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Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Mann Items.

AS we have seen no items from
here for quite while, thought we
would write few.
The weather here is very pleas
ant now.
The Woodmen's picnic at Belle
view was largely attended Satur-
day, September I'd.
w. D. Hartman visited home
folk Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Eta Eaton, of Edge Hill,
visited here and her sister, Mrs.
Latham, at Belleview, Saturday
and Sunday last. Her mother ac-
companied her home.
There will be pie supper at the
Cedar Grove school house, Satur-
day, September 10th. All are in
vited.
G. G. Hartman, of Edge HILL
visited home folk Sunday.
Misses Laura and May Davidson
will accompany their mother and
sister to Poplar Bluff to-day. Mrs
Davidson and daughter, Nina
have been to California on a visit
JUST Us.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Des Arc Items.

Weather is fine here now and
business is picking up wonder
fully.
Stevenson & Fitz had a big day
Saturday. They sold and paid
out over S1t00, and are now sup
plying twelve saw mills. Their
sales last year, up to the 1st Of
September, were $31, ,742.79, which
is an average Of 800 per day.
E. w. Graves has got to be quite
q farmer as well asa big saw mill
man; he sowed fifty acres Of stock
peas, and will harvest over 150 tons
of hay. He owns one of the best
farms in Iron county and it is in
high state of cultivation. He
has 100 head of cattle and 1870 head
of hogs.
There were six car loads Of cattle
shipped from here last week.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Hard to Find.

It would be hard to find a more
perfect, curative medicine for dis
ordered digestive organs than that
gentle tonic digestant, and torpid
liver regulator, known as DR.. Cald-
wells (laxative) Syrup Pepsin.
No other medicine has its specific
power over these delicate and i'm
portant organs of your body, upon
which you have to depend for
energy to carry on your daily
work. It cleanses, digests, stimu-
lates and cures. Sold by Arcadia
Valley Drug Co. at SOC and S1.00.
Money back if it fails.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, bleeding, blind or pro-
trudging piles. Druggists refund
money if Pazo Ointment fails to
cure any case, no matter of how
long standing, in 6 to IA days.
First application gives ease and
rest. SOC. If your druggist hasn't
1t, send SOC in stamps and it will
be forwared postpaid by Paris
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07


l was at G. Collins farm last
week. He has a gasoline engine
about ready to start, and will run
grist mill, saw mill and handle
factory, also a creamery. Mr..
Collins is a wide-awake business
man.
Chas. Clifton has bought new
traction engine and boiler, saw
mill and separator, and will thresh
in the summer and saw logs in the
winter. He paid $1,000 for the out
fit.
There is a new mining company
starting up here, known as the
Des Arc Mining Company. Ger
tificate of incorporation was issued
last week at Jefferson City to the
following incorporators: Robert
Ables, of the firm of Ables &
Taussing, st. Louis; Carter &
Weyland, Piedmont; Jas. Dob
bins, Centreville; Carter & Hack
worth, Piedmont; E. w. Graves,
Des Arc. They will commence
work as soon as they can obtain
option on certain land around Des
Arc. One of the firms will go to
Pittsburg, Pa, this week to see the
owners of the old lead mines here.
This mine was worked very ex-
tensively before the war, but water
interfered and they were unable
to keep it out. Now that we have
pumps run by steam that will keep
it pumped out, there is no doubt
that this new company will find
lots of lead. They are men with
money and are not afraid to spend
it.
Sam Fitz, operator on the Frisco
railroad, is home on visit.
Ray Stamp is still in GAINESVILLE,
N. Y, and we are glad to report
him much improved in health. He
writes that he has gained nine and
one-half pounds and still improv-
ing. He will remain there until
some time on October.
Dave and Mont Stevenson are
here from Williamsville to-day.
They are running a saw mill near
there.
J. D. Hickman was home a few
days last week. He had received
quite bruise over his eye while
playing base ball.
Mrs. Will McGill, of Williams
vile, Mo-, visited her sister, Mrs.
John Stevenson. She went to
Ironton Sunday, her husband
meeting her on No. 2. They will
visit her mother, Mrs. Graham,
who is running the Kessling House
at Ironton.
Jas. Maddox is down from ST..
Louis visiting home folk.
Mrs. Joe Barth and children,
who have been spending the past
month with her uncle and aunt,
VIM. Hackworth and wife, re-
turned to st. Louis Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Mitchell and baby
returned to her home in st. Louis
Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Wilson and son, Arthur,
of Owl Creek, are visiting the
formers sister, Mrs. w. j. Fitz.
Jas. Lovelace, Jr., and wife came
up from Piedmont Sunday to visit
home folk.
Our school will begin here to-
morrow (Monday). The teachers,
Miss Hall, from Blackwell, Mo-,
and Mr.. Patterson, from Belleview,
come we'll recommended, and we
hope to have a successful term OF
school. ISAAC.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Critically Ill.

Many people are critically i'll, as
a result of disturbance of their di-
gestive functions, and don't know
it. If you are suffering from diz-
ziness, heartburn, wind, loss OF
appetite, irritability, headache,
nausea, collie, constipation, waste
no time, but take DR.. Caldwells
Qaxative) Syrup Pepsin. 1t may
be the means of warding off a dan
gerous sickness. At any rate, it
will surely make your distressing,
dyspeptic symptoms disappear.
1t is safe, certain, and pleasant.
Try it. Sold by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co. at SOC and Sl.00. Money
back if it fails.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

ga cold or cough nearly al
ways produces constipation-the
water all runs to the eyes, nose
and throat instead of passing out
of the system through the liver
and kidneys. For the want OF
moisture the bowels become dry
and hard" Kennedy's Laxative
Honey and Tar is the original Lax
ative Cough Syrup. 1t meets and
corrects the above conditions, by
acting as a pleasant cathartic on
the bowels-expels all colds from
the system and cures all coughs,
Group, whooping cough, LaGrippe,
bronchitis, etc. Sold by Arcadia
Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Summary for August, 1905.
Beautiful Women.

Plump cheeks, flushed with the
soft glow of health and a pure COM
plexion, make all women beauti-
full. Take a small dose of Herbine
after each meal; it will prevent
constipation and help digest what
you have eaten. SOC. Mrs. VIM.
M. Stroud, Midlothian, Texas,
writes, May 81, 1901: "We have
used Herbine in our family for
eightyears, and found it the best
medicine we ever used for consti-
patton, bilious fever and malaria"
Sold by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Neglected Colds.

Every part of the mucous mem
brane, the nose, throat, ears, head
and lungs, etc., are subjected to
disease and blight from neglected
colds. Billiards. Horehound Syrup
is pleasant and effective remedy.
25c, SOC, S1.00. w. Akendrick,
Valley Mills, Tex, writes, May 81,
1901: 81 have used Ballard's
Horehound Syrup for coughs and
throat troubles; it is a pleasant
and most effective remedy" Sold
by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Escaped Death.

1t is not an uncommon expert
ence for us to get "a letter describ-
ing how the writer escaped death
by taking Caldwell's Qaxative)
Syrup Pepsin for some violent and
dangerous stomach or bowel in
flamation. The gentle, soothing,
curative, purificative action of this
pleasant syrup is without any
equal in the science of medicine.
Sold by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
at SOC and 81. Money back if it
fails.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
Days of Week

NoTE-The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow
and is recorded in inches and hum
dredths. Ten inches of snow equal
one inch of rain. GET" indicates
trace of precipitation.
w. H. DELANo, Observer.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

We have a very large stock of
the adopted School Books now on
hand. Also, Tablets, Pencils,
States, Crayons, and in fact a full
line of School Supplies, and we
will make a special effort to keep
everything needed in the schools
in stock during the school year.
E. l.. FARMHOUSE.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

Grand clearing sale of all sum-
mer goods. Unprecedented values
given. Original cost not con-
sidered. The goods must be sold.
Lopez Store Co.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

Dairy men say Creamo is a SUI
perior feed for milch COWS. IRON
ton Mfg. Co., agents.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

Until further notice, fresh Elgin
Creamery Butter can be had at
Miller's store at 25c per pound.
Ten pound lots or more at the
creamery for 22c per pound.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07
W Gather Report.

Meteorological report of Volun-
tary Observer at Ironton, Iron
county, Mo-, for the week ending
Tuesday, September 5, 1905:
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

Try Creamo for horses and
mules. The feed that benefits when
others fail. Sold at Ironton Flour
Mill.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

For Glass and Picture Frames go
to Albert's.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

Extra quality green coffee s
pounds for S1.00 at Lopez Store
Co.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

Warranty Deeds, Chattel Mort
cages and Deeds of Trust for sale
at this Office.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

For SALE-A fertilizer wheat
drill. Apply to Fred. Delano.
Iron County register., 1905-09-07

see what he can learn in regard to
the mans identity.
It is said that an effort is being
made to have the railroad EXTEND
ed from Williamsville to the home
of Mrs. Josie Forbes, in Wayne
county, commonly known as
"Aunt Joe," the "wonderful" wo-
man who tells the past, present
and future of all who consult her,
and strange to say, Madison coun-
ty furnishes her quote every week.
It is said that every night crowd
numbering from 25 to so meet at
the house of "Aunt Joe" to con-
suit her; wives consult her about
husbands and husbands consult
her about wives. What "Aunt
Joe" did to our friend Rockwell
was plenty, but he says "Aunt
Joe' has slipped a cog. One day
lately, DR.. Norwine, of Poplar
Bluff, accompanied by stenog-
rapher, visited this prodigy. She
told him, SO we are informed, that
he was going straight to hell and
taking others with him. The doc
tor Immediately diagnosed her case
as lunacy. This same day two
men had come from Reynolds
county to consult her. It's like a
barber shop at her house; you
have to take your turn. These
two brothers had come a long way
and were very anxious to get back.
It happened that Fredericktown
parties were ahead of them on the
list; but one Of the brothers step
ped into the room when the seance
Twas on and addressing the prin-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
BOTH PETITIONS DKS~.
supreme Court VIII Not ~Iaservenc ~
Sentence Against Mrs -Ddwarth
and sam Greason.

Philadelphia. Pa. Feb. l~3Ifniess NE
board OF pardons. which meets In Har-
risburg on Wednesday. recomaenas tkp
communication OF the death sentences u
Mrs. Kate Edwards and Samuel Grea-
son. colored. OF Berks county. h we
mar and her accomplice win be kang0
on Thursday OF this week in the Read
Ing jail for the murder OF John H
wards. her husband
The case came before he supreUe
ssurt dnally today on two petittsus. o
by the woman. In watch h held Grea-
son blameless OF the murder Of her
husband and prayed that he BE gfveB
q new trial and another by IN
which he asked for a reopentnx % hts
case on the ground Of newly discovered
evidence. Both petitions were sc1uses
only three OF the seven members voting
In favor OF the petitions. There was No
opinion flied. the papers sssnpiy being
endorsed refused.
The newly discovered evidence refer
red to IN the Greason petition WAS ~
confession OF Mrs. Edwards in whieh
she stated that Greason had no cenn.e-
tion with the crime: that she killed her
husband and hat her daughter Nary
assisted her in throwing her hushand's
body in the cistern.
Had the case been reopened the wo-
man would have been repriSved N
order 10 testify in favor of the eolores
man, but as the matter now stanas
only the board OF pardons can saw
Mrs. Edwards from the soanola- Gsv-
ernor Pennypacker has refused 10 In
t~erfere miles he receives a recomnen-
dation from the pardon board. and tAAe
body Ices not meet until twenty-fosr
hours previous TO the tins set fer Cte
execution.
The case has been before The beari
| several times and each time q petition
was refused.
| Counsel for Mrs. Edwards today hbes
a supplemental confession In which sse
tells of the brutal murder OF her hss-
band. She found him lying en- the porch
lin a drunken sleep. n struck hIu
| several times on the head with a am
| mer. He raised himself 10 a sitting
| posture, and then rolled into tke yard
where she again struck him with the
| hammer several lines" h then re-
| lates how her daughter assisted her &c
| throw the body into a cistern and the
| means taken to cleanse the porch ans
| her dress OF blood stains.
Mrs. Edwards prison born child was
taken from the Reading Jail today. II
was brought to this city and later l,i'
| for Washington
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
DROP OF IS
Mercury at Norfolk is Steadily Fall
ing-Ice F4oes Drifting Into Harnp-
ton Roads.

Norfolk, Va, February 15.-The
heavy rain and thaw of yesterday has
been followed today by a temperature
drop Of 25 degrees and d blizzard-like
snow storm.
Tonight the mercury is below the
twenty-five mark on the thermometer
and is steadily falling. Ten degrees
is expected before morning. The city
is encased in a mass of frozen slush
and sleet, but UP to this time traffic
is uninterrupted.
The warm spell Of yesterday. with
the rain. dotted the ice in the James
and tributary rivers and immense
foes have been drifting into Hampton
Roads all day. The precaution taken
last week by ship masters who had
their vessels lowed n the inner har-
Dor has Undoubtedly prevented heavy
losses. Outside the capes a dense fog
is hanging over the ocean,, making
navigation there among the out
bound ice flies extremely hazard
Gus. The drifting ice ranges up to
a foot in thickness. and has put Il
stop to the navigation of small craft
The small steamer Tourist, which
was ice-bound in Pamlico Sound for
two weeks. succeeded during yester-
days thaw in breaking out and
reached Elizabeth City, N. c.. in safe
ty. All vessels from the south report
encounters with great foes Of ice ir
the ean
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souri, valleys ranging from s degrees
to . degrees below zero. The zero
line extends into Arkansas and north
ern Texas and east to Ohio. Rain or
snow or both nave fallen since Satur-
day over h entire southern half OF
the country, the precipitation being
closely followed by freezing weather
and the cold wave which has today
pushed far south into Texas and tho
lower Mississippi valley. The indi-
cations are for clear ard continued
very cold weather over this district
tonight and Tuesday, with a tendency
to a slow moderation about Wednes-
day.
4 heavy now prevailed today at
birmingham. The fall 1T Knoxville,
Tenn. was eight inches. Nashville re-
ported a fall of 3 inches with very
cold weather. The cold is severe In
Texas and is causing losses to the
cattlemen-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
Valuable Property in Dagger Of De-
StructiOn.

Cincinnati, o., February 13-Thc
river situation today is more men
acing to property than at any time
since the cold weather gCrged the
Ohio with ice. The ice moved slowly
all day Sunday, crushing everything
before it and a new freeze today fol-
lowed a sudden dip in temperature,
The new freeze only postpones what
rivermen believe will De the worst
final breakup of the river in many
Years. The damage already done is
,imated at from one to two hun
dred thousand dollars. In addition
to the loss already incurred, vessels
and other property valued at more
than half q million dollars is in seri-
Gus danger Of destruction.
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ISnccial to The MeSSenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 13-The house
Committee on Propositions and GrieV-
ances this afternoon reported favora
bly, the bill to revise the navigation and
pilotage laws of Wilmington. The bill:
reported is practically the n recon-
mended by the Chamber of Commerce,
and ~strenously fought by the Pilots
Association, and repeats the cOmpEi-
sorry pilotage provision of the present
law. The provision of the bill exclud-
ing pilets from having any other en-
rIoyment, business or occupation, from
eligibility TO receive a license Was
stricken out. Another concession made
to the pilots Was an amendment t;
section fourteen, requiring vessels OF
foreign bottom to pay one third pilo.-
agALates, when spoken by pilots, If
the Drvice was not accepted after the
vessel had crossed the bar. Section
eighteen was amended so as to pay five
instead Of ten dollars a day for delay
in promptly plotting vessel, and the re-
ouirement that he pay a days expenses
OF the VSSSRI was SlrlChcH Oul- Ike
favorable report comes as a surprise &c
many and the pilots here are plainly
disappointed. It was at first reported
that there was a unanimous agreemen,
of the committee IN the bill, and the
chairman so stated when the committee
idjourned it's executive session, bu1
it has been definitely learned that
Mninority report will be filed.
N6eaking of the pilotage bill tonlsh
z =. A. Parsley says THE bill reported
the committee embodies some SIG
changes, none of which are material
leaving the measure practically as IN
trOduced. The amendments do not 81
feet the merits, and as reported VII
be satisfactory to the Chamber Of Com
merce and the commercial n shippln;
interests Of Wilmington"
Mr.. Edgar Parmalee, who has bes1
standing with the pilots, says, The so
called concessions the committee CAV
the pilots il the way of amendment
amount to nothing. We will fight tn
bill on the floor of the House Int II de
feated there will carry it on before tn
Senate committee and if necessary Il
the Senate"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
Wire, Communication Again Threat
ened.

Atlanta, Ga, February 13.-Weath-
err conditions here today threaten
more trouble to wire communication
with outside world. The thermome-
ter has dropped 10 degrees since day
light and now stands at 20. Snow
driven by a thirty mile wind is fall
ing. Telegraphic communication
with Washington. direct by Western
Union, the only wire to the east,
was lost for a time. Both telegraph
companies are using large forces of
men. but their work is handicapped
by the cold.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
The Secret of Success.

Forty million bottles OF August
Flower sold In the United States alone
since it's introduction! And the de-
mand for it is still growing. isn't that
a fine showing of success? Don't It
prove that August Flower has had
unfailing success in the cure OF indt-
gestion and dyspepsia-the two great
est enemies Of health and happiness?
Does it not afford the best evidence
that August Flower is a sure specific
for all stomach and intestinal disol-
ders?-that it has proved Itself the
best of all liver regulators? August
Flower has a matchless record OF over
t%hirty-fve years in curing the aiiing
millions of these distressing COM
plaints-a success that is becoming
wider in its scope every day. at home
and abroad. as the fame OF August
Flower spreads. Trial bottles. &c;
regular size. 75c. For sale by +. r.
Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-17
VIII, BREAK FROM ADDICKs.
Eight Union Republicans Will Vote
for T. Coleman Dupont.

Philadelphia, Pa, February ia spe-
cial to the Evening Telegram from Do
yer, Delaware, says:
THE Senatorial situation took a
change today, when it was
on good authority hat eight of the
Union Republican assemblymen will
leave J.. Edward Addicks during the
week and cast their votes for T. Cole
man Dupont. of Wilmington. the mill
lionaire president of the Dupont Pow
der Company, for senator. This agree
ment was reached after conferences had
been held this morning by the mem
bers concerned in the movement. TINS
will be the outcome of the recent ru-
mors that have been current on the
subject of a break and it will MAX
the first desertion IRON the Addicks
ranks since the session of 1895. 1t has
not been announced on what day the
break viii be made.
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Railroad Traffic Almost Completely
Tied Up

Meridian. Miss, February 13.-Thc
tie-up of railroad traffic out OF
Meridian is almost complete. The
Mobile and Ohio has moved no trains
on its southern divisions today. There
has been no train out of Meridian
on the New Orleans and North
astern road for more thar a week.
and it will be several days before
rattle can be re-established etWeen
Meridian and Memphis. Trains from
Vicksburg on the Alabama n Vicks-
burg road were unable to get through.
owing to a washout. An inch Of snow
fell at Meridian today, while -four
inches is reported at West Point
Miss.
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Chicago, Ill. Feb. 13-With almost un-
~precedented cold and deep snow, delays
in passenger and freight ~transporta-
tons, much loss of human life and
some damage to live stock were report
ed from a vast territory west, north
ard south of Chicago today. Modera-
ton set in tonight north and west of
Chicago. In Chicago the rare tempe-a-
ture of IS degrees below zero was
| reached today, causing great suffering
| among the poor. Absence of vino made
the cold supportable to those who were
| compelled to be out doors and snow
plows working steadily prevented any
| great delay to transportation.
With a record breaking temperature
of % degrees below zero at Kansas City
| and Is inches of snow under a clear
| sky, and this indicates conditions II
| the whole southwest, a dozen persons
have been frozen to death during the
| last two days in Oklahoma, indian Ter
| ritory and adjoining states.
Trains are delayed by snow drifts, but
| wheat is protected and live stock losses
will not be extensive. The tempeca-
| ture in the southwest tonight tends to-
ward moderation.
In the middle west, including Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, and the adjoining
states the cold is intense, but not so
unusual. Trains are much delayed and
coal is scarce at several places. Herd
ers and travellers have been frozen on
the prairies in several states.
Intense cold and deep snow are killing
hundreds of deer and wild animals in
northern Wisconsin and upper Michi-
gan. Even wolves carcasses have been
found. Farmers report that wild cats
and wolves appear to have lost all fear
raiding chicken oops, pig pens and
even cattle barns.
With the south jpst beginning to re-
cover from the parylzing blow to wire
and r all communications inflicted by
sleet storms, Of last week, a cold wave
has spread with great speed from Ari-
iona to the Atlantic, and from the
Ohio river to the gulf.
In Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennes-
Sc, heavy snow falls are reported. Raj
road traffic is hindered by snow around
Birmingham. In Mississippi in the cen
trail and northern portions the tie-uI
Of railroads was made almost complete
today. There were no trains between
Meridian and New orleans for a week
Atlanta's expectationsof breaking the
wir blockade of last week were skater
ed by to-day's blizzard and only thres
or four wires are giving regular service
in and out of the city.
The line of zero weather was to-day
extended as far south as Memphis anc
several Arkansas cities, while at New
Orleans the mercury dropped down il
the twenties. !!