Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-12
MISSOURI A NEWS.
Deaths.
State Geologist John A. GallabeT at
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Recent Deaths.
State Geologist John A. Gallaber at
his home in Warrensburg.
He was born in Monroe county. Tenn.
October 5. 1912. and located in Johnson
boyhood days on the 1arm, 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
a scientific course, after which he took a
course in medicine. He returned to John
son county and engaged in merchandise
ing, numbering and mining. He was of a
scientific turn of mind and spent a pri-
vate fortune in scientific researches. He
was deeply yerSed in mining, and had Wis
ted the principal mires in the United
States, Mexico and CanaGa. In educa-
tional and literary circles Re stood high.
He was appointed state geologist in June,
dsSI: he is well known in every mining
Col. Amos w. Maupin, at his home
in Union, aged IL. Col. Maupin earned
his title during the civil war, being
Colonel of the Tw~enty-sixth and Forty
seventh Missouri volunteers. In his
early life he took an active part in state
and county politics, and had been cir
cult sheriff and collector of Franklin
county.
Louis.
John w. Reed, a veteran of the Mex
lean and civil wars. at Poplar Ruff,
aged So. lie was one of Butler ccun-
tvs Oldest residents.
Noble Prentice, editor of the Kansas
City Star, at Laharpe, ILL.,, from the eff
fects of h stroke of paralysis, with
out having regained consciousness. He
was 81 years old, and was born near
Mount Sterling, III. He founded the
paper called the "True Flag at AL
eNandria, Mo-; afterwards was editor
of the Carthage Gazette. In 1870 he
went to Kansas and became identified
with papers at various points. and in
1890 became associated on the Kansas
City Star. Interment at Kansas City.
Mnst Pay His Debts.
in the United States court at ST.
Louis Judge Adams handed down an
opinion to the effect that a debtor
must pay his debts, if the property is
worth h debt, whether that man has
been declared a bankrupt or not. He
rules tina the discharge does not affect
debts which result from action based
on fraud, and which are finally merged
in judgment in such action, whether
the Judgment be rendered prior to the
proceedings in bankruptcy of if the
creditor has a claim founded on the
alleged fraud of the debtor, the same
is not affected II released by a dis
charge in bankruptcy, whether the dis
charge was granted in proceedings be-
gun before or after the actual rendi.
ton of the Judgment.
Regarded as Accidental.
Tom Putnam, a young farmer six
miles north of Springfield, took a
double-barreled shotgun and left his
fathers house for a short hunt. AS he
did not return when he was expected,
a younger brother started to look for
him, and found him dead, with the
gun leaning against a rail fence. 1t is
supposed the gun was accidentally dis
charged as he was climbing over the
fence.
Corn Crop Promising.
The conditions have been exceptions.
ally favorable for corn, which is MAX.
ing rapid progress except in some OF
the southeastern counties, where con.
tinned rains still prevent cultivation,
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Over the greater portion of the state
the outlook for the crop could hardly
he more promising.
Work Of Mischievous Boys.
At Newburg, Phelps county, mis-.
cbievious boys slipped a large cannon
~firecracker into the pocket of Charles
Philips, ~ years old. The cracker ex-
ploded and inflicted frighful injuries
on the boy, who was not expected to re.
cover. He is a son of III. j. Philips, an
eIDploye of the Frisco railroad at New.
burg.
A ReveIer's Buffet.
While Mrs. Michael Maloney, 31s La.
fayette avenue, st. Louis, was nursing
Ter two-months-old daughter, a stray
bullet, fired by 4 night r~eveler, struck
the child in the head, infiicting prob
ably a fatal wound.
The Oats Crop.
Oats have been badly lodged in many
places by high winds and heavy rains,
and damage by rust is reported in a
few counties. Harvest is now in prog
ress, and the yield, as previously re-
Ported, is generally up to or about the
average.
Celebrated the Fourth.
During the celebration oil the Fourth
in st. Louis n person was accidental
ly killed and about two hundred
wounded, some seriously, by stray
bullets and fireworks.
Uncle sam Wants to Know.
William and Lark McMichael, young
men of Elmo, Nodaway county, were
taken to ST. Joseph by United States
authorities to stand trial for passing
counterfeit dollars.
Charged With wffe-Murder.
At Carthage Ernst Ried had a pre-
lin mary hearing On charge of killing
his wife, and was committed to pail to
await the action of the grand jury.
Apples and Peaches.
Apples and peaches are still falling,
and in some localities in the western
sections large quantities were blown
off by high winds in June.
An Old Lady's Mistake.
Mrs. Maggie Hoffman. sc years old,
of No. 1915 South Seventh street, ST.
Louis, attended a picnic, danced, and
fell and broke her arm.
Crawford County eache
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