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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
NOTHING SERIOUS,
HARTMAN CLAIMS
FINANclER MAKES FIRST FOR.
NAL STATEMENT SINCE
HIS RETURN.
ASKS REPORTERS TO WITHDRAW
Promises to Keep the Press Posted
As to His condition-Admits
Specialists Held consulta-
ton at His Home.

Arden, N. Edward H. Harri-
man, urged by weary representa-
tives of the press who have camped
about his mountain home since
Wednesday last, came out with a
statement that he was all right.
Though brief, the statement is
straightforward and explicit, with
perhaps a touch of patient resent,
ment at the surveillance to which he
has been subjected and a request that
reporters withdraw, not so much for
his sake, but for his friends, who have
been intercepted daily coming to and
from his residence by jealous inter-
viewers eager for the latest by the in
formant. 1t concludes thus frankly:
IF there should be anything serious
| will let the press know, and as I
have never deceived them, | ask that
the press now withdraw it's repre-
sentatives and rely on me-"
The general opinion is that Mr.. Har-
riman would have broken his silence
long ere now had he realized how his
continued silence and that of his
family and associates bred wild and
sensational rumors.
Reporters Request Statement.
1t was by impressing this upon Mr..
Hartman that the statement was OBJ
tanned. The newspaper representa-
tives held a conference, drew up a let
ter and sent it to the Arden house by
special delivery this morning. 1t read
as follows:
owing to the sensational stories
from irresponsible sources, we ask
that you issue an authoritative state.
ment in regard to your physical condi.
ton. Nothing but that can refute
these alarmist reports.
zone story says that an operation
was performed IN you on Friday, and
that this is the first day you have
been outside since Friday"
Mr.. Hartman evidently decided to
act 500 after the receipt of the let,
ter, for at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon,
Superintendent Ford, of the estate
brought his employers answer down
from the home. The statement, which
had been made public in New York
earlier in the afternoon, was written
on a sheet of the Arden House sta
tionery. Miss Mary Hartman, the
railroad mans daughter, wrote it a
his d~ictation, but across the top of the
first page Mr.. Hartman had writer
this message with his own hand:
Gentlemen: Thanks for your letter
of today. The statement below was
made by me over telephone today ant
published. You see it covers the
whole subject.
"Belieev me, yours sincerely,
"(Signed) E. H. Hartman"
In the statement Mr.. Hartman ad
mitted that there was a consultation
between specialists at his house, bu
that they decided that there wa'
nothing serious the matter with him
He did not mention the possibility o
an operation.
With the %reassuring news the New
York stock market settled itself anC
advances were general. The effect OF
the Hartman stocks was of cours,
most apparent, but there was a buoy
ant tendency everywhere manifest,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
D. E. MACK NOT IN RACE
Declines Nomination for Judge of the
Supreme Court for the Fourth
District of Illinois.

Carthage, Ill.-Judge David E.
Mack, Republican candidate for SUI
preme judge from the fourth dis
riot Of Illinois, declined the nomina-
ton in the following telegram to the
committeeman Of the judicial distrist:
after careful consideration, I feel
compelled by conclusions reached, to
decline the nomination for jurge of
the supreme judge for the fourth dis
hrict Of Illinois. Am forwarding let.
ter. DAVID q. MACK.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

amount of fuel used on the trip
showed that kerosene Is at least
fifteen per cent. more efficient, gallon
for gallon, than gasoline. The car in
other respects made a most creditabloi
showing, and there was the usual riVsl
airy among the observers to be as~
signed to the White so that theyI
could ride with the maximum Of COM
fort. The only adjustments or re-
pairs charged against the car durings
the long trip were tightening a lubrt~I
Gator pipe and wiring a damaged mud
guard. These penalties were not in~i
ficted until more than 1000 mileRi
had been completed with an absolute
ly perfect score"
A particularly interesting feature,
of the new White Steamer is that
either kerosene or gasoline may be-
used as fuel. The necessary adjustsl
ments so that the fuel may be change&R
from kerosene to gasoline, or vice.
versa, may be made in a couple OF
minutes; but so completely successfuII
has kerosene proved to be, that it ia
not believed that any purchasers villa
care to use gasoline.
The White Company report that.
the demand for their new steam cars.
both the $2000-model and the.
Northumberland their most sam!
guine expectations. 1t is evident that
the combination of steam-the pow
er which everyone understands and
has confidence in-with kerosene
the fuel which everyone has on hand
and can handle without any danger
lis thoroughly appreciated by
u~p-to-date purchasers of automO~
bileS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Mother Threw chlldren in well,

Barnum, Minn.-Mrs. Fred Young,
aged % years, wife of a farmer re-
siding about five miles southwest of
here, while her husband was on his
way to town, threw her three children,
aged / and 8 and 5 years, into a deep
well, set fire to the born, destroying
it, and also set fire to the house, fail
ing in her effort to burn the building.
She took a dose of Paris green and
then gashed her throat several times
with a knife, making ugly wounds, but
failing to sever the jugular vein.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Marry After Suicide Fails.

New York City.-Frank William
son and Florence L. Wood, of Brook
Ign, were married today in a Brooklyn
hospital, where they are recovering
from bullet wounds inflicted in a sui.
eide pact last Wednesday night.
Their nearly successful attempt at
death brought the young couple to
their senses and at the same time won
the consent Of the girls parents to
their marriage. Both MI. and Mrs.
Williamson have each lost an eye AZ
q result Of the shooting.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
EcIlpae Of Mars BY Moon.

Niagara, N. Y.-An interesting
eclipse of Mars by the moon, visible
throughout the United States, will
occur on Wednesday evening, Sep
TENDER 10, according to a bulletin
issued by Prof. William R. Brooks, at
Smith Observatory. The phenomenon
will last about an hour, beginning in
the longitude Of Washington, at S:42,
and ending at 9:39. The eclipse will
be visible to the naked eye.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Brooklyn Flag Factory.

One of the biggest official flag fac
tories in the world is in the Brooklyn
navy yard. Between eighty and one
hundred women work there all the
year round making flags for the use
of Uncle Sans fighting ships. They
use up 100000 yards Of bunting a year
and fashion 418 different kinds of off.
cial flags. The flags cost 100000 a
year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Cures Human Skin Troubles and ls
Equally Good for Our Pets and
Domestic Animals.

Resinol Salve is my ideal and IA
vored remedy wherever a salve is
needed. 1t is as good for horses, dogs,
ETC., as for mankind. Truly a uni
versal healing Ointment.
w. P. Schmitz, Vet, Hinsdale, Mass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Sage Advice for Husbands.

Rev. Father Bernard Vaughan, s. j.,
thus advises husbands about their
wives: Never attempt to check the
flowing tide of her talk. Let her talk
on while you possess your soul iii
peace. Remember that a woman needs
many more safety valves and outlets
for her temperament. Be patient
with her"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Ad

Aunt Anne, an old family darby,
was sitting with knees crossed in the
kitchen, when the young daughter Of
the house entered and, impressed with
the hugeness of the old woman's feet,
asked what size shoe she wore.
well, honey" replied Aunt Anne,
II kin veal Fights; l ginerally wear
mines; but desc yer Use got on am
twelves, an de good Lawd knows dey
hu'ts me!"-Everybody's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
CHILDREN POISON
Crazed Mother Is Discovered In Act
Of Attempting to Destroy Five
Little ones-One Dead.

st. oseph, Mo.-1n a NJ of insanity,
Mrs. Carrie Sanders, aged Al years,
of Florence Addition, gave five Of
her six children morphine. While
trying to feed the poison to the sixth
she was detected by a neighbor and
she then confessed to what she had
done. Weldon, aged 5 years, is dead,
but physicians say they will save the
lives Of the other children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
SECOND Racer Dies.

New York.-Laurent Crosse, driver
Of the Stearns car, who was injured
in the twenty-four hour automobile
race at the Brighton Beach motor
drome Friday night, is dead. Leon
ard Cole, his m%echanician, was in
stantly killed in the accident.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Jackie Accused Of Murder.

Detroit, Mich.-John Home, Of Mil.
waukee, a sailor on the United
States revenue cutter Tuscarora, Is
under arrest on suspicion in CON
nection with the death Of an I'M
identified man who was beaten to
death and thrown into the river at
the foot Of Second street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
$4,000 Eat Barbecue.

Louisville, Ky.-Fifty thousand
full meals; $4,000 pounds of bar
becued meat and $500 gallons Of Ken
lucky "burgoo," were said to have
been consumed by the people who
took advantage of the first day of
the "Jeffersonian barbecue" held at
the state fair grounds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Swedish Strikers starve.

Stockholm, Sweden.-The Alton
bladet asserts that many strikers are
actually starving and that others are
subsisting on bread and water and
fish caught in the archipelago, or
tramping the country robbing the
potato fields.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Bandits Hold up Preacher.

Bristol, Tenn,-Rev. N. r. Malone,
a free will Baptist minister, was at
tackled and robbed by bandits
in a lonely pass of the Holston
mountains en-route to his home. He
was probably fatally injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

Newport, Ky.-Charles Mauget, a
wealthy rtierd tailor, was arrested
here on a warrant charging him with
the murder Of his wife Margret, who
was found strangled to death at their
home in this city u week ago. He is
75 years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
2no miners Are HomeIess,

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Two hundred per-
sons were rendered homeless at Lee,
q mining village near here, when
twenty frame houses owned by the
West End Coal company were de-
stroyed by fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Iowa Attorney Hanos HImaeIf

Iowa City, Iowa.-A. e. Swisher,
former president of the State Bar
association, committed suicide by
hanging. His act Ia said to have
been caused by worry over inan-
cial troubles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
mat upsets, Two Girls Drowned.

Ocean city, N. J.--Alice Bolsnot,
is years I'D oad her cousin
Marie Mueller, 16, both of Philadel.
phia, were drowned in Great Egg
Harbor Bay, Monday Their sailboat
capsized.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Shot From Ambush.

Louisville, Ky.-Lewis Johnson, of
Elliott county, was found dead in the
highway near his home by his wife.
He had been waylayed and shot from
ambush.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

X. r. Flanary, superintendent Of
the registry department Of the Dallas,
Tex, post office, was shot and fatally
wounded by his divorced wife. The
woman was arrested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Interurban Hits Auto: one kllled.

TITS HUtUI OHe NIIIeu,
Bloomington, Ill,-Samuel Mosiman,
a grain dealer of Morton, was in
stantly killed and his brother, Jo-
seph, probably fatally injured when
their automobile was struck by an in
terurban car near Morton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

There's one good thing about hus-
bands, anyway" says Mrs. Pestus,
and that's that most of them belong
to somebody else"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
Death Penalty for Murder.

Aberdeen, s. D.-Emil Victor, was
found guilty Of the murder Of J.. w.
Christie, the laters wife and
daughter and Michael Ronayne on
July 3, and the penalty was fixed at
death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

Detroit, Mich.-The North Coast
Limited Of the Northern Pacific col
Iided head-on with a moving gravel
train in the yards. Engineer White
OF tie passenger train was killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
c.n.d. EoIIows RooseveIt,s Lead.

Canada Follows Roosevelts Lead.
ottawa, Ontario.-The Canadian
government has followed ex-President
Rooseevlt's suggestion by appointing
a commission for the conservation Of
natural resources.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

Do your feet ever feel tired, achy and
sore at night? Rub them with a little
Hamlins Wizard Oil. They'll be glad in
the morning and so will you.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09
lrnnortant to Mothers.
A Rude Suggestion.

why" asked the acquisitive young
student, "do they call pretty women
'peaches?'"
Because" growled the sour old
bachelor, pretty women are the fruit
Of mischief"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

There's a rich, satisfying quality in
Lewis Single Binder that is found in no
other &c cigar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

It's too much to expect cross-bred
dogs to be amiable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

Cathedral Insured for Large Sum.
st. Pauls Cathedral, London, is in
sured for SAFE, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

Speaking of literature, many a
mans love letters have made a de-
cided hit-with a jury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-09

A guilty conscience is apt to be its
own cus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. ]. Blackmore. of Halter &
Blackmore, Pittsburg. Pa, says: "a
short time since 1 procured a bottle
of DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism. 1t got me out of the house
in "a hours. 1 took to my bed with
rheumatism nine months ago and DR..
Detchon's Relief for rheumatism is
the only medicine that did me any
good. 1 had five of the best ply
sicians in the city, but 1 received
very little relief from them. I know
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism
to be what it is represented and take
pleasure In recommending it to 9th
er poor sufferers" Sold by Otto
Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock
Island and Gust Schlegel & Son, 120
West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30
colleges THAT Are Practical.

President Lowell of Harvard has
doubtless startled, if not positively
shocked, his cultured Bostonian asso-
ciates by his declaration in favor Of
Still further undermining Harvard uni
versity to meet the needs of the sur
rounding community. Yet, startling as
bis suggestion that the state UNIVERSE
ties of the west are more helpful to
the communities which support them
than Harvard is to New England may
have seemed, it contained a grain of
truth In this age the higher educa-
lion is becoming largely practical and
knowledge is applied to the useful and
common things.
The progressive higher institutions
Of learning long ago added schools of
law and northumberland did that
and advanced educators have discover
ed that the public is demanding in
struction along still more practical
lines until even Columbia university
has been impelled to establish a chair
Of agriculture. President Lowell has
been looking at the educa-
tional field from the standpoint of ex-
listing human conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30
The Argus Daily Short Story
Duffy, Brakeman-By Farnk II. Sweet.
Copyrighted. 1903. by Associated Literary Press

Nothing presented itself until they
reached Marshall junction. where the
conductor found a telegram stating
that No. z. down freight, was an hour
behind and that instead of waiting for
her there they would hurry on and
wait at Norwood. ten miles beyond Ell
ton. This would bring them to Elton
twelve minutes in advance Of schedule
and instead Of remaining the usual
twenty minutes they would only stop
four or FIVE. just long enough to change
men. Usually the new shift were
lounging about the station. smoking
and exchanging experiences. but Duffy
remembered that McArdle. with his
customary recklessness, was in the
habit of hurrying across the station at
the last moment and swinging himself
upon the train after it had started
With the remembrance came sudden
desperate plan.
Almost before the train stopped he
was upon the platform, as were the
conductor and other brakemen.
crush the new men out here. quick"
the conductor shouted. I'VE must
make Norwood on time, and the icy
rails will make It stif work. Oh. here
you AREAS the new shift hurried for
ward-"all but McArdle. Durry, do
you know where McArdle boards! We
can't spare many minutes here"
Yes. sir; he has a room just across
the street. Hes likely ready, but
doesn't know we're here ahead of
time"
"WelI. let him know quicker than
lightning. The rest OF you swing up
TO your places"
Duffy ran across the station. through
the opposite door, then circIed round
to the rear of the train, coming up on
the far side. In two minutes he was
standing on top of car, with his hat
tilted rakishly to one side in the man.
ner that McArdle wore his. The con-
ductor, hurrying back from the tele-
graph window where he had gone to
see If there were later orders, saw the
figure with fits face turned away.
''Oh. there you are. McArdle" he
called. "All right" Then he shouted,
"All aboardv' and his hand made a
quick half circle in the air. and the
engineer. looking back. saw and open !
ed his throttle.
1t was night that Duly and all /
others who walked freight trains on
that road never forgot. An hour out. /
and the wind became a hurricane.
sharp as needles and bitter as death.
No brakeman thought of such a thing
as attempting to walk upright on his
cars. When it was necessary TO cross
from one brake to another they went
IN the only way possible. upon hands
md knees, even crawling with fingers
the edges Of the plank to keep
from being swept away by the wind.
Duffy was vigilant and careful that
hight as he had never been before.
Every movement Of a foot. every grip
If his fingers. was made with the
:hought that it might be the one (which
vas to hold him back from death. But
Ill his care. his vigilance. his tense
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30
BRAGG STAMPS ZELAYA o. K.
Leader of Iron Brigade" Declares
Nicaraguan Was Right.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Dec. 3O.-Gen
eral Edward S. Bragg, famous leader
of the Iron Brigade" and former
United States minister to Mexico I'm.
der President Cleveland, yesterday de-
clared that he was of the opinion that
President Zelaya of Nicaragua was
justified in condemning to death the
two Americans, as they were guilty
of nothing short of leading on the
rebels.
THE talk OF war between Mexico
and the United States Is bosh," said
General Bragg. "a handful of Yam
KEGS could put to rout the entire
Mexican forces. The idea of battle
between the two countries seems alb
surd
Mexico has not afforded nor is af-
fordiRg Zelaya refuge, and the atti-
tude taken by Secretary Knox as re-
CARDS the situation is entirely wrong.
The idea of hurrying warships to
Nicaragua seems ludicrous."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30
Worcester Again "wet."

The study OF the saloon issue is in
teresting from every angle. Worces-
ter, Mass, is being pointed to as one
OF the most interesting illustrations of
city of considerable size which first
voted dry" and when the question
was submitted a second time, reversed
itself and voted wet"
In studying the editorial comment of
some Of the eastern newspapers. the
information is obtained that even the
so-called respectable" wards of Wor.
cester failed to stand by the no-license
policy. Mayor Logan, who is a lib
eraI' on the saloon question, was
elected by the largest vote ever cast
in Worcester for any candidate upon
any ticket, according to the Worcester
Telegram. 1t is said Mayor Logan has
planned to handle the saloon problem
in unique way. 1t is proposed to
name a commission of the very best
men obtainable to supervise the regu-
lation of the liquor traffic under
license
The Springfield. Mass, Union says
of Worcester: ''If the number of
licenses is restricted In accordance
with the Springfield policy, that is, if
less than the entire legal number are
granted. and those receiving the
licenses conduct the business in a
lawful and decent way. we believe it
will be some time before Worcester
again votes to abolish the saloon. But.
if the liquor interests run riot, if
there is lax enforcement of the law,
Worcester may again expect to go
dry"
It appears to be Worcester's desire
to give the licensed saloon a very rigid
test. II was under pledges of reform
from breweries and saloons the city
reversed its policy. and now, if the
saloons do not behave with their num-
Der limited and commission super
vising them. Worcester will get back
into the dry" column.
The test viii be watched with inter
est by both liquor and anti-saloon in
-erests elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30

have been unreasonable in their ex-
pectations regarding the benefits to
How from American authority
If there are legitimate reasons for
their discomfort, social, economic or
political, our own government should
find out what can be justly done to
remedy this and then try to do it. 1t
would not be complimentary to the
United States if it should fail to fur
nish an equitable and enlightened ad-
ministration of the affairs of peaceful
community that is relatively so near
to its own shores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-30
LIEUT.. PEARY GETS
CONGRATULATIONS
Resolutions Passed by Tri-City Press
Club Received-Invited to
Belgium.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 30.-An
invitation to address the Royal &C.
ographical society of Antwerp, Bel
GUM, was received yesterday by
Commander R. E. Peary. The invi-
tation is to speak upon Peary's dis
covery of the north pole and is sign
ed by President E. Jansen and Sec
rotary Maurice de Cocky of the So
ciety.
Commander Peary also has receiv-
ed congratulatory resolutions adopt
ed at recent meeting of the Tri-
City Press club of Rock Island and
Moline, ILL.,, and Davenport, Iowa, of
which the explorer is an honorary
member.