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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
REBEL AT ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
TAXES AND coNFIscATE
THEIR PROPERTY.
SEVERAL TAX OFFICERS KILLED
Troops Rushed to the Scene in Effort
to Check uprising-Indians Cut
Wires to Cut OFF Communlca-
ton With Capital.

Elpaso, Texas.-Rebellious at the
attempt of the authorities to col
lect taxes and confiscate property
the Temosachic Indians, in the state
of Chihuahua broke into open warfare
Wednesday killing several tax officers
terrorizing the town of San Andreas
and cutting the telegraph wires.
The officials were killed when they
tried to confiscate property, because
of the %nonpayment Of taxes. Regular
troops and rurales were rushed to the
when the news first reached
Chihuahua and since then reinforce
ments have gone out on special trains.
The Indians at once cut the tele-
graph wires so it was impossible to
get word of the uprising to the state
capital by telegraph and the informa-
ton went by telephone.
The county is thickly populated
with defendants of Temosachic
Indians. The ranchers in the district
are known as the SHARP shooters of
Chihuahua and are feared by the
state officials. The Indians and half
breeds always go armed and are
skilled at warfare.
San Andres, is a station IN the
Chihuahua and Pacific railroad. The
settlements are within q small radius
of this station, the ranchers owning
small farms. 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
MISSOURI NEWS

Youth, Mourned as Dead, is Found.
Mexico.-Mourned as dead, after
leaving his home at Is years, to seek
his fortune, Oscar Shrintek. Of Deca-
tur. ILL.,, arrived in Mexico last week
and is i'll with typhoid fever under
the care of the associated charities.
Shrintek for six years has wandered
over the United States, lever COM
municating with his family. When he
arrived in Mexico he applied to Miss
Frost, superintendent Of the asso-
ciated charities, under the name Of
Oscar Greene. Not until Sunday was
his name and family address known.
His father and brother have arrived.
The father is employed in the ma
chine shops of the Wabash railroad in
Decatur. AS soon as young Shrintek's
condition will allow he will be taken
home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
MEXICAN. INDIANS ON WARPATH
coNvIcTs WORK o A
G%eorgia's Convict Lease System Ends
and 1900 Prisoners Will Work
on Highways.

Atlanta, Ga.-When Georgia's con-
Wet lease system ended at sunrise
Thursday the 1,600 prisoner were ia
ken from mines, brick kilns and fac
tories and were returned to the serv-
ice of the state. The prisoners, most
of them negroes, will now work on the
public roads.
The shackled and ironed ,convicts
greeted the change with shouts of joy.
Negro preachers were at most Of the
stockades and led the blacks in their
impromptu praise service.
The new system, it is believed, will
not only improve the health of the
c~onvicts, but will assure Georgia the
finest turnpikes in the south.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
BIC SEIZURE OF WHIsKEY
5000 BARRELS TAKEN FROM CAS-
cADE DlsTlLLERY.
To Be Forfeited If Charge of Evadins
Revenue Laws is Sustained
Valued at 100000.

Nashville, Tennessee.-There have
been no arrests in connection
with the seizure of 5000 barrels OF
whisky and the plant Of the Cascade
Distillery company at Tullahoma,
Tenn, Thursday. The Cascade com
pany is owned by V. e. Schwab of
this city. 1t is estimated that the pro-
perty seized by the government is
worth fully $1,000, 900. The 5000 bar
rels of whisky are worth $4,000 and
the distilling plant and warehouses
are worth $500, 600.
The entire value is believed to be
greater than that of any other seizure
ever made by the federal authorities.
Forfeiture of all the seized property
is one of the penalties if the owners
are found guilty of attempting to
evade internal evenu charges.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
WOMEN TAKE UP
ROLE OF FAG|Ns
MEMPHIS BOYS TRAINED FOR
DARING RoRBERiEs BY
"ouEENs OF CRIME"
LED RAIDS CLAD As MEN
Mrs. Myra Waite, Missouri Blonde,
Confesses She and Sister Were
Brains Of Gang of Young
Desperadoes.

Memphis, Tenn.-Four boys, mem
bers of a gang of juvenile robbers,
Saturday told the police how their
plans were formulated by Mrs. Myro
Waite, a pretty blonde Of Rolla, No.,
who, as leader, wore boys clothes
when the robberies we're executed. She
was known as SILVER Heels" Her
sister, Leonora Pryor, vas disguised
similarly and was known as Red
Wings" the boys say.
Mrs. Waite, wife of Jacob E. Waite,
an elevator inspector, who recently
removed to Memphis from Rolla, was
arrested Friday. She was released ON
$3.50 bond given by her husband.
She and Her Sister Confess.
Mrs. Waite and her sister confessed
to having planned the robbery of the
Gillespie drug store two weeks ago
and to having taken part in escapades
that terroriZed the inhabitants of
South Memphis. They wanted excite
ment, they said. Four of the boys
were arrested last Tuesday.
His wife is the daughter Of the late
Napoleon Pryor, who vas a farmer of
Phelps county, Missouri. Shortly after
his death his widow married Walter
Burton, a farmer % years her junior.
In addition to the daughters named,
Mrs. Burton has two daughters and
two sons at Rolla.
Waite, 81 years old, married Myro
Pryor seven years ago. In his divorce
suit he alleged she was too friendly
with a Filipino student at the State
School of Mines, Rolla.
He asked the custody Of their two
sons, Jesse, s, and Delos, 3 years old.
His divorce trial at Rolla was inter-
rupted by a message from Memphis
announcing his wife had attempted sui
eide. Mrs. Wnite's mother was present
at the trail TO testify against her
daughter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Elect TO Watch Poachers.

Seattle, Washington.-The revenue
revenue cutter feet, consisting of the
Rush, Thetis and Manning will start
for Alaska May Is, cruising through
Unimak Pass to Dutch Harbor in the
Aleutian Islands. They will patrol the
Pribyloff Island in Boring Sea during
the summer to prevent seal poaching
by Japanese and other foreign
nations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Maxbrax suspect Missing.

Carthage.-Ed. Ellis, alleged to be
one Of the Baybray gang that parted
Banker w. X. Bailey from $4,000 re-
Gently at Council Bluffs, Iowa, by get
ting him to bet on a fixed foot race,
is among the missing and his $500
bond was forfeited in this city. His
relatives will pay the $500.
Ellis, whose home is at Webb City,
Mo-, is said to have been connected
with the Buckfoot fake foot racers
who made a fortune there a few years
ago. He returned to his home Thurs
day and was arrested on a warrant
charging him with bringing stolen
property into the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
1T WAS NOT HER BACK.
Woman Had No Idea Of Being Proxy
for Medical Treatment.

A. missionary, ~discoursing upon
India, told of a woman who had come
to her complaining of a very sore
back and desired that she pray for its
cure. This Mrs. Jackson did, but the
woman again appeared before her and
declared that the back was still in q
bad condition. Mrs. Jackson advised
the use of an application of iodine.
and brought out a bottle of the drug
to apply upon the afflicted part of the
woman's anatomy. But she regarded
the bottle suspiciously and acted as
though it would hurt her We're she to
use it. To allay her fears upon this
score Mrs, Jackson applied some OF
the drug to her own finger and showed
her that it would not burn, and that
she had better allow her to put some
of it upon her back.
"But," said the woman, ut would
do no good"
How so?" inquired Mrs. Jackson,
sympathetically.
Because" replied the woman, 1T Is
my old mans back that is sore"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
hadley lnspects Prison.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Accomjanied
by DR.. William Porter and DR.. F.
j. Lutz of st. Louis, DR.. R. H. Goodier
of Hannibal and DR.. A. H. Hamel OF
De Soto, Gov. Hadley made an inspec-
ton of the hygienic and sanitary con-
ditions of the state penitentiary Sat-
urday. All of the physicians, except
DR.. Porter, are members of a special
committee of the state board of health
called for by the governor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to S so much starch that the
beauty and flneness of the fabric 10
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the veal.
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great.
er strength than other makes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
CHILD ATE cUTIcURA OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of 1t on Crackers
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
c~uticura Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.
| New York friend Of Cuticura

A New York friend Of Cuticura
writes:
my three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic, investigated the state
room and located a box Of graham
crackers and a box of Cuticura ONT
ment. When a search was made for
the box, it was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents of the entire box spread on
the crackers. 1t cured him of a bad
cold and l don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient of Gu
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. If it may be
safely eaten by a young child, none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to
pected to attend its application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant.
Potter Drug + Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Runyan Indictment Dlsmissed.

Springf1eld.-Prosecuting Attorney
G. c. Burnside, of Polk county dis
missed in the Polk county circuit
court at Marshfield, the case against
County Clerk Bynum A. Runyan on
the charge of attempting to bride
James H. Baldwin, presiding judge Of
the county court. 1t was believed the
indictment was faulty. An amended
information will be filed at once.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
queen Iii Plans to Return.

Honolulu, Hawaii.-Former Queen
Liluokalani, who has just returned
from Washington, where she went to
press her claims against the United
States government arising out of her
dethronement, declares that she is still
hopeful of gaining her point eventually
and that she will return to Washing
ton during the next session of con-
gress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Gotch Injuries Toes.

Chicago.-Frank Gotch the wrest-
ling champion Of the world, suf-
fered an injury to n of his toes in
his training work here Friday but it
is not thought serious enough to
hamper him in his preparation for his
match with Yussif Mahout. In a game
of hand ball at the Illinois Athletic
club, Gotch ran into a wall and
smashed a toe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Prohlbitionists Give Up.

Des Moines, Observation-Disclosures
prohibition for the state of Iowa
was postponed, If not defeated
permanently, for two years by the
action of the state senate Wednesday
afternoon in voting down a motion
to take up the question. The vote
stood rs against to 81 for. The pro-
h~ibitionists admit their defeat and de-
clare there is no hope of reviving
the matter during the ten remaining
days Of the session of the Iowa
legislature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

1t did not seem very gallant In con-
gress to accept from two women the
gift Of IN island for military purposes
and to accept it in such a way that it
did not have to give the formal
thanks" to the donors which would
have allowed them the privilege of the
floor. But congress probably reasoned
that the precedent of two women on
the floor would prove equal to all the
male contingent and sacrificed gal
lantry to the Instinct of self-preserva-
ton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
INSANITY Rehearsed in Jail.

Philadelphia, pat the trial
for murder of Samuel Skipwith, a
young negro, who killed a woman with
whom he was infatuated, a witness
who is serving a term in the county
prison for violating a federal law, tes-
titled that a number of prisoners
awaiting trial for murder, including
Skipwith. had had daily rehearsals to
prepare themselves to feign insanity
when brought into court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Hartman in Mexico Oil.

New York.-That Edward H.
Hartman has entered the oil fields ON
the east coast of Mexico, and is con.
Quoting operations at Tampico and
near Vera Cruz, is the statement Of
A. B. Hepburn, president of the Chase
National bank, who has returned from
a trip through the southwest. He
thinks the main purpose of Harriman's
oil operations in Mexico is probably
to supply fuel for the railroad he is
building down the west coast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Former Legislator Dies.

st. Joseph.-Leonidas M. Lawson,
aged 80, member of the Missouri Leg
islature half a century ago from Clay
county, and one of the prime movers
in the interest of the State Univer-
sity, died here while on a visit to rela-
tives from his home in New York. w.
T. and L. M. Lawson, sons, arrived
here from New York, and will take
the body to Liberty, Mo-, for burial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Railroads File Bio Claim.

Buffalo, New York.-A claim for
$36,544 has been filed against the
United States government by the New
York Central lines to reimburse the
road for disinfecting stock cars at
Buffalo and other places during the
cattle quarantine. The railroad con-
tends that it's cars were found to con.
tain no green's of the disease.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Shot Fired at Priest.

Chester, Illinois.-An attempt was
made Friday night to assassinate
Father Denner, rector of the Catholic
church at Belgique, Mo-, a village six
miles south of Chester. 1t was the
priests custom to occupy a chair in
his study directly between two win
dows in the room. The would-be as
sassin fired through these windows,
the bullet passing over his chair,
which he had vaacted but a moment
before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
A "Mlke" Wants Money Back.

Council, Bluffs, Ia.-Samuel Sutor
Of Cass Lake, MINI, Thursday
brought suit against the First National
bank of Council Bluffs for $4,000 which
he alleges he lost through his dealing
with ]. G. Maybury and his associates.
Suter claims that the business was
transacted through the bank and holds
it responsible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
slain Rohher Buried.

Bloomington, Illinois The burial
of Earl Chism, this youth fatal
ly shot by a posse at Spickard, Mo-,
after robbing the postoffice, took place
alongside his mother, who was killed
eight years ago by his father. While
the funeral was in progress Sheriff
G. H. Hubbell of Grundy county came
for the other brother, Harvey, who
was captured here two days after the
robbery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Raise Quarantine in Part.

London.-The board, of argicul.
ture Friday revoked the order
issued November 27 declaring a
quarantine against cattle shipped from
New York and New Jersey. The ban
prohibiting the importation of hay and
straw remains unchanged as do the
prohibitions against the importation of
cattle and hay and straw from other
states.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

Charges are made by his country
men that Munji Bey, the Turkish con-
sui at New York, has been guilty of
grating on them by means of his Of
fetal position. If the charges are true
we should like to know If he imported
that vice from Turkey or absorbed it
after he came across the ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

Manitoba last year produced over
113,000,O00 bushels of grain, chiefly
wheat. The output the year before
was $4,000 900 bushels. Until within
a very recent period the entire wheat
product Of Canada vas less than 10O,-
100000 bushels That country has not
yet come within an approximation Of
the wheat yield Of the United States,
but is doing well. And, remarks the
Troy IN. ~ Times, American farm
ers who have emigrated to the Ca
madam northwest ana American Ak.
ricultural machinery nave had a good
deal 70 do with the result.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

To hear that a steel bar may be
stretched almost one-third of its length
before breaking may not be news to
the engineers, but it is contrary to
popular estimates of elastic sub
stances. Such is the report of a test
of the tensile strength of a piece of
bridge material made recently.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Defeated, Ends His Life,

Paris.-J. X. P. Masterson, city
marshal of Paris, committed suicide
by shooting himself in his room in the
Paris hotel. Dependency over defeat
for denomination is supposed to have
inspired the act. He had been city
marshal for ten ears and had served
several terms as deputy sheriff Of
Monroe county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

Castro was quoted the other day as
saying he would return to Venezuela,
live there as a private citizen and be
good. But Venezuela, through Presi-
dent Gomez, has forbidden the return
to that country of Castro and his fam.
lily. This will probably go" and
Castro will stay where he is or some
where else outside of his native land
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Russia Denies Berlin Rumor.

st. Petersburg, Russia.-The Rus
sian foreign office Wednesday made
an absolute denial of the statement
published in Berlin that the powers
were negotiating on the possibility
OF forcing the abdication of King
Peter of Seryia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
EarIy Mornino Blaze.

Norfolk, Va.-Fire before day-break
today swept away an entire square
ct Pine Beach, causing heavy dam
age. More than a score Of small
buildings already have been destroyed
and at an early hour the fire vas still
raging.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Turk Loses Handicap Match.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Wrestler Yussiff
Mahmout lost a handicap match to
Joe Rogers. Mahmout agreed to throw
Rogers twice in an hour, but the Turk
was unable to secure a fall within the
limit. Rogers outweighed Mahmout
forty pounds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Gold Mine is Inspected.

New Cambria.-Interest was mani
tested by the citizens Of this COM
munity with the presence of the state
g~eologist and state mine inspector,
sent here by Gov. Hadley to examine
the property of the Boone Baldwin
Gold Mining company. Samples Of
ore were taken and the report of the
state geologist is awaited with anxiety.
A favorable report would mean a boom
for Mem Cambria.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
slx Perish n shlp ire.

Colon, Panama. fire broke out
at an early hour Thursday morning on
board the Hamburg-American steamer
Sarnia, which was lying along side
her pier. The fire was In some cotton
and kerosene between the decks. and
the quartermaster and five West
Indian laborers were burned to death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

The new remedy, "radio-thor," is ex-
pected to cure old age. This is the
finishing blow to the Osler theory and
realizes Ponce de Icons dream of per-
petual youth. Modern science is the
real miracle.maker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
PrIest Sentenced Ia Prlson.

st, Joseph.-The Rev. Father Daniel
Pembroke formerly in charge Of st.
Patrick's parish at Maryville, No., was
given six months in Jail by a criminal
court jury Friday for sending a black
mailing letter to Bishop M. F. Burke
Of the st. Joseph diocese.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Finance and Fashions.

HOWELL thought you didn't like the
way the tailor made that check suit
and that you were going to make him
take 1t back.
POWELL tried to, but l found that
protested checks didn't go with him
Bohemian.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Miss DuIaney Wins Color Contest.

Columbia.-Miss Georgia Dulaney,
of Moberly, won the color contest for
the senior class at Christian College,
a girls school here. Miss Dulaney
climbed the fiagpole on the cupola Of
the college building and tied the
senior colors to the top of the pole.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Canal Scandal in Court.

New York, N. Y.-Don G. Seitz,
business manager Of The World and
Dumont Clarke, vice-president of the
Press Publishing company, were
served Thursday with s%ubpenas call
ing for their appearance before the
federal grand jury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
penIes Knowlna Kldnaper.

Jefferson City.-Chief of Police
Keehler, of Cleveland. O., is still try
ing to discover whether there is any
relationship between the Frank A.
Minor who is serving a two-year term
for forgery and Mrs. Boyle, who is
implicated in the kidnapping of Billy
Whitla at Sharon, Pa. Minor abso-
lutely refuses to give any information,
even regarding matters that are
known at the p~enitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Entombed Miners Rescued.

Virginia City, Nevada.-Martin
Walker and James Tannehill, the two
Comstock miners imprisoned Thursday
In q tunnel. near the entrance. were
rescued Friday from what promised to
be their tomb. Neither was hurt. They
were buried under 200 tons OF earth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

London newspapers, it seems, charge
something like a dollar a line for pub
fishing notices of society events. Yet
1t Is the fashionables who are called
"the smart set"-not the publishers
who get their money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Playing with Matches Cause Death.

Washington. D. Gas a result of
playing with matches Stephen Keefe,
the three-year-old son of Joseph Keefe
a war department Waterman was
burned to death Friday night at his
home in this city. Mrs. Mamie Keefe,
his mother, was terribly burned in an
heroic effort to ave his life. She will
recover.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

The report from Oakland, Cal, that
a young Of that city is facing
invalidism for life because of blood.
poisoning contracted from careless
handling of carbon paper for mani.
folding should be O warning to type.
writers in general. The coloring mat.
ter used in carbon paper is said to be
dangerous when it gets into the throat
or eyes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Kills Two, Entombs Fou

Charleston, W. Va.-Two men were
instantly killed and four more are en-
tombed, as a result of an explosion in
the Echo mine at Beury, in Fayette
county, Wednesday afternoon. Two
other men injured by the force of the
explosion were rescued.