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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
WROUGHT IRON RANGE co.
TO GET LARGER PLANT SITE.
Manufacturers Propose to Make Stove
Castings Here. and May Remove
to East ST. Louis.

Imperative demand for an extension Of
facilities has caused the Wrought Iron
Range Company, which now occupies ex-
teLsive property between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets and Washington and Lu-
cas- avenues to seek q site where 1t may
enlarge the plant on less valuable ground.
Offers from East St. Louis may induce
the company to select site on that side
OF the river. The matter is not decided,
however.
Secretary B. B. Culver OF the company
e3 pIsined the situation yesterday:
The facts are that the great increase in
the business OF the Wrought Iron Company
has rendered It essential for some time
that We should secure larger territory to
build upon than We even now occupy. AS
mere business proposition you can see
ttat It would be advisable to secure that
territory in part OF the city where prop
erty is less valuable than Washington ave-
To that end we have been in negotiation
with real estate owners and agents in
many parts of the city. South ST. LOUIS,
North ST. Louis. and East st. LOUIS. II
happened that some offers We nave had
from East ST. Louis We're very favorable
We only assemble the castings here at pres,
ent. They are all made in the East. and
high water often causes US serious delay IN
been our Intention for some time to un-
dertake the casting ourselves in order to
avoid this delay.
''All these things have made 1t an abso-
lutte necessity to enlarge our plant on
ground less expensive than We at present
occupy. So far as the terminal charges are
concerned. they constitute an item; OF
course, but practically they are only a
drop in the bucket-about l per cent-as
compared with the greater demand upon
US for extended territory.
i, mt
cision The demand has, however, become
absolute At the shortest it would take US
two years to provide a new plant and thess
Il, this decision"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
MAUD MULLER on THE PRAIRIE

All of remember that Maud Muller on a sum
mer's day, raked the meadows sweet with hay but we
had no thought until that girls in the harvest
field capable of such prolonged effort in shock
ing wheat behind self-binder should far outd,
certain college athletes toiling in the same fields
This is the news that comes from Kansas and
the universities of Princeton, Yale and Harvard are
put to blush by the astonishing tale. In Pawnee
County some of their best-trained of muscle have
been engaged in harvesting along with the farmers
daughters of the locality. Two of the latter it is
found can do work than four of the collegians
They just 20 swinging along, busy but tireess while
the students pant and puff and perspire and finally
abandon the unequal contest.
This will never do in the world Millions of dollars
are expended athletics in our great universities
and many burly young men, apparently perfect in
Drawn and wind are presented to an admring people
as the product of physical training their respective
alma matters. Yet now must believe that they are
nothing but big bluffs" whited sepulchres so to
speak since the farmer girls of Kansas superior to
them in the harvest fields where strength counts for
all it is worth
There's something wrong with college athletics
summer or two devoted to farm work seems to
knock their methods silly in the line of physical cu
ture But maybe il the sight of the girls that
took the speed out of the college harvesters.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
NEXT YEAR AT MURPHYsBoRo.
Officers of Illinois Farmers ALI
ance Nominate at Nashville.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Nashville. ILL.,, July 1.-THE second days
session of the State Farmers Social and
Economic Union was marked by q decided
increase In attendance.
About seventy officers and delegates are
here. The session to-day was secret.
The nomination of officers took place To-
day. and the following were named: Scot
Crews of Murphysboro and A. H. Evans of
Tamaroa for president; for vice president.
George H. Winter of New Athens and G.
B. Sanders of Sparta: for secretary. E. B.
Hunter of Murphysboro and Jarrel Rule of
Pinckneyville; treasurer, A. ]. Cross of
Murphysboro. Frank Heine OF Cutler and
]. H. German of Belleville: lecturer. s. c.
Herrwin of Percy and John W. Jones OF
Ava; T. j. Wise OF Duquoin and ]. D.
Davis of Denmark; organizer. 7. j. Wolfe
of DuQuoin. ]. Q. Adams of Blair and ].
d. Davis of Denmark.
For the position Of the editor Of the
Union Farmer there was but one nomina-
ton, 1t being w. D. Crews Of Murphysboro.
the present editor.
The next convention of the union will be
held at Murphysboro on the third Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of January. 1894.
Voting on the candidates for State officers
nominated here to-day will then take place.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
Do Good by Stealth.
Baltimore Sun.


the newspapers-lovers of not establish
libraries found institutions research
good deed by one OF this class of recorded
in dispatch from schuylerville. N y. 1t that
resident of that town had been recently grave financial
difficulties and his business had been sold
OF his creditors Last Sunday evening according
dispatch some one rang the doorbel OF his residence
daughter answered the call and found that the visitor
woman heavily veiled She left package and
10 give her name When the package opened bum
die OF bank notes was revealed amounting to N11l0
brief note stated that the money gift from
the unfortunate merchants friends. who appreciated
difficulties and desired to help him. This good deed
not be commemorated by buildings of iron and stone
Those who helped the Schuylervle bankrupt con-
tent with the happiness which generosity brought
sorey distressed That was true philanthropy The
pubic Will never Know the Of these charitable peo
pie but the latter assured identity will
not be hid from the Recording Angel
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
WORLD'S-19O4-FAIR.
THE sToGlE AND THE OCTOPUS.

THE STOGIE AND THE OCTOPUS.
There is pathos amounting 10 poignancy in the
news given lons-suffering Americans which
tells them that the stoge has been captured by the
Tobacco Trust and is be capitalized for ST.
$4,000 special manufacture under the octopuss
control.
Always heretofore, when lovers of My Lady Nco
tines incense made feel the oppression of mo-
nopOiy in the line Of hghpriced smokabes they could
comfort their souls with the thought that the stogie
was still an Independent product. American through
ard through, from turret foundation Whether
OF Wheeling or other make. nought but native leaf
went into its composition. and it genuine AMI
homely the soil from which it sprung Liberty and
The stogie went together in the popular mind. The
had already, bought with the blood of our
Patriot Fathers the other could obtain for half &
cent-and had never bent the supplant knee to the
oppressive combines which constitute American
tyranny.
This was glorious reflection and it has endeared
the stose to American hearts Those physically cap
able could WOO the stoge in of relaxation and
feel that all was not yet lost to freeboru people
At half cent woo, and provided there was no con-
sequent nerve-collapse, the stogie constituted mag
nifcent altar-fre before which to renew our alegi-
ance to the creed that had made great enough to
be worth sobblng up by the trusts. But now-aas
and alack-a-day if Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko
fell, surely she must not only Shrek but throw in
Vulnerable and perhaps fatal cerebro-spinal spasms
upon hearing that the stoge is in the fell grasp
tobacco octopus and all smed by the oea Ginols
suction Of its abhorrent tentaces.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
COURTHOUSE POLITICS.

Clean up the little politics in the counties-and TO
do that walk into the Courthouse yard where you
viii find the politicians There is need for infusion
of life into the small politics of Missours
ties The State whole may be relied upon to pro-
vide what is known good, clean administration.
The leaven of reform is doing and may be depended
upon further do in the larger politics There
will be. besides highclass Governor and executive
administration, hgh-clasS Legislature. provided the
people of the counties do the work allotted them
To be thoroughgoing. Mssouris cleansing process
extend the minor offices and functions of the
counties and towns into the judgeshps recordershps
into the town councils Reform having laid hold OF
the minor functions may control the larger With
select in town and county Offices the people may
carefully guard the quality of their representation in
the State Legislature. BY taking away from the
Courthouse ring where necessary their small stock
in-trade of local offices the people force them out of
business and free make their own selections
for the higher offices of the State.
Courthouse rings are not necessarily corrupt. In
many counties the practical politics has been for years
worthy of its name-pracca servceable, beneficial:
but new infusion OF active representative citizenship
cannot hurt even these counties. In many counties,
however, events have shown that the leading poll
ticans if nothing worse, have been negligent in send
ing boodlers Jefferson City betray the people:
and the negligent men will not be heard to complain
when relieved of their control-whch was IN sense
a trust and trust careleSsly administered.
The powers of the Courthouse ring not alb
solute exclusive possession The politicians
tenure is by the peoples suerance. Substantial citi
zenship may in all cases dominate the Courthouse
ring, II it will take the trouble The who sit
chairtlted against the walls of the temple of justice
must abide the actively asserted will of the people
who hitch their horses about the square The poll
tfcans must and will push make room for the
honest and intelligent farmer merchant, banker, doc
tor other who will assert himself, who will
keep his eyes open, who will himself for good
government clean politics.
Let the good citizenship four sides of the square
spare little attention for what goes in the center
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
COMEDY IN FACT

Paradoxically, the truths which are stranger than
fiction are usually so commonplace as to excite no
wonder or admiration. Only that truth or that fact
to which circumstance lends artistic finish attracts u.s.
The literary sense discards outre, bizarre and out
landsh realities and demands those which are toned
down TO the fitness and proportions of fiction The
facts in the case of St Joseph burglary within
the latter class
burglar entered a residence by second-story
window. After rumagng in the bedrooms he decided
TO investigate the lower floor Halfway down the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
MOONEY MAY BE PROMOTED.
Issue Clerk, 1t Is Said, May Sue
coed William Gavigan.

Frank Mooney. who at present is the is-
sue clerk in the office of the Board of Pub
lie improvements. is reported TO be slated
for the position Of assistant TO President
Phillips. which position becomes vacant
August l by the resignation OF William
Gayigan.
Mooney has been in his present position
for two years. and is said to be thorough
ly familiar with the work of assistant to
the President. as his position Is next in
rank to il.
had made no announcement of Gavigan'S
successor. He did say. however. that after
Gavigan left. the office force would not be
during the summer months on account OF
the anticipated adjournment OF the Munich
pal Assembly. SO economy would be prac-
t!ceG.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
MICHAEL CHURCHILL'S ESTATE.
Inventory Recites Real Estate,
Leaseholds and Personally.

An inventory OF the estate Of NichaeI.T.
Churchill was filed in probate yesterday.
1t describes property al Nos 1855 and im
Evans avenue, and Nos. s3S5 and 1851 Cook
avenue. and leasehold on property at
Olive and Twenty-thi-d streets. all subject
to deed OF trust for IS 90. in favor Of the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association A
lease on property at Twenty-third ard
Chestnut streets IS also rec!tsd. ard a par
sond estate Of SIS SO. 81.
The personally consists Of notes. ssis-ss:
accounts, s2I.is: cash. ss,s1i.0s; goods and
chattels. s. Al: contract with the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association. geo
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
WILLIAM HAHN's WILL FILED.
Left Estate to Be Divided Among
Children.

The will Of William Hahn was fled for
probate yesterday. He left the household
goods in his residence to his daughter.
Louise Ehrhardt
Stock in the Lafayette Bank was be-
queathed to his son Frederick In trust for
his sons Henry. Frederick and William, and
his daughters. Louise Ehrhardt and Mary
Siegmund. who also will receive the rest Of
his estate In equal portions.
The trust in regard TO the bank stock
shall cease when all the children or their
administrators. agree to sell the stock. The
proceeds shall then be divided equally
among the legateeA
Announcements made to his children shall
be charged against them. The will was exc
cuted July 10. 1901. He named his son Fred
erick executor without bond
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
CONCERNED ABOUT DECISION.
Warrensburg Citizens May Hold
Meeting to Indorse Shepherd.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Warrensburg. No.. July 1.-THE citizens
Of Warrensburg are highly concerned over,
the summoning Of ]. " Shepherd, editor
OF the Standard-Herald. to appear before
the Supreme Court July 2. to show cause
why he should not be held In contempt
The article which provoked the action Of
the Supreme Court was an editorial crit
cising the tribunal for its decision in the
Ollesby case. OGIes5y sued the Missouri
Pacific Railway f5- damages. Twice the
lower court awarded him heavy damages
The first time the Supreme Court remanded
the case, but the second time it was re-
versed-
There Is much talk among the citizens OK
holding q mass meeting al the Court
house TO in6orse Shepherd and his POSITION
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18

MY short talk simply such as any business
man would make to his employees" says Mayor Wells
in discussing his recent order that merit prevail
in controlling appointments to municipal office In
other words, the Mayor continues to administer
nicpal affairs on business basis exactly he prom
ised 10 do when he candidate for election. This
may be objected to by spoilsmen and professional
patronage dispensers but the people of st. Louis will
indorse the Mayors order without qualification They
want good government, and they know that this is
what they getting under the Wells administration
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
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. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
TO-DAY IN ST. LOUIS.

) From The Republic, July 10. 1875.
) Ten persons died from sunstroke
! and thirty-eight cases Of heat pros
! tration were reported. The highest I
} point registered by the thermons-
) ter was 102 degrees.
} William Pollock. a well-known
) ter-house, was prominent among I
} the heat victims. Adolph Niernen, I
} grocer, of No. IS Collins avenue: ,
} Louis Grundhone- OF No. 1906 I
} Broadway. Christopher Bliss OF No. I
) 3o7 Cherry street and Jacob Schroe- ,
) der of No. sSS South Seventh street ,
} also died
, Major Thomas Levant, who WAS 4
} born in Fairfax County. Virginia.
} in 1iS', and when a boy frequently 4
, talked to President George Wash 4
) inston. died at his home In caron- 4
} delet- He was a veteran OF the 4
, War of 1872 and Of the Mexican
} War. and had lived in St Louis half 4
} a century. Though 81 years old, he 4
} had continued as agent at the FL I
} wood street railway station up to 4
} few days before his death. and 4
} was remarkable for his vigor and 4
} extremely polished manners. 4
The funeral OF Benjamin Farrar 4
} took place from the family home. 4
} No. 2ssi Locust street The hon. 4
) orary palleearers were Governor 4
} Phelps. Judge Treat. Gerard 5. AL 4
} len. Doctor Isaiah Forbes. Judge s 4
} NJ. Breckenridge. Doctor William 4
} Barrett. B NJ. Chambers, Captain ]. 4
c. Swan. George L Barrett. Judge 4
} Thayer. Judge p. ]. LanhaIn. Colo 4
} mel John o'Falion. Basil Duke, John 4
) n. Ranken. Isaac S. Taylor, Judge 4
} John NJ. krun,. ]. r Shepley and 4
Doctor J. Is. johnson. The active 4
paileearers were Charles Belcher, 4
} Samuel Simmons. Peter L F'oy. Jo- 4
) seph H. Sheets. r. NJ. Scruggs. Cen I
) erai Caeell, Colonel T. T. CAN'T and 4
} Isaac II. Sturgeon. 4
Wilson W. Primm and Julius W. 4
shaus we're appointed to West Z
} Point cadetships. 4
} Mrs D. F. Rowland. Miss Belle I
Rowland. Miss Mary e. Waugh and Z
} /. Douglass went to Sweet Springs.
William II, Bliss, United States 4
District Attorney, accompanied by
) his family, departed for the East.
A small fire occurred In the ONCE {
} Of W. s. Harris. in the Mclean build
} Ing. 4
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
POEMS WORTH KNOWING.
IL PENsEROsO.
By JOHN MILTON.

Hence vain deluding joys,
The brood of folly without father bred.
How little you bestead.
Or fill the fixed mind with all your toys!
Dwell in some idle brain.
And fancies fond with gaudy shapes pos
cess.
As thick and numberless
AS the gay notes that people the sunbeams,
Or likest towering dreams.
The tickle pensioners of Morpheus's train.
But hail thou goddess. sage and holy!
Hail. dlvinest melancholy.
Whose sanity visage is too bright
To hit the sense of human sight.
And therefore, to our weaker view,
Oerlaid with black, staid wisdom's hue.
Come, pensive nun, devout and pure,
Sober, steadfast. and demure.
All in a robe of darkest grain
Flowing with majestic train,
And sable stole of cyprus lawn
Over thy decent shoulders drawn.
Come but keep thy wonted state,
With even step. and musing gait.
And looks commencing with the skies,
Thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes;
There held in holy passion still.
Forget myself to marble. till.
With a sad, leaden, downward cast
Thou fix them on the earth as fast.
Sweet bird. that shun'st the noise Of folly,
Most musical, most melancholy!
Thee chantress. oft, the woods among.
WOO, to hear thy even song.
And, missing thee walk unseen
On the dry. smooth-shaven green
To behold the wandering moon
Riding near her highest noon,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18

Are we to believe that the yawning chasm of dis
aster opened by the looted School Fund and the SILL
100000 deficit in the State Treasury has been leaped
in safety by the Commonwealth? If SO, how? II
not why not? The Republican papers must explain
the disappearance Of the grand old issue.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
scharvi., Make. Appointments.

Francis Scharwitz. the Assessor and Col
lector of Water Rates. named several men
for positions yesterday. all OF which are re-
appointments. They are: F. ". Lehm. as
sistant meter inspector: Arthur Kramer,
clerk: John Cordes. meter inspector: H B.
Stansbury, A E. Stuckmann. T. F. Cannon.
D. ]. Pacey and c. W. Clifton. as district
innectOrs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
SHE ASKS FOR A new TRIAL.
Mrs. Cummings Counsel Declares
Newspaper Prejudiced Jurors.

Colonel John I. Martin. chief counsel for
Mrs. Minnie Cummings, who was convicted
of murder in the second degree a week ago,
filed motion in Judge Douglass court yes
terday morning for a new trial. He las
two weeks in which to file affidavits in sup
port of his motion.
The principal grounds on which the mo-
ton is made are that the jurors read the
newspaper accounts Of the killing of Dennis
Cummings and were prejudiced and that
much new evidence tending to substantiare
the defendants claim of self-defense, had
been found. The motion will be argued in
about two weeks.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18

President Roosevelt's bluff game on the B'Nai
Birth organization in the matter the shenev petit
ton seems now to have reached its ingorous end be-
cause of the fact that Russia has informed him she
would pay no attention whatever to such document
The Strenuous One doesn't look very strenuous
ing from the little end Of the horn in so easily dis
couraged spirit.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
Wild Life in New York.


On fonkers-New York trolley the other evening
four men suddenly attacked conductor tried to
rob him. whereupon the passengers sprang to arms,
rested TWO or the men and drove the others of
Afterwards several of them explained their prompt ac
ton by saying they had been held trolley
FORE and knew Just what to do. Nobody need West
search Of adventure Go to New York
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
Norman Browns E.tate.

An inventory OF the estate of Norman
Brown. filed in probate yesterday. describes
eight parcels of real estate and a personal
estate Of s75.7s7.sI The personally consists
of notes. ssO.a5.s7: stocks. ST.. 800: life in
receiver. sos IS: goods and chattels s1.076.65.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18

Maybe Annapolis went Democratic owing to
recollection Of the truth that the building of the
American navy was begun under Democratic ma
tonal administration and that the increase and mod
ernization of our power is due Democratic mi
tiative.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
Pla.terer's Leg Broken by Fall.

James R. Dobson. plasterer. of No. 1875
Chouteau avenue. yesterday morning Gus
tanned a fractured leg and scalp wound by
falling from a scaffold. which broke under
him at No. 1 South Main street. where he
was at work. Dobsol fell thirty feet to
the basement. He was taken to the City
Hospital
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18


Cole County Grand specially
railroad law
Shackef O the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
A. A, selkfrk & Co.'S

Regular Saturday sale takes place every
Saturday morning at 1880 o'clock at their
ssIesrooI,s- Isls-l8-i2 Chouteau avenue. 1m-
mense quantities OF furniture. carpets.
stoves and other miscellaneous articles are
sold at very nominal figures
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18

st. Louis hasn't had particularly weather of
late. yet one Bill Rudolph seems to have done the
whiting away act with distinguished success.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
Blarney in Boston.
Boston Herald.

The National Educational Association of School Tesch
holding its convention in Boston is forty-sx
years old but none Of the thousands school,
ma ans in attendance Ore much above Is
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-18
Circulation During June.

w B. Carr. Business Manager of The ST. Louis Re-
public being duly says the actual number of
ful and complete copies OF the Daily Sunday
public printed during the June 1903 in reg
uiar editions. as per schedule below: