The Monett times., August 22, 1919, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 5

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THE MONETT WLEKLY TIMES. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, VAZ.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH PICNIC
Several of the members of the
Episcopal church enjoyed a picnic at
the Peirce City lake Tuesday. In the
party were Mrs. W. S. Taylor, Mrs.
Chas. Frear and. children, Mrs. Fred
Frear and children, Mrs. A. W. Nel
ison, Mrs. Hal Kirk, Mrs. Perry and
son and Edward Smerdon.
IN MEMORIUM
Thomas R. Price was born at
Keosauqua, Iowa, February 20, 1864
and died at Monett Missouri, August
16, 1919.
He was married to Miss Hanna.
Green, of Rogers, Ark., May SO, 1887.
They had eight daughters and one son
Mr. Price is survived by his wife and
six children, who are Edgar M. Price,
Mrs. Harry Osborn, Josephine and
Margaret Price, of Monett; Mrs. F. E.
Harvey, of Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs.
Clifford Purdy of Peirce City. Mr.
Price also left three brothers, F. M.
Price, Burlington, Iowa; B. W. Price, j
Indianapolis, Ind.; W. J. Price, Ames, '
Iowa, all of whom were with him for ,
wo weeks before he passed away. . j
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Mr. Price was connected with the
Railway Mail Service for twenty-nine
years. Mr. Price and his family mov- j
ed to Monett twenty-nine years ago in j
November and lived on North Fifth
street for many years, where most of
the children were born and grew up. !
A few years ago he purchased his ,
home on County street where the
family now reside. j
Mr. Price was a devoted husband, n
loving father and a Christian gentle
man. He had the love and confidence !
of all who knew him and he will be (
sadly missed not only in the family
-circle, but by his large number of
friends. J
Mrs. Wessell, of Peirce City, who
was taking medical treatment at Dr.
Wests hospital, returned home Sun
day. A. T. Higgins, of south of town,
who has been taking treatment for
an infected hand at Dr. West's hos
pital, is improving slowly. His gener
al health not being good has made his
recovery slow.
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Certain
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This is a "big" week the country
over a week especially set apart by
Certain-teed dealers to assist you in
properly starting your new home
and in setting your present house in
order for the fall and winter.
Every home and building needs
Certain-teed extra quality roofing
or paint; possibly the interior wood
ia R3p"n8 SALZER'S
! PUBLIC SCHOOL
FACULTY CHOSEN
Superintendent Guy H. Capps an
nounces that all the teachers for the
public schools have been chosen with
the exception of one teacher in the
Central school. F. E. Engleman will
be principal of the high school and
the other teachers are Alice Burnham,
Latin; Mary Criss, History; Nellie
Mills, Commercial subjects; - Sallie
Brown, English and Carrie Given,
Science. Miss Mills is the only one
of last year's faculty who will be in
the high school this year.
Daisy Johnson will be principal of
the Central school. Other teachers
are Grace DeBrosse, Vera Feist, Jes
sie Burgess, Julia Campbell, Beulah
Mooney, and Blanche McClure.
Mrs. Olga Galloway will serve again
as principal of the Plymouth school,
with Lena Combs, Helen Haynes and
Lucille Haynes as the other teachers.
In the Forest Park school the
teachers, will be Demmah Hamilton,
principal, Marguerite Burg, Ruby
Lane and Mrs. Ida Wilhelm.
Miss Kate Mooney will be the head
of Marshall Hill school. The other
teachers aie Demmah Palmer and
Pauline Pitts.
School will open Monday" morning
September 1. The prospects are good
for an excellent year for our public
schools. Mr. Capps is a young man of
energy and ability and will keep the
school in the first class. His assist
ants have been carefully selected and
are all well qualified for the positions
they will occupy.
FOR LUCILLE BARLOW
Miss Marie Campbell gave a picnic
party Tuesday in the Peirce City
park for her guest. Miss Lucille Bar
low, of Neosho. The guests were
Jessie Bridwell, Marie and Buster
Campbell, Mary Helen and George
Howard Wilhoit, Josephine Martin,
Edna Flaherty, Gertrude Ruscha,
Dorothy Dewine, Mary Bell Wagnar,
Maude and Ethel Campbell, Mrs. Fred
Campbell and Mrs. George Wilhoit.
L. R. Cypert, shoe salesman at
Damn's store, is taking his vacation.
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This is Certain-teed Week
August 18 to 23
work needs touching up a bit, or the
floors need a coat of wax or varnish.
You will find it to your advantage
to visit your Certain-teed dealer this
week and learn from him hjow your
can carry out your plans at the least
expense and with the best results..
Your Certain-teed dealer will advise
you in making the selection which
will best fit your need.
And whenever you have painting or roofing work done, make sure to specify
Certain-teed. You will then be assured of the best and most lasting results.
Certain-teed Products Corporation
Offices and Warehouses in Principal Gries
WEST BROADWAY
EDEN
A rain is badly needed in this part.
J. F. Wormington is reported on the
sick list.
On account of the dry weather
there isnt any plowing being done for
wheat.
John Smith and family visitpd at
Ellis Wormington's Sunday.
E. G. Henson has bought the C. C.
Mills place of Paul Block and will not
move away. v
Sherman Rhea and wife visited his
mother Mrs. H. M. Rhea, Sunday.
Mrs. J. F. Wormington quietly pass
ed away at her home near Purdy
Tuesday, August 12, after a linger
ing illness. She leaves a husband,
three sons and one daughter and a
host of other relatives and friends to
mourn her departure. Interment was
made in the Walnut Grove cemetery.
SOUTH MONETT NEWS
Mrs. W. W. Spain left this morn
ing for Picher, Okla., where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Tina Moss.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Marshall and
children, Mrs. C. W. Vaughn, Miss
jAudna Swearingen and Harry Swear-
ingen motored to Jolly, Sunday after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson and
children of Sawyer, Kan., who have
been visiting W. W. Spain and family
left yesterday for a visit with rela
tives near Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. John Linebarger and
thi-ee children spent Sunday with rel
atives near Exeter.
W. E. Cochran and Miss Clara
Vaughn spent Sunday visiting in
Springfield.
I ENJOY PICNIC SUPPER
I AT BRITES SPRINGS
A party of young people from
! Monett motored to Brites' Springs
Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a pic
!nic supper. The party included
j Misses Winnifred Taylor, Jessie Bell
i Wilson, Johnnie Lucille Ferguson, of
: Springfield, Cleona Fink, of Cai-thage;
j Messrs. Wade Thompson, Leroy Pip
! kins, of Carthage, John Jones, of Sen
eca, and Hiram Bradford.
PHONE 300
BUSINESS MEN OPPOSE U. S.
RAILROAD OWNERSHIP
Washington, Aug. 18. Business
sentiment in the United States is.
unanimous that government owner
ship of railroads must not prevail,
Charles A. Post, chairman of the rail
road committee of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, told the house
interstate commerce committee today. I
Sentiment as shmvti hv tests mnfle
by the chamber is strongly, even
overwhelmingly, against proposals of States and Canada in a proposed
the kind, he declared, because of the scale adopted in Cleveland yesterday
experience with government opera- by 300 general chairman of the Broth
tion during the war. Other reasons erhood of Locomotive Firemen and
against it, he contended, were heavy , Enginemen.
costs and the necessity, therefore, of j In addition the conference adopted
financing government expense a body $f standard rules which calls
through congressional appropriations for the installation of automatic stok
with consequent subjection to politi-; ers coal passers, grate shakers and
cal influence. i 're door openers. These will cost at
Likewise the organizations of rail-
wnv emnWea. it ,l!v v:,'
a controling influence upon nat7onal-'5ncfeas; the operating expenses of
politics he said 1 rnilroads m the United States close to
''' . '. j?$70,000,000 by a very rough estimate.
. ENTERTAINED 'This estimate, however, is based on
the assumption that the 100,000 fire
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lassiter enter- men ;n the United States work eight
tained a number of their frienr-at hours a day for 300 days a year,
their home 09 Hickory street, Tues- !:where as a matter of fact their hours
day evening. The evening was spent i are 0ften irregular and include con
in playing games and music. Dainty ' feiderable overtime.
refreshments were served to the fol
lowing guests.
Misses Lola Richardson, Edna Tim
mons, Pauline Kirby, Lulu Schafnitt,
Clara Vaughn, Hazel and Pauline ipenses.
Pitts, Anna and Letha Walton and j While this mechanical equipment is
Grace Parker of Granby; Fred Lock- j being installed, the firemen demand
wood, Sidney Timmons, Dewey Cress, I that on locomotives of 100 tons or
Raymond Lipe, Jack and Paul Kirby, ! more, two firemen be carried on ac
Folice and Clarence Schafnitt, Ted ; count of the heavy physical work of
Koss Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Davis
Walton and Mrs. John Walton.
PICNIC AT BRITES' SPRINGS
The following party picnicked at
Brites' Springs Tuesday: Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Guinney, Mrs. Dan
Guinney, Dan Overton, of Muskogee,
j Okla., Mrs. T. E. Austin and children.
Mrs. H. M. Gray and two children
; are visiting relatives at Butterfield.
! Tim Dorsey, of Aurora, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Carl Utter, and her
!husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Thompson and
two children of Seneca are visiting
relatives in Monett.
Mrs. Earl Spain and children, Mrs.
Earl Smith and children left Sunday
evening for Enid, Okla.
r Mrs. A. A. Britain will entertain
the "Count On Me" class of the Meth
odist church this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lock Dayton, of
Aurora, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Sunday.
Mrs. George Williams of Wheeling,
is the guest of her friend, Mrs. I. L.
Mace who had not seen her for eleven
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Taylor and chil
dren spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Exposito south
of Berwick.
Miss Mae Randolph, saleslady at
the Durnil Dry Goods Store is enjoy
ing a vacation. She will visit relatives
at Tulsa, Okla.
Philip Davis and family returned
home, Tuesday, from a pleasure trip
to Eureka Springs, Ark., and NoeL
They report the roads in that section
in excellent condition.
Mrs. R. E. Hoover received the
announcement of the marriage of her
brother, Jesse Dehanas of Miami,
Okla., to Miss Ruth Buffalo of that
place Monday which took place on
Tuesday, August 12th, at Carthage,
Mo.
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to Monett Homes.
Hard to do house work with an ach
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work.
I f women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys, .
Read what a Monett citizen says:
Mrs. N. H. Tracy, 710 Scott street
says: "We have all used Doan's Kid
ney Pills and have found them fine.
I get them at Cox & Co.'s Drag Store
and wouldn't be without them. By
using a few whenever my kidneys
have been out of order, I have kept
in good health. Before taking them,
I could get no relief from a steady
dragging backache and from bladder
disorders. I felt tired and -worn out
and was nervous. I had frequent
spells of dizziness too. When I have
had such results from Doan's Kidney
Pills and have seen them so highly
recommended by others I can certainly
endorse them."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Dont
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Tracy had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
FIREMEN ASK 50
PER CENT RAISE
Rail Employes Decide on Demands to
Be Made to U. S. Railway
Administration.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wage Increases averaging 50 per
cent, are demanded for locomotive
firemen and hostlers in the United
least $200,000,000, it is estimated.
uranung me iun aemanas
n i.; ii j l! i ,
would
Director Hines was not in , Wash
ington yesterday and no official could
be reached who could estimate the
' probable increase in
operating ex-
! stoking them by hand. There are
about 40,000 locomotives of the 100-
ton type or larger, not more than
5,000 of which are equipped with the
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temporarily required
The brotherhood chairmen, in con
tference here a week, adopted the re
port of the sub-committee of twelve
men on wages and standard rules,
with some changes. The report was
presented Saturday morning, but on
account of discussion the conference
was unable to adjourn Saturday eve
ning, as officials had expected. The
session yesterday lasted from 9 a. m.
to 3 p. m., after which the delegates
scattered to their homes.
Acting President Timothy Shea,
who gave out the report, said the pro
posed increases in pay would estab
lish standard rates throughout the
United States and Canada for the
first time in history. . The standard
rules or "working conditions" is also
to be made uniform for the first time.
$164 A BUSHEL PAID FOR CORN
Carthage, Mo., Aug. 21. Many
farmers would like to sell corn at
this figure but the Carthage Fair
does better than that; if you have
the best corn the fair association will
pay you at the rate $164 per bushel
and let vou keep the corn. In each
department tlr's year, the Carthage j
fair offer? larger premiums. The fair j
is held each ycr.r to create interest in
better farming and stock raising and
although it has never paid a cent of I
dividends in a direct way to the public j
spirited citizens, who made the fair j
possible it has put much wealth into
Jasper and adjoining counties.
You learn while you p'ay at Miss
ouri's greatest county fair and in ad
dition to seeing the best pure bred
live stock, and farm products you will
be royally entertained, Harness and
running races will be held' each day
and this years entry list is the larg
est since 1914. Then on the closing
day, an exciting auto and motorcycle
ace program will be added to the
horse race program.
In between the races, visitors will
be entertained by the free attractions
the stellar attraction of the 1919 fair
will be the free elephant and monkey
circus act ,this is one of the highest
priced acts ever brought to the south-
west, don't fail to see Little Hip the
wise guy" e'ephant he will surely
make you lauh. There will be a dis
play of daylight fireworks each day
and Dunham's Baby Deers will be ex
hibited and are sure to please the lit
tle folks.
Good water, plenty of shade, excel-
races and exhibits and free attrac
tions are what the fair association will
ions are what the fir association will
offer to visitors when the gates open
August 26th for a four day session,
Plan to be there.
SHOPMEN'S STRIKE
" A THING OF THE PAST
Washington, Aug. 18. The rail
road administration was notified to
day that the strike of' shopmen was
at an end and was asked to take up
wage demands immediately.
QUALITY SHOP OPENED
Mrs. Rose Miller, of St Louis, the
new owner of the Fifth street Quality
Shop, arrived Saturday and has open
ed the shop for the season. She is
showing a beautiful display of fall
HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Barry county Hereford breeders
met in annual meeting ,at Cassville
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Acea Beck presi
dent, Cassville; Dr. L. D. Freeman,
vice-president, Purdy; T. B. Yarnell,
secretary-treasurer, Cassville.
600,000 RAIL WORKERS
ASK BIG WAGE INCREASE
Detroit, Mich., August 19. General
chairmen of the United Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way Employe
and Railroad Shop Laborers today ap
proved a new wage and working a
greement already submitted to the
railroad administration, calling for
an increase in pay of approximately
$1 per day per man; time and a half
for overtime and promotion by
seniority.
The demands, it was said, affect all
railroads in the United States, Can
ada, and Central America, and in
volve about 600,000 workers. Half of
that number are members . of the
union.
A referendum now being taken is
returnable August 24. Union officials
declare 99 per cent of the men favor
the proposed schedule and a general
strike of all Maintenance of Way
'Employes if their demands are not
met.
O. C. BOTTS NAMED HEAD OF
MISSOURI ELKS' LODGE
Kansas City, Aug. 18. O. C. Botts
of Sedalia, was elected president of
the Missouri B. P. 0. Elks at the an
nual meeting here today. Other offi
cers elected were:
Sam Byrns, Mexico, secretary; W,
S. Bowers, Mobeny, first vice presi
dent; P. H. Schorr, Kansas City, see.
ond vice president; H. R. Garrison,
Warrensburg, third vice president; 0.
M. Stewart, Springfield, tyler; C. C.
Bowlus, Kansas City, sergeant at
arms; the Rev. H. E. Martin, Sedalia,
chaplain; W. W. Garth, Columbia; W.
Hemp, Rothwell, St. Louis, and Gen
eral Emmett Newton, Springfield,
trustees.
Next years meeting will be held at
Columbia.
James Nordin is reported ill.
M. E. Gillioz was in Oswego, Kans.,
Tuesday, on business.
Guy H. Capps, superintendent of
schools, is visiting at Anutt, Mo., for
a short time.
A birthday dinner was given Sunday
for B. E. Williams. The immediate
relatives were guests.
Mrs. Arthur Nordin returned homo
Wednesday morning from a visit wii
her mother at Rogers, Ark.
Theodore Alvord, of Peirce City
was in town, Tuesday, attending to
legal matters.
Leon Wainright returned Wednes
day morning from a buying trip to
St. Joseph.
Mrs. O. B. Chamberlain and baby,
of Peirce City, left Dr. West's hos
pital, Sunday.
Mrs. Lyra B. Hudson has been ap
pointed truant officer for the Neosho
city schools. ,
Fred L. Jones of Xeosho, visited
relatives here from Saturday until
Monday evening.
Oscar Broeeard, of Rolia, Mo., who
has been visiting Mr. ar.d Mrs. M. E.
Gillioz and family, left Friday morn
insr for Oswego, Kan.-., to visit other
relatives and friends before return
ing home. He was recently discharg
ed from military service.
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The Petrce City Marble and Granite
Works has satisfactorily served its
customers for 17 years and 13 well
prepared to do so in the future.
Call at shop or notify us and we
will call on you.
' A. CRAMER, Prop.
Peirce ity, Missouri
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Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
millinery.