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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Fresh oysters by the plate or guar
at the Blue Store.
Idaho, the Gem of the Mountain.

Mr.. Editor, allow me to say just a
few words to my friends in Old Mis-
souri,, who l think have not forgotten
me-. l am hugely enjoying many of
natures gifts, many of which are
rarely found in other States. l am
truly proud OF the Gem of the Noun
tain. Its are boundless. it's
climate fine, soil rich and its scenery
and grandeur beyond description.
Our little town Of Clearwater is 1900
feet above the sea, and when looking
upon it from the distant snow-capped
peaks of the branches of the Rocky
Mountains, fills the human eye and
heart with keenest of pleasure.
Myself, wife and our little baby,
Gladys, spent a merry Xmas. We
received many pretty presents at the
Xmas tree on Xmas Eve. Mrs. P. L.
O'Bannon and Mrs. W. L. Christman
were managers of the Xmas tree and
?. l.. OBannon was old Santa Claus.
The town hall was full to oyerhowing;
everybody reports a good time.
Mrs. O'Bannon is organist at the
church at Clearwater. We have choir
practice every Saturday evening at
our home.
Within the last two months we have
had three deaths and three weddings
in our vicinity.
The firm of O'BanHon & Clark sold
$172 worth of Xmas goods on the 23d
and Oath, and we sold many before
this. People buy Xmas goods here
much more freely than they use to in
Missouri. People In the west spend
dollars much more freely than people
in Missouri use to spend nickles. But
there appears to be more money in
circulation in the west. Y
| will cut loose for fear | am in
truding on some good PERSONS space
in your paper. Wishing you, Mr..
Editor, together with all the readers
of the REGISTER, unbounded success
and a happy New Year, [ am, as ever,
P. L. O'BANNoN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

made critical examination of the land.
Finally he agreed to buy two adjoin-
ing farms for $1,000, and wrote his
son Jack to come over into Missouri
with $1,000 cold cash, so that the deal
might be closed. This letter was
posted by one of the farm owners, who
congratulated themselves upon the
successful end of the transaction.
Then Mr.. Tanner went over into
Reynolds county and bought more
land, including a storehouse and stock
the whole amounting to about $11,.
000-the property to be paid for in
spot cash when his ''son Jack" arrived.
Well, Mr.. Tanner boarded free and
had a fine time hunting and fishing for
a couple of weeks, while awaiting
''son Jack" and the cash. But neither
'sson Jack" nor the cash eventuated,
and n fine frosty morning, when the
tread of the ground was crisp under
the feet, Comrade Tanner, blue coat,
brass buttons, and all his other be-
longings, had disappeared. After a
few days waiting, one of the parties
interested wrote to an official at Dan
vile. The reply was conclusive; no
nan of the name of Tanner had lived
there for forty years; the Tanner farm
was a myth, and "son jack a Pigment
of the land-buyer's brain. While here
he was more modest in his present
giving than he was with the Warden
in Chester: a pair Of parrots and two
pointer dogs was the limit. They had
been left at De Soto, and he wrote to
that place ordering them to be shipped
to n of the parties with whom he
was negotiating here. Said party
went to the station several times to re-
ceive his presents, but, strange to say,
they didn't show up. Several worthy
citizens here aud in Reynolds mourn
the non-estness of Comrade Tanner
more especially his cash-but they
console themselves in the thought that
he worked his little game with equal
success upon others more conversant
with a deceitful world and its wicked
ways.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

railroads generally take stock in
January and do not buy much lumber.
l was at the Ironton depot Christ
mas Eve to take the train for Des Arc
and the depot waiting room, which is
only 8x20, was so full Of negroes and
loafers that l had TO remain out on the
platform with the thermometer below
zero. There were several ladies stand
ing outside also. 1t is a shame and
disgrace to the |. M. r. r. that they
don't build a depot there large enough
to accommodate the travelling public.
| also understand that the freight
depot is so small that they have to
use a box car extra to hold the freight,
We had several weddings during the
holidays. Gerome Lewis and Zilla
Seals, Drew Lewis and Beckie Ruble,
James Ruble and Miss Mccormick of
Patterson. The latter has been teach
ing school at Vulcan. We wish them
all much joy, whatever the harvest
may be.
Luther Daniels and Charles Hamil-
ton killed a large catamount last Fri
day night.
Mrs. j. w. Rodehaver, Of st. Louis,
returned to her home Wednesday,
after spending the holidays with her
parents here.
Mr.. Ray spent several days in Iron
dale last week.
Miss Dollie King made a flying trip
to Piedmont last week.
France Semands was here a few days
last week on account of the illness of
his grandfather.
Rev. Trotter will fill his regular APP
pointment here next Sunday.
ISAAC.
January A 100
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Answer to There's a Boy in the House,

A muff on the sofa a shawl on the wall,
Some skates by the doorway, DER which one
can fall.
On the washstand a slipper, a letter, aglove.
Oh! what a time hunting d shirt waist or
blouse,
But then we don't mind, there's a girl in
the house.
On the table a basket of needles and thread,
A few little clippings which often are read;
Besides needles and ribbons and watch
charm and rings,
The basket contains fully one thousand
things;
1t closely resembles the nest Of a mouse,
But then we don't mind, there's a girl in
the house.
Der the door hangs a ~wishbone, her fortune
to tell;
Her bonnet she lost while out at the we'll;
On the knob of the door her apron still
hangs,
While by the old bookcase her mandolin
stands;
A trunk full Of letters we find in her room,
And everything useful excepting a broom.
Hat pins and glove hooks lay all over the
house,
But then we don't mind, there's a girl in
the house.
On the organs her kodak, by the window
her cape,
Her wheel we find standing outside by the
gate;
In the parlor is burning in radiant glow
The lamp for an hour awaiting her beau.
OF easels and pictures and wrappers Of gum,
We find there are almost enough for a ton.
The front gate is broken, which leads to the
house,
But then we don't mind, there's a girl in
the house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Des Arc Items.

We are having more bad weather.
The roads are impossible and no lam
Der or hub timber is coming in.
Last year vas quite a business year
for Des Arc. There were more goods
sold in this town last year than ever
before. Stevenson Bros. sales for
1901 were $50, 1886 and for 1902
were $40, 559 SO, saying nothing about
+. w. Graves and other stores.
L. w. Graves is now overloaded
with orders for lumber; something un-
usual for January, as lumber men and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
GOOdWater Items.

The past month here has been rather
peculiar for this latitude. Very little
snow has fallen, though during the
first half of the month wet weather
prevailed and during the latter half il
was, much of the time, quite cold
The hard freezes, Immediately sue
ceeding a long continued rainy period
are severe on wheat and rye anG
should no protecting SHOWS fall on oul
fields during the next two months the
crops of said creals will be light here,
abouts next year.
More corn was cut and shocked
h%ereabouts during the past fall than
ever before. This is partly due to the
fact that farmers ascertained that fod.
der-when properly taken care Offs
a good substitute for hay. However,
many farmers will doubtless be dis.
appointed in the next yield of crops
on the fields from which the corr was
cut; for, unless considerable manure,
or other fertilizers, are spread on such
fields soon they cannot produce we'll.
The soil must be fed on something in
all cases where it has been denuded of
everything that it produced.
News items are scarce hereabouts
just now.
overwhelmingly included - we
near the reports of the blasts along the
right-of-way of the new railroad be-
tween Sligo and Red Point. Though
we people Of the West End are, by
some, considered as being uncultured
and scarcely half civilized, it was moi
until the advent of that s'herald and
forerunner OF civilization"-the con,
struction of a railroad--that habituaI
labor on the Sabbath day was known
hereabouts. Doubtless numerous other
evil habits and associations will follow
the completion of a railroad through
this section and many persons who
have hitherto been exceedingly anx'
ious for a railroad, will soon realize
that the 'iron horse" like most Other
things, is not an "unmixed blessing
The following named persons passed
through here during December: W. H,
Webb, Sligo; Clarence Whitworth,
Irontou; DR.. W. H. Parker, Davis
vile.
During the past month the following
gentlemen were in this vicinity OF
business: j. P. Barger, Montana
Mo. Frank Hayes, Of Q a Belgrade
Robert aud James Bays, of near Tolu
Messrs. Swink and Highley, Farming
ton; M. L. Townsend, Potosi.
Among those who went on business
from this community during Deem
Der are the following named persons
James Payne and Albert Nipper, tc
Sunlight; Joseph Hedrick, to Iror
Mountain; John W. Lucas, to Davis
Vile; James F. Merritt, near Sligo
James o. Scott, to Tolu.
George W. Love Of near Belgrade,
Harvey Willhite and family of neal
Tolu, Henry Mckay and wife of Des
loge, ~Sylvanus Hagan and family o
near Tolu, and Theodore and Preston
Cole OF Quaker visited relatives here
this month.
Our school closed on the 22d inst
The teacher, Winfred Anderson, hal
gone to Columbia, Mo-, to attend
school.
D. W. Lucas is attending school a
Ironton.
Mrs. M. Hawkins and children, o
near Steelville, are now living at hel
fathers, Jasper Anderson. K. E.
December 81, 1902.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Special Attention!

Having secured the names and eyi,
dence against certain parties, who
have been engaged in cutting the
timber off of the property of the estate
of Michael Seitz, deceased, these par
ties are hereby warned against any
further pilfering, under penalty of the
law. L. A. SEITz.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Card of Thanks.

Mrs. Augusta Sellinger and family
desire to return their heartfelt thanks
and appreciation to the kind friends
and n%eighbors who so nobly assisted
them during the sickness and death oil
the husband and father-verily, they
will receive their reward.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

II you want a wash blueing that will
give entire satisfaction, buy Lashly's
Eagle Brand Liquid Blueing, every
bottle guaranteed. 1t Is manufactured
by G. G. LASTLY, Ironton, Mo. He
also has the Eagle Brand Lightning
Stove Polish. Give these articles a
trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

neutrality-suspicious. includes rain,
hail, sleet and melted snow and is re-
corded In inches and hundredths. len
inches Of snow equal a inch Of rain.
1T" indicates trace of precipitation.
w. H. DELANo. Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Weather Report.

Meteorological report Of Voluntary
Observer at Ironton, Iron county, Mo-,
for the week ending Tuesday, Jan.
6, 1902:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Prices on Dry Salt and Smoked
Meats greatly reduced at H. Barn
houses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Highest price paid for Butter, Eggs
and Poultry at Barnhouse's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
December Weather 1909.

Greatest daily range. ....... .3e
Total precipitation !. .... .4.0s
snowfall ...............1 incl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

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and juguiar vein were severed and death
YVES due to hemorrhagc.
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Treasury Department was, accomplished.
provided that the third auditor should
thereafter be designa ted iR4 auditor for
the Interior Department. M a
The act, however, Invested the auditor for
the Interior Department OF jurisdiction over
the accounts heretofore received and ex-
amined by the third audator, except ac-
counts for the payment oY army pensions
and assigned to him the duty Of receiving
and examining all accounts OF salaries and
incidental expenses of the 0dke of the Sec
rotary of the Interior and OF all bureaus
and offices under his diretA6aS, and all ac-
counts relating to army ana,nhvy pensions,
geological survey. public lands. Indians
architect of the Capitol, patents, census
and to all other business within the juris-
diction of the Department OF the Interior.
These accounts up to OctOber 4, 1884, when
the act of July 81 went into effect. has been
distributed among the first second, fourth
and fifth auditors and the commissioner OF
the general land Office. The Jurisdiction OF
now constituted embraces accounts which
arise under services which had been col
lected from the various departments Of the
governments into the Interior Department
when that department was established, in
1S49. The act Of February IA, 1908, creating
the Department Of Commerce and Labor.
transferred the census Office from the De-
partment of the Interior to the Department
OF Commerce and Labor, and assigned the
examination Of accounts arising In the CEN
sus service to the auditor for the State and
other departments. Otherwise the jurisdic-
ton OF the auditor for the Interior Depart
ment fs as 1t was established in the act OF
July 81, 1894.
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her and her son gathering the finished
cocoons.
The work of feeding and tending the
worms Is simple enough for child to
undertake. When ready to commence SPIN
ming they are placed upon the ladders or
pieces of brush. and, when the cocoon is
completed. it is removed, and the chrysalis
killed. either by the application of heat,
by by a chemical process. This is called
choking the cocoons."
- According to the Department of Agricul-
ture, there Is no reason why the women
and children of the southern states should
not take up silk-worm culture. 1t takes
but small part of each year, and It is es-
tfmated that from few hundred worms
from twenty to thirty pounds of silk can
be obtained, bringing in So $50 for q
few weeks of comparatively easy work.
The department designs to give the women
of this country every opportunity for learn
ing the business
The Keeling machine in use at the de-
partment is a double one. The operators
stand most of the time between the metal
table which holds the hot water basins and
the steam heated box which con tains the
reeling wheels. In going from the basin
to the reels the threads pass over the heads
Of the operators.
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Falls Church News.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va. August "a. 1903.
Quite number of the friends of Mrs.
Elizabeth Klock gathered at her home near
here Friday night to congratulate her on
her ninety-third birthday anniversary.
Among those present were Rev. and Mrs.
R. A Dawson. Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Buxton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Lounsbury. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Garretson. Mrs. G. s. Garretson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Manktn. Mi. and
Mrs. Richards. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
tF<lock. Mrs. Mary Shreve. Mrs. H. ]. Alb
bolt. Mrs. Alta Kennedy and her two
daughters Mrs. D. o. Munson. Mrs. NJ. B.
Jacobs Miss Sarah Klock, Miss Emmeline
hKlock and Mr. Jonathan Kiock.
B. Mr.. Geo. c. Smith of Golden Light Lodge
of Good Templars has been elected to repre-
sent the District Lodge, No. 13 at the an
Inual session of the Grand Lodge OF the
state. which is to meet here September 1.
L The county convention OF the Sunday
Schools of Fairfax county win be held at
Vienna. Va. next Thursday.
AT the residence OF her father, Mr.. J. c.
De Putron. Sunday last Miss Marian B. DE
hPutron was married to Mr.. L. +. Lewis, son
iof Mr.. Arthur NJ Lewis OF Vienna, Va
cttev. A. II. walker. rector OF the Episcopal
IChurch at Vienna, performed the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs Lewis will make their home
I'm Washington, d. c..
Y Mr. and Mrs. c. 8. Garretson are spend
tang few weeks at Old Point, Va.
! MT. A. II. Barber has sold to Messrs
Walters and Patterson the store at West
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-24
Falls Church recently purchased of Mr.. G..

Falls Church recently purchased of Mr.. G..
L. Erwin
Mr. and Mrs Henry Barberie, Miss Porter
Barbor and Mr.. Robert Oxley of Athens,
w. Va; Messrs. James Davidson, A. David
son and John Barberie OF Bluefield, w. Va;
Mrs. Ethel Barberte and Mr.. Alexander SUIT
ton OF Princeton, w. Va, are visiting Mr..
A. H. Barbor.
Mrs. Ray Galpin and Mrs. Mamie Hart
man and children Of Washington are visit
ing Mrs E. ]. Galpin.
Miss Carrie Pond of lexington, D. c., Is
the guest of Miss Sue N. Riddle.
Mr.. H. X. Kirby has gone to Niagara
rams and Canada, to remain two weeks.
Miss Susie A. Dawson is visiting Mrs.
Edna Gilmore Of kirkwood. Del
Miss Mary Brown is visiting relatives at
Hamilton. Va
The Junior Christian Endeavorers gave a
picnic in Trips Grove On Saturday.
Mrs. Morselle and Miss zimmerman of
Mount Kisco. N. Y, are the guests of their
sister Mrs. r. A. Dawson.
Miss Lillian Hunton of Washington is the
guest Of Mrs. Major L. o. Parker
DIR. L. e. Colt is at Atlantic City
Mr.. Carl Daniels has returned from a
business trip through the west
Miss Pearl Veitch has returned from CO.
lonial Beach, Va.
Miss Rose Hunton of Washington ia at
the Falls Church Inn.
Mrs s. H. Thornburgh has returned from
visit to relatives in New Jersey
Miss Annie Buckingham of PhIIadelphfa
Is the guest Of her sister. Mrs G. Gather.
Mr.. Ryan Albertson has returned from
Bluemont, Va
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WISCONSIN RAILROAD WRECK.
One Passenger is Killed and Thirty
Are Injured.

FOND DU LAC. Wis, August A.-The
Chicago and Northwestern passenger train
from Chicago was wrecked near Eden.
three miles south of here. at o'clock this
morning. George w. Zuhlke Of Fond du
Lac was killed.
Conductor Moye of Chicago and thirty
passengers were injured. The entire train,
express car. baggage car. two coaches and
three sleepers. was thrown down twenty
foot embankment.
The injured passengers suffered from con-
tusions abrasions and decorations, and 1t
is believed none were fatally hurt.
They were conveyed to a nearby farm
house, where physicians from this city. who
were sent TO the scene In carriages imme-
diately upon receipt of the news of the
accident, attended to their wounds.
Later all the wounded were brought to
this city. The track was torn up for a
distance Of $40 feet, and traffic was sus-
'pended until noon.
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Tobacco Planters Attack Trust

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va. August A.-Three thou
sand North Carolina tobacco planters have
met In convention at Rocky Mount for the
purpose Of taking steps to protect them
selves against the tobacco trust The trust
has refused to buy Carolina tobacco this
year. except at what planters consider
starvation" figures. The convention ha q
struck the trust vigorous blow by the
adoption OF plan to organize local tobacco
corporations IN every section, with shares
at % each taken by the farmers and in
to be brought on the market, held for a
rise. or manufactured In private plants II
found necessary. There is great indiena-
ton at what the farmers call the despotism
OF the tobacco trust and they hope the
action taken win thwart what they cons,der
plan to confiscate at abnormally low
figures the entire tobacco crop OF the state
OF North Carolina.
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Wen, I'm sorry.''
Witness said he was interrupted in his
efforts to obtain statement and he left
the room. He said the mans condition was
such that he thought any sta cement he
might make would be OF no use.
4ha1sr's Statement to Detective.
Precinct Detective O'Dea told of con-
versadons he had had with Shaffer The
pr1Doner told HIM he wished he had cut his
own throat instead Of that Of his divorced
wife and also expressed regret that some
body was not there to prevent the crime.
DR.. Emmoas teld Of the autopcy. He
found three distinct wounds on the neck
and = couple OF bruises. The cartoid artery
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CULTURE OF SILK WORMS.
An Industry Which May Become Gen
eral in Southern States,

The culture of silk worms is not regarded
as an industry that will ever be profitably
conducted on large scale. This fact has
been demonstrated by experience In the
silk-raising countries of the old world.
DR.. Howard of the division of entomology,
United States Department of Agriculture,
observed on his recent trip to Europe that
the women and girls in the villages near
the silk-reeling centers were almost with
out exception engaged in raising cocoons.
Already there are a number of persons
In this country who have employed them
selves with this decidedly interesting work.
Mr.. T. A. Keleher of the division of ento-
mology and his family have been raising
the worms with success at their home.
They generally make use of an improved
ladder, on which to allow the larvae to
spin, but an ordinary branch of brush
wood will do just well. One of the &C
companying photographs shows Mrs Kele-
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Four Auditors Created.

ment other than those provided for The
accounts and claims which had formerly
ants for the War Department were thus
assigned to the second and third auditors
in the Treasury Department.
By an act of March 3, 1S49, enlarged by
section Of an act of March g. 1863, the ad-
justment Of those claims was assigned to
the third auditor. Thereafter the jurisdic-
ton Of the third auditor embraced all &C
counts and claims specifically assigned to
ing in the operation of the War Depart
ment not specifically assigned by law for
adjudication to the second auditor.
The act Of April Is, 1872. created the gem
eral land Office in the Department Of thu
Treasury and gave the commissioner of the
general land office power to audit ami set
tie all public accounts relative to the pub
lie lands.
Interior Department.
An act OF March 8. ls49. created the De-
partment OF the Interior. It assigned to
the Secretary OF the Interior the SUPER
vision in regard to the commissioner Of
patents theretofore exercised BY the Secre-
tary OF State, the duties relating to the
general land once heretofore DISCHARGED
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury, the SUI
pervisory powers heretofore exercised BY
the Secretary OF War relating to the acts OF
the commissioner OF Indian afea4rs tho
powers heretofore exercised by the Eecre-
taries OF War and Navy relating to the
acts OF the commissioner Of pensions. the
powers theretofore exercised by the Secre-
tary OF State relating to taking and re-
turning the census OF the United States and
the powers heretofore exercised by the
Secretary OF the Treasury over the lead
and other mines OF the United States and
over the accounts OF the agents thereof
The designation OF the auditor OF the
treasury. by whom the accounts arising un-
der these several branches OF the service
should be examined and settled. was not
changed.
The act OF July 81. 1894. by which a reor.
Sanixation OF the accounting system Of the
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A fire supposed to have been caused nv
spontaneous combustion occurred In the
dyeing establishment at 1913 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue early Saturday morning. No ]
engine company responded to a local alarm
and extinguished the blaze SAssre more
than $50 damage had been donA