Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
sprlnaNeId Pastor RESIGNS.


Springfield Pastor Resigns.
Springfield.-Rev. D. P. Smith, pas
tor of the United Presbyterian
Church, has rendered has resignation
which becomes effective June 1.
Flower vandals in chiIlicothe.
Chillicothe.-Flower vandals are at
work here. Several well-known citi-
zens have reported their work. Not
satisfied with stealing the bulbs and
flowers, in some instances the flower
bed was badly damaged. The police,
are making a careful investigation
and it is said they have the names Of
several of those who have been doing
the work.
Teachers Certificate 48 Years Old.
Braymer.-A teachers certificate is
sued in Livingston county Feb. 81.
1866, to Mrs. Kate Hawk, is an heir
loom much priced by Mrs. Hawks,
daughter, Miss Nell Hawk of Braymer,
who has had the document framed for
preservation. The certificate bears
the signature of Howard S. Harbaugh,
the examiner, and a scent revenue
stamp is attached to ii.
Shriners Have Camel for Trade.
st. Joseph.-Want to trade for a.
perfectly good camel with two good
humps? There's one out al. Krug park
for trade, and the Shriners, who W
the camels, are in trading mood. They
want to swap for a mamma camel.
Both the hump-backed animals at the
park now are males. 1t is the 6-year-
old camel that is open to barter, the
Shriners being DESTROYS of retaining
the younger animal, which is only g..
Live stock Killed in Storm.
Springfield.-The severest electric
storm of the year struck Springfield
and the Ozark region May 5, killing
considerable live stock in the rural
districts and damaging property to,
the extent of several thousands of dol.
lars. Several farm buildings and
homes were struck by lightning, but
no casualties have been reported.
Upholds Newspaper Reading.
Fulton.-Circuit Judge David H..
Harris made the following observa-
ton while a jury panel was being ex-
amined for qualifications in his court:
1T may be safely stated as a general
proposition that the time has come.
when, if a man doesn't read the news
papers his qualification to sit as a,
juror in any kind of a case is serious
ly questioned"
Workmen Find $1,000.
Boonville.-While making excava4
ton for the new Victor building.
workmen struck a bag of gold and sill
yer money in an old cellar under a.
building torn down for the new one.
The workmen, who are negroes, got.
about $1,000 from the find. Henry
Williams got $500 and others various.
amounts ranging from $45 to s85. It
is supposed the money was buried
during the civil war, as all the coins,
mostly $40 gold pieces, bore dates,
from 1850 to 1851.
Big Orator at Fayette.
Fayette.-Bishop E. A. Hendricks Of
Kansas City, high in the councils Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.,
South, will preach the ba~ccalaureate,
sermon at the combined exercises of
Howard-Payne and Central colleges.
Sunday, June T.. Rev. DR.. C. w. Tad
lock of st. Louis will make the ad-
dress at the commencement exercises.
Of Howard Payne, a school for girls,
June 8.
Grundy County to Grow Alfalfa.
Trenton.-Grundy county will be,
stirred by a thorough-going alfalfa.
campaign May q, 20 and 20.
Four Hurt In Auto Spill.
Sedalia.-An automobile containing
four passengers skidded off a bridge,
seven miles north Of Sedalia and
plunged IA feet into a ravine and up
set at the bottom. George Bichsel and
Emil Bichsel, jewellers; George M.
Cole, a Missouri, Kansas & Texas en-
gineer, and Charles Graham, a liquor.
dealer, all of Sedalia, were injured.
Economical Kansas Housewife.
The Lamont Leader tells Of a woman
who is SO economical that when a fly.
fell into the. syrup she picked the fly
out and licked the syrup of.-Kansas
City Star.
WilIiamsvilfe to Build School.
Piedmont.--The Williamsville board
Of education has employed an archi-
tect to draw plans for the new high
school building. The district ysted
$500 bonds at the recent ~ele{sion.
Negotiations for the sale of the bonds
are pending.
Best Tree for the Street.
The American elm has many times
demonstrated its superior value as a
street or lawn tree. It is not nearly
so subject to disease or insects as
many other trees.
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