Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-18
HAPPENINCS
Of tic tVeek
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oftbe tVeek
IN MISSOURI
Hannibal has solved her problem
II fuel for the poor. and at q smal,
cost. Fifteen city prisoners Were
working at the municipal wood yari.
where they we've cutting up old ties.
furnished free by the Burlington Rail
road Company. The wood is distrib-
uttd 10 the poor free. saving the town
the cost OF charity coal.
Samuel Seibel, 81 years old. one OF
the founders OF 81. Johns Evangelical
Lutheran church, All a resident OF
Hannibal since 1861, died recently.
Mrs. Nancy Flris Railey celebrated
her one hundredth birthday recently
at the home of her granddaughter,
Mrs. Anna G. llerndon, in Marshall.
Mrs. Railey was born in Edmonton.
Ky, January 6, 1917, and came to this
state il 1861. She was the mother Of
twelve children.
Seven HUNDRED Missouri farmer.
we're guests of the college of agr!cul-
ture Of the University Of Missouri at
4 banquet recently. It was the clos
ing event Of farmers week, which has
been attended by 1,7S0 mel and
women from the farms. President A.
Ross Hill was the t0astmaster.
Preliminary steps to reduce the cost
Of gas for domestic purposes were
taken recently by the Hannibal Cou,-
mercial Club, A committee was alb
pointed to collect data from every city
in Missouri having a gas plant and
confer with the local company as 10
the cost Of service.
Eugene +, Kimbreil, former cham
pion DICTATOR Of the Fulton high school.
won the Dohyns o~r1atorical contest.
He will receive $50 and represent
Westminster college in the state CON
test at parkville, March 2.
Mrs. Evelyn Fletcher Shannon, RESI-.
dent Of Marion county So years. "
dead in Palmyra. She was the widow
Of John shannon, formerly editor Of
the Hannibal Courier-post. Mrs. Shan.
non was S. gears old.
Richard Prigmore, mayer OF Sar.
coke, died the other day following
an operation for appendicitis,
"A ordinance passed by the joplin
city council requires saloons to close
at 1880 o'clock at night and remain
closed until 8 O'Clock in the morning.
Joplin saloons now open at 5 O'clock
in the morning and close at | O'Clock.
TIE Rev. T. G. Poole, Is years Old,
died at Moherly the other night, lie
entered the ministry in 1868 at High
land, Kan.
4 delegation OF good roads leaders
from st. Louis held a conference. the
other day with the good roads com
nIittee OF the Kansas City Chamber
II Commerce In an effort to have
Kansas City join the Federated Roads
Association. The committee took
the proposal under Amusement.
Arthur A, Hall. acting chancellor or
Washington university. has been ap.
pointed chancellor of the institution
TO succeed David +. Houston, secre.
tary Of agriculture. Unverified re-
ports that Houston had resigned from
the CHARACTERISTIC reached st. Louis
several weeks ago.
William Martin. l6 years old. Il ca,
Diet in the Missouri Military academy.
is dead in the Mexico hospital
from the effect OF a bullet wound re-
ceived accidentally. Col. Il. Y. Bur.
ton. president OF the academy, said
Martin was cleaning a rifle in ODE
d!ence with the commandments order
and the gun was accidentally dis.
charged.
A Missouri girl Ia custodian of the
most important secrets Of the United
States senate. Senator Stone of Ais
souri, chairman Of the senate com.
mittee on foreign affairs. has appoint,
ed Miss Jessie l.. Simpson of st. Louis
secretary OF that committee.
r.. T. Major. brother Of the retiring
governor, Is no longer secretary of
the state fair board. He has been
succeeded by T.. G. Bylander, who will
take up his duties on March !. Ma.
)or wa reelected but resigned i'm.
mcdiately.
raymond T. Rrattcn, 20 years old,
formerly a salesman for ST. Louis and
Kansas City live stock concerns, was
iound dead at the home of his par.
ents In North Galloway the other.
morning.
robert Hughes, n resident OF Cam
den, seven miles south Of Richmond.
was Killed while out hunting recently.
climbing n fence the hammers
or MS shotgun caught In the wires
causing both barrels 10 explode, tear
ing OH tho left side " his face.
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