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SUNDAY JULY 12 1931 MIAMI MIAMI OKLAHOMA PAGE IVE: News Record Writers Chronicle Happenings of Northeast Oklahoma and the Tri State District Afton Wade returned Wednesday from a Welch News ivuvnvixuiu ucwcu ufttiipueu Kiary i inree weeKs ago is located in short business trip to Columbus Louise Walker Juanita Campbell Pa where he has Harripft Wnlkpr Hfrc Croon MUnk 1MV rx Games were played on her meeting conduct Commerce Birthday Party Mrs Ed Irwin entertained a croup of young folks at her home Wed 1 went to Tulsa few visit southwest of building the in her Sunday Randall Clinton Mo erd Walker Threshing Oats and Wheat The threshers are out in the ball ball The NA Club A club held an all at the home of Mrs north of town Wed day was spent in a covered dish lunch PICK UP THE TRAIL 4 ON PAGE and children Mary Ellen gene and Roy Oats Coming In Oats are coming in at the pres ent and the elevators at Welch will uneral of James II Murphy James Murphy 91 years old died Thursday July 9 at the home of his daughter Mrs Ed Lundy in Wyandotte The funeral was held at the riends church riday afternoon and burial made in Wy andotte cemetery1 under the direc tion of Buzzard Undertakers played on the nark hard game the honors Wesley Bible Class The Wesley Bible class of the South Methodist Sunday' school will rrinAf tVpdnACrlatr afhrnrinn July ib at the home oi the presi dent Mrs A Kuhn a Work on a quilt will be engaged in AH members requested to be present the the an camn at the Cayuga picnic Dinner Guests Mr and Mis A Burcham entertained a number of guests and children at dinner Thursday Plates were placed for Miss Vir ginia Lee Burcham of Tulsa Mr and Mrs Reuben Burcham of Lake Charles La Mr and Mrs red Hagel and Mr and Mrs Riley Burcham and son Billy of Baxter Springs Kas Mrs A Beth of Quapaw and Mr and Mrs A Burcham Cows Killed by Cane Hurst of Iron Post district reports the loss of three his best milk cows Saturday evening following the rain The cows got in the cane field and only had pro gressed a few feet when one by one they fell over dead before Mr Hurst could get to them Wes Stewart who lives on one of the Hurst places also lost one which was with the three Union Church Rev Mark Wright pastor Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9:45 with Rev Mark Wright superintendent services at 11 am and at 7:30: pm 4 11 Club Meeting The Ozark 4 club held their regular meeting Tuesday after noon at the home of their leader Mrs Claire Clifton Miss Doris Browning was present and gave a demonstration on canning Marie Thomas and Betty Dragoo were telected to give a demonstration on canning carrots at the annual round up to be held in Neosho Thursday Other members pres ent were: Vera Morehead Gladys Sayre Audrey Wilkins and Jean Carlin Quapaw Phone 73 ire in Quapaw Home The Pichcer ire department was called to Quapaw Thursday morning about 2 o'clock to extin guish a fire at the home of Ray mond Byrd on west ourth streetMrs Jones mother of Mrs Byrd was awakened by the crackling of the flames Mrs Byrd who was ill was soon removed to the Martin home across the street A bucket brigade was started and a hose used by the neighbors and Mr Byrd and the fire was out when the fire department arrived It was only 10 minutes from the time the department was called until it was in Quapaw Only slight damage was done The orig in ofrthe fire was undetermined Christian Church Rev A Deatherage Pastor Bible school 9:45 a Charles Reece superintendent Preaching by the pastor at 11 follow ed by baptismal services Preach ing at 8 Christian Endeavor will be dismissed during the sum mer months Charity Club Meets The Quapaw Community Chari ty club met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Morrison A business session was held and it was voted to not hold any more meetings until September also not to draw on the treasurer for any help during the summer months as the funds are low and the club wants to save the funds until this winter when they will be most needed Sunday S' hool Picnic Mrs Martin motored 5 to Miami park with her Sunday school class of the Christian church Thursday morning where the day was spent in picnicking and swimming? A delicious lunch was? served at noon by Mrs Mar tin and Mrs Jack Howard who as sisted her to Virginia Martin sephine Howard Rov Martin Jun ior and Loren Buzzard Cecil Green James Riley Randall Joe Ginnis Buddy and Bobby Sellers: Ray and Robert Howard Mr Atkins of Lebanon was here the last week in the interest of the new Shipping association which has been recently organized Edmondson is president and Leonard Zebert manager of the as sociation The annual round up cf the 4 clubs and Homemakers clubs of Newton county was held Thursday in' Neosho Marie Thomas arid Betty Dragoo went as demonstra tors of carrot canning from the Ozark 4 club r'The Hickory Grove irst Aiders 4 club won second place in the demonstration Miss Bessie Boyd visited here last week with her uncle Charles Harper and wife The Misses Oleta and Maxine Rinehart were in Afton Monday The South Methodist church is planning a homecoming day to be held the second Sunday in August A good program for all "day is be ing workedout with a basket din ner at noon ormer pastors and members are invited to come and help make? the day pleasant in re newing old acquaintances and fel lowship together Mrs Norris Eunice Grain ger and Opal Stelts attended a dis trict A meeting in Joplin riday night Basil Walker returned home riday evening from Nevada Mo where he had spent the week at tending the Cottey assembly of the Epworth league and Sunday school of the South Methodist church He from the local Church of God The Tabernacle revival meeting is still in progress with a good at remiance i nis revival is ed by Rev A Garoutte Last Tuesday night a full blooded Del aware Indian from Nowata hal charge of the service "Every one is invited to attend these services Entertains Class Mrs Ruth 'Burton entertained her Sunday school class the inter mediates of" the irst Baptist church with a picnic on Elm creek riday evening Swimming was irst Baptist Church Rev Hampton Jr Pastor Sunday school 9:45 a There is room for more in our classes Rutherford superintendent Preaching services at 11 a and 8 at 7 A will meet at 7 Wed nesday evening at the I hurch Mrs Hal Mitchelson will teach the Man ual Prayer meeting Weednesday evening at 8 Convention The Mineral Belt 1 rally was held in Quapaw Monday night with an attendance of 325 of whom 252 were out of town vis itors A very interesting pro gram was furnished by the Cardin delegation The efficiency ban ner was won by the Cardin who had 95 points to their credit icher won the attendance banner? having 90 present The next meeting will be held in Galena Quapaw furnishing a program All members are urged to attend and help win the banner at the next meeting Christian Church Sunday school every morning at 9:45 Paul will act as superintendent Sunday morning services at 1 1 Christian Endeavor at 6:30 All young people invited to 'at tend Mr and Mrs Claude Weddington and daughter Imogene and Mrs Hattie Clements were guests of Mrs Christine McDonald of Car din Thursday Mr and Mrs John Hare and daughter Mrs Dewey Davidson and children of Pittsburg Kas were all day guests Thursday of Mr and Mrs Royal Revnolds Missionary Society Meefs The Missionary society of the Christian church met Thursday" afternoon at the home of Mrs De Villiers' and motored to the I Bingham country home where an interesting lesson was had with Mrs Emma Akin lead er After the lesson study all went to the park where a delicious lunch was enjoyed Those pres ent were: Mr and Mrs Mor rison Mr and Mrs I Bing ham Mr and Mrs Markel and children Lynn Riggs and Jes sie Bernice Mesdames Camp bell rank Akin Schnell Lily Wilson Owens and chil dren lora Luella and Cleo Joe Niles and daughter Joe Anna Randall Mr and Mrs De Villiers and children Rodney Car oline Sue Assembly of God Church Rev Rase Rickner pastor Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9:45 with Homer Bar nett Superintendent Church ser vices at 11 am and at 7:30 prii Midweek prayer meeting every Tuesday and Thursday evening M' A Meeting Held The A of the Baptist church met at the home of Miss Verna Gordon Wednesday even ing with a very interesting Bible study Refreshments were serv ed to the following: Mrs Ed Gor don Mrs Nora Jolly Mrs Hazel Large Misses Reba and em Jolly Leona Stogstill Naomia Matthews Iva Kennedy Dora Large Achsa Stanley Elsie and Myrtle Irwin and one visitor Miss Dorothy Chandler of Wyandotte and the hostess Miss Verna Gor don Dinner Party The Rev and Mrs A Ogle en tertained members of the Board of Stewards of the Methodist church men no me ior dinner at seven Thursday evening a chicken menu was served and covers were laid for the 'following guests The I Rev and Mrs Blackburn and i son Arnold of Vinita Paint er Dr Scott A Cox Bassett Leo Scott Gene Painter RL Mathes red Marsh oley and TH user cow that were killed This cow however got out of the canfe field and ran some distance on her way back to her calf before she fell dead Loss somewhere between $250 and $300 armers should watch their cows closely as a number of other deaths from cane are reported from widely distant points Exceptional Grain Dick itzgerald of East Anthra cite district brought in for show a sample of his Red Turkey wheat which he has been raising on his farm for the last two years Dick states that he bought a few bush els of this wheat from a farmer atKiowa Kas and last year it made under the unusual conditions of the season over 15 bushels to the acre The grain is small but en tirely uniform and hard Mr itz gerald states this is the best wheat he has experimented with and the yield will be far above the of the Craig county wheat but he will not know what the yield will be until he threshes 11 A Promenade visited Mrs Al Myers Thursday Mr apd Mrs Oakley Moore and daughter Colleen of Tulsa spent the week end with Mr and 'Mrs Burl Turner Mrs Mary Haggard of Neosho Mo was an overnight guest of Mrs Mary Cantrell Wednesday? Mr and Mrs Ben rance left for Kaw Valley Kas Thursday where they have employment Mr and Mrs Ernest Gustin Mr and Mrs Gustin and children and Gustim enjoyed an out ing on Neosho river Saturday Mrs Anna Jones of Haskell Okla is visiting Mrs Minnie Cra vens at the home of Mr and Mrs Ray Mr and Mrs Plummer and children and Mrs Lena Plum mer returned home Thursday from a visit with relatives atColumbus Kas I A 11C Udo CXlipiUyillCtllt Mr and Mrs rank Owen Mr and Mrs A McKay and Mrs Cora Beck enjoyed an outing on Dunaio creeK inursaay Grandma Blunt is ill at home on South Vine street Mrs Lucy McKibbin of Camp Meeting at Cayuga The Rev A Parks of Methodist church Welch and Rev Peake of Grove nounce an old fashioned meeting gorunds five miles east and two miles north of Grove on the banks of the Elk river to begin tonight at 8 and to be continued indefinitely The old Splitlog Meth odist church will be utilized in part by those who desire to attend but the meetings will be held in the open There is plenty of camp ground and one of the finest springs in northeast Oklahoma The invitation is extended to every one interested to attend Bring your camping apparatus and stay during the time the revival is be ing conducted Auto Broke Leg While driving past the Gene Swango place west of the city lim its on Highway 66 Monday Bob Martin rural route carrier on Welch Route ran into Andy Da team as it was being drove into the highway from the Swango home The car struck the horse on the leg breaking the bone above the knee The injury was such that tne horse had to be shot about $125 to Meet Afton chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold their regu lar meeting Tuesday evening in the Masonic hall Bridges Completed The two bridges across Russell creek and Elm creek south of the Kansas line were completed last week and the cement and steel workers left for other contracts in Oklahoma and Texas where the Maxwell Construction company have large forces of men engage! in bridge and highway work grades will have to be thrown up from the foot of Lennox Hill on the south side of Elm creek and between the Elm creek bridge and Russell creek this requiring an 11 foot grade A large number of the district farmers and men from Welch are on the job and it will require the next three or four weeks to complete the work The contractors will try to keep an open road between the two creeks so the public can travel that way if they do not care for the way being rough At the present many people are coming over the road rather than take the longer detour via 166 and the Ottawa county highways Seneca News ALLEN GASKIN Carrier Phone 100 eleventh Penetcostal Mission Rev Hodges Pastor Sunday school 10 a George Hoover superintendent No morn ing preaching services Evening services at 7:30 by the Reverend Kern of Miami Preaching each Thursday and Saturday evening Chis Outing Miss Hazel Cheek and members of her Sunday school class of the Christian church accompanied by Victor superin nt motored to Dripping Springs Thursday eve riing where they enjoyed a swim 'and a picnic supper Those making the trip were Misses Ruth Judd Thelma McElroy Zetta Rider Mary JSMg Dee Grunden Catherine Lins Hazel Doran and Christine Parhamand Messrs Harold Clack PaulLins John Hudspeth Wesley i Carman Joint Meeting A joint affair consisting nf social and birthday sur prise on Nelson was held at the home of Mr arid Mrs Nelson North River street" Thurs day evening The entertainment consisted of games and contests At a late hour ice cream and cake were served to the following: Rev and Mrs Hampton Jr Mr and Mrs Brown and son Gene Mr and Mrs Berry Sims Mr and "Mrs Rutherford Mr and Mrs Pittman and daughter Bonnie Lou Mr and Mrs Hal Mitchelson Mr and Mrs Angus Ketten and children Earl dean and Vernon Mr and Mrs Rutherford Mr and Mrs Jake Dryer Mr and Mrs Loren Broyles and daughter Deloris Mr and Mrs Charles McBee Mr and Mrs Walter Nelson and daughter Vir ginia Mrs Gosch Mrs An na Wyatt Mrs annie Penning ton Mrs Elmer orbes Mrs Ott Harrington Mrs Johnson Mrs Claude Wetzler Mrs Bessie Lytle Miss Mary Rutherford hon oree and hostess Mr and Mrs Nelson The honoree received sev eral nice gifts 'A Mr and Mrs Wyly of Spav inaw arrived Tuesday and spent a few day? with Mrs parents Mr and Mrs Ni Hudson Mrs Houston Bandy and son Eugene of airland visited rela tives here Tuesday afternoon Mrs Crowell returned vveanesaay irom Tulsa where she had visited her son rank Crowell and family since Saturday Dale left Monday for Dodge City Kas where he will visit indefinitely Mr and Mrs Jim Richards and children left Tuesday for Lyles Tenn where they mH visit Mr? parents Mr and Mrs Tidwell and other relatives for two weeks The Rev and Mrs A Ogle had as their guest Monday and Tuesday Park of Wright City Okla Mr and Mrs Orville Zinn of Brownsville Tex left the first of the week for their home after a short visit with their parents Mr andMrs Zinn and other rela tives 1 The condition of Cade who is seriously ill at his home on South Main street remains unchanged Mr and Mrs Christiason spent Wednesday in Vinita visiting the brother William Dun can and family Mr and Mrs Pyatt and daughters Pearl and Helen of Webb City Okla visited riday with the aunt Mrs Emma J1 Pyatt They were en route home from a motor trip to St Louis Mo Mr and Mrs Charles Reed and son Chester of Vinita were guests of Mrs sister Mrs Henry Stone and family riday Dr and Mrs Troutt had as their guests riday Mrs brother A Armstrong and fam ily who live near Armstrong erry on Grand river and Troutt of vinita Mrs Lutie Davis of Oklahoma City arrived riday to visit rela tives and friends here and in Miami for a few days Ervin Boultinghouse returned to Bartlesville the first of the week after spending three weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Boultinghouse 'Mr and Mrs Hudson had as their guests Monday Mr and Mrs Alva Johnson and son of Kan sas City Mo Bethlehem Baptist Church' Rev Jones Pastor Sunday school 9:45 a Clint Downing superintendent Preach ing at 11 a and 8 by the pastor 7 A Picnic The A of the Baptist church went on a picnic to Broad lawn Thursday evening After a picnic supper was eaten the girls attended a theater in Joplin Mem bers who attended were: the coun selor Mrs Norris lora Wil son Eula Rhinehart aye Kirk Rozelle Hays Lois Yocum and Eunice Grainger Nadine Welker and Wanda Durham of Miami were guests Birthday Dinner Mrs Alvin Harper gave a 6 dinner in honor of her hus birthday Tuesday at the home on South Vine street Those who enjoyed the occasion were: Mr and Mrs A Harper Mr and Mrs Gilbert Harper and son Thomas Edwin Mr and Mrs Dana Reynolds" and son Marvin Mrs Viola Seamons Albert Har per Mr and Mrs Alvin Harper and children Mary Ellen Imo was a delegate league Clyde James Thursday for a with friends Mrs Leo Mhoon Vera and Nor ine Morehead visited in Neosho Thursday Mrs Cassity left Sunday for her home in Jefferson City after visiting a few weeks here with her parents Mr and Mrs Borthick Hal Helm was a business visitor in Neosho Wednesday Mrs Lydia Spencer of the Indian school in Wyandotte was a guest of relatives here Al Williams and family returned Monday from a several trip to Eureka Springs Ark Deputy Sheriff Roy Hance was in Neosha the last week attnding court "i Miss Virginia Pettibone of Hutchinson Kas is a guest bf her aunt Mrs Hughes and Mr Hughe's Mr and Mrs Charley Harper and Mr and Mrs red Rinehart attended the funeral of Mr Har per's sister in law at Afton Mon day Mrs Kelley who has been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Dutton returned to her home in ort Smith Ark first of the week She was accompa nied home by her niece Irene Mr Kelly for Cherokee Kas where they are guests of her brother Ralph Hudson and family for the week end Ora Carter of Joplin spent Thursday with relatives here and wag accompanied home by his wife and sons who had spent a week with her parents Mr and Mrs King Miss Bertha King return ed home with them for a short visit Mr and Mrs I Cole and chil dren Betty and Billy spent Wed nesday and Thursday in Muskogee with Mr mother Mrs Reynolds and daugh ter Billye Marie of Vinita were guests of Mrs oley Wednes day Eat Marvel Bread tf Mrs Wayne Carman and daugh ters Hazel Imogene and Mary Sue returned Tuesday from Tulsa where they had spent several days with her aunt Mfs George Brun son j'Mrs Hamilton had' as her guests Tuesday and Wednesday her sister Mrs McCracken and daughters Irene and Zona of Nowata Mrs Elsie Clarkson and daugh ter Mildred and Maxine of Gar ber Okla who arrived Tuesday are guests of their aunt Mrs Counts and other relatives Dr Elizabeth Hulse of Kansas City Mo left the first of the week for her home after a short visit with her sister Mrs More house and family Miss Leona Owsley left Tuesday for Wyandotte where she is visit ing Mrs Jim Cotter Mrs Inks and daughter El sie teturned Tuesday from Wald ron ArK where they had spent two weeks with relatives Masdn Williams of Eucha Okla arrived Wednesday to spend a few days wifh Mr and Mrs Phoe 1 TUY Miss Nadeen Story was the over night guest of her sister Mrs Ce 1 cil Coop of Miami Thurs iry Mrs Pratt of Kansas City Mo who has visited since last riday with her sister Mrs Meador and her brother Mat lock and families left Thursday or her home Mrs Otto Klaus and daughter Wanda of Los Angeles Cal spent Wednesday with her cousin Mrs Wig Dawson She was en route to Ogeechee to visit her mother Mrs lint Mr and Mrs Judd and daughter Ruth returned Tuesday' from Kansas City Mo after a short visit with Mrs sister Mfs Roy McCready and family 'Mrs red Marsh and daughter anny Sue and Mrs Chester Marsh and children Peggy and Slater Grant were guests of their mother Mrs anny McClure of Bluejack et Tuesday Mfs Don Herbert and son Don Jr of Tulsa who arrived Monday are guests of her sister Mrs Smith i 'Mrs'Sam Atchison and children and her mother Mrs Agnes Mo rean spent Tuesday in Miami at tending to business Mrs Clara Leors of Gentry Ark left Wednesday for her home after a short visit with her sister Mfs Mathes and family Cora Boultinghouse 'and son nesday evening in honor of'tfer daughter ele vetith birthday Many beautiful and' use ful gifts were received by etho honoree Games were played on the lawn and at a late hour re freshments of cake and punch was served to the following: Zelma Sills Zelda Morris Edna and Wil ma Irwin Wilma Stivers Chris 1 tina Curton Katheryn Hansford Gladys Sills Clara Louise 'Erd man Opal Ringin Ardnell Town send Wanda and Beverle Rose Townsend Vivian Golden Irena Sharp Mildred Rogers Lucille Gibson Viola Owens Jessie Ber nice Markle Earline Daring rank Hayter Keothel Gibson Junior Townsend Eugene Sharp Cecil Green Joe Ginnis Joe Dab ney and Marshall Smith James Riley Randall Willard Vanbus kirk Junior and Loren Buzzard Bobby and Buddy Sellers Roy Martin and Virginia Martin Miss Myrtle Irwin Mrs Ed Irwin Mrs Raymond Hansford and Mrs Martin Mr and Mrs Sim McCoy of Banner district are the owners of a new car which they took out to their home the first of the Week Sim will now be able to make his trips to a better advantage than in the past his health notpermit ung any exertion red Sprouse and Jon of ields district are employed on the new Goose creek bridge Welch assisting in forms Airs Orr of last week bought the property in Welch and moved here Mrs Orr is a sister of Mrs McQuitty Mrs Hillegas of Oswego Kas visited last week with Dan Hillegas and family of Banner dis trict Miss Mary Hillegas of Oklaho ma City spent last week with her parents Mr and Mrs Dan Hille gas of Banner district Mr and Mrs Lee Hendrix of Jef ferson City Mo spent the ourth in Welch with their parents Mr and Mrs Josh Oatts Mrs Morrison and daugh ter Mrs Berdine Davis the latter of Bartlett Kas spent Thursday and riday in Vinita and Judge McQuitty spent the first of the week in Vinita looking after business and Mrs Parkhurst of Vinita spent the week end ''in Welch with Mr and Mrs Gid Horn and attended the band concert Sat urday night under direction of Parker Poe of the Coal Hills has been ordered to the government hospital at Muskogee for treat ment as soon as his papers have beep received Mr Poe was a farm er in the Welch district for some time but for the last two vpnrs loc been farming in the Coal Hills dis trict Mr and Mrs Thomas Swango and Jess itzgerald who? attend teachers institute in Tahlequah spent the week end in Welch and Chetopa Kas with relatives Mr and Mrs Keener Johnny Parkhurst and Mrs Lee Oatts spent the weekend in Kansas City where they attended to busi ness and visited friends until Tues day A Dobkins of the Welch State bank spent Monday in Vinita at tending to business A Holloway spent Tuesday in Vinita attending to business Miss Marie Tilley who is at tending business college at Wichi ta Kas spent the? week end East Anthracite district with parents Booster Club Meeting The Afton Booster club will meet at the city hall for the regular monthly noonday luncheon which will be served by Group Three of the Methodist Missionary fociety with Mrs Allison as chairman Mrs Ellen Storm and daughter Miss Mary Emma of Austin Tex spent Thursday and riday with the brother John A Reed and family they were en route to Indianapolis Ind to visiter indefi nitely with their son and brother Marion Storm Mrs George Kemple and sons 'Lester and Virgil Lee left riday they City Marshal Arrests Two 'City Marshal Sam Laswell ar rested Haden Perry 22 year old ho bo early Wednesday morning a short time after Ary risco engineer reported that his trou sers containing purse with a small amount of change and a bill fold with $8 inside had been stolen snme time during the night from nis sleeping room in the Ward building on Main street Every thing stolen was recovered exceot 60 cents which had been paid for meal in the Busy Bee restaurant where Perry was arrested Mar shal LasWell took the prisoner to Miami and lodged him in the county jail and about 30 minutes after his return arrested another man Ralph Arnold 26 years old wlo said his home was Picher Arrnl was attempting to dispose of four dress shirts which were later identified by Tumlin as some that had been taken from his store earlier in the day The day meeting Ada Wishon nesday The quilting with eon served at noon to the follow ing: Mrs Carrie Harper Mrs lossie Jeffery and children Nor man and Allen Mrs Elizabeth Mc Withy Mrs Ova alk Mrs Io ta Gunnett and daughters Cleta and lora Jean The club will meet next Wednesday with Mrs Allen Jeffery South Cherrjf street Methodist Episcopal Church Rev Simmons Pastor Sunday school 9:45 a Jesse Martin superintendent Preaching services at 11 a by the pastor Superintendent Employed Owing to the resignation of Schultz who had been employ ed as superintendent of the Welch schools the school board this week employed onburg of Wago ner Okla to head Welch schools the coming term Air Schultz re signed to engage in other business in southern Oklahoma Mrs on burg was also employed and she will assume charge of the fifth arid sixth grades the coming term Mr and Mrs onburg at present are engaged in getting their degrees at Columbia university and will be on hand in time to take charge of their winter's duties Mr and Mrs Eonburg nad taught the Wagoner schools for several years and come to Welch highly recommended 8 vn rious districts of north Craig coun ty threshing the biggest and best crop of oats and wheat In the his tory of the county since statehood The oats are turning out as high as pO bushels to the acre and some claims have been made that 60 bushels have been recorded by ma chine measure in some instances A yield of 25 to 30 bushels per acre is more generally reported Wheat is reported as high as 35 bushels to the acre but the grddt er part will run around 20 bush els Among those who have Jheir machines out on the job this season are Broyles Sons Spun augle Parker Morgan John Schenk Col Bonner Sons all of Welch district in addition to a number of others in the outlying district The showers of the past few days perked up the corn and kept it from burning up and with another rain or two the crop of corn for 1931 will be assur ed The dry weather had not ef fected the corn on the uplands be fore the rains came but it did damage the corn in the sandy dis tricts and the river bottom the main feature of the evening Mrs Babb Clark of Pawhuska Those present were Misses Mary1" Cleve Kimmerly who left here drove up after them be taxed to capacity it is believed John Schenk has invented a new dump at his elevator south of the Katy depot and will handle the grain nearly as fast as the wagons or trucks can get into the drive way Cole who has just finished a new elevator and loader at his dump at the north end of the passing switch loaded out a car this week The Coats brothers of Cockleburr district being the first to dump in the new arrange ment There will be other buyers it is said who will snap up the new crop as fast as it can be de livered in Welch for the next few weeks Highway 73 Progress Highway 73 is progressing nice ly at present the weather condi tions being such that the work has been steady and very little time has been lost during the past three weeks The west pier on the Goose creek bridge was poured Wednes day and is now awaiting the hard ening before the forms are remov ed The sinking of the place for the east pier has been completed and the footing will be poured this week The grading gang will cross the creek this week and start on the stretch of highway leading through Welch The water lines and gas lines on Washington street have to be set deeper and that work is in progress now Sev eral more culverts are to be placed north of Welch and on the high way across the Newman farm following which the work will begin at the east end and come toward Welch The con tract for the viaduct over the Katy has not been let as yet but 'will probably be let by the time the Picnic The intermediate 'of the irst Baptist church gave a picnic on Elm creek Thursday eve ning After a 6 dinner swimming was enjoyed Those en joying the outing included Misses Gwendolyn Stewart ay White Doretha Elmore Edith Pitcher Beulah Thompson Jewell Camp bell Virginia Dryer Louise Sim mons Verda Thompson Mary Rutherford Qpal Dryer Juanita Campbell and George Harrington Junior Rutherford George Stewart Clyde Thompson Charles McBee Roy Rutherford Johnson Mrs Hampton Jr Mrs Ott Harrington Mr and Mrs Jake Dryer Mr and Mrs Ruth ford probably be let by the time contractors are ready for it Chetopa 14 Welch 9 Lhetopa and Welch last Sunday afternoon grounds in the city teams both played a but Chetooa caotured by a score of 14 9 The rains of the night previous had cooled the at mosphere and the weather was ideal for ball games Batteries: Chetopa Wheeler brothers Welch New pitcher Hart catcher Picnic on Spring River At a picnic on Spring river east' of Ottawa more than 40 Welch people took part Sunday and ate their lunches at noon and at seven in the evening and spent the day in old fashioned picnic style The older folks kept cool in the shade of the trees while the younger members of the? families staid in the river the greater part of the day Those present were: Mr and Mrs Newman Mr and Mrs Bradshaw Mr and Mrs Dugger Mr and Mrs Claude Neil Mr and Mrs Morrison Mr and Mrs John Ray Dugger Mr and Mrs Elmer Cur nutte and their families About 40 in all Courtesy Party Mrs Charles McCallum and Mrs A Adams were hostess to a lawn party at the home of Mrs McCallum Tuesday evening in courtesy to Mrs A Douthatt of Springfield Mo and Mrs Anna Avers of Germany Supper "Was spread on the lawn and enjoyed by all those present who were: Mr and Mrs 'DeVilliers and family Mrs Ernest Erdman Mr and Mrs Brown Stansell and daughter Susan Dabney Mr and Mrs Charles Stansell Mr and Mrs Sellers Charles Sellers and family Mrs Allie Moore Mr and Mrs Chambers Mr and Mrs Gordon Kinder Mr and Mrs Smith and family Mrs Minnie Hicks Mr and Mrs Taylor Mr and Mrs Guy Webb Mr and Mrs A Adams and Mr and Mrs Charles Mc Callum Misses Marjorie and Dor othy Douthat of Springfield Hel en McBean of Coffeyville Kas reda Erdman Dorothy Sellers Mary Pedonner Eleanor and Aud rey DeVilliers Oreland and Ralph McCallum Jimmie and Jay Adams Johnnie Pilat Shad Med lin Mrs Anna Avers and Mr and Mrs A Douthat Mrs Mildred Weddington and children Mrsrancis Reed and children Mrs Lorraine Kennedy and children Mrs Cleo Taylor and children were all day guests Tues day of Mrs Myrtle Stevens of North Miami A ami Walker visit ed Mr and Mrs Riley of Co lumbus Kas riday Mr and Mrs Roy Price and chil dren of SijjingfieJd Mo arrived riday for a visit with Mrs parents Mr and Mrs John Maple Mrs Paul James and daughter of Miami were guests Thursday of her parents Mr and? Mrs Ott Smith Mr and Mrs Joe Covert who' lived near the Lucky Jew mine for some time have moved back to town in t'heir property "on South Main Miss Juanita Staton of Miami was an overnight guest of Miss Birdie Phelps Monday Mr and Mrs Joe Smith and granddaughter Dora Elnora Smith returned from Pittsburg Kas Sunday evening after a visit with Mr and Mrs Charley Smith Thevwere accompanied home by Jack Smith who spent the week Mr and Mrs Alvin Harper and children attended the Duenweg uvuic vunnug oaturaay Mrs William Campbell of Indi anola la is visiting her sister Mrs Mast Mrs A Thomas Mrs Cora Pottorff and Mrs Kern vis ited Mrs Larkin Hargis at Miami Baptist hospital Thursday Mrs Mary McReynolds and John Watts of Miami were of Mr and Mrs red eazell Thurs day Mr and Mrs Glen Smith of Af ton were guests Thursday of the mother Mrs A Nich ols Royal Reynolds to Joplin Sunday and visited JVIr and Mrs rank Reynolds and Mr and Mrs Clyde Isaacs He was accompanied home Monday by Mrs Reynolds and daughter Rosa Lee who had spent the week there Mrs Ray Harp of Picher visit ed Mrs Ruther and family Thursday Mr and Mrs Gilbert Harper and son and Mrs Dana Reynolds vis ited relatives in Webb Gitv on?) Duenweg Mo Wednesday Mrs Pearl Squires is visiting leiaura in musKogee and Oklaho ma City Mr and Mrs Ollie Hicks arid son and Mr and Mrs Mott Stanley visited the Miami pool Tuesday A Poteet motored to Oswego Kas Saturday where Mrs Poteet and children spent last week and all returned home Sunday Mrs ern Cooper and son re turned to lulsa yesterday after a two visit with relatives Merrell is ill Mrs Gustin and daughters were Miami visitors Thursday Miss Euphetta Merrell who at tends school in Bartlesville spent the week end with her naronts Mr and Mrs Merrell Mr and Mrs Virgil Sikes and children were guests of relatives in Granby Mo Saturday Mr and Mrs Ed Pennington were airland visitors riday Miss Ruth Smith was a 6 dinner guest riday of Mrs Or ville Lane of Miami Mr and Mrs Johnson and children Rebecca Kitty and Billie Mr and Mrs Blair Mr and Mrs Jess Blair and children Vern Leroy Leta and Geta attended the seventieth birthday of the three mother at Turkeyford last ounoay Miss Lucille Miller and Miss Ruth Sullivan were in Joplin Sat urday Mr and Mrs Sam McCutcheon and children of Quapaw were guests Wednesday of Mrs Mc mother Mrs A Nich ols Mr and Mrs Miller and son left Thursday for a vis it with Mrs sister Mrs Cynthia brazier of Westville Okla Miss Pearl Babb of Los Angeles arrived Thursday for a two visit with her parents Mr and Swimming Party "The Young Peoples class of the Bible school motored to pool on ive Mile Wed nesday evening where they spent the evening in swimming A de licious picnic supper was enjoyed They were chaperoned bv their teacher Mrs De Villiers Others present were Misses Hel end McBean of Coffeyville Kas Marjorie Douthat of Springfield Mo Dixie and Ruth Bushnell Mary Pedonner Branda Pearl Webb Eleanor DeVilliers Caro line Sue DeVilliers and Audrey DeVilliers Messrs Arthur and Robert Root loyd Turner Don Holden Vernon Anderson Gale Webb Eldridge Martin Jimmie Adams Rodney DeVilliers Juanita Betts and Jewel Pittman Sue Eleanor and Audrey and Wil ma June Young Baptist Church Daring pastor i Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9:45 with Orvalle Stewait superintendent church services at 11 am at 6:30 and church services at 7:30 A organization on Tuesday evening Choir practice on Wed nesday evening Prayer meetirg on Thursday evening A soci ety riday evening" WIE GETS SECOND DIVORCE ROM ACTOR ANGELES July Mrs Mary Sturgis has won her second divorce from Edwin Stur gis film actor through a suit al leging he left home too often account an actress She testifi ed yesterday they were divorced after he left home the second time only to be remarried when her husband promisd never to see the actress again' It haonened a third time Mrs Sturgis told the court Mrs Martin assisted by and she was granted a decree with Mrs Ed Irwin entertained a group out opposition of young folks at her home Wed Miss Delphine May Is visiting her sister and husband Mr'and Mrs Sutton in Tulsa'this week Mrs Tennant visited her niece Mrs' Minor Henry at a hrs pital in Joplin Wednesday Henry has a new babv Mrs Chralla Leonard grandchildren Sarah and David Layman of Bolivar Mo ire guests of Mr and Mrs Ten nant Mrs Carmen Jones returned to her home near Carthage Thursday after a visit with her daughter Mrs Raymond Byrd who accom panied her home for a few days Mr and Mrs Henry Sexton and children are visiting in Southwest City "Mo Mr and Mrs Ruben Burcham ofLake Charles La and Virginia Lee Burcham of Tulsa are visiting the parents Mr ind Mrs A Burcham this week Misses Helena McBean of Cof feyville Kas and Marjorie Dou that of Springfield Mo were all night guests of Miss Eleanor De Villiers Thursday night Mrs Amber Yocum and son Lee has returned to their home in Miami Ariz after a visit with Mr and Mrs Yocum I Dr and Mrs Charles McCallum spent Thursday in Joplin Mr and Mrs Clara Price who have been visiting the' for mcr's parents at Atlanta Kas has returned' to their' home in Quapaw Mrs Chralla Leonard and Sar ah and David Laynan and Mrs Tennant were guests of Mrs Henry in Joplin Mo Wednes day evening Mr and Mrs Jack Howard and children were visiting friends in Galena Kas Wednesday Mrs A Douthat and dattgh ters Marjorie and Dorothy and son Joe has returned to their home in Springfield Mo after a visit with Relatives intQua paw Miss Audrey DeVilliers Miss Dorothy Sellers and Dorothy Dou that spent Wednesday in Miami Bill and Don Jones of near Car thage spent riday in Quapaw at tending to business affairs (Continued on Page Six)' Rutherford Jewell Campbell Marv I three weeks ago is located in York Harriett Walker Mrs Grace Mitch elson and Mrs Burton 9.