Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-03
HAPPENINGS
of the tOeek
IN MISSOVR

The State Historical Society Of Mis-
souri,, at its annual meeting in Column
bia elected the following officers:
President, R. NJ. White, Mexico; first
vice-president, Jonas Yies, Columbia;
second vice-president, John W. Mil
lion, Mexico; third v~icepresident, w.
R. Nelson, Kansas City; fourth vice
president, w. R. Painter, Carrollton;
fifth vicepresident, Nm. @. Brecken-
ridge, st. Louis; sixth v~ice-president,
J. West Goodwin, Sedalia; treasurer,
R. B. Price, Columbia.
Jasper Gullo, 1-yearold son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gullo, was burned to
death recently near Bevier. The child
and her 3-year-old sister were left
alone by their mother. The eldest
child removed a piece of burning wood
from the stove and the infants cloth
ing took fire.
The University of Missouri has sent
experts to Bates county to hold meet
ings among the farmers, with the OBJ
ject of ~eradicating the hog cholera,
now so prevalent there. DR.. j. W.
Connaway, of the state veterinary de-
partment, advised sanitation among
the hogs, rather than the use OF
serum.
Joseph H. Gray, So years old, died
at a Kansas City hospital from blood
poisoning that developed from a rat
bite received last summer. He for.
merly lived at Unionville.
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A fire recently destroyed a theater,
three stores and a livery barn, and
damaged the Y. M. G. A. building and
two other buildings at Gallatin. The
loss is about $4,000, half insured.
The Hessian flies have been discov-
cred in many wheat fields in the
Ozarks by agricultural experts in the
employ of the Frisco.
A law requiring the teaching Of fire
prevention in the public schools at
least two hours each week is one Of
the recommendations to the legisla-
ture of the commission appointed by
Governor Major to recommend a re-
vision of the fire insurance laws. The
report of the commission has been
sent to the governor at Jefferson City.
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Plans are being drawn for two dor
mitories for ~Episcopalian students at
the University of Missouri-one to &C.
commodate forty men students and a
smaller building for twenty women.
The idea is that Of the Rev. F. j.
Bate, rector of the Columbia Episcopal
church, who hopes to make the parish
here more efficient by the special
training of students who will become
c~hurchmen.
Daniel Uotted, said to be the oldest
man in Missouri, died recently near
Aldrich, Polk county, at the age OF
105 years. He was born at Bowling
Green, Ky, in 1910, and lived in Polk
county sixty years. Three Of eleven
children survice him. Potter was too
old to serve in either army in the
Civil War.
Three prisoners held on minor
charges, George Baker, Will Anderson
and Lloyd Wright, escaped from the
county Jail at Chillicothe by prying
open two large steel doors. Three
other prisoners refused to leave.
Thomas Prewitt of Arkansas City
Kas., who was injured in a motor &C
cident at Marshall, died without re-
gaining consciousness.
Addison Carter and Charles Ried
negroes, fought a duel on the streets
of Montgomery the other morning, re
sulting in the instant death of Carter
A free medical clinic for the poor OIL
Kansas City will be opened within &
month by a number of Kansas CITY
Physicians.
The residence of Mrs. H. F. Simral
at Liberty was destroyed by fire re
Gently. The loss is $4,000 with $500
insurance. It was the home of the
late Senator H. F. Simrall, father o.
g Justice Denny Simrall Of Kansas City
t Sunday school services have beel
g suspended and children under 16 year,
of age are barred from most Of tn
y theaters at st. Joseph, as part of thu
: campaign to stamp out epidemics o
diphtheria and smallpox.
The Daily Review and Weekly Min
ing Review Of Rich Hill have been sol,
by the G. R. Walters estate. The nev
!. organization will be known as the Re
! view Printing Company, with E. I
. Bean as manager and editor.
Herman Pehling, a retired farme,
!. Is years old, is dead at Sedalia. Fl
= was born in Germany and had lived !
q Pettis county since 1882.
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= Harry Anglin, 10 years old, wa
! killed accidentally near Cabool, b
Will Russell, with whom he had star
!, ed on a hunting trip. Russell, VII
was carrying a shotgun, stumbled an
. gun was discharged, the content