Iron County register., 1915-09-02
HAPPENINGS
of the SOeek
IN MISSOURI

| IN MlSSOVN II
Charles Mckinney, one of the old
est men in Clay county, is dead at
the home of his son, w. N. McKin-
ney, in Excelsior Springs. He was
So years old and had lived in Mis-.
souri, since 1850, with the exception
of trip to California in 1852, when
the gold rush was on.
Ray McAllister 20, of Carthage was
killed at mine there by falling slab.
He had just entered the ground for
the first time to substitute for his
father, who was taking vacation.
John Smith, another miner, was bad
ly injured.
w. E. Brinkerhoff, 83, 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
field fire department burned the other
night. The flames spread SO rapidly
that members of the department had
difficulty in saving the horses and
equipment.
John Gibbs Berry, 7S 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.
John D. O'Rear, the American min
lister to Bolivia, arrived in Mexico re-
Gently to spend months vacation
with his family.
Because of the birth of son re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. CraW-
ford in Springfield, three children OF
the family will celebrate their birth
day anniversaries the same day. The
three youngest children were born on
the same date. There is four years
difference in the ages Of each, the
eldest having been born eight years
ago. There are two other children in
the family whose birthdays fall within
day of each other.
Special elections held in Seymour
and Mansfield for bond issues for road
improvement carried by substantial
majorities in both cities A bond is
sue of $4,000 was authorized in Sey-
mour and one of $4,000 in Mansfield.
AS result of the election the plans
for the construction of the st. Louis
Springfield motor car highway were
given big boost.
Petitions were. circulated at Excel
sior Springs recently for special cleo
tion to vote 100000 bonds to build a
rock road through Liberty to Kansas
City. This action follows the over
whelming defeat of the proposition to
extend the Excelsior Springs special
road district two miles east into Ray
county.
p. P. Lewis, president of the state
board Of agriculture, was elected pres
ident of the Missouri Holstein Breed
ers' Association at the recent meeting
in Columbia, which was attended by
delegates from all sections of the
state. The other officers elected were
s. G. lindsay, Carthage, vice president;
Caspar A. Gantz, King City, secretary
treasurer.
The postoffice at New Franklin was
entered by burglars the other night,
the safe blown and all stamps and
money taken. The loss will not ex-
ceed $100.
Two days rain in the Ozarks has
recently raised the White River six
feet above the highest record in many
years.
The fifteenth annual convention of
the Missouri Retail Merchants Asso-
citation was held in Macon recently.
There were about 100 delegates pres
ent. Special cars we're there from st.
Louis, Kansas City and st. Joseph.
The sampling of grain in the st.
Louis market will be taken over by
the state grain inspection bureau
September /. Orders to this effect
were given by the state warehouse
commissioner.
Fifteen hundred employees OF the
Missouri Pacific shops and offices Of
sedalia will go to Pertle Springs, near
Warrensburg, Saturday, September 4
for their annual picnic.
Five motorists were attacked with
knives by three unidentified men two
! miles west OF Marshall the other night
VIII Stockmnn, son OF a wealthy farm
er of Malta Bend. sustained deer
wounds in the face and body that may
, prove fatal Ralph Baker Of Malta
Bend was cut. He probably owes hiz
life to the fact that he carried silver
douar in his vest pocket. The motive
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