Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-15
HAPPENINGS
Of tie eveek
IN q

j.. IL. Cook, a miner. was killed and
o. II. Gentry. Mrs. Floyd Turner and
Mrs. Harry Kiser were injured seri-
ously at Joplin When a switch engine
backed into a motor car in which they
were crossing the railroad tracks.
Cook jumped when he saw 5. coils
ion could not be ayerted and fell in
front Of the engine. The others were
pinned beneath the wrecked autom0-
bile. Gentry, a real estate dealer.
was the most seriously hrr'. Hi. leg
was crushed and he recei ,ei internal
injuries.
The McGil hotel. a two-story brick
building, was burned at Branson re.
Gently. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ID. Nc
Millen of Kansas City, who occupied
rooms on the second floor, escaped by
climbing down a blanket hung from
a window, after they were almost
overcome by smoke.
Cecil Cowdy, 26 years old, was kill.
ed and four others were badly injured
by a falling derrick at the Vesuvious
mine four miles northwest of Car
thage. The injured were taken Il the
hospital at Carthage. It is believed
all will ccoyer.
a high wind at Rich Hill caused
much damage to small buildings and
trees. The 70.foot smokestack al the
city power plant WAS blown down, dis
abling the plant and leaving the city
without electric power.
Forty motors were burned in a fire
which destroyed the Francis Street
garage at st. Joseph the other morn
ing. The total loss is estimated at
$4,000 Two employees were slightly
burned.
Mrs. Ocie Stuck. S. years old, is
dead in M0berly from injuries sus-
tanned when her clothes caught fire
from an overheated stove. -Four sens
survive her.
Suit for 100000 damages against
the city was filed by the Springfield
Traction company recently for lack Of
police protection in the present street
car strike, which has continued since
October. 1916. Mayor J, ]. Gideon
and Chief Of Police Barney Rathbone
are named as defendants. The strike
has been featured by much disorder
and the traction company alleges the
police sided with the strikers.
Sylvester J. Gotten, 50 years Old
was buried at Windsor recently. lie
was not the oldest citizen Of Windsor
but the oldest and last Of the old time
residents, coming here from Miliel
!, county. Missouri, in 1860. He held tbs
Office Of justice of the peace anG
: police judge twenty-five years.
Mrs. Almeda Marseilles, surrounded
by Ito Of her 1l3 living descendants
celebrated her S7th birthday at Han
nibal recently. She is among tht
oldest Hannibal residents. living there
since she was II years old. Five gen
erations were represented at the re
union.
J.. G. Fuqua, lifelong resident o
Monroe City, is dead. He was hori
in Monroe county and was 60 year.
old. For a number of years be wa
t an extensive mule buyer. A widow
$ and two son. Warren FuQua Of Monroe
City, and Harry Fuqua Of Kansas City
t survive.
In the state %oratorical contest he'll
i at Parkyille recently. Deeler Blevir
representing Park college, was award
g ed first place; Paul Nicth OF Contra
v Wesleyan, second, and Irwin Gram u
D. Tarkio. third. Central. William Jewel
and Westminster colleges were ais
y represented in the contest.
{ The Rev. c. NJ. Gray, so years ole
Methodist circuit minister. was II
I jured dangerously when he was gore
II by a bull on his farm near Hanniba
the other day.
A. ". Raine and Martin Morris e:
!. capped from the Fulton state insan
. hospital recently. Raine is the ma
= who made an attack several year
- & on DR.. John NJ. Grant of st. Loui!
= and who was adjudged insane at hi
" trial. Raine has escaped twice bt
fore. The police Of st. Louis, kansa
City, st. Joseph and other cities hav
" been notified to be on the lookout fo
- the men.
. 1t is reported at Marshall that fral
=" ment of meteor was found on a fari
:. near the mouth of the Black river
" Saline county, imbcdded five feet !
= the earth and weighing 500 pounds {
more. A large. luminous meteor pas
ed over this locality about midnigl
" the other night, taking all easterl
course. The heated condition OF III
W hardened mass gives evidence Of II
y being only a recent visitor. The stor
- will be given to the Smithsonian inst
=. tute.
'" Steps are being taken to organize
company Of volunteers In Marshall
u be ready In the event war is declare
with Germany. A member OF tt