Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-06-28
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Recent Deaths.
William Stroup, a highly-respected
citizen of Webb City, aged ". He
had resided in Jasper county for more
than thirty years, and was well known
in southwest Missouri. He leaves a
wife and six grown children.
Claudius j. Pettihone, highly-re-
spected citizen of Louisiana. He was
born in New York state, and was in
his eighty-fourth year.
William Bell, at his home, southwest
of Maryville, aged 80. Mr.. Bell was q
native of. Kentucky.
Walter Birmingham, Jr., at Vienna.
He was a leading farmer and stock
man.
j. T. Hayes, an old settler. at his
home in Duenweg, Jasper county, of
paralysis, at the age Of IS.
John w. Scruggs. one of the pioneer
citizens of Cole county, at his home in
Scruggs, of general debility. He
was aged 10. He had resided at Scrug;ys
for SO years, and the town was named
for him.
DR.. Joseph D. Smith, aged 72, one of
the oldst and probably the best
known physician in the city of ST. Jo-
seph. He was noted linguist and sur
geon, and for many years was head of
the Burlington railway medical de-
partment.
Mrs. Finley, widow of DIR. J. P. Fin
ley, at her home in Brookield, aged
81. Mrs. Finley was well known in w.
&. T. U. circles Throughout the state.
DR.. Finley was the pioneer Presby teri
an minister in Missouri. He came from
Ohio in the early days and located in
Palmyra. Later he moved to Bsoole
field and established the First Presby-
terian church. He was also founded of
Erookfield college.
State Geologist John A. Gallaher at
his home in Warrensburg.
He was born in Monroe county, Tenn.
October 3, 1912, and located in Johnson
county, when very young. He spent his
boyhood days on the farm, receiving his
education at the public schools of Knob
noster. He entered the confederate army,
and fought under Price, Van Dorm and
Horton: At the close of the war he took
scientific course, after which he took
course In medicine. He returned to john
son county and engaged in merchandise
ing, numbering and mining. He was of
vate fortune in scientific researches. He
was deeply versed in mining, and had Wis
States, Mexico and Canada. In educa-
tional and literary circles he stood high.
He was appointed state geologist in June,
center of the state.
The Wheat Crop.
Wheat harvest is in progress in the
northern counties. In a number of
the southeastern counties the work
progressed very slowly, owing to heavy
rains. The fields were too soft for
binders and much of the grain was
down. In number of the eastern and
few of the central and western coun-
ties the crop was considerably injured
by fly, and some damage by high
winds, drought, and chinch bugs is
also reported in a few counties, but
over the greater part of the state more
than an average yield is expected.
Insaone From Love.
Charles McClain, of Mack's creek,
Camden county, about 90 years of age,
fell in love with Il young lady and was
rejected. Aiming himself with pis-
toll, and expressing his intention to kill
several of the family, he started for
the girls home. A few hours later hrs
body was found lying in the road, with
bullet hole through his brain. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was to
the effect that the young man came 20
his death from a pistol shot fired by
his own hand, while temporarily in
sane.
Jefferson City's New Library.
The new library building for Jeffer-
son City, which Andrew Carnegie pro-
poses to erect, is an assured fact. At
the special election the voters unani-
mously decided for the one-mill tax to
maintain the library, and this was the
condition on which the proposition
was made. Only AZ votes were cast
against the proposition, while $50 vot-
ed for it.
For Safe Keeping.
James HI. Tettaton and Milo Gregory,
under sentence of death in Dunl1lin
county, have been taken tc ST. Louis
for safekeeping until their cases have
been passed on by the supreme court,
before which they are row pending.
der.
Bur glars Blow n safe.
The general store Of Schnell & Sons,
at st. Thomas, Cole county, was en-
tered by burglars, who blew open the
safe and secured about $3.50 in cash,
81, 900 in notes and $500 in checks and
drafts.
Elevator Burned.
The big union grain elevator, located
on the West river bottoms, but few
blocks from the Union depot, Kansas
City, was destroyed by fire, causing
damage of over 100000.
Cattle Quarantine Extended.
Gov. Stephens has extended the cat.
tie quarantine to Canada, and Canadian
cattle can not now be shipped into
Missouri unless they have been exam
med for tuberculosis.
BY Lone Hish,vayman.
As L. L. Loving, of Webb City, and
F. T. Pointer. of Joplin, were going to
the bone of the former, lone high
Wayman held them up, getting $40.
Condition of Meadows.
Where good rains have fallen
meadows are improving, but will not
make an average crop, except in por-