Iron County register., 1916-11-09

1O-year-old son of Henry Barto Of
Ozark, was fatally wounded by COM
panion, Dawson Henderson, also 10
years old, while they were hunting
rabbits near Chadwick. The Hender-
son boy accidentally discharged a t<z
get rifle and the bullet struck his COM
panion in the head. He lived but a
short time. Newton Smith. 40 years
old, was killed while hunting on his
farm near Trask, Howell County. He
apparently had accidentally discharged
his shotgun while attempting to climb
over fence.
The annual convention of the South
west Missouri Teachers Association
closed at Springfield with the election
of these officers: President. c. w.
MeCroskey, Springfield; first vice
president, E. S. Mckinley, Wheatland;
second vice president, Ira A. Mcbride,
Stockton; secretary, Miss Anna L.
Blair, Springfield; treasurer, Sam
A, Miller, Marshfied. W. Y. Foster
of Springfield, ]. Will Pierce of West
Plains and NJ. ]. Hale of Monett, were
named on the executive committee.
Mrs. Matilda Banks, sc years old,
of Hume, was run down and killed
by a motor car driven by ]. L. McCon-
nell. She attempted to cross a street
ahead of the machine and became con-
fused. Mr.. Mcconnell was lifeloNs
friend of Mrs. Banks.
Lon Ramsey, 96 years old, son of a
farmer near Liberal, shot himself fa-
tally the other morning. He was de-
spondent on account of ill health.
The Larabee Flour Mills Associa-
tion, with headquarters at Wichita,
Kas., and with mills and elevators in
several Kansas and Nebraska towns,
has closed a contract for 5,000-bar-
rel-a-day flour mill at st. Joseph, with
u million bushel grain elevator as
an annex. Work on the new structure
will be begun at once. The mill, it
is said, will be the largest west of
Buffalo, N. Y, save two mills at
Minneapolis. 1t will cost V million
dollars 1t will be white enamel brick
outside and inside with enough win
dows to make it daylight mill.
The thirty-fourth annual convention
of the Missouri Women's Christian
Temperance Union closed at Moberley
with the election of these officers:
President Mrs. nellie G. Burger, Clark;
vice-president, Miss Roena Shaner,
Jackson; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Lettie Hill May, St. Louis; recording
secretary, Mrs. Emma G. Pitzer, Louis
lana; treasurer, Mrs, Neva l.. Thomas,
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. Fagin celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary re-
Gently at Lathrop. They were married
in Illinois, coming here in 1891. Four
children were born to them. All we're
present at the reception. Nine grand
children also were present.
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Miss Mary Robertson of Kansas City
was elected president of the Univers-
ity of Missouri branch of the National
College Equal Suffrage League re-
Gently. Miss Lois Hodges of Kansas
City was made treasurer.
John Tulls Wallar, head of the firm
of J. T. Wallar & Co., is dead at Mar
celine. He was 72 years old and
Civil War veteran.
Joseph Marsh and Charles Forsee
were killed at Columbia when sewer
ditch which they were digging caved
in. Another workman was injured.
The two men were buried under sew
eral feet of earth and were dead when
reached Both were married
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The State Teachers Association will
meet in st. Louis November 16, 18.
The attendance at the meeting is ex-
pected to reach twelve thousand.
Ten thousand dollars in silver, gold
and bills of various denomination was
the amount found at the home of Mrs.
William Radell in Moberly by Frank
Holman, public administrator, who
was searching for her will. Mrs.
Radell, the widow of pioneer
Moberly baker, dropped dead while
talking to friend. Since the death
of her husband, ten years ago, she had
conducted the bakery, where she made
lher home. A rumor that she had left
q will was responsible for the discov-
cry of the money.
Joseph Simmons. is years old, Of
Sedalia, is dead from = wound inflict-
ed while playing with gun, that
wasn't loaded" In a scuffle with a
companion, Peter Boyder, the gun was
accidentally discharged.
$50
Dallas Beaucnln, l5-year-old boy OF
Sikeston, was awarded the diamond
medal in the w. G. 7. U. oratorical
contest at Mcberly.
Another big zinc strike has been
made near Springfield. G. D. Meyer,
prominent miner, who has taken
$120,0OO worth Of ore from the ground
in less than year, says he has made
a strike worth 100000 The mine is
less than ten miles from Springfield
and close to another mine which Meyer
asserts yet contains v million in jack
A carload of horses was shipped
from Monroe City by express to Lam
caster Pa, the other day. The ship
per was Henry We'll and the expressj
chorgao amounted "a, qq mn a