The Taney County republican., 1917-06-21
HAPPENINGS
of the eOeek
IN MISSOURI


Miss Nancy Johnson, art student,
granddaughter of former Lieutenant
Governor Charles p Johnson was
killed in St, Louis recently when she
was thrown from an automobile
The Lathrop House, Lathrop's only
hotel building, was destroyed by fire
the other day. The structure was ,.
story brick and the loss is about
$1,000.
The general education board, found
ed by John y. Rockefeller, has written
its check for l million dollars and
will mail it in few days to Washing,
ton University for use in financing re-
search in surgery, medicine and pc.
diatrics
John Mount, n years old, died sud.
denly Of heart disease at his home In
Braymer recently. He was widely
known citizen He served three years
in the Civil War and was an Ander'
sonyille prisoner,
Flag Day was observed at Rich Hill
by a municipal flag raising when Old
Glory was swung TO the breeze from
6O.foot steel pole in Central Park,
The flag, 1Ox24, together with the
pole, was purchased by popular sub.
sCription.
Arch A. Johnson, criminal judge IT
Springfield advocates the raising Of
a substantial reward to offer for infor.
nation leading TO the arrest and con.
yiction of the murderer of Baby Lloyd
Keet This followed the receipt Of
letter from a Kansas Citian whose
name was withheld, offering to start
n fund with a $1Oa check Friends Of
]. Holland Keet have discussed rails.
ing a fund of from $1,000 to $4,000
to be used in running down the kid.
napers and to offer reward of $4,000
with a promise of immunity to any
member of the band, except the actual
murderer, who will peach" on the
gang,
A settlement Of the strike Of motor
men and conductors Of the Springfield
Traction Company, in progress since
October 3, 1916, was announced recent
ly by L. II, Sanderson, president of the
Springfield Traction Company, Con
cessions we're made by both sides, he
said The terms Of the settlement in
detail were withheld.
The Rev. George Campbell Of Hanni'
bal was elected president Of the State
Ministerial Association Of the Chris
tan Church at the close Of the final
session of associations two days con
vention at Mexico. Other officers
elected we're James Williams Of jop.
lin, vice president and +. y. Hull OF
st. Joseph, secretary treasurer, These
men, with b. a. Abbott Of St Louis
and W. w. White of Boonviile, COM
pose the executive committee Of the
organization.
Jesse Miller, 70 years old, was in.
stantly killed when his team ran away
In COrnfield where he was working
on a farm southwest of Lamonte re-
comfy.
Trouble broke out anew ut the
Brown shoe factory the other morning
when strikers attempted to prevent
hon.union workers from entering the
plant. A woman striker was stabbed.
Further trouble was anticipated
The will Of James J. Butler, former
congressman and son Of Edward But.
Ter, long known as the Democratic
leader of st. Louis, was filed recent
ly. The will dispOses of an estate es.
timated at $1.0OOO00. Half of the
estate goes to the widow and half to
the son. Edward Lancaster Butler
His mother Is to act as trustee for the
son until be is 35 years old,
St Joseph gets the state convention
Of the Missouri Christian Missionary
Society for 1918 The Rev A. W.
KOkendorfter Of Sedalia was elected
president Of the state organization for
1918. Other officers are: Vice-presi.
dent, L. +. Leake, Independence; re-
cording secretaries, II. a. Browning,
La Plata, and W. c. Gibbs. Columbia;
railroad secretary, Ernest T. Elliott,
Kansas City; corresponding secretary,
X. 3. Briney, Kansas City.
"Bennie" Ellis, 13 years old, in Jump.
ing from a Missouri Pacific freight
train at Rich Hill was caught beneath
the wheels and fatally injured. He
lived only a few hours.
The Fulton commercial club decided
unanimously not 10 hold fall street
fair and home coming. It bought
Liberty bonds with the Sl5V remaining
in the fair faEa. from last ysaL -..--