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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-20

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Sec. 3. The auditor Of state shall draw
his warrants on the treasurer of state for
the several sums and purposes specified in
this act upon verified vouchers approved
by the State Board of Control
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
l hereby certify that the above Bill origi-
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 13. 1917.
A NJ. KEENE,
Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE W. MILLER,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate February 16. 1917
w. Y. MORGAN
President of the Senate.
E. ID. GEORGE.
Secretary of the Senate,
Approved February 49, 1917
ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor
State of Kansas.
Office of Secretary of State
j, J. I. BOTkIN, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file
in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. / have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal
lseal.1 his 10Th day of February,
J. T. BOTKIN. Secretary of State.
By Z. A. CORNELL,
Asst. Secretary Of State.
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own labor; provided there is nothing in
this act that shall be construed to apply
to or prevent the marriage of a soldier or
soldiers widow, who already in
mates of the State Soldiers Home or the
Mother Bickerdyke Annex, at the time of
the passage of this act, provided, said sol
diers widow has reached the age of 90
years at the time of marriage.
Sec. =. That section 1851 of the General
Statutes of 1915 be and the same is here
by repealed.
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in force from and after its publication In
the official state paper.
/ hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
January 20, 1917.
House concurred in Senate Amendments
Feb. Il, 1917.
Speaker of the House.
CLARENCE W. MILLER,
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate February u, 1917,
w. Y. MORGAN,
President of the Senate.
Il. d. GEORGE,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Approved February IA. 1917,
ARTHUR CAPPER, Governor.
State of Kansas,
Office of Secretary of State.
|. J. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have here
unto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal,
ISeal.] this 10Th day of February,
1917.
j. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State.
By L. A. CORNELL.
Asst. Secretary of State.
Published in The Topeka State journal,
February 70, 1871
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
In Memoriam.

Clara Loretta, daughter of Henry
and Mary Whitman, was born near
Ironton, Mo-, January 8, 1862. She
was an interesting child, and an ami
able, intelligent young lady. In 1888
she was married to Henry Q. Twomey,
also of Ironton, by whom she had
nine chileren, eight OF whom are still
living, to wit; Frederick A. Of Bis
marck, Mary Alice Inman, oflRoselle,
Miss Maud r., Of Haniord, California,
Samuel Everett, Of Ironton, Henry H.
and Ethel Sarena, OF California, Miss.
es Clara Levison and May Catharine,
Of Ironton.
Mrs. Twomey died in Mayield Me-
mortal Hospital, st. Louis, August 4,
1917. Her husband had preceded her
to the summerland by more than Is
years. BY her good management and
industry, she reared her children to
lead honorable, useful lives. Sister
Twomey's funeral was at her home
Sunday afternoon, conducted by thu
pastor Of the Methodist church. o
which church she had been . member
She was . faithful, loving mother ,ant
was loved by those who knew her
She left unmlstakable evidence Of he
acceptance with Jesus.
NELSON B. HENRY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
To Other Fields.

tFrOm the Pennington liilcs.l
DR.. and Mrs. w. &. Patton will leave
the first Of next week for a months
visit to Macatawa, Mich, where they
will spend a month in ~recuperating in
that delightful summer resort. The
doctor already has his fishing tackle
in shape, and his mouth actually wa
ters when reciting absorbing expert
ence he expects to have with the fin
| ny tribe in the far-famed fishing wa
tiers of Lake Michigan,
After a month there DR.. Patton ex-
poets to proceed to New York, where
he will take an eight months course
in surgery, unless he is called on be-
fore that time to 60 to the front for
Uncle Sam, for which work he has al
ready volunteered his services. There
is going to be great need for addi-
tional medical men at the front, and
he expects to enter the service OF his
country soon.
During the fonr and a half years
that DR.. Patton has been an assistant
superintendent at State Hospital No
4 the work he has accomplished hal
been his one best recommendation
He has ever been Jealous and earnes
in all his work there, always doing
everything in his power for the cur
or relief of the mental derelicts tina
have come under his care and treat
, ment. That his heart was in hi
!, work his record there throughout hi
incumbency will abundantly testify
= and that his many friends he leaves
!. both in that institution and II Farm
= ington, will sadly miss him, is a fore
gone conclusion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

G ,nductor, in charge for the few miles
into Piedmont. We hope he will be
re.instated.
Bunker had a very destructive Ore;
Banker Cutler Company big store, p.
II. Crrston's general store and = drug
store-about $4,000 loss; partially in
sured.
] was in Mill Springs last week. II
ia certainly a business town.. MIR.
Gus Page tells me that they have can
ned about 1900 cans of tomatoes,
beets, corn, etc, in that neighborhood
and expect to put up 5000 more cans
before winter.
While at Bunker, Solomon McDan-I
iels, representing the S~haplsigh Hard
ware Company, sold IN order of $500
to be shipped when the new building
is completed.
We hear from our son, G. s. Fitz,
every week. He is now at Harvard
University.
.Thos. P. Fitz has returned home
from Lilbonrn, Marquand and Farm
ington.
Mrs. P. II. Reed and daughters, Hell
en- and Madge, visited Mrs. Reeds
brother, II. q. Clifton, at Piedmont,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Fitz and daugh-
ter, Maxine, were st. Louis visitors
last week.
Mrs. Ravella Davidson Thursday
received word of the sudden death at
her father at Bismarck that day. Mr..
and Mrs. Davidson and daughter,
Gladys, attended the funeral. We ex-
tend u sympathy.
Mrs. Gusta Poston, who has been
quite i'll at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. James, for some time,
was taken to St. Louis Friday fol
treatment.
Miss Bessie Keathley from Yves
Eminence is visiting at the home o
her uncle, John Keathley.
Miss Allie Fitz and niece, Nelli'
Marie Stamp, are visiting Mrs. q. W
Morris in Pennington.
James Robinson has two children
, very sick with typhoid fever. DIR. &
W. Toney Of Piedmont and DR.. G. Ii
Jones of Brunot are attending them.
s, Mrs. NJ. Z. Maddox and daughter
Miss Agnes, are visiting her son, f
> Maddox, and family at Hoxie, Ark
rnsas.
W.. T. Stevenson made a trip to hi
s, mill last week. ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
The w. G.. I. u. at Arcadia.
piedmont Banner, T,

piedmont tanner.
Seven OF our White Ribboners took
in part of the w. Q. T. L. program at
the Arcadia Methodist Assembly.
Mesdames Myers, Hamacher, French
and Munger took part on the pro-
gramme, Miss Ella Mae Johnson also
took part in the exercises.
Piedmont gained three new mem
bers. ALBERT Costner a long time
temperance worker, came in as an
honorary member, Mrs. A. N. Costner
and Mrs. Bessie Dartner became active
members, and we had the pleasure OF
pinning the White Ribbon over their
loyal hearts. Mrs. Dartner is the
wife OF the Methodist pastor at Cold
water. They wished Wayne county
to get credit for their membership, as
they had no organization at Cold
water. May others follow their ex'
ample.
A beautiful diamond medal was
awarded to a young lady from Skies
ton by the judges Of the W. &. I. o.
o~ratorial. contest held Wednesday
evening.
A young lady from Corning, Ar
kansas, took the prize in the musica
contest. Elder Martin sang the Red
White and Blue, and he received tn
heartiest applause Of any who sang
Mrs. Burger, our state President, con
Quoted one OF the Sunset services
and We know there was no moi
touching service during the Assembly
Mrs. Burger and Miss shaner ar
among the favorite speakers at Ar
cadia.
An informal reception was held
the w. G. T. U. bungalow and mos
all the people on the grounds attend
ed and drank punch; DR.. Mcclure!
had about three or four glasses, d
Morgan, Of Poplar Bluff, who is also
captain In the army, made . splendl
address to the crowd at the Bungi
low.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
Bclleyiew News.

The past week has been the warm
est of the season.
Hubert Russell made a business trip
TO Irondale last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. King visited IN
St. Louis the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Johnston OF st.
Louis visited VIM. Johnston and fam
lily last week.
DR.. Meador and family. also Mrs
Bollinger motored to Elvins and spen'
the day Sunday.
Loran Townsend, one OF our prom
ising young teachers, began an eigh
months term of sshool at Cedal
Grove, Reynolds county, last Mon
day.
Mrs. John Bergman and children
Of Poplar Bluff are guests In the hom
of MIR. and Mrs. VIM. A. Townsend.
ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
Goodland Items.

We are needing rain. Gardens are
suffering. Tomatoes are ripening.
Roasting ears are In evidence, and
still the war goes on. :
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Love with Miss
Florence and Arthur will soon make
Q trip to Arkansas In their automobile
to visit Mrs. loves brother, Mr..
Cristie Bryant.
The Redmondville picnic on satur'
cay was fine. Quite q crowd VA
thsrs and the pleasure Of the day val
not marred by drunken wretches
who generally try to spoil picnics.
.Botsn Brooks and family havs re-
turned from . visit 70 Fiat River
Miss Ida Mahurin and sister accom-.
panied them home for . few DAYS
visit. X w
Masses Thslmai and Marisn Adamnaa
81 steslvrls arsspsading : week VII
thor grandfathsr, ~. Adams,as0 Good
land.
Mr.. Edyths Eaton and children n q
e. Louis - spending : montAk w't E,
rslstIvss q Dslgrads, Qoodlsnd &c anl
- 00ssss ~ @ sgae9s gkf@@aA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

themselves at a convenient point JUST
west Of Settletown "held up" a nurn'
Der Of people who CHANGED to nave
booze in their autos and after renew
ing the victims OF their wet goods pro-
ceeded themselves to tank up. ~ 10
related that some Of those who were
thus asked to part with their precious
LIQUIDS noticed q slowness on inc par'
OF the officers to break or otherwise
destroy the stuff; but theirs NOT 70
treason why" and they moved on.
It 10 related that the two or tnree
guards who played this trick ana the,,
chauffeur al got we'll tsnked ana sun
had q quantity left over winch they
carried with them on to Flat RIVER
! The Joke was two.fold for the
reason that the Flat River boys were
operating on territory supposed 70 70
covered by the Bonnie TeTre coD''n'
gent. III.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

Grandma Brooks spent Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. Akers.
+. NJ. Adams is going to Bismarck
to-day after 4. NJ. Adams and family
of Miles City, Montana, who will Wis
it DR.. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laws with the Misses
Lucy and Kate Nelson Of Brule spent
the week end with r. relatives at Good
land.
Clifford Adams spent Sunday with
his cousin, Orville Crocker, ut Good
water.
John Love and family with Mr..
Hargrove motored to Ellington lately.
We had no school last week owing
to the illness OF the teacher.
N, w. Adams has q few hills OF the
finest Of corn. 1t came from England
and cost 40 cents a pound to get IT
here.
Mrs. N. W. Adams spent q day last
week With Mrs. Crocker OF Redmond
vile, who 10 recovering from q long
siege Of typhoid fever.
Our soldiers boys are called Tor Ok
animation this week. Our sympathy
goes out with them.
Randolph Adams has returned from
! visit 20 Cspe county. 4
TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
Des Arc items.

There will be o working at the Des
Arc cemetery, Saturday, August 18th.
All who have dear ones buried there
will please come and give ~ q helping
hand, or send . small remittance to
Thos. p. Fits, Des Arc, Mo.
We are oil very sorry, ~ we'll %
surprised, to hear Of the discharge OF
local freight conductor John Hsggsr.
", who has been . faithful railroad
employs tor 70 many years, and now
discharged fef : sljght oifsnSs. II .
uugrstsful oDths pflt q me railroad.
A rspcmand or lgdaye leysoR would
nave been ample punishment for Inv
|o6enso. Il seems that he got "a ne
|trois u Plateau. fsud lest = 10y
|heakenan, ~ ~ seGyed - aexses
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

Emil Roehry is here from Omaha.
Mrs. L. r. Carr il here from st.
Louis.
Chas. J. Tesresu vas here for . day
Monday.
Robert E. Holloway of Hogan was
. caller Monday.
Rev. Father Blan kemeier went to
81. Louis to-day.
A. +. Algier and wife are here from
New Madrid county.
John E. Moore arrived from Fort
Worth, Texas, Tuesday.
G. B. Pruitt arrived home from
Akron, Ohio, last week.
Mrs. Grover Curtis has returned to
her home at Poplar Bluff.
Douglas Ringo Of Mississippi county
10 with relatives in Arcadia.
Mrs. r. E. Wilkinson, daughter and
son, Of Alton, Ills, are In Arcadia.
Misses Leila, Marian and Blanche
O,Neal we're Ironton visitors Friday.
o. w. Ramsey Of Bismarck was
motor visitor to Ironton last Thurs
day. a., "a
Miss Ida Ryan of Jefferson City ii
the guest of her sister, Mrs. l.. r.
Carr.
Mrs. Sadie Fletcher and daughters,
Misses Alma and Florence, are in Ar
cadia.
DR.. Z. w. Bliss and wife Of De Sott
, spent Sunday at the home OF s. W
Andrews.
A. J. Langdon went to Hornersvillt
last Thursday night. He will return
in . few days.
Bert Taylor and family returned las
Friday from a visit with relatives il
Columbia, Mo.
After spending a month in lronton
Rev. A, Britain returned to st. Loui
last Thursday.
Mrs. Gussie Hinsdale and Mis-
Jennie, of Webster Groves, are visit
i. ing relatives at Pilot Knob.
Louis Miller, Jr., has returned t
his home in Arcadia from Sikestor
where he has been for some tim
past.
Miss Blanche .ONeal of Frankcla
commenced teaching school in tn
school district just west OF lrontol
Monday.
" Ed. Benson and a party OF frient
- motored from St. Louis to the vale
y Saturday evening, returning to tt
> city next day.
Miss Myra Whitworth returned
her home in st. Louis last week aft
= spending several days with relativ
and friends in the valley.
Mrs. r. V. Cooper and daughter,
St. Louis, are spending a few weeks
the home of Mr.. A. T. Brewster. NJ
Cooper vas here Sunday.
Miss Floy Miller is home in Arcat
from Madison, Wisconsin, where s
has been attending the summer 81
TN sion of the Wisconsin U~niverity.
4. B. Inner, wife and baby a
u Miss Irene Inner motored from
ny Louis TO Ironton last Thursday a
spent a few days with Judge II.
's' Jones and family, returning no
Monday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

"The Dust Of Egypt" featuring
Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno,
and Frank Daniels in "Doctor by
Proxy" Saturday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

plenty" When the car VA pulled
Into town here . day or two later to
local garage for repairs it vss about
the most dilapidatsd looking vehicle
you svsr cot your eyes on. In the
the belligerents seem to
have settled their differences and are
now all camping together at the
across Knob creek, east OF the
railroad station, awaiting repairs on
the Maxwell 90 they can move ON
again. The itinersnts seem to be we'll
supplied with money. They say they
have come ill the way from Cali
fornia.
George Scoggin, son Of Luther
Scoggiu, Of near Glover, stumped his
toe some ten or eleven years ago
while barefooted, and after q sore.
ness which lasted . few days 1t appar'
ented was vel: and gave him no
further trouble until q short while
back when the toe got sore again and
q few days ago while using that foot
to operate a foot lever on . moving
machine the toe in question began to
pain him 90 that he was compelled to
stop work and upon examination he
found . hard substance which upon
removal proved to be . piece Of bail
ing wire about 2 inches long. The
wire had been imbedded in the ligs-
ments of the toe more than ten years.
-Centerville Outlook.
The following Teachers took the
examination held at Ironton on Friday
and Saturday Of last week:
Ruth Hatridge, Munger.
Freda Hickman, Brunot.
1T. Patterson, Ironton.
r. l.. Marshall, Mrs. r. L. Marshall,
Mrs. Nellie Depew and Lille Conway,
Graniteville.
Carl Pippin and Avis Pippin, Red
mondville.
Bertha Walton and Lena Rutledge,
Caledonia.
Blanche O'Neal, lockwood.
Ernest Funk and Robert Miller, An.
napolis.
Ida Day, Bixby.
Annie 7. Polk, Arcadia.
Letha Allen, Glover.
Artilla Jones, Chloride.
Lawrence Townsend, Belleview.
Henry NJ. Blossom, who for Q mum
= Der Of years has had charge of thu
i old Emerson home in Ironton ane
known to many people in the valley
died at his home in St. Louis Wednes
day night Of last week. The follow
u ing lis reproduced from Thursday
u Post. Dispatch: "Henry M. Blossom
IS years old, Of 56l7 Cabanne avenue
president of the Insurance Agenc
H., Co., died last night at his home frol
a complications due to his advanced ag
;. and the extreme heat of the last weel
IS He had been i'll ten days. Blosso1
ht was considered one of the highest al
1e thorities in the country on insuranc
n, He had for years directed the VOL
lie of the Fire Prevention Bureau in S
x Louis. He had done much for the al
vancement of music during his lol
We career in st. Louis. He was for six
years director Of the choir Of the FIJI
en- Presbyterian Church. He was Pre-
81 dent of the St. Louis Association
he Music Chsirmen, and was chairman
N. the United Music Committee, an o
10 ganization which assumed SUPERVISE
NO of choir singers and in many cases {
he rected their transfers and promotio
,ly and set salary scales. Blossom is 81
mt vived by four children. They al
Yu Mrs. T. @. Kimber, Edmund, Susan
to and Henry NJ. Blossom, Jr. All We
nat at his bedside when he died"
~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

Frank Kunan in "The Thorough
bred" and ''The Danger Girl" with
Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson,
Tuesday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09
New Automobile Law.

The now Missouri Motor vehicle law
enacted By tho 10Th General Assem-,
bly, does not become, operative unt..
January sist. 1918, THIS ~ NV
materially increase rsvsnuss avs'laols
Tor tho construction q ssato lcs 1870
ana make radical changes n the tfeI.
AZ resnlsNons nov n forcs. Iwo
liesnSs pktss VII ~ tsqalfeo, ~
-, ~ 81 slaSing hssdlishts lsad at ~
npi1y Asu(.outp' will ~ ptoh'olisds
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

DR.. W. s. MANLEy, Veter-
mary Surgeon and Dentist,
will be in Ironton, Wednes-
day, August 18th.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-08-09

case.
The local board Tuesday made phys
ical examination Of As OF the men
drafted In Iron county for military
service. OF this number only five
were rejected. DR.. Marshall, the ex-
aiming physician, says there are Ger
teinly some fine specimens OF phy'i'
cal manhood In the accepted list.
About forty per cent. of them are
married men and many will claim ex'
emptions when they appear before
the district board at Poplar Blum.
THE local board will continue the
nhvs,cal examinations Wednesday
and Thursday. II . sufficient number
Of qualified men have not then been
, .acured for Iron county's quota sum.
! mons will be Immediately issued to
!. otbers Of the drafted men to present
> themselves to the board for sxamins.
. ton. -.
A bunch Of men, women and ch'l'
dren-who claim to DO lndiaas cu'
: iook more like forsigners-trsvslini
through the country In . Ford ono
!. Msxwell car, camped at sabuis, sout!
Of Ironton, one day last week, snd
while there, got into sow smonl
.~ham,elyes. The fight finally DO
vsloped into On assault on the auto
mobiles. AZ tho story goes the own
A. Of tho Maxwell threw roo
through the wind shield Of the Ford
4 then the owner Of the latter 81 6
NJ s aud played havoc with ths ~ !.
-aii. And vhst hs did 10 u was "
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-10-29
|DR. LAROE SPOKE TO LARGE
AUDIENCE AT BAPTIST
BIZ Special Correspondent.

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 29:-Dr.
Arthur LaRoe, of Perth Amboy. who
returned some time ago from France,
where he did duty in a French hos
pital. spoke before the Mems Bible
Class Of the South Baptist church
yesterday afternoon. The church was
well filled with not only members Of
the class but with those from the
other churches in town together with
many ladies that came out to hear
the talk. DR.. LaRoe told of his work
while stationed in France and Of the
many hardships Of the wounded and
other soldiers at the front His re-
marks were of considerable interest
to all. After the talk DIR. LaRoe ex-
hibited some of the curios that he
had brought home with him from
France.
A song service led by Walter E.
Sharrot preceded the lecture. Rev.
Arthur Lucas. pastor Of Bethel Meth
odist Episcopal church. made the
prayer and Rev. J. Harrison johnson,
pastor Of the Baptist church, con-
Quoted the responsive reading. Stuart
L. Ritz, president of the Fifth Ward
Welfare League, organised recently to
look after the boys from here that
enlisted in the various departments Of
the army and navy and those in the
camps of the national army, made
the offertory remarks. In the collec-
ton taken for the Welfare League
fund $11.0S was secured,