Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-05
HAPPENINGS
Of tie tvesk
IN MISSOURI

IiuDttis teSeItI!- II. SIduh JxOiuAAu
OF Moberly. was elected president.
Mrs. Allen Cherry. who lives on a
farm near Springfield. Is the owner Of
a baby chick which has four perfectly
formed legs. Il was Matched in an
Incubator.
Charles Syfan. IA years old, died
in a hospital at Springfield recently
from a bullet wound in the head, in.
f'icted while he was playing with a
revolver.
That 125 aviators in st. Louis, who
are affiliated with the st. Louis Aero
club. have offered their services to
the government in case Of war, IA
stated recently by Albert Bond Lam
bert, wealthy aviation enthusiast.
who is organizing a national aviation
reserve corps. These are all trained
men, ready for immediate service at
the front as soon as they are in
structed in the sort Of information an
army needs.
One Of Clinton county's landmarks.
a house eight miles east Of Lathrop,
built by James Montgomery more
than fifty years ago, was destroyed
by fire the other day.
The body Of Harry Hodges. the 49,
year-old SOL of Rev. J. S. Hodges, who
disappeared recently, was found later
in Medford Lake, a hunting resort
not far from his home. 1t is be.
lieved that young Hodges was drowned
when he waded out into the lake to
recover some ducks which he had
shot.
William b. Mackey. SO years lid,
president of the Mackey Wholesale
Shoe Company, and for years direc-
tor for the Sedalia public library, is
dead.
Ernest NJ, Hubbard, former cashier
of the Boatsman bank in ST. Louis,
committed suicide recently. Since
the death of his wife he had been dee
pendent.
Three men who were injured in 8
gasoline explosion at st, Louis are
dead. The men were pouring gasoline
into a tank from q tifty.gallon barre
when the explosion occurred.
Missouri Valley College was defeat
ed in debate by Central College, Fay
cite, and Westminster College VOL
from Missouri Valley College at Mar
shall, recently.
A telegram announcing the dealt
Of Edmond Brown, a druggist of Mar
shall, at q hospital in st. Joseph, wa
received BY his family recently.
A fire at Cabool destroyed the FRS
National Bank Building, Stice 4 Sons
general merchandise stock and lodg
hall and office rooms upstairs. A res
taurant. drug store and barber sho
were also consumed besides nue.
damage was done buildings joining an
plate glass broken cross the stree,
The loss is $4,000.
In an effort to check hog cholera
which was reported in ninety-thre
Missouri counties last November an
is expected to be more widespread thi
summer, DR.. d. +. Luckey, state veter
1 marian, is mailing an appeal to eleve
thousand clerks of rural school di:
= tricts in the state, The appeal ask
!. an immediate report to the stat
y veterinarian whenever sick hogs ar
= noticed in the district. 1t will be rea
= ut the annual school meeting.
"
y Marion b. Peters, SO years ole
; member Of the state legislature frol
: Howell county in 1913. is dead a
= West Plains from pneumonia. He wa
" q scientific farmer and known in tn
legislature as the Alfalfa King Of tn
Ozarlts.
d A riot call was sent to the centri
It police station at st. Joseph who
guards at the city w%orkhouse wer
o unable to control Harry Adle. VIII
n had attacked his cellmato, Guy Ath'
II When a posse of policemen reache
d the workhouse Atho had been kicke
Il to death. He was "a and Adlo !
6 years old. Both were delirium IT.
IS mems patients.
= Watchmen have been stationed
n the bridge across the Missouri Rtv'
" at St. Joseph to guard It day and mig
- from possible harm at the hands
G agents Of the German government
German sympathizers. Also, powerf
electric lamps have been placed {
3, the spans Of the bridge and at poin
7: on Missouri and Kansas shores In 9
10 der that no person may approach Il
bridge.
In the event war Is declared, Mobe
= ~ will furnish u company Of n hu
!! dred men. A citizens training cor
& pany was organized there recent
NJ with Capt. II. L. Stone In cominan
W The company is composed Of Mobcr
" business men and Spanish var veto
ans.