Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-04
HAPPENINGS
of the sOeek
IN MISSOURI

architects plans are being made for
1t. The building would house a gym
nasium, reading rooms and farm
bureau, and would have a convention
hall seating 1000.
Hf. and Mrs. Adolph Koechner cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sary at Upton. Mr.. Koechner is IS
years old and Mrs. Koechner is 69.
They have eight children. Mr.. Koech-
ner is a veteran of the Civil a
Fire recently destroyed A. L. Ben
nett's drug store, G. A. Bakers gro
Gerry and ]. L. Polson's mill at Cairo
seven miles north of Moberly. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Daniel K. Wenrich, former postmas-
ter of Joplin, is dead in Battle Creek,
Mich, according to kilograms received
at Joplin. He was the father of Percy
Wenrich, the composer.
In the recent storm at Hunt hail
stones measuring six inches in cir
conference were picked up and a bolt
of calico fell in James Harris chick.
en- lot in the north part of the city
1t was quite a lucky hail for Mrs. Har'
ris when the price Of calico is con
sidered.S 1t is supposed that the cali
co was taken up in the clouds in the
path of the tornado south of there.
Seven institutions were represented
in the annual state peace oratorica.
contest. The judges, Editor R. K
Maiden, Ben Todd of Kansas City
and Prof. l. B. Morgan of Kansas
City, Kas,, gave first place to G. V
Price of William Jewell college.
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As a part of the program of "clean
up week" which was observed in Tren
ton April 1922, the students of thu
high school Joined in a "dandelio1
day." The entire student body wa'
dismissed early and set to work dig
ging the pests from the campus.
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Thomas Boatwright, aged 70, is deaf
at his home in Marshall. He wa
one of Saline's pioneer citizens. MI
Boatwright took part in the Civil wa
as a Confederate soldier and serve'
on General Marmaduke's staff.
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Alhponse Chase Stewart, 33d dt
gree Mason, and treasurer of the Mis-
souri, grand lodge, who was stricke
with acute indigestion on a train con
ing from Kansas City, died at S
Luke's hospital in st. Louis. He wa
a son of Lieut.. Gen. Alexander
Stewart of the Confederate army, an
as a cadet was attached to his fail
er's staff in the war.
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The chamber of commerce has bee
advised by Walter Williams, dean
the Missouri School of Journalism
that he has called a meeting of tt
committees and persons interested
the movement for a new constitute
for Missouri, to be held in Sedal
May 10.
Charles Cook, a fireman of Broo
field, Mo-, was killed, and H. W. An
erson, engineer, vas severely injure
when the locomotive boiler of tt
train blew up on the Burlington ros
about twenty miles from St. JOSEF
The train was No. Sc, bound for CT
cago, and the engineer saved the liv'
of many passengers by staying on tt
engine until he stopped the train. I'll
fireman also stayed at his post al
could not escape.
Monet the other day voted to
sue $50, 1000 in bonds the proceeds
which will be used in building a lii
in the Springfield, Joplin, Kansas CT
road. The bond issue carried by
vote of about A to l..
J. A. Whiteford, superintendent
schools in st. Joseph twelve veal
has resigned and Vernon G. May
principal of the Lincoln, Neb., hi
school was elected to succeed him.
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Ill Five men were injured, two pre-
ably fatally, when a hopper and d.
rick at the Imperial mine near il
OF lin collapsed recently. They we
rs working in the mill and were caug
ny by falling debris.
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Citizens of Ava, Douglas county,
of Gently carried a bond issue of 81
III. 900, the proceeds of which will
,at used in building an addition to the A
ee high school building. The vote W
$50 for the bonds and SO against.
III The Centralia council has passed
a ordinance that practically prohib
u carnivals and shows of like charac
. from exhibiting there. The church
at Sunday services voted thanks
Tx to city council for the ordinance.
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es' The location of a plant in Cent
80 Missouri to distill camel coal may
'he the means of providing transportati
aS facilities for that part Of the sta
which so long has faced that probe
ing ' :
! d Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Davis, t
d of the oldest residents of Grur
county, celebrated the sixtieth an
ne versary of their wedding at tn
q home in Crimson recently. About
neighbors gathered at their home
dinner.
of Announcement vas made recen
cry that Prof. Charles w. Leaphart of
University of Montana has been
ska pointed acting professor Of law in