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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
TWELVE DROWNED
IN LAKE MICHIGAN
Passenger Steamer Hackley Struck
by Squall and Went Down.
THREE WOMEN AMONG VICTIMS
Vine Rescued After Floating on
Pieces of Wreckage All Might
Boat Turned Over and Went
Down Like Il Rock.

Marinette, Wis, Oct. 5.-During q
squall Saturday night or Lake Michi'
gan the steamer j. H. Hackley cap.
sized and II persons were drowned.
The Goodrich line steamer Sheboygan
rescued the other seven persons on
board the Hackley after they had
hoated about on pieces of wreckage all
night. Report Of the disaster reached
Marinette Sunday.
The Hackley was struck by the squall
when seven miles off Green island.
The upper work was blown away be-
fore the men could reach a haven. The
boat then turned wei and went down
in deep water,
The drowned:
George LeClaire, Jr., Jacksonport,
Wis.
Joseph Vorous, captain of the Hack
ley, Fish Creek.
Edna Barringer.
Lawrence Barringer, Fish Creek.
Henry Rabitor, Fish Creek.
Carl Kelley, Fish Creek.
Miss Francis Vincent.
Miss Vincent's sister, Egg Harbor,
Wis.
Freeman Thorp, Fish Creek.
| Nels Nelson, Sturgeon Bay.
Frank Fitzgibbons, Jacksonport.
- Truchly, cook Of the Hackley.
The rescued:
Frank B~lackfield, purser. Fish Creek
Orrin Rollin, engineer. Fish Creek
Martin Hansen.
Blaine insolvency, Fish Creek.
Martin Olsen, passenger, Of Sister,
Bay.
Two men of Ellison Bay, Wis.
AS the Hackley went to the bottom
those who could seized on floating
pieces of wreckage, while the wome1
and three or four of the men, failins
to find any object to which to cling
sank in the raging sea, so far as il
known. The waves were rolling high
and several of those who at first savet
themselves from immediate death los
strength and sank. 1t was severa
hours after the Hackley sank before
the ~Sheboygan hove within hailing dis
tance. The shouts of the floating mel
attracted the attention of the sailors
on the Sheboygan, and every assist
ance was lent.
Every mar found something to floa
on, except the captain, who remained
in the p%ilothouse to the last, doing hi
best to right the boat, and he finall,
went down with her.
The darkness made rescue slow, bu
the officers of the Sheboygan feel sur
that they took aboard every person
atioat. Some of the persons who wer
rescued say it is possible that II o
more of the II persons missing ma
have escaped death. This view is no
the Sheboygan.
The Sheboygan made into Fish Cree
when hope Of rescuing Cth5r person
seemed improbable. The rescued per
SON were so exhausted from thei
struggles against drowning that the
were unable for s1,9e time to tell any
thing about the wreck. The person
saved by the S%heboygan say that wit
the crashing away of the upper wor
all persons aboard the Hackley ran O
deck. Hasty preparations for a plunS
into the water were begun, but befor
any plans could be carried out the boa
listed, turned over and went down liK
a rock.
Search is still making for any per
son who may have escaped death an
for the bodies of those who wcr
drowned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Three-FOOt Beans.

Missouri threatens to become the
champion bean state. A st. Joseph
man, Tandy H. Rice, has grown some
bean pods 36 inches long, with TWEEN
ty beans to the pod. Three of these
monster beans would doubtless allay
the most Bostonese appetite. Mr.. Rice
will exhibit samples of his remarks
BILE vegetable productions in the Mis-
souri, building at the Worlds fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Children Go to Jail, Too.

Gottlieb Winner, the wife-hunter
was remanded to the county Jail, at
Mexico, in default of a peace bond for
$3.50, imposed in Squire L. N. Bass
court. Winner was found guilty of
threatening a neighbor, Valentine En-
del, and refused to make an effort to
secure a bond for the amount, although
it is said that he could do it. 1t was
necessary to send Winners two chill
dren, 5 and 6 years of age, to Jail with
him, as they had no other place to go.
Arrangements were made to have a
neighbor attend to Winners stock. and
farm during the term of his absence,
which is twenty days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Eel Dcnd ON Street.

Odin, H., Oct. frank Scott, a
boilermaker from st. Louis, died sud
denly on the street here. He had just
arrived on a Baltimore & Ohio South
Western train.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Granted Sick Pardon

At the recommendation of the boaro
of prison inspectors, and upon the re-
quest of the prison physician, Gov.
Dockery granted a sick pardon to John
Sanderson, sent up from Platte county
in 1902 to serve three years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Politician Drops Dead.

William Hamilton, representative Of
Daviess county in the Fortieth and
Forty-first assemblies of Missouri and
a leading attorney and democratic poll
tician, dropped dead in front of his Of
fee in Gallatin. Heart failure is said
to have caused his death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Result OF old Feud.

Nolan, w. ", Oct. civilian Nc
Coy, a young member of the Mccoy
family, Monday shot and MORALLY
wounded Everett Thompson, a son-in-
law of the Hatfields. The tragedy Is
the outgrowth Of a feud which has
existed for 20 years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Henry Farmer, a negro gambler, who
attempted to escape from the st
Charles jail, was shot and seriously
wounded by officer Charles Becker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Reward for Williams sIayers.

Gov. Dockery has offered a reward
of 5000 each for the arrest and convic-
ton of Nelson Johnson, Thomas John
son and Lon Moore, who are wanted
in Pemiscot county for the murder Of
Elvoy Williams, which occurred on
September II.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

New York, Oct. 4.-Too proud to ac-.
cept food from her neighbors Jane
Tucker, So years old, who lived in a
back room of a Twenty-fifth street
house, has been found dead from heart
disease, superinduced by starvation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
.yames Il. McHcnry.

James e. McHenry, aged about II
years, a pioneer citizen, died suddenly
at Jefferson City. Mr.. McHenry fol
several years was state register Of
lands and was at n time editor oil
The Jefferson City Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Three strange men entered a sa
loon in st. Joseph, ordered drinks ant
rendered postage stamps in payment
One Of the two tried to cash a batch
of the 2 and / cent denominations. A
few hours later detectives rounded uE
the same men on the charge of rob
bling the post Office at Morrill,, Kas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

/. While digging in a pit, rear Troy,
Eugene Grassland, aged 20, was smoth-
cred to death by a ton Of gravel fall.
ingg on him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
ARMED MANIAC
|. At WHITE HOUSE
Peter Elliott Makes Desperate Effort
to See President Roosevelt.
PRISONER SENT TO ASYLUM
After IA Terrible Struggle He Is
Taken Into Custody by Door
Keeper and Guards of the
Executive Mansion.

washington, Oct. 6.-F01led In his at
tempt to reach President Roosevelt,
Peter Elliott, a demented Swedish ma
chinist, formerly of Minneapolis, e I.
gagged Monday in a desperate battle
with White House policemen, who in
tercepted his possibly deadly errand
to the executive mansion.
Elliott was armed with a revolver,
He had carefully planned to meet the
president, and, according to his own
story, was within a few feet of Mr..
Roosevelt Sunday in the Grace Dutch
Reformer church while the president
and his two boys were at worship.
Writes a Letter.
Elliott sent a letter to the president
last week, telling in a rambling man.
ner of writings in which he praised
Mr.. Roosevelt, and %inclosing his photo
graph, asking an audience. He ,ap-
peared at the executive offices at ten
o'clock Monday morning and asked for
the president. A newspaper correspond
ent, standing in the doorway, inquired:
what do you want to see the presi-
dent for?"
81 want to see the president" said
Elliott. "He wants to see me-
when is YOU engagement" in
CURED Doorkeeper Ciscle, who eyed the
y Swede suspiciously.
Between 8 and 49," replied Elliott,
Ciscle, after a moments parley, de-
cided that a crank was at the mansion
and signaled to his comrades.
Revolver in Secret Pocket.
While waiting for the arrival Of the
van, Elliott began to kick and swear.
The police searched him, but could find
no weapons.
When he was placed in the van he
became calm for a moment. Before 1t
had passed the gate of the White House
grounds he again became violent. He
began to scream wildly, and plunging
his free hand beneath his trouser band,
whipped out a revolver from a secret
pocket which had escaped the search
Of the police.
officer Perry jumped forward and
struck up the barrel. Ciscle grabbed
for it also, and the two broke it open
at the breech, the automatic shell ex-
tractor scattering the cartridges
through the van. They bore the weap-
On back, and it crashed through the
window. Ciscle wrested it from the
Swede's grasp and threw it into the
roadway, on which the driver halted.
Elliott tried to spring after it. The
heavy plate glass crashed again, and
his body crowded through the aperture,
Ciscle, still gripping his arm, was drag
ged, shoulder down, to the sill, and
the Jagged ends of the pane, penetrat-
ing the coat he wore, entered the flesh
below the elbow, piercing to the bone
and grinding veins, arteries and mus
cles frightfully, as the struggle con-
tinued.
The maniac then gave up the strug-
gle, and, closely guarded by Ciscle and
Parker, was taken to the Emergency
hospital.
Elliott, by seven O'Clock last night.
had been examined, removed from his
prison cell and committed to the gov
eminent hospital for the insane.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
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Fatally Injured In Cane Rush.

New Orleons, Oct. 4.-Loeber Ian
dau, 1G years old, Of the freshman
class at Tulane university, was fatally
injured during the cane rush between
the freshmen and ~sophomores, his
skull being fractured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Clever Burglar Caught.

George Wilson, one of the cleveresi
house burglars the police have any
record of confessed TO numerous rob-
berries in the criminal court at ST. Jo-
seph, and received a sentence of three
years in prison. He is IS years old
and was raised in st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Thurmond, w. Va, Oct. GA fast
passenger train on the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad was badly wrecked at
McKendrie, eight miles cas- of here,
Monday morning. The engine left the
track, derailing the coaches. No one
was fatally injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Attempted Horrible Crime.

The home of Mrs. S. e. Fairfield, =
widow, was entered by two burglars al
Linneus, and she was forced TO sur
render $50. After pouring kerosene en-
the bedding, she and her little grand
daughter were locked in the house
which was fired by the miscreants. Mrs
Fairfield and the child were able tc
escape, and she says that she can iden-
tify one of the men. Three arrests
were made.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Martin Head, a prominent saw mil
man, was seriously wounded by Pc
liceman William Kelley at Carruthers
vile while resisting arrest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Postmaster General Payne, on the
18th, informed the president that he
would have ready for him the report
of the post Office investigation by octo-
her 90
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Francis Hirschberg, just returned tc
st, Louis from Europe, reports thai
foreign men Of affairs are showing
great interest in the Worlds fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Ex-State Senator Landrum has pur-
chased the Lawrence County Record,
Postmaster Barnes of Verona has
bought the Verona Advocate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Gov. Dockery has announced the ap-
pointment of James Marshall TO be
coal oil inspector of the city Of Skies
ton for a term of two years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The French jewelry exhibit for the
st. Louis Worlds fair already amounts
to 81, 000, 900, and includes a pearl col
lar valued at $500, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Sir Michael Herbert, the British am
bassador to the United States, died, on
the 29th, at Davos-Platz, Switzerland,
after a long and plucky fight against
consumption, which terminated with
tragic ~suddenness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Asks 100000 Damages.

Lawrence NJ. Jones, Of the Jones de-
partment store, Kansas City, has
brought suit in the circuit court
against David Lenznar, of st. Louis,
for $50, 900, alleging Islander. The suit
Is the outcome of a mercantile trans
action, and it is contended by Jones
that Lanznar spoke about him in a ma
licious and slanderous way. The suit
is in five counts, $4,000 being de-
manded on each count. Mr.. Jones
states that on October l, 1901, LAM
mar spoke these words about him:
"Mr. L. M. Jones cheated me OUT OF
my stock of furniture and stoves. He
misrepresented the value of his real
estate and induced me to trade my
stock for much less than it is worth"
The second cause is alleged to have
taken place on December 6, 1901. The
foundations for the other three causes
Of action are said to have taken place
in ST.. Louis. On each of the five
counts $4,000 actual damages is de-
manded and $4,000 punitive damages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Formal announcement of another in
crease in coal prices was made, on the
list, at Kansas City Mo, The new
prices were effective throughout the
southwest. Arkansas semi-anthracits
jumped 50 cents, to $3.50 a ton, and
bituminous Goals to s4.75, an increase
of % cents. Pennsylvania anthracite
was $11 a ton. The dealers predicted
further increases.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Miss Ida Nauman, aged 16, was IA
tally burned at Kimmswick by the en-
plosion Of a gasoline stove.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Sir Thomas Upton, who has been
in Chicago since his illness, smiled
when told that Senator Kearns had
mentioned the baronet as being an
ideal successor to the late Ambassa-
dor Sir Michael Herbert,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The Jefferson monument on the state
university campus, Columbia, has been
defaced. Some one carved the initials
III. F. B." deep into the base.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

After a lockout of over seven months,
the 600 employees of the plant OF the
American Corn Products Co, in Chi
cago, known as the Chicago glucose
factory, went back to work, on the Sd,
under union conditions, with union pay
and hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The civil service commission has re-
ceived a call from the Philippines gov
eminent for $50 male teachers, and will
hold examinations at various cities on
October 10 and 20. The salaries range
from 5000 to 81 1000 per annum.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The attempt of the militia to suppress
the Victor (Col.) Record because of It's
sympathies with the striking miners
by arresting the entire staff, was frus'
trated by the pluck of Mrs, Emma T
Langdon, the wife of a composition wht
was arrested. She brought out thu
mornings issue on time, on the LIST, al
though the Office was surrounded by
two troops of cavalry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

George Matthews, al architect, wide
ly known in his profession, died in
Kansas City, Mo, on the 18th, from in
juries received in a street car accident,
aged 43 years, He was a native OF
Brunswick, Me. All the buildings OF
the Kansas City Southern between ST.
loan Springs, Ark, and Port Arthur
Tex. we're erected under his direction.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The American Window Glass Co., the
American Oil and Glass Co. and the
National c. Co, of Marion, Ind, on
the ID, closed a deal with Pittsburg
investors, headed by Senator William
Finn, for leases on about 10000 acres
of oil and gas lands in five counties
in the Indiana oil fields. The capital
of the corporation was given at 2,00O,-
600 cash.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Christian PEPPER, the deceased st
Louis wholesale tobacco dealer, left
an estate valued at $4,000, 900, all left
to the children and q sister.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Arrested at Prison Gate.

c. A. Moore, who was discharged
from the ~penitentiary after serving a
three-year term for selling stolen
property in Bates county, enjoyed
short-lived liberty. He was arrested
at the prison gate and turned over tc
Sheriff j.. NJ. L~ingehfelter Of Sumner
county, Kas., where he is wanted tt
answer to a charge Of grand larceny
He has already served twelve years in
the Kansas penitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The secretary of the interior, on the
29th. informed the department of JUS
tice that the Creek Indians had been
selling allotted lands without the ap.
prevail of the secretary, which was
against the law and the treaty. The
encouragement advised that the deeds
were void and would not put them ON
record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Gov. Dockery Of Missouri, on the I'd,
offered a reward of 5000 each for the
arrest and conviction of Nelson john
son, Tom Johnson and Lon Moore,
charged with the murder of Elvy Will
Jams, in Pemiscott county, on Se9tem-
Der II. The reward stands good for
one year from date.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The citizens Of Columbia have regis
tered themselves at the polls as in
favor of municipal ownership Of the
water and light plant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Gov. Hunt arrived at San Juan, p. r..
on the LIST, from the United States, and
was warmly welcomed, officials ant
civilians uniting in a demonstration
in his honor. There were no attempts
to Great disorder. The socialists eff
forts to cause a demonstration agains'
the governor proved useless.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

A mass meeting of protest against
the situation in Macedonia was held in
st. James hall, London, on the goth,
and was presided over by the bishop
of Worcester. Resolutions were adopt
ed urging the government to take ac-
ton looking to the putting an end to
Turkish rule in Macedonia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Hunters in Alton, ILL.,, and vicinity
refused to take out a hunting license
because of the extra fee of % cents
asked by the justice of the peace. Nhe
game laws call for a fee of Sl.10, for
which a license should be secured, and
the suuires in Alton asked S1.33.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Safe Crackers at Work.

Burgulars held high carnival at Pi
lot Grove. They visited four places
and cracked two safes. but obtained
only $50 for their work. Neither OF
the explosions attracted any attention
and the thieves departed withou,
leaving any clew. They broke into
Zehringen's blacksmith shop and pro
cured the tools with which to drill 6
safe. They then stole powder and
fuse from Schilb & Becker's hardware
store with which to do the work, The
safes at the NJ, X. & T. depot ant
Boyer Bros drug store were blown.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

H. Melville Hanna, a brother of SEN
ator Mark Hanna, on the 18th, gave
500, 900 to the Western Reserve univer-
sity at Cleyeland, O., the income OF
which is to be devoted to the promo
ton of instruction and research in
anatomy and kindred ssbjects.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

AS the result Of a quarrel caused by
jealousy, William G. Schlicker, of st.
Louis, fatally shot his wife, Nora, and
then killed himself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

A combination of grocers in Ohio
Indiana and Kentucky, with a capital
OF So, 000, 900, was organized in Cleve-
land, o., on tho 10th. The combination
was composed of retail men, some Of
them having as many as SO stores, ant
its announced purpose was to protect
itself from the recent combination OF
the Wholesale grocers of the middle
states, who recently organized under a
New Jersey incorporation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Willie Frisby, 8 years old, was killed
by a Transit electric a In st. Louis.
His mother witnessed the tragedy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Citizens Of Asheville, N. G., held a
mass meeting, on the I'd, to raise funds
for the erection of a monument to
mark the graves of bill Nye" and hls
daughter in Calvary cemetery, three
miles south of Asheville. The failure
Of two banks cost Mrs. Nye, the widow,
the $4,000 left by the humorist, and
all she had left was the money derived
from the sale Of Buck Shoals" th>
home Of the humorist. near Asheville
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

A good deal OF pressue was brought
to bear on President Roosevelt, on the
I'd, to induce him not to call congress
into extraordinary session in Novem'
Der, but to all callers Who spoke t.
him in that vein he said that this gov
ernment was committed to the PROPOSE
tition that the Cuban reciprocity treaty
be made effective at the earliest pos
sible date, and he regarded II as
matter OF good faith that this countr!
should keep its word.