Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24

by the Kansas City and other boards
of trade for two days, has been contin'
ued indefinitely b. order OF the board
of directors which met in the offices
Of the board. Just when trading VIII
be resumed is not known.
The eighth annual journalism week
at the University Of Missouri began al
Columbia with a meeting OF the Als'
souri, Writers Guild. At the business
session of The guild, j. Breckenridge
Ellis of P~la,isburg was elected presi'
dent o succeed Lee Shippey. Arthur
| Killick t"Fatty Lewis") of Kansas CITY
was named yice-president. f1oyd
Shoemaker Of Columbia was elected
| seLretary-treasurer.
Elliott Marshall has received per
mission from Governor Gardner TO
raise a regiment of national guards III
st. Joseph and. vicinity.
Two mothers, one 105 years old anc
the other 100 years Old. met Sunda.
in Grace Episcopal Church in spring
field and congratulated each other OF
having passed the century mark IN
meeting was arranged by Or, w. Ii
Mccormack, formerly Of Kansas City
The women were Mrs. Nancy Hayh9
Brewer and Mrs. Ursley Gibson. IN
grandfather of Mrs. Brewer was Jos
HAYNES, a minister ordained by son
Wesley.
Another chapter was added 10 u
st, Clair county bond case when a lui
in the United States district court |
Kansas City gave a verdict in favor
Cornelius G. peery, John J. MaSterl'
and Willard F. Mckinley, who wei
sued for So, 900 damages by Mrs. {!
risse NJ. Harrison OF Syracuse. y.
widow Of William II. Harrison, II
defendants were members OF the
Clair county court from 1871 to ~
and were sued for their failure to
scss Il levy to pay an injunction Z
tanned by Mr.. Harrison against I
county in 1885,
Plans for the. erection Of a mon
mcnt at Wilson Greek in memoir
Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. who fell the
we're launched with the convenlhs
the state reunion Of the &. a. Il: a
Women's Relief Corps at Springf!e
A record price for corn was I'M
at Richmond recently when John NJ
gan of the Sunshine section Sole
Wagon load of corn to the Hamac.
Mills for $133.50. The corn vas
extra fine grade of white milling &C
Two cars OF western fed lambs
on the st. Joseph market the OF
day for $40 per cwt,, the highest pi
Of record ever paid in tins couh
! The shipment was from Las ANN
Colo.
A new1rial has been denied to
lard Rowden, convicted OF perjury
fore the grand jury in connection
the dynamiting of a street car
appeal to the supreme court
granted.
The Sedalia Chamber OF Comm'
has decided to hold an all county
mic. with q basket dinner, racing
h games July 4. The city council
asked to pass an ordinance FORBID
~ the sale OF explosives for the
so,. bration.
orm r..
- is On petition Of Postmaster &c
md and John b. Murray, the county c
sion has had the dome of the court n
at Liberty painted in the national
ors--red, white and blue stripes 9
mating. The dome presents a W
IA, and attractive effect. 1t is PROF
~ the only exhibit Of Old Glory OF
A kind in the United States n
! VI created much favorable common
|uar.
con.
The Sedalia Journal, a weekly
u. 20 man newspaper, suspended public
n on its fortieth birthday. Charles
sr. has been editor for the past u
five years.
A mysterious explosion In the
. - ,etic zinc mine near Webb Cit!
NV other morning killed A. McFarln
.%".s Webb City and Sam Whitlock OF
cling Rico. .
''"' United States District Attorne
var revealed recently that six
mans arrested In the last lew da'
the Federal authorities. are col
lna''y IN the city Jail. Six other st.
i.'s. enemy aliens were arrested the
iash' night at New Orleans. where,
"a 'y said, they were preparing to fle
IN. Mexico.
'cople Charley McCleary, o OF
xnti0n McCieary. we'll known surveyor
9 bet. rim over by a motor a near
this one leg has been amrutated.
recovery il said to be doubtful.
A recruiting campaign for the
are Missouri infantry, popularity kne
visible JONES regiment. because =
urants Ioefrs presented = stand Of col
their ~. ss,,~.r, A. the Coliseum n
, carly ccrducted IN n,