Iron County register., 1904-11-17

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ton this week from Murphysbor-
ough, Ills. ssMike" is feeling very
good over the election, but he evi-
IDENTIFY hasn't heard the news from
Iron county.
, "Learn it right" is the apt motto
of the Springfield Normal School.
No wonder the graduates of that
institution succeed after making
preparation for life under the in
fluence of that motto. A thorough
and practical course is the begin
ming of success.
City CollectorlO O'Neal asks us to
call the attention of the city tax
payers to the fact that the time is
fast approaching when city taxes
become delinquent and cost and
penalty ensue. All city tax-pay-
ers are urged to come forward and
liquidate without delay.
The Democrats in this county who
stayed away from the polls on
election day should now regret it,
for had they all turned out and
voted, we would have had a DEM
ocratic Circuit Judge instead of a
Republican.-CenterUille Reformer.
LosT-In Arcadia, between my
home and Mrs. Hatten's cottage,
a work basket containing purse
and number of other articles.
Finder will be literally rewarded
by returning same to me.
MARY SoULARD,
Arcadia, Mo.
The trunk of Mrs. Higgins, the
station agent at Sabula, was broken
into Monday night and about $50
stolen therefrom. Special agent
Hill was here this morning getting
out a warrant for the alleged
and three of them will
probably be arrested this evening.
Henry Schwaner, who used to
live in Pilot Knob, was elected
Collector of Butler county on the
ticket last week.
Schwaner ran away behind his
ticket and was elected by only
thirty-five votes, while most of the
Republicans had majority of ov-
er five hundred.
DIED-At Flat River, Mo-, at the
residence of her grandson, John G.
Medley, Wednesday morning, No
vember$ IS, 1904, Mrs. Ann L.
Medley, relict of the late J. G.
Medley, Sr., aged over So years.
The remains will arrive on Sthe
II: :25 train at Arcadia, Thursday,
and the funeral will follow.
1t is announced that a new time
card will be issued in the course of
a week or two. 1t is rumored that
trains Nos. 3, 8, 20 and 21 will be
taken off. Another report is that
in future each conductor will have
his own run and that crews will
not be chain-ganged as heretofore.
There will be eight daylight runs
and eight night runs.
Local option has caused the ma
tives to resort to drinking almost
any and every old thing down in
Dunklin county. We see from an
exchange that a farmer by the
name of Rem Williams took big
drink of horse medicine, thinking
it was whiskey, and local physi-
clan had hard work to get Williams
out of danger.-Scott County Citizen.
The will iof the late DR.. G. w.
Hull was probated this week. 1t
provides for the payment of his
debts and funeral expenses and
leaves the rest of his property, real
and personal to his step son, John
M. Dale, and in the event of his
death, to his children to be equally
divided. To his. step children,
James and Margaret Dale, he
leaves the sum of ST each. He ap-
points E. H. Day, N. B. Watts and
John M. Dale as executors of his
will .-Fredericktoaon Democrat NeaUs.
Ed. holland of Graniteville was
accidentally killed while out hunt
ing near Middlebrook last Friday
afternoon about five o'clock. Mr..
holland was walking up hill carry
ing the gun in front of him when,
in some way, both barrels Of the
gun were discharged, entering his
chest, death resulting Immediately.
Young Gassman of Middlebrook
was with holland hunting but was
not present when the accident oc-
CURED. He was splendid man,
and his bereaved widow and two
children, living in st. Louis, have
the sympathy of many friends in
their great sorrow. THE funeral
occurred at Middlebrook Sunday
and was largely attended.
More than hundred letters have
been received by the Missouri Ag-
ricultural College asking for in
formation concerning the so-called
''poisonous cabbage snake" and
the collection Of snails, centipedes
and other creeping things received
from these inquiries would form
the foundation for a splendid col
lection of Missouri's lower animal
life. The most peculiar thing
aboutthis scare that has swept the
State from one end to the Other
is that it has no foundation in fact
Prof. j. M. Stedman, Entomolo-
gist of the College, says, 'sNot q
thing is found on cabbage that
could not have been found any
fall for the last twenty years
And, "more than this he says
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