Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-10-04

ed resolutions pledsing the loyalty OF
its members to President Wilson.
Other officers named were: 8. W.
Davis, Butler. first vice president:
A. r. HolIenbeck. West Plains, second
vice president: John Beal. Mexico.
third vice president; B. Ray Frank.
lin, Russellyille. corresponding secre-
tary: Lewis w. Lampkin. Lees Sum.
init, recording secretary. and L. W.
Moore, Hume, treasurer.
e. II. Carter 4 Son and William H.
vandeventer OF Mexico, breeders OF
big type Poland China hogs. an
nounced recently the purchase OF
Gerstdale Jones, a Poland China boar.
for $G.S0e. said to be . world record
price for q hog. Gerstdale Jones wax
bought from Peter Mouw Of Orange
City, In. and is said to be the best
hog OF any breed ever produced.
DR.. r. N. Hargett, q retired physi-
clan. IL dead at the home Of his Son.
NJ. +. Hargett. in Versailles. He was
II q old ard was born In Bracken
county. Kentucky. He came to Mis-
souri, In 1859.
Elmer Shelley Ridgway. SO years
old, committed suicide at Columbia
recently. Ridgway was q victim OF
tuberculosis and had brooded over his
illness.
George Threlkeld. a farmer living
nea Shelbina, captured George Solan.
a Snowman, whom he saw fleeing from
a crowd at the county fair there.
After he had surrendered his prisoner
Threlkeld learned that Solan was
charged with the murder of his son,
Peter Threlkeld. % years old, who
was shot In defending a woman from
.solan's alleged insult. Solan was
rushed to Jail at Macon. Mo. to es-
cape q mob.
Mrs. Anna Gallagher, 81 years old,
fell dead at st. Louis when her son.
John Gallagher, who was drafted into
the national army. told her he had
been ordered to 90 to Fort Riley, Kan,
Sedalia will vote or saloons as soon
after October % as permitted by law.
This was the decision of more than
seven hundred dry advocates who
assembled in the court house after
three hours of parley with representa-
lives of the liquor interests had proven
Of no avail. The liquor interests had
asked for a conference in an effort to
get together on the question and
avoid the election which has already
been ordered by the city council.
Robert Semple Of Maplewood. q
member Of the American expedition
AIRY force in France, has been severe
iy injured by the explosion of an old
German hand grenade, according to 4
letter from him received by his par.
ents.
There was a heavy white frost In
The low lands about Sedalia recently.
The damage to gardeners and farmers
is considerable.
After a long debate the grand lodge
Of Missouri, A. F. and A. NJ, in ses.
sion at st. Louis adopted a resolution
providing for the expulsion of any
Mason who signs a petition for a "a.
loon or gives bond for a saloonkeeper.
DIR. w. A. Clark Of Jefferson City was
unanimously elected grand master Of
the grand lodge.
After the first day Of enrolment at
the University Of Missouri there was
reported at the office of President A.
Ross Hill a total falling off of $50 from
the total for the same time last year,
Judge John A. Hedge, 10 years old.
is dead at his home in Lexington.
Judge Hedge was recorder for eight
years. and has been justice of the
peace Of Lexington township for four
years.
News OF the death Of Joshua Motter.
a 81. Joseph Wholesale drysoods mer-
chant, at Williamsport. Md, has been
received at his home. He was Il
years old. Heart disease was the cause
of death.
Mrs. Marion Thurman. 20 years old.
committed suicide at Moberly by jump
ing in front. Of a moving train. The
day before Mrs. Lucy Bernard, Is
years old, drowned herself and baby
when Mrs. Thurman quarrelel with
her. The Humans and Bernards
we're neighbors.
Federal authorities have caused the
arrest at st. Louis Of William r. Weh-
meyer, IS years old, q plumber Of
Quincy. ILL.,, charged with d%enouncing
the President and threatening to In,
jure him. He had been under sur,
vigilance several weeks.
james II. Starr. known as "the
sheep ling Of Missouri" has Just re-
turned from Colorado, where he pur-
chased 10000 head Of sheep. or this
number 1000 were sold to various
Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri buy.
ers and tho remaining 1900 starr ship
ped to his sheep ranch near Columbia.
EN
Roy Winfrey, a farmer Of Buckner,