Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-14


Of Missouri. and for years Q promi-
nent figure in national Republican
politics, has accepted a prOfessorship
in the law school Of the University Of
Colorado at Boulder.
| Warren Decker, engineer of st.
Louis. was killed: Harry Hawkins Of
Eldon. fireman. suffered a broken leg,
and ". J. Mudgett. conductor of Union
was severely injured in a header col.
lision near Freeburg. on the Chicago.
Rock Island 4 Pacific Railway.
Word has been received at Nevada
Of the death of Harvey Wisbell at Gas
City. Kan. Mr.. Wisbell was an old
time Nevada newspaper man and was
county clerk Of Vernon county from
1902 to 1910.
David r. Francis Of st. Louis, Amer.
lean ambassador to Russia. was re.
elected president of the board of I.
rators of the University OF Missouri
at a meeting CT the board in Kansas
City. c. D. Rollins OF Columbia was
elected vice-presiGent.
Mrs. A. ID. Freeman, Of the old.
est residents Of Morton, celebrated her
90th birthday a few days ago and on
the day of the celebration she had her
picture taken standing beneath an elm
tree and two sugar naples which she
and her husband planted when they
first bought The farm on which she
now resides, sixty-three years ago.
The land, which is now very valuable,
was bought in 1854 for $1.25 an acre.
Robert Skibici of ST. Louis worried
that he might be drafted into the
army, shot his wife AMI committed
suicide. He left three small children.
BY a majority of more than thirteen
to one Nevada recently voted bonds
for $4,000 TO build 4 paved road be.
tween the city and the government
military reservation.
Degrees were conferred upon forty
two candidates at the forty-fourth an
nual commencement exercises at
Druty college recently, The COM
mencement address was delivered by
Henry N. B~eardsley of Kansas City.
Mrs, ]. X. Durham of Kansas City.
widow Of the late Kansas City bene.
factor Of Drury college in Springfield,
has provided for the establishment
and maintenance of a department Of
domestic science and art in that
school.
The Missouri University this year
graduated the largest class in the his.
tory of the school. The total number
Of graduates is 600. OF these, forty
five are credited to Kansas City.
The right OF witnesses before grand
juries to decline to answer questions
that might incriminate themselves
was sustained by the Springfield
court of appeals in ordering the re.
lease of Emmett G.. Matthews, Woody
Woodwork and T.. NJ. James of How.
ell county, on vrits Of habeas corpus.
Judge E. p. Dorres of the Howell
county circuit court had ordered the
men into the custody of the sheriff for
refusing to answer a question as to
whether they had e anybody in
the county playing cards for money IN
The last year.
G. !. Taylor Of Sedalia was chosen
grand counselor of the Missouri Coun-
Gil Of the United Commercial Travel
ers at the concluding session of their
annual convention in Joplin.
Mrs. Adolphus Busch, widow Of the
we'll known brewer, has bought half
million dollars of the Liberty Loan
bonds.
City officials, union leaders and Of.
ficials OF the Springfield Traction Com.
pany have agreed upon a settlement
OF the strike. according to the under.
standing. No information has been
given out.
The Shelby County Red Cross Chap
ter has been organized at Shelbina
with sixty.two members. A campaign
for new members Is TO be made soon.
Additional reports on tho storing
that swept Southeastern Missouri and
Southern Illinois recently brought the
death list to eighteen. The list Of in
jured totals sixty and a family Of
seven Is reported missing.
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James Joseph Butler. twice a mem.
Der Of congress, and the only suryiv.
ing son of the late Colonel Ed Butler.
Is dead at st. Louis. The Buffers made
and unmade more political leaders In
st. Louis than any other men.
Circuit Judge Kirby has denied the
application Of the Springfield Gas and
Electric Company for a restraining
order against city officials to prevent
the holding Of O special election here
on June is to vote on the proposal to
issue 100000 IN bonds for construct.
ing a municipal lighting plant.
The first rush for the "war bride"
degree came the other day when TWEEN.
ty.six marriage licenses were issued