Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-17

Guy tHc tHIudt Vi MS vile anu Hill
self. Thompson had been desponden
over illness for some time.
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FULToN.-Cora Lay Holmes, 1.
years old, was shot and killed whel
a rife in the hands Of Floyd Duna
vent, 10, was dischar ed accidentally
Dunavent and another youth were
hunting in a pasture. and the girl was
passing along the rosd when the &C
cident occurred.
UNloN.-A girl b: by was found il
al automobile that Lad been left BY
the roadside near Gray Summit
Franklin county. The child appar
emily is. a little more than a year old
and was greatly emaeiated.
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cOLUMBiA.-C. E tangent, a Wis.
consin football star, has been appoint
ed supervisor of int tamural athletics
at the University OF Missouri. This
is a new position created by the uni.
yersity with a view Ct getting all men
students in the school interested in
some form of athletes.
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JEFFERSON ci1Y.-The "Buy-a-
Bale moyentaEf started by Missouri
ans to RELICS .ahe cotton situation in
the south hasNAfan ardent supporter in
Gov. Major. He has commissioned a
st. Louis man to purchase a bale for
him at 10 cents per pound, and is
glad to be of assistance.
KIRksvILLE.-A ~2-yearold Ches-
ter White SOW belonging to Albert
Smith of Troy Mills, took a swat at
the high cost 81 living when she pre-
sented &fr. Smith with Is pigs. The
average litter Of pigs is said to be
about nine, but this SOW has been
unusually prolific.
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SPRfNGFiELD-A government pat
emit to rs acres of land in Cole and
Miller counties has been sent by j.
w. Bowen, United States land regis
ter, to a Jefferson City man, after
having been in the land office in this
city since Jan. is, 1858. 1t was is
sued to John Henley Of Cole county
and signed by President Buchanan.
IRE c Bid yI-al4z-4 +. N -Ll1 - NH !.
farmer, was killed while playing base
ball here. He was at bat and a pitched
ball struck him in the temple. He
died two hours later.
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY people of
Warrensburg, Of all religious denonri-
nations, met at the Tabernacle and Of
fered prayer for the end of the Euro
pean war. Two thousand knelt in one
hours supplication.
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POPLAR BLuFF.-Two thousand
visitors attended the Labor day cele-
bration. A flower parade and speech
es we're among the features sched-
uled. All business houses and fac
tories were closed.
KiRkWOOD+-In a double cere-
mony Misses Kate and Nora Durand,
and Edward and Archie
Stamm, brothers, were married by
Justice Of the Peace "A. d. Willecken
Clayton. Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Stamm are21 and Is years old, re-
spectively. Edward Stamm is SO and
his bride 90.
ST. LoulS.-Two graduates Of a
theological seminary here, en- route to
missionary fields, have been
impressed into the German army, ac-
to a letter received at the
institution.
CCLUMBIA.-The condition OF the
Missouri corn crop is 56.8. The heavi-
deterioration occurred during the
month Of August. Pastures are again
up, and cowpeas, Kafir and
crops are much improved BY re-
cent rains.
SEDALiA.-Gov. Major has ratified
he appointment Of J.. Robert Baldwin
Il Sedalia, former member OF the Kan
'as City police force, as chief Of police
It the state fairgrounds here during
he fourteenth annual fair Sept. rs to-
Oct. 3, inclusive,
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ST. JosEPH.-Central College,
he Missouri conference Of the NJ. Il.
South, Bishop Hendrix, who
las just returned. from Europe, pre-
ided, and his prayers for peace have
reated much comment among the
nembers Of the body.
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BEviER.--WiIl j. Rees, aged 81,
lied at the home Of his parents. MI.
nd Mrs. r. G. Rees, here, after a
rief illness Of hemorrhage Of gums.
lees was connected with the Watson
rug company.
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HANNiBAL-William Stickhost, d
arrner living near Hannibal, commit
suicide before his three small Grill
ne drank 3 quantity 81 strych-
inc and died 40 minutes later. His
1ife was visiting III Hannibal al the
Stickhost attempted to take his