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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-26

kind that this great holiday has
been instituted, 1t appears to us
that some more appropriate means
Of concentrating an event of this
kind could be found, and at least
the true reason of the holiday could
be introduced. Among christians
whose form of belief is so logical
and realistic as that Of the Latter
day Saints, it is surely possible to in
troduce some more appropriate
of concentrating Christmas than
this custom to which we have
alluded. If instead of the story of
the old Dutchman, his reindeer and
sleigh, children were taught to
know that the birth Of Christ was
the greatest event that ever took
place on the earth, and that like the
wise men OF the East who visited
the infant Savior in the hostelry at
Bethlehem, and gave gifts to that
child in token Of their JOY at his
coming, so their parents were show
ing their JOY by giving gifts to their
own children in commemoration OF
the great event. 1t would serve
to impress the fact of the birth of
Christ upon the young people to
leave the paternal roof. And it
would serve to establish in their
minds an abiding faith in our savior
that would be far more consistent
with the principles Of Christianity
than the Santa Claus fiction. In
public gatherings for the benefit OF
the children on this holiday, they
should be given to understand that
not Santa Claus, bat Christ is the
person to be thanked and loved for
the presents which they receive, II
this were done the love OF him who
SAID Suffer little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not for
of such is the kindgom of heal en-,
would "Begin with their growth and
with their strength" until
it was rooted so deeply in their
hearts that it could not be torn from
them ~
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-26

Too MUcHpraise cannot be given
TO Principal Porter OF the Branch
Normal aud his associates for the
successful Efforts they have made for
The comfort OF Sister Roundy" and
her family who have been 50 sorely
afflicted by typhoid fever in our
city lately. The Normal instructors
have used antheir power 70 help
tighten the load. A nice party was
given in the Normal Building last
Saturday night FOR the benefit OF the
afflicted ones at which a neat little
sum was melted. a friend in need
is a friend indeed.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-26
TEN YEARS OLD.

With this issue The Record BEL
gins its eleventh year. 1t has been
in the hands of its present publisher
for eight or ten years of its exist
ence, and he has passed through all
the stages from sweeping the office,
and spreading the ink, to sole pro-
prietor, in its service. He has also
grown from youth to manhood dur
ing the process. 1t is possible that
If he was within reach OF US, and
saw this bit of personally before it
\ goes into print he would not allow ii
to meet the eyes OF our readers, but
he is where he cannot interfere.
1.-THE editor feels to congratulate the
publisher on the improved charac-
ter oe the Record since a year ago.
The old army press withits concom
itants, limited space and poor
impressions has passed" In splace
we have press capable OF supplying
the needs OF this part Of the state for
years to come And the little gas
oline giant that propels it does the
work with an ease and willingness
that is rest itself to the tired COM
postors and editor, who have been
accustomed to grind out the weekly
griSt at the rate of hundred copies
per hour. Since the Record came
into existence the world has become
aware to some extent of the trea-
sures of Iron County, and little Of
the prosperity that many of the PEG.
pie in the county have looked for
ward for has come about; but the
reality has not anywhere near equal
ed the expectations of people who ten
years ago talked of the great pros.
perity is store for this county "In
the near future" Our experience in
this respect is however no exception
to the rule 1t is not often
that the good time comes
as soon as it expected by those who
are waiting for it, and it frequently
fails to be as good as they expected
when it does come. The effort that
is being made to give our county a.
good as weekly paper as the aver
age of the country weeklies in the
state, is not being met with as APP
! peciative reception at the hands Of
our citizens as we think is its cue
however. Some of our merchants
realize the benefit OF having news
paper in the county and help "
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-26

with their patronage, but others
seem to feel that the paper is no
special use and give us no encour-
agement beyond the price of their
subscription Our subscription list
is also not whatit ought to be; many
of the citizens seeming to feel
that in supporting the home paper
they are simply giving something
away. II i. wee not for the revenue
derived from outside sources it
would be impossible to publish pa
per such as the RECORD in this coun-
ty at anything but n loss. If we
do not receive better support than
we are doing atp resent it is not at
all uns.fsly,,.sv may be compel
ed to either move the plant to q
more fertile field, or accept some Of
the propositions that we occasionally
receive for its purchase. We shall
take off our subscription this week
list so subscribefs,who have evidently
become tired of our paper or are toe
poor to continue to take it. We have
not enough new subscribers TO iilI
the vacancy. This is not an encour-
ageing state Of health for a birthday
occasion, bu; it is possible the Re-
cord will out grow it. Let us hope
so at least And now for Number I,
Vol. II.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-26

HE FIELD Of operations for a
bank in this part of the state has
proven to be too broad for the en-
terprise to be called the Iron County
Bank, and at the next stockholders
meeting it is expected that some
name more in accord with the extent
of the field to be covered will be
selected, In The meantime letters
OF inquiry are coming 10 the dlrec T.
tors from all quarters with offers of
capital for investment. The limit
OF stock agreed upon has already
been extended once and it will GER
tainly have to be further extended
IN order to cover the business that
is in sight, It seems TO us that in
stead OF limit OF fifteen thousand
dollars as at FIRST decided upon, fifty
thousand dollars will come nearer
being what will be found necessary
The RRcoRD has had inquiries in re-
lation to the bank subject from
parties IN New York, within the last
week.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-26
CHRISTMAS TITLE.

Christmas is undoubtedly lhS
most universally observed holiday
in the world. This great anniversary
is celebrated wherever the Christian
religion has been carried, and the
followers of Christ have carried
their banners into almost all the
nations OF the world where the PEG
pie have sufficient civilization and
intelligence to understand it.
1t has taken many hundreds Of
years to do this but it has been done
and to-day Mhat is called the natal
day of Christ, is commemorated by
more or less of the population in all
the nations of the world. Even
among the pagan or heather m
tons Christmas has its obser-
vers, among the inhabitants Of
the country who have been con
vertcd to Christianity. Although
there are nearly thousand different
christian sects in the world Chr list
mas as far as the propriety OF its
observance is concerned, is common
to them all As time goes on it
seems among many Christian com
munitles the day Is losing much Of
the sacred character with which it
was formerly invested, and it is
becoming more Of time for hill
arity and boisterous mirth than for
the thankful JOY that the birth OF
the Savior of mankind should in
spire. Fancy If you can the wise
men from the East, or the shepards
on the plain of Judea, manifesting
their Joy and appreciation OF the
great event in the manner in which
so many Christian communlt les do
in this age ofthe world. SO years ago
the Christmas bells and the Christ
mas songs used to be among the
most prominent as we'll as the most
pleasant features of this great an.
nlversary, and in those days christ
mas could not be passed without
people in some way being reminded
of the reason for its observance.
But now days Christ has been almost
lost sight of among many Christian
communities in connection with thl:
holiday, and Santa Claus enshrineC
in his place
In this community the hope of re
ceving gifts from the old mythical
Dutchman Santa Claus) is the
main feature of Christmas among
the youngsters, and the desire OF
the part of the parents that they
shall be gratiied, and their anxiety
to conceal the part they play in the
comedy, is the main part of the hol
iday to the parents. If they succeed
in deluding their offspring into the
idea that the rough old Dutchmar
with his grotesque figure is the rea
donor of the gifts which they 81
literally bestow on those occasions
they feel much better than if The
children were aware of the fact tina
their earthly friends who had oareC
for them all their lives had giver
them another evidence of the love
they have for them. And so wei
do the more precocious of th'
Youngsters understand this weak
ness OF spa and Ma" that they very
often pretend to think that SAINT;
Claus has brought them gifts which
they are we'll aware their parents
have bestowed; and they are alwayi
ready TO assist in deluding thei
Younger brothers and sisters into thu
idea that it is from Santa Claus tina
all these good things come. In thu
whole of this there is not a hint o
the babe of Bethlehem, not a sign t
call 10 the attention OF either par
ents or children that it is 20 the fac
.f the birth of the savior OF man
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
aSSACRE AFTER
COMMANDMENT
Five Hundred Persons Put TO Death
By the Turks.
5000 WITHOUT FOOD OR HOME
The Bombardment Of the Town Of
Krushcvo, In Macedonia. Coupled
with Most FrinhtfuI Atrocities
by the suItan'- soldiers.

salonica, European Turkey. Aug. q.
"A correspondent at Monastlr sends
the following dispatch under yester-
days date:
When the Bulgarian bands entered
Krushego they occupied the Greek
quarter. hosting their flag over a
Greek house. The Turkish troops ar
rived August 12. All the Komitajis
had already gone, except about four
hundred local men.
Although no shot WAS fired from the
town the Turks commenced n bonn
hardment, which was continued
throughout August i3.
The shells destroyed 800 houses, 2ib
shops and all the fine. large Greek and
Niach (Wallachian) houses. TIL
Greek church and school were de-
stroyed. The Bulgarian quarter es-
capped.
The Turks entered the town August
Ia, pillaged all the houses, assaults
many OF the women. stripped many
persons naked and killed about three
hundred local Bulgarians and also some
sixty innocent Greeks and Vlachs.
About eight thousand people are
homeless and starving
The material damage done amounts
to several million francs.
The Turks. on August TO- massacred
90 Bnlgarians, who surrendered at a
fillage near Monastir,
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
TURKEY READY TO PROTEST.
sbe wants No Naval Demonstration By the
Powers.


London, Aug. 22.--The Turkish am-
bassador called at the foreign Office,
Friday to make inquiries regarding the
report that II was the intention of the
powers TO make joint naval demon
stration in Turkish waters and 10 enter
a protest II anything of the kind was
contemplated. The foreign Office Off
cials made 1t clear to him that Great
Britain has taken no action OF this
character, and II appears as II Italy
will also refrain from carrying out her
decision to dispatch war ships TO Tur-
key, as the Italian embassy says no re-
port OF their departure has yet been
received. This Is taken by the embas-
sy 10 indicate that there have been de-
yelopments making the step inadyiga-
BILE or unnecessary at the present mo-
ment, perhaps due to the Turkish ac-
ceptance of the Russian demands,
which was confirmed at the Turkish
embassy.
The negotiations respecting Mace
donia are conducted on the continent,
Foreign Secretary Lansdowne and
most Of the ambassadors being away
from London.
The diplomats point out that the
scheme for a settlement OF the Mace
DOMAIN question outlined by the Inde-
pendence Beige. Thursday. could not be
approved by the powers, as 1t Is evil
dent Turkey would never submit TO a
peaceful occupation OF the Bosporus
and the Dardanelles. A Turkish off,
ciai said this could only be done after
fighting.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
Mississippi Electric Road.

Writ Adams, w. @. Cole, Andrew
Nelson and other Mississippi capi-
talists propose organizing COM
pany to build an electric railway
from Jackson TO Vieksburg. Right
of-way has been secured, with depot
facilities at both cities. IT is said
branch lines will be built to Ray
mond and Cooper's Wells. The dis
tance to yieksburg is forty-fiye
miles. Engineers have surveyed the
route, estimating the cost Of con-
struction at $4,000 per mile.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
nussIA's NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
Nas the Outcome Of the Murder Of
Russian Consul at Monastir.

Was the Outcome Of the Murder of
Russian Consul mt Monnstir.
constantinople, Thursday, Aug. 20.-
The Austro-Hungarian embassy is
verbally supporting Russia's latest de-
mands regarding the administration OF
the Macedonian yilayets. The cmbas-
sy officials take the position that Rus
sia,s naval demonstration was the OUT
come of the murder of Nj. Rostkovski,
the Russian consul at Monastir, set
tlement OF which incident is entirely
Russia's affair.
BY order of the sultan vessel sailed
for Iniada, Friday, taking telegraph
operator, and 1t is stated that a large
quantity of provisions OF various kinds
was sent by the sultan for the use OF
the crews Of the vessels forming the
Russian squadron.
The Turkish government Is sending
10000 Kilograms of -four for the relief
Of the sufferers at Krushevo.
The seryian charge d'affalres has
called the attention of the porte to the
danger of the withdrawal of the troops
from Upper Albania, thus leaving the
seryians OF old servla exposed to the
persecution of the Albanians.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

A deputy marshal has arrested II
prominent white planters OF Poinsett
county, Ark. on the charge Of white
Gaping. The negro laborers employed
at saw mill in Poinsett county were
recently forced to leave, under threats
OF violence, by band of white planters.
causing the mill to suspend operations.
The arrests were made at the instiga-
ton of the mill owner.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

Warren, Ark, Aug. 23.--Miss VIII
son, one Of the young ladies who be-
came seriously Ill by eating apple
float. sfterward found to contain poi
son, died Friday night Mrs. G w.
Hankins and her children and two
guests, Miss Wilson and Miss Whit
low. Of Hamburg, were all rrostrafed
BY illness In consequence Of partaxfng
Of the apple float at dinner several
days ago. Mr.. HankIns was absent
from the meal. hence escaped illness.
The attending physician states that
the corrosion In the freezer In which
the float was frozen caused the sick.
ness Of those who ate Of The dessert.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

State Superintendent Of Educa-
ton Henry Whitfield has received
word from lawrence county that by
a vote of $40 to 10 the county
szhool terri, vas extended from four
II six nontns. This is the second
eoanty in Mississippi which has
shown the fruits of the educational
campaign which was carried On BY
Bishop Charles b. Galloway, Pres
dent ". T. Lowry, Henry L. Whit
field, Prof. G. Fl. Brough and other
educators of the State.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
NUMBER 81.
SOUTHERN oLEANlna2


Tom Miracle, deputy sheriff OF Clai-
borne county. Tenn, while intoxicated.
shot and mortally wounded Silas Gam
Bile, because the latter claimed he was
the best man in Claiborne county. Tho
shooting occurred at Cumberland Gap.
Miracle grew furious after the shoot
Ing and sought to kill everybody in the
town. The villagers we're In terror
and ran inside their homes. but a me-
gro came out on the street and at
tempted to arrest Miracle, when the
lattcr's wife slipped up and knocked
the negro down. In the meantime the
mountaineer lied TO the mountains.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
Examination oil iTeaclers.

The State board Of examiners,
who have beenexaininine and pass
ing upon the papers Of the State
teachers submitted during the recent
examination Of teachers throughout
the State, have finished the work Of
grading the papers. Out Of 1913 who
stood the examination, 175 have
passed and will be granted license.
This is a great improvement over
past examinations.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
womn. struck n, Llahtninn.

Mrs. William Spalding, 3s years old.
was struck by lightning and horribly
burned during an electric storm at
Frankfort, KY. bat physicians say she
will recover. A bolt OF lightning came
down the chimney OF the room in
which she was sewing. striking her on
the face and coursIng down her body.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

st. Louis, Aug. 22.-In attempting TO
board a moving elevator on the fifth
door OF the building occupied by, the
King -Brinsmade Mercantile Co. Thurs
day, Theodore Bohle, aged 80 years. a
packer, was caught between the floor
and cage and crushed to death.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

David Park Hadden. for two terms
president of the Memphis taxing dis
trict. one term vice-mayor, and the
most picturesque character of Mem
phis, died OF complications, aged 81
years. For two terms he was presi-
dent of the Merchants exchange and
butt the Masonic temple. placing IL on
n paying basis.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
E.nIe.len KllI. Twe.

BY the explosion of steam conden-
ser at tho Blackshoer-M Miller Lumber
Co. 3 mill, at Brewton, negro waz
blown 40 feet and killed; r. l.. Will
ans. white, 30 badly injured that he
dIer, and negro named William simms
was paralyzqi by the shock.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
The Factor in the Mex. Primary.

hS SdtuPotSh At VI fheaNs oAN
busy all over the State now figuring
out the election of their favorite for
governor by juggling with the Off
cial returns showing the Noel vote.
Everyone is asking where the Noel
vote has gone and what per cent. OF
the Noel vote will stay at home. The
Noel vote is the chief factor in the
SECOND race. 1t is scattered all ov
the State, as glance at the retp az
will show. 1t is the vote the es
attracted to Mr.. Noel by hi easa
and by his platform priDc as IS
is a conscientious, conses ais egt
that voted in many car ia
victions, in face of t. 9f' sf1ae
was going TO show . ~ alIn =
ty column. Tbf M isa sep-
ing cool and os r aiit 8e otless
turn out on i 3a. accord
ing to its cs feealias ts as it did
in the e. w
Mr. piaa. ne official fig
ures HH. aa votes, or about
or aaslef l t3 entire vote cast.
q s. at counties, to-wit: !:
slm ynada, Montgomery,
sin w Aeake, Itawamba, Simp-
W lawrence. He lost Attala
eeaals ,y only 2 votes, polling 934
a 5l 936 for Vardaman. He was
nd in sixteen counties as fol-
VS.: Carroll, Clarke, Covington,
Kinds, Jasper, Lee, Leflore, Marion,
Lowndes, Perry Pike, Smith, Talla-
hatchie, Tishomingo, Wayne, Yalo-
busha. Besides these he received
quite a large share of the vote in
several Of the large counties that he
came third in, for example, he got
566 votes in Monroe, 720 in Copiah,
558 in Lauderdale, and over 400 in
Lincoln and Newton. In eight 9TH
er counties he received over 300
votes in each. In nine others he re-
ceived over 200 votes, including
Chickasaw, in which he ran second,
but Vardaman carried the county
overwhelmingly. In fifteen coun-
ties he received over 100 votes, in
Guiding Leflore and Greene, which
Vardaman carried largely.
Following is a complete table Of
the vote of Mr.. Noel by counties :
Adams SO, Aleorn, 16b, Amite 245,
Attala 934, Benton 102, Bolivar A,
Calhoun 266, Carroll, 407, Chicka-
saw 205, Choctaw 376, Claiborne SO,
Clarke 373,-Clay 159, Coahoma 10,
Copiah ?2o, Coyington 439, DeSoto
1863, Franklin 303, Greene 1873, Gre
NADIA 343, Hancock 117, Harrison
247, Kinds COS, Holmes 1,005, Isa-
quena 5, Itawamba 720, Jackson
130, Jasper 53S, Jefferson 131,
Jones 379, Kemper 170, Lafayette
365, Landerdale 55S, Lawrence sos,
Leake 61S, Lee 582, Lefore 14s,
Lincoln .402, Lowndes AT, Madison
253, Marion 421, Marshall 313,
Monroe 566, Montgomery.'67f, Ne
shoba $50, Newton 413, Noxubee
1874, Oktibbeha 148, Pamela 357,
Pearl River rs, Perry 422, Pike
691, Pontotoc 2s9, Prentiss 344,
Quitman Ga, Rankin 333, Scott PIP,
Sharkey 90, Simpson 667, Smith
Ala, Sunfower 353; Tallahatchie
AS, Tate 175, Tippah l76, Tisho-
mingo 279, Tunica so, Union 332,
Warren 35, Washington 104, Wayne
1874, Webster $50, Wilkinson So,
Winston 203, Yalobusha 621, Yazoo
283.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

Halifax. ". Z. Aug. PA negro who
confessed to having assaulted and mur-
dered Mary Jenkins. 13-year-old
white girl, was, Thursday. hanged BY
q mob to a tree and his body riddled
With bullets, The negro confessed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
anna pnInf ncflIed.

One point In the controversy be-
tween the miners and operators in
Alabama has been settled. The employ
ment OF boys Under ~ years old In
mines will be prohibited.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
ne nefn.ed 20 Leave.

John GEndy, a negro ordered out Of
Amarillo, 1'cx., but who owned proper
ty, refused to go, and his house was
fired into and his wife killed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
HrnI.eman KIIIed.

]. N. Weaver. a brakeman on the
Louisiana & Arkansas railroad; was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed at GoIdonna. Tex
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

At Lurlch. Giles county, Va, while
party OF children were boating. the
craft capsized, and FIVE girls we're
drowned before help could reach them.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

James Edwards. alleged to be want
cd in South Carolina for murder, was
arrested at Beaumont, Tex, and the
South Carolina officers we're notified.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
cIcru,m.u Fatally woundea.

Rev. X. l.. Dale. OF Bonham, Tex.
was probably fatally wounded by the
accidental discharge of shotgun,
which he was showing 10 his little son.
The scalp was torn from his head by
the load of birdshot.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
Negro Lynched.

A negro who confessed TO having as
eaulted and murdered Mary Jenkins,
13-year-old white girl. was hanged by
mob TO tree and his body rified
with bullets. near Halifax. N. G.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29

tits said that Capt. Phillip Joest
and j. i. Wilson, who have about
$4,000 invested in shells, will open
a pearl button factory at Rosedale.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
1,oe,Iue ana whIsky.

William Wall, a negro. filled up on
cocaine and whisky at Brookhaven,
Miss, and tried 10 run the town. Mar
shal Byrd stopped him with a bullet.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
Yacht Biewn Or.

The naptha yacht Alces exploded
while in the middle Of Mobile bay, and
Lebaron Lyons. the owner, who was
aboard, was seriously injured
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
Reauisitfon Granted.

A requisition was granted for Frank
B. Moore, in jail at Hattiesburg. Miss
on the charge Of perjury preferred in
New Orleans.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
He Wn. cerfnInir Desrerntr.

In an effort TO capture a desperate
negro. near Wedowee, Ala, two white
men were killed and nine seriously
wounded. while the black escaped.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-08-29
Nenro Gnmblrr I<IlIed.

Horace Hicks and George Anderson,
negroes. fought over game OF cards,
near Port Gibson, Miss, and the lat
ter was shot and instantly killed.