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Moberly irag 8 VOLUME FORTY-TWO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1913, MOBERLY, RANDOLPH COUNTY, MISSOURI. NO. 39 THIRD GAME IS EASY FOR ATHLETICS Holds the Giants to Five Scattered Hits and Two Runs Today Collins Batted Like a Fiend- Schang Lined Out Homo Run Special to The Monitor. YTTERIES tj Oldring forced Murphy at second, Fletcher to Merkle; Oldring safe at first; Collins with two strikes, trippled to right and Oldring scored; Baker singled to center and Collins scored- (Crandall now pitching for New York) Kclnnis out on line drive to second aud Baker was doubled at first. KILLED BY LIMB Mrs.

A. K. Dossey Met Death While Hunting Hickory Nuts on East Pork ROACH WILL BE AT HUNT New York- left; Murray -Shafer to singled to right New York Tesreau and McLean. and Bush Merkle is playing first for Now Turk, The third game of the World's Series was played at New York this afternoon and was an easy victory for the Athletics. Bush allowed the Giants only five hits.

The final score was 8 to 2. Shafer scored; Wilson fanned; Murray out trying to steal; Mer- klc walked; Wiltse running for Mcrkle; Grand all out Collins to Mclmns. First Inning out, Fletcher to MerkJe; Oldring singled to center; Collins singled to center; Oldring going to third base; Baker singled to left, Oldring scoring; Mclnnis fanned; Collins and Baker pulled -off a double steal; McLean dropped the ball; Strut) hit to Fletcher, who threw high over first; Collins andJBaker scored on the ploy and Strunk went to second Barry flew out'to Fletcher. Three runs, hits, one error. New out Barry to Mclnnis; "Doyle singled; Fletcher hit by pitcher; lined out to Collins, Doyle.

Eighth Inning Phi trunk out, Crandall to Mot'kle; Barry out same way; Schang hit to extreme right for a homo run; Bush fanned, New lined out Doyle out at first unassisted; Fletcher out on foul bunt to Schang. Ninth Inning out 011 fly to right; Oldring fouled out to Herzog; Collins out on fly to cen- l-cr. New out on fly to right; Shafer walked; Murray forced Shafer at second: Wilson fouled out to Baker. Mrs. Amos 1C.

Dossey, of northeast Moberly, 'was struck by a a tree, while hunting hickory nuts on East at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and was instantly killed. With her Emmett, Miss Lulu. Scarlet and Mrs. ICriott, Mrs. Dossey this morning left home to spend the day with ing her brother's home, her death Fork.

was decided to gather nuts, and a short time after leaving her brother's home, her leath occurred. Mrs. Dossey is survived by her husband, one sou and three brothers. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral. The sorrowing relatives the profound sympathy of all in their sad bereavement.

to Coon Club Invitations Coming In Rapidly the Secretary, HEARD FINE ADDRESS AN AGED'COUPLE WERE REMARRIED Burns doubling Second Inning fanned Bush flew out to right; Murphy beat out a slow bounder to Fletcher; Oldring singled and Murphy went to third; Oldring stole second Collins singled and Murphy arid Oldring scored; Baker forced at" second. Two runs, three hits. New out Barry to Mclnnis; Murray out on pop fly to Collins; McLean out to Schang. Philadelphia New- York 8 12 5 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Martha Hunt, who Mr, and Mrs.

Scrutchfiold, of Ma- conf Who Had Been Divorced Are Remarried died her home, four miles south of Huntsville, at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, were held this afternoon burial Avas made in the Huntsville cemetery." Mrs. Hunt was an Mrs. Da ve Clark of Burkholder streot, She band, Geo. Hunt and the following children: Mrs, Morgan Speirs, Fred Barcus and Mrs. Mamie Brockman, of Hun ts- ville Mrs- Susan Carmen, of Fort -Scott, Hunt, residing neat- Moberly; Marion Hunt, of Cairo; mid-Thomas ol Moherly; Norton of Hunts- villo and Ohostci 1 of near Mober- John Scrutchfield and Mrs, Lydia Scrutchficld, both of Macon county, Avere united in marriage at the court house in Macon, Tuesday afternoon, Judge Jacob Shoop officiating.

The contracting parties were formerly husband and, wife, living together long enough eo have grandchildren nearly grown, In fact one of their younger grandchild ron was Math them Tuesday AV.IIe.n the ceremony was performed. About three years ago, while living in they agreed to "disagree and the woman-obtained a divorce, her hus- making no contest, it is That there will be a large num. ber of prominent men here to attend the annual, meeting of the Coon Club is certain' Acceptances to invitations are being daily received by the secretary the Club. This morning a letter was received from Cou Roach, Secretary o.t; saying-, ne would be here and take part hunt Roach writes as This is to advise-that 1 have taken pleasure in aside all manner of excuse or aud have 'Twelve Reasons' for honoring your invitation to be present person, at the second annual hunt of the i Randolph County Coon. Club, Nov.

4, 5, 6. "Th0 latest houn' dog I ed I loaned to Champ, plark. The pedigree of that ran back to a bitch, owned by Manuel Lisa, bred to a' foxhound -owned by AvoiUd request therefore, that yor) apply to-Ab Dingle a hound of. speed'and tenacity, in which I may take a personal interest. "Please enter my.

name among the list of hungry coon eaters. Avith mouth-watering, Cornelius Roach." A.u invitation has been sent to "Uncle J'oe" Cannon, ox-Speaker of the House of Lives is possible that ho will be here. Dr, Marsh, Keokuk, Iowa, Featured at Dental Convention Last Night Front Wednesday's Daily, Yesterday afternoon, about 1 o'clock, the delegates attending the Fourth Annual convention the North-Central Society, Avere taken over Moberly and arounc some of the country on sight-seeing trip. Dr. Mc- Leil.an piloted the party and took the visitors over quite a.scope of country.

Following the return supper was had and by the dentists Avere in proper mood to hear an address by Dr. Marsh, of Keokuk, la. At previous the members of the North Central Society have listened to some able and interesting addresses, but it can be truly said that they nevei heard an address relating to their profession" which elicited closer attention from them or Avhich they deemed more beneficial. Dr. Marsh, who was.a classmate of Dr, McLellan, read, a paper on "The and -Filling of SURVEYORS ARE HERE Chief Engineer of Burlington Surveying Corps States Road Will be Built Soon WENT "BUGS" IN CHAIR GETS LIFE SENTENCE Mrs.

Ida May Keller Found Guilty of Double Murder at Har risonville, Missouri. Third out on lino to loi't; Strop flow out to Barrv fouled out- to Mc- 'V New flow right center; Tcsreau Herzog lined to Baker. ('aimed; Inning- Phila. Schang fanned; Bush singled to -center; Murphy flew out to center; Oldring out on good play, Doyle to Merkle. Now York Doyle fouled out to Baker; Fletcher singled to center Burns fancied Fletcher stole second, the throw to Collins being IOAV; Shafer Avont out Collins to Mclnnis.

rn Hannibal Wbman Elected Mrs. Zeppa Mae Owen oi was elected 1" Matron of the Order of Ea Star at the recent; state wiey in.St- Louis. Sho received-; largest chapter vote that 'has over, been given a grand matron in years. Last year, Mrs. Owen was associate grand matron- and has boon a grand officer years.

C. C. Bigger ol: Loo was elected Grand Patron. said. The habits of many years were strong and each outlier.

patch0d up their differences' and concluded to forgive and forget. 'Both appeared exceedingly glad and happy after the nuptial knot had again been tied. Both are German and Mr. Scriitchfiekl is said to be a prosperous farmer near Macon City. He is 61 years old and his wife, is 63.

When Judge Hopson-was called on Tuesday to perform the ceremony he proposed to Judges McClanahan and Shoop thai; the three of them should draw straws to see which should be accorded that honor. The Htirrison-yille, Oct. Mrs. Ida Keller, charged with- killing her husba-udL anr 7- year-old Margaret, was'convicted, of murder in tho and her punishment was fixed at life The jury took only one ballot. Mrs.

Keller did not change, expression or display emotion in any manner when the verdict wan announced. She sat unmoved in the afternoon when the prosecuting attorney her with Eo Oh annel Th treatment of the topic evidenced that Dr. Marsh's. reputation as one of the eminent dentists of the country is Well given. His talk stirred up so much interest that the discussion which followed lasted until nearly midnight- The morning hours today were taken up with clinical woVk.

In the absence of President A. C. Scisor, Dr. J. F.

McLellan, vice- president, presided over the sessions. This afternoon the delegates selected Columbia as the next place of holding their convention. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. J. F.

McLellan, president, Dr. Me Williams, vice-pjesident- secretary, The surveyors employed by the Burlington railroad the same who two years ago surveyed a route south of are back in Moberly. Yesterday the chief engineer of the-Burlington, went to a local liveryman and hired a and team for his party of ten surveyors. While talking to the liveryman, the engineer stated the Burlington positively would build the road, It is the belief of railroad men here that the Burlington contemplates running a line from, a point near K. C.

to Moberly on the Kansas City to Chicago route. If the line is built it probably will run. south of Moberly and through the fairgrounds addition The Burlington is now negotiating for the purchase of the forty acres of land south of Moberly known as the Wilcox farm. Buster Stirred Up Lively Tiines at the Dental Convention Yesterday BIG SERIES NOTES Some of the Things Occurring' in Giants-Athletics' Baseball Contests Crazed by gas, C. A.

Buster, a Salisbury grocer Wednesday afternoon stampeded the fourth an nual convention of the North Central Missouri Dental Association. Tearing the gas machine, loose from its fixtures in the Commercial Club rooms, where the convention was held, Mr. Buster hurled it from a second story window where it landed in au.au tomobile owned by Dr. E. E.

Tydings- A basket full of forceps followed the machine and a chair went through another window. Buster seized a second chair and attacked Dr. A. M. Furnish who escaped by a door.

The crazed man next turned his attention to Dr. Bo we of Clifton Hill, knocking him down with a chair. The other dentists fled down the narrow stairway and were injured slightly in the crush. Dr. K.

M. Mason of Salisbury The attendance at the second re- was 20,563. The gate eipts amounted to $49,640. Prior to the beginning of the it was pointed out that the the crime in. an argument lasted more than an hour- thai lrdc- right third field.

New York Fifth Inning 1 -Collins liner! Baker flow out out to Mclnnis flow out to right got a base on balls, after two strikes were called; Murray stole second and went to third when the catcher threw low to Collins; Will Kaise Approaches 'Prosecuting Attorney Jcrr M. Jeffries, who several mouths ago was employed by farmers living in the vicinity of Higbeo to confer with the. Chicago Alton railroad, relative to raising the approaches to the three bridges near Higbec, today received word that the railroad company would $2240 improvements' on the bridges, Mr. Jeffries' clients had instructed him to bring suit against l.lic company' unless the approaches were raised as their present condition makes them dangerous. singled Cooper and Murray running for scored; McLean; Merkle flow out to right; Cooper stole second: Tesrean out Baker Hersj'agr out Schang to TVfcInnis, for out Sixth Inniiy-r fWilson new catching YorlO Strunk fried to left; Barry singled to Phila.

Guy McQuity Has Pneumonia Guy S. McQuitty, a brother of J. of this city, is reported dangerously ill with pneumonia at his home in Columbia. -right: Schnng fouled out to Wilson; Bush out to Doyle. New out to Mc- Tnnis; unassisted: Fletcher walked; Burns hit into a double play.

Seventh urphy singled To Invite Stone John E. Grand Sachem of the Randolph County Coon Club, has gone to St. Louis for the purpose of extending a personal invitation to Senator J. Stotio to attend the hunt. For Disturbing' Peace T-Tarvey Ford, colored, others finally agreed and County Clerk Waddill prepared th straws.

Judge Shoop proved to bo the lucky one and to him wat awarded the nuptial 1 MM- foe. He performed the cere iLiouy effectually as well a gracefully. DIED LAST NIGHT Mary Joiner Passed at Home of Daughter After a Short Illness At .11:30" o'clock "last night Mrs. Mary E. Joiner died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Aiidy J. Elliott, street. husband, J. F- Joiner, three daughters, Mrs. Elliott, ol Moherly, Mrs, Laura Craig, oi Kansas City and Mrs.

Ida M. Case, Puget 'Sound, and four sons, W. L- Joiner, oi! Montana, J. T. Joiner of Moulton, J.

E. Joiner Moberly and Albert Joiner of Macon county, survive Mrs. Joiner had lived here for some time and was wef.1 known to many of our citizens. Her death comes as a great shock to all. The remains will be taken to Jjove Lake at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon and burial will be.

made at, that place. was fiood $1 and costs in Judge Glad- noy's court this morning, He disturbed the peace of his wjfe. A warrant has been issued for the arrest, of Naomi Harris, a ne- on the same charge. Ill in Kansas Julius Uralauf, Wabash engineer, was called to Wichita, last night, by a announcing the serious illness of who, with her little son, Irwin, is visiting relatives there. Mrs.

Umlauf's many Moberly friends trust that she will soon be restored to health. largo crowd remained until, the verdict was brought in, many persons having, taken lunches-to tho court room. Arthur Keller, a railroad laborer, and his daughter were slain in their beds early, on the morning of June 10 last. Mrs. Keller screams attracted neighbors and she said a strange man had entered her home and killed her husband aud daughter with" an axe and escaped.

Two days, later the woman made a confession to the authorities, admitting the murders. On the witness stand she repudiated the confession, ttesti lying- that she had been intiniida ed and forced into making it b) Kansas City detective. I)r. C. JVfi Bos Moberly.

Dr. Marthisburg, was elected member" of -board of directors. New York team's pitching staff was far superior to that of the Philadelphia team, -and that the batters on the latter team were superior to the former. So far. the New York twirlers have shown no advantage over the Athletic twirlers.

In two games played the Philadelphia team: has out hit the New Yorks, but only by two points. In the Bender for Philadelphia pitch ed, the" Newv York pitchers in the second MathewsbS only a 'shade the of had just read a paper on thetic Porcelain Filling" and had administered gas to -Buster, who was the subject oh whom demonstration was to be made. The patient became crazed and the stampede followed- STARTERS MADE GOOD Coon Club Officials Officiated at State Fair Fox-Chase Last Week MARRIED THIS JKORNINCh" Lester C. Strawn and Miss Alice McDaniel Joined in the Bonds of Wedlock Seven, hits were made by New York yesterday, number Mathewson Lean 2. Fletcher 2.

Ab. Dingle, official starter of house of the Randolph County Coon Club, and his able assistant, Joe O'Keefe, have returned from the state fair at Sedalia, where they acted as starters in the grand sweepstakes for fox hounds om Friday of the fair. The fox turned loose' in BIG STREET FAIR Benick to be in Full Motion Fine Program is Arranged at fit A great time is scheduled Benick Saturday, October 11, which time big street fair will be held. The program' begins at 10 and will run through the greater part of the day. Good programs have been offered by Renick merchants and citizens not in- mercantile life ind reports are to the effect that the stock shown ''will make a sight well worth going a good ways to see- There be 'saddle, horse and harness rings; lack and jennet draCt lorse and mule rings; best lady :1 river and rider contests, and' same for boys and men.

Prizes vill be given for the ugliest the prettiest man, largest family present that day, oldest named couple; for poultry-. dis- and. athletic' A tug of Avar between a team by Watts Littrell and one jhosen by T. P. Crabb will be a I feat ure.

Tliis morning Mr. Lester C. brawn aud Miss Alice McDanicl both of this city, were married at the home of the grooni, Rev. J. W.

Strawn, father of the groom, officiating. The ceremony was attended by relatives of -the contracting parties and immediately following the wedding and Mrs. Strawn left for Ohio on a wedding trip. They will return to Moberly to reside- Mrs. Strawn is the daughter of Mrs.

M. J. McDaniels, residing north of town, and is a charming young lady and held in' high esteem by a large number ot friends and acquaintances. Mr. Strawn is one of Moberly's best young men.

Ho is employed in the "Wabash shops, holding a good position. The Monitor extends congratulations and best wishes for a of happiness. Have Returned Home Mr. and Mrs. Sam Paul lia've returned to their home in Farmland, after a pleasant visit with Mr- and Mrs.

Geo. Desltin, and other relatives in this city. Mr. Paul formerly resided in Moberly and was much impressed with the growth of the city in the last few years. meii-'on in the first inning of yesterday's game and only one out.

Mathewson fanned Baier of "home run" fame. A great chance was here lost to break up the game. The same conditions prevailed in the last half of the ninth, but Matty's pitching and fast work by Wiltse on first, staved off Injuries that put Merkle and Meyers out of the games, at least temporarily, ha ve handicapped, the New York team badly but McGraw has able substitutes for their places. George M. Sill, a New York restaurant keeper, owed more than $3,000.

He hoped to make up the deficit betting on the Giants. He saw them lose Tuesday and Wednesday killed himself by inhaling gas. GOING TO HARRISBURG Mobetiy Automobilists Planning to Meet Columbia Road Men Tomorrow Change of Venue Atorncys for Morris Taub and A. B.Leonard, alleged pickpockets, yesterday filed a motion for a change of venue was granted. The case will be tried" in Monroe county.

Joe Durkin. under a sentence for the same offense, was Granted a new trial- was his Oswald Hicks, of Macon, jere yesterday enroute to ionic. He has been through Kansas on' a prospecting trip. May J. Tedford is out this afternoon seeking volunteers for the trip to Harrisburg tomorrow, when it is planned to have the commercial clubs, county courts, good roads commissions and civil engineers of and Randolph counties meet" there for dinner.

A telephone message from the president of the Columbia Commercial Club was to the effect that all good road enthusiasts in Columbia would go to Harrisburg to. meet the Moberly delegation. Mr. Tedford believes a large crowd--frorn this city will go to Harrisburg. to run in a circle, thereby after tinie the mile track and directly in front of the grand stand.

There were many names submitted to the Missouri Hound Dog Association to act as starters, -but uo one could be agreed upon until the names of Dingle and O'Keefe were put forth and thep were accepted without a dissenting voice, on account of the eviable record made by Brother Badly Hurt F. Powers, of this city, today received word that his brother, G. Powers, of Atlanta, was badly hurt at that place Tuesday. Mr. Powers was caught in hay press and sustained a leg and three, broken ribs before- he could be extricated.

J. O. Ratliff and W. S. Wilhan of Portland, are transacting business in this city.

Randolph County Coon Club. Much praise, and congratulations were showered upon the two gentlemen after the chase, for the coolness arid deliberation shown in the face of such great excitement, all of which was received by them with their usual becoming modesty. It makes the club feel proud to know their officers are sought after, far and wide, for their services. The fox was caught by 1 a black and brown dog of English D. MoMullen, Beaman, Mo-, and has been entered in the races at the coming limit of the Coon Mr.

Bea.nia.ii is a personal friend of Obe keeper of the royal game preserves, 1 and when asked by Mr. Wight to attend the coming hunt, very readily consented to enter his dog, when he found out Messrs. Din- jle and O'Keefe were the official starters of the club. No one should fail to see these two gentlemen start old fi Whacker" and others on November 4-5-6, WOULD BECOME U. S.

CITIZEN Adolph J- Jenkovsky, a printer living in Moberly, has made a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States, before S. A. Birch, clerk of the United States court. He was born May 23, 1895 at Bud wise, and came to the United States November 23, 1.

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