The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-04
HAPPENINGS
Of fbe sOeek
IN O

Gently. One case against Gilbert
! Barr of Kearney, charged with fail
ing to make proper returns to the
assessor, was tried before a jury,
which gave a verdict of acquittal.> A
Ease of the same nature against A.
e. King of Excelsior Springs was dis
missed by Prosecuting Attorney Sim
rail-.
The mayor and board of aldermen
of Bevier, together with a joint COM
mittee from the Commercial Club, are
figuring on a bond proposition to in
crease the street lighting facilities
and for other street improvements. 1t
is estimated that it will take $4,000
or $4,000 to meet the improvements
and properly finance them.
The state reunion of tho United
Confederate Veterans will be held at
| Springfield September 90 and 20, Civ
ing an opportunity for all who so de-
| sire to visit the Oak Hill battle ground
September "a.
A. C. Hudson, "a years old, pioneer
farmer and capitalist of Northeast
Missouri, is dead at his home in
Montgomery after an illness of n
year. A widow and five children are
living. Hudson spent his entire life
in Warren and Montgomery counties.
The st. Louis mayors commission
on river terminals has voted to rec
ommend to the board Of aldermen the
appropriation of $25O,0O0 for the con-
~struction of a municipal river dock.
F. L. Waterfield, a car %repairer for
the Wabash railroad, died at Mobery
from injuries received when he fell
from the top of a box a in the rail
road yards.
The body of A. H. Schneck, Go years
old, a farmer, was found in a hog pen
on his farm neal Hannibal. 1t is be-
lieved he died from heart trouble
while he was climbing into the pen.
Charles Mckinney, one of the old
est men in Clay county. is dead at
the home of his son, WIN. McKin-
ney, in Excelsior Springs. He was
sc years old and had lived in Mis-
souri, since 1850. with the exception
of a trip to California in 1852, when
the gold rush was on.
Ray McAllister, 20, OF Carthage, was
killed at a mine there by a falling slab.
He had just entered the ground for
the first time to substitute for his
father, who was taking a vacation.
John Smith, another miner, was bad
iy injured.
w. E. Brinkerhoff, 80, who organ
lied the First National bank of Garth
age in 1888 and was its president thir-
ty years, is dead. He retired two years
ago. He was an extensive property
holder in the city and in Jasper coun,
ty.
The building occupied by the Brook
llClu llIO uCpdl lliChL pulhOu liz OhAS
night. The flames spread so rapidly
that members of the department had
difficulty in saving the horses and
equipment.
John Gibbs Berry, rs years old, a
native of Galloway county, is dead in
Fulton of typhoid pneumonia. He was
the father of fourteen children, eleven
of whom are living. His wife died
three years ago.
The postoffce at New Franklin was
entered by burglars the other night
the safe blown and all stamps ant
money taken. The loss will not ex
coed 500.
Because of the birth of a son re
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Craw
ford in Springfield, three children o
the family will celebrate their birth
day anniversaries the same day. TIT
three youngest children were born oil
the same date. There is four years
difference in the ages of each, thu
eldest having been born eight year
ago. There are two other children il
the family whose birthdays fall within
a day of each other.
John D. O'Rear, the American min
lister to Bolivia arrived in Mexico re
Gently to spend a months vacation
with his family.
L
The fifteenth annual convention O
the Missouri Retail Merchants Assc
citation was held in Macon recently
There were about 100 delegates pres
ent. Special cars were there from s
Louis, Kansas City and st. Joseph.
The sampling Of grain in the s.
Louis market will be taken over b
the state grain inspection burea
September /. Orders to. this effec
were given by the state warehous
commissioner.
Special elections held in Seymou
and Mansfield for bond issues for roa
Improvement carried by substantis
majorities in both cities. A bond i
sue,o $50, 1000 was authorized in Sc,
mour and one of $4,000 in Mansfield
Asa result of the election the plar
for the construction OF the St. Loui
Springfield motor car highway wei
given a big boost.