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The Monett Times
WEEKLY EDITION
MONETT, MISSOURI FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1918.
VOLUME 20
NUMBER 18,,
SICK SOLDIERS GO
i A -TnftlHilMf TAMES?
I U I ftftinillU UHITJI
MEN WHO ARE CONVALESCING
WILL BE SENT TO ONE OF
TWENTY-SEVEN CAMPS NEAR
EST THEIR HOMES.
Washington, Nov. 26. Soldier. I
who have been incapacitated in over-1
seas service and who arc convalescing ,
in this countrv will be assembled at
twenty-seven camps for organization
into convalescent detachments. Gene- j
ral orders issued today by the war j
department provieie 101 u.u iviuntuun
of these detachmefits and the aban
donment of the practice of transfer-
ring convalescent men overseas to I
velopment battalions.
The convalescent men will be sent
to camps nearest their homes, and th
order says "it is the intention to dis
chaife'e all oversea convalescents as
soon as possible consistent with maxi
mum physical improvement."
Intensive treatment anel training
of the detachments will be undertaken
Ihe order provides, so that the cure
or maximum improvement of the men
and their subseeiuent discharge ma
be accomplished in the shortest pos- j
sible time.
The camps in which the detach
ments will be formed are: Baure
gard, Custer, Devens, Dix, Dodge,
Funston, Gordon, Grant, Hancock,
Jackson, Kearney, Lee, Lewis, Mac
Arthur, McClellan, Meade, Logan,
Pike, Sevier, Shelby, Sherman,
Sheridan, Taylor, Travis, Upton,
Wadsworth anel Wheeler.
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF
MONETT LODGE, NO. 129,
A. F. & A. M.
There will be a special meeting held
Thanksgiving at 7:00 o'clock p. m.
sharp for the conferring of the Fel
lowcraft and Master Masons Degrees.
After the work the officers will serve
a little Thanksgiving lunch and have
a "smoker." All members are urged
to be present and participate ia the
Thanksgiving festivities.
By order of the Worshipful Master,
- SIG. SOLOMON, Sec'y
W. N. Randolph of Tulsa, Okla., is
expected tonight to spend Thanks
giving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. J. Randolph.
Your Liberty Bonds are the same
as cash with us in exchange for
merchandise. Davis-Chapell Hard
ware Co. 13 d-w
Mrs. George Sheehan and children
came this morning from Springfield
and will spend Thursday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. McKee.
Get ready for winter and fill your
coal bins now. We have for . im
mediate delivery Missouri Kansas.
Arkansas and Henrietta coal. J. L
JEFFRIES, Phone 9. 20tf
Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Miller and
daughter Isabell departed Wednesday
morning for Chicago, 111., where Miss
Isabell will consult a specialist. Dr.
Miller will take a post-graduate
course in surgery while there.
We are thankful for the pat
ronage, confidence and good
will accorded our bank. May
the holiday be filled for you
and yours with cheer, hope
and happiness.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
MISS SADIE ETHRIDGE
DIED IN KANSAS CITY
i i4lES badle athnoge, 19 years old,
died in Kansas City on Tuesday after
noon at one o'clock, of pneumonia fol
lowing. severe attack of influenza.
Miss Ethridge was the daughter oi'
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Ethridge, 2
miles north of Monett, and was the
youngest of four children. She went
to Kansas City a short time ago to
enter a business college, and was
taken suddenly ill two weeks ago.
She was a sweet girl with lovely j
disposition and will be greatly missed
by her many school friends and" rela- '
llYCn, ctCLIIULU Illicit AilUUl IICH-
' o finish her
Senior year in school.
m.. ,.,.;.) fi,;..
accompanied by her sister. Miss Min -
. , - . f,'i tn h
famy residence.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon from the Ebencz.-r
church, conducted by the Rev. Luth
Carlin. Interment will be made :.
the Odd Fellows cemetery.
OFFICERS OF MONETT
RED CROSS BRANCH
The executive committee of the Mo
nett Red Cross branch met Tuesday
afternoon ana .eiecteei omcers to stive
the following year.
The new officers are as lollows : j
Chairman, J. F. King; Vice-Chairman,
Mrs. B. P. McCaslin; Treasurer, O. K.
Hudson j Secretary, Mrs. Wm. Gray;
Chairr iti Membership Committee,
Cha'.ies Mansfield; Chairman Finan
cial Committee, J. V. Nelson; Chair
man Publicity Committee, Miss Pearl
Peters; Chairman Extension Com
mittee, Mrs. Charles Frear; Chairman
Woman's Work, Mrs. B. P. McCaslin',
(ex-officio); Chairman Civilian Relief,
Dr. C. T. Dusenbury; Chairjnan Junior
Red Cross, Miss Nellie Mills; Chair
man Military Relief, S. A. Chapell.
The Red Cross work the past year
has been pushed with much zeal by
the out-going officers and Monett has
accomplished wonders. The branch
has filled every quota assigned and
has done much more work besides. At
the time of the greatest need the work
room wSs open five days a week a
all other work was made subordinate
to the Red Cross by many patriotic
women.
Dr. Wm. West, chairman of last
year, was a volunteer in the medical
corps and is now on duty at the base
hospital at Fort Sam Houston, Xex.
Mrs. J. W. Bingham, who so wisely
administered the department of wo
man's work last year is barred from
holding a position in the - Monett
branch this year because of the new
ruling forbidding a person living in
one county holding office in another.
Mrs. Bingham is just over the line m
Lawrence county. Under her direc- I
tion the Chapter made' a record of
which to be proud and it is with re-
gret that the people of Monett lose
her from the chapter. mnip a.
Davis, who gave such efficient service
as secretary, refused to accept the of
fice another year, his work as County
Food Administrator taking so much
of his time. .
The new officers, however, arc
worthy successors to these anel the
work will be carried on in an efficient
manner.
HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
1SI0CK WORTH MILLION,
PHENOMENAL GROWTH OF THE
ORGANIZATION'S HOLDINGS
IN FOUR YEARS OF EXIST
ENCE ORGANIZED i YEARS
The Southwest Missouri Hereford
; Breeders' Association has grown in
; four years from a membership of
: seventeen to one hundred and from
stock holdings valued at $15000 to
hrds with values
$1,050,000.
approximately
i lnt organization was lonnea at uie
I residence of Harry Sheiton at Bowers
'Mill, four years aero, with seventeen
members. J. F. Kennell was the first
: president and Harry Sheiton was sec -
; retary.
These fnw hrenriovf! mtPvo.ter1
others in raising high-grade stock,
Herefords being their preference. At
that time the animals averaged in
price about $150 each,
i Today the association has one hun-
dred members, owning herds averag- j
ing thirty in number, with an average
value of $350 per head. At these fig-
j ures the present holdings of members
wou! ! be valued at about $1,050,000,:
which is a conservative estimate.
The purpose of the Association is
to encourage the breeding of high-
grade cattle and to dispose of the sur
plus. The Herefords are strictly beef
cattle. They are chosen by
the as -
sociation because they are of quid:
growth and fatten at a younger age
than many others. They make better
growth on the same amount of feed
than some other breeds.
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Z,ack uaiioway, ot Aurora, is tne
president of the association this yea
anel C. B. Langston, of Bowers Hill,
is the secretary. Mr. Ca:ioway is also
sales manager anel :ias "oeen at Mo
nett the past week getting ready for
the big sale to be held here at I
n'plrk liVfrlnv nffpmnrm
At this sale forty-nine head of
choice bulls and females will be put
up at .auction,
The auctioneers ar,
Col. V. E. Miller, of Corning, la.; Col.
Al Hudson, Fairview, Mo., and W. G.
Graff, Larussell, Mo. The sale will
take place at the corner of Sixth and
Broadway.
Monett has been selected as perma
nent sales place and plans have been
completed for a stock pavilion to cost
in the neighborhood of $10,000.
Several desirable sites are being con
sidered and the association hopes to
begin work on the building by warm
weather.
On Thursday night the breeders,
buyers and citizens of Monett will
meet jn an informal manner at the
Elks hall, where speeches will be
macie by orators from Monett and
otner piaccs. It will be a get-together
meeting and the public is invited
The next sale will be held here in
February and Mr. Galloway will also
have charge of it.
MURMURS FROM THE PRAIRIE
A. T. Latshaw returned Sunday from
Eastern Nebraska, where he has been
visiting and attending to business
matters the past ten days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wigger, of Lawrence
county, spent Sunday at the home of
their son on the Jack Norton place.
Mrs. Verna Spain Jackson and
children are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Spain. They spent
Sunday at the C. H. Jackson home.
Corporal Guy Carr is home from,
Governor Island, N. Y.
Miss Hazel Latshaw is spending the
week with her sister Mrs. Wigger,
and attended services at the Union
church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cornell called
Friday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Henson. They report Walter
and Flossie as snug as two bugs in
a rug in their new home on the John
Mulkey place.
We are glad to report the sick on
the Prairie much improved, especially
the Stribling, Williams and Hultgren
i families.
Quite a number have lost cattle
jwith some kind of disease. Some of
i the losers are Ed Long, Ernest Jack
son, Marion Tate, With several sick
i head at Ira Jackson's,
j J. B. Miller arrived home Tuesday
'morning from Mussel Shoals, Ala.,
; where he has been employed in
government work
WOOD CHOPPERS Wanted.
Lauderdale.
J. J.
23tf
M. E: Gillioz is in Springfield today
on business.
SEND Hi OtlRISTMAS
PACKAGES EARLY.
American Railway Express Officials
Join With Council of Defense in
Pita for
ments.
Early Christmas Ship-
Vice President D. S. Elliott, in
charge of traffic for the American
Railway Express Company, has in
formed all operating officials and
agent:; of the express organization
througout the United States, that it
' it the purpose of the company to up-
ill - ,t n . i
i-?f
Council of Defense that Christinas ex
press shipments Lie started on their
way by December 5th.
' A concerted effort will be made in
I every city and
: hy the 25,000
town of the country
express employes, to
emphasize the importance of preyent
i ing any possible congestion of trans
' portation facilities during these cri
; tical times. Although the express fa-
cilities are very elastic, so much of
the equipment is now used for strict
ly war purpose, that all gift ship
ments for long, distance travel shoulo'
be delivered to the express company
not later than December 5th, and for
short hauls not later than December
10th. This will allow ample time for
sorting and delivering before Christ
mas clay.
"Also during the winter months
there is a tremendous movement of
! foodstuffs to all of the larger cities.
i, 1 nese ioocisturrs are perishable and
j next to war shipments must be given
first consideration."
1 We aro askinS our en everywhere
:to br,nS these Pints before the pat-
J'onB. nnrl ffl omnViacio mam n ...1 -
- - .-wU..ei,y
than ever the vital importance of
proper packing and legible marking
We are asking them to refuse all
shipments which are not packed
strongly enough to reach their desti
nation with ordinary handling, and to
insist that the address of the sender
and of the signee be placed on a
card and enclosed inside the package."
EDEN
A series of meetings are being con
ducted at New Salem, by Rev. Erick
son. Mrs. Ellis Wormington and four
children are reported quite ill with in
fluenza. Roscoe Eden returned home Satur
day night from Springfield for a brief
visit with home folks.
Ferlin Gilbert has been confined to
his bed for some time with at attack
of typhoid fever.
Dr. Ferguson of Monett, was caled
to Ellis Wormington's on Saturday
night.
John Eden and family visited at the j
home of Ellis Nunley on Sunday eve
ning. Miss Gaily Moody is reported better.
Lawrence Chastain who has been
spending an eleven days' furlough
with his wife and parents at this I
place returned to his duties Sunday
morning.
Elzie Henderson anel family visited
Robert Wormington and family on
Sunday.
Misses Maud and Lilly Young visit
ed the Misses Marie and Zenver Eden
on Friday evening.
Morris Rhea helped Sherman Rhea
on his farm la$t week.
NEWSITE
Several families in this community
are taking advantage of the cold
weather and are doing their winter
butchering.
The revival meeting started at this
place Monday night. The pastor,
Rev. C. M. Smith is being assisted by
Rev. Brown, of Purdy.
Guy Wormington is able to be up
after an attack of the "flu."
Bert Wormington visited his bro
ther, Ellis Wormington on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Higgins visit
ed Mrs. Wash Montgomery on Satur
day evening.
School is progressing nicely after
an extended vacation on account of
the epidemic. Mrs. Ida Banks is the
teacher.
Brattin Wormiington is improving
after an illness of influenza-pneumo- j
nia.
Mrs. Wash Montgomery is improv- j
ing very slowly.
Among the guests of Misses Irene
and Valentine Holmes, Sunday, were!
Opal Carlin, Syble Browning, Ruth
Haddock, Frona and Irene Carlin and
Mary Sparr.
George Mermoud is expected home
to spend Thanksgiving with his parents.
NEOSHO FLIER REPORTED
MISSING, NOW IS SAFE
Neosho, Mo., Nov. 26. A cable
gram received yesterday by Mrs. Ida
Dougan of this city conveyed the j'oyr
ous information that her son, Lieut.
William Lee Dougan, who was re
ported as missing in action Septem
ber 28, is "safe and O. K."
The report that Lieutenant Dougan
was missing was sent in a cablegram
by the British war department. Later,
j a letter was received from the flier's
l commanding officer praising his work
as a nier and asking that relatives
not give up hope until more definite
information was received. The cable
gram received yesterday, stating that
he is safe, was sent by his aunt, Mrs.
Walter Puttick, in London.
Lieutenant Dougan is 27 years old.
He enlisted at New London, Canada,
in 1915 as an ambulance driver and
after being sent to England was
transferred to the British Royal fly
ing corps. He saw active service in
that branch until reported missing
September 28.
During action on patrol duty in
August, Lieutenant Dougan was cred
ited with bringing down five enemy
planes.
Lieutenant Dougan has a brother,
Stanley Dougan, in the marine corps,
stationed at Paris Island, S. C. A
sister, Miss Catherine Dougan, is a
photographer here.
Lane Guinney, of Sapulpa, Okla.,
was taken to St. Louis Tuesday night,
to be operated upon for appendicitis.
Mrs. Dan Guinney, Mrs. Lane Guinney
and Guy Dawson accompanied him.
For the best kodak work go o Julia
Weems over Tatem-Wright's Dry
Goods Store. 16-tf
NOTICE!
Under unavoidable circumstances
the revival meeting of the Kings
Prairie Union church well be post
poned until December 8.
When you hear it
you know it's best!
TTHERE is no doubt in your mind as to
whether you should own a phonograph.
The question is, "Which instrument shall we
buy?'
The only jury which heard and tested the various
phonographs at be Panama-Pacific Exposition
awarded the highest score for tone quality to
THE INSTRUMENT OF QUALITY
onora
CLEAR
This jury was compos
ed of professional
musicians.
Hear tbe Sonora.
You '11 realize that it re
presents a remarkable
advance in tbe art of
sound reproduction, and
that it is incomparably
good.
Catalog on request,
for one.
Call or write
$50 m m $80 105 $110 $!40
$155 $175 $200 $250 $375 $500
$1000.
CALLAWAY'S
The Place With the Christmas Spirit
The Highest Class Talking Machine in ihe World
TO HOLD ON 10 UNCLE
SAM'S INSURANCE."
Rights and Privileges of Sailors and
Soldiers Under War Risk Policies
to Be Explained to AIL
Washington, Nov. 26. With
"holel
as a
, on to Uncle Sam's Insurance'
slogan a nationwide campaign to in
duce soldiers and sailors to retain
their government insurance after they
return to civil life was inaugurated
today by Secretary McAdoo.
Every soldier and sailor, it was
saiei, will have explained to him be
fore he is discharged from service
the rights and privileges helel under
the war risk insurance act. He will
J be impressed especially ywith the fact
! that he may continue his present
government insurance at substan
tially the same low rate for a period
of five years during which time he
will be given ample opportunity to
convert it into standard aftcr-the-war
forms of government insurance.
Relatives of soldiers and sailors, it
was announced will be reached
through an educational program con
ducted with the assistance of numer
ous national patriotic organizations.
ROCKY COMFORT
Mr. and Mrs. W
S. Kelly, of near
latter's parents.
Sears, here Sun-
Stella, visited the
Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
day.
Not much "flu
in this vicinity at
present.
Mrs. E. I .Carter of Anderson is
visiting her son, Grover Barnett, here
this week.
Narl Patterson was on the sick list
a few days last week.
Dalty Dabbs and family were Sun
day guests of Mrs. James Lefler and
son, Roland.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lamberson visiteei
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freeman, of
near Wheaton, Sunday.
News is scarce this week.
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