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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A baseball fan transformed into a
baseball bug Is a curious animal. He
makes all decisions before the umpire
does, giving the close ones to his side
and shouting in glee when the umpire
confirms his judgment and mooting de-
~iisively when the umpire cannot see
it that way. Another mark of the
species is that every simple catch
made by his side is a beautiful" play.
The bug is an amusing insect If you
don't have to sit in front of him for
a week and hear him shouting, Great
ball! Great ball!" when only the ordi.
nary thing is happening.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Slew the Wrona Man.

Webb City, killed the wrong
man." Henry Lacey, foreman of the
American Beauty Mine, told the cor
oner's jury that held him for Staying
w. w. Parker, a young miner who
boarded with Mrs. Lacey. Il thought
that l was shooting at another man,
and / intended to kill both him and
my Wife"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Militia Guards Witnesses.

Hahnville, La. = To protect three
convicted murderers of Walter La
mana, who are coming here as wit
nesses, a company of state militia was
brought to Hahnville Thursday. The
witnesses are ltalians-Gendusa, Cam
pisciano and wife--who were nearly
lynched early last summer when a
jury recommended them for mercy in
the Lamana kidnapping case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Marconi is through with so simple a
problem as wireless telegraphy across
the Atlantic, and is o getting ready
to send messages across the Atlantic
and America to the Pacific. Mature
reflection should induce him to delay
his experiments until after the foot.
ball season if he does not want his
sound waves disturbed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
TURKS OCCUPY sERDEcHT.
kaimakam Urges Population to With.
draw Russian Allegiance.

st. MISUNDERSTANDING to dis
patches from Teheran, the Turk.
ish troops occupied Serdecht and ap.
pointed a Kaimakam, who urges the
population to accept Turkish protec-
ton.
The Russian Minister, Mr.. Zinovieff,
has received instructions to make a
protest to the sultan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Illinois Vote on, Local option.H

Springfield, III. = Ernest A. Scro-
gin, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
League, Monday gave the press the fol-
lowing resume of the result of the vote
in Illinois on the question of licensing
saloons under the new local option
law: "Out Of 100 precincts which voted
on the question:" said Mr. Scrogin,
"140 voted against license, while but
20 voted for license" There were ECO
saloons existing in these precincts, of
which 1879 were voted out Of business.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
To Gust Harvester Co.

st. Louisa suit to have the Inter.
national Harvester Co. of America de-
clared a trust operating in restraint
of trade and to compel it to do
ing business in Missouri was filed in
the supreme court by Attorney Cen
eral Hadley. The company is popu-
larly known as the Harvester Trust"
and is capitalized at $1,000, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
TWO Nenro snrinters Dead.

Rapid City, S. D. John and
Joseph Graves, noted colored sprint
ers, are dead here as the result of
knife and club wounds inflicted in a
fight with Ed Wallace, also colored,
several days ago. Wallace claims self
defense. 1t is alleged that Wallace
was beating a woman and the Graves
brothers interfered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Twins Die from Poison.

st. Joseph, Mo. The 5-months'-
old twin daughters Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gibson, died Saturday as
the result of ptomaine poisoning.
After drinking cold milk one of the
babies died at 5 o'clock in the after
noon, and the other five hours later.
The father is a brother of j. A. Glib
son, public administrator, and w. p.
Gibson, police sergeant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Injury Fatal to Oil Official

Bayonne, N. J.-E. w. John
son, assistant superintendent of the
Standard Oil Co., died as a result
of injuries he received when a car
riage in which he was riding was
struck by a trolley car. The horse
was killed and the carriage was
wrecked. Charles Olmstead, the mo-
torman, was held on a charge of HON.
icide.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
s1s,ooo FIre al columbia.

Columbia-Fire practically destroyer
the entire stock Of the Hubbell &
Sons Dry Goods Co., valued at $18,-
900. It is believed the fire was due
to a defective electric light wire In the
basement. The stock was insured for
$4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
For Violating Sunday Laws.

Kansas City, Mo. - The grand
jury has returned 149 additional in
dictments against persons charged
with violating the state law which for
bids labor on Sunday. The indict-
ments are against SO persons, IA
of whom are charged with selling in.
toxicants on Sunday. The injected
persons will be arrested and compelled
to give bond within 48 hours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Family overcome hv GAS.

st. Joseph, Mo, Mayor William
E. S. Pratt and their two chill
dren, and Mrs. Jennie Taylor, the
mayors sister, were overcome Mon
day night by fumes from the hot air
furnace at their family home, in
which natural gas is used as fuel. All
are confined to their beds, but they
will cover
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Bell Launches New Air Graft.

Baddeck, N. S.-After many years
of experimental work, the ma
chine with which Alexander Graham
Bell hopes to solve the problem Of
aerial navigation was successfully
launched Wednesday in the presence
of a large number of the close friends
of the inventor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
To stop Hazino.

st. Louis-Hazing at Washington
university must stop. The committee
on discipline of the department of
arts and sciences says so. Acting
Chancellor Marshall S. Snow has or
dered that copies of the order be hand
ed to every student. The faculty is
said to agree with the discipline COM
mittee that recent happenings in the
hazing line at the university have been
too strenuous and that it is time to call
q halt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Books Did MOI Tally.

st. Louis-Two alleged discrep-
%ancies, involving $2,75,0O were found
in the accounts of the Peoples United
States bank at University City in the
spring of 1905, according to the testi-
mony of ], l.. Stice, assistant post
master of st. Louis and a p~ostoffice
inspector at the time, at Wednesday
afternoons session of the trial Of
President Edward G. Lewis of the de-
funct institution, who is accused Of
using the mails to defraud.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
pleads for River Improvement,

Lake Providence, La.-An ad-
dress urging harmony of all sections
of the United States to the end of Sc
curing $50, 900, 900 annually from the
United States for river and harbor
improvement was issued by Congress
man P. e. Ransdell, president Of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con
greSs,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Mountaln Moved t.ooo Feet.

Montpelier, France.-A mountain
neal this city called Mount Brin-
guez, 2,100 feet high, Is changing
its position as a result of having
been undermined by the recent floods.
1t already has moved a distance of
1900 feet and is sweeping everything
before it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
soma Writer pies.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Juliette Estelle
Prescott Mathis, 6S years old, a writer
of songs and verses, formerly a
resident of Illinois, died here at
the home Of her son, Frank G. Pres
colt, registrar of the United States
land office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
RuroIar Kills a Merchant.

Chicago, III. James w. ALA
way, a wealthy commission merchant
of Los Angeles, Cal, was shot and
killed by a burglar early Tuesday at
the home Of his brother.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
strike in Cotton Mills.

Plainfeld, N. 1.-The employment OF
three girls who, it is said, refused to
Join the Viewers union we're the
cause Of a strike at the Lawton Cot
ton Mills Monday, about 800 hands
walking out. Nearly every department
Of the mills Is affected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A remarkable news item comes from
Vienna of the celebration of the Tooth
anniversary of a wedding in a neigh
borhood village. The husband is 100
and the wife 116 years of age, and
neither of them has eve been outside
the immediate vicinity of the village.
But then they have no Fourth of July
in Austria and the village is probably
inaccessible to automobiles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Kansas cityan Arrested.

Kansas City. c. Wilson, presi-
dent of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
Co. and agent for the Kansas City
Life Insurance Co. in Oklahoma, Kan
sas and Nebraska, vas arrested by
United States Marshal Durham on a
warrant sworn out by Postoffice In
spector E. L. Mckee, charging him
with using the mails to defraud.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Wireless telegraphy is an accom-
plished fact; wireless telephoning is
under experimental processes, but the
limit of human ingenuity is expected
to be reached when it comes to wire
less notifies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

1t is heard from Washington that
collecting old bank notes has be-
come quite a fad" 1t is, however, a
more widespread custom for people to
do their level best to collect any old
kind Of bank notes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
La Force, Retired Banker, Killed.

Kansas City-W. B. La Force, a re-
tired banker and merchant Of this
city, who for the last eight years has
been conducting a model dairy on his
1O0-acre farm south of this city, was
killed by a falling shaft in the engine
house on his farm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Formosa outlaws STAY officials.

Tokio--A dispatch from Taiboku,
Island Of Formosa, says that a band
of outlaws belonging to the Aiyu
tribe attacked the government Off
GERS there and killed ten persons. The
rebels were dispersed with consider
able loss Of life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Gold Nugget Found in South Dakota.

Burke, S. D. Nels Magee, one
of the pioneers of Gregory county,
is in Burke exhibiting a nugget of
pure native gold weighing 81 grains,
which he recently found on a gravel
knoll, in Trip county. He declares
that there is much more of equal pur-
lty in the same locality, as this is I'M
doubtedly a glacial deposit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Councilman Made Profit.

st. Louis-Former Councilman Geo.
G. Linde, in his testimony before the
committee investigating the connec-
ton of Councilman Albert R. Thorn
son with the 1905 contract for clean
ing the council chamber, admitted that
the city was made to pay 5000 for
work for which he (Linde) disbursed
only $115 to the man doing the work.
He said the $S5 balance was a debt
from him to this man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Caldwell County is "Dry."

Kingston-Local option carried in
Caldwell county by a vote of 8S7 to
451, no township voting as high as
100 against the proposition. The
county has only three saloons, two in
Hamilton, one in Breckenridge. There
was no fight by the saloon element.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Now an English schoolmastcr comes
forward to that he has dis
covered a secret cipher which proves
that neither Shakespeare nor Bacon
wrote the plays; the author was real
~ the Earl Of Southampton. However,
these remarkable ciphers generally In
the long run amount to zero.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
American Author Found Dead.

Paris, France.-Dr. Moncure D.
Conway, the distinguished American
author, died suddenly here. His body,
in accordance with the request of his
relatives in America, will be ere.
mated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
NEWS OF MISSOURI
Historic Courthouse to Be Raced.

Aurora-one of the historic build
ings Of Missouri is soon to be razed
to the ground. The Barry county
court has ordered an election for
Dec. 81 to vote on the proposition Of
erecting a new court edifce to re-
place the old, and, as the building
has been condemned, there remains
hardly a doubt but that the old his
toric structure, which has figured so
prominently in Missouri's civil war
history, will soon become only a
memory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Diplomat Russians Target.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-The Aus
trian ambassador to Russia, Count
Berchold, was struck, but not serious
ly injured, by a stone hurled by an
unknown person through the window
of the dining car in which he was
travelling on his return to this city
from a vacation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

California Capitalist Kills Himself.
San Francisco, GAIA telegram
from Santa Cruz says Major Frank
Mclaughlin, prominent politician and
capitalist, has committed suicide at
that place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Pettibone Trlal Reset.

Boise, Idaho-The trial of George
A. Pettibone for completely in the
killing of former Governor Steunen-
berg was reset by Judge Wood for
Nov. 25. If the Adams trial at Rath-
drum is finished by that time there
will be no further postponement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

The vigilance committee of an Ari-
IONA community sent elaborate reso-
lutions of congratulation to a neigh
boring order of strangers on the oc.
casion Of the hanging of a horse thief.
There was the tie that binds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Mining Congress in Session.

Joplin-The American Mining Cons
gress was called to order here in 18th
annual session. Several hundred del
egates were in attendance, represent1
ing all parts Of the couStry. The gath
ering will last through Thursday. The
day was devoted to the reception Of
delegates and a side trip to Galva,
Kas,, where a banquet was spread at
noon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A Camden, N. j., bank teller is
dead from blood poisoning caused by
handling money. Up to date this is
the most effective of all the arguments
against tainted coin that have been
produced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Woman Burns to Death.

Palestine, Tex.-Mrs. L. w. Mere
dith, wife of a well known attorney,
died Sunday morning from burns re-
ceived Saturday, when her clothing
was ignited while she was sitting at
the Preside.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Mrs. Phillips Is Freed,

Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Charlotte
Phillips was freed from the charge of
killing her husband, John ]. Phillips,
coal operator and broker, at the con
clusion of the preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice Brown.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Io Improve Western Streams.

Omaha, Neb.-Senators, congress
men, governors and business leaders
Of the Missouri river valley gathered
at a banquet at the Commercial club
here Monday night to arouse action
toward securing improvement OF the
western streams.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Arrested an Federal CHARGE.

Kansas City, Mo. HI. J.. Egan,
of Omaha, one of the organizers
of the Interstate Fiscal Agency Co.,
agents for the Kansas City Life Insur-
ance Co., was arrested Thursday night
upon a warrant sworn out by a post
office inspector.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

The Vanderbilt chef quit in a rage
the other day when the chef imported
to prepare the wedding feast for Miss
Gladys arrived, SO sometimes too
many cooks get into a row before they
a chance to spoil the broth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Riaamy Jury plsaarees.

Sedalia-The jury in the case Of
Arthur H. Hall. billiard hall proprie-
tor, whose trial en- a charge Of bigamy
failed to reach a verdict and was dis.
charged. The jury stood nine for
conviction and three for acquittal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Lillian Russell says she never bets
more than 500 on the races on any
one day, and that she always wins.
The two statements seem to be mu-
tually irreconcilable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
FIre II PACKING plant.

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 12.-The
plant Of Swift & Co., the Chicago pack
ers, was completely destroyed by fire
Monday night, entailing a loss Of $780,
900. partly covered by insurance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A Pittsburg father who spanked his
35-year-old daughter for staying out
late at night vas upheld by the judge.
Evidently the old man doesn't intend
to spoil his child by sparing the rod.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Aurora panIshea Saloons.

Aurora-Aurora, which has a popu.
lation Of several thousand, banished
the saloon. The "drys" were vic
torious in the local option election by
a majority Of 381, 951 votes being cast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Prominent LAWYER Dies.

Mexico-Orlando Hit. one of the
most prominent lawyers. in the state,
died here. He was 81 years old and
a few years ago was circuit attorney
In Colorado. !
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Arkansan to Prison for Burglary.
Pine Bluff, Ark.-Rose owens, a
member Of n Of Pine Bluffs Oldest
and best known families, was SEN
fenced to Ave years in the penitenti-
airy for burglary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
skies Factory Inspector.

Jefferson City-Gov. Folk reappoint-
ed Jesse w. Skies of St. Louis to be
state factory inspector. The place
pays $500 per annum. Mr.. Skies is
a cousin of Mrs. Folk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

At the ripe old age of " Henri
Rochefort is still able to give up the
direction of one Partisan newspaper
and take on that of another. He re-
mains the worlds foremost fighting
editor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Lisbon-Three anarchists were en-
gagged in making bombs, when the
material with which they were work
ing exploded. Two Of them were
killed outright and the third was ar
rested before he could get away.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Denver Secures w. 9. q. u.

Nashville, Tenn.-At the meeting Of
the national officers Of the w. c. 7. u.
here Thursday, Denver, Colo, was se-
lected as the next meeting place Of the
national convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

There are 6,397 different kinds of
alcoholic drinks used in the world, &C.
cording to statistics. The job under,
taken by the W. C. T. U. looks rather
formidable. doesn't it?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
kansan Named Oklahoma Clerk.

st. Paul, Minn.-The judges of the
United States circuit court for the
Eighth district appointed Harry L.
Finley of Topeka, Kas., clerk of the
United States circuit court for the
Western district of Oklahoma.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Receiver for PACKAGE Company.

Mound City, Tic. /. Bartlett Of
Mound City has been appointed re-
ceiyer for the Metal Bound Package
Co. Of this place. The liability Of
the company are about $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Reduce 70 Emit Hours.

Providence, r. MANY of the jew
elry factories here went on an eight
hour basis Monday, thus curtailing the
schedule IL hours q week. Several
thousand hands are affected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Hetty Green's comment that a girl
who seeks a husband abroad deserves
what she gets, is putting it gently, but
it should be construed from the strict
1y %snappish point of view.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A meteorite recently fell upon the
Russian town of acknowledgements.
1t may be said, however, that the
name of the place was the same before
the catastrophe occurred.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
MCGEE on TrlaIi Arson charged.

Cape Charlottesville trial Of a. j.
MCGEE on a charge Of arson is on here.
MCGEE, a wealthy farmer, is president
Of the Farmers Union, and his arrest
caused great excitement. {
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

An Illinois oma asks divorce be-
cause her husband forbid her sitting
on the lawn. Few judges would con-
slider this ground for divorce.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A corset stay saved the life of an
Akron oma who was stabbed by her
husband. The man should have known
that of course it would.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Two-thirds of the weight of the av-
erage girl, according to a London
chemist, is sugar. We know several
love-lorn SWANS who will believe that.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

The brain of a New York man was
found to weigh only half of the av-
erage man. Science solves the mys.
teries of the ages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A Kingston, Ont, mar broke his ribs
laughing at a joke. The nature Of the
quip ought to be ascertained and put
on record as a side splitter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Hydrophobia is a disease, the gov
eminent investigators tell US. They
seem a %dog-gone long time admitting
the obvious.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Il envy the lot of every man who is
not an emperor" wrote Francis
Joseph long ago. And he never felt
disposed to alter the sad statement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A Chicago man in Battle Creek fell
So feet and escaped unhurt. He prob
ably landed on a bale of breakfast
food.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Even false hair is going up. This is
like bringing the h~igh-price epidemic
10 a head.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Edison invented the photograph,
but it would be unfair to suspect him
Of designing the souvenir postal card.