Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-19
HAPPENINGS
Of tie tveek
IN MISSOURI

utch-hs SsitsatsahN "eI
felt for several seconGs the other at.
ternoon throughout the 81. Louis e {
tion, and the after vibrations con-
tinued for eigi, minutes. Several Win
dows we're broken and several chin
ne.s we're knocked down.
Fifty Missouri coal mines have been
closed down by the operators as a dis.
ciplinary measure against men in the
Kirksyiile mines who would not return
to work pending the adjustment Of .
complaint against Il foreman.
When Jerry Il. Clopton. IS years old,
q Dade County youth, heard that Ger.
many and the United States were at
WAT, he qLit WORT; and walked to
Springfield. fifty mites. TO enlist in the
navy. He was sem to ST. Louis after
having passed the physical eSaIlina-
ton.
The st. Louis & San Francisco rail-
road and the Southern Express Com.
pany have instructed their agents to
refuse to receive shipments Of intoXi-
eating LIQUORS into local option terri
tory and 10 refuse 10 deliver intoyicat-
Ing liquor to anyone in such territory.
Lewis Thompson, an insane man, 40
years old, OF Oskaloosa, ID, who has
been taking treatment at Il private in
stitution in Nevada, ran amuck with
a stolen revolver the other dag, kill.
ing his attendant. W. G. James, for.
mer chief of police of Nevada, perhaps
fatally wounding John Cooper, janitor
at the institution. and dangerously
wounding Prof. ]. O. Crone Of the in
~stitution staff. A few minutes later
he was captured by Chief of Police
W. II. Kennedy and placed in Jail.
Minari Holland. Is years old, senio,
of the Liberal High School, died in a
hospital in Fittsburg. Kan, of u
broken neck. Holland was injured in
a class fight at Liberal. Members oil
his class and the junior class were en-
gagged in a battle for class colors. Hol
land was thrown on his head.
A warrant for William Gibbons. IN
der arrest in Kansas City, was issuec
by the prosecuting attorneys office a
Springfield, charging him with dyna
hitting a street car in February.
A defective switch at Dean, SIEVE
miles north Of st. Joseph, caused III
derailment Of seventeen cars of
n%orthbound Chicago Great Westnrl
freight train recently. -Four cars q
oil and two cars OF coal were burned
George Fl. Scru,on, editor OF tn
Sedalia Daily Democrat, has receive
a commission from President Wilsc
appointing him captain in the Off
!, States Army.
COSMOPOLITAN St. Louis pledged II
fealty to the United States and Pres
dent Wilson in a demonstration tn;
rocked the city from end to EN-
Starting with a monster parade. il
Guiding military ard civic organic
tons, thousands surged into the Col
, scum as q climax Of Loyalty Da.
: Hundreds of Communications too
. active part in the Pageant and WEI
" the most enthusiastic at the gigant
= mass meeting. When THE Star Spa
gled Banner was played, hats WEI
thrown in the air and more than i
600 persons stood up and cheere
I'VE werc Germans, hut the [. S, Fl
W." came from scores of threats. Go
ernor Gardner was the principal spea
er at the mass meeting.
Mrs, Emeline Bell, 102 years ol
native of Canada, is dead at Marc
line. She left one hundred descen
ants.
. John Taubman, 20 years old, is de-
at his home in Lexington. Mr.. TAU
man had beea a resident Of that CT
for many years. He was city marsh
city register and treasurer, mayor.
derman several times and coun
treasurer one term.
Henry Holkamp was killed recent
At Hannibal when q Burlington p'
senger train struck q motor car VIII
he was driving within the city limi
Mayor Henry W. Kiel, RepublicI
was reelected at st. Louis by a II
,ority Appropriated at twenty tn
IL sand.
ID.
is. The newly appointed board OK nj
~. ayers Of State Hospital for the lnsa
IN No. 2 have elected the following o
nd GERS: The Rev. A. n. Lindsey, Clint
president; Julian =. Huff, Eeva
". secretary; DR.. William p. Brad
NC Windsor, superintendent; Doctors
r. Summers. J. w. Dawson and c.