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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01

THE scientists are now talking about
the newly discovered germ OF lazi-
ness" IT'S singular how, in some
instances, the effect is go glaringly ap-
parent while yet the cause lies hidden
In our ignorance. just how the germ
OF laziness" can have the energy to
attack anything, the aforesaid scien-
lists do not stop TO explain. and we
must take their statement on credit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01

THIS is the way it looks through the
Globe Democrats s%pectacles: The
Ironton (Mo.) REGISTER Dem an
nounces that the st Louis Republic
and the Post Dispatch are opposed to
Gov. Stone for the United States SEN
ate. Will those papers give the public
some ida whom they favor?' The
Post Dispatch opposes Stone, and piles
up the reasons by printing his record
as a LOBBYIST. As for the Republic, it is
afraid to say a word about Stones
candidacy. 1t Is understood to be
secretly against him, but wants to join
In the hurrah If he wins"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01

"MIss DARWIN" a monkey, is said
to be an expert ping-pong player, de-
feating all human performers placed
against her. IT'S thus excellence Is
attained when opportunity and ca
pacity conjoin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01
NOTICE OF
IRONTON, MO.

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
Testamentary upon the estate Of John
Selinger, late Of Iron County, deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
Augusta Selinger, by the Probate Court
of the County of Iron, bearing date the
29th day Of December, 1909.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to me for
allowance, within one year after date Of said
Letters, or they may be p~recluded from any
benefits Of such estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within two years from the
time Of the publication Of this notice, they
will be forever barred.
AUGUSTA SELINGER,
Executrix.
Ironton, Mo-, Dec. 2o, 1902.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01
VOLUME XXXVI. NUN

THE Pennington Asylum people will
ask but a pitiful quarter of q million
appropriation from the Legislature
which meets this month.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chills and Fever is a bottle OF
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is
simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless
for. No cure, no pay. Price, SOC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-01
@MM~~

This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablet.
the remedy that cures o cold In one day
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
British Columbia Mines.

Ore shipments for the past week
totalled 9490 tons; year to date, 1885,
los tons.
Shipments of ore from the Boundary
mines were 16,0o4 tons for the past
week, most of the mines sending out
a trife less than usual, with the ex.
ception Of the CRANKY group, which Is
maintaining its output in good shape.
The Giant Mining company, Of Ross.
land, is planning to equip it's property
with reduction works to save the CO.
oalt and the molybdenum in its ores.
rigures issued by the company indi.
dictate that the new field of enterprise
offers most substantial rewards.
The first consignment Of gold-copper
concentrates produced at the LIE Roi
No. rs Elmore oil process plant has
been forwarded to the Northport smell.
ter for treatment. The shipment in.
cluded 60 tons of concentrates part OF
which was from the Whitley tables be.
lore the Gilmore oil section of the
works is reached. and the second hall
Of the shipment is the product Of the
oil section of the works. and carries
a small percentage of oil.
A report is to hand at Rossland that
Andrew Laidlaw of Spokane has sue
cessfully floated a valuable group OF
East Kootenay coal locations to Mon
treal syndicate which will equip and
develop the property on a consider
able scale. The claims are located or
Fording river, north of Michel about
16 miles. and east of Elk river.
A most important strike has beer
made on the Gold Cup mine at Ymir
which is under bond to Con Wolfe and
Dawault Brothers. A tunnel which is
being run to tap the shaft on this prop
erty has encountered a body Of rich
ore rs feet from the shaft and 200 feel
from the portal Of the tunnel. This
ore varies from three and half to five
feet of clean high grade ore and con
tains streaks and punches of excep
tionally rich tellurides which run W
to thousands Of dollars in gold pei
ION. The bulk of the vein matter runs
about $40 per ton but taking in the
punches Of tellurides and grey copper
the average is very high and assures
an important future for the Gold Cul
mine.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

The smelling trust paid to the Fed
eral company 81, 0zo, 900 for the Everett
smelter, according to a Wall street
paper. The deal also included an
agreement by the trust to take all the
Federal company's output for six years
on basis to be governed by the price
Of silver and lead or the finished pro-
OF the Federal company's cap
ital it Is stated that one half Of the
$40, O00, 900 preferred and about $5.000.-
900 Of the $10.O00.000 common stock
has been issued.
Cripple Creek, Col-The habeas cor
pus case Of Victor Poole, the union
miner who is held by the military
without formal charges being made
against him, was heard by Judge
Seeds Of the district court recently.
and after three hours of argument the
court ordered Poole's release. It is
understood, however, that the military
will pay no attention to the order, and
Attorney Hangs will on Monday apply
to the state supreme court for a writ
Of habeas corpus. Should he be denied
the writ there, he will take the case to
the United States courts.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
LATE NEWS NOTES,

The battleships Kearsarge. Illinois
and Alabama and the converted yacht
scorpion have sailed for Culebra.
The Norwegian authors association
mas passed resolution in favor OF
concluding copyright agreement with
the United States.
According to the Validivostock cor.
respondent Of the Novoe Vremya, Ad.
miral Alexietf. the Russian viceroy
mas postponed his visit to st. Peters.
burg.
A telegram received from vardoe
reports that the steamer Orian has
been destroyed by fire and that three
If the crew and three passengers per.
ished.
The United States cruiser Prairie
has arrived at Colon. The supply ship
Culogoa has gone to meet the feet
It Culebra.
According to advices Just received
at Caracas the Colombian government
has decided to send General Rafael
Uribe-Uribe as special envoy to the
South American republics. He Is OK.
pected soon to arrive at Caracas.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Montana Mines.

McKittrick & Box of Pony have
struck 500 gold ore.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
noted Jay Gould properties, near Hell.
ena.
Thomas Cruise, Helena banker, has
purchased an interest in nine oil placer
claims in Carbon county.
Receipts at the United States assay
Office at Helena for November were
$202,222, of which $751; ,063 was from
Montana.
The Red Bird Mining company, op.
Grating 20 miles west of Helena, has
paid its November dividend Of 1 cent
a share.
The Beal Creek Coal company has
been incorporated, with capital of
100000, to develop a large tract Of
coal lands in Carbon county.
The Cook Gold Mining company has
been organized by st. Paul and Duluth
investors to operate the Fortune group,
five miles west of Helena. The prop
erty was recently transferred to the
new company for $4,000.
The Black Diamond Coal company,
represented by Hanse Smith of Du.
'uth, has purchased the coal proper.
ties at Fromberg, Carbon county, re.
Gently discovered by M. Mccarthy. of
Bozeman, and commonly known as the
Mccarthy mines.
Butte, Mont.-A heavy premature
blast in the Rarus mine RECENTLY for
time entombed four miners and caus.
ed wild rumors of heavy loss of life,
as large number Of miners ordinarily
worked in the section filled with rocl.
from the explosion. The four miners
succeeded in escaping through ore
chutes to lower levels Of the Pennsyl.
vania mine and reported as soon as
they could make their way to the sur.
face.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
MinlnQ Notes.

Contracts have been let for the I'M
Aediate installation of a Hendryx
plant at the Mountain Lion mill in Re.
public camp, Wash.
The owners of the Keystone mines.
N Meteor camp. in Ferry county,
washington. are preparing to secure
land in the camp for a TOWNSHIP.
The entire force on the Mob Hill at
Republic claim has been taken out of
he mine and set to work building a
100 ton ore bin and trestle work to
connect 1t with the working tunnel.
Is Republic, wash, a coal camp
Timothy Connor, an old resident who
owns the Protection claim, west of
Clark avenue, was prospecting on LIS
property for quartz about 10 DAYS ago,
when he discovered seam Of Ignite
and brown coal.
The new long tunnel at the Morning
mine at Mullan, Idaho, will give a YER
tical depth of $500 feet when it is
completed, and it will open 1000 feet
of new ground, says Thomas Green.
ough, managing partner Of Larson &
Greenough's mining interests.
A report from Buffalo Hump says
that an enormous body of rich ore has
cen struck in the new tunnel Of the
Big Buffalo Mining campony, the ore
being as rich as any that the company
has ever had in the mine. The recent
strike was made sou feet in.
Manila.-Three Americans and sew.
en- natives were killed recently by the
fumes from blast Of dynamite in a
quarry Of the Atlantic & Pacific com.
pany at Mariveles, near the entrance
to Manila bay. Among those killed
were Joseph Law, superintendent, and
'homas Strader, engineer.
"a bond on the Jumbo group in
Tonapah camp, Nevada, held by Pat.
rick Clark and Major B. c. Kingsbury,
Of Spokane, has been given up. John
Bresnahan, who has been in charge
of the work there unoer the bond, has
returned to Spokane. When the Spo.
kane mining men secured the bond on
the property it was supposed that they
had one Of the best properties in that
now famous mining district. Just why
they failed to carry out the bond is not
given out.
Mother" Jones has sent word that
she will be in Wyoming soon to or.
ganize the 21 unorganized coal camps
in that state. Superintendent Sheldon
Of the Diamondville Coal & Coke COM
pany says the mine operators are pre-
pared for her arrival, and If she at
tempts to interfere in any way with
the miners or influence them to quit
she will promptly be jailed. The op-
orators declare that the miners have
EXPRESSED themselves az entirely sat
isfied with their condition since q 10
per cent increase in wages was grant
ed them.
J. J. O'Connor of Elmira, N. Y.
charges fraud in the Last Chance
mining deal made years ago. He de-
clares value of the mine was conceal
ed from him. He brought suit against
F. Lewis Clark and Charles Sweeny
for 100000. The Spokane city coun.
Gil is considering sueing them, too. on
an old bank deal. Receiver Shaw ad-
vises the government to annul Last
Chance sale. Contended that Clark and
Sweeny got securities from the bank
by collision.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
VlLLARD's DAUGHTER SUES.
To Set Aside the Will Of the Late Nil.
lionaire.

~ OCT HSioe tUe VIII OF tU0 Late VIII
lionalre.
New York. Dec. 15.-Mrs. Helen VII.
lard Bell. the only daughter Of the
late Henry Willard, who was the lead.
ing spirit in the building Of the North
ern Pacific, has brought suit in the
supreme court in Westchester county
to set aside the will Of the millionaire,
according to a story published in the
World. She names as the principal
defendants Mrs. Fanny Garrison vii.
lard, her mother. and her two broth.
ers. Oswald and Harold Willard. The
defendants altogether number so. in.
Guiding educational and charitable in.
situations to which Mr.. Willard left
about $250,000.
"Unsound Mind"
In her complaint Mrs. Bell says:
ION information and belief, said will
and testament was never executed by
said Henry Willard in conformity with
the requirements Of law. At the time
d the alleged execution thereof said
Henry Willard was of unsound mind
and incapable of making a testamen.
AIRY disposition of his property. The
execution thereof, II the same was
ever executed by said Henry Willard,
was secured by fraua and undue in.
duence."
Mrs. Bell further alleges that the
will which was admitted to probate on
december 20, 1900, by the surrogate Of
Westminster county, lis not the last
will and testament Of the said Henry
lizard"
OF 100000 personal estate left by
Mr.. Willard, Mrs. Bell received $751;.
700.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
MINES AND MINING NEWS
PROPERTIES HAVE eETTLED
DOWN TO WINTERS WORK.
Items Of Interest Gathered During the
Past Week-a. G. Mines Busy
Show Up Wsll-Eleetrie Power In
Occur d'Alsne Dlstriet-Aeeldent
and ersonals-Montana Producing.

The Gold Hunter, one Of the Oldest
and best known producers in the Occur
dAlenes, has closed down. All the
miners have been discharged, except
few left to clean up. No explanation
was offered, and men were laid of for
an indefinite period. OF late about 60
men have been employed at the mine
and between $50 and 800 tons Of con.
centrates have been shipped per
month during the past year, mostly
70 Colorado shelters.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

The coal from the Glamorganshire
field in South Wales Is regarded as
superior to all other steam coal by the
navies Of the world. Its rival from
the United States is the Pocahontas
coal from West Virginia.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

Were 1t not for the multitude Of
storks that throng to Egypt every win.
ter there would be no living In some
parts Of the country. for. after every
inundation. frogs appear in devastat.
ing numbers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
SwipIna Montana Timber.

Red Lodge, Mont, Dec. 16.-Certain
members of the Mormon colony in the
Big Horn basin, Wyoming, Just across
the Montana line. are charged with
wholesale theft of timber from Mon.
tana forests.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
BRYAN SEES POPE Plus.
Spoke With Interest Of Catholics Il
America.

SrSNS WIN buSSVCoS VI N0SOVuCV
America.
Rome, Dec. 14.-William J. Bryan
accompanied by his son, was received
in private audience by the pope Sun
day. Mr.. Bryan was presented by
dgr. Kennedy, rector of the American
college, who acted as Interpreter. The
pope spoke with great interest of the
catholics in the United States. After
the audience, Mr.. Bryan expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
pope's kindly bearing.
Before going to the vatican Mr.
Bryan visited several of the interesting
sights Of Rome, including the coli
;eum and the Roman forum. He took
particular interest in the spot from
which Cicero Numbered his invectives
against Cataline. Later Mr.. Bryan
unched with Ambassador Meyer.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Mills Closed.

Joliet, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-Three rod mills
at the Joliet plant of the Illinois Steel
company have closed for an indefinite
period, throwing 500 men out Of en-
ployment.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

The Riforma Medica states that with
80 pulse beats to the minute the blood
flows distance Of seven miles an
hour.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Is PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA.
General Reyes Elected to That High
Office.

Washington.-The Colombian lega-
ton has received a cablegram from
Colonel DeCastro, commander in chief
Of the Colombian army, Port Limon.
Costa RIGA. conveying the information
that the results Of the recent election
for president held throughout Colon.
bia, show complete triumph for Gen.
eral Reyes. When seen tonight Gen.
eral Reyes would make no statement,
beyond saying that he expected to re-
main in the United States for fort.
night longer.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
THREE FATAL WRECKS OCCUR
TWELVE PERSONS LOSE THEIR
LIVES, SEVERAL INJURED.
Passenger Train DsraiIsd Near Abba,
Iowa, While on a erIdps-cars Piled
Up and 6urned-Two Engines Over.
turned Near Piedmont, w. Va
Freiohts Collide Near Abel, Iowa.

Ottumwa, la, Dec. 14.-Five per-
SONS were killed and 10 injured In q
wreck on the chicago, Burlington 4
quincy road. three miles west Of Al
Via, Iowa. The westDound passenger
train was in some manner derailed
wniie running on to the Cedar creek
bridge and hve cars were wrecked by
collision with the steel girders Of the
bridge. The wreckage Immediately
TOOK fire and several of the victims
were badly burned. The dead:
Mrs. w. e. Mitchen, Abba, killed
in wreck.
Mildred Mitchen. three years old.
burned to death.
Thomas Beatty, killed in wreck of
smoking car.
- - Franklin and unknown
man.
Just what caused the accident is Q
mystery. AS soon as the engineer mo-
iced there was something wrong he
applied the airbrake. but was unable
TO stop the train. Five cars were com.
.pletely burned and the remainder of
the coaches badly damaged. The WORK
of rescue was carried on with difficulty
as the cars took fire Immediately after
The accident and the bridge is q high
one. The injured were taken to Abba
and Ottumwa.
Wreck in West Virginia.
Piedmont, w. Va, Dec. 14.-Five
men were killed and several seriously
injured by the overturning Of two en-.
gines attached to heavy Baltimore
& Ohio freight train on the II mile
grade near this city. The dead:
Engineer Ernest D. IRVINE.
Engineer Emery Erwin.
Fireman Walter B. Mine.
Fireman J. H. Carter.
Brakeman John Hays.
The most seriously injured are: En-.
gineer Michael J. Gibbon, fatally crush.
ed; Fireman e. c. Backeler, legs,
arms and head cut and bruised; Brake.
man B. G. Bolinger. Grafton. w. Va,
seriously crushed.
While descending the II mile grade
the train, to which were attached two
engines, left the track. The engines
and nearly all Of the "a loaded cars
tumbled into deep ravine, carrying
the trainmen with them.
Another One In Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 1.-two
trainmen were killed and four injured
in a freight collision early in the morn.
ing on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad near Adel, Iowa. A dou.
BILE header westbound and an extra
freight eastbound came together in q
deep cut on sharp curve. Two en-.
gines and 16 cars were demolished
The dead: Frank Finnicum, engineer
Des Moines; Oscar Dyke, fireman, Des
Moines. The injured: Conductor
Flynn. seriously; Brakeman Bell, Sc
riously; Brakeman Shields; Engineer
Chambers.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Murdered by Footpads,

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Anton Niesseler
was shot and killed and John Temple
was severely wounded in the latter's
saloon at 2231 Princeton avenue by
one Of two highwaymen who attempted
o hold up the place.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
MAYOR scHMiTz IS BOSS.

CaINornIa supreme Court ALLOWS Him
Great Powers.
San Francisco.-The state supreme
court has rendered a decision giving
the mayor of San Diego absolute au.
thority to remove appointive officials.
The charter provision Of San Diego
and San Francisco are identical and
the decision has caused comment in
local political circles, owing to the
friction that exists between Mayor
Schmitz and several commissioners.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16
Cruiser Flora at Esquimalt.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 15.-H. M. 8.
Flora has arrived at Esquimalt for
repairs necessary as a result of her
stranding at Village point 10 days ago.
She will be placed in drydock tomor.
row.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-16

The United States has granted $500
patents to women,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-09
Easy to Get.

Pierpont, o., Oct 5th.-Remarkabl
indeed is the experience of Mr.. A. 8.
Turner, man now over seventy-one
years of age, and whose home is here.
For many years this old gentleman
had suffered with a very unpleasant
form Of Kidney Trouble, kind that
very often bothers aged people. He
would have to get up four or five
times every night, and this very tire
some disease was fast wearing him
out
At last after having almost made up
his mind that he would never be
able to get relief, he stumbled over q
medicine which relieved him almost
Immediately, and has cured him per-
manently. 1t is so very easy to get
and 80 simple that Mr.. Turner thinks
everyone should know of it. Every
dealer in the country has it, and ali
you have to do is to ask for Dodd's
Kidney Pills. Mr.. Turner says
II can heartily and honestly recon1-
mend Dodd's Kidney Pills for they
cured me. Several others In the fam
lily have used them too, and always
with the best results. think they
have no equal"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-09
chInon In Fashion.

The most fashionable material for
fine gowns II undoubtedly chiffon. 1t
Is made into day as well as evening
gowns and seen in spotted and figured
effects quite ~ often as plain. A re-
seda green chiffon gown is a mass OF
tucks and plaits running at right
angles to each other. Tho simple cut
blouse is composed OF groups of fine
tucks alternating with rows of the
Straightforward plaits. The sleeves
are similarly contrived, the plating
and the tucking ending at the elbow,
leaving the lower half loose and
baggy. The side plaits form a hip
yoke for the skirt and are crossed by
groups OF tucks which extend to the
knees. A graceful fchu of the chiffon
with open insertions of dyed lace is
arranged low on the shoulders and is
tucked into the deep folded girdle.
The same lace insertions are sparing-
ly used on the skirt
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-09
ROAD TO CLIMB THE ALPS.
Electric Railway Up the Jungfrau 10
Rapidly Nearing Completion.

Rapidly Nearing Completion.
An electric railway which, whom
finished, will be IT, highest In E:u-
rope, is now nearing completion up
the Jungfrau In the Swiss Alps. It
viii be seven and a half miles long,
and It's terminal station will be at an
elevation of 1850 feet. It is for the
most part constructed through tun.
nels. and the last station will be con.
nected with the summit of the Jung.
frau by lift of 242 feet in height and
winding staircase. The power for
producing the electric current will be
derived from waterfalls on the noun.
tain. The starting point of the line
is at the Scheidegg station, at an alti-
tude Of 6.180 feet. on the Wengern
Alp system, and the first station Is the
Eiger glacier, 1916 feet high. A doc
tor will be In attendance at certain
altitude In order to attend to passen-
gers and advise them or not accord
Ing to the state Of their health a. to
the safety of their journeying to the
The ascent will occupy about
one and three-quarter hours, and the
stations are to be luxuriously fitted
up, SO that passengers who may feel
any Ill effects from the rarifed air
Will be able to rest In comfort before
on the Journey.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-09

Who among the purchasers OF the
beautiful embroidered Irish linens and
lawns shown In such variety this year
pauses to think OF the peasant girls
in the remote districts OF the Emerald
isle. whose hnndlwork they areg
These linens, which are even more the
vogue in England thaa here. come in
all pleasing shades--pinks. greens.
blues and twine color. The designs
wrought on them include sprays OF
shamrock and floral patterns. Miniar
ture trefoil, worked In the natural
green on white. gives an extremely
dainty and cool effect. Queen Alexan.
dra and the princess OF Wales are
much Interested In Ireland's linen in
dustry and the countess OF Dudley has
also done much to increase 1t by popu-
larizing the product. II was point
OF honor with many society women to
don gowns OF embroidered linen on
the occasion OF the royal visit to Ire
land.