Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-12

jority Appropriated at twenty thou
sand.
The newly appointed board Of man.
ayers of State Hospital for the Insane
No. 2 have elected the following Off.
GERS: The Rev. A. n. Lindsey, Clinton,
president; Julian T.. Huff, Nevada,
secretary; DR.. William p. Bradley,
Windsor, superintendent; Doctors ".
X. Summers. J. w. Dawson and C.. B.
Davis, assistant physicians; F. ID. Cal.
laway. Nevada, steward; Col. F.. B.
Todd, Nevada. treasurer, and Mrs. ".
w. Bennett, matrol.
Capt. N. p. Potts. So years old, died
at his home in Warsaw, recently. He
vas senior member of the n. 3. Potts
Land Company of that city, for sixty
six years a member Of the Odd Eel
lows lodge and active member Of the
Baptist church.
Ernest Ralph Blair. 70 years old.
is dead at his home here in Sedalia
following a lingering illness. He was
one OF The most widely known bank
ers in that section of the state. for a
number Of years being cashier OF the
Sedalia National Bank.
Henry Holkamp was killed recently
at Hannibal when a Burlington pas
senger train struck a motor car which
he was driving within the city limits.
Representatives of commercial clubs
: in all towns on the Kings Highway,
or near it, will meet in Siksston soon
/ to organize formally the Kings High
!, way Association.
| The second time in a period of a
\ few months, a Scotch collie is a fire
hero at Kansas State Agricultural Col
> iege. BY barking. the dog gave the
I alarm which probably saved $1,000
worth Of cattle when fire destroyed
Z sheds and pens used for experimental
r purposes.
: Twenty-seven boiler makers and
y helpers from the Missouri Pacific
; shops at Sedalia left in a special coach
II for Philadelphia, where they will en-
ter the service of the United States
government ut the navy yards.
u n, @ ~ nlotr 10 all &c Han1
:. at Springfield OF hardening of the ar
F." teries. He was the father of Judge
James T. Blair of the Missouri SUI
prene court.
Judge ", F. Wolfe died at his homo
in Adrian recently. He was 70 years
old and had served two terms as
Judge in the Bates County court.
Plans for Monroe Clty's new Carne.
gle library have been accepted. A
site recently was purchased at a cost
Of $1,000.
Twenty-one head of ShorthOrn cat
tie offered to highest bidders at the
annual sale of the Southwest Missouri
Shorthorn Breeders Association Il,
I Aurora brought an average Of s265
head.
DR., O. n. Carter died suddenly the
other day in his office at Republic oi
~apoplexy. He was Is years old.
Twenty seniors Of the School o.
Journalism at Columbia were guest!
/ Of Springfield newspapers recently
I They arrived at noon from joplin anf
4 spent the afternoon inspecting thu
n newspaper plants. They were givel
\ an automobile ride and theatcr part,
Il at night.
4 Malta Bend is tho first town in Sa
4 line county to publicly show Its ia
triotism and rally TO the colors in
public demonstration. In response tt
a call a generous community sui
.cc scribeh literally for a large flag an
w erected a seventy-foot pole at tn
.r. most prominent street corner, and q
3 o'clock in the afternoon Old Glor
90 was spread to the breeze amidst OF
IN. thusiasm V before witnesse
AZ. there. Every business house was elss
*. orately decorated and lapels OF tn
icy citizens coats bore miniature flagl
while every motor car In this sectio
was gayly decorated with the Star
and Stripes.
, School authorities announced tha
900 high school students. who declare
a holiday without sanction BY the Ia
,rs ulty, would not be disciplined. Tn
,ev holiday was decided upon following
,rv patriotic demonstration. when the ST
4 dents abandoned classes and parade
II. the streets.
re- Frank II. King, editor OF the Dali
~ Missourian, q senior In the Missoul
= School Of Journalism, has accepted
VI position in the editorial departmei
=" Of the japan Advertiser. Toxic, Japai
fIo will sail for the Orient In Juns.
-, Instead Of calling road bond Ole
he tions In tho road districts in Mon
M. gomery county, through which, passe
NV the National Old Trails road. o can
paign to vote countrywide bonds !