Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-06-01
HAPPENINGS
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Five young women Of Belpre, Ed
wards County, were severely injured
at the state hospital for the insane,
west of Larned, when a motor car in
which they we're riding plunged over
the side of the Pawnee Greek dam.
The heirs of the late William
Mathewson, of Wichita, who claimed
to be the original Buffalo Bill, are en-
gagged in a suit over his estate, said
to be worth 100000.
State Fish Warden Tegmeier and a
force of men worked all night and day
in an effort to save the state fish
hatchery at Pratt from the rising wa
tiers of the Minnesota river. Several
levees along the Saratoga Millraces
which supplies the hatchery, and the
Bell Hunter and Travis lakes, have
given away.
]. T. Bradley, 70 years old, for al
most fifty years a resident of Labette
County, is dead at his home in Par
sons. He was a veteran of the Civil
War.
The Charles Reign Scoville evan
gelistic party have closed a six weeks
revival at Nevada, during which more
than 1000 people have been convert
ed, including many prominent men
and women of Nevada and surround
ing towns.
George Edward Crews, 19-months-
old baby of Roy Crews, proprietor Of
Marquette Hotel, was instantly killed
and six other persons were badly in
jured when two Ford motor cars col
lided at a street corner in Springfield.
The cars met at right angles and the
Crews car turned upside down, crush
ing the baby's skull.
John M. Moore, vice president OF
the Southwest National Bank of Com
merce at Kansas City and vice presi-
dent of the Bank of Excelsior Springs,
has bought "a acres along the Springs
electric line. He will Immediately be-
gin the erection of a residence for a.
summer home,
Postmasters in their state conyen-
ton at Wichita went on record against
delivering mail to patrons of rural
routes who do not provide regulation
mail boxes and who do not have them
properly placed. About fifty post
masters attended the meeting, which
ended with a banquet.
With twenty-three students in three
st. Louis dental colleges facing pos
sible suspension, eleven refused ex-
aminations for licenses and many
more liable to be implicated, an in
v~estigation Of alleged credit taking
begun at st. Louis by the state board
Of mental examiners assumed state
wide proportions. 1t became known
that as a result of the st. Louis ex~
pose DR.. T. E. Purcell, member of
the state board, has launched a SINH
lar investigation in Kansas City.
The body of Ira Lanning, % years;
old, was found one mile west of Rolla,
neal the Frisco tracks, recently.
There was a bullet wound in the left
breast and q revolver lay beside the
body.
Sanford H. Mill, a farmer, 40 years:
old, shot his wife at the home of her
father, Winfred Wheeler, near Calf
the other morning. A short time later
he killed himself.
Judge Charles w. Sloan, who had.
practi' ed law at H~arrisonville since.
1856, is dead of heart disease. He was.
70 years old. Judge Sloan wal a ma
tive of Lafayette county and spent
his life in Lafayette and Cass coun-
ties.
Capt. C. M. Gordon, "a years old,
and William A. Bartlett, 70 years DID,.
died at California recently. Both were
! Union soldiers in the Civil war and
were widely known citizens there,
| many years.
Samuel M. Hutchinson Of Kansas
City was made grand chancellor Of the
Missouri grand lodge knights of Py-
thias, at st. Louis. He succeeds Le-
Roy Kelsey of st. Joseph.
Wanda Booth, 3-year-old daughter
, of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Booth Of Elk
J celsior Springs, is dead from burns re-
, ceived a few days ago while playing
with matches.
The Cumberland mining mill at
. Prosperity, one Of the largest in the
: Joplin district, was destroyed by fire
: the other afternoon. The loss was
. 100000.
|, A. B. Kirkwood, formerly a widely
! known mine operator, former mayor Of
! Pittsburg and owner of the Kirkwood
Block there, is dead. He wal 81
years old and a native of Maryland.
1t is peony time In Sarcoxje, fifteen
Q miles east of Carthage. Thousands
Of visitors now are flocking to the
t waving fields of flowers which this
"a yaa, E, ~ooco haautff,I and Aaffron,
tive than ever. More than 100 acres
of flowers are now In bloom and it
is estimated that more than 10000 0
a buds will be shipped from Sarcoxie
V this year to the city markets.
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Achilles Finley, 65 years old, an at.