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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
holland Has Pneumonia.

On the eve Ef a match for the ANA
teur state Championship, Attorney
Charles T. Nftand, the noted billiard
player, was sFticken with pneumonia
In st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

A distributor of counterfeit one
dollar bills has victimized many mer
chants in st. Joseph, and yer the
banks have been victimized.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Big Blaze in st. Louis.

In st. Louis a brick factory building
at the northeast corner of Fifteenth
and Poplar streets, occupied by the
Willbrandt Surgical Instrument Co.,
the Goodfellow-Brooks Shoe Co., and
the Belle Hickey Manufacturing Co.,
was destroyed by a fire of unknown
origin, entailing a loss of $780, 600.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The state department, on thedSth, re-
ceived and accepted the resignation OF
W. l. Buchanan, the American minister
to Panama. No successor was ap-
pointed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Henry Michaelson, supervisor Of
Pixies Peak forestry reserve, and a
well-known writer on irrigation and
forestry matters, died, on the 10Th, at
Denver, Col, of pneumonia, aged 60
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

After cuttir his throat in a vain
attempt to cornmit suicide, William
Towny, of st. Louis, begged Police
Sergeant Sullens to kill him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Walter Kinder was arrested in st.
Louis on the charge Of obtaining money
under false pretenses by renting a
flat to all who applied and collecting
advance money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Capt. Kurakami, commander of the
Japanese armored ship Chijoda, on the
10Th presented the emperor of Japan
the short-torn flags of the Russian
cruisers Variag and Korietz, which
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Secretary of State Hay was in
formed, on the 10Th, that Edwin V.
Morgan would not be granted an eX-
equatur by the Russian government,
authorizing him to act as United
States consul at Dalny, neal Port Ar
thur.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Every coal mine in the central
Pennsylvania bituminous coal region
wa closed on the 10Th. The sixty
thousand miners, following the re-
Quest of John Mitchell, paid this trib-
ute to Senator Hanna's memory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Seaman Kane, of the United States
cruiser Boston, while preparing a six
inch gun for target practice at Pana-
ma, on the 10Th, was struck by the
breech lock of the gun and instantly
killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Tn Vote Move School Bonds.

The st. JOSEPH board of education
has decided to submit to the voters
a proposition t. vote bonds fur $170,-
900 for the exte lsion of the school ia
cilities of the 'ity. Several bond is
sues of this nature have been fioated
in recent year,, but still the schools
are o~vercrowd'd, and more room is
yet needed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

New indictments for grating in the
sale of supplies to the city have been
returned by the st. Louis grand jury
against ]. P. Holden and w. Scholl.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

John Dougherty, an engineer on the
Chicago & Alton railroad, had the
sight of his left eye destroyed by the
bursting of a glass water gauge while
in charge of a special freight train
near the town of Shackleford. Dough-
erty is married and lives at Slater.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Clair C%omuirns, aged 40, a former
Kansas City t%lsiness man, died on a
Burlington tran near ST. Joseph. He
mad been in III health for some time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

me Baltimore (Md.) city government
resumed it's regular routine business in
the various departments for the first
time on the 10th. The dynamiting OF
standing walls in the burned district
was continued.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The Hanover Germany Courier re-
ported, on the 18th, that several YES
sells would go up the Mississippi to be
present at the opening of the st. Louis
exposition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The Missouri & Kansas Grain Co.'S
elevator at Neosho was burned. A
large amount of grain and feed was
destroyed. The loss is mostly COW
cred by insurance. The fire originated
in the engine-rOom.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

A Joplin wedding failed to material
ize because of the mysterious disap-
pearance of the intended bride, Miss
Bessie McCombs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Piano Salesman I'm Trouble.

e. e. Harland, a travelling salesman
for a Huntsville piano house, was ar
rested at Macon. He is charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Judge Joseph Bradshaw, of Lewis
county, died at the age of 70 years.
He came with his parents to this
country wheh 4 years old. He crossed
the plains in the early fifties, return
ing home by way of Panama. In 1880
he was elected associate judge of the
county court, and six years later was
promoted to the position of presiding
jud~e, which office he held for twelve
ye 5, making eighteen years contin-
uous service. During this time he did
not miss a meeting of the court, al
though it was necessary for him to
make a trip of eighteen miles over
land once each month. He was a pro-
minent factor in county politics,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The World'r Fair Protective asso-
citation has beSi organized in st. Louis,
to suppress wife in the exposition dis
trict. 1t is a part of a general crusade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
I<inIOch Increases Capital stock.

The Kinloch long distance telephone
company Of Missouri filed notice with
the recorder of deeds in st. Louis OF
an increase of capital stock from
$500, 900 to $1,000, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The Russian government, on the
10Th, abolished the censorship in the
ease Of all kilograms going abroad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The concentrating plant Of the Rob.
ert Ingersoll Mining Co., two miles
east of Joplin, was destroyed by fire,
entailing a loss of $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Rev. FIR. Joseph G. Zealand.

Rev. Father Joseph G. Zealand, s. j.,
who, last October celebrated the gol-
den jubilee of his priesthood, died at
his apartments at the st. Louis uni
versity aged u years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Arthur Leon, a 1d-year-old boy, cap
tured a negro burglar in his home at
Wellston, st. Louis county, with the
help of a neighbor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Baptiste Minort, charged with muir.
dering Vincent Gosser, was found
guilty by a jury at Lexington and sen
fenced to ten years imprisonment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, arrived
at San Juan. P. l., on the 18th, from
the United States and received a cor
dial welcome from labor representa-
tives. He afterwards visited Gov.
Hunt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Failed to Reach n Verdict.

After being out 20 hours, the jury in
the o. P. McCarver murder trial, at
Pennington, reported that it could not
agree upon a verdict, and was dis
charged by Judge Davis and the case
set down for trial again on May 81.
McCarver was admitted to bail in the
sum of $40, 900. 1t is reported that on
the final ballot of the jurors ten were
for a 35-year sentence and two for
murder in the first degree. McCarver
shot and killed Henry Lift because he
refused to drink with him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Austin Mortimer, % years old, an
alleged army deserter, was arrested
in the st. Louis %dispensary, where he
was being treated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Admits Having Two Wives.

w. P. Vandergri"t, confessed biga-
mist, ls in Jail at Moberly. He vas
arrested in Oklaht ma City, Okla, by
Marshal Pattison and returned with
out requisition pagers. He admits he
has another wife low living in Wash
ington, D. c., and gives no reason why
he committed ths crime, except that
he loved the woman ne last married
and did not weig,a the consequences of
his act. He married his second wife
about three weel's ago in Moberly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Millers in Chicago, on the 18th, paid
S1.O7 a bushel for No. 2 red wheat.
Wheat for May delivery sold at 99Kc
a bushel, a gain of al even two cents.
Scarcity of wheat suitable for milling
purposes was the important factor in
causing the advance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Rev. ]. N. George, president of the
Chicago theological seminary, has
been asked to accept the presidency Of
Drury college at Springfield, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

John Galloway, wanted at Pekin, ILL.,,
to nswer to a charge of criminal as
sault, was arrested at the railroad
station at Warrensburg.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Lucretia Willard Treat, a pioneer
kindergarten teacher and we'll known
throughout the country, died, on the
10th, at Grand Rapids, Mich, of heart
failure. She was prominent in many
states as a kindergarten lecturer, writ
Grand organizer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

DR.. Nicholas Sem, of Chicago, one
of. the organizers of the Japanese Red
Cross society, who offered his services
to the mikado during the war between
Russia and Japan, on the 18th received
a cablegram saying that his services
would not be needed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Fire was discovered in the Laclede
hotel at Plattsburg, but prompt action
of the fire department extinguished
the flames after a loss of about So, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

e. G. Shourds, Of st. Louis, has noti-
fed the police that he suspects his
nephew Of the theft of $685. worth Of
Jewels from his home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

H. T. Buckler, aged 81. died Of heart
failure at his home south Of Sturgeon.
He was we'll known in Boone county,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Brig. Gen. George F. Elliott, com
mander of the United States marine
corps, with his aid-de-camp, Capt.
Henry Leonard, sailed from Colon for
New Orleans, on the 18th, by the
steamer Coleman, on his way to st.
Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

1t was announced, on the 18th, that
DR.. Anita Newcomb Magee, promi-
nently identified with the American hos
pital service during the Spanish war,
would take to Japan a corps of trained
nurses for hospital service with the
Japanese army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

DR.. J. G. Hill, who entered Mexico
more than a half century ago as a
member of an invading army and then
became the protege of the very govern
ment he had gone to fight, died at
Monterey, Mex, on the 18th, of debility
resulting from old age.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Lee Deford, the defaulting cashier OF
the Bank of Altamont, for whom a re-
ward of $500 was offered by the gov
ernor, surrendered to j. Britton, the
banks attorney, at Gallatin. Britton
says he will claim the reward, and
will pay it into the assets of the de-
faulted bank. Neither he O Deford
will talk of the latter's whereabouts
since he disappeared. Mr.. Britton says
it was on his inducement that Deford
returned after he had gone as far as
he could very we'll get. Mr.. Mead, re-
ceiver of the defaulted bank, says that
efforts have been made by some OF
the banks customers to defraud Its
owners. The Ease will be brought be-
fore the grand jury. Feford refused
to talk other than to say his shortage
was due to helping friends out of trou-
BILE. He says he will not peach on
them if they want to send him to the
p~enitentiary for fifty years. He will
not state where he has been since leav-
ing Altamont.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Japan vii, Take Il,

Japan mas MADE application for all
the space at the ST. Louis Worlds fair
made vacant by Russia's withdrawal,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Fleetwood Gordon, who killed Hugo
Doeling, was found guilty of man
slaughter by a jury at Columbia and
given two years in the p~enitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
He Found JOpIiu's Wealth.

Elliott R. Moffet, aged rs years,
died at his home in Crystal Springs,
Ark. Mr.. Moffet had the distinction
of sinking the first shaft in the Joplin
lead and zinc district. He came to
Joplin in 1870 and put down a shaft
in what is known npw as East Joplin.
A rich body of lead ore was found at
a depth of As feet, and the mine
formed the foundation for an immense
fortune for Mr.. Moffet, who at that
time was without financial resources.
Mr.. Moffet built the lead smelter in
Joplin which is now operated by the
Pitcher Leland company, and was in
strumental in the building of the first
railroad into Joplin, which is now q
branch of the Frisco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

Marcus A Hanna, United States SEN
ator from Ohio, and one of the fore
most figures in American public life
died, on the 18th, at Washington, OF
typhoid fever. after an illness Of two
weeks. He passed away peacefully
and without pain. All members Of the
family were at the bedside when the
end came.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Accidentally Killed Himself.

Andrew Coleman, of Valley Park,
st. Louis county, was shot and H.
stantly killed by the discharge Of n
shotgun in his own hands. Coleman
had been watching an alleged horse,
thief, who had been captured the
night before, and was returning to his
home about s o'clock in the morning.
When within ten feet of the house
he slipped or the sleet and both bar
rels of his gun were discharged. The
shot entered Coleman's left breast.
Members of his family, who Witnessed
the tragedy, fastened to his side i'm
~fhediately, but he was dead. Coleman
was 40 years old, married and the
father of a family. He lived in St.
Louis county nearly all his life, and
was prominent in politics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25
Missouri Stale GIeanings.
Two Convicted of Murder.

Price Edwards vas convicted in the
circuit court upon a charge of murder
in the first degree. He was charged
with the murder of an old man, Joe
Buckner, ear WentZville, on April IL.
His partner, Allen Henderson, was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree the day before. Buckner was
shot while standing in his own door,
after which the house was burned to
the ground. Neither jury was out an
hour in returning a verdict. Notwith-
standing all parties are colored peo-
pie, a great deal of interest was man.
ifested in the case by the people.
Buckner was the father-in-law of Ed
wards, and the principal witnesses
against Edwards were his own daugh-
tiers, who heard the plot made by their
father to murder the grandfather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The Russian government, on the
18th, informed the state department
that, owing to its inability to make
what it regarded as a suitable display
of Russian products at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, it had abandoned
the idea Of making an exhibit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

At the Kansas state ~penitentiary, at
Lansing, Kas., on the 10th, officers
from st. Louis positively identified as
William Rudolph, the Union (Mo.)
bank robber, who escaped from st,
Louis last year, the prisoner "Gorney,"
undergoing sentence for robbing a safe
at Louisburg, Kas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-02-25

The experts at the United s~vb-treas-
ury in New York city, on the 18th. dis
covered that Brooklyn, N. Y, was be-
ing flooded with an extraordinarily
good counterfeit Buffalo" t~en-dollar
bill. About fifteen of these bills we're
turned in by banks and nearly every
bill came from Brooklyn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-16
DANCING Is A LOST ART.
DECLARES A PROFESSOR
Absolutely Devoid of Expression as
Produced in Present Day,
He Says.

Dancing is a lost art" was the
declaration made last night to men,
bers OF the Charlevoix club. Chicago.
by Prof. Edmund Buckley of the Uni
versity OF Chicago. who has travelled
over the world in search of terpsichor-
can excellence.
Dancing as practiced at present is
absolutely devoid of expression and
as a science is nothing but plain
geometry of notion" he continued.
But how different was the art of
dancing in the time of the ancient
Greeks. Egyptians and Persians. Then
dancing was not only the poetry of
motion. but was symbolical of the hab-
its and customs of the people. Happi-
ness. sorrow. regret. anger. hope. de-
spair, all the emotions were woven
into the mysteries OF the dance. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-16
MUSCATINE NORTH AND
SOUTH FINALLY SOLD
Fourth Attempt to Dispose of Road
Sueeeeds-May Build to
Burlington.

That the Muscatine North & South
road will now be extended to Burling-
ton since the sale yesterday afternoon
there is said to be little doubt as the
interests which have now acquired
full control have openly said that they
will do everything possible to extend
the usefulness of the road.
Four times has the North e. South
road been offered for sale, but the
final transfer was made yesterday af-
ternOon, when the property was pur-
chased by Henry Jayne. the considera-
ton being 100000, it being the un-
derstanding that the purchaser as
sumed all Indebtedness. There were
a number of interests represented at
the sale, but the sole bid offered by
Mr.. Jayne was the only one received
by Referee Howard. Aside from the
interests which Attorney Jayne repre-
sented, the Walsh Bros. were there.
There is every reason TO believe
that the road was purchased in the
interests of the present bondholders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-16
CLASSMATE Is MOURNE0
Juniors Pass Resolutions on the Death
of Charles Van Calder.

On receiving the sad news of the
death of Charles Van Calder, the mem
bers Of his class, the juniors, of the
high school assembled and drew up the
following resolutions:
Whereas, God, in His heavenly prov
idence, has seen fit that our esteemed
classmate, Charles Van Calder, should
reap the harvest of a well-spent life;
Resolved, That, while We suffer from
the shock of this sudden summons and
feel that hts loss is hard to bear, we
bow to the will of Him who doeth all
things WELL and say Thy will be DONE"
Since we. his classmates. have assem-
bled in deepest sympathy with the par
ents of the deceased,
Resolved, That We extend our heart
felt coincidence to them in their great
affliction; and,
Resolved, That We hereby express
our deep appreciation of the worth of
his character and the beauty of his
spirit and life, and that we thank God
that 1t has been our privilege to enjoy
his fellowship; and, be it
Resolved, That as a token of our re-
gard We forward copy of these reso-
lutions to Mr.. and Mrs. Van Calder.
and give them for. publication to the
Journal. our high school paper, and to
the daily papers of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-16
$1,000 Is ADDED
To industrial Home Associa.
ton Building
Fund.
RAISED AMONG THE UNIONS
Per Capita Assessment Of St-The
Membership is About
LOO.

At the regular meeting of the Rock
Island Industrial Home association
last evening the committee which is
at work on a special assessment for
the building fund announced that the
canvass will result in an addition oil
something over $1,000 to the fund.
The method adopted this year by
the association is similar to that which
was 30 successful two years ago. Each
Of the unions is visited by a commit
tee, and given a statement of the
condition of the association and of
the method of making the canvass.
The unions are requested to make a
levy OF 81 per capita, to be due in
January. as a special levy for the
building fund.
Member.hip Of More Than LOO.
The unions which compose the In
dustrial Home association have Il
membership OF something like LOO
and with a per capita assessment of
81 on each of these members the fund
would be $1.10O- The committee this
year has been very successful in the
canvass Of the unions. and already
about $3.50 has been subscribed
The regular assessment made on
the unions for the association is very
light and does not materially reduce
the debt. The associate two years
ago realized something over $1,000 by
means of a special assessment. and
50 much announcement was met in
the canvass of the unions at that time
that the directors felt that there would
be no better way to secure help for the
first OF the year than a direct appeal
10 the organizations which compose
the home association.
Nice Increase In Funds
The association is now in fairly good
condition. and with the special funds.
Including the Labor Day celebration.
the building fund has been increased
very materially during the year. The
board transacted a bulk of routine
matter last evening. At the next
regular meeting the final report OF
the committee will be made. and the
annual election of officers of the home
will take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-16
GAVE HIM SCOTCH VERDICT"
incident in Reynolds Justice Court Re.
lated in Chicago.

Down at Reynolds, ILL.,, / was an
attorney in and a witness TO one of
the oldest mixtures of justice ever
seen in Illinois, said Attorney Elroy
of AledO the other day to a Chicago
Chronicle reported. There was-and
possibly is now justice of the
peace named Eckstrom there He
kept also a grocery and hardware
store. The county seat, where 1 live,
is 10 miles from this village.
"One day / went over there to de-
fend a boy who had been charged
with setting fire TO number of stacks
of wheat in the vicinity. The lad had
been on the disreputable list in the
community for long while.
He was mean. Nobody liked him.
He had whipped Justice Eckstrom's
son and insuited the daughter of the
magistrate. But / became convinced
after talk with the boy that he did
not set fire TO the wheat stacks
THE burden of proof was on the
prosecution. The evidence from that
quarter was all suggestions. ] show
ed an alibi for the boy. Then Justice
Eckstrom put on his glasses. He look
ed down at the prisoner and said: 81.
am panied to hold you, because know
your father well. Under the evidence
you are discharged His honor was
advised that he had not made a legal
decision. Well said he, L gave al
Scotch verdict to him. He's guilty,
but it has not been proved"