Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-10-18
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Frank Rodcll, 3S years old. was kin.
ed and J. j. lmhoff suffered three frac.
| tured ribs when they attempted to
make a short turn with a motor car
in a narrow road, south of Harrisburg,
In Boone county. Both were farmers
of Moniteau county and We're return.
ing from Huntsville in Rodell's car.
Aubrey Parsley. % years old. dropped
dead in a billiard hall at Seialia while
watching a game. He has a brother
| serving in France with the American
contingent and also a brother in train
Ing at Camp Funston.
Barney Kennedy. 81 years old, a
farmer living three miles from Buck
lin, was struck and killed by a Santa
Re train the other day while walking
to his home.
Scores Of leading breeders and bust
ness men of Mexico attended a dinner
at the Ringo Hotel there in honor Of
Gerstdale Jones, said to be the great
est Poland China boar in the world,
and incidentally the hogs owner, Peter
Now of Orange City, la.
When she ran upon the tracks to
stop an inrerurban car which WAS to
bring her back to st. Joseph from an
Epworth League picnic, Miss Kathryn
K~ottschalk, q years old, was run
down and fatally injured.
Templeton G. GroadduS, 81 years
old, an ex-Conlederate soldier, was
killed recently BY a passenger train at
A grade crossing at Blue Springs. Mr..
GroadduS was deaf and did not hear
the train.
Henry King, a prominent citizen Of
Middletown, Montgomery county, was
killed in an effort to stop a runaway
team driven By Albert Angel, a freight
hauler between Wellsville and Middle
town. He was knocked down and
crushed by the wagon and team, which
was frightened by a tractor.
Archibald Simmons, a young farmer.
was killed near st. Joseph recently
when his motor car overturned.
John Pollard, a packing house work
man. is thrifty, but he didn't believe
in banks, so he secreted his saving
Of several years in an old trunk In hi'
home in st. Joseph. The other night
In Pollard's absence, the house wa
entered and s315, all his money, wa:
taken.
At Marshall session of the D. A. R
Mrs. John Trigg Moss of st, Loui!
was unanimously elected regent o
the Missouri u. A. r. a motor trip t
Arrow Rock and dinner at Old Tav
ern was given delegates at night.
Seven years after the mysterious
deaths of Johnny Frederick, IL year;
old, and George Pledge, IA years Old
Of Falls City. Neb., the grand jury o
Webster county has indicted Charlie
Williams, "a, on two charges of mur
der, alleging he killed the boys. Wi
liams, son of Louis Williams, is il
Jail at Marshfield, held without bone
- Iii, krr,~ a., ne PnCyn villa turnlE
e miles south of Springfield.
d Twenty persons were seriously II
jured and others received minor II
!. iuries when Frisco passenger trai
No. sol crashed into a freight trai
one mile north of Ste. Genevieye tn
other morning.
= A. r. Wilder, a merchant Of Clinic
9 the last forty-eight years. is dead. H
;, was II years old. He was the fathe
:, Of Charles r. Wilder, formerly edito
, Of the Colorado Springs Gazette.
:. Dr. william Ray Dobyns. pastor
6 the First Presbyterian church OF 5
Joseph, has been selected a directt
Of religious work at the cantonmer
:. If Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Ga.
VI An emergency short course In hon
D. economies for women who want to q
g their share toward winning the WI
y will be given at the University OF MI
IN souri, from October 81 to December 2
\.
NJ F. A. Cloyd, Is years old. OF Bol
If kOw, died at a hospital In st. JOSEF
two hours after he had walked into 9
opening Of an elevator shaft In
wholesale house. Cloyd's skull WI
fractured.
Oliver Bacon. "a years old. of &C
tleville was killed instantly and fo'
other men were injured when an q
tomobile Bacon had purchased q