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THE NEOSHO TIMES VOLUME FORTY-NINE. NEOSHO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918. NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN THE WOMEN ABOUT TOWN Edited by Tyra Barlow Hudson Friendly Folks. If there is anything we like more than some other things it is friendly folks and we find them over to Joplin last week when we attended the missionary meeting over there. We have been a delegate many times to conventions, associations and various other public meetings but it seemed to us the spirit of friendliness was more prevalent than usual.

Most everyone shook hands with us and asked us where we were from smiled at everybody JIe ran away in a few days leaving else greetings were all-wr nt tnpto nn 0 v. owi greetings cordial. It was a real old-time gathering and we will always have very pleasant memories of our visit to Joplin's First Congregational church, and now while we are talking about Jpplin we want to pass along a beautiful story we read in the editorial department of the Joplin Globe. Here it is: From France. He peered into his lock box at the postoffice anxiously, and when he saw there was something inside he was so much in a hurry to get his keys out of his pocket that his handkerchief came with them and fell to the floor.

Oddly enough, he did not stoop to pick it up, but hastily unlocked his mail box and extracted three, letters. The topmost one he scarcely looked at, though it was a fat letter and bore four three-cent postage stamps. The second he also shuffled to the bottom of the bunch without a moment's hesitation. But at sight of the third his face lighted up and he turned and winked happily and most unexpectedly at a stranger who was getting his own mail a few feet away. Then he walked over to the window, where there was better light, and the stranger, mildly curious, walked to the same place.

"See," said the man with the three letters. "It's the second one I've had." He displayed a rather small, thin bearing an blue stamp and pasted over on one with white paper, on which was printed "Read by censor." "I guess you don't care anything about getting those," suggested the stranger, but the first speaker only grunted by way of answer. He was looking closely at the postmark, and held it out to the other. "What does that say?" he asked. "March 4, France," said the other.

He was thinking that the other's eye must be pretty bad, for the postmark -was plain enough, but when he spoke lie said, "Don't look as if he said much; it's a pretty thin letter." "No, no say much. Anyway, he hasn't time to say much. But it doesn't take much to satisfy his mother and me. Just a line is a lot sometimes." "Probably that's true. Do you suppose he says anything exciting in this -one?" "Oh, I guess not," replied the owner of the letter.

He was still holding it in his hands and still regarding it happily. Suddenly he seemed to sense that the stranger might be waiting for him to open and read the message, and he placed it hastily in his pocket. "I never read 'em by myself," he explained. "Always wait till I get home. His mother opens it and I read it out loud." "Oh," said the stranger, suddenly appreciating.

"But I'd hate to wait till night to read a letter all the way from France." "We don't wait till night," said the other, smiling. "I go home for lunch." "Or even till noon." "Well, it is sort of hard," admitted the receiver of the letter. They walked out of the postoffice and down to the corner and then he spoke again. "Sometimes," he said, "I find I've forgotten something and have to go back home about 9 o'clock." They both laughed. Presently the stranger took out his handkerchief and noisly blew his nose, and the letter owner, struck by the same inclination, after a moment's search exclaimed exultantly, "By jimminy, this morning Fve forgotten my handkerchief." The stranger stopped suddenly.

He had forgotten about the handkerchief that came out with the keys. "Say," he began. this a dandy morning?" Horae Folks. Everybody loves home, even the meanest person that ever lived has a tender spot in their heart for home folks. Every man and woman, we expect some recollection of their first visit away from home.

How dreadfully homesick they got. We knew a little boy who went out in country for a visit and got so sick he gathered up his clothes in little bundle and ran away and came' home all alone through the woods. You see he wanted to be at home more than any place, no matter how much fun he was having. We knew another little boy who ran away from home and with some older boys got into trouble and was brought up before the juvenile court. The case was investigated and from the conditions at his home the court thought best to provide another home for him.

A splendid home was secured; an ideal home for a boy. But no good to him. a note tacked on the barn door which said, "I just can't stay away from home any longer. Good-bye." You see he wanted his home folks. Be it ever so poor there is no place like home.

And everybody in all the the world loves home folks. Dry Corn in an Incubator. Cut corn fro mthe cob, add a lilttle salt and place in the incubator on the tray. Dry the same as in the sun. Stir as often as you think necessary.

Keep the temperature from 100 to 103 degrees. Dried Green Beans. Break and boil in salt water one hour. Pour off the water and place on the tray of the incubator to dry. Keep temperature from 100 to 103 degrees.

You can also dry apples and peaches in the same way. Mrs. Estella Davis, Rt. 4. Old-Fashioned Gingersnaps.

Take one cupful of molasses, two thirds of a cup of sugar, one half cupful of lard or any other shortening, one tablespoonful of ginger, one teaspoonfui of soda dissolved in-two tablespoonful of vinegar, one teaspoonful of salt, and flour to roll. Bake in a quick oven. These may be kept indefinitely, and if they get moist and soft, a few'minutes in the oven restores their first crispness. H. J.

FORTY YEARS AGO. Markets: Wheat in many localities is heading out. Dr. G. W.

Weems, living near Kent postoffice, was bitten seriously by his own dog as he returned home late one night, the dog failing to recognize him. I. D. Galbraith has opened a wholesale and retail drug business on the west aide of the-square. Rev.

T. M. Cobb and Col. G. M.

Jones are delegates to the General Conference of the M. E. Church South in Atlanta in May. Flour $2.80 to $3.20, meal 35 to 40c, bacon 8 to lOc, coal oil 40c, corn 20 to 25c, oats 15 to 20c, wheat 65 tp 90c, navy beans $1.25 to $1.50 a bushel, butter 10 to 15c, eggs 7 to 8c, potatoes 35 to 40c, chickens $1.20 to $1.50 a dozen, deer skins 15 to 17c. Twenty Years Ago.

Prof. J. T. Davis, county school commissioner, has closed his jschool at Southwest City and returned home. Two Neosho boys have enlisted in the army for the Cuban war, Ben Corey and Claude Fleming.

H. M. Rice's new brick building at the northwest corner of the square is being built rapidly. H. C.

Pepper of Cassville, has announced as a candidate for circuit judge. Zinc ore has dropped to $24 and lead is steady at $21.25. Plummer Edwards, William Strother and Hugh Johnson of Diamond, have enlisted in Co. 2nd Mo. Infantry.

The Granby Military Company of volunteers drove over Tuesday and gave an exhibition drill on the square. The company has 52 men and is in command of Captain Hqtcher. The foundation of Ed Haas' new wholesale building is almost completed. NEW CIT YOFFICERS. At the regular meeting of Board of Aldermen held last Tuesday evening, the new members, consisting of Alderman Vaughn from the First REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

W. E. Griffis to Eva Irene Rittor, lot 4, Spring City sub div pt 9-26-33; $150. W. D.

Philips to Chas. A. Morsman, ward, Karbe and McElhany from the pt hf sw ne 31-27-32; $2250. Second and Cockrell from the Third, Nannie W. Hughes to E.

M. Camp- were sworn in. bell, pt ne 30-25-31; $3000. The following appointive officers Addie B. Lea to Susan Edwards, were'named by the mayor and confirmed by the board: City S.

Bales. Water M. Rush." City F. Wills. City R.

Dunn. Street F. Evans. Night Severs. The F.

Brockman, city collector, and B. J. Pearman, city marshal, were approved, and they were sworn in by the city clerk. street commissioner was ordered to put in a 12-inch water way pipe across South Lafayette street, near the residence of D. F.

Shambaugh. A preparation for'strets and roads called "Tarvia" will be placed on the streets wherever the property owners in a block desire it, the property owners to pay for the "Tarvia" and the city to have it put on. PRIVATE FRED YUST KILLED BY FRANK DAVIS Private Fred Yust, at home on a furlough from Camp Funston, was shot and mortally wounded by Frank Davis, at a party in his at his father's house four miles northwest of Racine Saturday night. He was taken to a hospital in Joplin SPECIAL AD CLUB MEETING, A special meeting of the Neosho Ad Club will be held on Thursday night, April 25, for the purpose of hearing Celestine J. Sullivan, enVoy of San Francisco, the place where the next convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World will be held, who is carrying a message to the 170 advertising clubs of America and extending an invitation to them to visit San Francisco during the convention to 11.

Mr. Sullivan has made the trip east through the southern state sand is returning through the middle has visited such cities as Dallas and Ft. Worth, Shreaveport, New Orleans, Atlanta, Richmond, New York and Philadelphia. It is a great honor to have-such a visitor as Mr. Sullivan and the is that Neosho ha sone of the best advertising clubs of the country.

FRIDAY A HOLIDAY. By 'proclamation of the President next Friday is declared a holiday for the sale of bonds of the Third Liberty Loan and it willbe observed in Neosho proclamation of the mayor. The stores will be. closed for three hours in the middle of the day and Judge J. T.

Sturgis of Springfield will make an address at 11 o'clock on the war. The 27 boys who are to be sent to Camp Funston will be given a reception in the morning and will leave on the 10:38 train. The names of 25 who are to go were published this paper last week and two more have since been added, Bose Harrison Beaver of Stark City and George dies' shoes and slippers, worth up D. Beaver of Granby. to $3.50, while they last, $1.48 each.

Y. M. C. A. NOTICE.

We are in receipt of a notice from Mr. W. H. Landreth, District Chairman, which requests that our Y. M.

C. A. subscriptions be paid in full at once if possible and forwarded to the State Treasurer by May 1st. Very truly yours, E. C.

COULTER, Treasurer for Newton County. Officers of the County and Township Sunday School Association held a meeting Tuesday evening at the McElhany Hotel to make plans for future work. They had supper there and the business meeting afterward. tots 3 and 4, blk 6, Wiliams' add to and died there Monday evening. The fatal bullet entered the body near Neosho; $1600.

A. B. McAntire to F. W. McKinley, hf sw 15-26-32 and hf nw 22-2632; $1 and other cons.

Ed Haas to Nannie W. Hughes, pt lots 9 and 10, blk 5, Neosho Proper; $2800. Will D. Robinson to E. W.

Jones et al, hf hf ne and nw se 23-26-31; $1 and other cons. S. J. Kenney et al to T. B.

Duemler, lots 13 to 18, blk 7, Sturgis Lane's add to Seneca; $600. Emma Frantz to Ernest Parker, lot 26, blk 7, Sturgis Lane's add to Seneca; $650- John E. Cornell to David G. Emmett, lots 13 and 14, blk Haines' quarter, pt 10-26-33; $310. R.

A. Stinson to T. B. Little, pt ne se 3-26-29; $125. John M.

Purdy to Jessie L. Price, lots 7 to 10 and 15 to 18 Denham Price Inv. Go's, sub div of nw and hf ne 26-25-32, also pt sw se 23-2532; $1 and other cons. Effie M. Connaway to J.

H. Steel, pt hf sw 34-25-32; $800. R. L. Hayes to Geo.

Buzzard, lot 5, blk 5, R. L. Hayes' add to Seneca; $40. R. L.

Hayes to Geo. Buzzard, lot 6, blk 5, R. L. Hayes' add to Seneca; $50. Geo.

Buzzard to Fred Matthews, lots 5 and 6, blk 5, R. L. Hayes' add to Seneca; $1 and other cons. C. E.

Couch to Phena Lowery, ne nw 13-24-32; $1500. Wm. B. Parker to Cora M. Clay, hf se 26-26-33; $3500.

M. C. Beaver to W. R. Beaver, hf hf lot 1 nw 30-26-30; $1 and other Cons.

W. A. Hartman to J. H. Normile, lots 15 and 16, blk 13, Stprk City; and other cons.

Isaac L. Hylton to W. T. Goosetree, lots 16, 17, 18 and 19, blk 23, Fairview; $80. J.

O. Argobright to W. T. tree, lots 11 to 15 inc. blk.

23, Fairview; $100. C. M. Paden to W. T.

Goosetree, lots 4 to 10 blk 23', Fairview; $125. Amanda J. Freeman to W. blk T. 3, Goosetree, lots 1 to 7 inc, Fairview; $75r- J.

H. Argabright T. Goosetree, pt blk 37, Fairview; $10. Guy E. Carleton et al to Mary M.

Riggle, pt nw nw 19-25-31; $2000. John F. Lewis to R. E. Reece, ne nw and hf nw 19-27-30; $2100.

his heart and lodged in the spinal column near the base of the brain. Davis tried to get away after the shooting but was soon arrested and lodged in the county jail. Fred Yust was one of the first draft from this county senate Camp Funstoh. He had been at the home of his father, Charles Yust, and a party was given in his honor Saturday night. It is said that Frank Davis who is a miner engaged in mining with his brother, Bill Davis, near Tipton Ford, was an uninvited guest and that during the evening he created a disturbance by using rough language and starting a quarrel with one of the guests.

It is said that Yust told Davis not to start a fuss in the house but to go outside and settle the quarrel. This angered Davis and he drew his revolver, having gone to the party armed, and shot Yust. Frank Davis is the man who shot and killed L. D. Kelley at Spurgeon in 1906, the shooting growing out of a quarrel in a poker game that was carried on in an up-stairs room.

For thffe crime he was given a two-year sentence in the penitentiary which he served. A coroner's inquest over the body of Fred Yust was held in Joplin Tuesday afternoon and the jury recommended that Frank Davis be held without bond on a first degree murder charge and that Davis, his brother, be held as an accessory to the crime. It is said that Davis' defense is that he did not do the shooting, although several persons in the room at Yust's home Seneca, when The Leader Dry Goods sue cessors to the Golden Eagle, special for Saturday only, 110 pairs of la- Iliiii Save 15 Per Calf over milk feeding, by selling your milk and feeding Purina Calf Chow. Sell your milk but don't soil your calves. THey'llgrow and your profits will grow, if you feed them this perfect milk substitute.

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i i i i morning testified positively at the inquest that the gun was in the hands of Davis and was fired by him. Protection given by Charles Yust, father of the slain man, prevented Davis from being lynched following the shooting Sunday 'morning, according to persons who were at the dance at Yust's home when the tragedy occurred and who were witnesses at the inquest. Davis is said to have invited the men to take him and hang him, but to free his younger brother, who, he said, was innocent. Members the party started to accept Davis' invitation and got a the the injured man called on several of the older men to help guard the prisoner and announced that any attempt of the citizens to take the law into their own hands would be met with resistance. The story told by witnesses at the inquest coincided in virtually all details.

The dance at ijhe Yust home had been arranged in honor of Fred Yust private, who was home on a short furlougli from Camp Funston, Kan. Into the gathering of neighbors there came Frank Davis and his brother, Floyd, known by but a few of the guests and barely known to part of the Yust family, supposedly without invitation. George W. Eads, 48 years old, fiddler at the dance, testified that he saw Davis come into the house, carrying a raincoat on his arm. The newcomer leaned against the door sill where the fiddler was playing and, Eads testified, he saw a part of a revolver holster protruding where the man's coat had fallen away.

Eads did not know the man and supposed he- was an officer and concluded it, was none of his business about the man having a gun, he said. After several dance sets had been "called," one of which was called by Davis, who had obtained permission to officiate fro mthe man who later became a victim of a revolver bullet, Davis, as several witnesses testified, was sitting pn a table in the kitchen beside "Bud" Eads, 17 years old, when he demanded of the Eads boy, "Give me a drink of whiskey." Young Eads replied in the hearing of several other men in the room: "What do you think I am, a bootlegger?" Davis is said to have answered by striking Eads with his fiat, knocking the boy off the table and sending him sprawling to the floor. Witnesses at the inquest testified that Davis then drew a revolver from a holster near his hip on the left side -and backed out of the kitchen door, pointing the gun from in front of him. Eads' father heard the commotion and, looking through the door from an adjoining room, saw his son getting up from the floor. Because of the knowledge that the assailant had a revolver the boy was taken through the house and out the front door to the road.

Fred Yust, who was in another part of the house from the kitchen, was told that there was a disturbance in the rear room and went to the kitchen. When he entered, Davis had returned. Addressing the crowd in general, Yust said: "Boys, let's have order. We came here to see a good timeT and we don't want any quarreling and I won't have it." He had approached a group of men standing near the door. His two brothers had followed him into the room and Frank Yust was a few steps behind him, while the other had gone toward the door and was standing between the door and the crowd.

Fred Ytfflt had just made his demand for order when Floyd Davis, witnesses testified, pushed him. Before anything else could happen, it was testified, Frank Davis pointed a gun almost directly over his brother's shoulder and fired at Fred Yust, who crumpled to the floor Frank Yust had seen the gun and had started toward the man that held it when Floyd Davis turned on him with doubled fists, he testified, and he immediately knocked the younger Davis down. The older man; who is said to haves had the gun, ran from the house Charles Yust, grappled with him and the two went out the door together, Yust attempting to hold the other man. He succeeded when outside the door gun being dropped in the scuffle, it was said, and held the man until assistance came. Davis was taken inside the house and upon his assurance that he would not get away, he was not held or ever, heattempted to escape and succeeded in getting away.

He was recaptured a hundred yards from the house, this time to be returned and unitl the Newton county sheriff arrived Witnesses testified that Davis was not intoxicated. Neither was any of the other men at the party, it was said. Ore Prices Unchanged. Zinc ore prices were unchanged during the past week. A small tonnage of choice ore brought bulk of the ore of the district brought from $40 to $45.

Some high grades brought from $45 to $50 Lead ore was weaker, the price being cut by buyers from $85 to $80 a ton. Demand was none too strong at this price. Pig lead developed unexpected weakness in St. Louis. Spelter continues in poor demand at St.

Louis and New York so far as futures are concerned, but spot spel- ter is very much wanted. The situation seems to be decidedly unusual in that the metal is wanted when it cannot be had, but when a seller appears with some to offer the price drops. A number of operators and business men left last night for Washington from this district and expect to appeal to the authorities at the capital in the hope of getting the importation of zinc ore" prohibited during the war on thee theory that the cars are needed for carrying coal and other necessities, of which we do not have sufficient in this country. Several mines have closed down in addition to those that closed a week ago, and more will have to close unless prices get better. However, a good production is being maintained yet, being not far from per week.

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