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

HHENH
IN MISSOURI
A score of passengers were injured,
three severely, when Chicago & AL
ton passenger train No. 16 was
wrecked a mile west of Rush Hill,
ten miles east of Mexico the other
afternoon. The severely injured are
G. G.. Bancroft of Vandalia, Burt Freels
of Laddonia and E. S. Wilson of Next
co.
A bond issue Of $13,50O to build a
viaduct over the Kansas City South
ern railroad tracks was carried by a
majority of 20 votes at Joplin. The
city will meet one-third of the ex-
penses Of the viaduct, the Southern
and Missouri, Kansas & Texas paying
the other %two-thirds.
At a meeting Of good roads boost
ers along the Blue Book route, from
Louisiana to Kansas City, held in Mex
leo recently, plans for grading, drag
ging and placing the highway in good
condition by September Fl were made.
A permanent organization vas formed
with the following officers: George
A. Pollard, Audrian county, president;
e. B. Ellis, Vandalia, secretary, and
M. S. Bush, Centralia, treasurer.
Mrs. Mary E. Rector, 81 years old,
is dead at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. John Marsh, three miles north
of Sedalia, following a short illness.
She had been a resident Of Pettis
county for more than fifty years and
is survived by three sons and four
daughters, all residents of Sedaia.
John P. Burroughs, SO years old, a
native of Kentucky and a resident of
Linn county since 1856, is dead at his
farm, three miles north of Brookfield.
Michael G.. Moran, former state sem
ator from Buchanan county, twice a
candidate for congress, and one Of
st. Joseph's most interesting charac-
tiers, died there the other afternoon
following a sudden attack of Bright's
disease.
A light frost in the section Of the
state near Montgomery gave the corn
crop a close call. The damage is
small. It was the lowest temperature
with clear skies for many years, farm
ers say.
James Dyke, go years old, was killed
by a Wabash train at High Hill the
other day. He leaves a large fam
lily of children.
Jake Griter, 81 years old, committed
suicide on his farm rear Springfield
by taking carbolic acid. His body was
found in a field by his wife.
The last Of the "tax lodging" cases
were disposed of at a special term
of the Clay county circuit court re-
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 q verdict of acquittal. A
case of the same nature against A.
q. 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, II
is estimated that 1t will take $4,000
or $3.50 to meet the improvements
and properly finance them.
The state reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans will be held al
Springfield September % and 20, Civ
ing an opportunity for all who 81 de
sire to visit the Oak Hill battle ground
September "a.
John d. ORear, the American min
lister to Bolivia, arrived in Mexico re
Gently to spend a months vacation
with his family.
A. G. Hudson, "a years old, pioneer
farmer and capitalist Of Northeasi
Missouri, is dead at his home II
Montgomery after an illness Of ont
year. A widow and five children arr
living. Hudson spent HIS entire life
in Warren and Montgomery counties
The st. Louis mayors commission
on river terminals has voted TO REQ
ommend to the board Of aldermen th,
appropriation of s250,000 for the con
struction of a municipal river dock
.
+. L. Waterfield. a car repairer TO
the Wabash railroad. died at Mober,
from injuries received when he fel
from the top Of a box car in the rail
road yards.
The body OF A. II. schneck, 05 year
old, a farmer, was found in q hog pei
on his farm lear Hannibal 1t is be
lieyed he died from heart trouble
while be vas climbing into the Ism