Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-07-26
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The Pettis County Bar Association
gave q farewell dinner to ex-senator
Charles +. Yeater. who o leaves to
enter UPON his duties as v~ice-govern0r
Of the Philippine Islands.
Missouri's state fair this year Is 60
Ing to be the greatest educational in
stitution that has ever been crowded
into eight days time. and it is going
to be a great big adjunct Of Uncle
Sans preparedness plan. When Col.
b. C. Biggerstaff took charge Of the
publicity work Of the Missouri State
Fair May l he adopted the slogan.
THE Missouri State Fair Promotes
Production, Patriotism and Prepared
ness" and the whole plan and ulti-
mate aim of the 1917 Missouri State
Fair ia embodied In this slogan.
The first wheat of the season came
in at Marshall recently. In some parts
Of the county wheat has made forty
bushels to the acre. The mills are
paying 81 for No. 2 wheat, federal
basis.
Clark Miller Of Richmond was kill
ed recently when his car overturned
at a sharp corner eight miles north OF
Richmond. The body was taken to
Liberty.
Rev. Father Cornelius F. OIeary,
pastor of Notre Dame parish In Well
ston, Is dead. Father O'Leary. who
has been in i'll health for some time.
was knocked unconscious and ser.
iously injured by falling timbers while
he was standing On the platform OF a
railroad station at Mineral Point. Mo-,
when a tornado hit that city, May 80.
Plans are being made by the Uni
versity OF Missouri to lend books from
the university library to the men at
the Fort Riley cantonment. WAL col
lections' are now on the shelves in
the library building. and from the use
Of these by students 1t will be deter.
mined Just what kind Of books shall
be sent.
Montgomery County Old Settlers
Reunion. which has attracted wide at
tention each year, is set for Saturday,
August 4. It is announced that Gov.
Gardner and Attorney General Meal
lister will be the speakers.
p. The ferry boat at Lexington, owned
and operated by the Lafayette County
: Ferry Company, was totally destroyed
by fire recently. The loss is partly
, covered by insurance.
: Judge Charles H. Mayer, of Division
t No. 2, Buchanan County Circuit Court,
o has sent his resignation to Governor
t Gardner. His resignation was effec'
e tive July IA.
The state Epworth League confer
ence of the NJ. f. Church South IL
e session at Pertle Springs elected thu
le following officers for the comins
- year: President, w. E. Brown, pas
he tor of the Cleveland Avenue Methods
rs Church, Kansas City: vice.presidents
It c. w. Myers, st. Joseph, and ]. r
'. Brown, Lincoln; secretary, l.. VII
Shelly, st. Louis; treasurer. II. c
Bedell, Hale.
lie The University Of Missouri unit o
le the American Ambulance Field SerV
ID ice. which sailed from New York Jun
IS, has arrived at a French port an
will soon be at work with the san
tary corps of the French army. accord
l. ing to news received here. The uni
'e is made up Of twenty.eight student
r and graduates of the University an
,s is the largest unit of ambulance
d drivers vet sent to France. Williar
q, X. Gardner, son of the governor, l
a member of the unit.
rs The .Democrat.News held an opel
ir ing in their new quarters recent
c. The paper has n of the best equi
I'd ped print plants in Central Missouri
H. 1t was founded by J. c. Patterso
1t. ~thirty.six years ago.
.ir
In The board Of education Of st. Lou
~ has voted a salary increase Of $3l2.O'
he a year for employees Of the st. Lou
he public school system. $21S,113 beir
nd allotted to the teaching department
en-
be A copy OF the will Of the late DR.. Y
of s. Woods, wealthy Kansas City ban
re er. has been received at Fulton OIL
Of shows that the 100000 bequest
mt William s. Woods college In that Ct
ey is to be paid within eight years.
tic Oriental newspaper work b
!. claimed another student Of the Vi
versity Of Missouri. Miss Margar
Powell Of Hannibal. who has be
10 studying journalism, will leave Augu
not rs for Shanghai, China. to work
he Millard's Review, a new trade put
ri. cation with the purpose OF promoti
a closer relations between America q
1t China.
les
Geology students in the univers
IN. summer session have started on
.eS. field trim through Oklahoma. kanl