Lewis County Journal from Monticello, Missouri • 1

I'he 'bounty Seat i Newspaper Subscription $1.50 Per Year 4jO QJJ VOLUME XXXX1V MONTICKLLO, MISSOURI. (um; 15, 1923 NUMBER W.C.T.U. Speaking June 15th and 17th Honticello News Many friends and neighbors went in and helped Mrs. Mary Eliza Nichols celebrate her 77th birthday Sunday. Each party took something towards the dm ner.

Many could not attend owing to the ainy day but those who were there had abundance ot eat, some of the menu consist ed of seven kinds of salad, chick en, boiled ham, mashed potatoes strawberry short cake and other eats. All enjoyed themselves and wished her many more birth days. Those present were Clate Skirvin ana wife, Duke Lemmon and wife, bawrenceLemmon.wife and daughter, Gladys and son Lloyd, Mrs. Alvira Hall, Grandma Leslie, Miss Ida Alimong, Mrs. Grace Lemmons and Mr.

Mary llively. Mr. and Mrs. Ben McClain visited with their son, Mason from Monday until Thursday. Dr.

Ownby and wife have now gone to housekeeping and the Dr. has opened up his office in his residence. Ernest Lavell was a Sunday dinner guest at Mart Morrows. Carmen Leslie visited with her grandparents, Mr. Turner and wife of Knox City from Friday until Sunday.

M. E. Green and wife visited Miss Nettie Green Friday night and Saturday. For sale -medium yellow soybeans for seed, $3 per bushel. D.

G. Lillard, Maywood. Wm. Morrow and family cf Lewistown spent Tuesday with his mother, Mrs. Ella Morrow.

For sale Deering sixfoot Lir.J der, in good shape and will sell cheap. Joe Ilildman Monti-cello. Mrs. Chester Gooch of Quincy spent Thursday at home of her parents, Emmett Nelson andwife John Harris and Miss Bertha YanOrcle of Muscatine, lo.va were married here Monday by Judge Sam Simpson of St. Louis spent Friday night andSaturday with his sister, Mr.

Harry Plant and family. Stewart Dickson and wife and Miss Mary Dickson and Mrs. Lelia Whittekind were Quincy visitors Friday. Mrs. Irene Orcutt went lion with her daughter, Mrs.

Comer Primrose and children Tuesday afternoon for a visit SHERIFF GETS ELEVEN COONS ANDFIVE GALS. The sheriffs of Lewis and Marion counties have had 3 busy time ot it this week. Tuesday evening they caught nine people transporting liquor from Hannibal to Canton. By some means Sheriff Bender learned that a party of negroes in a Studebaker car were leaving Hannibal Tuesday evening witil 4j gallons of hootch, for the negro dance at Canton that night. He called sheriff Smith to intercept them at this end of the road.

The sheriff called his deputy, August Klusmeier at LaGrange, and the latter went down to the south edge of LaGrange to meet them. He stopped the car ar.d another which was along with it, and found 4V gallons of hootch in the Stu Jebaker, and 2 quarts in the other. There were 11 negroes in the two ears. The sheriffs from both places arrived shortly and took the negroes on into LaGrange. Two of thi? negroes were released, two pleaded guilty, ar.d the rest gave cash bond fur their appear ance in Justice Fergusons court next Wednesday June 20th.

Louis L. Newberry pleaded guilty to transporting liquor and Leonard Lewis to possessing 'liquor. Each was given three months in jail ar.d fined $250. Minnie Lewis, wife of the latter, was charged with attempt to Iribe an officer which is a felony punishable with ia penitentiary sentence. She offered Klusmeier $100 to release them.

These three were from Hannibal. The six who were released on bond were from Quincy, Florence Wood, Mary Moody, Helen Munday, Eugene Cobb, Harold Carr, and Lewis Miles. Thetwo cars were confiscated and will be turned over to the Federal government. Raids the bland WEEKS HAPPENINGS AT WILLIAMSTOWN Mr. and Mrs.

Robt.Baker have purchased property in Canton and will move as soon as they have their sale. Mrs. Lee English and daughter Eva Lee, Mrs. Jerry Lillard and daughters, Leona andGladys and Mrs. Carrie Bevans visited Saturday with their sisters, Ella and Floy Guseman.

Mrs. Martha Falkenstine and daughter, Ocie are rained in at J. S. Tucker's since Saturday. Miss Ella McClain was out calling Friday to see MissesCora and Clella Boyd, Mrs Ben McClain and Mrs.

Tom llively. Clate Skirvin and wife report they have new potatoes and peas Mrs. Bob ilson is on the sick list and Mr. Newt Ford is some Letter. Mrs.Nellie Lemmon and grand daughter, Gladys were millinery shopping in Kahoka Saturday.

Mrs. Ed Lavell was a weekend visitor with her parents, Tom Rain and wife. The play Clubbing a Husband' was well put on by its characters, each was well suited to her part. The attendance was very good considering the threatening weather. Mrs.

Rhoda Watson and children of Jalmyra visited Saturday night and Sunday with her father, Billie Nichols. Miss Gyps-y Guseman accompanied them up to her heme visiting homefolks. Mrs. Abbie Jenkins was visited by her children and their families Sunday which helped to pass away the gloomy day. Mr.

and Mr-. Tom Fierce and son, Martin of Callaway, Neb. and cousin, Everett Trent visited Tuesday afternoon with Car! Fountain fnmilv. Frank Marsot and wife, and Gene Marsot and wife attended Confirmation services atAntiocb church Thursday. Their cousin Fd Lavell and wife were conli ed with many others by the Bishop.

Buttles McReynolds, wile and baby of Wyaconda ate supper Friday at the llively Hotel. Victor Laswell went to Canton Saturday to bring home the teachers who are attending school there, Ethel Sawyer, Eula Laswell, Mary Conner and Ted Solway. All remained until Sunday evening, returning to school in the rain and mud. Mr. and Mrs.

Andy Burch of LaBelle visited Tom Ward and sisters last week. John Tait and vifc spent Friday in LaBelle and ate dinner with Jesse Fishbacl: and family. Those from bore who attend ed the school ot instructions of the O.E.S. at Monliocllo Thursday night were: Mrs. Mary llively, Mrs.

Shoup, Mrs. Rolla Ford, "Miss Ella McClain, Mattie Ramsey and Daisy Rosen cran. Clate Skirvin, wife and her mother, Mrs. Becker and Mrs. Grace Ownby visited the Forest I Grove cemetery at Canton and decoratedClarenceBeckcrs prae Friday.

i Mrs. Mart Morrow aiul daugh ter Nellie attended the services at Antioch Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E.

Fret well of Brooklyn. N. Y. are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Jas. Fret-well. Mr. and Mrs. Wilda Tlynnand children of Unionville, Mo.

are visiting relatives and friends. Ella and Floy Guseman have returned after a two days visit with their sister, Mrs. Lee English and family. The Missionary Society spent a pleasant day at Ed Dingers. Everyone enjoyed the bountiful dinner, consisting of chicken, salmon loaf, beef loaf, salads, pie, strawberries, ice cream and cake.

A day not soon to be forgotten. Dr. Ownby, wife and son, Idris R. G. Cecil and wife were call ing in Kahoka Thursday.

Mr-. Mary A. Sibbitt of Kansas City, national lecturer and organizer for the W.C.T.l'., will speak at Canton June the 15th at the Baptist Church at 2:30 and at 8 oclock. Also at Lewis-town 17th at the Baptist Church at 8:00 oclock. At Lewistown the local prizes will be awarded the successful contestants in the Scientific Temper ance essay contest of the Lew-is town school.

The first prize essays of Lewistown which won in the county contest will also be read ar.d the first prize essay from Freshman and Sophomore class of Canton High School will also be read. It is hoped that there will be a good attendance at all these meetings for Mrs. Sibbitt is an interesting speaker and has a message worth while to all. Good Rain Monday Helps the Crops Several correspondents speak jin thdr items of Sunday as a gloomy day. It sure'y was one rainy day, and it begun to rain Saturday afternoon about 3, and kept it up all thru Sunday and Monday.

About 9 oclock Tuesday, Old Sol shone out once more, greatly to the relief cf all shut ins ai.d travelers to o. In all only one and one twentieth inches of rain fell. It being such a gentle slow rain fall, ar.d so general the ground absorbed it all. The value to the crops was great, and it is thot it will check the inroads the chinch bugs were making in some sections. It will insure the making of the oatand wheat croj with favorable weatheMnun now on.

Prank Gehle Taken to Ft. Madison Hospital As Mr. Frank Gehle of was ordered to the hospital, an ambulance from Ft. Madi sen was called, and a brother and wife of that place came down in it, and they passed thru here about fi o'clock Saturday evening with Mr. Gehle.

Floyd Gehle accompanied the ambulance, taking his "other and the other women in his r.tke ether men helping to make Mr. Gehle as comfortable as possibe in the ambulance. The report came back that he stood the trip fairly well, and it was thot no opera lion would be necessary. Small Attendance at Church Sunday Rev. W.

F. llamann and wife motored out from Canton Sunday morning in time for Sunday school. On account of the rainy day, only a few were present, so it was decided not to have preaching services that morning It failed to clear up by evening but he preached to the small audience, who did brave the elements and attend. They were guests of John Helms and family until Monday forenoon, T. J.

Lillard was also a Sunday guest. They returned to Canton thru the ram as it rained all morning. Jasper Hyde is enlarging his boarding house, by the addition of a room just north of the front room, where there had been a porch, Charlie Day is the carpen ter employed. Miss Beatrice Hinton was an over Sunday guest of her friend. Miss Mildred Hawkins.

Joe Moore spent a part of last week in the Williamstown vicinity, where he was painting. R. 0. Smith went to Hanrfibd Tuesday to visit his brother, J.N. Smith at the hospital at that place.

Dr. George Summers Johnson came Tuesday to spend a short vacation with his parents, T. 1. Johnson and wife. Ben Roberts of Bunker Hill has been ill the past two weeks with a of poison, lie was able to be up Wednesday, so is recovering.

Mrs. Jeff Graham cf Quincy came out Sunday evening for a visit with her mother, Mis. Mary Smith at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Bally. The summer term ofLaGrunge College opened last week with an enrollment of 110, the largest in the histoiy of the school.

The young ladies are largely in the majoiity. Mrs. Raul llackett of Ewing and sister, Katie Lee and husband of Iowa, spent Wednesday with their grandfather, Fncle Reynolds at Billie Reynolds at the Harry Nelson home near Bunker Hill, i i 'i M. H. Shanks ami family of Palmyra visited Friday at the home of Dick Tompkins north of Monticillo.

Enroute home Huy called at the Journal ollicej rJer the Journal I year. li. Kibler of liitsfield, 111. came o' er Saturday and remained until Tuesday with relatives. Mrs.

Kibler had intended to return home with him, but was persuaded to remain a few days longer. Charles Quarles, wife and daughter and Mrs. XV. Brad-rick of Canton spi nt Friday at the Alva Patee home. On Tue--day Mr.

and Mrs. Quarles and daughter left for Florida driving thru in their car. Fred House, wife and little son of Beloit, Kansas visited Mr. and Mrs. J.L.

Brightwdl over the week-end. They were1 friends of Mrs. Brightwdl before! her marriage, and surprised her when Uiey drovx in on Saturdrv morning. They went from here to Decatur, 111., to visit relatives Early last Saturday morning a brooder house of Ben Roberts caught fire from the coal oil heater and burned, with 350 month old white leghorn chickens. So many chickens and with a months start was surely quite a loss.

Mrs. Roberts has about 900 left, but says no more coal oil heaters for her. Miss Lucille Lay of Bunkcrllill gave a class party last Saturday evening. Each member was ask ed to bring a guest so there were about sixteen present. Games of various kinds were played.

Candy, ice cream and cake were served, and all left thanking the hostess for the enjoyable evening she had provided for them. The summer school at Culver-Stockton opened up fine last Monday with an enrollment of 161, with mere on the way. Every room in the dormitory wa3 taken several days previous, but the late comers found comfortable quarters with private families down town. The attendance this year will break all previous records. I I I Aunt Abbie Jenkins and Dr.

Zelma Jenkins spent the weekend with Floyd Tucker and wife EarlCarroll and familySunday ed with A.E. Fretwell and wife. Lloyd Little is spending the week with his aunt, Mrs. lloyd Tucker. Hosea Little and wile from Canton are visiting their son, Roseoe and family.

Mr. and Mrs. II. E. McGuire went to his sisters Thursday and Friday Jep McDaniel and wife took them to Keokuk to visit the Dam.

Rev. Sanders failed to meet his appointment Sunday at Providence. Anna B. Carlisle spent tic weekend with Lavon Connor. Nellie Smith spent the weekend with homefolks.

She is attending school at Kirksville. Willie Moore and family called on the writer Saturday evening. Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Patrick On Thursday June 7th Right Rev Cilfillan administer ed the sacrament of confirmation to eighty seven condidates in the parish church. Some of these were conveit? from other creeds, who after a long course of instruction were admitted in to the Roman Catholic Faith.

According to Catholic Theology Confirmation is that sacrament in which the IIolyGhost is given to those already baptized to make them strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ. The bishop prays that the holy spirit in this unction may descend on the candidates as he did on the apostles at Jerusalem fifty days after our Lord's Resurrection. Christ instituted this sacrament when he said to his apostles, If I go not the Paraclete will not come but if, I go. 1 will send him to you. John XVI, 7.

After solemn high mass the Bishop gave a very eloquent and practical sermon on the Passion of our Lord. He complimented the parish on its growth in both zeal and numbers and especially its magnificent! up-to-datesrhool lately accredited to the State University and having an enrollment of 97 pupils. After dining with the pastor and visiting clergy his Lordship motored Canton whence he took the train for St. Joseph. Rev.

Moore Insane Rev. Marion Moore of Stouts-ville has been sent to the state hospital at Fulton by the county court. He has been in failing health for several years and recently underwent an opera) ion but without success. He was a former pastor of the Lewistown M.E. circuit, and his daughter Helen, taught atMonticelio three terms.

Mrs. James Dickson returned ar.d -dav kome with her son, Stewart wife when they left Wedr.e for i.eii home at fJilan. Farm Wanted anted to hear from owner of farm or good lanii tor sale, fur fall delivery. L. Jones, Box lil, Olney, IP.

Little Maurice Felgar has l-een having a hard time with the mumjs. No one knows whn nor where he was exposed to tin hut he has been quite sick George Wallace, wife and nephew, Xavier Shackleford went to Hannibal Saturday to visit Mrs. Roy Hamlin and farn-jilv. They returned home Mrs. J.N.

Smith and niece Ella Francis Hall accompanied jlhemto Hannibal, Smith remained to be with her husband J. N. Smith underwent a ser-jiuus operation at Levering Hospital Wednesday morning about oclock. R. O.

Smith leturned home that evening and stated that he left his brother cheerful and getting along very well, mucp1 better than they had even hopC(J Qn account of Mr. Smiths age, all his friends and relatives were very anxious on his account. Ruth the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr-. Jcr.e Basket died Thursday afternoon at the home of her aunt, Mrs.

Ed Trotter ofTenMile. Blood poison with which she suffered for two weeks being the cause of her death. The body was taken toLaGrange where funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the McthodPt Church. Interment at Hannibal. County Court met here Monday to receive bids for the con struction of the vaults.

Only one bid was received, so the court thot best to readvertise. The time before wa3 so short that several contractors who stated they would like to bid on the work, did not have time to prepare their estimates. Frank Emery of Canton was the only bidder. W. R.

Oder of Canton intended to bid but had to be at another place to bid on another place to bid on another job the ame day, so could not be here. Bids will be received again July 2nd. Monday the two sheriif- and deputies and Federal Agent Baker raided tr.e across frem LaGrange. md no one there but did imd a com plete still.half a gallon of hootch and four jug- of wine. These vvure ed.

Three Years for Stealing: Chickens Last fall a poult rv dealer at LaGrange receive a coop of chickens whii.h he thot had been stolen. He notified sheriff Smith who investigated the mat ter and traced them into Marion County. Tros. Atty. Roy Ham lin took hold of the ca-e ar.d traced the chickens to Lou English.

He was arrested and finally tried this aver several continuances. IN was tried in Shelby County on a charge of ecue and was found guilty and given three years in the penitentiary. The chickens belonged to a lady nearTaylor.and were taken one evening while she was at church. There were 36 AVhite Rocks, and were fine chickens. They were eligible to be certified and the Poultry Specialist wa3 to have gone over them, wdihin a few days after they were stolen.

The officials are to te congratulated upon ferretting out the matter and bringing it to justice Mrs. Lizzie C. Porter and son, Vi Fred were Canton shoppers Wednesday afternoon. 1 Lottie Sullivan spent Saturday 'Mit and Sunday with the Guse' V4, girls. I.