Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19
NINGS
of the sOeek
IN MISSOURI

A warrant for William Gibbons. un
der arrest in Kansas City, was issued
by the prosecuting attorneys office al
Springfield, charging him with dyna
hitting a street car in February.
A defective switch at Dean, seven
miles north of st. Joseph, caused the
derailment of seventeen cars of 6
northbound Chicago Great Western
freight train recently. Four cars OF
oil and two cars Of coal were burned
George H. Scruton, editor of the
Sedalia Daily Democrat, has received
a commission from President Wilson
appointing him captain in the Off
GERS Reserve Corps in the United
States Army
Cosmopolitan st. Louis pledged its
fealty to the United States and Prest
dent Wilson in a demonstration that
rocked the city from end to end.
Starting with monster parade, in.
GLIDING military and civic organiza.
tions, thousands surged into the Coli.
scum as climax of Loyalty Day.
Hundreds of German-Americans took
active part in the pageant and were
the most enthusiastic at the gigantic
mass meeting. When 1.-THE Star Span.
gled Banner" was played, hats were
thrown in the air and more than Is.
900 persons stood up and cheered
I'VE were Germans, but the u. S. for
u.s." came from scores of throats. Gov
ernor Gardner was the principal speak.
er at the mass meeting.
Mrs. Emeline Bell, 102 years old,
native of Canada, is dead at Marco.
line. She left one hundred descend
| ants.
at his home in Lexington. Mr.. Taub-
man had been a resident of that city
for many years. He was city marshal,
city register and treasurer, mayor, al
derman several times and county
treasurer one term.
Col. William T. Jenkins, pioneer
of Platte county and editor of the
Platte City Landmark, one of Mis-
souri's Oldest weekly newspapers, died
at his home the other morning. Death
was due to Bright's disease.
Mayor Henry w. Kiel, Republican,
was reelected at St. Louis by a ma
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 e. Huff, Nevada
secretary; DR.. William P. Bradley
Windsor, superintendent; Doctors W
r. Summers, ]. w. Dawson and C. B
Davis, assistant physicians: F. D. Cal
laway, Nevada. steward; Col e. B
Todd, Nevada. treasurer, and Mrs. W
w. Bennett, matron.
Capt. N. B. Potts, so years old, died
at his home in Warsaw, recently. He
was senior member of the N. B. 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, 72 years old
is dead at his home here In Sedalis
following a lingering illness. He wa:
one of the most widely known bank
ers in that section of the state, for {
, number of years being cashier of the
} Sedalia National Bank.
, Representatives of commercial clubs
, in all towns on the Kings Highway
! or near it, will meet in Sikeston sooI
. to organize formally the Kings High
way Association.
: o. E. Jennings, former president o
) the Springfield Traction and Labol
: Assembly, was found guilty by jurI
: of violating a restraining order Of thu
3 federal court on two counts and sen
= fenced to six months in the Jackson
county jail by Judge Arba s. Van Val
kenburgh.
The second time in a period Of
few months, Scotch collie is fir
r hero at Kansas State Agricultural Col
? lege. By barking. the dog gave thu
: alarm which probably saved $1,000
? worth of cattle when fire destroyet
: sheds and pens used for experimental
purposes.
q Twenty-seVen boiler makers an,
i helpers from the Missouri Pacifi
A r.aA a. =, ,.~,os.I 900 ~