advanced in
open order. when 1 gave the signal. After Captain
Eustace had taken in the situation he me
back to Estcourt with dispatch. on my return
the Beers trying to cut off the Rifles. but
thank goodness our men were not caught mapping
Colonel Martyr followed up with all the
mounted men and the Natal Field Artillery You
should have seen the Beers clear when they knew
the reinforcements coming
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
GENERAL M4CDONALD's TRAINING.
from The London Telegraph

from Inc London leleSraph
Some interesting "reminiscences Of General Hector
Macdonaid are communicat ted by w. Mathie. of
Redhill who formerly in the Royal Engineers
and is now in the office of the Ordnance Survey
About thirty years ago Mr.. Matnie in Inver
ness duty. and lodged In the house the
future general. who at that time employed in
a tartan warehouse. but ambitious of becom-
ing soldier. and his first lessons in the of
warfare from the Royal Engineers. Many
ing Macdonald had Mathe of bed o'clock
and made that gentleman, willy nilly, give him pre-
limnary lessons in drill. AS this soldering took
place in the bedroom, and both drill sergeant" and
recruit wore only their night garments,
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
CARRIED THE MAJUBA FLAG OF TRUCE.

From The London Star.
Sergeant-Major Harry Jones, who leaves for the
front with the Duke OF Cambridges own" knows
something about South Africa already. He was
a conspicuous figure at Majuba. where he the
man who bore the flag of truce
The Sergeant-Major's lighting career. however.
goes further back than that. In 1869 he went to
India corporal in the 18th Hussars. and re-
mained there almost constantly until the Afghan
war, in which he served In 1873 1879 and 1880 He
was one OF the Prince OF Waless escort In India
He was on Sir George Colley's staff when the
General killed, and afterward orderly 10
Sir Evelyn Wood. In life of hard lighting the
Sergednt-Major had frequently been conspicuous
for deeds of personal galantry. He is q finely
made. upright man. He wears two medals
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
WORK OF THE CYCLIST CORPS.


From The London Leader.
Cyclist G.. E. Hall. of Torduay writes from Natal.
Our work is being carefully watched by the mill
tary authorities 1t is the first time that cycles
have been used In warfare. The longest ride which
has been done since have been called out IS
eighty-three and one-half miles Two other
cyclists and myself had the honor of ACCOMPLISHING
this run. We have had some very narrow escapes
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Count Georges de Vebos Mareuil. chief of staff
of the republican army. He entered that service
merely because Is his trade and his delight.
He has always been fond of the English. His
career in the French army covered numerous
campaigns He retired in 1895 out of piqUe, 1t is
said He is only fifty years old.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Men of various natonalities. trained In the
armies of their own countries are to be found in
the Boer ranks. Most eminent among these Is
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
BOER WAR MINES.

From The London Star.
"Talana Elanda Smith and "Belmontna Grass
pana Modderriva Brown are names which have
been given TO babies in Cape Colony. A Boer
named Troskie has had his son baptized Emmanuel
Kruger Steyn Tromphus-a combination sacred
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

perence. Corporal Williams. of the First Cold
stream Guards, received in his throat. The
bullet carried away a tooth, smashed his lower
jaw and finally lodged in his neck The corporal
has the bullet, with piece Of tooth firmly i'm
bedded in it. Private Cradock, Of the Seaforth
Highlanders, shot Just above the groin, and
the bullet emerged his waistcoat pocket. pass
ing through his watch 1t came out. In the
of another Cuardsman the shot entered at
the back of his neck and came out at his throat.
AS result he has completely lost his voice.
An echo of General Buffers unsuccessful at
tempts to reach Ladysmth is tersely recorded by
The Daily News" correspondent, who, writing
after the Vaal Kraantz failure, says:
1t is all very well to say that only military ex-
perts capable of criticising these movements
but Tommy Atkins wants to know why the II
he is sent TO take them ills if he as to come
away from 'em the next day"
Winston Churchill. writing to THE Morning
Post from Spearman's Camp, says:
We believe that Fuller gauged the capacity OF one
subordinate at Colenso, of another at Splon hop
and that now he will do things himself, he
so long. Probably some pedantic principle OF mill
tary etiquette: "COmmander-in-chief should occupy
a central position. turning movements should be
directed by subordinates." But the army believes
that this Is ali now, and that for the future
Butler will trust one but himself in great mat
tiers, and is because they believe this that the
soldiers are looking forward with confidence and
eagerness TO the last attempt-for the sands at
Ladysmth have very low-to shatter the
lines
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
A FRENCH TACTICIAN.

COUNT vILLEBoIs MAREUII.. WHO HAS BEEN OF
GREAT SERVICE TO THE BOERs
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

imagine now funny those matutinal parades must
have been. Things thus went on, and Macdonald
became proficient in not only the rudiments OF drill
but in the manual and bayonet exercises Shortly
afterward Mr.. Mathe left Inverness and Hector
enlisted with the 92d-the Gallant Gordons
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
Special Prices for This Week.

Brass Beds. all sizes, curved swell
foot, ~ inch posts, IS inch filing,
81 inch top and bottom rod, best gold
lacquer, will not tarnish, can be had
in twin sizes at same price; real value
$500. This week $500.
White Enameled Beds. Ait. size
only, D #. Z in. high, ~ inch posts,
heavy filling rods. extension foot,
, handsomely mounted with fine scroll
brass work, real value S21.00. This
week $500.
Iron Bed Combination-3 #. and
it. sizes only, Enamel Beds. brass
mounts, with Excelsior soft top
mattress, woven wire spring and two
feather pillows. real value $500.
} This week 1925.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

Pure White South American
Curled Hair Mattress. 40 pounds, A
c. \. or fancy ticks. one or two
parts. real value $4,000. This week
22.OO.
Mattress, in good quality of black
mixed hair 40 pounds, in best A. c.
A. ticking. real value SS.4S. This
week $50.
a full size Excelsior Mattress, soft
top, good ticking mot the cheap tick
ing commonly usedl, real value $3.50.
This week LIS.
Feather Pillows. size 22x30, 3T
pounds each, extra quality OF ticking;
real value S2.25. This week LAG.
Feather Pillows. 22x2S. 4 pounds
each, made up in good quality tick
ing: real value $3.50. This week 98c.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

ntributions should be sent 10 Georxo Foatar
sody, treasurer, No, q Ptue-sr
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

FhENCHS WORKOUT ANIMALS.
ne hard work which General French's brill
4aht movements entail upon his cavalry IS eIo-
TH'g evidenced by this account in THE Daily
-eesfaph" from the camp at Stellenbosch:
a,taaIe.1s sne as section Of camp devoted IN the
o,t. ioaiss from up country These are the worn
C;~eraiu iu usarVeiings from Modder River and from
are tb srthch's force and a CHASTITY crew ,hev
kraa n,ier horses Chiefly alas Engish) in one
or tb,.n nilies IN another, the number ~ tvyo
eIsS nree hundred each The mules IN Iheir ,am
70 nothing bt eofis ais look the worse. comparable
such sfghteatsn sfpst,sa or their recuperatve power in
ence eiva can; for want OF previous expert
horses noor ho felable opinion. But for the
certain fea beasts. my heart often bIeeds A
suecumbed early. but the rest am
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

In considering the problems connected with tho
future government OF new possessions
hears much OF the Declaration OF Independence
and the Constitution OF the United States that II
Is important TO consider the conditions under which
these instruments were proclaimed II must not
be forgotten that both the Declaration and the
Constitution We're written by and for self governing
white men living IN a temperate zone. back OF whom
IN the direct line OF political ascent stood not only
Magma Charta, but also the principles euunciated
and successfully upheld by force OF arms agains,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-07

The EAuE has received from VIII
Arson two fine views Of the Deyils
sink Hole near Rock Springs, Edwards
county. Texas One shows the mouth
Of the sink hole surrounded by rocks
and sedge brush, with derrick and a
box for lowering people into the hole.
The second view Is remarkable in that
10 IL taken from the bottom Of the hole,
showing the dark, rugged, circular rock
walls conyerging toward the top, where
the sky shows white and half way up
the side Of the wall Is the passenger
box.
A case Of smallpox was discovered
this morning in a small cabin behind
the residence Of Mrs Emma Greer. 1t
received prompt attention from the
health board Despite the stringent
measures enforced, IL is only natnra
that a case will develop in town occa
sioually, and may he expected until tn,
county authorities can corral the dis
ease some -Nayasota Examiner.
Mr.. Allan b Sanford has written {.
a frIend that be and his bride arrived
safely in Coungton, Tenn and found
all well. They expect 10 return IN about
eight days, or, "a any event, before the
18th. Waco Telephone.
. Lo,r-Suuday afternoon, south %
/ court house, within three or four block
thereof on Dallas or interseciin.
streets. one Ioniton lace handkerchief
Finder will please return 10 this office
d5s
The Labadie eutertaium ent to b
given Thursday night a. the open
house under the an pieces OF the Knight
of Pythias is highly recommended Al
FIRST class 10 every respect.
FoH RrNr-About 81 or % acres q
land at edge Of corporation on b.
chanan road. Apply 10 5. NJ. Derier
40
For pipe work and plumbing see NJ
, +. Heeuan. Leave orders At Wilcox
shop or Bryan EAGLE office. The bei
work; reasonable prices. d59
T Mr.. j. II. Wallace now has the com
IS convict force Of ten men working %
/ the Sandy Point road just outside "a
! corporation, having worked that roa
from Still Greek.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-07

The reading from Damon and Pythias
which will be given by Mrs. and Mrs.
Francis LAbadie At The opera house
Thursday night will prove Of especial
interest
T. W. Drew and Bill Mcdonald were
here from Macy yesterday AIR. Drew
SAYS farm work IN his community has
been greatly retarded by the weather.
Mr.. John Woodbridge aud Miss Ina
Loughridre we're married late yestef-
day afternoon at the Methodist parsou-
age by Rev. T.. J.. shettle-.
Rev. Jewell Howard will an his ap-
poin,meni at the Christian church sun
day. Prayer meeting will he held 60.
night.
On and after February LIST will de.
liver sweet milk at ~ cents per gallon
II OSCAR LowtRY.
The Jedries- Sharkey pictures will l.,
the next attraction al the opera hou,,
Friday, Feb. 10.
/ Room Tor Rent-adjolning Methodist
/ parsonage. Apply 10 w. y. Lawrence
d6b
A pretty line Of wall paper, all III,
latest patterns.
d57 WiIsoN.JrNGINs DRuG Co.
Battle Ak Hour at 500 per sack e.
just what you are looking for.
dos
Tim Murphy in The Carpet Bag
ger, will appear here Feb. q,
Try the famous Brook Hill whist,
at the Exposition saloon. dj3tf
See our new line Of wall papers.
d57 WII,oV.JENKiN, DBUG Co.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. y II. Cole, Il
Dallas, q son.