Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-11-05

Happenings of Interest
throughout Ill
MISSOURI
Observation-Disclosures Roy, aged
70, a Charlton county farmer. died at
a Moberly hospital after a long i'll
ness. A wife and 10 children survive
him.
POPLAR BLUFr.-The postoffice
at Essex, Mo-. 20 miles east of here,
was robbed and 5000 and some stamps
stolen.
5ooNViLEE.-Pronouncing Presi-
dent Wilson the greatest American
president since the days of Washing
ton," David F. Houston, secretary of
agriculture, spoke here.
ST. LouIS.-No trace has been dis
covered of the nurse, Julia K~rasusky,
who kidnapped her little 4-year-old
charge, Virginia Lee Gerhard. 1t is
believed that the commotion aroused
has caused her to go in hiding.
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SPRINGFlELD.-S Six representa-
tives of the French government are in
Springfield to inspect 500 head of
horses recently purchased by local
dealers for use in the war. They are:
w. F. Sparks, Christian Douret, Max
well King and H. J.. Lattice.
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WEST ALToN.-Divers who have
examined the hull of the Belle Of Cal
houn, which sank at Illini island with
a load Of apples last week, report the
Investigations show the hull to be in
good condition and that there will be
no trouble about raising the steamer.
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ST. LoUlS.-J. A. Talbot, other
wise Scott Stone, now a member of
the United States army, will be taken
back to Nation, ILL.,, to stand trial on
the charge of numbering his wife and
four children that he might be free to
marry another woman.
POPLAR BLUFF.-While singing
"Will There Be Any Stars in My
Crown" James Kries, a laborer in a
sawmill at Mullin Switch, Is miles
south of here, slipped and fell on a
revolving saw and was killed. kries
had been out of work for several
months, and was happy because he
had obtained employment.
KlRKWooD.--The new $4,000
school building will be inspected by
the patrons of this district at a pub
lie reception next Tuesday night. All
the classes in the grammar school
were dismissed for me week to give
the workmen an opportunity to in
stall the furnishings, some of which
will come from the old building.
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ST. LOUls.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Kitzinger were found dead in their
home with two gas jets turned on. It
is supposed the was RESPONSE
BILE for the deed, as she had often
threatened to kill herself. h
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SPS!NGFEELD,-Fred M. Tate, a
special agent of the treasury depart
ment, is investigating the circulation
of counterfeit $40 bank notes. Sew
eral of the spurious bills have been
detected at banks. The notes bear a
likeness of Benjamin Harrison and
have been raised from SIS to $40. Har
rison's likeness appears on bills only
of S. denomination.
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CARTHAGE.-Five hundred WON
en- of Jasper county met in Webb City
and launched a campaign for the
building Of a detention home for juve
nile lawbreakers. Such an institution
long has been needed in this county
the women say, as many Delinquent
children are not properly provided fol
now. The nj a year ago We're
successful in a fight for a new aims
house.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES movement t
construct a network of nermanen
highways connecting at least a dozel
Ozark county seats, which wa
launched at a recent conference herr
of good road delegates, is beinI
pushed vigorously by committees 0
business men representing the Great
or Springfield committee.
CLAYTON.-The Office OF prosecut
ing attorney of st. Louis county |
being investigated by the grand jury
The claim is made that the presen
incumbent has retained fees wbic.
did not belong to him.
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ST. LOUIS.-George B. Bradley, e.
aminer for the interstate commerce
commission, is Investigating the con
plants of discrimination filed by tn
Southwestern Millers' club agains
certain Missouri railways.
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; ST. LoUIS.-The confederate so
) diers and sailors monument will ne
be unveiled in Forest Park Nov Z, a
was announced, owing to the mona
rival from the quarries of Barry, VI
of the shaft.
} JEFFERSON cITY.-Frank
! Wightman, member of the Nilsson
public service commission, has bee