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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
FRISCO SUICIDE IS
MISSING OFFICIAL
"a. X. WOOD FOUND TO BE
DEFAuLTlNe TREASURER OF
CROSS COUNTY, ARK.
WOMAN WAS NOT HIS NIECE
Companion Who Also Ended Life Be-
lieved Arkansas Farmers Daugh-
ter-Reward Was Offered for
A. H. Hammett.

Little Rock, Ark.-A. H. Wood, the
Tennessee judge" who with a woman
committed suicide at San Francisco,
in reality was A. H. Hammett, de-
faulting county treasurer of Cross
county, Ark, who absconded in Octo-
Der, 1912. The woman is believed to
be Blanche Watts, the daughter of
an Arkansas farmer, who lived near
Wynne, the county seat of Cross
county. She is said to have been init
mate with Hammett. She departed
at about the same time Hammett alb
seconded. Soon after her father moved
from Cross county and his where.
abouts are unknown.
A letter from Mrs, Josephine Rus
sell Of Cuero, Tex, which began Dear
Brother" was found among the pa
pers of the suicide. Mrs. Russell is a
sister of A. H. Hammett. Among
other papers found was an employ
ment application blank, on which
Wood signed his name ALBERT B.
Wood, Sc years old, formerly owned
general store at Wittsburg, Ark. and
formerly lived in Wynne, Ark" Ham.
NETT once owned a general store at
Wittsburg.
Failed in Election; Disappears.
A. H., or Wood" Hammett, as he
was known throughout Arkansas, was
c leading politician of Cross county
End at the time of his disappearance
was county treasurer. He made the
race for the office of sheriff and dur.
ing the campaign his wife died.
Shortly after Mrs. Hammett's death
and his defeat he disappeared, but it
was not until B. F. Hamilton, newly
elected treasurer and successor of
Hatnmett, assumed office that Ham
mett's absence from his home alarmed
county officials. No settlement of the
affairs of the treasurer's office was
made by Hammett to his successor,
and about three weeks after his de-
parture Judge J.. F. Gautney, circuit
judge for Cross county, called the
grand jury and ordered an investigar
ton. This investigation resulted in
the auditing of the books of the treas
urer's office and the discovery of a
shortage of about $4,000 cash and
$4,000 in scrip. Subsequently an
indictment charging Hainmett with
embezzlement was returned by the
grand jury.
Hammett leaves three sons and
daughters, all of whom reside in Ar
kansas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
BANKER KILLED IN A RESORT
Companion Is Wounded and Diamonds
Taken From Women by Youth
full Omaha Robbers.

Omaha, Neb.-Henry f. Nickel,
a paying teller at the Omaha
National bank, was shot and killed
and a companion, whose name the DO
lice have not obtained, was shot
through the shoulder when two youth.
full bandit held up a resort on North
Fifteenth street.
After killing Nickel the robbers
took by force the diamonds of several
women.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Cowherd in Fine Health.
College Heads In Session.

Columbia.-The presidents Of jun.
Tor colleges for women from all over
Missouri are in session at Stephens
college to discuss uniform attendance
requirements, uniform graduation re-
quirements, standards of work to be
established and other questions of pol
10y on which a uniform attitude is ad-
visablc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
sunerh Inhn d.

An efficiency engineer was talking
about presence of mind.
For presence of mind" he said,
nobody can equal John D.
When John d. lived in Cleveland
his next door neighbor said to him n
morning;
"'Smith's COW got in my garden
yesterday and ate a lot Of grass and
flowers
Yes, said John D. 1t got In my
garden, too. MIXED it to the value
of the damage done. and then drove it
OUT"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
University Gets New Library.

Columbia.-The contract for the
new University of Missouri Library
building was awarded to j. w. Wilson
G. Son Of st. Louis. The bid was
$15SS32. The heating, plumbing,
lighting and incidentals probably will
bring the total cost close to the appro-
priation Of 5000, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
swears In court. Ialled

Los Angeles, Cal,-For taking the
name of the Lord in vain, during a
proceeding in police court, David
Aichael, a merchant, arrested for auto
mobile speeding, was sem to Jail for
1e days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Held Up for Twentv.Eitth rin,.

Rochelle Park, N. J.--Beaten uncon-
scious and robbed of a hand bag. DAM
lei McMullen, postmaster, grocer and
goldman, was held up for the twenty
18th time between his store and home.
a distance of 500 feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
LOOKING for stone.

Springfeld.-Five members OF the
Missouri capitol building commission,
accompanied by the commissions ar
chitect and the head of the contract
ing firm, inspected quarries Of the
Phoenix Stone company in northwest
ern Greene county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Ancient Crown is Found.

Vienna.--Severe storms at Cracow,
in Galicia, formerly capital of the
kingdom of Poland, have unrooted
an ancient elm, revealing the hiding
place of the crown worm by the for
mer kings Of Poland.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
U. S. Has Particle of Radium.

Washington-A tiny particle of ra-
dunn, upon which the federal bureau
of standards will base its experiments
in an effort to standardize radium in
the United States, was received from
Paris. 1t weighs 20 milligrams and
cost $500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
ouIet. ana vIsIble

MEMBERSHIPS such a quiet little
person that I'm surprised to hear she's
wearing a diaphanous skirt" Edna-
Perhaps she believes in the old Jay
ing that little girls should be seen. but
not hheafdW tNlyN lMa no Alal /,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
$4,000 for ! Foot 81 Lana

Chicago.-One foot Of land fronting
on State street was bought by a de-
partment store for $27,0 The land
has a depth Of 80 feet and was a
strip between two properties which
had lever been built on.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Admits browning chlIdren.

Union City, Tenn.--Mrs. Hennie
Yates, charged with drowning her two
stepchildren. pleaded guilty to
second-degree murder and was given
an indeterminate prison sentence Of
from 10 to 20 years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Wisdom of Silence.

mo one can know what's in you
II you don't talk. It's a great deal
easier to look wise than to talk wisely.
When you have plenty to speak for
you, why talk?-"Unpath'd Waters"
by Frank Harris.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Dead Must Pay Tolls,

Trenton, Pa.-Under a Pennsylva.
mia, law, effective now, funerals are
no longer to be permitted to pass
free over the Delaware river bridges.
Even the body in the hearse must
be paid for.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

Ann Arbor, Mich.l-Hessel Yntema
OF Holland has received q Rhodes
scholarship from Michigan. Yntema
Is now taking a course in Michigan
university on q state scholarship. He.
10 a graduate Of Hope college.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

New York.-The entire cas- was
In the grip Of its first real cold wave
Of the winter and was rocked by a
eale, which endangered shipping and
whipped through the city streets
wrecking signs and windows.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
? Persons Freeze to Death.

New York.-In the intense cold in
and about New York seven persons
have been frozen to death or died
from the results Of exposure Not
since February, 1899 has New York
known such bitter weather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
S15.OoO for Prize Rull.

Utica, N. Y.-F. M. Jones Of Clinton
has completed negotiations for the
purchase of Spring-farm Pontiac Cor
nucopia, a Holstein Friesian bull, for
which he will pay $4,000 to Colvin
Veshane Of Richland, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
90 DEGREES il OKLAHOMA.

Chickasha, ok.-The temperature
rose to 80 degrees here. the warmest
ever recorded in Chickasha in Janu-
airy. The grass on lawns is green,
howers are blooming and trees are
budding as in the spring.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Hotel Fire claims Four.

Brockton, Mass.-Three men and
one woman were burned to death and
eight other persons, mostly women.
were badly injured in a fire in a three
story brick apartment house at the
corner of Main and Rossier streets
here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

A Philadelphia banker has distin-
guished himself by giving a supper
party at which monkeys mixed with
the guests. To avoid confusion, the
guests wore evening dress.-Punch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Mckinley Plate Sells cheap.

San Francisco.-A $500 gold plate
presented to President Mckinley when
the battleship Ohio was launched
brought only 1925 at an auction of
Mckinley relics, 1t was announced
here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

Victoria, B. C.-several hundred
natives on the western part Of the
island OF Ambryn Of the New He
brides group persisted in the eruption
of six new cfaters, according to OIL
GERS Of the liner Makura.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Fears for German Liner.

Havana.-Repeated wireless mes
sages were sent from here seeking
some report on the big Hamburg
American liner DANA. which is due
from Europe. The agents attri-
huted the delay to heavy weather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break mp Colds in "a hours, relieve Feyerish-
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the bowels, and
Destroy Worms. They are SO pleasant to take
children like them. Used by mothers for "a years.
Address, A. S. olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Car Filled wIth undeairabIea

San Francisco.-A carload OF 81 I'M
desir sble citizens, ordered deported
by federal authorities, left Oakland
bound for New York. Ten different
natioualities, picked up in all parts
Of the west are represented.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

Baltimore, Md.-Miss Margaret
Quayle, daughter Of Bishop William
a. Quayle of the Methodist Episcopal
church, is receiving the radium treat
nasnt for cancer at the sanatorium OF
Or. Howard Kelley.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Six Rescued 100 Miles at Sea.

Pensacola. Flask men Of the fish
Ing motor boat Lenore, given up for
lest, were landed here by the schooner
Ellen g, from Mobile. The men were
picked up by the schooner 100 miles
out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Traln Frozen 10 Ralla.

Albany, N. VA Delaware & Hud-
son train froze to the rails at Sara
toga and had to be thawed out, which
consumed half an hour, 1t Is reported
that the mercury dropped to As de-
grees below zero at Wilton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Uses Cancelled stamns.

Kansas City.-Frank MCGEE, a prom
inent real estate nan of Lawrence,
Kan, pleaded guilty in the federal
court to three counts of an indict-
ment charging him with using AN.
celed stamps for postage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

Chicago-By flashing a good night
sign on the canvas, John Quinn, a
moving picture machine operator,
prevented a panic when IRE was dis
covered In the basement Of the thea
FER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
rhs oaIeai rlpi.h

D~ayton-'I know the tango, and the
turkey trot. but what's the st. vitus?p
Doyle-4It's the zone you do with the
trained nurse.n--Judge. hsssi
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Solid Appreciation.

did the count promise to love Miss
Millions forever?
No; for her money;"-Cornell
Widow.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
So Klndl

rs she good to the children?"
very; she let's them do everything
their father doesn't want them to do"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
DaIImeyer Heads Fair Grounds.

Columbia.-Coi. w A. Dallmeyer
Of Jefferson City was reelected presi-
dent of the state fair board for 1914.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
Fire at Elmer. Mo.

Elmer.-Five Elmer business houses
were destroyed by fire, causing a loss
Of approximately $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Logansport Ind. -"My baby was
over a year old and / bloated till l was

q burden 70 myself.
] suffered from fe-
male trouble SO l
could not stand on
my feet and / felt
like millions of
needles were prick
ing me all over. At
last my doctor told
me that all that
wsuld save me was
an operation, but
this I refused 7
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22

In Oregon the law fixes a minimum
wage of $9.25 a week for adult women
clerks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-01-22
injunction Also Applies to Roads.

~ FF
jefferson City. - Attorney-Ge neral
Barker received from Judge Smith
Mcpherson Of the federal district
court a reply to the telegram which
Mr.. Barker sent the judge asking if
the latter issued a temporary injunc-
ton against the prosecution of recQv-
cry suits against the railroads in or
der to give the railroads a chance to
win.
Judge Mcpherson. in his reply,
said:
Common fairness of both you and
the railroad attorneys should call for
acquiescence of both sides, and that |
be given all next week to file my own
opinion and enter my decree. There
will be no delays.
In the meantime both sides should
allow all matters to remain as they
were last Saturday, and such was my
thought when I issued the restraining
order last Saturday, and if can make
such intention more effective send me
an order for consideration"
That the railroads do not feel that
their side was restrained by the in
junction of Judge Mcpherson was
shown by the filing Of the motion of
the Chicago G Alton for the removal
of the over-charge suit against it to
the federal court in Kansas City from
the circuit court at Marshall, Saline
county.
AS further evidence that the rail-
roads do not regard the injunction as
restraining them from any legal move
in the over-charge suits, the attorney
general was served with notice by the
law firm of Lathrop, Morrow, Fox &
Moore Of Kansas City, counsel for the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, that
they would file petition and bond in
the circuit court Of Adair county, at
K~irksville, before Judge Charles D.
Stewart, for a removal of the
$4,000, 900 suit against it to the federal
court.
Attorney-General Barker has made
no reply to the telegram of Judge Nc
Pherson, and II is not likely that he
will do 50.
Cowherd in Fine Health.
Jefferson City.-W. S. Crawford
Is in Jefferson City to argue a
case before the Supreme Court
The last time he was here he
had not fully recovered from the
breakdown in his health before the
close of the anti-primary campaign
Of 1912. He has fully recovered now,
as his appearance indicates,
{" have found the road to health
and happiness" he explained to a
friend. 1T Is. through playing golf
and going fishing whenever you can"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-25
TWO IMPORTANT ROADS.

The Press renews the statement 1t has repeatedly
made that Imperial Valley demands an outlet to the coast
from the north end of the valley and the opening of the
road to Yuma.
It was an immense gain to the valley when the road
to San Diego was opened but there is an equally great
demand for road from the north end through San Fe
pe to the mountains which will lead alike to San Diego
and to Los Angeles.
But these roads only serve small part of the need
without the Yuma road The latter is required by resi-
dents of the end of the county to get to the county
seat but is also required by tourists crossing the con-
nent At present this stretch of 81 miles is widely ad
vertised as the one impossible obstacle to southern
ranscontinenta automobile trip and it is the poorest
kind of publicity Imperial County is getting But with
the road opened it is estimated that than 100
tomobes day will pass the road during the coming
year.
There is every reason to believe that these 100 auto
mobile parties will spend in Ell Centre 81 900 day for
supplies repairs lodging etc. and at the time each
party will become an animated advertisement for the
valley.
The small cost of the Yuma road amounts to nothing
compared to the benefits to be gained.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-25

Among the Montserrat's passengers
was a quite observant Englishman
named Beatty, who in an unobtrusive
manner contrived to see great deal
of what was going on on board, par
ticularly in the party of Germans. No
body paid very much attention to him
until Monday morning, when H. M. :.
Glory hove in sight.
Then one of the sullen, downcast
Germans, who lined the rails, anxious
Ily speculated whether the formidable
British battleship would disregard the
Spanish ensign waving at the Mont
|serrat's stern and search them, sud
denly became aware of Mr. Beatty.
Mr.. Beatty was very busy man just
then. Standing on the poop deck in
the partial shelter of one of the boats
Beatty was vigorously wig-wagging to
the Glory, and the Glory's semaphone
was describing motions that were ut
terly unintelligible to the Montserrat's
officers, for the whole conversation
was being carried on in navy code.
The identity of the well-set-up Eng
lishman was instantly disclosed. and
in frantic haste party of Germans
rushed at him trying to stop his sig
railing The forefront of the rush
went down before right and left jolts
straight out from the shoulder, but
numbers conquered in the end and
Beatty was eventually overpowered.
However he had done his work.
The keen-eyed signal officers on the
Glory's bridge saw the rush at their
confederate. In an instant up went
G multi-colored signal in the Interna-
tional code directing the Montserrar
to heave TO at once, followed by an
other directing her officers to see that
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVEl
Imperial Valley press., 1914-09-25
HOW ENGLISHMAN
CAUGHT GERMANS

(Note: Owing to the strictness OF
Canadian censorship, the following sto
ry was mailed from Halifax to New
York;
Halifax, N. S., Sept. 10.-Even be-
fore the Spanish mail steamer Mont
serrat left her dock in New York
on Sunday, September 6, the ship
and ihe sixty-eight German reservists
on her passenger list were under the
close scrutiny of the British navy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
Households
HINTLC 'GzzI

on a platter the whites OF three eggs,
gradually add the apple pulp, sweeten-
ed TO taste, and continue beating. Pile
lightly on a serving dish and chill.
Serve with cream or soft custard.
Apple Taffy-To one pound of sugar
add one-half tablespoonful of vinegar
and one-half cup of juice drained from
stewed apples. Put the ingredients in
an agate saucepan and let boil without
stirring until crisp when tried in wa
ter. Turn onto q buttered platter, and
when cool enough TO handle pull until
white and glossy.
Crab Apple Sherbet-Put two quarts
of quartered crab apples over the fire
with enough water to keep them from
burning. Cover and let simmer until
tender; drain as for jelly. Boil one
quart of water and one pint of sugar
for twenty minutes from the time that
it begins to boil. When cool, add one
pint of the crab apple juice and the
juice of one lemon and freeze.
Apple Pone-Pare and chop fine one
quart of sweet apples. Pour a pint OF
boiling water over one quart of white
oatmeal; when cool, add enough sweet
milk to make 4 very soft batter; add
two tablespoonfuls Of sugar and one
half teIspOonful of salt. Add the APP
pies and pour into a well-buttered pan,
cover and bake in a moderate oven or
two hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
MEET NEW PASTOR.

A large number of tri-city people
welcomed Rev and Mrs. Craig Thoms
to the First Baptist church. Moline,
last evening. \ program of songs
and addresses We're enjoyed, and a
greater part of the evening was passeu
in sociability, giving the local people
an opportunity of meeting the new
PASTOR and his wife. Rev. II. w. Reed
of the First Baptist church. this city.
spoke for the Baptists of Rock Island
county. Rev. d. II. Leland was chair
man of the affair last evening, and
Or. Taylor of this city also took a
Part in the program. Refreshments
v ere served by the ladies of the
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
THE TABLE.

Maple Ice Cream-To one cup of rich
I maple syrup add one pint Of cream.
the yolks Of four eggs and the whites
OF one egg. Heat the syrup up to the
boiling point. pour it slowly on the
well beaten yolks and cook in a double
boiler until il is thick. Let it cool and
add the cream and the beaten whites.
stir well together and freeze. Add a
little almond essence.
Raspberry Ice-Mash a quart of red
raspberries and cover them with two
cups OF sugar. then stir in the Juice
Of two lemons. At the end OF an hour
stir the mixture. rub through a sieve.
add a quart OF cold water and freeze.
Ginger Ice Cream-To six ounces of
preserved ginger add two tablespoon
fuls OF lemon juice, one pint of cream
and one-fourth of a pound OF sugar.
Pound the ginger to a paste, gradually
adding the lemon Juice. Mix the sugar
and cream, then add gradually to the
ginger. Press through "A sieve and
freeze.
Rhubarb Sherbert-Cook rhubarb
without peeling. sweeten IL well. add
orange juice to taste. and a little pow
dered gelatin in the proportion OF one
teaspoonful to three cups Of sherbert
Strain, add one beaten egg white to
every two cups OF the mixture and
freeze.
Baked Apple Creole Style-Cook
cored applies in a little water and lem
On Juice Place in n dish and MI the
centers with jelly or marmalade. Add
one-fourth OF a cup of sugar To the IL
quid. boil and pour over the apples.
On the top OF each apple place mer-
ingue. pressing IL from a pastry bay
through n star tube. Put the apples
I'm moderate oven for about eight or
ten minutes. Serve cold
Apple Whip-Pare. quarter and core
four sour apples. steam until tender.
and rub through sieve; there should
be threefourths OF a cup OF pulp. Beat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
RELIANCE CLUB ENTERTAINs
LADIES.

Abou. 60 attended the meeting of
the Reliance club of the Grace Luth-
eran church last evening at the inn at
Campbelrs island, when the men were
hosts to the Ladies' Aid society. Din
ner was served at o'clock. Emil Dan
ielson was POSTMASTER and several
talks were given by the different men,
bers. Especially interesting was that
OF Professor A. Kempe of Augustana
college. who told of his trip to the Pa
cifc coast taken in June. The evening
was a very enjoyable one.