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THE MACON DAILY HERALD MACON COUNTY'S LIVE AND AGGRESSIVE DAILY NEWSPAPER. Historical MO. 3. Societ GRIP CAUSES DEATH OF MAS. I.

S. MILLER Prominent Macon Woman Numbered. Among the Victims of Nation-wide Epidemic. HER DEATH IS MOURNED IN TWO COUNTIES Several Other Macon County People Fall Before the Scythe of Grim Reaper. The grip epidemic claimed another victim when Mrs.

I. S. Miller, a prominent Macon woman, died yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Miller became ill a few days ago with grip.

which later developed into lung trouble which was the immediate cause of death. Mrs. Miller's death will be mourned not only in Macon but in Shebly county as well, where she was born and resided until her marriage. She was born September 18, 1857, in Clarence. In 1889 she was married to I.

S. Miller in Quincy and since that time has resided in Macon. Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, two sisters and two step-sons. The sisters are Mrs.

Gardee James and Mrs. Faun Griswold, who both reside in Clarence. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon from the Miller home. Interment in Oakwood cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev.

H. Brownlee Smith, rector of St. James Episcopal Church. Prominent Bevier Man Dies. Rowland Thomas, a well known and highly respected Bevier resident, died at his home at an early hour this morning.

Mr. Thomas for a number of years operated a coal mine on a small scale in the vicinity of Bevier. During the past four years he was not engaged in the business, however, owing to poor health. He is survived by his wife, five sons and one daughter. The funeral will held tomorrow after noon at two o'clock from the Baptist church.

Services will be conducted by Rev. Wilcox. Fred Suhr Dies. Fred Suhr, a well known farmer residing south of this eity, died at an early hour this morning. The i mediate cause of death was pneumonia.

Mr. Suhr was born 87 years ago in Germany. He emigrated to this country fifty years ago and settled in Macon county where he Go the The McDOWELL CAFE McDowell Spriesterback, Proprietors. For Everything GOOD TO EAT. POPULAR PRICES.

MACON, MISSOURI, MONDAY, JAN. 10, 1916. No. 120, WHY NO. 4 WAS LATE Passengers Refused to Board Train Until Fight Ended.

Burlington passenger train No 4 was forty minutes late. As it came to a stop in front of the station midst the sputtering of steam and shrieking of brakes the trainmen alighted in double-quick time and began to hurry the passengers off; then they gave their attention to passengers boarding the train. The train-men were courteous and careful but at the same time they weren't losing any time in getting ready to start again. They were late and they wanted to make up some of the time. The engineer had hold of the throttle, the baggagemen were ready to go and the conductor anxiously waiting to give the signal for the engineer to start his iron steed, when the big white bull dog grabbed the cur by the throat.

The howls and snarls of the fighting dogs rose above the din of the station and the passengers on the platform stopped in their tracks to watch the fight. And they refused to board the train until they had seen the bull kicked away from the cur. That's why No. 4 was 42 minutes late, instead of 40 minutes, when it, pulled out of Macon. resided until the time of his death.

Three sons survive: Chris of Bevier; Charles, of Cameron, and Fred, who resides in British Columbia. will be held tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in Woodland cem, etery. Colored Woman Dies. Lizzie Russ Johnson, a colored woman who formerly resided in this city, died this morning in East St.

Louis. Her body will be brought to Macon for burial. Obituary. Obituary. Mt.

Zion Mrs. Clara T. Snow, wife of 'Asa B. Snow, who resides nine and one-half miles east of Clarence, died at her home Thursday evening, January 6, after a few hours illness. The funeral service was held at the Mt.

Zion Church at 11 o'clock, Saturday, January 8, conducted by Elder T. R. Glidewell, of Macon, after which interment was made in Mt. Zion cemetery. Miss vier died gering duration.

Bevier Girl Dies. Maggie Surridge of Beyesterday after a linillness of several months Phone 32 for the Daily Herald LONESOME LAD STARTS FIRE TO LIVEN UP DAY Tiring of Playing in Doors, Leo Binder Starts a Fire in Clothes BUT STARTED SOMETHING HE COULDN'T STOP All in All- Including Session With Father- Leo Had a Rather Exciting Day. The weather Saturday was too bad for little fellows like Leo, Binder, three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Binder of Round Grove township, to play out doors.

Leo was contented indoors for a while then things began to get a bit monotonous. noonday meal livened things up a bit for the lad, but after his father had left the house and his mother began to rid up the dinner dishes the house began to get very quiet Leo made repeated trips to the window to see if the weather was clearing up, and each time he saw his chances for going outdoors fade farther into the distance. Gee, but the old house was sure a lonesome place for a lad his I age. Nothing to do at all; but, wait- He had an idea. He toddled over to the box where the matches were kept and took as many as his chubby hand would hold.

Then he climbed the stairs to the second floor. Going to a clothes closet, he opened the door, struck a match and dropped it on some paper in the corner. Little flames began to run up the wall. They were licking the clothes in the closet when Leo abandoned his position by the door. This was real excitement.

He'd do this every afternoon it rained. There was no need of living without being thrilled once in a while, anyway. Smoke and flames began to roll from the closet door. Then Leo beat a hasty retreat to the first floor, closed the door to the stairway carefully behind him and crawled into a chair. His mother, at her work in the kitchen, smelled smoke.

After looking about the first floor she opened the door to the stairway and a great cloud of smoke rolled out. "Mean old screamed the lad in anger. And these HEZ BROWN FARM LOANS end ABSTRACTS CHURCHES ARE TOO NUMEROUS IN MAGON CO. J. G.

Crawford of Atlanta Declares Fewer Churches Would Receive Better Support. REAL RELIGION IS THE ACTUAL NEED Believes That Community Work Would Solve Problem- Community Church Not Far Off. That there are too many church es in rural Macon county was the substance of statement made by J. G. Crawford of Atlanta, who was in this city Saturday afternoon en route home from Columbia where he attended Farmens' Week.

Mr. Crawford said that it was his belief that there should be fewer churches in the rural districts of the county, so as to make possible a larger membership and better financial support for the churches. "There is no question but what we need more religion," said Mr. Crawford, "but there are six or eight churches up in my neighborhood struggling for an existance because the people want to maintain a church for every denomination. "Because there are too many churches the people find it hard to support them, and services are therefore few and far between.

Most of the churches have services only once a month because they can't afford to pay a minister to come oftener. "I believe the solution of this problem would be the establishment of a community church. Community churches could be maintained at a comparatively small cost and a minister or two could be paid enough to keep him in the neighborhood. "We are proving that the community can maintain a school and if this can be done a church can also be maintained. There is no doubt in my mind but what the day is not far off when ev-1 eryone will be working for the betterment of rural life conditions, and to arrive at this point everyone will have to endorse the, community idea.

"However, we people up my way are now working out the community school idea and I believe it will be some time before anything will be done toward bet tering church conditions." Too many churches in the rural communities of Missouri this was the sentiment expressed by the majority of persons who attended the meeting of the Missouri Country Life Conference held in Columbia Friday as a part of the Farmers' Week program. Community churches, attended by persons who would work toward the betterment of the community regardless of their religion, will solve the problem, it was declared. Community schcols were also discussed. A plea was made to increase the interest of words gave him away. Mrs.

Binder called her husband from the field and after a few minutes they succeeded in putting out the blaze. The damage to the house was small, the loss being confined to burned closet walls and clothing that was in the closet. All in all. Leo had a rather exciting day. DISCOVERED A BLAZE But it Was Back in the Alley And Not on Roof of Hotel A red hung over the rear end of the Jefferson Hotel this morning about 7 o'clock, when two well known business men came out of the postoffice.

"Gosh all mighty, the Jefferson's on fire," gasped one of the men as he pointed to the dark red glow against the black sky. 'We'd better beat it up there and find out if they know it." The second business man saw visions of traveling men and other guests, scantily clad in their nighties, being rescued from the flames by heroie fire laddies. And just as he started to sprint to the hotel a kid, who had overheard the conversation, shattered the "dream." "Aw, that's 110 fire," he spoke up. "They're just burning some boxes back of the hotel in the alley." ALLIES ABANDON GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN BIG BRITISH BATTLESHIP HIT A MINE AND SUNK YESTERDAY. London, Jan.

remaining positions held by the allies on Gallipoli Peninsula have been abandoned with the wounding of only one man among the British and French, according to a British official statement, issued tonight. Simultaneous with this news came the report of the sinking of the battleship King Edward VII. as the result of striking a mine. Only two men were injured. The news of the abandonment of Gallipoli had been expected for several days by the keener observers of the Near Eastern campaign, for the retirement of the troops from Anzac and Suvla, Bay three weeks ago left 110 stragetie advantage to the retention of the tip of the peninsula.

00- -000 () LIVE STOCK MARKET. () 0-0- Furnished by Wire by National Stock Yards. National Stock Yards, Jan. receipts 7,200, steers. Butcher cattle 10c to 15e lower.

Cows steady. Hog receipts 2,200, 15e to 25e lower, top $6.90. Sheep receipts 3.000, steady. 0 03 () WEATHER FORECAST. () 0) Snow and colder tonight.

Much colder tomorrow. the boys and girls in the rural churches and schools. Everyone at the meeting announced hid would return to his home and endeavor to better the life of his community. Governer Elliott W. Major told of what the state administration had done for the rural schools and churches, agriculture' and good roads.

Other speakers were Miss Janette R. White, Martinsburg. who talked on Rural School as a Social A. W. Taylor of Columbia, who discussed The Community and the Rev.

H. R. McKeen, of Bentonville, who told "Why We are TO ESTABLISH A HOSPITAL IN THIS CITY Dr. Amy B. Schoonmaker Closes Deal for Dr.

L. M. Thompson Hospital Building. WILL BE ASSISTED BY DR. GEO.

STILL Other Cases Not Justifying Expensive Trips to City Hospitals to be Taken Care of. Dr. Amy B. Schoonmaker has closed a deal whereby she will on the first of March become owner of the property on North Rollins street now owned by Dr. L.

M. Thompson, which was originally built for hospital purposes. Dr. Schoonmaker intends to establish a maternity hospital in this building. "I believe there is a place in Macon for a first class hospital that specializes in maternity cases," said Dr.

Schoonmaker, 'and I am backing my belief by taking over this property for hospital purposes. "I will secure the services of Dr. George Still for all cases calling for surgical work and arrangements will be made for treating cases that would not justify expensive trips to such cities as Kansas City, St. Louis, Quincy and other places. I have also made arrangements to 80-.

cure the assistance of nurses just as I need them. "The building will be thoro'y remodeled and cleaned thruout and nothing will be left undone to make it as sanitary as possible. "My steadily increasing practice leads me to believe that I can make a success of the vellture, and I feel assured that the people of Macon and vicinity will give me their support." Dr. and Mrs. Thompson will heed the call of the soil when spring rolls 'round, having 1'3- cently purchased 280 acres of the Alex Nickell estate, Mrs.

Thompson's home place. During the summer months they will spend the days in the open looking after the cows and chickens. When Old Man Winter turns his chilly breath in this direction in the fall, Dr. and Mrs. Thompson will return to Macon.

They intend to maintain a permanent residence in this city. to my poor heaith, I have decided to give up practicing for the time being at least," said Dr. Thompson this afternoch. "I have been going night and day for thirty-five years and am now getting along toward the stage of life where a man usually breaks down completely unless he gives up strenuous work. "Altho we are going to heed the call of the farm in the spring we don't intend to leave Macon permanently.

We will reside here during the fall and winter months. a You see I think i too much of my job as, councilman from the second ward to give up Phone my residence Do You Want It? What? A scholarship in the Macon Business College or Central Business College of Sedalia. We have one for sale at a bargain. Apply at the Daily Herald office. Subseribe for the Daily Herald..