Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-11-12

Western Missouri. 81 do not think
there is any cause for alarm in Mis-
souri," he said, but it is best for the
farmers to be alert. Since the gov
eminent has placed a~equarantine on
Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Indiana, all that remains for the farm
ers Of Missouri and Kansas to do is
to keep a sharp watchout Tor the ap-
pearance of the symptoms"
Four persons became i'll and one
died at %Bellfiower, Montgomery coun-
ty, after taking a meal in which they
had eaten meat supposed to have
been tainted" Busch Owings, jr.,
the young son of Busch owings, man
ager Of the Lacrosse Lumber Company
at Bellfiower, died within a few hours
after eating a small piece of the meat.
The father and the Rev and Mrs. A.
G. West also became i'll, but recov-
cred. 1t was supposed to be a case Of
ptomaine poisoning, but no autopsy
was held over the body of the dead
child.
Word has been received in Colum-
bia of the death of Francis Preston
Blair at the home, of his daughter,
Mrs. Emily Blair Henrotin, South Ber-
lin, N. Y. He was the son-inlaw Of
r. B. Price Of Columbia and was COM
mandant of cadets and assistant pro-
fessor Of law in the University of Mis-
souri, twenty-five years ago. Mr..
Blair's father was Gen. Francis P.
Blair, son of a distinguished Missouri
Journalist and statesman. Mr.. Blair
was born in st. Louis. fS
Rolla Wells, former mayor of st.
Louis, and present treasurer Of the
Democratic national committee, has
been chosen governor of the federal
eserv bank Of st. Louis at the first
business meeting of the board of direc-
tors. The choice must be approved by
the Washington administration before
Mr.. Wells can office. The
salary attached to the position has not
been announced, but it is believed here
Il, will not be less than $4,000 a year.
Missouri proclaims a new champion
COW, Pontiac Lady Josephine, n Of
the prize dairy herd of the College of
Agriculture. Her record for the year,
ending October IS, gives her first rank
in the state in milk production and
second in butter. In that time she
produced 2S,493 pounds, or 11,193
quarts Of milk, and 959 pounds Of
butter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Smart Of
Carrollton, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary the other day.
They are Sc years old and are native
Missourians, Democrats and Baptists.
Mrs. Smart is the daughter Of Asa
Cawthron. Mr.. Smart is a son Of
Buckner Smart, among the first set
tiers Of Missouri.
Judge Samuel Davis, sitting in the
circuit court at Marshall, sustained
a demurrer by attorneys for the Chi
cago G Alton Railroad against the pc
tition in the suit brought by Attorney
General John T. Barker against that
road to collect excess charges amount
ing to 2 million dollars.
Chester Caudell, 16 years old, was
fatally injured at Springfield when he
collided with a team of horses and a
wagon while riding a bicycle. The
boy was thrown under the wheels of
the wagon. He died soon after being
removed to a hospital.
Thomas Lucas, 20 years old, was
killed in the Burlington yards at Chill
licothe. Lucas, who was riding in an
engine cab with the engineer, was
leaning out OF the window when his
head struck a box car. He was de.
cspitated.
More than 1000 miners may be
thrown out Of employment in the sheet
ground zinc mining field, north Of
Webb City, because of water in the
mines. This menace has become SO
serious that the abandoning Of the
ground may become necessary.
j. H. Trowbridge of Washburn, Mo-,
was asphyxlated ia a room in a Spring
field hotel recently. His body was dis
covered by the hotel proprietor. Sew
eral hundred dollars in currency was
found in the mattress. Coroner Lob
meyer held that death was accidental.
Edgar Remley, Jr., a former Kansas
City newspaper worker, has purchased
a half interest in the Columbia Daily
Times and will be associated with G.
A. Kimball in its management. The
paper has been changed to a morning
daily.
George Hutchinson, about 20 years
old, was struck by a freight train near
Foristell recently, and died there OF
his injuries. FIe drank poison before
he was struck by the engine, probably
for the purpose Of being doubly sure
Of suicide.
After writing a note to the coroner,
requesting that he file his will and
thanking him for attending to the
trouble he was causing, 2. L. vii,
liams, 62 years old, a retired druggist,
committed suicide at Carthage by taxi
ing s~trychnine.
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