Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-09-23

Nine inches Of water fell at Garth
age the other day. Bridges were
washed away and scores Of business
houses and dwellings were flooded.
Small creeks left their banks and in
lower parts of the city scores OF fami-
lies were rescued from their houses
in boats.
Henry Graham. a prominent stock
raiser of Jasper county. was fatally
injured the other day when a load OF
hay on which he was riding over
turned, hurting him on an upturned
pitchfork.
Skeletons Of what are presumed to
have been sun worshippers, who in
habited this country long before the
Christian Era, were uncovered recent
ly by NJ. j. Sparkman one mile north
of Poplar Bluff. Arrow heads and a
skull were found near the surface sew
eral days ago, and when they were
brought to town curiosity led Spark
mar to investigate further to see what
race had placed the arrow heads there.
The ninth annual convention Of the
German-American Alliance of Missouri
adjourned at st. Joseph after a sthree
days session. DR.. Charles Weinberg
of st. Louis was reelected president
and Hermann was selected as the
next meeting place.
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Carroll county voted dry recently by
a large majority. Seventeen precincts
out of twenty-nine give a dry major
ity of 800. Only two precincts SO far
have reported a wet majority.
Mrs. Eliza Mees, 80 years old, a Pet
It's county pioneer, is dead at her Home
near Smithton. She is survived by
four children.
Missouri Farm Advisors have been
instrumental in advancing the cause
of better agriculture in Missouri as no
other one factor has and the Missouri
State Fair management has set aside
Wednesday, September 20, as the oc-
casion for Farm Advisors Day. The
conferences to be held this day will
be important and Of great interest to
all farming forces in the state. Mis-
souri,, it is said, is facing a new agri-
cultural era, and this meeting Of farm
advisors will probably outline the cam
paign of action that is to result in a
bigger and better agricultural Mis-
souri,.
Twice attacked by a %ferocious hog,
7. H. Gideon, probate judge of Greene
county, recently had a narrow escape
from serious injury. He picked up a
young pig and its s~quealing attracted
the mother. Judge Gideon, armed
with the pig, fought off the mother
twice. He suffered a ~sprained back
in the encounters.
The thirty-ffth annual Marion Coun-
ty Fair closed recently after a uc-
cessful week. There was an excep-
tionally large amount of fine stock
shown and in spite of several heavy
rains the gate receipts were larger
than usual. The horse show Thurs
day night was a new feature and was
most favorably received.
The body of Earl Donaldson, who
was murdered by Mexicans near
Brownsville, Tex, arrived in Mont
gomery recently. The funeral serv-
ices were held at the residence of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Donald
son.
The Lewis County Democrat, a new
weekly newspaper, has made its ap-
pearance at Canton. 1t is an SPACE
paper. 1t announces itself as Demo-
cratic in politics, but reserves the
right to support candidates who seem
best fitted for office.
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The two-year old-son Of Mr.. and
Eirs. William Arlington of Rochester,
Mo-, is dead at a hospital in st. JOS
eph from a bullet wound caused by
the accidental discharge of a revolver
held by the baby's mother. While
putting the child to bed Mrs. Adding
ton was amusing it with a revolver
she found under her husbands pillow.
She, did not think the weapon was
loaded and snapped the trigger. The
mother is in a state OF collapse.
The grammar schoolhouse in the
southeast part Of Macon county was
struck by lightning and partly de-
stroyed by fire in an electrical storm
the other day.
The citizens of Henry County met
at Clinton recently and set October
8 to celebrate the burning of the last
of the old railroad bonds Of that
county.
Frank Locke, a young farmer who
lived near Rockport, is dead at a hos
pital in st. Joseph of lockjaw. Sew
eral days ago Locke's hand was
scratched by the rusty tire Of a wagon
wheel.
Worry over the European war is
believed by Sedalia police and city
physicians to have unbalanced the
mind Of Charles i. Pickern, 40 years
old, OF Kansas City, who was taken in
custody while acting in a strang man
ner there.
Flood water in the Joplin district
claimed Its first victim when Louis
Weiser. 28 wears old. an electrician