Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-05
HAPPENINGS
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For the first time since 1910 the
Missourf-Kansas football game this
year will be played on Thanksgiving
Day. Recent modification OF a con
ference ruling makes possible the
change from the Saturday preceding
Thanksgiving. Missouri proposed the
change and the Kansas authorities
have signified their acceptance. The
game will be at Columbia. Next years
game will also be on Thanksgiving
Day at Lawrence.
That there will be a legal light over
the estate left by George H. Perry, a
former Springfield man, who was
drowned near Tampa, Fla, July IL, is
indicated in a letter received by Cher
of Police Hunter of Springfield from
Mrs. A. Lemieux of Montreal, Canada,
who claims to be a daughter OF the de-
cedent. She said she had Just heard
OF her fathers death and is making in
quiry as to the extent of his property.
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Charles Hess, 80 years old, died at
a hospital in St. Joseph of injuries re-
ceived when he fell from a fourth-story
window at the plant of the National
Biscuit Company. Hess lost his hold
while cleaning a window.
Willard Wright, As years old, BROTH
of former Mayor Wright of BeFier and
retired farmer, died at his home west
of that city the other day. He is sur
vived by his widow and two sons.
Charles A. McMullin, an electrician
at the Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
shops, died the other night after a
days illness. He was 80 years old
His mother, Mrs. Lena McMullin, and
two sisters, Miss Iva and Miss Cora
McMullin, live in Kansas City.
Arrangements are nearly completed
for the erection of a temporary fac
tory at Springfield by the Des MONIES
Saw Mill Company Of Des Moines, 1a.s
for the manufacture Of gun stocks for
the Remington Arms and Ammunition
Company.
A wagon load of hay tipped over
with Jess Manual of Humansv1lle just
as he was crossing a creek near that
place. The hay fell on him and he
was drowned.
Fire destroyed the yards OF the G..
H. Mold Lumber Company and g num-
Der Of ~neighboring buildings at st.
Joseph recently. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
A fly-swatting campaign is being IN
augurated at Excelsior Springs by the
Women's Betterment League. Several
thousand "swatters" were distributed
free to residents and tourists.
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The Missouri Daughters of the
American Revolution will shortly
erect a marker on the spot in Warren
county where Daniel Boone, the pio-
neer, and his wife Rebecca were our
led. Mrs. Arch McGregor, regent of
the Springfield chapter, says that all
chapters in the state and persons in
terested in marking historic spots are
contributing to the fund for the
marker.
Mrs. S. E. Spencer, wife of the pres
ldent OF the Sedalia Boosters Club, is
dead al Minneapolis, Mimi, where she
has been visiting relatives. She was
about 60 years old.
Jasper county citizens will vote on
a 100000 bond issue on September IA
to build a sanatorium for the treat
ment of tubercular patients.
Leonard Bryan, 80 years old, was
run over and killed by a train at the
Grady mine, three miles west Of Lex
ington recently. He was last seen
walking on the track west of Myrick.
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The punch house of the Atlas Pow
der Company, eight miles southwest
of Carthage, was destroyed the other
. night when a large quantity Of dyna-
, mite was ignited by fire of unknown
origin. The plants of this company
are supplying large amounts of pow
der to the Allies.
, The Catholic school building at
Jonesburg, conducted by Father Tu-
( hay, was burned the other night. The
0 loss is estimated at about $4,000. 1t Is
not known how the fire started.
The first carload Of this years
r jumper Ozark peach crop was handled
through Springfield over the Frisco.
The fruit came from Brandsville and
Is an early variety.
While playing in a wheat bin at the
Dresden elevator, five miles east oil
Lamonte, Garnett Barrow was smoth'
n cred to death. He was is years old.
8 The safe in the ~postoffice at Iron
ton was blown the other day and $l,5oV
worth of stamps taken. The money
drawer, containing $3.50, was MOI
touched.
Mrs. Zarllda Jackson, 81 years CID
who wal born and reared in Boone
d county, is dead Of paralysis at heI
home in Columbia. She was the
d mother Of eleven children, Of whom
eight are living. Her father was JohI