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The Shelbina Torchlight from Shelbina, Missouri • Page 5

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I FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918 THE SHELBY COUNTY NEWS. SHELBCTA, MISSOURI PAGE THREE 4 4 i We desire to. Cordially thank our patrons for the very satisfactory business of the Year now drawing to a close, which year has' been one of the best in the history of this bank: To all our Patrons we respectfully ask a continuance of the pleasant business relations of the past. To those who are not our customers, we cordially open an account with us at your Earliest Convenience. invite you to Year Greetings, Wishing One and All Joy Without Measure, Crowned with Health, Happiness SHELBINA, MISSOURI and Prosperity E.

J. Colbourn Munch's store. is assisting at Miss Ruth McHenry, of Shelbyville, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs.

D. McHenry. Miss Inze Vandever. of Leonard, returned home Thursday, after visiting Miss Lizzie Bob Maupin. Mr.

and Mrs. F. P. Howe went to Clarence yesterday to visit Mrs. Marie Whibty.

Mr. and Mrs. Otis See, of Kansas City, are visiting relatives in this city. Miss Bess. Swift, of Quincy, spent Christmas with her father.

Byron Swift, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter See, of Kirk-wood are visiting his father. Flem See and wife.

Instructions have been received by Collector of Internal Revenue, Geo. H. Moore, to accept Treasury certificates of indebtedness dated August 20, 1918, maturing July 15, 1910, and series dated November 7, 1918, maturing March 15, 1919, at par, without interest, in payment of income and profits taxes. The department has advised this collector that accrued interest on the certificates will be paid separately by the Federal Reserve Bank to taxpayers upon deposit by the collector of thq certificates accepted showing the date the tax was due and the name and address of the taxpayer. In-like manner interim certificates will be accepted in payment of income and profits taxes.

Good, sweet turnips, one dollar a bushel, at Bryan's. For wood sawing in or out of town, phone Wes. See us for all kinds of mill feed. Just received a full carload. W.

H. Tenney. Mr. and Mrs. Homer.

Teachenor went to Moberly yesterday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cave.

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Zeigler.

ol Maryville, came yesterday to visit with Mrs. H. Bair and Carl Zeigler at Bethel. Mrs. Alice Wilson, of Bethel, who was called to Atlanta by the illness of her daughter, Mrs.

Rosco West returned to her home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. D. W.

Carpenter, Mrs. D. Muldrow and Miss Bernice Maupin went to Clarence yesterday to visit E. W. Ragland and family.

Miss Effie Smith left yesterday for Oklahoma City, where she has a position. F. Leaton the operator on First Trick left yesterday for Chillicothe to 'visit relatives. Mrs. William Nickelson.

of Quincy, visit her aunt. Mrs. Peter yesteiday. Miss Laura Roe, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. L.

Roe, who has suffered about two weeks from a rising in one ear, was reported in a very critical condition late yesterday afternoon. It is feared blood poison has set in and the end is thought to be near. Good, swpet turnips, one dollar a bushel, at Bryan's. Misses Nannie and Mayme Bailey; of Jefferson City, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. T. Bailey Miss Mary Yost, of St. Louis, is visiting her brother and sisters, B. Yost, Miss Ottie and Mrs.

Shelby Chambers. jMr, and Mrs. W. T. Fristoe and tut) children, of Lentner, spent Christmas With his father." J.

Fristoe. Good, sweet turnips, one dollar a bushel, at Bryan's. Mr. and Mrs. N.

M. Falkenstetin, of: Chicago, came Tuesday to visit his father, J. S. Falkenstetin, at Novelty. i Mr.

and Mrs. Will Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kirk, of Farmington, 111., came Monday to visit Mr. Adams and Mrs.

Kiik's mother, Mrs. Walker Adams. Miss Eva Dimmitt, of Clarence, is visiting Miss Katherine Cleek. (Russell Tenney, of Hannibal, is spenting the holidays with his parent Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Tenney. Miss Irene Calvert, of Bertford, N. returned to her home Fridlay, ajter a visit with her grandmother and aunt.

Mrs. M. S. Coard and Mrs Martha Adams. Miss Nondas.

Jordan, of Hannibal, came. Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. Julia Jordan. Sunday they left for.Hillsbore, I1U to visit with their son and brother, Lloyd Jordan, and family. ESWe Extend New LOCAL AND PERSONAL It was a white Christmas.

Buy hats at cut and cut again prices at Hanly's. Did you "do your Christmas shopping early?" Buy dress shirts in Hanly's wind-up sale. Busmen's ribbed Virion 4uiti Vt Hanly's. Wheat went into winter quarters in fine condition. Ed McLain and wife, of Hannibal are visiting relatives at this place.

The Kaiser is said to be able to "be up and about, sun, ne aoesm go very far. The rural mail carriers "laid off-Tuesday and Wednesday but were on the job Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Wood, of Canton, visited friends and relatives in this city from Saturday to Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. White, of Vandalia, are spending holidays in this place. Miss Mildred Todd, of Kansas City, is spending the holidays at the home of her aunt. Miss Frances McMurry. Mrs.

E. Linthiciim, a former Hunnewell lady, now living in Virginia, visited S. H. Durbin and family this week. Edgar Poage, son of "Buz," Poage of this place dropped dead on a street in Hannibal Tuesday night.

Since going to Hannibal he was employed in a shoe factory. 'Marvin Woods, son of J. H. Woods, of Woodlawn, and Miss Willie Bostwick, daughter, of William Bostwick, of Clarence, were united in marriage at Quincy, Saturday. Mr.

-and Mrs. Bird Weeden, of Brookfleld, are spending the holidays with relatives and friends at this place. Mr. Weeden was, for several years, brakeman on the Shplhv-Nnrtlmestern railroad. Those considering a business, telegraph or civil service course should write the Chillicothe Business College today for the special inducements offered during the big Peace Jubilee Enrollment Week, Dec.

30th-Jan. 4th. Earl Lisenby of Meadville, is another telegraph student of the Chillicothe Business College who won an agency soon after being placed as operator on the Union Pacific R. He is located at Dix, and receives over 8150.00 each month in salary and commissions. government heretofore has paid $29 a month for carrying the Wall between Palmyri Junction und the 4t office.

Seven trip a way are ruquirou oim uw carrier refuses to renew the con-tnut at that figure. A new party made contract with the govern-ini-nt at DM) a month. by in his Miss Bess Naylor, of Columbia, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs.

W. Naylor. Mr. and Mrs. J.

A. Lucas went to Macon Tuesday to visit with rela-tives Miss Fannie iydick, of Jacksonville, 111., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ben Brown, at Bethel. Miss Olive Miles, of Kirksville, is spending the holidays with her Mrs. Ida Misses Mary and Augusta Creen spent Wednesday with their aunt, Mrs.

Laura Green, at Monroe- City. Misses Lillian and Nannie Jo Stalcup, of Brookfield, are spending the holidays with homefolk. Miss Susan Hayes, of Clarence, came Tuesday to visit her brother, Everett Hayes, and family. Mrs. B.

Young, of Quincy, came Tuesday to spend the holidays with relatives at Bethel. Mrs. W. Griswold, of Clarence, came Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mills Foster.

Miss Corrinne Bragg, of Mt. Carmel, 111., is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. J. Bragg.

Miss Louise Miles of Kansas City Is visiting her mother Mrs Ida Miles and family. A few boys' shoes to be closed out at Hanly's. Mms. M. Yancey, T.

Mayes, E. Mayes, of -Hunnewell, were Shelbina visitors Monday. and Mrs. Clyde Marshall went to St. Joe Monday to visit Mrs.

James Branson. Mrs. W. Blackburn went to Fayette, Monday to-spend the hli-days with her daughter, Mrs. O.

Hansford. Miss Edith of Jefferson City, is spending tlfe holidays' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Snyder. Mms. W. Taylor, J. O.

Taylor, of came Monday to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Jones, at Mrs. Geo.

Threlkeld and little son, went to Quincy Friday to. visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Green. Mrs. L. Perry and two' daughter, of Shelbyville, left Friday Kansas City to visit her daughter, Mrs. A D.

Conneiy. Mrs. C. K. Wicker, of St Louis, who has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs.

Elizebeth Ford and Mrs. L. G. Kipper, returned home Monday. Mr and Mrs Joe Studer this week received from their son, E.

Studer who is in France, a package which contained German souvenirs, among which are a helmet, belt, cap and other articles. Painter Tuesday received a mossago conveying the aad intelligence of the death of a daughter of his son. J. S. Painter, of Moberly.

The little form win Intd to rest at Go bargain hunting at Hanly's. Buy men's dress shoes at Hanly's. Store fixtures at prices that look cheap enough at Hanly's quit-sale. January 1st your unpaid taxes will be considered deliuquent and the penalty will be added. 0.

M. Wailes, of Monroe City, visited relatives at this place Monday. Handkerchiefs, sox andcpl-Inrs at prices cut to close out fat Hanlyls. George W. Sparks, of Moberly, attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs.

Harriet Hanger last Sunday. T. P. Manual, of Clarence attended to business at this place Monday. according to' official reports, lost 1,700,000 men during the war.

John Martin, of Coffey ville, Kansas, came Friday to visit his mother, Mrs. Nannie the holidays. Any how, we had lettuce, beats, radishes, etc. right out of the gardens to within two days of Christmas. Mrs.

T. J. Davis, of Big Rapid, came Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs. T.

G. Thompson, at Sheiby-ville. President Wilson is said to be strongly opposed to sinking the war ships, surrendered by Germany under the terms of the armistice. At Chicago superintendents of 750 machinery plants indorsed Chas. M.

Sscwab for president In him they have one who has the "barrel," tp say the least Rev. J. H. Coil, by invitation of the pastor, Rev. A.

B. Culbertson, preached Sunday evening at the Methodist church and delivered a sermon which was greatly enjoyed all present. The fire alarmed Bounded at the noon hour last Sunday and the "fire' proved to be nothing than a burning flue at the home of Mrs. Alice Irwin. Mr.

and Mrs. O. J. Lloyd and daughter, Elizabeth, of St Louis, came the first of the week to spend the holidays in this place and Shelby ville. William Jennings Bryan, speaking at a dinner of the four-minute men of Washington declared that while George Washington was known as the father of his country President Wood row Wilson, would history be known as father of republics.

A Duluth school-teacher the other day asked her scholars the following question: "If you could be born over again, what nationality would you prefer to bet" One boy, after a moment's thought, raised hand "I would like to he 4orn darky and half Jew." Jte said, To the teacher's inquiry for his reason he he-replied: "Well, a darky is always happy if he has a dollnr, hikI a Ji'W always has one." Ex, NEW YEM GREET MGS imnHiimumiiniunHiimiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiii This store and employes extend to the trade: their sincere thanks for the liberal patronage given us, and our wish for all is 1 "Good Health and Happiness for The Coming Yeaif BisXIIMIMISIMMIMXIXIKMIMHOIHMMIIiaiEESaaiI R.C. DICKER Mobt-rly ChrUlimu dny,.

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