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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Three Killed AZ THEW Sine Hvron

Rochester, N. H.-six persons
returning from a Sunday school
picnic were killed when the buck
board wagon in which they were rid
ing was hit by a freight train on the
Boston G Maine railroad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Must proulde Gnod Eood

Topeka, Kan.-Persons who provide
unwholesome food, which makes
guests, boarders or employees sick,'
are liable for personal damages, ac
cording to a decision Of the Kansas
supreme court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
suffragettes to Rally.

DIR. Anna Howard Shaw OF New
York City, president of the National
League for Equal Suffrage, will be in
Springfield in September to hold a
"votes-for-women" rally in anticipa-
tion of the campaign which will be
held before the election this fall, &C.
cording to word received by the pres
ident of the Political Equality league.
In the campaign for equal suffrage
DR.. Shaw will tour six states in which
suffrage amendments are to be voted
upon. The states are Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Da-
kota and South Dakota. In each of
these states the National League for
Equal Suffrage will have prominent
speakers who will make numerous adj
dresses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Idle Rich Find a G .fender

London.-The Duke of Portland,
presiding at a meeting Of the British
Home and Hospital for %Incurables,
made a speech defending the idle
rich" after the idle rich had been
attacked by another speaker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Happenings of Interest
throughout


HANNlBAL-Lucy Yung is the sec
ond Chinese baby to be born in Han
nibal. Her little sister Mary, now 10
months old, was the first child of ORR
entail ~parentage to be born in this city,
Her father, Yung Suey, is connected
with a Chinese laundry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
oIutton Loaes az.

New York.-Leo Greenber bet Max
Levine 500 that he could consume
four steaks, four portions Of vegeta-
bles. two portions Of hot corn and two
segfnents Of watermelon Greenber
baked at the melon and Levine won.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

Ell Paso, Observation-Disclosures
agents here and at Juarez have heard
nothing of a rumor circulated in Mex
leo City that an attempt had been
made to assassinate Gen. Francisco
Villa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
@offciaI, Painter ParoIed.

Bert Bidwell Of Pettis county, who
during the past five years has been in
charge Of the painting and paper
hanging at the executive mansion,
was released from the state peniten-
tiary by Gov. Major.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Nurses q Give BIu sond.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Eight nurses, en-.
gagged BY pr. Oscar A. Strauss to at
tend patients In the American redium
hospital, TO be opened here in the
near future, viii have to give bonds
amounting 70 nearly 100000 each.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

PERTLE sPRINGS.-Rey. H. M.
Hobbs of Kansas City, in an address
to the Epworth Leaguers here,
claimed that that organization had
materially aided in keeping up the
workA of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

JEFFERSON clTY.--As a reward
for saving the life of a baby, Gov.
Major pardoned William Schultz, sen
itenced in st. Louis in 1910 to serve 10
years in the ~penitentiary for murder.
Schultz saved an infant from a burn
ing house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Fills striker places.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Ofices were opened
By agents Of the Westinghouse com
pahies, whose plants are affected by
the strike, for the purpose Of filing
the 10000 or more vacancies in the
shops.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

Observation-Disclosures Luke Jones,
one Of the oldest men on the Wabash
in train service, was killed at Renick,
six miles southeast of Moberly, when
the front cylinder head on engine
256, pulling passenger train 10, blew
out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

cENTRALIA.--Rev. Charles Merry
Swift and Miss Doris Srews, both Of
Centralia, were married in Columbia
at the home of Rev. M. A. Hart, who
performed the ceremony. The bride
is a former student at the University
of Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
70 Resume Dairy Cow Tests.

Or. Elmer Johnston, deputy state
veterinarian, received a letter from
State Veterinarian Or. D. F. Luckey
advising him to resume at once tuter-
cular testing Of dairy COWS Id the VI
entity Of Excelsior Springs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
NoIen illegal Hunter.

That the game and fish protection
department is no respecter Of persons
in it's efforts to enforce the laws rig
idly was illustrated by an information
filed in the Cole county circuit court
by Prosecuting Attorney James H.
Lay, in which John H. Nolen, state
land reclamation agent, is charged
with hunting without a license.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

JEFFERSON clTY.-O. A.. Tucker.
a st. Louis roofing contractor, was
held up by two men and robbed Of
$35. The robbery occurred within d
block and a half of the business sec
ton. The robber left no clue for the
authorities to work on.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

MONTGOMERY CITY. - Albert
Vogt, "A years old, jeweier, was over
come by heat and died. Vogt had
been a jeweler in this city more than
SO years, coming here from Switzer-
land. He left a wife and seven chill
dren.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

SPRlNGFlELD.-Several hundred
letters have been stolen from lock
boxes at the South Size postal sta
ton. Three hundred charred letters
were found in an alley near the sta
tion, presumably those stolen from
the boxes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

ST. JoSEPH.-An entire family Of
seven persons was chloroformed by
burglars who later ransacked the
house and escaped with small loot.
The enterprising gentry overlooked
$500 hidden in a mattress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

Jefferson City experienced her san
est and safest celebration Of the
Fourth of July. There was a mini
mum sale of fireworks by dealers in
this city. Cannon crackers and expIo-
sives were barred by the authorities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

ST. LouIs.-Fifty-eight thousand
little fishes, Matched in Sylvan Lake,
Forest park, were taken on a railroad
excursion personally conducted by
Phillip Kopplin and dumped into the
Gasconade, Meramec, st. James and
Lake rivers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Film Trust Hearing Set.

The taking of testimony in tAttor-
ney-General Bankers antitrust in
quiry against the Mutual Films cor
poration, to ascertain whether this
company is the agent of a film trust,
will begin in st. Louis on July 20.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

JEFFERSON ciTY.-A new fea-
ture Of Missouri's good roads days
this year will be an invitation to the
tier of counties in Kansas bordering
on this state to take part, that the
benefits may be mutual.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

cENTRAL!A.-Elder Charless H.
Swift, pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of Centralia, had 500
pounds of ice put into the baptistry Of
the edifice and set half a dozen cleo
trio fans to work to cool the room.
The result was satisfactory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Appointed From Tennessee.

Judge Lurton was appointed to the
supreme court by President Taft in
the latter part of 1909. At that time
he was serving on the bench of the
Sixth judicial circuit court OF the
United States at Nashville, Tenn, to
which post he was named by Presi-
dent Cleveland.
The career of the late jurist was
s~ingularly active. Born in Campbell
county, KY Feb. 26, 1874, he OBJ
tanned his early education from prt
vate instructors and in 1859 went to
Chicago and entered Douglas uni
versity. Later he went to the Uni
versity of Chicago and was a student
at abe outbreak of the civil war.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

JEFFERSON CITY, Citizenship
has been restored to the Rev. Clyde
Cow by Gov. Major. In 1911 he was
sentenced to four years in the peni.
Tertiary for the death of a girl at Els
berry, Mo-, who died, it was said, as
the result of an operation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
L.umbermen Pay Flnes.

Lumber company fines to the
amour Of $4,000 have been paid and
the checks are In the hands Of j. D..
Allen, clerk Of the supreme court.
The companies that have made part
payments are:
Central Coal and Coke company Of
Kansas City, $1,000.
Missouri Lumber and Land com
7any Of Kansas City. $1,000.
Missouri Lumber and Mining com
pany Of Kansas city, $4,000.
The w. r. Pickering Lumber com.
Tapy cf Louisiana, $1,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
start Alfalfa campainn.

July II has been fixed as the date
for Farm Expert s. M. Jordan's alfal.
ia campaign, to begin in Pettis coun-
ty. It will last two weeks. Every
section of the county will be visited
to induce land owners to grow alfalfa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

SPRiNGFIELD.-The Missouri code
commission met today to hear argu-
ments by judges and attorneys Of
southwest Missouri on the proposed
amendment to the state constitution
to merge the appellate courts with
the supreme court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

WASHINGTON, D. c.-Congress
has favored several Missouri towns
with appropriations for public Ielild-
ings for postoffices. The list follows:
Butler, $4,000; Lebanon, $500; Lib.
erty, $500; Mountain Grove, $500;
Unionville, $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Power Bond Permit Requested.

s. w. Henderson, vice-presndent Of
the water, gas and electric light COM
pany Of Excelsior Springs, filed with
the public service commission appli-
cation for permission to issue $50, 900
Of 6 per cent 20-year bonds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

BRooKFIELD.- Official investiga
ton of the grade crossings between
Linneaus and Purdin was made By.
Frank A. Wrightman Of the Missouri
utilities board. Thirteen DANCE GUS
grade crossing will be eliminated in
- miles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

sPRlNGFiELD.-E. Y. Mitchell, a
widely known politician, who was de-
feated for Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Missouri, filed suit
for $4,000 damages against o. T.
Hamilton, an attorney, and Robert
Eckberg, alleging libel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

SPRINGFIELD. - Petitions signed
by several hundred Springfield citi-
zen were forwarded to the president
and Congressman Hamilton in Wash
ington asking for an extension of the
mail delivery service to the outlying
districts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16
Was With Morgan's Raiders.

He enlisted in the southern army.
Three times he was captured and es-
capped twice. The last time he was
made prisoner in Ohio as a member
of Morgan's raiding expedition and
rmained in prison to the end of the
war. He then entered Cumberland
university at Lebanon, Tenn. He
gas graduated from that institution
in February, 1867, and entered at once
into the practice of law at C~larksville.
Tenn. After a few years he formed
a partnership with James E. Bailey.
The young lawyer first assumed
judicial robes in 1875. He became
Justice of the supreme court of Ten
nessee in 1886 and seven years later
was made chief justice of the tribu-
nal, In March. 1898, he was appointed
to the circuit judgeship, from which
he was called to the highest court of
the law.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

KANSAS cITY.-"Cut that out;
me sick" cathryn Fisher, wife
Of Rev. Lorenzo D. Fisher, a Southern
Methodist minister, thus greeted her
husbands custom Of holding q daily
family prayer. The result Was 4 di.
ycrce suit filed by Mr.. Fisher.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

coLuMBIA.-F. s. Mordaunt, who
was granted q franchise to operate a
street railway system here for 80
years, is In Chicago negotiating with
the Chicago & Alton railway for a 09-
year lease on the branch Of the C. a.
"a. connecting Mexico and Jeff City.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-07-16

SPRINGFiELD.-The police de-
tanned Tryue Williams, 16 years old.
and Margaret Inns and Bonnie Leeper.
each Is, an Information that they had
run away from their homes in joplin.
they seemed to have plenty Of
money.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16

|oi cut glass. china and linen. 4 two
course lunch concluded the afternoon S
pleasures. Miss Wore has been a
popular member of the younger set
and all are pleased to show their love
for her in giving her the useful and
beautiful gifts for her pleasure and
use.
One OF the most enjoyable club at
fairs ever held in the town occurred
last week Tuesday evening when the
Friday club entertained at the opera
house. Each member OF the club had
the >priviege OF inviting three guests
and thus about eighty persons We're
in attendance. The first on the eve
nins's program was the serving OF the
supper at $50. The spread was serv-
ed t@o2 small tables at each Of which
the member ana her guests We're seat
ed. the serving being done by the
club. After the inner man was salts
fled the tables We're removed and the
assemblage was entertained by guess
ing the names of cities which each
person had been requested to repre-
sent in some way. Many had been in
2eniously gotten up and much pleas
ure was derived i'll figuring out the
combinations. Mrs II. z. Butter
worth won the prize, a china match
holder. Then it was announced that
pictures had been taken OF the crowd
as they would look in the future and
these were passed out. The looking
over them caused much merriment.
Ia b1nG ar,'9nonn thnSp
who cared for cards. and the music
began for those who cared to dance.
Many found pleasure in watching
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16

last Tuesday morning. The young
man started to town, and when alons
the railroad tracks west of town, the
train came along frightening the
team who ran over the embarllment
throwing the driver out. The team
turned west in the run. following the
track till the Poitevin crossing was
reached. They turned south. going
east to the George Brady place where
they stopped, having run about six
miles They broke loose from the
buggy near the Frank Binnall home.
The vehicle was not greatly damaged
nor was the young man much hurt.
CHURCH NOTES.
At the Baptist church next Sunday the
morning topic will be. "Kevve Thy
Work. In the evening the b. Y. p.
L. at the usual hour after which the
preaching service will be adjourned
TO attend the silver medal contest at
the Methodist church.
A mems civic league was organized
at the workers meeting Monday night.
This society will cooperate with sim
liar organizations over the county for
the closing OF the saloons and the en-
torcement OF the liquor laws Of the
state. NJ. G. Virgins was chosen
President and W. A. Nelson secre
tary.
The public are invited to attend the
Silver Medal contest at the Methodist
church next Sunday evening at $50
p. M. A number of our young will
be contestants for a medal to be
awarded by three disinterested Judges
from ont Of town. This promises to
be a very interesting exercise.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-12-16

| these an,usoments and in social con
yersation. The evenings entertain,
ment was closed at d late hour and all
went home declaring they had an eN-
ccptionally pleasant evening and good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Talcott were
at county seat Monday.
Our new barber. Mr.. Smith. took
unto himself a wife last Thursday in
the person of Miss Cecile Steers. of
Defiance. the wedding occurring at
Denison Justice of the Peace, w. G..
Rollins performed the ceremony. They
returned here that same day and will.
OF course. make their home here. We
extend congratulations and wish them
an abundance OF LIES blessings We
trust they may find life among us
pleasant and profitable.
u. +. Bremser. one Of our enter
prisin@ merchants. has begun little
contest of his own. He had a travel
ing salesman bury 4 key The Master
Key he calls it, in sack of flour.
No one except the salesman knows
what sack it is i'll or of what brand
OF -four. Whoever secures the sack
containing the key. and brings tie
key back to MI. Bremser. will be Civ
en- q sack of -four free.
Mrs. Fred Pearsall entertained the
l.. y. $. Aid society last Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Butterworth accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. T. y. Chamberlain to Den
ison Monday. on a shopping eNpedi-
ton.
a prominent part in a runaway scrapc
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-16
SPECIAL GUNS FOR TARPiN,TE
Chemical Expert Says Explosive caus.
81 parajysis of Bodily Or0anO.

London, Oct. 16.-There have been
stories for some time of a new and
dreadful explosive, the invention Of q
French chemist, which would astonish
the whole world. A. A. Roberts, the
we'll known analytic chemist. writes:
"An evening paper Is responsible for
the following:
Zone wonders what kind of shells
the French must have been using to
cause a regiment Of German infantry to
die in their trenches standing bolt up :
right and still holding their rifles in
firing attitude
'.rhe Daily Telegraph correspondent
quotes the remarks Of an American
member Of the Red Cross as having
seen the German trenches ~ the
French guns had left them. filled with
dead. but with dead in such posture
as the world has never seen since the
destroying angels passed above the
Philistine camp In that avenIing night
Of Scripture. They stood In line. rifles
to shoulder. silent company OF
ghosts.
ITO the foregoing the correspondent
adds. That was my friends story. !
give I. without comment
There Is no longer necessity for fur
ther privacy as To tilat wi. :sse!: 4: 9 y
open secret, for not during this colossal
struggle could the enemy hope to ex-
ercise Its clever initiative propcnsitieu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-16
In the direction OF turpinite.
'"rhe manufacture Of this latest hell
producer gave the French authorities

In the direction Of turpinite.
'The manufacture OF this latest hell
producer gave the French authorities
at ----- uuch food for reflection.
"One OF the salient features OF this
novel terror ia that 1t cannot he fired
from an ordinary field gun. and for it's
use guns of particular and difficult
construction are required.
Only Spscialists Used.
The handling OF these guns is at
present confined to specialists. Had
the successful experience carried out at
Chalons-sur- Marne taken place earlier
the result Of this war In SO far as its
primary stages were concerned might
well have been different
"Turpinite. which, of course, may de-
rive its name from the famous inventor
of melnite. produces complete par
alysis of certain organs OF the body.
absolutely painless death to every liv-
ing thing within its reach.
THAT the end thus accomplished is
without pain or convulsion has been
abandantly demonstrated by lengthy
series of experiments. 1t follows.
therefore, that among modern instru-
men,s of warfare this Invention must
be counted as the most humane
The explosion produces an effect
wholly different from that derived BY
lyddite fumes. Other advantages are
claimed for 1t from military points OF
view. Who can say that the therapeu-
tic value OF this discovery may not
afterward assert itself or that an anti J.
dote may not hereafter be found
Whether the latter could be made the
subject of military usage is another
question"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-16

that she turned to member Of he'
encourage with the instructions. To-
morrow that must be changed
Turning again to the soldier. sh,
asked;
How are the sleeping accommoda-
tons"
I'VE could do. With another blanket
Your Majesty replied the soldier. who
by now seemed to be quite at ease.
Again the queen turned to one OF
the persons with her and ordered thai
more blankets he provided.
After this the queen descended tn,
rtckety ladder. plainly grati6ed with
the opportunity OF having been of some
service. to her soldiers
Queen Wilheimina is quite an author
ity on military matters, such as organ
f-ation and equipment. ard Ia credited
even with a comprehensive knowledge
OF military engineering
To I've reviewed by the queen is not a
matte: of form, as might be expected
In the case of a woman. On the con.
trary Queen Wilhelnina detects ineffc-
ieney very quickly. as some of her Off
GERS have good reason to know. In fact
it is asserted here that Her Majesty
expects more fror' her army than the
periods OF drill and expenditures would
seem To warrant.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-16
OLD MAN WOULD SAVE COY.
Sending YounSstsr TO Jail oessn's
help," Says Missouri Man.

William Mullens. 81 years old. after
being sentenced to ninety days In the
worahouse by Justice Boyne yesterday
offered to remain imprisoned ten days
more II Bryan Patterson, l9-year- old
boy, would be freed.
Mullens. who had resided In Gov
ington. Ky, had been arrested on q
charge OF disorderly conduct and
found guilty AS he started to leave
the court room Patterson was led in.
WAIT u minute, said Mullens, as
the boys trial was started. Patterson
was accused of having stolen pound
of butter from the home of Mrs. ID,
l.. Miller
"l'i make you an offer. Judge" said
Mullens." interrupting the trial. III
take ten days more on my sentence II
you let that young fellow go. |
started out In the same way. and l
would like to help him now. Sending
a youngster to Jail doesn't help: II
makes a criminal out of him. Let me
serve his sentence. so that he can have
one more chance
Justice .Boyne deferred the boys
trial.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
alton.