Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-12

on assessed valuations of real and per-
sonal property tax of about $2OO.OOO,-
900. Andrew Carnegie heads the per-
Eonal tax list.
CONSERVATION has been caused al
Whiting, Ind, by a report that the
Standard Oil Co. is planning to gradu-
ally do away with its refineries at that
place, leaving only the paraffin works.
The sudden death of former Gov.
Lloyd Lowndes of Maryland is an
nouneed from his late home in Cum
berland. Nd, where he was prominent
in business circles.
Action upon many matters of pri-
mary Importance to the commercial in
terests of the country will be urged up
on the national board of trade at its
annual meeting in Washington, begin
ming January II.
At a mass meeting of the Society OF
Arizona Pioneers, held at Tucson, an
earnest protest against the merger OF
Arizona and New Mexico into a state
was adopted.
Six persons were made i'll from
ptomaine poisoning at the hame OF
H. E. Gibson, a truck farmer near
Edgemont. ILL.,, as a result OF eating
liver sausage that had been hung in a
tin bucket outside Gibson's house sew
eral hours before being cooked.
Gov. Dockery of Missouri refused to
grant the petition of ex-State Senator
William P. Sullivan, of Christian
ty, convicted of soliciting a bride, for
restoration of citizenship.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick declares
chat her defense, when her case comes
to trial, will surprise everybody.
Andrew Nellis, aged 80, a veteran OF
two wars, and a greatgrandfather, has
lust been married at Howard CITY,
Mich, to Mrs. Elizabeth Cassel, OF
Lakeview, aged SO years.
japanese, to the number OF 50O,
Joined in a celebration, in Carnegie
hall. New York, of the fall of Port Ar
thur. Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford and
Alexander Tison delivered addresses
Attorney ]. P. Dawley declares that
neither Mrs. Chadwick nor her nus
band, DR.. Chadwick, eve placed any
Jewels in his possession.
Bishop John L.. Spalding OF the
Catholic diocese of Peoria is seriously
ill at his residence in Peoria, ILL.,, as
the result of a paralytic stroke. He Is
IS years OF age.
The supreme court of Colorado has
sentenced four more election officials
TO terms of two and four months In
iail, making a total of "a punished for
d%isobeying the order of the court.
Admiral Dewey and the general
board of the navy, of which he is the
head, recommends legislation which
will inject more young blood into
commanding positions in the navy.
The secretary of agriculture an
nounces. in a bulletin just made pub
lie, that tests made of alfalfa seee
sown by the seedsmen of the unlteo
States show much adu~lteration,i in som
cases as much as 40 per cent.
A new presentment, it is said, is be
ing prepared against Bishop Talbot o
the Central Pennsylvania diocese o
the Protestant Episcopal church b!
an attorney in Philadelphia.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, ha
completed plans for the distribution o
his library, the largest and most val
liable collection Of public document
possessed by any senator or congress
man, among the libraries of Missouri
and friends as a legacy OF his service
The charges against Bishop Talbo
of the Episcopal diocese OF Contra
PENNSYLVANIA have been withdraw
the presenters reserving the right t
draw up a new presentment.
The vigorous investigation an
prosecutions of the alleged public Ian
frauds in Oregon, Idaho and Montana
is said to have spread terror anon
certain cattle kings OF Nebraska an
wyoming whose methods have ne
been above suspicion.
Fire at Berlin. N. H., in the mld'
of a bowling blizzard, ate $1,5Oo,ot
worth of property out Of the heart {
= the business section of the city, inclut
$ ing the opera house block.
t Thomas X. Niedringhaus was chose
as the republican nominee for Unite
u States senator for Missouri to succee
Francis Marion Cockrell, by the r.
= publican legislative caucus, at Jef1e
=. son City, on the fifth ballot.
District Attorney Jerome OF Ne
York city has struck a new lead in Il
Dodge-Morse scandal, in which he
attempting to show that Morse war
ed to be rid of his wife without dlvor
:, in order that he might marry anoth
= woman who is a Catholic.
g James Gillespie, indicted for t
murder of his twin sister Elizabet
was found guilty at Rising Sun, In
% and was sentenced to life impriso
ment.
DR.. Grow, an osteopath, was &C
~ yicted at Goshen, Ind, of practisi
-. without license. The result of the CO
affects every practising osteopath
TO the state.
nj The annual report of the Uni
cd States custom house for st. Lo
shows that duties to the amount
rk s59S, 772.75 were collected from
Worlds fair company and exhibite
he of which $1s6,0S0,30 was paid out
refunds and salaries to extra employ
o. Judge George H. Williams, who
20 attorney general in President Graz
he cabinet, has been indicted for n
90 feasance in office at Portland, Ore,
ig- which city he is mayor. Judge "
Jams is SO years of age.
in Eight men are known to be d.
others missing and three seriously
No jured as the result of the explosion
the boilers Of the towboat Defer
near Huntington, w. Va.