Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-10-19
HAPPENINGS
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h IN MISSOURI
While William Hesse, a farmer, was
cutting corn near his barn near War
rensburg, he was attracted by the
creams OF his 3-year-old son, Evan.
He rushed to the barn and found his
son standing in the midst Of a pile
Of blazing hay. The father was una
BILE to rescue him. He burned to
death.
Butler is threatened with a water
famine. For the present the sprink-
ling of the streets has been discon-
tinued. The Miami river, from which
the city draws its water, is lower at
the present time than ever before
since the construction of the water
system.
The special grand jury has returned
an indictment against Oscar d. Nc
Daniel, prosecuting attorney of
Buchanan county, charging murder in
the first degree, following it's 13-day
investigation of the Staying the night
of July IA, of Mrs. Harriet Moss Nc
Daniel, the prosecutors wife.
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Mystery surrounds the cause of tho
suicide at Stanberry of L. H. Carlton,
superintendent Of schools, who shot
himself in the head with a shotgun.
When found he was dressed in his
night clothes, bathrobe and slippers.
According to his roommate, G. H.
Birchfield, assistant superintendent,
Carlton and Birchfield worked late
at night and when they went to their
room at 12:45 o'clock Carlton seemed
in good spirits, Carlton who was 30
years old and unmarried, went there
two years ago from Versailles, his
home.
Mrs. William D. Steele, president
of Ladies' Musical Club at Sedalia
and formerly president, has been ad-
vised by wire of her appointment as
chairman of music in the National
Federation of Women's Clubs. The
appointment gives to Mrs. Steele the
honor and distinction of being the
only resident of Missouri holding de-
partment craftsmanship in the nation
al association.
Representatives of one hundred
business, civic and neighborhood as
sociations of Missouri decided, at a
meeting at the City Club, to launch
a campaign in St. Louis to pledge
$150,000 for booster work for Missouri.
1t was voted to ask Kansas City, st.
Joseph, Joplin and other cities to con-
tribute to the fund. The meeting was
called by W H. Bloomer, president
of the Missouri Federation of Com
mercial Clubs.
Crossed electric wires are thought
to have been the cause of a fire re-
Gently that destroyed the First Pres
byterian Church at Carthage. The
loss was $24, 900.
Fire, which for awhile threatened
to sweep the entire town, destroyed
eight buildings at Ilaseo, five miles
south of Hannibal recently. Tia loss
will be about $4,000.
Jewell Mayes, secretary of the state
board of agricultural of Missouri, took
advantage of the American Royal Live
Stock show at Kansas City, TO talk
Seed Corn Week" to live stock breed
ers and invariably finds that the
man who believes in registered stock
also favors pedigreed seed corn.
Seed Corn Week." October 16 to
81, the secretary explained, is a new
very important one
The BennettWheeler warehouse,
covering an entire block, burned at
Butler recently. 1t contained more
than SIS, 900 worth of farm machinery
and wagons.
Maj. William Warner, former Unit
ed States Senator, died the other af-
ternoon at his hur1c. IN kansas City,
following an illness that first was con
sidered dangerous September IL. Ar
terio sclerosis was the cause.
The body of Benjamin Mueller, q
years old, who had been missing from
his home in st. Joseph since Septem-
Der 10, was found on a sand bar in the
Missouri river near D%oniphan, Kas..
recently.
Vincent H. Igo, so years old, a far.
mer, is dead at a hospital in Sedalia,
A week ago n Of Igo's hands was
mangled in a shredder, and lockjaw
developed, causing death.
Higginsville recently voted $4,000
for sewer mains and a disposal plant
The complete system will cost $4,000
The vote was rs to 1870.
Lemar G.. Mereness is dead at his
home east of Liberty, after a ten days
illness. He was a widely known stock
man and president of the Missouri
Valley Fox Hunters Association.
While trying to subdue a fractions
horse, William Olsen, a young farmer
Of Mountain Grove, was instantly
killed. His neck was broken. Olsen's
Arroarn1d child Win ~witnnesnd rthi