Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-03
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IN MISSOURI

Robert Hauck. harness dealer, was
found dead ut Pleasant Hill when his
room was broken into To put out a
fire. He had been burned to death.
Indications are that the fire started
while he was smoking in bed.
Ben Carter, a resident Of Ash Grove.
was arrested in Springfield or a
charge Of making reasonable utter.
ances and abusing President Wilson.
He was fined and compelled to take
an oath TO support the United States
in every way throughout the war.
The 3-year-Old daughter of Edwin r.
Michel, one OF twins, while playing
around a well at the Michel home
neal Scissor Landing. southwest OF
Springfield, removed a board. falling
into the we'll. The child's head struck
q rock. She was killed almost In
stantly.
Meetings Of farmers were held In
every school district in Greene county
recently and delegates selected to at.
tend a mass meeting in Springfield
when plans for a maximum produc-
ton OF foodstuffs on farms this year
will be discussed.
Louis B. Dersch, 81 years old. a
painter living at st. Joseph. was
drowned while fishing at midnight re-
Gently in Garlish lake. two miles south
Of Ainazonia.
Fighting side by side with men ON
batting a forest fire in Douglas Coun-
ty. Mrs. Tray Dobey Of Goodhope, re-
ceived burns which resulted In her
death two days later.
Earl Bodle, % years old. received
injuries that caused his death when
a motor car he was driving skidded
and upset near Marysville. Dodle was
returning with a party from a funeral
when the accident happened.
Mrs. Mary L. Roberts, 81 years old.
Of Montgomery. recently became the
great-great- grandmother Of the fifty.
fourth of her family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Deal and their
daughter.in.law, Mrs. Leslie Deal.
no, Srctnrt1N kiltaI nanr MnrShAI1
when the motor cal in which they
were riding was struck by a Missouri
Pacific passenger train.
e. G. Bennett, state dairy commits
sioner. was in Macon recently in the
interest OF the dairy campaign in Mis-
souri,. He says that Missouri will
soon take its place as one of the
leading dairy states Of the Nation.
William Brown, United States mar.
shall at Springfield, recently seized
two privately owned wireless plants
there and arrested the wner One
was a high power station in the resi-.
dence district. III
Sedalia and Pettis County recently
celebrated the one hundred and firty-
second anniversary of the Battle OF
Lexington with a large attendance.
One hundred and fifty gayly decorated
motor cars yer in line, while hun
dreds OF men marched in the parade,
including Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie veterans, Spanish-American war
veterans. the gun corps company. Red
Cross chapter. all Of the local union
organizations, different Protestant and
Catholic societies, Boy Scouts and
three thousand five hundred school
children.
More than $4,000 was pledged at
st, Louis to continue the industrial.
preventive and educational work Of
the Missouri Blind Commission. A
Legislative appropriation Of $4,000 for
the work Of this commission recently
was vetoed by Governor Gardner.
Mrs. William Hawker. SO years old.
Of Monroe City, is dead from injuries
received when she was struck by a
Burlington freight train. She has spent
all her life in Marion County. A hus-
band and six children survive.
The Farmers and Merchants Rank
of Hermann was closed recently by
N. s. Macgruger, state bank examiner,
when he discovered a shortage Of $685..
900.
There Is practically no surplus sugar
In st. Louis, 1t was stated by whole
sale grocers the other day. The scar
city Is attributed to the car shortage,
which has handicapped the shipment
of sugar from New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto McCracken Of
Fulton have just celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary, Mr., Nc
Cracker has lived in Missouri seventy
three years.
The recent patriotic meeting held
Mt Lexington drew the largest crowd
ever gathered there. Many are en-
listing.
Five hundred persons were In at
| tendance at Archie recently at q fla1
raising. A large procession consist
ing Of school children and patrons
3 headed by the Archie band marched
thr,ruh Main atrnot n Ntrho1aOn