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Times,
MONETT
I
WEEKLY EDITION
NUMBER 35
MONETT, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 191T
VOLUME-18
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WEDNESDAY'S BERRY
SHIPMENTS
The Ozark Fruit Growers Associa
tion report the shipment of ten car
loads of strawberries, on Wednesday.
Four were from the Neosho district,"
three from Arkansas and one each
from Monett, Peirce City and Butter
field. The Southwest Association shipped
two cars from Monett, one from Sar
coxie and one from Wheatou.
The price received was $3.00 a crate
The cool weather is keeping the
berries from ripening but they are
growing and are in splendid condition.
Shipments are being made to
markets at Milwaukee, Detroit, Min
neapolis, Omaha, Denver, Indianap
olis, Boston and Pittsburgh. Few ot;
the berries are going' to Eastern,
markets as Tennessee berries are still
on the market. .
PLEASANT DALE
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Talley of Bil
lings, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Barnes. i
Mrs. Walter Friddle was shopping
in Monett, Monday. -
Vetra Chester and Claris Cox vis
ited W. T. McCormick Saturday after
noon. , f
E. W. Wallen and family motored
to Butterfield Tuesday. .
Mable and Edna Timmons. visited
Bess and Nelle McCormick, Wednes
day night. - - - "
Ai Beeman made a business trip to
Cassville, Monday.
Peter Withers and son of Drum
right, Okla., visited E. W. Wallen
Tuesday. '
Mrs. Dora Bunch ond Mrs. Edna
Richardson visited Mrs. Walter Rrid
dle, 'Friday.
" Pete Withers and son of Drumright,
Okla., Visited W. T. McCormick, Tues
day evening.
Mm J. W. Baity of Neosho, is vis
iting Iter '.aster, Mrt. Walter -Friddle.
Wainrights are offering extra val
ues in ladies sfiJf hounced petticoats
this week. See them in the 'window-.
Choice $2.49. ; 4 68t6
Again we call attention to those
good White Pine Screen Doors. Hurry,
the flies will Boon be kere. Salzer
Broa " ' 64tf
Hoosier
Kitchen
r! Here's the niftiest looking kitchen cabinet you have seen in some time.
It's built of solid oak throughout, full size, wire shelves and pan rac,
wrhite enamel interior, art glass doors, 7 set piece crystal glass spice jars.
Has the famous patented Hosier llour bin fool proof and does not need
a stepladder to fill it. Has, a wide knife drawer, wire pan pocket, detach
able sifter, silvered tin bread and' cake bin, aluminum sliding top. You
could pound a beef stake with a baseball bat on it without injuring its cool
'Sanitary surface. .
" Every part of this cabinet may be taken apart to wash and air. And
the beauty of the whole matter is that" it cost no more, in fact, less, qua
ty considered, than any cabinet on the market today. Satin finished, golden
oak, hardware full nickeled gravity catches.
' Hoosier Cabinets are sold on very liberal payments that will allow
you to have one now and use it while paying for it. ,
"There are a 'number of high grade lines of home furnishings that are
shown only at' .. '',,.'
Callaway's
Monett, Mo.
Floor
Coverings
LAWRENCE COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT
Louis Mills pleaded guilty to the
charge of Petit Larceny and was sen
tenced to the Boy's Training School at
Boonville, until he becomes twenty
one years of age. He is now seven
years of age. He was afterwards pa
roled under a bond of $100.00 upon
the payment of all the court costs in
the case.
The Pekin Wagon Co. was allowed
an account against E. H. Hixon in the
sum ,of $752.50. i
' Susie Pennington obtained a divorce
from Thomas H. Pennington and was
given the care of their children. Mr.
Pennington was allowed to visit the
children at reasonable times.
John Bedford was allowed a divorce
from his wife Stella aand all their
children with the exception of Melba,
were turned over to Iris care.
Dolly Grigg was allowed a, divorce
from L. S. Grigg and her maiden name
of McKinley was restored.
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D. M. C. Deason, of Rogers, Ark.,
field inspector for the Ozark Fruit
Growers Association, was in .town,
Wednesday. He came here from Bel
fast and went to Butterfield, Thurs
day. ."
Miss May Ryan will come home
i from Collinsville, Okla.- this week.
She has taught in the schools there
for several years.
Scott's butter at Mattnews grocery
for 40 cents a -pound. 64tf
Make
Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds,
collar and harness galls heal up quick,
ly when BAIXAHD'S SNOW LINI
MENT is applied. It is both healing
and antiseptic. Price 25c, 50c and
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by Corner
Pharmacy. Adv.
Beauty
Cabinet
Furniture
FRENCH CHATEAU IS DONATED
FOR PERSHING'S QUARTERS
Paris, May 23.--Gen. John J. Per
shing, commander of the first United
States expeditionary force, will have
his headquarters in the chateau of a
French nobleman, it was learned to
day. The chateau was voluntarily of
fered by its owner. It was reported
the choice already had been approved
by the American military authorities.
NOTICE,
All persons owning lots in Oakdale
cemetery are kindly requested to clean
them on Friday and Saturday in or
der to have the grounds in good shape
for Decoration Day, next .Wednesday,
May 30. Each one please bring some
implement to work with. The trash
will be removed if the lots are cleaned
on the above days.
t2 By Order of Committee.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
J. O. Roller .Washburn
Oma Packwood . . Exeter
Hulburn Lawson Washburn
Rena Laughlin ...Washburn
Raymond Black . . Washburn
Allie Hickman Washburn
Jess R. Reed Seligman
Minnie M. Barnes Seligman
C. Stricklin , Madry
Beulah Fields Cassville
Sam G. Phillips
Clarsie Fare . .
Bert Hankins .
Annetta Neeley ,
Harry Ash . . . .
Laura Burkes .
Ernest Clanton .
. .Hailey
McDowell
Kansas Qity
.". ...... Cassville
. Collinsville, Okla.
Cassville
. . Osborne, Ark.
... Osborne, Ark.
Audrey Whitney
Charley Allen . . Viola
Letha SuttleS . . ..1 Viola
New Shirts at Gulicks Prices to
suit v 69tf
Our Store Your
and obtain the best of everything for
Galloway:
KINGS PRAIRIE
Berry picking is the order of the
day, but the Pxairie crop is very light
owing to the Jate frost.
Quite a number of the Prairie
young people were picnicking down on
Flat creek Sunday.
W. H. Fleming went to Springfield,
Wednesday to attend the State En
campment of the G. A. It. - ,.
Mrs. Columbia Todd has returned to
her home at Tulsa, after a visit with
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Carter.
W. D. Simmons had business
Purdy, Wednesday.
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News has reached -he Prairie that
Rev. Ralph Brewer, formerly pastor
of the M. E. congregation at the
Union church, had enlisted in the
hospital corps and will sail for France
soon to take up work for his .country,
His many friends on the Prairie wish
him much success in the work he has
chosen and a safe return to his home
Claud Redington is spending a few
days at home with his mother, having
laid off from his work on account of
sickness.
B. S. Stribling is spending a few
weeks in Springfield, visiting friends
and relatives and also attending the
State Encampment of the G. A. R.
Miss Ethel Reid came home from
Cassville Wednesday ,. evening after
closing her year's work as teacher m
the Cassville schoool. She will go to
Springfield, Saturday, where she gratify
uates , this summer from the State
Normal School. ,
NEW SITE
We had a nice rain which we were
very much in need of."
Strawberries are ripening pretty
slow on account of the cool weather.
Next Saturday and Sunday Is our
regular meeting at New Sit
Mr. and Airs. Alia anks and chil
dren, Mrs. Fleetwood and Miss Nettie
and Miss Ava Banks went fishing last
week and being encouraged by their
success Zona Holmes and family went
later in the week. ' ,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wormington of
Washburn, were in this part last week.
Miss Opal Carlin is the possessor
of a new piano.
Miss Fay Wells of Granby, is visit
ing Miss Dona Wormington this wek..,
Miss Marie Philips is visiting home
folk3 this week.
Fred and George Mermoud and
Misses Violet and Eglatine De Jersey;
visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller Sat -
uixlay evening. -
Miss Golda Wormington was shop-
ping in Monett, Saturday.
NEOSHO CLUB TQ MAKE TRIP
TO CONVENTION IN SPECIAL
Neosho, Mo., May 22. More than
100 business men, most of them from
Neosho, will be aboard a special train
that will leave, here, at 5:30 o'clock
the morning of June 3, bound for St.
Louis to attend the annual convention
of the Associated Advertising Clubs
the World.-:
The train will consist of a baggage
car, a day coach, a Pullman car and a
cafe-observation coach. An adver
tised product luncheon will be served
aboard, all items on the menu being
furnished by manufacturers. The
Junge Baking Company of Joplin will
contribute all the rolls and breaT.
Business men from Siloam Springs,
Ark., and Miami, Okla., will make
the trip with the Neosho delegation.
Anderson also will be represented.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received by
the Monett Board of Education, up to
7 p. m., on the 31st day of May, 1917,
for the construction of a school build
ing. Plans may be obtained from the
architect, Percy K. Simpson, Car
thage, Missouri, upon the deposit of
$10.00, to insure their safe return,
said deposit to be returned upon re
ceipt of plans.
Proposals must be accompanied by
a 'certified check of $200.00 as a guar
antee that bidders will sign contract
and furnish satisfactory bond within
10 days after acceptance of proposal
Said Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
- . D. S. BREECE,
68tl0 Secretary.
For first class dental work go to
Dr. J. P. Woods, upstairs in State
Bank building.
Shopping Headquarters
men and boys at the lowest prices.
& Mansfield
PURDY
j Misses Jessie Beaver and Blanche
Apple of Seligman were liie guests ot
: the Stockton girls Saturday and Sun-
day.
! Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones and Mr.
I and Mrs. F. L. Stockton of Washburn,
were in our city Sunday.
Misses Winnie and Mildred Ham
mers of Seligman, visited friends in
town the latter part of last week.
The graduating exercisss of the
eighth grade and the seniors, here
Friday and Saturday evening were
well attended and well rendered.
There were fourteen graduates from
' the eighth grade and nine seniors. This
1 certainly speaks well or the Purdy
school. (
j Quite a bunch of the school pupils
twent on a picnic to Pioneer, Saturday.
' A royal good time was reported
j . Misses Alta Hammers, one of the
j school teachers here, went to her
j home at Seligman, Tuesday evening.
j Misses Fannie and Stella Burg, who
j have been in Oklahoma, for some time
are visiting home folks this wee.
Rev. Ed Brown filled his reg-
ular appointment at this place Sun -
day.
' Mrs. Alcie Davis of near Monett,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell Saturday and Sunrtay.
Miss Jessie Kagsdale has , come
home from .Fort Smith on a visit with
her parents.
Strawberry season , is here and
everybody is preparing to help with
the berries.
Lawrence Chastain, who went to
Springfield and passed the examina
tion to join the Navy, went to St
Louis last week but 4ias returned
home until heis called, away again.
THE COUNCIL MEETS
The city council met Wednesday af
ternoon to consider matters of city
' Bids for the bridge to be built over
Kelley Creek between Third and
Fourth streets, lere opened and the
contract will be awarded in a few
days. ' V ' -v
Report was made on tiTe petition
for a jpew city park, and it was laid
over for ten days. j ?
They considered the proposition of
Oliver Gulick to furnish garbage cans
to property owners and to collect ana
dispose of refuse. They are encourag-
ing the enterprise and ask that; the
citizens take up with the proposition.
, Mr, Gulick will furnish the closed can
ifor $2.75 and will charge 25 cents a
week to gather up and dispose of the
refuse. 1
LAWRENCE COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
, Emma M. Fulbright made final set
tlement in the Virginia E. Fulbright
estate and $1829.51 was ordered paid
heirs.
Charles French made final settle
ment in the Earl Glassford estate
showing now balance and adminis
trator was discharged.
J. T. Pendleton made final settle
ment of the estate of Clarissa F.
Pendleton, showing no balance and
executor was discharged.
Anna Pachlhofer made final settle
ment in the estate of Adolph Pachl
hofer showing no balance and execu
trix was discharged.
Jesse Swepe made final settlement
in the H. B. Swope estate showing no
balance and administrator was dis
charged. '
B. F. Tartar made 4th annual set
tlement in the estate of B. F. Stahl
showing a balance of $353. 30 due
estate. .
Julia Scanlon made final settlement
in the estate of Cornelius Scanlon,
showing a balance of $1537.18 to be
paid to the heirs.
Matilda Schoppe made final settle
ment of the estate of John D. Schoppe
showing a balance of $1724.25 or
dered paid widow as per will. Execu
trix was discharged.
A. S. Taylor made 1st semi-annual
settlement of the estate of J. F. Tay
lor shewing a balance of $1326.36 flue
estate.
Elmer C. Vance and R. P. Reynolds
made final settlement in the estate of
J. W. Vance showing a balance of
$60044.01, ordered paid , neirs. and
widow.
Derberow Williams made 1st semi
annual settlement of the estate of
Lucy A. Williams showing a balance
of $1238.47 due estate.
M. D. Widick made 1st semi-annual
settlement of the estate of Han
nah L. Widick, showing a balance of
$297.22 due estate.
Joseph R. White made 1st semi
annual settlement in the estate of Re
becca White showing11 a balance of
$2070.83 due estate.
H. Biermann made 19th annual
settlement of the estate of Alvin Bier,
manp, showing a balance of $339.77
due estate.
ft. B. Gillette made 5th annual set
tlement of the estate of Mary Af
Bennage showing a balance of $52.44
due estate. .
John Seamons made 5th annual set
tlement of the estate of Goodin
minors showing balance due estate in
the sum of $215.38.
Susan Hathaway made 4th' annual
settlement of the estate of Francis D.
Hathaway, showing a balance of
$1081.04 due estate.
Kate Sinclair made 1st annual set
tlement in the estate of Sinclair
minors showing a balance du estate
in the sum of $6249.76.
Frank Bear was taken to the Frisco
. hospitai in Springfield, Wednesday,
He was accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Carrie Bear and Dr. A. S. Haw
kins. i
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM
. 2 A W 77 Govt Night
Washington, D. C, May 3, 1917.
First National Bank,
Monett, Mo. 1
v Government will receive subscriptions until June
fifteenth for .two billion dollars, three and 'one-half per
' cent Liberty Loan. You can render invaluable service to
your country by receiving subscriptions and co-operating
s , with Federal Res-ve Bank your District Will you kind-
.ly do this and telegraph me, government expense, soon
as practicable. Rouugh estimate amount of bonds do you
think will be subscribed by you and your customers.
;. " . sVit5!r- W- a McADOO.
, Secy, of the Treasury.
In pursuance of the above telegram we invite and urge you
to subscribe as much as possible. '
Bonds will be issued in amounts from $25 upwards.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
: Assets Over Half a Milliou
CARL Vf ,
WILLIS W
PHILJ.
LEHNHARD I
All Registrations to Be Made in One
Day, Young Men From Twenty-Oner
to Thirty Years of Age, Inclusive.
A proclamation was issued by Pres
ident Wilson on May 18, stating that
he approved and signed the conscrip
tion bill for military service and that
all young men between the ages of 21
and 30 would be required to register
in his voting precinct between the
hours of 7 a. m. and 9 p. m., on that
day.
The lists will be gone over and the
exemptions made before the physical
tests are to be given. Later those not
exempt will be chosen by lot to fle
temine who will go to training camps
in the different calls which will Be
made.
A severe penalty will be impose
on any who evade registration.
Sheriff Houston has appointed the
following as registrars in the differ
ent voting precincts of the county on!
registration day:
Monett ward No. 1, O. H. Hudson.
Monett, ward No. 2, Warren Brite.
Monett, ward 3, Geo. Morrom
Monett, ward No. 4, J. F. Mermoud.
Kings Prairie, No. 1, Clint Marbufc. .
Kings Prairie, No. 2, C. C. Carter.
Pleasant Ridge, Jeff Cook.
Ozark, Ranee Ellis.
Crane No. 1, Frank Williams.
Crane No. 2, Jess Hilton.
Mountain, Len Collins. "
Jenkins, Chas. King. ' '
McDonald No. 1, O. P. Brite.'
McDonald No. 2, H. B. Giddings. "
Purdy, Fayette Fly.
Capps Creek, Johnnie Montgomery.
Pioneer, Frank Stewa..
Corsicana, Ollie Burto.
Wheaton, Elbert Davis. " '
Exeter, W. T. Sallee.
Liberty No. 1, Henry Yarnall. ' "
Liberty No. 2, Dolphus Walker-. '
Liberty No. 3, Albert as.
Washburn, Chandler Davis.
Ash No. 1, A. L. Banks. ' ..' "
Ash No. 2, D. G. Eggfestotf. ' "
f Sugar Creek, Walter Stapleton.
Roaring River Ne. 1? Ch?. Carry,
Roaring River No. 2, Harvey Al.
dridge.
Roaring River No. 3, John RoacEi
I White River No. 1, M. H. Roberta.
White River No. 2, J. E. Curry.
Shell Knob, Wra. Pearl.
Mineral No. 1, Lester Loftm.
Mineral No. 2, Claud WRey.
Flat Creek, No. 1, Arthur Erwto..
Flat Creek No. 2, A. L. Galloway ;
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Headquarters East Post No. 492 G.
A. R. Department of Missouri.
All members of above Post and all
old soldiers of Monett and vicinity are
requested to meet at the City Hall
May 27 at 10:30 a. m., to march to the
M. E. church to attend Memorial
services at 11 a. m.', conducted by Rev..
J. F. King.
Appropriate music by M. E. choir..
By Order of Post Commander,
W. P. WATKINS", ,
O. BARKER,
268t6 Committee.
Sallov complexion is due to a tor-"
pid liver. HERBINE purifies and
; strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores tihefrosy bloom of health to
the cheek. Price 50c. Sold by Corner
Pharmacy.Adv.
See the silk flounced petticoats oni
sale at $2.49 each at Wainirghts-
Largest and best line of light globea
in the city Davis & Chapell Hdwe Co.
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