Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

EASES. " was a III 4
James NJ. Butler, a prominent cltl-
zen of New London. The funeral
was conducted by the Freemason.
Mr.. w. n. Baxter, at his home L
Louisiana, OF Bright's disease, aged
7s. He was the last member OF n
of the Oldest pioneer families of Pike
county. lie was well known and
highly respected, and leaves a wide
circule of relatives and friends.
Henry Pitcher, a resident of st.
Louis since 1888, at his home, 4234
Cleveland avenue, at the age OF 81.
F. NJ. Mcdonald, a prominent Au-
drain county farmer, aged H.
Joseph E. Hart, aged 81, a veteran
of the civil war and a pioneer citizen
of Macon county.
Mrs. Mary Lander, aged 81, at her
home in Mexico. 1t is claimed that
with Mrs. Lander dies h last per-
sonal acquaintance of Nancy Hanks
Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln.
| Mrs. Lander was born in Indiana, but
at the age of three years her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Rude, move to Hardln
county, KY, and near the old log
| cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was
born. Mrs. Lander recently, in relat-
ing her recollections of Nancy Hanks
Lincoln, told of having had a quar-
rel with the mother OF the war presl-
dent She said that Mrs. Lincoln had
been at the Rude home rather late,
driving apples, and decided to spend
the night there. She was placed in
bed with Mrs. Lander, but a quarrel
1900 I'D %hor norfoH n0mnanV as
bed mates before morning. Mrs. Lin
coln was the mother of two children
at that time.
Mrs. Clara Albert, wife of L. ].
Albert, cashier of the Sturdevant
bank, at Cape Girardeau, after a lin
gering illness.
Henry Huberser, aged 10, n OF
the oldest merchants of Boonville, OF
pneumonia.
A. H. Danforth, one of the WEALTH.
est and most influential citizens OF
Charleston, at the age of IS. Mr.. Dan
forth was president of the Charleston
bank.
Moses B. Smart, one of the oldest
pioneer citizens of Galloway county
at his home northeast of Fulton, OF
OTOpSICd1 COD1P1lSdtIOh. "A" 1hANA
was born in Louisville, KY, April 25
1920, and in 1928 located in Galloway
with his parents, and it is said he hae
never been out of the county since
that time.
What Prosecuting Officers Want.
At a meeting of the prosecuting of
icers of Missouri, held in ST. Louis
a resolution was adopted to recon-
mned to the legislature the passage o
laws
Making kidnapping a capital crime.
Making it a felony to strip wome
sn the street.
Providing for compulsory arbitra
ton of all differences between COZ
porations and employees, with penal
ties for noncompliance.
Abolishing the Office of pr~osecutin
attorney and creating the Office o
circuit attorney.
; For constitutional provision 70
abolishing the grand jury.
Making it burglary in the secon
degree to break and enter a buiidin
to steal fixtures and lead pipe.
For constitutional amendment tina
:, will secure the inalienable right of IL
), cal self-government to every con
:. munity of this state and provid
: proper penalties for it's infringement
state Teachers Association.
There were over 700 teachers in a
tendance on the State Teachers ass
/ cations convention held in JeffersC
: CITY. They were rendered a receptio
, by Gov. and Mrs. Stephens. The ass
citation will meet in Jefferson Git
: next year. w. S. Dearmont, of Cal
Girardeau normal, was elected pre-
idnet; Supt. Underwood, Kansas Cit
first vice-president; J.. A. Whitfre
: Moberly, second vice-president; j.
I Elliff, Joplin, third vice-presiden
n Supt. Stephens, Carthage, secretar,
ID. L. Roberts, Kansas City, treasure
w. J.. Hawkins, railroad secretary.
From Ministers.
The Southern Methodist mlniste
of st. Louis recently adopted the ft
lowing:
90 Resolved, BY the prsa ehers' meeting
the ST. Louis district. of the Method
es BY respectfully request Hon. A: NJ. Doc
ed cry, the incoming governor of Missouri;
APPOINT at an early Gay d nc" OAS
commissioner and q new board OF POI
commissioners for the city of st. Lo1
~ Who are in no wise allied with the fql
interest"
The resolution was adopted by
as vote of sixteen to one, the minist
ly who dissented saying that ne did
because he had not sufficient inf
in nation for such a resolution.
la
A mob of about twenty men bro
into the Jail, at Salem, and toe
John McCumbers and gave him
whipping, then ordered kim to les
Salem at once, which he did.
IN round Dead ON a Railroad Tracl
Henry C. Payne, q well-known G
zen of Old Orchard, st. Louis coun
an was found dead upon h Misso
ois Pacific tracks in that town. The he
was almost severd.
A vandalia
90 w. o. Ellis, one of the pioneers
,av Vandalia, died recently. aged So.
was one of the founders and proI
toe tiers of the city of Vandalia-
to Death of #. w. RauchenstetA.
ger +. w. ~Rauchenstein, editor OF
CLAYTON Waterman, and prominent
the republican politics in St. Louis CO