The Neosho Daily News from Neosho, Missouri • Page 1

NEOSHO DAILY DEMOCRAT VOLUME 24. NEOSHO, THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 1928. NUMBER 285. DEATH MAG CLARK Mrs.

Mac H. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark of Palo, California, and David D. Clark of Bancroft, Idaho, arrived in Neosho this morning, having been called here- by the sudden death of Mr.

Mac Clark, the husband and father. The deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark of near Aroma, and was called to the 'bedside of his mother, who is not expected to live, reaching there last Saturday afternoon. He talked with his mother for a few moments, and went into the next room to visit with sisters and brothers.

One brother asked if California was a good place in which to live, and Mr. Clark replied: "If you make up your mind to be contented and stay." As he made this remark he placed his hand on his heart, and fell back in his chair, dead. He was a splendid man, well and favorably known in Newton county. He was reared near Aroma, and has many good friends, in that part of the county. He had reached the age of fifty-nine years.

The family moved to California some six or seven years ago, and this was his first trip back. Surviving him are his wife, and two sons, David D. Clark and Fred Estes Clark, and by three sisters, five brothers and by his parents, Mr. Mrs. Tom Clark.

Mrs. Clark, the widow, will be remembered as Miss Jessie Flynn, the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and B. Flynn of Aroma and Neosho, is a niece of the late H. T.

Osbourn, and of J. E. and S. T. Osbourn, Owing to the critical illness of the mother, the funeral plans are not entirely completed, but it is expected that they will be held tomorrow at the Nutting Mortuary in Granby.

NOTICE A. F. A. M. A special meeting of Neosho Laodge No.

247, A. F. A. M. will be held Thursday night for installation of officers.

Supper at 6:30. Installation at 7:30. All members urged to be present. 84-2t Committee. GREENE COUNTY REJECTS APPOINTMENT BY BAKER Springfield, Dec.

2iG; The Green county court today refused to recognize the appointment of Ben Horine to be county auditor. Hoyine was named last week by Governor Baker to be the first auditor of Greene county. Members of the county court declared Governor Baker acted hastily in making the appointment. FIREMEN RECEIVE BOUNTIFUL GIFT The members of the Neosho Fire company were surprised and delighted this Christmas when they received a check for one hundred dollars for the Firemen's Relief Fund from Mr. Frank H.

Reed of this city. The firemen are about as heartily appreciative of the kindly letter accompanying the check as they are of the gift itself, for the appreciation of their work was so thoughtfully expressed by the donor. Fancy Cranberries, sj Texas Tomatoes. Fancy Cauliflower. Solid Head Lettuce.

Bleached Celery. New Sweet'Potatoes. New Carrots. Starkc Delicious Apples. Jonathan Apples.

Grimes Golden Apples. King David Apples. Fancy Oranges. Paper Shell Pecans. California Walnuts.

Fancy Almonds. Brazil Nuts. Large Philberts. Emporer Grapes. Smith's Gro, 23 Phones 244 Delivery service to all parts of the city.

Early orders receive early delivery. SPRING VALLEY LITERARY SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING The Spring Valley Literary Society held its regular meeting last Friday night. The debate on the question: "Resolved that Foreign Immigration should be Abolished," was won by the affirmative, after which a grand and successful fiddlers' contest was held. On tomorrow night the debate will be on the question: "Resolved that the Negro has received more Cruelty from the Whites than have the Indians." Several good debaters are on this program. Mr.

Herschel Cpckrell of Neosho is on the affirmative side, while his son, Winfred, is on the negative. A good program has 'been prepared to present after the debate is over. An invitation is extended to all to attend, and any who wish to furnish any number for the program is also invited to do this. RETURNS GIFTS WORTH OVER $1 Seattle, Dec. presents which cost more than a dollar were being returned today by Moritz Thomsen, wealthy Seattle man, whose interests employ more than 7,000 persons.

Thomsen declared that thrift made it possible for him to be listed in the capitalist class and he believes that the best kind of Christmas present is inculcating the idea of thrift. "I have a standing rule that I won't accept gifts from employes or relatives costing over a dollar," he explained. "Most of them know it, Ibut sometimes they over step and try to slip one over on me. Then I send the presents back. I'd rather see them putting that money into savings accounts to take care of their families.

I don't object to some little thing expressing Christmas sentiment, but I don't need nor want expensive gifts." With each gift returned, Thornsen sends a sermonette on thrift. Briggs Hardware Co. Phone 27 We Deliver Survey Being Made On Highway No. 16 MILK OECEIVEDxIN NEOSHO YESTERDAY Milk receipts at the Pet Milk Condcnsery and the Quality Ice Cream of this city, yesterday, were as follows: Pet 83,080 Ibs. Quality 20,409 Ibs.

At $2.60 per 100 pounds, the approximate average price paid, the value of yesterday's receipts and the amount which will be paid to farmers of this vicinity for yesterday's milk is: Pet $2,176.20 Quality 530.40 State Highway No. 1G, which is to come through. Neosho along Main strict and be built over the school house hill on west, is now being given the attention of the State. Road department. A corps of surveyors are busy just east of town setting stakes and laying out the exact route for the permanent road.

Right of way for the changes in the route are being secured and we understand as soon as 50 per cent of the right of way deeds in the city are secured and placed in escrow, the work will be started, and it is hoped that the road will be completed during 1929. One thing seems road will be built thruogh undoubtedly it will prove one of the greatest improvements we have ever secured. There has been some opposition of course, but as a whole prob- a'bly no more than usually is found when any public improvement is proposed, and we feel sure that it will not be long until all i-ight of way is secured and the project moves forward to completion. DEATH OF JAS, TESTAMENT James Testament, aged about years, died Wednesday morning BRIDGE CLUBS HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY The Wednesday Afternoon bridge club members, with their husbands, and the Thursday Night bridge club, held a delightful Christmas party last night. A turkey dinner was served at the Big Spring Inn, the appointments and decorations being in harmony with I AD CLUB TO MEET TOMORROW NIGHT Because of the time of the regular Ad Club meeting falling on Christmas night, the meeting will be held tomorrow night, December 28th.

Important business matters regarding roads will be taken under consideration. John L. Bray of New York City, donor of a large number of books to the club, and also sponsor of the Poultry Extension course now offered to this county, is spending part of his vacation in Neosho at this time and will be the principal speaker of the evening at the meeting. A full attendance is requested. THE WEATHER The weather report as received at the U.

S. Fish Hatchery today is as follows: Generally fair tonight and Friday. No decided change in temperature. BIRD MAN Capt. Hugh Voorhies of Neosho, an expert in bird life, has recently been filling several speaking engagements in and other cities.

Springfield, In the course of his programs he imitates bird calls of all kinds. He also spoke for St. Louis clu'bs and gave a radio program over Station KMOX. He is also engaged in writing a book of verse in Magazine, Negro 1928. -Lyceum FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS, K1LGORE Funeral services for Mrs.

Betty Kilgore whose death occurred at her home near Stark City Christmas morning, were held at 2:30 this afternoon, with, burial in Macedonia cemetery under the direction of Corley Thompson of the Neosho Funeral RANDOLPH KNIGHT KILLED BY NEGRO A. letter written by Mrs. E. E. England (formerly Miss Anna Murray) of Lubbock, Texas, to Neosho friends, tells of killing of Randolph Knight on December 2th.

He was stabbed to death by a neg- ro at Knoxville, where he was attending the University of Tennessee. A friend of young Knight was having a fight with the nlgro and Randolph tried to separate them, thus losing his life to save his friend. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. Knight, who 15 or 16 years ago were residents operated the Hotel of Neosho and England. Mrs. the holiday season. Bridge played during the evening at home of Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Prettyman, prizes going to Miss Re'bia Evans, Mrs. Phil Ratliff, Chas.

E. Prettyman, and Justin Ruark. One of the outstanding features 50 of miner's consumption at his home a half mile east of Tipton Ford. He is survived by his wife and several children. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon and burial made at the Springvalley cemetery.

BYRD EXPLORERS REACH ICE CLIFF IN BAY OF WHALES New York, Dec. Riehard Evelyn Byrd has sent the following wireless message to Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur through the New York Times, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and associated newspapers. "We have reached today the great mysterious ice barrier.

It presents MartmTe" of" Jo'pHn? to us an ice cliff higher than the' mast of the ship. On this Christmas day we are thankful and proud to report that we have been able to carry the American flag several hundred miles farther south than it has ever been, and it seems fitting that an airplane, that instrument of good will, should reach its farthest south, on Christmas day. are 2,400 statute miles from the nearest human dwelling in the only area in the world where a ship can get so far from civilization. That we are here safely is due to providence and my loyal and stouthearted shipmates who have worked together unselfishly as a unit. It will probably be some days before we get ashore on account of ice that will be in Bay of Whales." Commander Riehard E.

Byrd, head of an expedition to the "bottom of the world," is at the threshold of one of the greatest adventures of this adventuresome century. Before him lies the last geographical challenge to formidable Antarctica, a continent of 5,000,000 square miles, which is so little known that even a large part was the INDIAN'S FOOD HABITS BELIEVED CAUSE OF HIS FAILING VITALITY Among the physical defects quite noticeable in some tribes of Ameri- W.4. V.t*V- J.Ct*l/Wt^O 1 of the evening was the Christmas ean Indlan are decayed teeth, blind- tree which, beautifully decorated, ess nc infected eyes, and ill- was a distinct addition to the char- 1 fo rm le Nutrition authorities ming home. The distribution of vh have made a Lstudv of the dete according to the numbers "ration among these native Amen- drawn, was the occasion of much cans believe that bad sanitation and amusement I wl 'ong diets are responsible for this Guests for the evening were Mr. we sa once stron People.

and Mrs. C. F. Grishaber of Spring- 1 3V ll bu Sgs, fruits and field, 111., Mr. and Mrs.

Jas. Me Col- vegetables are not popular with these gin of Detroit, Mrs. Chas. ndla sa Miss Marjorie Fos- Yorke of Vinita, Miss Lulu er the ew England Dairy and Langston of Chicago, 111., and T. E.

od uncll ln commenting upon SPECIAL SESSION OF CIRCUIT COURT the relation between the Indians health and his food. "When the Indian can not afford meat, his second choice is bread made meat fat and dipped in coffee. This diet, of course, needs additional food to furnish the necessary amount of Vitamin which all health experts agree is needed for general health i and is one of the factors in building Judge Chas. Henson held a spec- st ronK nes Th important ial session of circuit court at Neo- elements in the building of strong sho on Monday. John Buchanon and et a pl entv 1 ime a Pi enty Robert DePriest were sentenced to lts and which urn- two years tiary on a ens in the Missouri peniten- If." 16 Ti in charge of stealing chick- le or the bod fa Billy Burkhart was sentenced to a term in the state reform school Boonville.

THIRTEEN SANDWICHES TO SAVE BARTENDER Str Louis, Dec. patron in 1 a bar room ate thirteen sandwiches today in a vain effort to save Walter Benwell, the bartender, from arrest. Prohibition agents interrupted the patron just as he had placed two one dollar bills on the counter in the bar room. vitamins that make it possi- the body to use the lime in 'building strong teeth." Dr. H.

C. Sherman also points out that vitamin A actively increases the vigor and the ability of the. body to i resist disease. It would therefore i seem that the original Americans well profit by learning to use along with the Americans of today. Knight is a sister of E.

E. England. REUNITED AFTER 60 YEARS Denver, Dec. years ago four sisters and two brothers met in. London, England, to celebrate Christmas day.

Yesterday in Denver the six met for the first time in the period intervening between Christmas, 1868, and Christma, 1928, in a reunion which brought its participants from Washington, Los Angeles and Colorado Springs. The sextet, sons and daughters of a once famed English cricket player, William Les, was composed of Dr. Gertrude de Lano, Denver; Mrs. Eliza Vandenheuvel, Los Angeles; Mrs. Emma Baird, Denver; Mrs.

William B. Jenkins, Colorado Springs; Harry lies of Los Angeles and Alfred lies of Washington. MILLION DOLLAR jjHURCHFIRE John D. Rockefeller, has been the builder of a new $4,000,000 church in New York City, for the Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick.

The other night a fire reduced the partially completed structure to a blackened shell, the fire defying all efforts of firemen to extinguish it. Damage to the great stone structure was placed at $1,000,000. The Frank Harding Music House- of New York City just published the words and music of a song entitled "Sweetheart Days." The music was written by Dr. Hugh. Voorhies of this city and the words by Mrs.

Rose V. Ridings, a sister of Dr. Voorhies. Push and Pull are on opposite sides of every door of opportunity. All CLEAN COAL coal forked.

Try a load. North Transfer Storage Co. Phone 171 316 East Spring St. of its glacier-fringed coast line must 1 "What are you going to buy with be mapped 'by guess. SPONSORS BILL FOR MALANG MEMORIAL Carthage, Dec.

measure to erect a 'bronze monument at that money?" asked one of the prohibition men. The customer first glanced at the bartender, 'then replied: "Sandwiches," ''Two dollars worth of sandwiches?" the officer incredulously asked. "That's right," the customer said staunchly. "I'm hungry." The bartender began to pile up sandwiches on the bar, saying that customer was a "card" and al- Jef ferson City in memory of the late "ate a lot of sandwiches." John M. Malang of Joplin, one of the state's greatest road bjuldeHs, will be introduced early in the coming session of the state legislature by State Senator A.

McCawley of Carthage, he announced tonight. The legislature convenes January 2. McCawley said he believecj the state governing body would pass the measure. "Such a monument certainly should be erected," McCawley said, "in view of the fact that Mr. Malang was one of the greatest highway builders in this part of the country." HEROINE OF MARK TWAIN BOOK DIES Mrs.

Laura Frazier, aged 01, Mark Twain's boyhood sweetheart and the "Becky Thatcher" of "Huckleberry Finn," and "Topi Sawyer," died Christmas night at the home of a son, Judge L. Frazier of Hannibal, Mo. Mrs, Frazter was one of the last of a small group of Hannibal people who attended school with the famous humorist when he was a boy in Hannibal. Mr. and Mrs.

S. Farley were guests at dinner on Christmas day of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.

Gardner of Monett, who entertained a number of guests at that time. Mr. Gardner is a brother of Mrs. Farley. The loyal friend of the house ate 1 two sandwiches, then a third, drank! a glass of water, and got away with four, five and six.

The customer managed to eat, according to the officers, thirteen sandwiches before he said in a rather stifled "I think this will hold me until supper." The prohibition men then produced a search warrant, seized a quantity of beer and liquor and arrested the-bartender. The customer gloomily shook his head. Frank H. Reed has been confined to his home the past few days with an infected foot. It was opened yesterday, is doing well, and Mr.

Reed is feeling much better today, NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING Notice is hereby given that the annual stockholders' meeting of the Bank of Neosho will be held at its banking house in City of Neosho, Missouri, January, 192y, ejecting five directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other business which may properly come before meeting. on the 8th (iuy of for the purpose of Attest: J. F. Johnston, President, E. L.

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