The Monett Times from Monett, Missouri • Page 4

TROUBLE FOLLOWS FAILURE OF YOAKUM DEAL No Receivership lad Deal Gone Through, Says Official St. Louis. Nov. -The Frisco railroad would not have been thrown into the the hands of receivers last spring it B. F.

Yoakum, chairman of its board and executive committee, had been able to close a deal he had involving the sale of a half on, inverest in the Eastern Illinois railroad and large tracts of land in Arizona and New Mexico. This testimony was given Tuesday by Yoakum, who was the first witness suminoned to testify before the Interstate Commerce commission at the inquiry into the Frisco failure ordered by congress The inquiry is being conducted at the Hotel Jefferson, by Chairman E. E. Clark of the commission. It is expected to extend over two days and to reveal to the commission facts it was unable to obtain by examining the books of the railroad company.

Yoakum said he did not remember what price was asked for the half interest in the Chicago Eastern Illinois, but that he would furnish the infor mation later. He said that he expected between $6,000,000 and $7,000,000 to be raised by the dea and that this would have been ficient to tide the Frisco over its financial needs at that time. MEYBURN CASE CONTINUED The case of the State of Missouri against P. J. Heyburn was called Tuesday in Circuit Court at Cassville.

The State by prosecuting attorney Burgess and D. H. Kemp announced ready for trial. The defendent filed his written application for a continuance setting out as grounds therefor that his mother-in-law Mrs. Fitzgerald was a competent and material witress for him.

That he caused a subpoena to be issued for her on Oct. 30 and that she had been duly subpoenaed, that on the 7th or 8th of November the witness was called to Shawnee, on account of the sickness of her daughter; that while there she was taken sick and could not be removed. The Judge sustained the application and the case was tinued. VERONA ITEMS From The Advocate. Fritz Patchlhofer has completed a new residence on his farm west of town.

Miss Lyda Ruggles and Mr. Walter Strawn were married at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.

Ruggles, Sunday evening, Rev. Brattin officiating. The building committee of the Christian Church report that they expect to have the building completed by Dec 15. The wood work is finished and mains to be done some painting on the inside and the seats to be put in. The church has been re modeled at a cost of $1400.

DAN ROW ACQUITTED Dan Row, who was charged with statutory rape by Jesse Henry in Barry county, was acquitted yesterday before jury at Cassville, the jury disbelieving the girl's story and believing that Row was innocent of the charge. It was a hard fought case and took two days to try it. Mayhew, Sater Garder were attorneys for the defendant. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our thanks to our friends who assisted us at the sickness and death of our dear mother, also for the beautiful floral offerings, MRS. FRANK MIGRATE.

MRS. E. A. O'DWYER. MRS.

T. J. DWYER. NEW CAPITOL NOW TO MATERIALIZE Six Bids For Construction of Building Are Opened By Commission Jefferson City, Nov. "Missouri is now assured of a splendid new capitol building, a structure that will be completed with the appropriation and within the time said Col.

E. W. Stephens, chairman of the state capitol commission, tonight after the commissioners had opened bids for the construe. tion of the new building. There were six bidders, the lowest bidding $2,838,800 and the highest $2,718,000, both based on surfacing the new building with Missouri limestone.

There will not be an award for a week or ten days. BULL FROG FARM According to the League City News, O. Rannefeld is figuring on establishing a bull frog farm near that city, and considerable interest has already been awakened in the new enterprise. It is proposed to organize a stock company capitalized at $10.000, fully paid, to start on, and no troubleis anticipated in disposing of the stock readily, as its promoters feel certain that it will prove a paying investment from the start. Marketable frogs are always in demand at fancy prices and it has been fully demonstrated to all who have investigated the matter that it will prove a remunerative business.

-Farm and Ranch. NO WAR, SAYS DANIELS Omaha, Nov. of the Navy Daniels expressed the belief here today that there would be no war with Mexico. "There will be no war with Mexico," he said. "'The administration has no fear of any such trouble.

The knot will be untangled in an amicable way and all this war talk is jingoism." INTO THE FRISCO'S AFFAIRS St. Louis, Nov. -The taking of oral testimony in the affairs of the St. Louis San Francisco Railroad, or the Frisco System, now in the hands of receivers, will be started here tomorrow by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Investigation of the affairs of the railroad was ordered by the United States Senate a few months ago, CARL JOHN CARLSON DEAD Carl John Carlson, whose home was northeast of town, died at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning of pneumonia.

He was 68 years old. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Globe Swedish church and interment will be made in the Kings Prairie cemetery. PANTHERS HUMBLE MARIONVILLIANS Springfield, Nov. snowing their victims under, the Drury Panthers rolled up 73 points against the Marionville college football aggregation yes' terday afternoon on Drury field, while the invaders failed to cross the goal line. While a victory was predicted for the proteges of Coach Dan Nee, football fans were surprised at the easy manner in which they outplay a team which in weight and speed was practically on equal terms with the Druryites.

PROTRACTED MEETING The officers of the Baptist church have decided to begin revival services the third Sunday in January. It is expected that an evangelist will be present to assist in the meetings. A GOOD CATCH Geo. Shaffer and Oliver Guiick returned Sunday night from Powersite where they had been for a week's fishing. They brought home a fine string of fish.

CELLEBRATED FAMILY FORTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY On Sunday November, the ninth, Mr and Mrs. Chas Roetto Sr. were very pleasantly sur. prised by all their children who gathered at the "dear old two miles southwest of Monett, to celebrate their parents forti eth wedding anniversary. At twelre o'clock the proud and happy parents with their nine children and other relatives were seated at the elaborate luncheon which was served them, this being the first meeting in twelve years.

The remainder of the day was spent chiefly in conversing of the happy events of past years. L. D. McKee photographed the joyful family. The attending relatives were namely: Mr.

and Mrs. Severina Bertalot and son Augustine; Mr. Chas Roetto Jr. and sons, Edward and Joseph, of St. Louis, Mrs.

D. Danzero and daugh- ters, Angelena and Lecla, of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Roetto and daughters, Marie and Cecelia; Mrs. Jas.

Willard, of Denver, Messrs Frank, Lewis and Lawrence and Miss Elizabeth, who remain with their parents. The honored couple were the recipients of many valuable presents and best wishes of all. This day will ever be one of happy memory to all present. BAPTIST INSTITUTE BAPTIST INSTITUTE Following is the program of the Baptist ministers and Deacon's Institute of Barry county to be held at Sugar Creek church, twelve miles southwest of Washburn, November 28, 29 and 30. FRIDAY 9:30 Devotional service, N.

N. Stephens. 10:00 Introduction T. Brattin and Cas. Vanzandt.

11:00 1 John: F. M. Smallwood and James Lowe. 12:00 Dinner. 1:30 Devotional.

2:00 The Atonement, M. Smith and Geo. Hall. 3:00 Matt. 12: 43, 44, 45, E.

Chapel and Will Kennedy. 7:00 p. m. Devotional. 7:30 Sermon by Roe Whittington and R.

Prier. SATURDAY 9:30 What does it take to constitute Scriptual Presbyter, W. A. Ireland and B. F.

Crawford. 10.30 Galatians 8:26, 27, Ed Boown and M. Coons. 11:30 Query box. 12:00 Dinner.

1:80 Devotional. 2:00 Are the Church and Kingdom Synonymous and at what date was the church set up, C. M. Smith, P. H.

Hodge. 3:00 Romans 4:8, Kimble and M. Henson. 7:00 Devotional. 7:30 Sermon, J.

T. Brattin and W. A. Todd. SUNDAY 10:30 Devotional.

11:00 Sermon by R. G. Mitchell, Subject, The Immortality of the THE NOVEMBER WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION In the November Woman's Home Companion the campaign for "Better Babies" is still further carried forward by the establishment of a special department for "Better Babies" in which a series of articles is to be published containing practical suggestions to mothers for the care of children. These articies are to be contributed by great authorities on the subject. Other splendid contributions to the November issue are: "The Nervous and Sick Headaches Torpid liver, constipated bowels and disordered stomach are the causes of these headaches.

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Louis. BIG FOOTBALL GAME SATURDAY Monett Will Tackle Drury on the Local Grounds. Exciting Game. The Monett foot ball team is practicing hard on new plays and strengthening their line in anticipation of a hard fought game with the Drury second team of Springfield, Saturday afternoon in Callan's field. The boys are confident of a victory but they know that it must be won by hard and vigor.

ous playing. The line up is as follows: Hoover, left end; Feist, left tackle; Long. left guard; Miller, center; Callan, right guard; Anderson, right tackle; Bounous, right end; Campbell, quarter back; Patton, left half back; Alderson, right half back; Hopkins, fall back. CLAREMORE, BELLE BECOMES BRIDE OF NEWSPAPER EDITOR Claremore, Nov. 15.

-This evening at the residence of W. D. McClure in Claremore, Rev. E. Loucks, pastor of the Presbyterian church, performed the ceremony that joined in matrimony two of Claremore's most popular young people, Miss Ruth Hawkins and W.

Campbell Kates. Miss Hawkins 18 the daughter of Dr. A. S. Hawkins nett, division surgeon for the Frisco, but has made her home in this city for several years.

Mr. Kates is a son of A. L. Kates, publisher of the Claremore Progress, and has been engaged for the past year as city editor on the Daily Progress. After a short honeymoon trip to points in Missouri, the young couple will return and make their home in Claremore.

OBITUARY E. C. Drowley was born in Liverpool, England, November 14, 1839 and died in Monett, November 14, 1918 dying on his 74th birthday. He came to America when a mere child; and on Feb. 1st 1866 he was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Miser, at Fairfield, Ind.

Ten children were born to their union, 5 children having departed in infancy. He is survived by his wife. four daughters, one son and one brother, as follows: Mrs. Clara Moffett. of Hillyard, Mrs.

Hattie Pope, of Houston, Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Miss Bess Drowley and Jesse Drowley, of Monett, all of whom were at his bed side but one daughter, Mrs. Clara Moffett.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the M. E. Church, South, of which he was a faithful member. Services were held under the auspices of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities. The funeral ser.

vices were conducted by Rev. J. B. Jordan and Rev. W.

M. Wainright The out of town friends attending were as follows: Mrs. Ella Avery, Mrs. A. C.

Johnson, Mrs. Geo. Baker, and Mrs. W. P.

Ganeer, of Joplin; A. C. Williams, of Van Buren, Mrs. Rowley, Misses Margerite and Barbra Rowley and Tom Rowley of Freistatt. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.

MRS. SARAM MARBUT DIED AT VERONA Mrs. Sarah Marbut died at Verona Sunday. November 16, being about 65 years old. Funeral services were held Monday at the Calton cemetery.

The deceased was the mother of Tom Marbut and aunt of Mrs. J. A. Hagler of this place. Mrs.

Hagler, Luther Hagler and Mrs. W. R. Davis attended the funeral. Tonight Tonight, if you feel dull and stupid, or bilious and constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and you will feel all right tomorrow.

For I sale by all dealers. WOMAN DROPS DEAD AFTER SINGING IN CHURCH SERVICES Mrs. J. G. Taylor Attends Science Church As Guest and is Stricken.

Springfield, Nov. suddenly with heart failure while attending the regular weekly experience services of the Chris tian Science church at the Masonic Temple last night, Mrs. J. G. Taylor of 525 East Elm street, after singing the last hymn, turned to leave the hall and fell dead to the floor.

Her husband, J. G. Taylor, chief electrical engineer for the Frisco, who had spent the day in homa on business, returned at 11 o'clock to learn of the sudden death of his wife. Mrs. Taylor who had made several visits to the Christian Science headquarters here in the past, last night decided to attend the weekly service, being left alone, and left with the in tention of reaching home before her husband returned.

She went by herself. Friends of Mrs. Taylor stated last night, that she had taken an active part in the services and had sung the hymns with unusual vivacity. She had been in apparently good health during the entire day and evening. Immediately upon the singing of the amen of the last hymn, bringing to a close the services of the evening, Mrs.

Taylor turned to go to the door. She walked perhaps ten feet from her seat, when she suddenly plunged to the floor. Friends rushed to her side and Dr. W. S.

Hopkins was summoned, who has an office in the Landers theatre nearby, and arrived a few minutes later. He pronounced the woman dead when she fell. Mrs. Taylor had been in ill health for several months. Friends stated that she had suffered from paralysis and that she had complained of her heart being weak several times of late.

She was not member of the Christian Science church but had been accustomed to attend their services at irregular intervals. A Night of Terror Few nights are more terrible than that of a mother looking on her child choking and gasping for breath during an attack of croup, and nothing in the house to relieve it. Many mothers have passed nights of terror in this situation Chamberlaid's Cough Remedy is a certain cure for croup and has never been known to fail. Keep it at hand. For sale by all dealers.

MONDAY EVENING CLUB. Mr. and Mrs. R. M.

Cailaway entertained the Monday Evening at Rock Wednesday evening. Eight tables of players enjoyed the game in the Callaway home. The rooms were decorated with white and pink chrysanthemums. Music by Miss Merrah Kahn and George Rice during the evening was appreciated by all present. A two course lunch was served to the and Mrs.

J. M. Russell; Dr. and Mrs. J.N.

Ingram, Messrs. and Mesdames A. W. Wightman, F. P.

Sizer, S. A. Chapell, J. J. Davis, Solon Wright, A.

L. Jenks, Andy Hawk: ins, Walter Perry, Nay Patterson, J. H. Dunlap, Mrs. H.

H. Westbay, Mrs. Chas. White, Mrs. L.

C. Musser, Miss Flossie Charles, Miss Myrtle White and Mrs. Herron, of Mattoon, Ill. Cause of Insomnia The most common cause insomniaof is disorders of the stomach and constipation. Chamberlain's Tablets correct these disorders and enable you to sleep.

For sale by all dealers. F. E. Williams of this place, is critically ill at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

He was recently operated upon for abcess on the liver following an attack of typhoid fever. He was not strong enough to rally from the operation and his death is hourly exI pected. Charles Guthrie, a brother IWO BROADWAY BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED W. F. Durnil and J.

L. Hobbs Chief Losers. John Elliott's Barber Shop Burned Shortly after midnight Wednesday night a fire started in one of the second story rooms of W. F. Durnil's frame business house on Broadway, which resulted in not only the totalloss of the structure but ot the adjoining building owned by J.

L. Hobbs as well. The department was early on the scene but could not save the buildingsalthoughit it was successful in preventing the wooden building on the west known as the Indiana house from being destroyed. In the lower rooms of the Durnil building was located Elliott's barber shop, the Singer sewing machine offices, H. R.

Jordan, agent, and J. S. Jenkins, Jeweler. On the second floor Lick Haines had living rooms. The loss in this building was approximately as follows: W.

F. Durnil, $1,000.00, John Elliot, $300.00. J. L. Jenkins, H.

R. Jordan, $250 00. The loss of the Hobbs building was perhaps; J. L. Hobbs, G.

W. Bishop, shooting gallery, $200.00, Frank Coats, rooming house, second floor, $250.00. As far as can be ascertained there was no insurance, the rate of 7 per cent being deemed prohibitive. Messrs Durnil and Hobbs have not as yet decided on what they will do, but will probably erect a combined two story brick or reinforced concrete building in the near future. The fire is thought to have started from a kerosene lamp in the Haines rooms, Mrs.

Haines, YOUNG MATRON'S CLUB The Young Matron's Rook Club met at the home of Mrs. Joe Cooper Tuesday afternoon and enjoyed a very pleasant session. Members present were Mesdames Henry Tutt, J. P. Woods, W.

A. Mills, Riley Burris, W. E. Smedley, Tip Watson and John Boehm. Birthday parties were given this evening by Edna Taylor and Freda Kaase.

Miss Anna Koenig returned to her home at Ritchey, Monday, after a few days visit with her sisters, Mrs. John Moore and Miss Agnes Koenig. O. F. Messer, of Joplin, was given 20 days in jail by Judge Wilkerson for malicious truction of property.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koenig and son Henry, returned to their home at Ritcher after a visit with relatives at this place. Mrs. Sam Reed and Miss Orpha Bayless, of Cassville, visited Thursday with Mrs.

S. T. Clutter. They were on their way to St. Louis to visit for a few days.

Notice of Sheriff's Sale By virtue and authority of a special execution, issued from the office of the clerk of the circuit court. county of Barry, returnable to the November term, 1913, of said court, and to me directed, favor of Shenendoah National Bank of Shenendoah, Iowa, Plaintiff, and against Sam Beaty, Warren Beaty, Roy Beaty, Fay Beaty and Gien Beaty, Defendants; I have levied upon and seized all the right, title, interest, claim, estate and property of the defendants above named Sam Beaty, Warren Beaty, Roy Beaty, Fay Beaty and Glen Beaty of, to the following described real estate, situated in the county of Barry and and State of Missouri, and described as follows, to wit: Lot numbered eleven (11), block numbered twentyfour (24) original townsite of Monett, Missouri, and will on Saturday the 22nd day November, 1913 between the hours of o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon of that day, at the Court House door, in the City of Cassville, in the County of Barry, State of Missouri, sell at Publie auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, all the right, title, interest, claim, estate and property of the above named defendant Sam Beaty, Warren Beaty, Roy Beaty, Fay Beaty and Glen Beaty of, and to the above described property, to satisfy said execution and costs. G. M. BRIXEY, Sheriff of Barry County, Mo.

First insertion October 31st, 1913..