Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-30

Automobile thieves have been busy
in Sedalia during the last few months
and in most cases, 1t is believed, the
cars are taken to Kansas City.
Clifford Cunningham, 20 years old,
was found dead in a Springfield hotel
recently. Death was due to asphyxi-
alton. Two knives, the blades of
which were open, were found in his
pocket. 1t is believed he committed
suicide. He came here from Rush
Vile.
More than 10000 teachers were in
st. Louis recently attending the fifty
fifth annual meeting of the Missouri
State Teachers Association. Five
meetings were held, addressed by
speakers from different sections of the
United States.
The Rev. L. J. Baughman, a retired
Baptist minister, who came to Sedalla
many years ago from Morgan county,
is dead. He was rs years old.
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Postoffice inspectors are puzzled
over the appearance in Springfield of
a large amount of unsigned currency
in fives, tens and twenties. This
money has been in circulation several
days. 1t is believed a bundle of cur
rency must have been stolen in
Washington before being signed.
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Services at Blackwater Chapel, near
D%unksburg, the other night came to
an abrupt termination. H. E. For
sythe, a wealthy farmer, suddenly died
of a stroke of apopleXy, suffered while
in church. He was 70 years old and
is survived by his widow and a son.
The Good Roads Association of Re-
public is proud of its record in o a
building. By the close of the year
thirteen miles of rock road will have
been completed under its management.
They have been constructed without
an issue of bonds or special election
taxes.
Hiram Cole, 10 years old, student
in Central College, Fayette, who was
injured in a football game with Mis-
souri, Military Academy, is dead at the
Mexico Hospital without regaining
consciousness. Cole was the son of
@. D. Cole, residing neal Hardin.
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The underground resources of Ma
con County are to be investigated IN
a systematic manner, extending into
every township. The plan has been
worked out and will be under the di-
~rection Of the Macon Commercial
Club.
Capt. T. B. futile, rs years old, who
organized the company that built Car
thage's first water works in 1879, is
dead at Joplin. He was twice post
master there under Republican Presi-
4 dents.
Mrs. Ann L. Britts, widow of DR.
John H. Britts, died suddenly at Gin
ton of heart disease. She was II years
old.
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A special election at which voters
of st. Clair county will pass upon {
bond issue of $630,000 as a compro
!. mise payment of a S4,000,000 judg
ment with interest againet the count!
on account of the promotion of thu
" old Tebo & Neosho Railroad, whicl
was abandoned during the panic o
VI 1873, will be held December II.
' William S. Danforth Of st. Louf
was reelected president of the Sunda
School Association of Missouri at tn
"u session of the state convention a
Mexico. r. A. Long Of Kansas Cit
was reelected vice-president, Othe
officers elected are: Recording SCI
Vas rotary, Garrett Tanberry of st. Louis
der treasurer, Lansing +. Smith, st. Loui
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ere DR.. j. M. Martin, a physician an
ced druggist OF Merwin, vas shot an
dangerously injured by T. W. Hold
mic worth, station agent for the Kanss
IS" City Southern Railway. The shoe
the ing was in the rear Of the Bank
ess, Merwin, of which Doctor Martin
III president
in .
ced Leslie Toalson, a farmer ten mil
fac from Columbia, was fatally injured
to Gently in a runaway. He was show
bay, ing corn at the back end OF the WACO
when the mules bolted, throwing hi
against a corner of the barn.
tied M. s. Kalmach, farmer and bal
director. died at the steering wheel
sing his automobile nea Centralia
af- Gently. The car went into the dit
re- and Kalmach's body was hurl
through the windshield. His wi
ton, who was with him, extricated t
for body from under the car.
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K. Secretary OF Agriculture Houst
will resume his activities as CHI
ping cellor OF Washington University at
aour March 4, according to Robert
B~rookings, president OF Washingt
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