The Springfield News-Leader from Springfield, Missouri • Page 6

PAGE six Twenty Years represents our service to the people of Springfield and vicinity in the repairing and painting of automobiles and other vehicles to which we point to ith a great deal of pride. We can offer you the same high grade service in the painting and upholstering of your car, guaranteeing entire satisfaction in all work turned out of our shop. G. E. Elsey Auto Carriage Co.

Phone 906 SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1924. SStilfS P6 iraNOFIELDlEPUDLtAN foP RDiTlbeP DCC jS r'30r(oeeIa: 12ead the mtepviccoi and Adiptuemeiita (ftpefullij I find botLvepu ixitcpcstinJ eavd KPr! ITT" I. ZZ. 440 South Campbell Av and we wdl convince you that we'll save you a doll for every step you taltf. Genuine Diamonds from $5 np J.

F. Dunckel Tells of Changes During Past Thirty Five Years Conditions for Traveling Man Who Makes the Ozarks Have Changed Greatly in Recent Years, According to Dunckel. v. One who A seeks sidelights The Most Complete Stock of Everything Except Eatables We have the mqjt complete stock of every, thing except eatables carried by any house in Southwest Missouri; and our prices are about half what you pay uptown. Also everything in the Luggage line Bags, Trunks and Wardrobes.

Don't take our yvord for it. Take a stroll down here, Martin Loan ''Jewelry' Company 225 227 North Alain St. PLENTY OF MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL ARTICLES OF VALUE on I changes in the Ozark region dur need go further than a conversation with John F. Dunckel, a traveling ealeaman for the Spring Held Grocer Co. Having been in business In various lines for the entire time of his residence in the Ozaiks, he knows whereof he Extraordinary Announcement! fmimm Although you have not seen our name in any of the Papers regarding our business, we want to advise you NOW that you can find Bigger and Better Bargains down here on the Levee, out.

of the high rent district, than in any other spot jn Greene County. As you know, we are ia the Pawnbrokerage business; and we get Diamonds, Watches, Jewlcry of all kinds; in fact, everything from a pin "to a radio outfit. UOA 4 Kpeaks, and not a tale he tells that lose In the tolling. Mr. Dunckel c'im to Springfield 35 yiars ago, entering the mining busings.

Disposing of his lnter ts In thnt field, he organized a'Ul for a time president of the Fprlnrfleld Camly Co. loiter, he was In charge of the boardlns of all employes of the Frisco system to whom the road furnished meals. Vpon the consolidation of the Frisco nnd Memphis he and Q. W. Horton, formerly general engineer for the Memphis lines, entered the lumbering business near the town of Pine Top.

In Taney county. They bought 4,000 acres of nine laml nnd a. saw mill from Georse Puller, but later sold their holdings to a St. Liouls company organized by William H. Johnsort.

It was while lumbering In Taney county and along the Black river in Arkansas that Mr. Duw kel obtained much of his Information as to the Ozark section. Then, too, as a tmvellng man, he had even greater opportunity tn become acquainted vllh the people. "Conditions for the traveling man who makes the Oiarks have changed greatly In the past several years." Mr. Dunckel said.

"And these changes have been along all lines. "In the early davs, the salesman traveled horseback, and carried his samples In In one of the baes he carried samples of coffee, supnr, awd a few other necessaries. In the other saddlebags he carried of whisker. Those Were the days when all wholesale houses carried liquor lrr stock, and the liquor sales furnished the bulk of their buBinis. "Then came the days when the traveling men made their rounds In one of the Jess Pturiy bungles, behind a team of strong horses.

Those buggies were wonderful. They were built with fol i wheels and hlsh axles, because the stumps were numerous nnd the ruts were deep. Many a man has driven one of those buiroleB a' couple of years without having any repairs. "But those days ore past. The stumps and ruts are nono from the roads, evero the country lanes through much of the realnn have been graded, anil the Ford Is the conveyance for the mam who peddles his waif wwiiig the hills.

"Bridges, too, have been put ln4 across practically all the Btreams. If they hadn't been, even a Ford wouldn't b9 of much service, es i pecially in ihs spring. Commenting on the people who dwelt among the Ozarks in the early days, Mr, Dunckel salJ that many were rough and ready, but that they possessed and lived up to a high code of honor all their own. "They might make a little whls he explained, "or, if they needed meat, they might bhoot a hog. But It was only within the past few years that a traveling man has been robbed In tho Ozarks And even ni.w, such incidents are rare, Indeed.

"Not many years ago," Mr. Dunckel continued, "whenever a traveling salesman returned to Springfield at this time ot the year, he bi ought with him a piece of venison1 or two or three turkeys. Nobody bothered shooting Quail or squlriels, because they were too small. Mr. Dunckel generally throughout the Oxark region la credited with being more fumlllur than anyone else with the Missouri noun' dawg song.

"I have been told that the song originated In the vicinity of For syth," be said. "The story Is that a farmer, who lived out from town a piece, was the possessor of a hound that was about aa poor as his owner and that he was forced to range far and Aide to obtain enough to eat "One day this farmer and his son, Llge, went to Forsyth. As usual, the hound accompanied them. "During the visit, the boy and the dug got lost from the farmr, and then from each other. The dog followed its usual custom of foraelng, and was run out ot practically every kitchen In Forsyth.

"Ftnally, some of the town boys began to abuse the dog, as it was skulking about the square. Llge sawe the affair and started to protect his dog. He had a fight with one tf the town boys, and was Just finishing giving him a good licking when the sheriff appeared and started to take him to Jail. "The farmer appeared on the scene about that time and ambled over. Whufgth' matter.

Lige'" he demanded, and the boy, crying like a whipped baby, answered: 'Ev'ry time I come town, th' boys keep klcklry my dawg aroun'. Taln't no dlffrunce ef he Is a houn', they gotta quit klckln' my dawg "The boy rave the words of the song as we have heard It and his sobbing supplied the tune. Peonle In Forsyth took up the words and tune, and It wasn't lonur nntll the song was a classic of the hills. The hearing ot the petition for a writ of habeas corpus Xo obtain tho release from Jail of Mrs. Eva Petty again has been postponed in circuit court.

The woman is charged with having attempted to kill her husband and Is held In the Oreene county Jail for Chrlirtlan county. i ELY PAXSON k. iyaw i R. E. SNOW In Case of Accident PHlOOe 26 i There is a satisfaction in knowing that a call on the phone will bring you service desired promptly, and that everything will be properly attended to.

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501 15 South Campbell Ave. RI Phones 122 586 fiHT MOWf VbjtJ JL JL A 1 When you need qood Plumbmq most You Can Live in a Modern Manner a'nd Pay for It on Easy Monthly Payments. SIMPLY SPECIFY STANDARD PLUMBING FIXTURES AND M'CARTY SERVICE! Standard Fixtures are unexcelled, and McCarty work and service is equally superior installed at the bottom figure. YOUR HOME NEEDS MODERN PLUMBING IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO HAVE US ESTIMATE YOUR WORK YET YOU HAVE TWELVE MONTHS IN WHICH TO PAY. McCarty Plumbing Co.

423 St. Louis Phone 255.