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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
FOR MAlL-oRDER TRADE.
Factories Where AduIterated and Mis-.
branded Goods are Put Up.

A visit made a short time ago by
the health officers of Chicago to a fac
tory where canned goods were pre-
pared for the mail-order trade, dis
closed the fact that it was a rank
artificial food factory. Tomato cat
sups were made from pumpkin pulp;
fine strawberry and raspberry jam was
made from glucose, starch and the
only evidence of fruits were a lot Of
dried apple Feelings and cores, which
were used as a base. The seed sup
posed to the berry seeds, was grass
seed; the natural coloring was coal tar
dyes, and in the whole thing was a
fraud factory from start to finish.
Several thousand cans of fruit were
found. These we're old, several years
perhaps, and the labels dirty showing
their age. From these the labels
were removed and new ones put on.
These goods were dead stock on the
manufacturers hands, until bought for
a mere song by the mail-order con-
Germ.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12

and tailerA permitted 70 D brought
ahoard--not until the last hope Of
turning Wild Week to the immediate
public advantage bad sputterec out
like a lost mans last match, did
think OF benefting myself. of SELLING
the opportunity Z strengthen myself
for the futur. On Monday morning
| said to Sergt. Mulhonand: II want
10 go ashore at once and send scle
kilograms"
The sergeant is one of the detective
bureaus "dress-suit men," He is by
nature phlegmatic and cynical. His
experience has put over that a veneer
Of weary politepess. We had become
great friends during orr enforced in
separable companionship. For Joe,
who looked On me somewhat Ed a
mother looks on a brilliant but cratic
son, had, as / soon discovered, el6s
grated a wonderful programme Tor
me. 1t included a watch on re day
and night. lest. through rage or de-
s~pondency, / should try 10 do vio-
lence to myself. A fre character,
that joel But, to return, Mulholland
answered my request for shore-leaye
with a soothing smile. Cant do it,
Mr.. Blackjack" he said. Our orders
are positive. But when we put in at
New London and send ashore for fur.
ther instructions, and for the papers,
you can send in your messages"
"As you please" said I. And I gave
him a cipher telegram to Joe-an or
der to invest my store of cash, which
meant practically my whole fortune
in the gilt-edged securities that were
to be had for cash at a small Fraction
OF their value.
This on the Monday after Wilt
Week, please note. l would have
helped the people to deliver them
selves from the bondage of the ban
dts. They would not have it.
would ever have sacrificed my all il
trying to save them in spite of them
selves. But what is one sane maj
against a stampeded multitude of mani
acs? For confirmation of my disin
t~erestedness, | point to all those week
and months during which l wageI
costly warfare on The Seven" VIII
would gladly have given me NOR
than l now have. could l have bee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
yMs RaaRszzzaz o1HazN5

up at him. II was not my chauffeur;
it was a man who had the unmistak-
able but indescribable marks Of the
plain-clothes policeman.
Where are you going?" l shouted.
you'll find out when we arrive"
he shouted back, grinning.
/ settled myself and waited-what
else was there to do? Soon l guessed
we were headed for the pier off which
my yacht was anchored. AS we
dashed on to 1t, l saw that it vas
flied with police, both in uniform and
in plain clothes. descended. A de-
tective sergeant stepped UP to me.
1--WE are here to hsip you to your
yacht" he explained. you wouldn't
be safe anywhere in New York-no
more wculd The place that harbored
rou."
He had both common sense and
force on his side. l got into the
launch. Four detective sergeants &C
companied me and went aboard with
me. Go ahead" said one of them tc
my captain. He looked at me for or
ders.
I'VE are in the hands Of our guests
said l. 1"Let them, have their way"
We steamed down the bay and Out
to sea.
From Maine to Texas the cry rose
and swelled:
"Blacklock is responsible! Wha
does it matter whether he lied or tolt
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12

bribed to desist. But, when / was
compelled to admit that l had over
estimated my fellow men, that the
people wear the yoke because they
have not yet become intelligent and
competent enough to be free, then
and not until then did abandon the
hopeless struggle.
And ! did not go yer to the ban
dts; ! simply resumed my own neg
lected personal affairs and made Wild
Week at least a personal triumph.
There is nothing Of the spectacular
in my makeup. / have no belief in
the value of martyrs and martyrdom.
Causes are not won-and in my hum
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
Hard on az Pla.

A western man has succeeded in
breeding what he calls a ~fenceless
pig. This pig has only n eye,
which causes him to travel in q cir
sular direction, and thus assures his
9wner that he viii always come home
ind does away entirely with the neces.
glty aE 1enccs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
CHAPTER xxxIv.
WIFI I1It 4A1AtNI v Z
"BLACk MATHS" TRIUMPH,

My enemies caused 1t to be widely
believed that wild Week was my
deliberate Continuance for the sole
purpose of enriching myself. Thus
they got me a reputation for almost
suberhuman daring, for satanic astute-
ness at cold-blooded calculation. ! 40
not deserve the admiration and respect
that my success-worshiping fellow
countrymen lay at my feet. True, !
did greatly enrich myself; but not
until the Monday after Wild Week,
Not until ! had pondered on men
and events with the assistance Of the
newspapers my detective protectors
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
Musket Of His Ancestors.

A resident Of Wilton, VT, has an
old musket which is said to be a relic
of the days when the settlers devoted
q few hours to an Indian hunt as
often as occasion required. The bar
rel is four feet, nine inches long, and
the whole weapon stands over six
foot .#a.I taA.a.O .u L
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12

The employees of the Steel trust
are said to W nearly 100000 shares
of Steel trust stock, which shows an
average shrinkage in the market
value of about $1,000 900 since the en-
ployes purchased it. Is that one of
the signs Of prosperity that the tariff
has fostered?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
The Reason.

"In this settlement" said the Bill
vile farmer. 1--WE call all the literary
fellers we kin setch 'leadin' authors,
because as a rule they're powerful
handy at leadin' mules to water At
lanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12

aParson, somebody dared us To get
married, and we neye take a dare.
Here we are"
"Well, my young friends. daso
you to go home and endeayor 10 cnil-
yate some common sense"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12
Charter TWO Centuries Old.

Andrew M. Camp, town clerk of
Durham, Conn, is in; possession of the
original charter Of the town, dated
170S, and signed by Gov. Saltonstall,
which was recently found among some
old papers in the garnet Of one of the
ancient houses at Durham.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12

There is not much doubt that the
clustering noise from Oyster Bay is
from some ~ who considers Gov
Glenn IN interfering, If not an unde-
sirabie citizen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-09-12

Senator Foraker stands pat and
calls upon the trust-ridden Republican
uote. 4 of Ohio to continue to let the
tnrifprDtected corporations plundeaI
them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
COM e

When you eastern folks are prayin
For the misty clouds to spill,
Jes pull stakes fer ole Dakota
Where the water runs up hill.
We don't want fer rain and sunshine
An our crops are sure to grow
Fer the long days of the summer,
Make them jump and amt it so?
When yer feelin' tired Of Twin
We all ulster be that way
Let your thoughts rest on Dakota
Where the Angel Peace holds away.
No, the side walks amt all nuggets
An the streets amt fu Of pearls,
But there's chances here aplenty
Fer your eastern boys and girls.
We amt askin' fer no angels,
Like you read bout in books,
But we want good honest farmers.
An there's premiums here on cooks.
Land is plenty-waters nectar.
An, but saythe fshin's great.
Life out here is worth the Twin
An we call it "the Bread-Basket state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30

Nels Sellers reported a disastrous
prairie fire near his home seven miles
north Of the city. G. D. Woolverton's
hired men were burning off some stub
Bile and the fire got from under their
control 1t was carried by a fierce
wind across the Selfors farm, and
came within a few rods of the house
before it was controlled. Mrs. Sci
fors who had been in the pasture for
the COWS, had very narrow escape
from a horrible death.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
Glider Didn't Like Canada.

J. B. Glider, of Sawyer, returned
from trip thru the Canadian North.
west, where he searched for govern
ment land. Mr.. Glider didnot find any
land to his liking and returned to Saw
yer better satisfied than ever with the
States.
He admits that some parts Of Cana
da are good, but says that there Is
a vast territory that is undeveloped
and while some of the land is good,
there is much of it that is mixed with
red sand, making it worthless. He
went in an automobile $50 miles west
of Edmonton and says that for farm
ing, the land did not look good to him.
1t is mostly hilly and might have been
good for stock raising. In fact he saw
little farming being done where he
went. He went in one of the large
autos or touring cars with twenty
others.
The official papers of Ward county
want someone to tell them how to
estimate the price paid for publishing
proceedings-ands some other matters
Little Mack of the Stanley Sun,
still continues to quote Scripture-and
slush too, at times in his rag.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
viii You Grow Corn?

w. H. Mann brot tire fine ears OF
corn to the Independent Office Satur
day and left them for samples, as to
what one can do with the cereal in
North Dakota. One of the ears meas
ures over twelve inches in length and
all are large and we'll formed. Mr.
Mann regularly grows corn that aver
ages fifty and sixty bushels to the acr
Are you going to put in an acre or two
this year? The season little late but
you will get good returns for your
trouble, besides it's worth while to ex-
pertinent a little.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30

L. E. Trefz returned from Gulf Lake
Can, where he spent the winter. He
states that he has his crop all in and
will spend a few weeks recuperating
He has an Al claim.
An effort is being made to secure
the free delivery of mail on the south
hill.
Ward county's principal products
are wheat and flax and of an excellent
grade usually.
The farmers institute to be held in
Minot in June, will exceed any held in
the past, watch for the dates.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30

Young Blenker, a Bowbells boy, a.
woke one night last week and found
his bed on fire. The fire department
responded to his alarm and quenched
the flames.
A Minot man has invented an appar-
atus to prevent railway engines settin
the praires on fire.
Let me mail you Free to prove merit. sam.
ples of my DR.: Shops Restorative, and my
Book on either Dyspepsia, The Heart, or The
Kidneys. Address me DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis.
Troubles of the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, are
merely symptoms of deeper ailment. Don't
make the common error of treating symptoms
only. Symptom treatment is treating the re-
suit of your alment, and not the cause. Weak
Stomach nerves-the inside nerves-means
Stomach weakness, always. And the Heart
and Kidneys as we'll have their controlling or
inside nerves. Weaken these nerves, and you
inevitably have weak vital organs. Here is
where Dr.. Shops Restorative has made its
fame. No other remedy even claims to treat
the "inside nerves.. Also for b!oating, bill
iousness. bad breath or complexion, use DR..
Shops Restorative. Write for my sree Book
now Or Shops Restorative. Sold by A. r.
SLOCUM.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
DR.. RINGO COMES TO MIN01
Well Known Cook County Hospital
Surgeon to Look After Dr.. WindeIis
Practice During the latter's Stay
In Chiaaoo

surgeon to Look After Or. "inoe|Is
Practice During the Latter's Stay
In Chicago.
DR.. J. D. Windell vi soon g to Chi
cago to spend a number of weeks
at post graduate work. During his
absence DR.. G. r. Ringo, one Of Chi
Cages rising young physicians, will
have charge of his practice. DR.. Ringo
for number Of years has been chief
OF the surgeons at the Cook county
hospital, an honor that few doctors
can lay claim to. He vas partner
Of Dr. Chas. Dawson, professor OF
Clinical Surgery Of the college of P.
& s. and he comes herewith the best
Of recommendations from the city by
the lake. 1t il quite possible that DR..
Ringo will decide to remain permanent
ly in the Northwest, and it is not I'M
likely that he will choose Minot.
N. A. Kennedy, who drilled well
on the G. A. Grow farm east of the
city states that when he got to Che
depth of fifty feet he struck hard sand
stone which continued all the way
down to the depth of 100 feet This
is a very unusual occurrence in North
Dakota
Tom Miller, a lumberman, andMrs.
Laura Allrcck were united in mar
riage last week. Tom says that it pay
to advertise, for in this manner he Sc
cured his helpmate. Tom has a good
home and says he is really too busy
to go counting.
Henry Unzen's little daughter lcrll
Glenburn was operated upon at the
hospital last Thursday for tuberculosis
of the bowels. While the little g'"l
was in a very bad shape. there are
hopes of her recovery. The case was
one of the worst and most complicated
on record.
The Mohall papers are making an
effort to thresh out the questioned how
much to charge for publishing the
commissioners proceedings for the
county.
Can't. Smith is a new deputy game
warden at Kenmare, on the 500.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
First Corn Planter

Perhaps the first corn planter ever
sold in Alinrt was sold by the Sec.
field ImEl.rent Co., to i. p Sircum.
The machin" il Moli., planter and
will be used at Mr.. k!)cum's cairv
farm no I'll II town for putting in sew
elal acres Of fodder co:h
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30

North Dakota farmers cannot afford to
hold their wheat, as a rule for the dol
lar mark borrowing money at the
banks and paying ten or twelve per
cent. The Optimist claims that the
wealthy farmer could hold his wheat
two or three years, but the burden
comes upon tho farmer who is least
able to bear it.
More trees are being set out in the
vidllty OF Cando this year than ever
in fact tree planting seems to be catch
ing all over the state. 1t will be but
a few years until North Dakota will
have as many trees as any state.
F. E. Graves, the land man. is build
ing a beautiful cottage in Summit
Park.
For cold or cough take hennedy's
Laxal,,e Cough Syrup. 1t is BETTER
than any other cough remedy because
its laxative princi pie assures healthy,
copious action of the bowels and at the
same it heals irritation of the throat,
strengthens the bronchial tubes and al
LAYS inflammation of the mucous mem
brane. Contains Honey and Tar, pleas
ant to take. Children like it. Conforms
to the National Pure Food and Drug
Law. Sold by Mccoy Il co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-05-30
PAY DIRT

Gossips never secure permanent
jobs.
Letting well enough alone never
raised salary or declared a dividend.
There is q constant crop of new
buyers of land, but htere is only one
crop of land.
God is making more people all the
time but he isn't making any more
land.
Government land is practically a
thing of the past in North Dakota and
land values have increased fully Is
per cent. during the past twelve mon
this.
You will never lose anything by be-
ing fair and generous at all times.
"A word fifty spoken is like apples
of gold in network of silver And an
ear ring of gold and an ornament of
fine gold. So is wise reprover upon
on obedient ear"
There are thirty-six books treating
on business ethics that have stood the
est of over nine hundred years usage
and are still up-to-date. No better
authorities to be found anywhere. The
whole set can be purchased for 25
cents and are usually bound in one
volume entitled "The Holy Bible"
There is investment on earth,
like the earth itself.
A very few North Dakotans started
this spring on chase after the rain.
bow, and they will very likely wind up
after fruitless and weary journey
in the best Of all states, to find that
they might have secured right at
home what they went thousands of
miles after and did not get
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
SHE IS A PUZZLER.
Ruth Grey Creates Much Interest
Excellent Trained Animal Features.

ITS easy enough to tell how Ruth
Grey secures such remarkable results
in her demonstrations at the Audi
torium,' said a bright newspaper man
this morning. Then he proceeded to
unfold a theory all his own. He as
serted that there were telephone con-
nections by which the questions writ
ten paper were prOpounded
through the medium of a confederate
stationed under the stage or some
where else
At this junction Harry Marks. the
genial manager who keeps the audi
ence in good humor during Miss Grey S
part of the programme, appeared and
he was Informed that the mystery had
been solved.
That's all right" he responded
good naturally. I'VE like to hear
these explanations But I'll tell you
what 1 will do. 1 will put Miss Grey
on a table on the stage so that you
can see that there are no connections
of any kind 1 don't claim that there
is anything occult about the perform
ance. but it is mystifying of course"
Miss Grey certainly had the audi
ence with her last night. She was
asked many questions concerning the
mayor contest but refused to go or
record. She kept insisting that Mayor
Davis should succeed himself. She
called A. b. Quinton's name from the
stage and said that he would eventual
ly be Judge. Judge QuintOn said after
ward that he had not written any
question but had concentrated his
mind for the purpose of seeing if he
could secure a response.
Miss Grey unravelS mysteries which
have baff1ed all others and she replies
to every question which is asked of
her, never making a mistake and en-
Tightening the public upon questions
which all others have failed to do.
John Heller, in attempting to battle
her last night. asked her to name all
of the books of the Old Testament,
which she promptly did and did il
correctly as well, drawing a burst of
applause from the audience. Mayor
Davis wanted to know whether the
bill which has been introduced in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
The Mills Dry Goods co.

will let the oxen loaf along for awhile,
and the hired man sit on the fence and
swap stories while the weeds grow as
high as the corn, and the hogs get in
among the potatoes. Everybody Is
having a good time down to the dog in
and begins to thunder. Then you see
a change, and somebody gets hustled
before he is through.
Money is a handy thing to have in
the house my son. 1t makes one hum
cry and thirsty to think what can BE
bought with it, and it is pleasant to
dream of cutting off coupons and max
ing a tour of Europe. What about the
other side however? If you haven't got
the respect of your fellowmen-if even
the children of the street lay their hun
ger and rags to you'll you have driven
men to their graves and women to IN
sane asylums-then what? Men have
got consciences in spite of themselves.
Men want respect and esteem, no mat
ter what they pretend to the contrary.
You'll hear me argue that the man
with money, no matter how he gets 1T,
is above criticism, or at least caring
what is said about him. Don't butt in
~, butt right out. The man who has
made his dollars in any way but an
honest way knows that the people know
it, and the feeling in which they hold
him. He may dodge the law, but he
can't dodge public opinion.
Uncle Jerry was in the legislature
last winter. They wanted his vote for
a certain bill. The sum of $500 was
left where he could find it, and when he
found it he was tempted. He sat there
that it would build him a new barn
and repaint his house, and that he
wouldn't do any one any particular
harm in voting for the bill. Then he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27

legislature providing that the state
shall nelp pave the streets around the
state house grounds would pass. She
told him that it had already passed
one branch of the legislature and was
held up in the other house. To a
travelling man who inquired in regard
to the possibility of a two cent fare
rate. Miss Ruth stated that the pres
ent legislature was asleep. To a catch
question propounded by a Mr.. Bailey
in the audience, Miss Grey told exactly
the number which was on a dollar bill
in his pocket.
Miss Grey is a young lady with a
charming personality and is an ac-
complished and cultured girl. All her
work is done in the open and is above
any of the suspicious which are
usually attached to this work She is
the foremost lady in her line of work
While Miss Grey is the feature of
the show she is by no means the only
one. The animal show is as good as
ever seen in Topeka The troup of
trained dogs could not we'll be better
and this is also true of the acts in
which the semitrained lions feature
Miss Dollie Castle and Miss Florinne
in their acts accomplish some hair
raising feats. The lions at times be-
come really savage and the two wo-
men bear several severe scratches in
flicted by the british animals
There will be matinees THURSDAY
and Friday. the matinee on Friday be-
ing for women only. This will afford
an opportunity for the women to ask
questions which they otherwise would
refrain from doing.