Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

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observation-disclosures a primary
election is a general election will be
determined at a vote on local option
in Pettis county, outside of Sedalia,
7 Sept. 4. Ii a primary is held not to
be a general election the order for a
special local option election, issued
by the Pettis county court, will stand
and the vets and drys will begin a
whirlwind campaign.
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CHARLESTON The Charleston
boy scouts, about rs in number, and
the Cairo boy scouts, numbering 30,
will leave Cairo, ILL.,, Aug. 10 on the
steamer Rees Lee for their annual
encampment at Wolf Island, Ky.
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CHARLESTON.-At a barbecue
held lear Birds Point Emerson
Brown shot and seriously wounded a
young man by the name of Lawrence
Pierce. Pierce is said to have fired
two shots before Brown fired. Pierce
is not expected to live.
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MoBERLY.-C. o. Raine of Canton
Mo-, state master of the Grange, spoke
on The Objects, Purposes and Bene
fits of the Grange" at the picnic and
barbecue of Cottage Grove Grange on
a farm near here. 1t was a mastery
effort.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
wells here have gone dry and many
families are forced to carry their water
from the roundhouse. Grand river is
also dry, for the first time in 20 years.
klRkWooD.-William Lumpkins, II
years old, ran away for the fifth time
from the Children's Home Society OF
Missouri and was picked up by Mar
shall Fred Dohr. The boy will be turn.
ed over to the juvenile officers. His
mother is at Poplar Bluff.
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KANSAS ClTY.-Twenty-five feet
from the ground in the swaying branch
es of an oak tree, w. H. Maxwell, Gus
todian of the Labor Temple, and his
wife sleep in a shelter house during
the summer months.
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FULToN.-Miss Myrne Houchin WOE
much applause at the Galloway county
fair at New Bloomfield when she drove
her famous pair of short-tailed harness
horses, Rarity and Gayety, to a vic
tory over men competitors.
SEDALIA.-The commissioners OF
the Sedalia special 12-mile road dis
trict issued a statement showing thai
229,100,45 has been expended in the
district in rock road extensions, con.
structing new roads and grading high
ways in the last two years.
PERRYVILLE.-The grand jury of
Perry county has indicted Claude
French and John Jarvaux on the
charge of having murdered Edward
Muenick, or Meme, in his little store
near here two weeks ago.
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COLuMBlA.-William Clemmons, a
farmer, while riding to town was.
thrown from his wagon and dragged
about 20 feet on a barbed wire fence.
His left arm was badly lacerated and
the muscles in the arm were severed.
LoUisIANA.-Dr. Janet Reid Of
Pike county has been appointed medi-
cal director of the Deming tent cot
tages at Deming, N. NJ, a noted
health resort. Her friends at home
rejoice in this recognition of her
ability.
POPLAR BLuFF.-Gov. Major ap.
pointed Mrs. Emma e. Nixon to be re-
corder of deeds of Butler county. vice
her husband, ]. B. Nixon, deceased.
She is one of the very few women in
Missouri holding similar offices.
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ST. CHARLES - State Highway
Commissioner Frank w. Buffum has
outlined a plan for the construction OF
a needed highway from GAINESVILLE
into St Charles along the Burlington
railroad. which will connect with
every clubhouse and fishing resort in
the section traversed. n
ROLLINS sPRINGs.-J. Kelley.
wright and W. L., Nelson visited the
state farm cornfiel6 near here ana
brought out a stalk Of corn which
measured Is feet 1h inches in III,
stocking, feet.
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JEFFERSON cITY.-A telegram n
GOV. Major from Deputy Sheriff a 4
gilbert Of Curling, Ok, leads to the
pellef that Bessie Francis, j negro
q been sought for 10 years by
tne authorities Of johnson county for
q criminal attack and murder. has
been captured.
MONTGOMERY clTY.-saturday.
aug, I, was celebrated here the did
settlers, reunion. Many prominent
state officials made addresses. X KIT.
pecue and ola-fashioned picnic we're
among the attractions.
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HANNiBAL.-Several members Of
STATE boards are busy at present with
state highway Commissioner Buffam
a q campaign Of the state for tho
Of the 1mill taxi amendmei
y the constitution. This amendment
VII Yield $4,000, 900 yearly for oond
'oads.