The Monett times., August 27, 1909, Image 6

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tfiiMEN MAKE CHURCHES
In Every DenontUiation Except
One They Outnumber the
Men
Washington, Aug. 20. Standing
out as a conspicuous feature of a
bulletin issued today by the census
bureau entitled "Census of Reli
gious Bodies," is the fact that out
of a church membership in the
United States in 1906 of nearly 33
million men formed less than halt
of the total.
Of the total church membership
reported by the various religious
bodies and classified by sex, 43.1
per cent were men and 56.9 per
cent were women. Among the Pro
testants the difference was greater,
39.3 per cent being men, while in
the Roman Catholic Church the men
formed 49.3 per cent of the total
membership. Fewer men than worn
en were found among the Latter
Day Saints, the Lutherans, Dis
ciples. Methodists, iBaptists, Pres
byterians and Protestant Episco
palians, the percentage of men
members decreasing in the order
shown, there beicg only 35 5 per
cent men among the Episcopalians.
Among the Christian Scientists only
26.7 per cent were men.
Other salient features of the re
port show that there were 1 14 bil
lioa dollars invested in church edi
fices and that every day eight new
churches sent their spires skyward
Of the total estimated population ot
Continental United States in 1906
the church members formed 39.1
per cent, as against 32.7 per cent
for 1890. Of this 6 4 per cent in
crease the Roman Catholic church
is credited with 4 4 per cent and
the Protestants with 1.8, the re
mainder. being divided amcng all
ether denominations.
The total membership for 1906
was 32,936,445, of which number
the Protestants were credited with
20,287,7-12 and the Roman Catholics
with 12,079,142- Of the Protestant
bodies the Methodists numbered
5.749.838, the Baptists 5,662,234,
the Lutherans 2,112,494, the Pres
byterians 1,830,555 and the Dis
ciples or Christians 1,142 359.
The rate of increase shown for
the Roman Catholic Church is 93.5
per cent, which is more than twice
that for all the Protestant bodies
combined.
Demonstrates Fiis Can
Be
Raised in Missouri
That tropical fruits are just as
much in evidence right here in the
Ozarks as the famous red apple
has been proved by M. B. Wallace,
who resides at S42 South street.
Mr. Wallace has experimented in
the raiding of figs from trees which
were brought here from Georgia
and planted within the borders of
the Oueen City of the Ozarks. So
far the experiment has been a suc
cessful attempt at transplanting
the more southernly fruit into this
colder climate.
One of these trees has yie'ded
Mr. Wallace a crop of 200 figs. Oae
of the trees, measuringeight feet in
height, bore an especially large
crop and it was from this that the
most of the figs were gathered. The
trees bear two crops every year
and Mr. Wallace is preparing to
harvest the second one soon, the
first having been gathered in July.
Mr. Wallace proudly exhibited a
specimen ot the fruit that measured
five and one-half inches in circum
ference, Springfield Republican.
The "Black Hand" in Wichita
Wichita, Kan., Aug. 20. W. G.
lieanctt, a contractor ot this jcity,
received a "Black Hand" letter
yesterday, ordering him to leave
$1,000 in a bucket last night near a
tree close to the business district of
the city His 16-year-old son was
threatened with death if the money
was not left. Detectives watched a
dummy package left by the tree
throughout the night, but no one
came for it.
Verona News."
From The Advocate
W. M. Lee was a Monett visitor
Wednesday afternoon.
G. A. and Frank Browningdrove
to Monett and return Thursday.
Loy Huffman and Alma McFad-
den went to Monett Wednesday
evening.
J. W. Berry had his wheat
threshed this week which made sev
enteen bushels to the acre and test
ed full sixty pounds tothe bushel.
Inspired
Over in Joplin they have a near
poet who telt inspired to write the
following one hot Sunday recently:
"If in church you sing a song,
cut it short! let the sermon not be
long, cut it short! if perchance you
sav a oraver, in this hot and
sweltering air, lest the congregation
swear, cut it short!"
Zinc Ore Still Gone Up
JopMn, Mo., Aug. 30. Zinc ore
took an unprecedented leap in price
today, the offerings ot buyers sud
denly and unexpectedly going from
$48 basis ot 60 per cent ore to $52
50. Last week's highest base price
was $50.50, and this week it seemed
that the demand was lighter. The
buyers were reluctant about mak
ing offers at stronger than $48 un
til one buyer uncorked a big sensa
tion by offering $52.50 for a big
bin.
Harriman and Roosevelt Were
Not More Practical
A professor at a well known en
gineering college says that but for
occasional innovations in the appli
cation of learning, such as the fol
lowing, he would find it hard to
judge the extent of his usefulness.
This question was asked upon an
examination paper: "What steps
would you take in determining the
height of a building, using an ane
roid barometer?"
The answer was: "I would lower
the barometer by a string and mea
sure the string." Everybody's
Magazine.
Arrested For Felonious Assault
Sheriff Newman was called to
Ash township about midnight Sun
day night, and arrested Bud and
Sidney Clontz, charging them with
feloniously assaulting a young man
named Dalton, at a camp meeting
on Measles Prairie. The Clontz
boys used a knite on Dalton and
Daltou had a pair of knuckles that
he used on the Clontz's. Dalton was
cut in five places, on head shoulder
and side, but not serious. Sidney
Clontz's head was badly bruis
ed up with the knuckles. Sheriff
Newman took the Clontz boys to
Washburn before Squire McCary
who held them in the sum of $200'
each. Their examination was set
tor Aug. 2, at Washburn. Cass
ville Democrat
Deputy Sheriff Thomas last week
brought from Miami, Okla., and
lodged in jail two young men who
were arrested at that place having
in their possession goods that were
stolen from the houses of some ot
our citizens on Wednesday of last
week, the day Robinson's circus
was here. A boy who was with
them was also arrested, but was
turned over to Joplin officers to
answer to charges against him in
the criminal court there. They con
fessed tothe stealing aDd informed
the officers where they had hidden
part ot the stolen goods, most of
which has been recovered and re
turned to the owners. Neosho Min
er and Mechanic.
M. W. Pitts presented us wMth a
specimen of his Elberta peaches.
The peach was 10 4 inches in cir
cumference and perfect in form and
coloring. All 1 he fruit on the tree
was about equal in size and quality.
V. E. Clinton, with his family, re
turned to Carthage Saturday after
a short visit in the city with rela
tives and friends. The Times will
keep them posted on affairs in their
old home town.
Peirce City News.
From the Leader.
Dr. G. W. Lidwell. iormerly of
our city, has moved frcm DeSoto,
Mo., to Memphis, Tenn., so his son,
Harrold, who graduated from High
School last term at DeSoto, can
enter college at Memphis.
Mr. N. N. Hoover came in Sunday
to spend a few daya with his family.
He has been in Southeast Missouri
buying and shipping peaches.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Solomon and
children of Denver. Colo., are here
on a visit to home folks,
Earl Kelley has been on a trip
through the great western country
and on his return to McAlester,
Okla., stopped off here to visit heme
folks.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wise'
man, Friday, a son.
Triplets, 72, Are All Misses
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 20. The
arrival of Miss Mary Hobbs, of
Atlanta, Ga., reunited the three
oldest living unmarried triplets
in the world. Misses Clara and
Priscilla Hobbs have been living in
Seattle tor ten years. The women
are each 72 years old and neither
has ever been proposed to by any
man.
The famous triplets were born in
Savannah, Ga., George Hobbs and
his wile, the parents ot the three
women, having died just after the
Civil War. For many years the
three women lived far apart, and it
was but ten years ago the Misses
Clara and Priscilla decided to live
near each other.
Miss Mary will now make her
home with her sisters. Together
the three aged women visited the
exhibits at the exposition. The
three women are as happy
school children.
as
Mt
Vernon Is After Line To
. Springfield
An organized effort is being made
by the businessmen ot Mt. Vernon,
Mo., to have the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company build a branch
line from Carl's lake to that place,
which could later be extended to
Springfield. Representatives of the
sanatorium at that place and of the
business men have been sent to St.
Louis to confer with officials of the
company relative to the extension.
It is asserted that there is little
doubt but the spur to Mt. Vernon a
distance of but three miles will be
obtained.
Due to a disagreement with the
Frisco over switching facilities, it
is said the merchants of the town
will give a reasonable bonus to
secure the spur with the under
standing that it will be at some
time in the future extended to
muclu- a lMhldUCC l" Jes inan
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t-venty-hve miles. Springfield Rep
ublican. W. W. Eddington was acquitted
by a jury in criminal court yester
day on the charge of felonious as
sault on R. M. Sellers. Eddington
pleaded the unwritten law, he hav
ing found Sellers and Mrs. Edding
ton together in the waiting room of
a southside store. The meeting
wac on June 7 and Eddington pro
cured a revolver and shot Sellers in
the head, the wound proving seri
ous, but not fatal, Endtngton was
accompanied in court by his two
ittle daughters, who sat through
he trial and heard testimony re
ating to the liaisons of their moth
er and SeUers. Springfield Repub
lican. W. E. Foster, 19 years old, was
killed early yesterday morning
near Carl Junction by Frisco train
No." 136 in charge of Conductor J.
A. Johnson and Engineer A. D.
Woodruff. The boy was first dis
covered when the train was 250 feet
from him. His head was resting on
the rail. Brakes were applied but
were of no avail as the train was
going at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. The boy was instantly killed.
The body was put in charge of a
section foreman and is now at Ca
bool. Springfield Republican.
Good Drawers.
It takes a rich man to draw a
check, a pretty girl to draw atten
tion, a horse to draw a cart, a
porous plaster to draw the skin, a
toper to draw a cork, a free lunch
to draw a crowd, and an advertise
ment in your home paper to draw
trade. Send in your ad for the
drawing.
For County Clerk,
Leading Democrats inform us that
W. F. Stewart, of Shoal Creek town
ship is being boomed by his friends
for the office of County Clerk. Mr.
Stewart was formeriy a member of
the County Court and made an en
viable record. If he should decide
to enter the race he will have an
excellent chance for a Domination
and election.
Seared With a Hot Iron
Or scalded by overturned kettle
cut with a knife bruised by slam
med door injured by gun or in any
other way the th;ng needed at
once is Bucklen's Arnica Salve to
subdue inflammation and kill the
kill the pain. It's earth's supreme
healer, infallible for Boils, Ulcers,
Fever Sores, Eczema and Piles.
25c at A, H. Cox O Co's.
Operation For The
Touch.
Musical
A baseball plaverhas two fingers
of his right band pretty badly
bunged up in practice, and on his'
way home fiom the grounds he
dropped into a doctor's office to
have it attended to.
"Doctor," he asked anxiously as
he was leaving, "when this paw ot
mine heals willl be able to play the
piano?"
"Certainly you will." the doctor
assured him,
"Well, then, you'r a wonder, Doc
I never could before." Everybody's
Magazine.
The Price of Ignorance
About the tenth of last July 209
cars of peaches reached New York
market and more than a hundred
fruit cars came in the next day.
Twothings happened. Perhaps 150
cars sold for barely enough to pay
transportation charges, and tons of
peaches were dumped into the bay
by order of the New York Board of
Health.
It was the harvest for the buyer
and the speculator. He picked up
the choicest fruit by the carload
in most instances tor just enough
to pay transportation cnarges from
Georgia reshipped them to his
own market and sold them for a
good price. In these smaller mar
kets, remote from New York, they
were short of peaches, and eager
to pay good prices for them. But
this the distant grower did not
know. Lack ot organization, of in
telligent cooperation on the part of
growers wrought their own de
struction. Their orchard toil was
more misspent than the strength of
Samson who shook the temple pil
lars and brought the. ruins down
upon his owu back! The advantage
which the buyers in remote markets
took of -'the New York p2ach glut
was a legitimate one." Forrest
Crissey, in the September Every
body's. Suppose the zinc ore tariff does
add a dollar or two to the price of a
ton ot ore, do you know what it cost
to get tt? The tariff bill being noth
ing but a bunch of trade and barter
Charley Morgan and others had to
vote against free lumber, leather,
harness, shoes, etc., cheaper woolen
and cotton goods, agricultural im
plements, sugar and a hundred
other things, that the mine owners,,
many ot whom do not live in the
districts, might get more for their
ore. It looks like "robbing Peter to
pay Paul." Mt. Vernon Chieftain.
One by one the merchants are
going to a cash basis in doing busi
ness. This is a move in the right
direction and will prove best for
the buyers as well as the sellers.
You can buy more goods and don't
have to carry the deadbeats.
Mexico Ledger.
Miss Dot Fly and little sister re
turned to their home at Purdy Tues
day after a visit with Mrs. J. A.
Johnson.
LOCALNEWS.
Mrs. Loo Thomas and children
visited in Peirce City Sunday.
"Deere" Buggies are good. They
also have style.
Miss Grace Fly returned to her
home at Purdy Saturday evening.
Mrs. O. Barker and Miss Flossie
Charles visited in Purdy Sunday.
Mrs. Solon Wright and children
visited in Peirce City Sunday.
Percy Johnson visited in Purdy
Sunday.
Xiss Ina Boucher visited in Mo
nett Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Keithley visited
in Sarcoxie Sunday.
W. L. Fly returned Saturday
from Hot Springs.
Dr. Ellis Jones ot Keifer, Ok., is
visiting in the city.
Chas. McCrackan visited his par
ents at Sarcoxie Sunday.
Mrs. C. C. Cooke went to Rogers,
Aik., Monday to visit relatives.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Chastain Sunday, a daughter.
Miss Beulah Powers went to
Springfield Saturday.
Mrs. C. R. McAllister went to
Springfield Saturday.
Mrs. P. F, Ferguson and daugh
ters Jessie and Jewell are visiting
relatives on Stones Prairie.
Mrs. J. B. Kreyer, of Carthage,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter Perry.
Mrs. W. M, Jones, of Fordsville,
Ky., is visiting her son, Dr. A.
Jones and wife.
Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Duckett are
the parents ot a girl born Saturday
August 21.
Mrs. Chas. McNeil and childrer,
of Rogers, Ark:, are visiting in the
city.
Miss Zella Ash has returned
from a visit to her grandparents in
Illinois.
Mr. Thrall is very ill at the home
of his daughter, Mrs C. B, Wood
ruff. Harry Kirk is having a bath
room built to his cottage on Fourth
street.
Ernest Johnson and Miss Claudia
Snider went to Sarcoxie Sunday to
visit friends.
Miss Luella C. Clark, of Girard,
Kan., is a guest of jher aunt, Mrs.
W. L. Morse on 4th street.
Misses Ensminger and Jessie
Wilson visited Miss Elsie Salzer
Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Bover returned to her
home at Trinidad, Colo., alter a
visit with Monett friends.
Mrs. E. E. Burke and little
daughter, Vivian, of Parsons, are
visiting with Mrs. Ketnng.
The Rogersville boys played a
good clean game Saturday after
noon. Titus Burris, who attended the
Normal school in Springfield, visit
ed in Monett Friday.
J B. Williams and his niece Miss
Pearl Osborn have returned to Re
public, Miss Alexander, of Mt. VernoD,
visited with Miss Genie Price, Fri
day on her way to Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Julia Brown and Miss Sybil
Bennett have returned from a visit
at Fairview.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stringer an J
Walter Stringer, of California have
moved to Monett.
H P. S Burke went to Peirce
City Saturday. He took his little
son Allen who will visit his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spil
man in the country.
The wonders of Southwest Mis
souri in agricultural " matters are
being developed year by year. A
Stoddard county 4farmer has raised
a crop of red onions which netted
him $560 per acre. He produced
500 bushels on one and a half acres
at a total cost of about $80. He sold
the crop for a dollar a bushel.
Doniphan Prospect-News.
Mrs. Lacey of Kinsas City, i
visiting R. F. Rabon and family.
d. A Anrlria: of i nnlrn Cilr '
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visited in Monett V -inlay.
Mrs. Dimmit W mn ight is visit
ing relatives at Shelbyville.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Medhn visited
ic Purdy Sunday.
Chas. Maxwell bad his tonsils re
moved Monday by Dr. A. Jones.
J. F. Mermoud, south of town has
just put in a fine 30 light Acetyline
lighting plant.
Mrs. M. Bentley was severely
burned about her head and face
last week by gasoline.
Voyle Kirkpatrick of Sallisaw,
Ok., visited here Sunday and Mon
day. Robert Montgomery, of Liberty
township, was in the city on busi
ness Tuesday.
Mrs. C. T. Dusenbury returned
Tuesday from a three weeks visit to
relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Dameron and daughter,
Miss Myrtle lett Monday for their
home at Springfield.
Mrs. Mace, Mrs. J. A. Mace, Mrs.
W. E. Thornburg and Mrs. Collins
went to Joplin Tuesday.
Dr. Jones performed an operation
on the 10-year-old son of Mrs. May
Jameson Monday for cross eyes.
Mrs. Geo. Morrow entertained at
her home on Fourth street Monday
evening.
Miss Bertha Campbell departed
Monday lor Las Animas, Colo., to
visit her uncle J. W. Campbell and
family.
Miss Dorothy Clark, ot Warrens
burg and Miss Bess Hammer, ot
Sarcoxie, visited Miss Claudia
Snider last Friday.
O'Dwyer & Brown report the sale
of the J. E, Sater residence proper
ty on Marshall Hill to T. G, Blank
enship. Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Hagler have
gone to Sitton, Tex., to visit Mrs,
Haglers parent's Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Gufiin. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Harvey left
Saturday for Kansas City. From
there they will go east for a sight
seeing trip.
Mr. Roulon and family, who had
been visiting relatives here depart
ed Sunday for Los Angeles, Cal.,
to make their home.
Mrs. Jas. A. Boothe. Mrs. J. W.
Clark and Perry Boothe, mother,
sister and nephew, of Mrs. W. L.
Morse left Monday for their home
at Girard, Kan.
We are told that the last chip
floater had in this vicinity was on
July 20tb. Rather a long time be
tween driDks for the fields and
lawns.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett of Louis
ville, Ky., passed through Monett
in their touring car Monday. They
were on their way to Sarcoxie to
look after some mining property.
Sam Bartley who was fined $20
and costs for taking a coat and
vest from D. II. Howard was taken
to Cassville Monday by Sheriff
Newman.
Mrs. DeWitt of Harrisonville,
visited friends in Monett Monday
nignt. She was on her way to Fay
etteville. Ark., to visit her son, J.
W. DeWitt and family.
R D. Traughber sold most of his
household effects Saturday and ex
pects to leave next week for Wash
ington. He will make his future home
either in that state or in Oregon.
His family will go with him.
The Purdy band has been se
cured to play for the A. H. T A.
picnic at Bethel Springs, Thurs
day. For a pleasant outinjr our
readers cannot do better than at
tend this picnic.
Ben Denney, a SpringGeld boy,
is bdngheld by the Ft, Scott po
lice until his father comes after
him. 1 he boy was induced to leave
home by the reading of yellow back
novels and other trash, so he told
the Ft. Scott police.
Geo. Tepton, who was up before
Judge Jewett charged with taking
emery wheels and blacksmith tools
from the shop of the Barslev Bros.
Cutlery Co., was fined $20.00 and
costs- which be paid and was re-v
leased.
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society
held an experience meeting and
program at Dreamland Monday
night. The ladies stated their ex
perience in earning a dollar for the
new churcn. A good sum of money
was taken in for admission tothe
entertainment.