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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Karl Hau Witness on Trial.

K~arlruhe, Germany AS a Sc
auel to the trial Of Karl Han, who
was convicted on the charge of muir
dering Frau Molitor, his mother-in-
law, Karl Lindenau, a witness in
that case, was placed on trial here
Thursday. Lindenau is being prose.
cuted on the charge Of completely In
the libelling and attempted blackmail-
ing Of Olga Molitor, whom he said
in the course Of Hau's trial, herself
shot and killed her mother, Frau
MOlitor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Are CONSIDERING Printers, scale.

Indianapolis, Ind. ~ The national
board Of arbitration, in which the
newspaper publishers and the Inter
national Typographical union are in
terested, begun a session here Wednes-
day. One Of the questions which the
board is here to discuss relates to the
printers scale in some of the larger
cities. Wednesday the board consid-
cred the Chicago scale.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
cermanv,s GROWING Debt.

Berlin, Germany-The imperial bud
get for 1908 authorizes the raising of
approximately $65, 1875, 900 by borrow
ing. Credits authorized in former
budgets not yet realized amount to
s33,525, 900. and the present budget
therefore sanctions the borrowing Of
altogether SOS. $50. 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Blind Girl kidnaped.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Little blind Pearl
Burnell, twelve years old, and a mem
Der of a local school for defective
was kidnapped from eighteenth
district school number 2 Tuesday,
presumably by a woman of West Pull
man, ILL.,, from whom the child was
taken by the Children's Home and Aid
Society of Chicago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Reslnns Federation lob.

Denver, Col.-James R. Kirwin,
who has been acting secretary
treasurer of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, rendered his resigna-
ton Thursday, to take effect at once,
and Ernest Mills, a member Of the *
ecutive board from British Columbia,
assumed the duties of that office. Mr..
Kirwin retires on account of i'll health.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Reed Must Serve Sentence.

Jefferson City-George B. Reed OF
Poplar Bluff, convicted of fe%lonions as
sault and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary, was placed in the
prison. Reed had fired upon Circuit
Judge Sheppard in open court He
put in the day endeavoring to insti-
tute habeas corpus proceedings and
called on Attorney General Hadley,
who referred him to an attorney.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
remperance Worker shot.

Harrisburg-Dr. o. M. Long, physi-
clan and druggist, is held under bond
to await the result of a wound infict-
ed on Rev. ]. T. Osborne in a quarrel
between the two while discussing a
temperance sermon preached by Mr..
Osborne Sunday. The wounded man
is suffering from a revolver shot
which penetrated his arm and lodged
in his back. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

There will be general relief oytr
the announcement that the duchess
of Marlborough has tried the pie pro-
vided for immigrants at Ellis island,
and pronounced it good. Although the
duchess is not popularity known as a
,pie-biter, there is every reason to be-
lieve that her judgment is sane and
sound
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

France is the premier s%nail-produ.
cling nation, although Austria, Bra.
varia and Switzerland have thousands
of snail farms, where. the famous es.
cargots are raised and fattened on
vine leaves. The demand for snails
in France is far too great for the sup
ply to be left to chance, and thus it
comes about that snail farming is an
important industry. Paris alone con.
sumes millions between September
and May, when these little creatures
are at their best.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
rhree Held for kiIIlna.

Aurora-Herbert Jones, wife and
mother, charged with the killing of
Samuel Taylor, near Blue Rye, Stone
county, were held for the grand jury
at the preliminary trial here. Jones
and his mother were released on
bonds Of $4,000 each, and Mrs. Jones
was held under bond Of $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
More Pay for Russian officers.

St. Petersburg, Russia.--In honor
Of st. Nicholas day, which falls on
Thursday next, the emperor has Is
sued a rescript to the army announc-
ing a general Increase in the salaries
Of the officers, beginning 1909. "A
commission has been appointed to
draw up q scheme, which will mainly
affect the lower ranks, who are notori-
ously underpaid in comparison with
those OF other armies. Recently great
numbers Of Russian soldiers made ap-
plication for enlistment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Heart Disease Kills Memphis Editor

Memphis, Tenn.-Van Lee Polk.
grand nephew of former Presi-
dent Polk, died suddenly here late
Thursday Of heart disease. At the
time of his death Mr., Polk was one OF
the editors of the News-Scimitar of
Memphis. During the last democratic
national administration he served as
consul general to Calcutta.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

New York has demonstrated in a
curious new way its right to be re-
garded as the city in which the strain
of life is most severe and the tension
highest. Central park, which is only
80 years old, is pronounced to be in
its dotage-prematurely worn out. 1t
is estimated that S 1900, 900 will be
necessary to restore its lost youth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
ParoIed Man Ends Life.

Columbia-John H. Hawkins COM
nitted suicide here by taking carbolic
acid. At the November term of court
he pleaded guilty to stealing checks
from a cash drawer of his employer,
He was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary and paroled. He leaves
a mute son, Eugene, in a st. Louis
school, and a wife.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
sifford,s AssalIant Caught.

Poplar Bluff-Luther Baggett, for
whom a posse has been searching for
days, was finally captured in Dunklin
county and locked up on a charge of
assaulting Noah Sifford, a farmer and
his employer, with an ak. Sifford's
head was split open and he is now
lowering between life and death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
asassed" JUDGE, Sent to Jail.

st. Louis-Robert Robinson inter-
rupted a trial at the court Of GRIM
inal correction and was summoned to
the bar. Judge Taylor asked him how
many drinks he had. Robinson, with
an oath, replied that it was none Of
the courts blamed business" Judge
Taylor fined him for contempt and
sent him to Jail. Robinson protested
against taking a jail bath, because it
would sober him too quickly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Land Fraud Trial Jar. IA.

Portland, Oregon-On motion OF
Francis J. Heney, who arrived in
Portland Monday from San Francisco,
the United States district court Tues
day set Jan, 13 next for the resump-
ton Of the trials Of the Oregon land
frauds Mr.. Heney will himself con
duct the governments cases.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
cant,,red After Three Years.

Poplar Bluff-After being a fugitive
for three years and chased over three
states by the government officers on
4 charge of violating the revenue laws,
Eugene Fry was caught by Marshall
Wild of st. Louis and brought here and
placed in Jail, where he is being kept
Awaiting deportation papers from Ar
Kansas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Five hundred dollars doesn't look
look like an excessive charge for an
expert in heraldry and ~genealogy
10 make for tracing an obscure
persons ancestry back to Alfred the
Great, though 1t seems to be neces-
sary to resort to the courts to col
lect 1t. Climbing a family tree Is
b great art, remarks the Indianapolis
Star, but It has its perils as well as
its dizzy delights. There Is. fire.
quently danger Of finding an ances-
tor dangling from one Of the limbs.
And sometimes found, too, before
climbing back very far
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
No Results in |. c. Conference.

Chicago, Ill. - After a series of
fruitless conferences extending past
midnight, attorneys representing the
conflicting interests in the fight for
control of the Illinois Central railroad
announced that no basis for a com.
promise had been found. None of the
c~onferees would discuss the proceed
ings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Mercury deliberately walked across
the face of the sun, as freely predict
ed. The sun did not take enough no.
tice of the insectivorous planet even
to brust it off. Herein lies a moral
which the great ones of the earth,
teased by small critics, might take to
heart. incidentally, the suns face
was Just the same after Mercury had
crossed 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
To Invite Foreian WarahIna.

New York, N. Y.-The commits
sion in charge Of the Hurson-Fulton
celebration In 1909 decided Wednds-
day to invite foreign nations to send
warships to participate in the naval
rendezvous and the naval parade up
the Hudson river.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Russian Educator Jailed.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-Prof. An
ichkoff, who holds the chair Of litera-
ture in the University Of St. Peters.
burg, has been sentenced to confine-
ment in a fortress for IS months for
being a member Of the Peasant
League Of Novgorod.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
NEWS OF MISSOURI
Save Lld Ruined lin.

st. Louis-F. w. Brockhausen OF 2l3
Lucas avenue filed a petition in the
United States district court asking to
be declared a bankrupt. Brockhausen
kept a saloon and restaurant and
catered to the early morning trade OF
the farmers coming in with loads OF
produce. They start for home before
. a. M, and the lid does not come on
before that time. 1t was this, he says,
that broke him. His liabilities are
placed at $2.416.91 and his assets at
$500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
VIII Inspect YoIande Mine.

Birmingham, Ala.-Thirtesen bodies
been taken from the slope
at the Inflated Yolande mine Wednes-
day, bringing the total death list from
Mondays explosion up to GIL. An Off
cial inspection will be made.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

A Wisconsin real estate dealer
smashed the breakfast dishes, broke
the furniture and slapped his wife, for
which he vas very properly fined. Fur
niture is too costly to handle reckless
ly these days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Fairmont, w. Va.-The appointment
Of a receiver vas made Tuesday for
Red Rock Fuel Co. The capital stock
il the company is 100000 and the
liabilities are 3D. 900, 900. The assets
include 5000 acres Of valuable coal
land.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Back TO ren.Honr nau.

Altoona, Penn.-Five thousand Penn
sylvania railroad shopmen mere, whose
working time vas reduced from ten
to eight hours a day three weeks
ago On account of the financial strin-
gency, have been ordered back to the
ten-hour system.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

The supreme court of Missouri has
decided that lemons are medicine.
This partly explains what it means
when one says a man has to take his
medicine. 1t means that lemons are
being handed to him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
B~urolarIes CHARGED & Trio.

Chillicothe--Tom Jackson and Roy
Cole, negroes, and an Indian woman,
who claims to be Jackson's wife, are
under arrest here for alleged burglar
les in Chillicothe and Laredo, a small
town is miles north Of this city. Stolen
goods were found In their possession.
it is alleged. They are being held for
trial in the circuit court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
union official in Trouble

Poplar Blnff-Lee Brown, local sec
.etary and treasurer of the Order Of
Railway Trainmen, was arrested on
d charge Of embezzling $500 in funds.
He was held in s7750 bond. Brown is
/ yard foreman for the Iron Mountain
railroad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Historical Society Elects officers.

Columbia-At the seventh annual
meeting of the Missouri Historical
Society, held here, w. o. L. Jewett, ed
itor of the Shelbina Democrat, was
elected president; DR.. Jonas Viles of
The department of history in the uni
versity was chosen vice president, and
R. B. Price of Columbia was reelected
treasurer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Missourian Dies in Depot.

Macon-Matthew H. Cornwall, 70,
a farmer of West Macon county. died
in the Burlington passenger station
here while waiting for his train. He
had been here all week prosecuting a
case for personal injuries against the
Burlington road. He was so feeble
he had to be carried into the court
room.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Birmingham, Ala.-Thirteen bodies
have been taken from the slope
at the Inflated Yolande mine
Thursday, bringing the total death list
from Mondays explosion up to sixty
one.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Paducah, KY. The photograph
gallery of viii McFaddden, A.
Pollock's jewelry store and the Padu-
cab Dental Company's parlors were
damaged by fire Thursday morning TO
the extent Of about 10000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Mckee Divorce Case Jan. 27.

Paris, France-To allow more
time for preparation Of the case, the
lawyers on both sides Of the Hart Nc
Kee divorce litigation have agreed to
a postponement Of the trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Men and Women Are Held.

Poplar Bluff-Sam Woods, William
Conway and Mrs. Mary Teffer were
brought to this city by Sheriff H.
Fitz Of Reynolds county and Postofice
Inspector Patterson and placed in
iail on the charge Of robbing the post
office at Ellington, Mo, on the night
of Dec. 10.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Army Officer Is Killed.

Atlanta, Ga.-Maj. Manly B. Curry
of the U. s. army was thrown
from an automobile here Wednesday
night and died half an hour later from
injuries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Neoro KilIs self il Jail.

L.exington-John Shelby, a negro.
killed himself in the Lexington jail by
taking an ounce Of carbolic acid. He
vas in jail awaiting trial on the charge
Of burglary and larceny.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

DR.. Hurry declares that there are
vast quantities of gold in the air.
No doubt. Likewise there are tons
of it in teeth. But it does not help
any in times of s~tringency.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Ende IIfe WIRE Baby in Arms.

Omaha, Neb,- Harry Spaulding
'ormerly Of Champaign, Ill, where
his father yet lives, committed sui
eide with morphine. He was discov-
cred with his baby asleep in his arms.
The reason Is not known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Now that Prof. Koch has chased the
microbe of the sleep sickness" to his
lair, he woSd confer a public favor
by getting after the microbe Of in
somnia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

A woman In Boston has cooked g.
O00, 900 doughnuts. The number Of
~dyspeptics in the United States is said
to be $4,000 A oma can not al
ways be blamed for all the ills of man.
kind.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Enalish Author pies.

London, Eng.-Liscombe Searelle,
an author, died Wednesday at Mole
sey, or the Thames. He had an adj
~venturous career in South Africa and
was a friend of Cecil Rhodes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Hartman Line official Dies.

Portland, Oregon-Colonel Will
liam Crooks, assistant to the general
manager of the Hartman lines in the
Pacific Northwest, died Tuesday, aged
rs years, He came here from st.
Paul about 10 years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Explosion pestroys Theater.

Dresdon.-Two Municipale theater
at ~Grossenhain, lei this city
was destroyed Thursday by fire, fol
lowing a gas explosion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
ARilIn Club to Hold Banquet.

Excelsior Springs-Bill Club, No. r,
Of the world, Of this city, which has a
charter from the state Of Missouri, will
hold its annual banquet Tuesday, De-
eember 81.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

One man kept his money in his
stocking and it dropped through a
hole. That was a darned poor bank.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Some Chicago women purpose max
ing mince pies for charity. On sec
ond thought, they might decide 1t
would be charitable not to make themS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

A woman in Sheburne Falls, Mass,
has in her cellar a jar of peaches dated
1859, and does not hesitate to admit
that she put them up herself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

The moss-covered doctrine of anti.
guilty is absolutely untitled for mod
ern use and must give way to scien-
tifc progress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

So far no n has been discovered
who has refused the new coin be-
cause it has not the old motto
upon IL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Ten million gold eagles are being
coined at the Philadelphia mint from
English bullion. That is enough to
make the British lion roar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Those who have endured desperate
adversely can best appreciate pros
perity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

A jackass in Connecticut commit
ted suicide. Perhaps he came to a
sudden realization that he was a
iackass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

A heart of gold is always desirable,
but just at present, in the prevailing
shortage, a handful Of 1t is very much
more convenient.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

There never was a loafer or criminal
of any kind that had any self-respect.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Radical anger and petulant passion
plunge ever the best men into the
ditch of destruction.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Even a hungry man draws the line
at eating his words.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
klrksvlIIe Depot Burns.

Kirksville--The Wabash depot here
was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss ii estimated at $4,000.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-18
The Old Suez Canal

Few people are aware that there had
been canal across the isthmus of
Suez before De Lesseps ever conceived
the idea of his monumental enterprise
canal across the isthmus was actual
ly constructed coo years before the
Christian era and served as a water
way for small vessels until about 1000
years ago, when 1t was allowed to fall
into disuse. Napoleon revived the idea
and instructed one of the great engi-
neers OF his day to investigate the mat
ter, but though favorable report was
presented to him, In which NJ. Lepere
recommended the restoration of the
canal. the work itself was never touch.
ed. When NJ de Lesseps undertook
the task of cutting the canal he thought
at first to. follow the idea of Napoleon
and restore the ancient waterway, but
this plan was abandoned and the pres
ent plan determined upon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-18
THE WIND OF cEA7H.-a
Life Lines In Trieste's Street For Use
When the Bora Blows.


Thn; which was once lllyria is now
Dalmatia, or, rather that part Of
Illyria which reaches the Adriatic is
Dalmatia, the half forgotten country.
as the Austrians called II when 1t fell
into their hands not so many years ago.
1t Is one of the few bits of Europe
thut remain I'm n measure unhackney-
ell. and 1t Is still out of the beaten
paths of the tourist, who himself Is al
most as much of curl >ity to the
people us they are to him. There are
seasons, according to III article in
Appleton's Magazine. when the bora
blows that wind of death. rs the
natives call ii, which comes ont of the
blue with more than Suddenness of
a tornado and shakes the earth and all
that Is on the earth. stiuging, binding.
choking. In the square of Trieste life
lines are prominent features which the
citizens must grasp when the bora
clutches them, and they grope their
way through the whirling dust and the
promiscuons missiles flying I'm the
darkened air. But the bora goes as
quickly as it comes. and when It is
gone the people simply excavate them
selves out Of the drift and think no
more about the winged demon, which
has left no trail whatever in the re-
stored serenity of the secured sky.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-18
So Nervous He
Could Not Work
Loss of time means loss. of
money. DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills save you both.

To the wage Garner who needs steady
hands to DO his work and to whom the
loss of a day or week means finan-
cial hardship and possibly the lack of
ability to purchase the necessities of
life for his wife and little ones. The
statement OF results obtained in just
such a case by Mr.. Fred Hoyt OF 724
9Th Ave. New Brighton, Pa. is of the
greatest interest and value. Mr.. Hoyt
says in way that shows positive re-
suits.
II used to have a hand so steady,
could write the Lords prayer In a
twenty-five cent piece-then as a re-
suit OF oyerwork and overstrain my
eyes gave out and my hands and nerves
generally became trembly. i was rest
less and could not sleep. certainly
was in bad shape and lost my ability
to write-could just scrawl. ! heard
Of DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills and
got some and they took hold Immediate
ly. began to sleep and gain strength.
my nerves grew steady and my eye-
sight improved greatly. Today / feel
finely and can write as well again as
ever, and that means a very steady
nerve" SOC a box at all dealers or DR..
A. w. Chase Medicine Co.. Buffalo. N. X.
F, + sale by Stoke & Feicht Drug Co.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-09-18
Unprofitable Adam.

There is occasion for hluch beating
about the bush for answers to many
questions put by wise theologues to
timid people, bur one set of men found
their match in the old Scotchwoman
under examination for admission to
church fellowship.
What are the decrees of God?" she
was solemnly asked.
Indeed, trow. he kens that best
himser."
What kind of II man was AdamT
"Ou, just like ither fouk." was the
Caicl; reply.
The quesdoncr Insisted Oh more
definite answer. "Wecl." said she. 'he
was Just like .Ieems Madden. ye ken"
How SOP
"Weel, naebody got anything by him.
and mony lost"