Iron County Register from Ironton, Missouri • 5

iron County Register alered Id the Post Offlce at Iromon, a Second Clan Hatter. Volume L. 18 Ironton. Missouri, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1916. LOCAL BREVITIES.

The melancholy days. Some more rain, Look for "Tippecanoe." Wood eboppers are scarce. The campaign la warming Dp. The election will soon be here. Molasses making is In progress.

The Sunshine runs a little late these days. Some mining props coming to town. Main street, in places, needs some gravel. The wind blew mighty hard several days last week. The latter part of September was unusually An inch and a half of rain last Wed nesday night.

Most welcome. F. O. Codding last week bought a Ford car from the local dealers. Fifteen men are now employed in the prospecting work on Pilot Knob.

The local Ford agency expects to sell nearly fifty cars the coming year. Some fine tomatoes and corn the past week. This is unusual in Oo tober. Some of our butchers are thinking of buying trucks to make their de liveries with. The Annapolis Milling Company is in the market for wheat.

Write them at Annapolis, Mo. The Arcadia Valley Manufacturing Company is completing Its Handle factory near the depot. Coal bills are a large part of your living expense reduce both by using Cole's Hot mast Heaters. A man by the name of Curry from Perry county is making Republican speeches in Iron county this week. Born To Mr.

and Mrs. E. Rea1 erati. Ironton. Thursday, Septem ber, 21, 1916, a fine girl.

AH are doing nicely. There was some dust on Main street durine the hinh winds last week the first since the oil was put on last spring. W. D. Fletcher last week shipped in a car of hoes from Glover last week.

He shipped a car to St. Louii Monday. The three constitutional amend ments to be voted on at the November election are printed on an inside page this wees. The paper mail for Ironton was al most annihilated in being thrown from the train Sunday morning. Getting to be unendurable.

Born To Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Dillion. 4311 Manchester Avenue, St, Louis, an 8i4 pound girl. Mother and bab9 reported well.

The stork presented a bouncing ba by boy to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whela hon, Saturday, September 23, 1916 Our congratulations. The Ironton Silver Stars and' tfti Graniteyllle Meteors played ball in Ironton last Saturday, Ironton won the score being 20 to 3. Nutttng parties are numerous.

More than one hundred people were gain ering hazelnuts the vicinity Iron Mountain Sunday. of Prof, and Mrs. Raymond Shoop are reioicing over the arrival of a Deauti ful baby girl at their home, Sunday September Zl, mo. Ail are wen. Miss Ethel Vaughn of.

Festus, Mo has tendered resignation as teacher in the Ironton school. An effort is De ing made to have Miss Vaughn re-consider the matter. Fob Sale Six-weoks-old Chester White Hampshire Pigs, 83.00 each, Readv for shipment, October 10th Place your orders now. W. Cueey, Arcadia, Mo.

Dr. Hugo Summa, who has been se riously ill in a hospital for some time, is now at his summer home in the valley. We hope to report an early improvement in his condition. Mrs. Woodside and Mrs.

Curtis en tertained at the Style Shop last Thurs day evening, the occasion being the fall The ladies praised and admired the many pretty things they saw. Services in St. Paul's Church next Sunday morning and evening. In lieu of sermon at the evening ser vice there will be an address on the approaching General Convention in tit. LiOUlS.

Mr. Sam M. Brewster, of Wellston, recently purchased the Adrian Steel cottage, in east Ironton. Last week be shipped in his household goods and will make his home with us. we welcome mm.

Paper situation is precarious and magazines are advancing in prices Any magazine offers made to thepub lie are duplicated by Baptist ladies They kindly solicit your subscriptions eitner new or renewal. From the Bonne Terre Star: Hickman and family left the first of the week for a vacation of two weeks, during which time they will visit Mr Hickman's old home at Des Aro and also at Bismarck and otner places. The conference of the M. E. Church, South, at Uape Girardeau, adjourned Monday.

Kev. N. a. Henry was re1 tamed to Ironton and Arcadia for another year. Rev.

I. N. Sharrow was returned to the Belle view circuit Lee Usher, who was quite seriously injured while assisting in putting up the big tent for the Democratic meet ing Monday of last week, was taken to nome relatives ia Flat River a couple of days later. We are- glad to hear that his condition is improving, Lout. Strayed ob Stolbn-Two vnnnir mules, one blue two-year-old mare mule with blaok ring logsj one dark brown, or black, one-year-old horse mule with yellow nose.

Will pay $2 60 each for the return of tho mules to my place. MM, kaohel lambbut, Mo, We are' always thankful for an item of news and beseech you an, wnenev er you know of anything, to phone or send it in. liut please ao not wait, un til Tuesday night or Wednesday morn ifvnn nan nnualhlv hnln it. Wi are'usually so rushed at that time that matters cannot) DS given proper at tectum. The Iron County Republican man agers bead their literature, "Back to Prosperity." This is peculiarly hand-tome on their part, though they couldn't deny the fact if they would: the country back to prosperity, thank to good Democratic rule.

To Mr. Robinson, caretaker at "Val ley Home," we are indebted for the finest basket of sweet peppers we ever saw, presented to us Tuesday They are just superb and Mr. Robinson says the gardens at "Valley Home" produced a wagon load and more this fall. As a gardener Mr. Robinson has few peers.

In the next Issue of the Register we will begin the publication of the serial story, "Tippecanoe," by Samuel McCoy. This story recounts events in the territory of Indiana a little over century ago and the author has blended facts and romance into a de lightful tale. Do not miss the opening chapters. A. F.

Thomas, formerly of Granlte- ville, this county, who has been rail roading out in Birmingham, Alabama, for several years, writes us that be is now located in Petersburg, Virginia, where he has a run on the Norfolk Western Railroad. Iron county friends will be glad to know that he is getting along nicely. The following is reproduced from the circuit court proceedings in the last issue of the Frederick town Demo crat News: "Another interesting case, that of Mrs. Pernecia Robbins for divorce and alimony, was disposed of by being sent to Iron county on a change of venue. It is expected to be tried in that county next month." The Fall Opening at the Lopez Store last Saturday attracted the usual large i number of visitors and the emporium was thronged all day long.

An immense array of fall merchandise was taBtily displayed ana the store throughout was spick and Bpan. Exquisite baking dishes were given to tbe ladies as souvenirs of the oc casion. Rev. J. R.

A. Vaughan departed Tuesday morning for Cape Girardeau where he is in attendance at the annual meeting of the District Conference of the M. E. Church, South, which is in session in that city. Be fore leaving Kennett, Rev.

Vaughan tated that he had a splendid report of the year's work in Kennett to make, of which he is very proud. LMWKiin County News. My neighbor and friend, Mr. R. A.

Knapp, on the 5th of September was seriously injured while making an auto trip through Reynolds county. The machine was overturned and he wa3 caught under it. Both his legs were severely hurt and an ankle so prained that he has been confined to his house here ever since. But he is on the mend now and hopes to soon be himself again. From the Flat River Correspond ence in the Farmington News: "Wm.

Blacfc was over from Iron county the first of the week for a short visit with friends. He went from here to Festus to visit Lemro Hill, who was seriously if not fatally cut in a light there a tew days ago with a negro who is said to have cut Hill witii the letter's own knife which he took away from him in the encounter." Dr G. W. Farrar, B. S.

Gregory, J. Conway, W. R.Edgar, John I. Marshall and Wm. Blue, attended the Democratic speaking bv Congress man Hensiey and judge Hearing at Des Arc Saturday night.

There was a magnificent attendance and plenty of enthusiasm. Messrs. Hensiey and Dearing were at Pilot Knob and Belle- view Tuesday afternoon and evening. and will be at Grauiteville this (Wed nesday) evening. Rev.

H. A. Stowell, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, writes us tuat lie will be in St. Louis the month of October in attendance on tbe General Convention of the Episcopal church. He re grets that ne will not be able to visit the valley, but adds, "some of these days I may oe able to join the army of autoists.

Then I shall make an effort to enter Ironton in style and take you out for a spin." While in St. Louis Mr. Stowell will be located at the Marquette Hotel. Elsewhere in this paper will be found an article taken from the St, Louis Post Dispatch, telling how the Bankers Trust Company of St. Louis paid the liberal dividends that were wont to lighten the hearts and burden the pockets of the stockholders in that institution in the years gone by A citizen of the valley who is a stock holder in the Bankers Trust Company is said to nave ascrined its taiiure to the Democratic administration'i policy.

Wonder if the aforesaid citi zen of the valley still clings to bis opinion. Notice to Farmers and others who interested in Agriculture: Jay Keiley Wright, of the Department of Agriculture, Columbia, will de liver an address at the courthouse in Ironton, October 16, at two o'clock p. m. Every farmer in Iron county should try to be present. Mr.

Wright is an able speaker and you will be much benefited by baving beard him. He wllll also give an illustrated lec ture the same day at 7:30 P. m. The last named will be given at the Acad emy of Music: Subiect, "Missouri." Do not fail to see the many beautiful scenes which Mr. Wright has to present with this lecture.

Everybody cornel Admission tree. Mrs. Harry Naeter, of Cape Girar deau, a visitor on the Graham farm, and Miss litnel uranam were badly frightened by the appearance of an infuriated bull while flailing in the pond on win wood tarm last Thurs day. The ladies were much frighten ed and climbed the fence in a great hurry, seeking a place of safety. As they were recovering, to some extent, ana cuugiuiuitiuuK I'liciiiooivea uu their happy escape, Mr.

Naeter, who was in the party, and bad advised the frightened ladies to nurry away, an nounced that the animal was "just i peaceful old cow. who bad come to the rfbnti to quench her1 thirst." He had to hunt other quarters. The following is reproduced from the last issue of the Desioee Muni Hill, son of W. O. Hill of this city, was badly cut by a negro last Saturday night in the former's en- loon at Festus.

Mr. Hill had ordered tbe negro out of his place because the negro was loud and quarrelsome. The negro obeyed Hill's orders and left tbe place, but came In when Hill was hot expecting him and threw a bottle which struck Hill over the eye, knock ing him tlown. After be had knocked him down he grabbed a sword which was on the counter and gave Hill swipe across the bead with it, Inflict ing a deep and dangerous wound. Be fore a physiolan could be found the wounded man came near dying from tho loss of blood, but at tins time is getting along very well.

The negro was arrested ana piacea in jan." Fresh Oysters now for sale at Bethel's Valley Meat Mabkbt. PERSONAL. A. Lang don went to St. Louis Thursday.

A. P. Crow went to St. Louis Thursday. Mrs.

A. Roehry was in St Louis last week. Mrs. Geo. Blue went to St.

Louis Sunday. Mrs. Alice Patton went to St. Louis Sunday. Miss Flora Reed went to St.

Louis Sunday. A. T. Brewster went to Poplar Bluff Monday. J.

A. Reyburn went to St. Louis Tuesday. Wm. Trauernicht was in 'St.

Louis last week. F. E. DeWeese went to Dexter Thursday. J.

H. Keith went to Poplar Bluff Saturday. G. A. Buckey was here from Poplar Bluff Sunday.

Mrs. T. J. Green went to Corning, Sunday. Wv H.

Stevens ot Belleview was a caller Saturday, Dr. E. Barnhonse went to St. Louis Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs. T. J. Jackson went to St. Louis Tuesday.

Louis Lueddecke and brother went to St. Louis Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huff went to St.

Louis this morning. Mr. R. G. Parmer and son, Ed, went to St.

Louis Sunday. Ed and Amos Westerman from the west end were in town Monday. Superintendent Hanson visited his sister in Fredericktown Sunday. M. Hawkins, and wife are in Reynolds county for tbe winter.

C. D. Alexander, Tony Allgier, L. R. Stanforth went to Annapolis Monday.

Judge H. B. Jones went to St. Louis laetThureday to be absent about a week. Ferd Katbs of Topeka, Kansas, vis ited his parents in Pilot Knob the past week.

W. R. Edgar, was in attend ance on circuit court in Frederi ck- town last week. J. C.

O'Neal and wife and a couple of friends motored from Irondale to the valley Sunday. Arthur crews and party or trienos tromilat Kiver were motor visitors to the valley Sunday. Mrs. Hrucilla hit worth and Miss Annie, of Arcadia, are attending the fall festivities in St. Louis.

Dr. Marshall and Postmaster Daugh- erty went to St. Louis Monday, the latter to consult an occulist. i Mr. and Mrs.

Jos. Ranf t.after living Pilot Knob a year or more, have leturnedto St. Louis to reside. Mrs. Wm.

Trauernicht accompanied her grandchildren, Augusta and Wini- tred, to St. Louis last Saturday. Mies Naomi Sweeney of Gramte- ville was the guest of her Ironton friends Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. H.

O. Davis and Mrs. H. E. Blood left Saturday for Poplar Bluff to spend a few days with relatives.

i. Mi Hawkins and D. a. Fletcher went to St. Louis this morning.

They expect to return iu a new Ford this evening. Mr. H. C. Henley and Mr.

D. H. Isch spent Saturday and Sunday on the Henley farm, returning to St. iaiuis Sunday. Mrs.

l. u. woodside ana daugtner, Jessamine, Mrs. J. P.

Gillam, Mrs. G. C. Curtis and Miss Irene Marshall went to Bismarck Sunday. Wm.

Thomas ana sister, Mrs E. Sweeney, of Belleview, spent sev eral days witn tneir sister, Mrs. May-berry, of Doe Run laBt week. Mr. ana Mrs, Harry JNaeter, arter spending several days as the gueBts of Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Graham, left for their home in Cape Girardeau Thursday- a. V. iual returned to his bome in Arcadia Tuesday evening after spending a week in Barnes' Hospital, St. Louis, where he was treated for nervous trouble.

Mis9 Velma Sutherland, of Arcadia, left last Friday for St. Louis, where she entered Barnes' Hospital, a De partment of the Washington Univer sity, to study to be a trained nurse. Mai. and Mrs. T.

v. jacitson leic for their home in Wheeling, W. Tuesday after spending a few days in Ironton as guests of Mrs. parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Edgar, Sr. When you pay your good money for Fertilizers you cannot afford to experiment. You are not experiment' ing when you use Swift's Fertilizers They have been thoroughly tried and tested and found not wanting, a run stock on hand.

TiOPEZ Store Co. Farm for Sale. 160 acres 50 acres in cultivation, the balance tillable land and some timber. Young orchard, four years old, hewed log bouse, four rooms, log barn and other buildings, an in good condition. Fine spring water, good stock range.

Lead has been discovered on this land. Situated 4 milest west of Shirley, in Washington county, ice aDove de scribed property can be bought for eleven hundred dollars, (81100.00), and on reasonable terms. Address John Cain, Shepard, Mo. Des Arc Items. I waB in Neeleyville andftoniphan last week.

Tbe corn crop is very light down there, but the cotton is fairly good. I saw one man taking a load of cotton to tbe gin. The wagon was six feet deep and ten feet long. He said the load would bring him 8160. I was at Mill Soring Tuesday night.

They have a new bank building. It is up-to-date in every respect, fire proof. Mr. Page is the cashier and they are doing a fine business. Mill Spring is the busiest town in South east Missouri.

I wason the Missouri Southern Railroad. They are still short on cars, I met with Frank Haekworth and wife on their way to Piedmont to hear the Democratic speeches. Ellington is better all the time. A new Baptist church is going up and several other buildings. F.

Geitz seems to be the leading merchant there. Reynolds mills, run by Ruble are cutting lots of lumber, also Jas. Stevenson at Helvey. A large crowd attended the Demo cratic speaking in the Woodmen hall here Saturday night. W.

L. Hensiey made a fine speech, also judge Hear Ing. Quite a nuniber of out pt town visitors were here, also county canai dates. J. ID.

Hiokman and family from Bonne Terre are visiting the former's mother here, Geo. II. Gassman from Charleston stopped over here Sunday on his way nome rrom sc. louis 10 visit msorotn er. Fred Gassman.

and family. Carl Semnnds and bis cousin, Cecil Semands, attended the De Soto fair last week and were tne guests or tneir aunt. Mrs. Vertie Huskey. Mrs.

Jas. Walcott bas returned from Colorado, where she went to care of her daughter, who died recently of tuberculosis. Mrs. Ed Benson from Annapolis was here last week to bqy property on College Hilli Mr. Taylor Collins and wife from Piedmont were here Sunday to visit their daughter, Mrs.

Q. H. Harrison. A large delegation from here attended the Democratic speaking at Ironton last Tuesday. Mrs.

O. L. Taylor and son, Russell, from Irondale, are visiting here. Mrs. Alvin Wallis and children, accompanied by her sister, Miss Florence Schmidt, are visiting in St.

Louis this week. Miss Hazel McKee and sister, Morris, spent last week with Mrs. George Phillips in Kimmswick. Isaac. For Sale A old horse colt.

teb offlce. mare and 18 months Apply at the Regib- Annapolit News. Nights cool and frosty. James B. Sheldon was very sick Sunday, but is able to sit np today.

The General Baptist Association has been in session in Annapolis since Sat-urdvy and will adjourn today (Monday). Among those in attendance from a distance I note: Rev Matkin from Fredericktown, Ed Miller and wife, Crane Pond, R. Callison, Marble Creek, Wm. Davis, an old time.rnend of mine from Bee Fork, Reynolds connty, Joseph Alcorn, Lesterville, Kev. Allen, (Jbloriae, Marion Lewis and wife, near Des Arc, and Henry Sutton, Chloride.

A meeting will be held for a week or more after the Association adjourns. James A. Kitchell and daughter, Grace, visited his father. Squire Kitch en, and family here the past weeK. They are from Sherman, Texas.

Fred Kitchell and family were from Des Arc for one day. Some of the boys got on a "high lonesome" and cut quite a dash with a horse and rig tbe other day. Better look out, boys; we have an ordinance against fast-driving. Noah S. Harris is quite feeble.

Hartford Collins of Sabula is now a resident of Annapolis, having last week moved to the house he bought from is. A. Loyd. E. A.

Loyd is now located in his quarters in the western part of town, where he has built a new residence. Some fine inch oak lumber mill run coming to town from Wm. Bounds mill in Colyotte hollow. John Pogue shipped two cars pine this week. John Inman of Annapolis bas pur chased himself a team and is hauling gravel.

Sam Moss has all the work he can do in blacksmithing. Three gallons of whiskey gave the boys tbe time of their lite Saturday night. Some quarreling, but no tight ing. On account of the dry weather but little wheat sown up to date. UU8 unk isattending justice mam ham's court, near Chloride to-day.

Tbe Kepuulican candidates tor coun ty office are billed to make speeches here to-night. Nathan Sutton is, about to enter suit against the Federal Lead Company of Flat River for $4,000 damages. The prospective suit originates over the optioning of some of Mr. Sutton's land by tbe Federal Company when it was drilling here last spring. Ott Fogue or Kediord is in town on his way to St.

Louis. O. Mann, south of Annapolis, is re ported a very sick man, threatened with pneumonia. Hope it is not trne. BULLETIN.

We hs.ve received this week a fresh car of the widely known Red Top Flour; also fresh bolted Corn Meal and Feeds of ail kinds. Red Top Flour has few equals and is never ex celled. Lopez Store Co. Crane Pond News. Weather fine the past few days and frost in some places.

Tbe General Baptist Association is held this week at Annapolis. Several from bere are in attendance. Tbe mail is delivered to us three times a week. It is a fine thing. Misses Eunice Selinger and Eva Campbell visited -at Ed Miller's last Friday.

Noel Lewis has moved rrom Little Creek to Marble Creek. Wm. Warren is making molasses. Robert Sutton has returned from a visit in Reynolds county. Thomas Lewis has quit the lead belt.

Jim Ivester is working in the Baird mines. Rev. Joel Lewis is going to make up Fred Sutton's sugar cane for him. sia Miner is dusy making moiasses The Bethel Baptist Association was in session at Roselle Saturday, Sunday and Monday, septemuer Had to aotn. Dinner on the ground Sunday and Monday, Large congregations and everybody had a good time.

One con' version and nve mourners. A family by the name of McEntire recently moved into Lawrence Knight's mill house in the hollow. it is said that Jimmie smith has lost all of his hogs but four. Mrs. Nettie Pannecker and three children and Albert went to Flat Riv er Wednesday.

Tie business is dead at Chloriae- Prop business good. Tne tower school wm be out tn nve weeks. Mrs. Joseph Campbell and Mrs. Jo seph Selinger were callers at Barnett's Friday.

Lots of work in the blacksmith shop at Chloride. Ernest Miller, wife and two children were visitors at Mr. Mills'. Sweet Clover. Belleview News.

Wm. King, the tie man of Ironton, was a business visitor here Friday and Saturday. wm. A. and J.

A. Townsend were in St. Louis last week with a car load of cattle. Mrs. Martha Wool ford and daugh ter.

Miss Anna, of BiBmarck. visited Mr. and Mrs. Newton Warren last week. Mrs.

Bollinger and daughter, Mrs Lucy Lasater, were Ironton visitors Friday. Prof. Loran Townsend, who teaches in the west end, spent Saturday and Sunday with home folk. Miss Nova Stephens of Caledonia was guest q( Mies Myrtle VanNort last Mr. and Mrs.

Mont Townsend and Miss Julia Townsend at Belgrade vis lted relatives here last week. John Wyatt of Bismarck transacted business bere Monday. B. F. Engledow and family, L.

Crane and family, attended the Fair In De Soto last week. Mr. and J. H. Campbell spent Sun' day wkh Mr.

and Mrs. G. W. Camp bell in Mlddlebrook. O.

W. Ramsey of Bismarck was here Thursday, Dr. and Mrs, Appleberry, and Mr, and Mrs. T. EJ.

Bell were in St, Louis a 6W days of 1Mb week. Miss Lizzie Russell left Saturday for Des Are, where she will teach. Miss Russell is said to be one of Iron Coun ty's best instructors, so we congratulate Des Arc on their choice as teach er. The protracted meeting at the Ban-. tist Church closed last Thursday evening, and while there was no visible re sult, we think that such sermons as Bro.

Taylor delivered cannot help but bring about good results. Miss Kutn ttynum returned last Monday from a two weeks' visit- with relatives and friends in Charleston and Medley. Again has enpid been Dusy In our town, for on last Wednesday even ing Mr. Lawrence Townsend and Miss uayle Lawson were married at the bome of Dr. Riggs in Ironton.

They left on No. 9 for Poplar Bluff, returning Saturday. They will reside for a few months in tbe West End, where Mr. Townsend is teaching. Mr.

and Mrs. Raymond Johnston left Thursday for St. Louis, where they will make their futnre home. Dent McKinney and sister. Mies Rachel, were in St.

Louis the first of tbe week. Ed. Walters of St. Louis was here looking after his farm, the first of the week. Alpha.

Goodland Items. We are having froBty weather. The hills are glorious in their robes of red, Drown ana yeuow. W. M.

May field made about four hundred gallons of molasses. S. L. Brooks made a trip to Flat River to move a family to East End. Mrs.

Cora Brooks while washing ran a pin into her finger, and is suffering very much. She fears blood poison. Mrs. Sol. Nelson and daughter, Kate, of Brule are visiting friends in tbe West End.

Mr. N. W. Short will move to Pilot Knob as soon as he can get possession of his house. Dr.

Martin is quite anxious to move to Redmondville. Clifford Adams returned home last week after a two months' stay in Montana, very much improved in health, and very much in love with that distant country. Fred Tinker has moved to the mill at F. M. Adams'.

The Sunday base ball game at Redmondville between the home boys and tbe Peoria team resulted in the defeat of Peoria. Mr White has moved into his house down in town, and Johnny Miller now occupies the mansion on the hill. Mrs. W. P.

Pippin started on Sunday morning for Pony, Montana, to visjt her daughter, Mrs. Velah Igle-heart. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Farrar died of whooping cough, and was buried at Goodland.

G. G. Adams has been working the road hands the past week, while Mr Love was Dusy on his tarm. Mr. and Mrs.

W. N. Love, of St. Louis, are spending a few days with his father, R. C.

Love. Prices still continue to soar. Timothy Hay, Redmondville Items. Cloudy and looking like rain again. No more Sunday School before spring.

A nice show in town at present. Misses Maggie Mayberry and Ina Wiibite of Goodwater have been visiting relatives the past week. Mr. unas. Anderson purchased a span of mules and a log wagon from Mr.

unas. wnite recently. Mr. John Miller moved in his prop erty last week east of town. He purchased the property some time ago from Mr.

Chas. White. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Caringer visited at Mr. Nelson Stricklin's Saturday and Sunday nights. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Phelan Brummett, September 25th, a twelve pound boy.

All are doing well. Mr. Kay stricklin went to Neal's Creek Sunday. Mrs. Willie Black visited her moth er, Mrs.

Clara Stricklin, Sunday. uirs. scricKiin nas lust woven a nne piece of carpet containing 49 yards. Mr. nelson stricsnn and son.

Ernest, left here Friday for Elvins, where they will spend a week, and then they will spend a week in St. LiOUlS. Mrs. Redmond Black will leave Monday, October 2d, for Arkansas. She will visit three of her sisters, who live in tbe southwestern part of Mis souri and one in Arkansas.

She contemplates spending three weeks with her sisters. Mrs. Terry and son, Bryan, and Lawrence Short were guests of Mrs. Clara Stricklin and son, Ray, Friday nignc. Aunt Lettie Uoggin of Strother Bpent a week with her friends on Clayton recently.

She was received with great joy by all. Omega. THE Terns Wonder eures kidney and bladder troubles, dissolves erravel, cures diubetee, weak and latue backs, rheumatism oud nil imxrularities of tho kidneys and bladder in both men and women. If not sold by your druifKlat, will be sent by mail on receipt of SI. One small bottle is two months' treatment and seldom fails to perfect a cure.

Send for testimonials 'from tuis and other States. Dr. K. W. Hall.

2926 Olive Street, 8b Louis, Mo. Sold by drusttista. Adv. Huzzah Items. Corn cntting is the leading occupa tion of the day.

There is quite a little mmoer naming also. W. C. Crenshaw of Caledonia Is do ing dental work at Boss. He has been kept pretty busy the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hutchings have lust returned from a week's vis it with relatives in Flat River and Caledonia. Mrs. Jane Webb of Oates is visiting relatives nere.

Mrs, Sarah Hutchings spent last week In Flat River. The Holinesss meeting closed Sun day night. It was well attended dur ing the two weeks it lasted. Mr. Wilbur Dodson spent Saturday night with his uncle, Sumpter Parker, 01 JUOBS.

Messrs. John Stuart. Loran Town send and Fred Orrick, teachers in this end of the county, attended the Teachers' Meeting at Goodland Sep tember 16th. Others that attended from here were: Messrs. Arthur Day, Billle Day, Wilbur Dodson, Wilbur McKeethen, Hubert Bay, Misses Ida Day and Letba Bay.

W. O. Crenshaw will go to Vlbnr nam to-day to do dental work. Mr. and Mrs.

8, H. Dodson, Mr. and Mrs. -Jake Clements oalled on Mr, and Mrs. H.

T. Bay Sunday. Miss Letha Bay visited with Mrs Willie Black, of Redmondville recent Iiy. ANQEXO. Sejitember 20, 1910.

A Distinctive Reason What is the chief reason for the superiority of Dr. Price's Creapi Baking Powder? There are several good reasons, but there is one which distinguishes Dr. Price's from other baking powders. This reason, which every woman should know, is that Dr. Price's Baking Powder is made from cream of tartar, which comes from grapes.

This means a healthful fruit origin. It means natural food as distinguished from mineral substitutes used in other baking powders. There is no alum nor phosphato in DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER MADE FROM CREAM OF TARTAR DERIVED FROM GRAPES EEEaKIIFjaniiBB Decker. (Prom the Kennett Democrat.) Frank Decker, born in Johnstown, Ohio, August 8, 1855, died at the Decker hotel, in this city, August 25, 1916, at 6:00 A.

after a three days' illness, of blood poisoning. Deceased wae reared principally in Iron County, Missouri, and for a number of years was engaged in railroading, having run ss conductor on the Iron Mountain, Cotton Belt and the Houck railroads. He was married to Mrs. Kate Thomason at Poplar Bluff, December 24, 1893. They lived a short time at Maiden and moved to Kennett in 1894, where they have since resided, being engaged in the boarding house and hotel business, in which tbe family has been very successful, owning the hotel of the name of and operated by the family.

tie is survived by bis widow, four sisters and three brothers, these being Mrs. Lena Thomas of Birmingham, Mrs. Minne Miller of Arcadia. Mrs. Nannie Moyer of Flat River, Mrs.

Annie Gaston, Hackberry, and John and Elswood Decker, EtiHt St. Louis. Deceased was energetic, devoted to those he loved and it is doubted that he had an enemy. 111s remains were laid to rest in the Maiden Cemetery, August 26th. His brother, Elsworth Decker of East St.

Louis, came down for the funeral. The Democrat joins his many friends in extending sympathy to the bereav ed family. nn ATiirM)o nA mi ffi liDwM I ST. LOUIS, MO. ffi Oldest Bank CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $3,008,009.00 iJJ TiTe have successfully withstood every Financial Crisis during gi tho past Sixty-Nine Years.

31 During the Civil War we loaned the State a half million th ifi dollars. IfJ Jfi Your account carried with a strong Conservative Bank adds Ijj prestige to your name. ifi We Pay Interest on Time Deposits: ffi in in n-p-pTn-g-pQ fi EDWARDS WHITAKER, President r- luLtinat uAtiiiEiurt, vice-r resident WM. H. THOMSON.

Vlci-Prealtlent IE CLARENCE R. LAWS, Vice-President ma 1 0 Grand Avenue Bank I OF ST. Capital and Surplus, $150,000.00 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF DEPOSITS (ft March 4, 1906 ion7 1908 1909 1911 1910 1912 1913 1914 1915 May 1, 1916 The usual Interest Paid on Time Deposits and Savings Accounts GEORGE W. CLARKSON, Peesident. FOR lU.

S. Gov't Foreign Gov't State County Township Send for Circulars and Prices, I G. H. WALKER CO. 307 North Fourth Street ST.

LOUIS The Seasons. Spring, happy Spring! When birds are flying here and there. Butterflies are flitting through the air. Daisies and buttercups, in meadow and in field, While trees full clothed with blossoms Foretell the fruit they'll yield. n.

Summer birds are singing sweet as e'er before, In swaying treetops and around the door. Bees are humming their busybody song, As they toil the whole day long. The poppy heads their tender petals on the ground do lay, This still and drowsy summer day. in. Autumn trees yellow and brown.

Hills and vales beautiful at sundown. Gentle rain falls lightly on golden grain. Trees are swaying here and there, Scattering their leaves of colors rich and rare. The squirrel is hunting his winter store, Ever finding, adding more and more. IV.

Snow on the ground, Everything freezing round, Inside ia warmth and glow. The children shout as down the hill they go. All is happy as happy can be 'Tis winter time, you see. Hilly Gay Schultz SA NA Hi 3I in Missouri 1 Li JULIUS W. REINHOLDT, Vlce-Pres't and 31 tjaRmer ip" EDGAR.

L. TAYLOR, Ass't Cashier 31 31 1 i 1 1 LOUIS, MO. 117,736.00 (jj 135,846.71 142,413.20 653,345.20 785,133.67 1.008,066.37 1,187,604.25 1,287,124.62 1,319,455.66 1,418,973.17 SALE City School Dist. Road Dist. Drainage Dist.

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