Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-03-08

HoLiiiId'eu ny q majority OK Ten uNcC
The present chief Of police. Nomin-
alton at the Democratic primary is
equivalent to election.
James Orput, S,yearold son Of
Blaine Orput, formerly a linotype op-
orator on a Kansas City newspaper,
was killed by a motor car in San Fran
cisco the other night, according 10
word received at Liberty.
Mrs. Mary Z, Hoy and daughter,
elizabeth, reported lost on the La
COMA. We're the wife and daughter Of
DR.. Albert S. Hoy, first cousin Of Al
bert 3. Hoy, an attorney of Marshall,
and were former residents of Saline
county.
Announcement has Just been made
that Journalism week at the Uniyer.
sity Of Missouri will be hel! at Column.
hia the FIVE days commencing May Z.
The annual meeting of the Missouri
Press association will be held tho
last two days.
4 great amount Of damage has been
dCno in the lowlana district Of south.
east Missouri this winter by wolves.
There are thousands Of The animals
in the Black and st. Francis river
bottoms, and because Of the food
waters and several snoH+s they have
been starved and are killing cattle,
sheep, dogs and other domestic ami
E4als. Several instances are known
where they have attacked persons.
Traps have heen placed and quite u
number caught.
Fearing food riots similar to those
in New York and Philadelphia. st.
Louis police have closed the head.
Guu"ters of the Feed America First
prups sandists. which was opened re-
Gently. The Rev. +. j. Jonas, former
Presbyterian minister in New York,
was in charge of the movement. Doc.
tor Jonas denied his organization had
planned riots. He said he aimed to
educate the people in back to the
land" movements. Meetings had been
planned in the public library, he said.
The Fourth Missouri infantry, 81
officers and ST. men. has arrived at
Fort Riley, Kas.. from Laredo, for
muster out of the federal service.
A. Fl. Meyer Of Boonville, was elect.
ed president of the Missouri Retail
Clothing Dealers Association in the
convention recently held in St. Louis.
Judge Abraham II. Burkeholder, one
of the Oldest and most widely known
citizens Of Grundy county, died at
Trenton recently of paralysis. Judge
Burkeholder was born in Pennsylvania
in 1885 and came to Trenton in 1866.
Thomas Davis. 60 years old, a vet.
eran Burlington Railroad conductor,
died suddenly at Hannibal recently
He had worked for the Burlington
Tor more than forty years.
According to the governments oh.
server at Macon, this has been the
drieHt February since the bureau was
established, the precipitation to date
being only six-tenths OF an inch. The
average for February is 2.14 inches
"he precipitation during December
{, d January was also unusually scant
and some uneasiness is felt about the
water supply on the farms.
The Springfield city council has
started a war on the English sparrow
An ordinance was passed making II
a misdemeanor to fail to destroy the
nests Of the birds. The bill was In
troduced by Mayor J. J. Gideon fol
the protection Of other song birds.
Frank Cline. 40 years old, was kill
ed. and Frank Hardenbrook was In
jured when an automobile In which
they were riding was struck by an in
tcrurban car southwest Of Carthag,
recently.
About half the business section o
Walker. the first station on the Kat,
railroad northeast Of Nevada, wa
destroyed by ERE the other morning
The fro started from a stove in
livery stable and garage. Four othe
buildings were also destroyed. Til
loss Is abolt 10000.
August Coale. a merchant Of Clln
ton, accidentally shot and killed him
self while shooting at crows. He wa
AZ years old and married last Decen
Der. He leaves two children by q fol
mer marriage.
The North Missouri Light and Pow
er Company. organized two years az
to furnish power from the KcokuI
dam to light Now London, Center
Franklin and Perry. has been pu,
chased by the Mckinley interests 0
st. Louis.
The Missouri naval reserve ha
been authorized by the navy depar,
r,ent TO orgAnise On aviation depar,
fnent. The department will sand d,
planes to st, Louis for the use " III,
reserve Il . licensed sviatos Il u
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