Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-25
HAPPENINGS
" the sOeek
IN MISSOURI

LQuAo 1OdhuL4f q nCn-lO-Q9 GAAA1-
residing south of Richmond. was IA
tally injured when a Santa Fe motor
car bound for st. Joseph struck his
wagon at a grade crossing. Yoakum
was thrown fifty feet, his team OF
mules killed and his wagon demol-
ished
J.. Kelly Joiner, the first Demo-
cratic postmaster in Richmond for
twenty years, took office recently. He
succeeds Mrs. Mary E. Black, Repub-
lican, who has been actively connected
with the local office nearly a quarter
of a century.
Miss Lena Stratton, 65 years old,
was burned to death in her home at
Otterville. Neighbors, attracted by
the flames, found her on the floor, her
clothes in flames and an overturned
lamp on the floor.
The town of Rogersville, in Webster
county, is NJ more, as such, for Judge
C. H. Skinker of the Webster county
circuit court recently sustained quo
warranto proceedings ousting the city
officials.
The eleventh annual convention Of
the Missouri Drummers' Association
closed in Moberly recently. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Harry Mitchell, Boonville; sec
rotary, A. G.. Blakey, Boonyille; first
vice president, John Bradley, Mexico;
second vice president, Art Terry, st.
Louis. The third, fourth and fifth
vice presidents are to be appointed
by the president.
The congregation Of the First Bap-
fist church of Springfield has sent a
call to the Rev. G. B. Miller, pastor of
the Central Baptist church in Kansas
City, to become pastor of the church
there.
Mrs. Margaret Oliver, near Mont
gomery, has received word of the
death of Rev. A. Allison, her brother,
who was formerly one of Billy Sun.
days singers and workers. He died
at Wawatosa, Wis.
Charles c.. Hoover, chief chemist
for the American Coal Refining Com.
pany, a corporation which is operating
a big dye and coal producing plant
in Denver, experimental with sam
pies of Cooper county camel coal
at Boonyille recently and found it tc
be four times as strong in tar, the
product from which dyes and other
by-products are made, than the coal
the company is now using in Denver
This practically assures the establish
ment of the new 100000 plant there
st. Louis was chosen as the next
meeting place Of the grand council Of
the Knights of Columbus at the clos
session of the state convention al
Marysville. Joseph Kane of st. Louis
was elected state deputy.
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Eugene Driskill, 10 years old, was
killed and Charles Robinson ant
Charles Scott were severely injured
recently when a motor car overturned
on the county road, south of Trenton
recently. q
When her physician a short time
ago told Mrs. Anna E. Yeager, 81
years old, of st. Joseph, that she coult
not live long, she prepared for hel
funeral. She died the other night anC
the written directions for her las
rites were read. She named her pail
bearers, six women, specified that sht
was to be buried in white silken gar
ments, which she had prepared, asked
that if possible a white hearse be uset
for her funeral, and that only motol
cars be used in the procession. Sh'
requested that only white flowers b.
used.
The wages or all section laDOreTl
on the Frisco system have been in
creased Is cents a day, OF to $1.55
according to an announcement mad
at the general offices in Springfield
Col. F. M. Mansfield, so years old
is dead at his home in Hartville. Fl
was one of the most widely know
citizens in Southwest Missouri. HI
founded Mansfield, Mo.
Dean S. j. Davenport Of the schoo
Of m of the University Of Mis-
souri, has resigned his position to be
come director of graduate study il
economics at Cornell.
After Staying her husband as he er
tered their home at Armstrong, Mrs
j.. w. Morkland shot and killed herself
The pair had quarreled frequently,
is said. Morkland's father is a banl
er.
A strike of approximately 1000 III
foreground ore shovelers with the Fec
eral and Doe Run lead companie
threaten to paralyze the lead minin
! industry OF st. Francis county.
Plans for civic b%etterment, town Il
gardening and the improvement {
relations between the people of S
Charles and the residents Of the ruri
;. districts Of that county have been pr
pared by the newly organized chan
Der Of commerce. This work will