The Monett times., August 06, 1909, Image 4

About The Monett times. (Monett, Mo.) 1899-1939

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THE NEW fW
is as- " ZZX Man's Game
The next time you go to the
ball game try and understand
what it means. Smiling, eh?
You're amused at the thought of
an essay writer wabbling about
in the sporting editor's shoes.
But the sporting editor looks at
the proposition from a different
viewpoint. He's merely interest
ed in the mechanics of the con
test.
There s a mighty lot more to
baseball than watching two nines
bang a bunch of leather over the
ground.
Keep track of strikes and hits
and fouls and errors isn't really
the vital issue. The action be
comes insignificant when mea
sured with the spirit of the game.
If you ever get the right tan
gent, you'll discover that the two
hours you occasionally invest on
the bleachers or in the grand
stand return a heavier interest
than any equal period of time put
in at the desks or your tasks.
Baseball and business are alike
both require a first rate player
a square man, a man of nerve,
a man who thinks and dares and
sticks.
For instance: Watch Smith the
next time he comes to bat. There
is a man on first and his team
needs a run and so he bunts.
He's perfectly willing to "die"
on the way to first if he can ad
vance Jones as second. He's
working for the common good.
You'll find your "average" begin
ing to grow when you begin to
"bunt." Pass up the grandstand
play practice the sacrifice hit.
It counts for more than the hit
you make with yourself.
Study how Jackson covers his
base. He keeps his eye "peeled"
and when the ball is finally batted
his way he is ready for it. Jack
son stays in the big league on
account of that habit of his de
pendability. He's always where
he should be when he's needed.
Simpson's side hasn't scored up
to the eighth inning. Two men
have fanned out. But, does he
show it? Not for a minute. He
knows that while there is a turn
at the bat the tide can be turned.
He's just as determined and just
1 A 1 .11
as iiopeiui as tnougn tne nrst
ball hadn't been pitched. And so,
when the sphere comes sailing at
him and his wagon tongue socks
it into the middle of next week,
and he makes the round and
lands safe he breaks the nerve of
the man in the pitcher's box and
the players who follow him widen
. the gap and pull his team
through.
They can't use men with yel
low streaks in the baseball busi
ness. It bleaches the cowardice
out of their blood. It teaches
them that there is a chance to
win so long as there is a chance.
Oh, how many times you have
lost your grit, simply because
things went wrong at the start?
How many times have you given
in to the percentage against you
without trying to cut it down?
There's White out in the cent
erfield. At first sight it doesn't
seem possible that human legs
can move fast enough to pull
1 down that sizzer! But how he
goes for it? See him leap, and
stretch, and clutch it with the
very tips of his fingers. And you
yell yourself -hoarse without re
alizing the many times you start
in to head off a competitor only to
slow down when one more spurt
would have brought you to a po
sition to kill his start.
No, the sporting editor looks at
it in a different way. He doesn't
' realize that it's a game for a bus
iness man is this bast ball.
First of all, because it makes a
. better man of him, and then be
cause it makts a better business
man of him.
It must be played on the level,
according to rules. Fouls don't
co ant. You must touch the base
in not overrun the lines. It
makes you play for the team and
not for yourself. It forces you to
Jp " 1 o --v nn o-F4-zit itmi otonf nwrl -- '
when the chances are 99 against
' 1, until you have lost that
' chance y u haven't lost hope.
The next time you buy a ticket
charge it up to education. Her
bert Kaufman in Chicago Record
Herald.
LOCAL NEWS.
1
Mr. and Mrs. F. Y. Charles, of
Hugo, Ok., are visiting- in Monett.
Oscar Self is on the sick list.
Miss Aline Breibeck is on the
sick list.
Miss Olhe Calvin will leave to
morrow lor Tulsa, Okla.
Misses Mabel Haynes and Blanch
DeBrosse are visiting at Pioneer.
O. Barker went to Cassville
Wednesday.
Mr, Schwartz will leave this even
ing for Kansas City.
Mrs. J. H. Andrews is spending
the week at Cassville.
R. E. Hawk and son, R a 1 p b,
went to Cassville Wednesday.
Miss Maude Kane is visiting
tnends at Leavenworth, Kas.
Mrs. Hern went to Leslie, Ark..
Wednesday to visit her sister.
Miss Bessie Morris went to
Butler Tuesday to attend the funer
al ot a friend.
Mrs. Geo. Morrow and daughter,
Dorothy, went to Neosho Wednes
day for a visit with relatives.
An extra switch engine is being
used in the yards on account of in
creased business on the Frisco
Mrs. H, H. Brown, of Neodesha
Kas., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs Antel Walker of
Colony, Okla.. is visiting his father
on East Broadway.
Mrs. M. R. Randall and children
of Nevada, Mo., arrived last night
for a visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Josie Hey burn returned
from Nevada, Mo., last night after
an extended visit with relatives.
A. J, Beatty and family went to
Cassville Tuesday to visit rela
tives. Mrs. Jake Swartzel and children
lef. Tuesday evening lor a visit at
Newton. Kas.
Mr. ?nd Mrs. Gus Kane went to
Jophu Wednesday tor several days
visit.
Mrs?. G. A. Browning and Mrs.
Dr. Griggof Verona were shopping
in Monett Wednesday.
Marie, the little daughter, of Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Byrnes is on the
sick list.
Mrs. W. A. Smith on Fourth
Street is quite ill.
.Vlrs. Hannon of Bolivar, is visit
ing her father, J. E. Jenkins.
Mrs. Elmer Watson, of Peirce
City, visited Mrs. Julia Brown
Wednesday-.
H. I. Bradford was attending to
Masonic lodre work in Aurora and
Verona. Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Welsh freturned
to her duties as nurse at Kansas
City Tuesday night.
Mrs. R. C. Inman and Miss Mary
have returned home from Columbia,
where Miss Mary attended the
University.
Mrs.'Osman Garris and daughter
Irene returned Wednesday night
from a visit to W. H. Garris and
family at "Pittsburg, Kas.
E. J. Hopkins is suffering from a
vry sore hand. He stuck a tack in
it last week and poisoning devel
oped. Misses May me, Loretta and
Marguerite Callan and Marie
Dewine visited in Cassville this
week.
Mrs. J. V. Dysart, Mrs. Wm. M.
West and Miss Nettie ATashmgton
of Pittsburg, went to Eureka
Springs Wednesday to spend a
couple of weeks.
R. B. Kyler went to Columbus
Kan., Wednesday to attend an old
Settlers reunion and to see his wife
who is visiting relatives there.
I. C. Williams went to Joplin
Wednesday to meet his wife who
has been visiting in Kansas City,
and to visit for a few c ays in the
city that Zinc built.
Misses Stella and B e r n l c e
McNerney have returned to their
home in Springfield after a visit
with their sister, Mrs. G. N. Pat-
terson.
P. Martin went down on White
River, near the mouth of Roarinf
River, Wednesday to spend a few
days with the rest ot the bays in
fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Lcng and
children, went to Kansas City this
week. Mr. Long will go on to
Seattle, Wash., to attend the ex
position, j
THE SEA
iCopyright, m)
Cause
Unique Letter.
Lynn Peel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Peel, who is traveling aud
itor for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co., and now at Yokohama,
Japan, sends his pai ents the fol
lowing letter recently received
from a detective wanting a posi
tion. Note the phraseology.
Dear Sir:
We have the great honour to
report you the matter concerned
that we are attending anxiously
as the supervisor and also a
watch, by the ship-agent's ap-point-ment
for the provissions in
the ship which anchore at the
harbour, owing to the facts that,
which some crew of the ship dur
ing the day the ship is staying at
the harbour, are secretly steal
ing and earring away great deal
of some provissions to the Chin
ese -town and also another busi
ness -town and are selling to the
some second hand -buyers all of
them which they had been steal
ed, we have heard very often.
Regarding these matters and
tacts lie re we have had erreat
pleasures that we have been re
ported the agencys which pre
viously had been appointed to
serch very often, the facts re
garding to the men who had been
in bad conductions and and who
are earring some of the butter,
fresh meat and good tastful
wines and liquors etc., and the
resourt of reports which we had
been corresponded, we have
heard that we have down some
thing in good efeets for the agen
cy. As we can recognize that
there are perhaps such bad con
ductions also among your employ
ees and crews, if would you be
want to investigate who they are
and prevent the losses to your
agencys by keeping caref ull su
pervisions and watch over their
employees and crews, please let
us know in appointing to serch,
we will send our some skill-f ul
detectites to the ship during the
day the ship are anchoring at the
harbour and we will be anxious
ly attended for the provisions
and somethings which you ap
pointed us, with our sharp eyes
and give you our informations
which are written & esteemed in
good efeets of interests and con
veniences secretly as possible we
could. If you will try, to investi
gate, you can know very well
what we are doing and how much
you can get something of interest
and conveniences. Would you
be let us know the matters which
you want to serch of the ship
smugglers and thieves in your
ships being under your manage
ment, we would be appreciated
of it.
Referring to you the above,
We are yours obedient clerk.
A. II. T. A. Picnic.
The Third Annual Picnic of the
Barry County A. H. T. A. will be
held at Bethel Spring, 5 miles south
east ot Monett, Thursday August
26 Prominent speakers have been
secured tor the occasion and a very
pleasant time is assured.
The Antis" extend a general
invitation to all to attend and have
a good time together.
SERPENT
and Effec
Aged Man Taken from Frisco
Passenger Dies at Hospital
An aged man, by the name of S.
W. Beals, who was taken from a
train early "Sunday morning in a
dying condition, passed away at
the Springfield hospital at 12:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon of ureaj
mic poisoning. The body will be
taken this morning to Rogers,
Ark., where Btwo sons reside. The
decedent lived at Rogers.
The story of the old man's death
is one of the saddest in local hos
pital annals. He had been out
west, apparently tor the double
purpose ot benefiting his health and
casting his lot in one of the land
openings which are occuning in
Washington and Idaho. On the
way back home, the disease, bis
old time foe, overtook him while on
the train between Kansas City and
here. As soon as the train arrived
here be was removed, and the dejj
pot master, P. H. Kane, summoned
Dr. Woody, the city physician.
It was apparent that the man
was in a dying condition. He had
been rendered partially uncon
scious by pain, and all he could
say was, "take me to my children."
Dr. Woody took him to the hospital
where an examination showed that
he had but a short time to live.
After suffering great agony he
passed away.
A pocketbook containing his tick
et to Rogers, and some letters, re
vealed the name and address of his
sons. A wire was sent to Howard
Beals yesterday afternoon, and he
reached here on No. 12 last night
t ) take the body back to Rogers
tor burial.
The decedent was about sixty
five years old, and is survived by
two sons at Rogers, and a daugh
ter, who resides at Tulare, Cal.
Until noti6ed by W. C. Lohmeyer,
who has charge of embalming and
snipping tne ooay, tne sons were
in total ignorance of the where
abouts of their father.
A letter sent Irom Spokane,
Wash., several weeks ago, was the
last word they had rec ;ived from
him, Springfield Republican.
Miss Neva Overton departed
Wednesday morning for Enid, Okla ,
where she expects to make a
month's visit with relatives and
friends.
After passing the worst t a r i ff
bill that was ever proposed in Wash
ington it is natural enough that
Republican members of the House
are anxious to get away and hide
Republic.
Mrs. Harry Mathews went to St.
Louis the first of the week to re
turn home with her husband who
has been at the Frisco hospital.
Mr. Mathews is recovering rapidly
after an operation.
Mrs. Harry Mansfield has sold
her interest in the millinery shop
to Mrs. J. W. Armstrong who will
conduct the business. Mrs. Arm
strong has purchased the building
in which the business is located
trom Mrs. G. A. Lewis.
Mrs. Hulda Badger entertained
at 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday the
following young people: Misses
Alice Saulsbury, Mary Vance and
Lizzie Gillette, of Peirce City, Miss
Geis and Mr. Schwartz of Sahna.
Kas., Chas. Beebe, Misses Leslie
Haefliger, Gene Price and Myrtle
Dameron. They went to the home
of Miss Gene Price and spent the
remainder ot the evening.
Harrisons
McKee's.
Ice Cream at Logan
Foundation Of A Government.
. A government founded upon
anything except liberty and
iustice cannot and ought not to
stand. All the wrecks on either
side of the stream of time, all
the wrecks of the great cities,
and all the nations that have
passed away all are a warning
that no nation founded upon in
iustice can stand. Robert J.
Ingersol.
Preparing for Appeal in a Large
Land Suit
Attorney T. D. Steele, of Mo
nett, representing the Missouri
Land company (limited) of Scot
land, the defendant in the suit
filed by James L. McQuary, was
in Springfield this morning de
livering the papers and exhibits
in the case to A. D. Allen, court
stenographer, who is preparing
the transcript for the appeal, will
be filed in the supreme court for
the October term. Judge Neville
heard the suit in circuit court
during the January term, and
ordered that McQuary should be
allowed to purchase a tract of
71,000 acres in Barry county
from the Scotland company. The
appeal was taken on the ground
that McQuary originally failed to
pay the purchase price before
the expiration of the contract
time.
The Latest Man Killer.
Boston, Aug. 2. A powerful
automatic gun, whose projectiles,
it is said, will pierce half -inch
Bessemer steel at one thousand
yards, has been invented by Al
exander E. McKeen of Roxbury.
The gun carries a nine milli
meter cartridge, taking five of
these, which the inventor says
can be fired in three seconds bv
the recoil shonlder action. The
receiver is five inches long, much
smaller than any other automatic
gun. It is really a "Gatling gun"
for the pocket. The interior
mechanism he is keeping secret,
as the gun is not yet patented.
'Varsity Summer School Ends
Columbie, Mo., Aug. 2. The
summer school of the University
of Missouri will close tomorrow
afternoon, after a two months'
session. The attendance reached
552, which is forty-four larger
than last year and the largest
enrollment ever made here in
summer. There will be no con
vocation at the close.
The examihrtions are held-today
and tomorrow. Those com
pleting the work required for dej
grees will get them at the annual
co nmencement next June.
14 b b b In His Bonnet.
Oh, Tradesman, in thine hour of
e e e e,
If on this paper you should c c c c
Take our advice and now be
y y y y,
Go straight ahead and avert
i i i i.
You'll find the project of some
u u u u,
Neglect can offer no ex q q q q,
Be wise at once, prolong your da
a a a,
A silent business soon de k k k k
-Success Magazine.
Adjudged Insane.
Lou McBride, the nine-year-old
stepdaughter of Jas. Conley,
of West Monett was adjudged in
sane by the county court Mon
day. Witnesses testified that since
an attack of fever two years ago
the child has been insane and
sometimes violent. She will be
taken to Nevada Saturday.
Arrested
fcr
Violating
Ordi-
nance
J. F. Johnson and Frank Dav
idson were arrested Tuesday af
ternoon for violating a city ordi
nance by the digging of holes
and setting poles for the Monett
electric light company in the al
leys without permission to do so.
They gave bond for their appear
ance in police court August 11.
Bishop E. R. Hendricks, of Kan
sas City, visited between t-ains in
Monett Monday. He visited Rev.
Jas. McCrory and other friends.
Entertained.
Miss Mary Kennedy enter
tained Monday evening the party
that had camped at Forest Mill.
After a pleasant evening with
their hostess Miss Kennedy con
veyed them to Mr. Walsh's where
an ice cream social was in pro
gress. In the party were Misses
Alice Saulsbury, Mary Vance and
Lizzie Gillette of Peirce City,
Miss Geis and Mr. Schwartz, of
Salina, Kas., Chas. Beebe, Ed
and Fred Salzer, Misses Leslie
Haefliger, Gene Price and
Myrtle Dameron.
Miss Gene Price will entertain
the youner people tonight ard
Miss Myrtle Dameron will enter
tain them Wednesday evening.
The Difference.
Sydney Rosenfeld once wrote
a comedy entitled The O p t i-
mist," which achieved success
after the production, but was a
long time reaching the stage.
Manager after manager refused
the manuscript, and one day Mr.."
Rosenfeld, whose patience was.
exhausted, blurted out to his sole
auditor:
'Of course, you don't appre
ciate the play! You don't evert
know the meaning of its name."
"Yes, I do," protested the im
presario.
"Well," insisted Mr. Rosenfeld
" tA j.1 jtiac l i
an optimist and a pessimist?'
.The manager barely hesitated.
An optimist is an eye doctor,."
he said; ''a pessimist is a foot
doctor." Harper's Weekly.
Local Option Case.
The appealed case of the dram
shop keepers of Peirce City
against the county court of Law-,
rence county, in which the saloon
keepers are seeking to have the
local option election at Peirce
City declared illegal, will be tried
before the new appellate court at
Springfield.
The last saloon in Peirce Qity,
as well as in Lawrence county,
will close its doors next Friday
as the result of the local option
election. The license of the last
saloon will expire on that date.
Should the dramshopkeepers
win out in the case they have ap
pealed to the Springfield court,
it would mean that Peirce City
would again become wet, at least
until another election is called.
New Road to be Finished to San
Antonio October 1
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 2. The
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
railroad will be built to San An
tonio, Tex., October 1, This will
be a junction point for the two
main lines of the Orient system,
one to the west Pacific coast at
Topolebampo and the other to
Eagle Pass, where connection
will be made with the Nationale
De Mexicana railroad for the
City of Mexico. The road is now
being operated from Wichita,
Kan., to Sweetwater, Tex., 432
miles, while 386 miles remain to
be built to connect San Angelo
with the northern terminus of
the line in Mexico.
Newspaper Plant Burned. '
Assistant Postmaster A. B.
Downs received word Monday
from C. W. Carnes of Fairfax,
Okla., that his entire printing
plant and all his household effects
had been destroyed by fire.
None of the property was in
sured. Mr. Carnes is a brother of Mrs.
Will Kines and Mrs. Carnes is a
sister of A. B. Downs. Mr.
Carnes was formerly in tl e
newspaper businesshere.The loss
j to them is a very severe one but
the business men of the town
have rallied to their support and
the newspaper will be published
again in a short time.
The process of making gold
bricks with actual gold is one of
the features ot the Treasury exhib
it at the World's Fair in Seattle,
Alaskan gold is bought, assayed,
and used in this section.
The Harvey lunch room at the
depot is being fitted with an annex
in which will be conducted a fruit
nd news stand.