Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-11
HAPPENINGS
Of the sOeek
IN MISSOURI

OF bOe OeeA
IN MISSOURI
Edward L. Preeto-ius. president Of
the German-American Press Assoeia-
ton, which published the st. Louis
Times and the Westliche Post, com,
mitted suicide the other morning. Mr.
Preetorius was found dead in the baths
room Of his home, where he shot HIM
self.
Carl Bruenner is dead in st. Louis
of hemorrhage of the nose. His nose
began bleeding Saturday and had bled
internationally until Tuesday, when he
died.
Leona Reidlinger, 1~3-year-old daugf-
ter of John Reidlinger. q Redding bus
mess man, is dead from the effects OF
burns she received in starting a fire
with kerosene.
John Wilson, a Populist leader in
the Ninth Congressional District for
many years, is dead at his home in
Bishop, Tex, He was buried in Wells
vile, Mo.
A. L. Graves, for several years an
attorney of Cass county, a brother OF
w. w. Graves of the Missouri supreme
court, was killed at Garden City re-
Gently. In attempting to climb into
his buggy, the horse started, throwing
him to the concrete walk. His neck
vas broken.
Congressman Decker announced &C.
Gently that he would recommend R. G.
Sanders as postmaster Of Carterville
to succeed G. L. Gray, republican, who
resigned after filling that Office for
twenty years. The position pays
$1,7OO yearly. Sanders is a travelling
salesman.
William Means, 80 years old, a ma
tive Missourian and resident Of Linn
county for more than fifty years, was
run down and killed by a motor car
in st. Catherine the other night.
James F. Coy, forty years old, OF
Lees Summit, is dead at the home OF
H. L. Faust in Saline county, Kas.,
where he was visiting. He is sur
yived by a wife and three children,
~ aaA T.
The School Of the Ozarks," a col
lege to be supported by the Presby-
terrain synod of Missouri, was dedicat-
ed recently at HOLSTER by the trus-
tees, DR.. w. r. Dobbyns of st. Joseph,
DR.. W. w. Elwang, Col. Sanford Sell
lers of Lexington Military Academy,
James G.. Trimble, Thomas Ritchey
and o. v. Dodge of Kansas City. About
five hundred attended the exercises
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Norton Of
Phoenix, Ark, who were married in
Pettis county fifty years ago, recently
celebrated their golden wedding anni-
versary at the home Of Mrs. E. S. Nor
ton near Smithton.
Virginia, 1-year-old daughter Of
George Hardy, living west of Hannibal,
was drowned when she fell head first
into a bucket containing four inches
of water the other day. The child was
dead when the mother made the dis
covery. 4
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Henry Vogelman has forwarded
his resignation as member of the St.
Joseph police commission to Governor
Major. He gave as his reasons that
he objected to the manner in which
vice flourished there and that he has
been unable to obtain the cooperation
of the other members in suppressing
lawlessness.
Mrs. w. r. Painter, wife of the
lieutenant governor of Missouri, was
elected regent of the Missouri division
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution at st. Louis. She defeated
Mrs. Herbert A. Owen Of st. Joseph
by a vote of 40 to 33.
The annual Lincoln Day dinner of
the Young Mems Republican Club Of
Missouri is to be held in Kansas City
February IA. The executive commit
tee of the club took that action at a.
meeting the other night.
Tbasa offioarc u,ara aIaotad OF tho
Missouri Christian Endeavor conven-
ton recently held in Canton: Presi-
dent, Fred d. Strudell, st. Louis, vice
president, Arthur d. Young, st. Jo-
seph secretary, Olivia Liebbelt, st.
Louis; treasurer, Sam F. Burnet, Ava;
statistical secretary, Anne Fleming,
Columbia; high school endeavor super
intendent, Margaret Hunter, Kansas
City; Junior superintendent, Dora
Clemens. st. Louis.
The Columbia city council, feeling
a moral responsibility for the welfare
of University of Missouri students,
has placed a tax of $3.50 on dealers
in either ready-made cigarettes or the
"makins."
The Camilla Lead and Zine Mines,
near Mora, Pettis county, which have.
been idle the last sixteen months, re-
sumed operations the other day.
Warwick Hough, former Judge OF
the Missouri supreme court and for
more than half a century prominent in
legal and political activities in this
state, died at his home in st. Louis the
other night. He was born in London