The Monett times., November 24, 1922, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 6

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THE MONETT "WHmTOtfES, yFRIOATr NOVEMBER 24, 1922.
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"MONETT HIQH WINS
MUDDY BATTLE
Cm Plajed in Rain Result in Score
Of 32 for Monett and 0 for
Mount Vernon.
By Burt Johnson.
Monett high school added another
football victory to their season's total
, when they defeated Mount Vernon
32 to 0 on the home gridiron Friday.
Although the field was muddy and
partly under water, the rain fell dur
ing the entire first half, about five
hundred people witnessed the game.
This year's victory for Monett
makes three successive defeats for
the Mount Vernon team. Both teams
wre evenly matched in weight and
fpeed.
The game was hard fought through
out. The wet field prevented any
especially spectacular playing and
straight football was played by both
ttftms. The home team was greatly
hindered by the absence of Fly from
the line-up and the injury of Cuendet
early in the game was also keenly
ttlt.
Wormington and Bickel sliowed up
well in the Monett backfieltl. "Star"
MourgHa, Cuendet. and Miller worked
at high speed during the game. The
other Monett players played a good
game, especially on defense. Again,
King and Austin seemed to carry
tndet of the burden for the Red and
White. , tl ,
Mt Vernon received the kic'off and
fumbled on the first play. On the
econd Monett play Miller went
thirteen yards around Ipft end to a
touchdown. He then kicked goal. Mt.
Vernon again received the kickoff and
again fumbled. Miller received tne
fumble for Monett behind Mt. Vern
on's goal for another touchdown. He
was again successful in kicking goal.
Once again Mt. Vernon received the
kickoff and fumbled. After making;
downs, first by smashes and then by a
left end run, Boss plunged the line
for another Monett score. By this
time the ball was watersoaked and
Miller's attempts at place kick.s were
unsuccessful. The remainder of the
first quarter was an even break. !
The second and third quarter did
not produce any scoring. The second j
period was about an even break, but j
Monett had decidedly the better of the ;
third one.
Soon after the beginning of the last
period Bickel went through the line
for a touchdown. Monett made first
downs consistently and the ball was
S66n in a position where Boss could
pluhge the ball across the line for the
final touchdown of the game. For the
Temainder of the game the ball chang-1
'd hands rapidly and when the final
whistle blew the oval was in the po- j
session of the visitors. The line-up:
Monett
Mt. Vernon
Barnes
Wise
Kerrick
Agar. (Capt.)
Vineyard ,
Smith ;
King
Bartlesmyer .
Halterman j
Newbury
Steele (Capt.)
Shepherd
Bowerton
MoUrglia
Eites
Cuendet
Miller
Wormington
Boss
Bickel
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Beatty
f.
Austen
Monett substitutes: Hulse. Lautaret
Seasley, Etter, Long.
Mt. Vernon substitutes: Kirby.
Referee: Raffety, from Teachers
College. The score:
1 2 3 4 Tot.
Monett 20 0 0 12 32
Mt. Vernon 0 0 0 0 0 !
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Rev. J. E. Davis, Who will begin
revival meetings at Monett Baptist
church, November 26.
REVIVAL MEETINGS AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. J. E. Davis, of El Paso, Tex.,
will begin a series of revival meetings
at the Baptist church a week from
Sundav. On Sunday evening, Novem
ber 26 he will give a lecture "My Ex
perience as a Missionary in Mexico
before and during the Revolution."
t?pv. Davis was a missionary to
Mexico for eighteen years. He lived
in that country twelve years, six of
them during the very worst of the
Revolution. He has had experience
with Villa, the Yaqui Indians and all
the rest. He was in Mexico when the
American troops landed at Vera Cruz
in 1914. He had many and varied ex
periences which he will relate in his
lecture.
The lecture will be followed by a
series of revival meetings in which
Mr. Davis will do the preaching. He
is one of the big gospel preachers
among the evangelists of the South,
and those failing to hear him during
these meetings will miss a great treat
MRS. F. D. DAVIS' REMAINS
THROUGH HERE TONIGHT
A change in the arrangements has
been made and the body of Mrs. F. D.
Davies, who died at Afton, Okla., will
be taken through Monett to Lebanon
on No. 8 tonight. The funeral' is set
for 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon but
should No. 4 passenger train out of
here be late, the funeral will be held
until Monett friends arrive at
Lebanon.
STORES TAKING ON A
CHRISTMAS APPEARANCE
With our mild fall weather it seems
early to think of Christmas shopping,
but come to think of it there are only
30 shopping days before Christmas.
The local stores are taking on a
Christmas appearance. Everywhere
they are found unpacking toys
of all kinds, Christmas bocks, and all
kinds of suitable gifts. The merch
ants report better business than they
have experienced in several weeks.
FRISCO HOTEL CHANGES HANDS
Mrs. M. B. Thompson of Monett
has purchased the Frisco hotel from
Mr. Lambert, the new owner taking
charge Thursday, November 16.
K. K. K. HIKES
, The K. K. K. (Khaki Kid's Klub)
formed a hiking party to the C. H.
Johnson farm three and one-half
miles from town, Saturday evening.
Over a large bonfire they roasted,
wienies, bacon, and marshmallovvs. At
a late hour they hiked back into town
Those enjoying the hike were Misses
Deborah Brown, Louise Wright, Ruth
Montgomery, Mary Burgess, Mildred
Hastings, Cecile Arnaud, Lucile
Hobbs, Wilma Montgomery, Eunice
Arnaud, Violet Calhoun, Elizabeth
Johnson and Lorraine Adams.
FOUR ol Thess
E. A.' TOLLIVER
CONFESSES CRIME
Admits that he Stole -Bonds
and
Money from W. H. Fleming, ;
Kings Prairie Farmer.
E. A; Tolliver, Frisco fireman, has
admitted that he stole the $000 worth
of Liberty bonds and .$125 in money
from W. H. Fleming, Tuesday night,
November 7. He made full confession
to Miss Bertha Fleming, daughter of
the man from whom the bonds were
stolen. .
The facts in the case are as follows:
On Tuesday afternoon Tolliver tele-
nlmned to the Fleming home and
phoned to the r'leming nome and
asked them when they were coming to
town, They replied that they would
leave home between 6 and 7 o'clock
to come here to,hear the election re
turns. Tolliver then telephoned to R. E,
Hoover asking him to take him out
home to get some clothing. Mr.
Hoover consented and took him to the
country. He did not know where the
Tollivers lived and when the young
man told him to turn his car in a
certain lane and wait for him there,
he did so. The lane was the one lead
ing to the Fleming home.
Tolliver was gone some time and
when he returned without a bundle,
Mr. Hoover asked him where his
clothes were. He replied that his
father had taken them to town. Mr.
Hoover did not suspect him of any
wrong doing at that time.
Tolliver was back to town at the
Star Rooms at 7:35 o'clock Tuesday
night.
Mr. Fleming did not miss the bonds
until Saturday following election. A
until saiuraay ioiiuwuik eietnuiu n -,
soon as he missed them he notified the
Monett city officers who at once sus-
Tm.r Warrpn Hoover, a
deputy learned through his brother, j
R. E. Hoover, of his driving the young ;
man to Kings Prairie on Tuesday i
night.
Every effort was made to get a con-
fession from Tolliver. He told City
Marshal J. A. Johnson, that he would
fix it up and Mr. Johnson took him in
I1X It UP anil iur. juimisuii iuun mm in
an automobile and at his direction
they drove about fifteen miles,
visiting at the home of a Miss
Mildred Watson at Peirce City,
however, and he did not secure the
bonds. The officers gave him time,
although they knew that Miss Watson
The next day Constable Joe Jackson
a i
went to the girl and, posing as
age that contained the bonds. Miss
Watson did not know what the pack-
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WaiSOn U1U IlOl lUIUW vvimi uic yaa.-
age contained or that a theft had been
committed. Mr. Jackson brought the
bonds to town and deposited them in
the First National Bank.
Miss Fleming visited Tolliver in the
jail on Friday evening and the young
man broke down and confessed his
crime and showed deep remorse for
what he had done.
On Saturday morning Tolliver
waived preliminary hearing and ex
pressed his intention of pleading
guilty to the charge of robbery and
asking the mercy of the court..
Tolliver made the following written
statement regarding the recovering
of the bonds by1 Constable Joe A.
Jackson:
"To Whom this may Concern: In
regard to the recovery of the stolen
bonds of Mr. W. H. Fleming by Con
stable Joe A. Jackson, it is quite true
that Mr. Jackson recovered those
bonds, but I wish to state to the public
that these bonds were left with a Miss
Watson in Peirce City in a sealed
package. She knew nothing of what
the package contained and I wrote to
her to send the package to Mr. Cor
nell cr Mr. Johnson, but before she
had received the letter, Mr. Jackson
'went to Peirce City and told the girl
that he had come after the bonds
telling her he was my friend and that
I had told him where the bonds were.
She told him that she had a package
that I had left there but she did not
know what it contained and told him
she would give the package to me (E.
A. Tolliver) or to my attorney.
"But after Mr. Jackson told her
that I had told him where the bonds
were and "unless you give them up
there was to be another arrett," she,
Miss Watson, told him that she would
give him the package that she had,
but if it contained keepsakes he was
to return it to her.
"I make this statement with my
own free will without dictation.
"E. A. Tolliver."
Tolliver appears to be suffering
deep remorse for his violation of the
confidence of the Fleming family, at
whose home he had often visited and
wrote a statement, which 13 in part
as follows:
"The undersigned wishes the fol
lowing printed as a warning to all
men. To whom this may concern and
to my once friends: I wish to make
the following statements so they may
come to the attention of the general
Duhlic. I am not writing this for my
own good, but for the good of those
that possibly have never had the sad J
experiences that I am at present wit-1
I
nessing. ,
.....! ; vow
7th, when I was in company with Mr. RiHie Canada and George Howard j wst ; price. John J. B,ack, Chip
. ' ... , I I Tipwft Falls. Wisconsin. wiZLT
Hoover, I started out to, my home.
) Such a thing as robbing anyone had
never entered my mind, if I have a
mind, and' why such a thing camp to
me' is' much more than I can under
stand. But' after I had clone, what I
WZfll Lll Or llCTUi TT IllU UII 1111 Llldb -A. I
had harmed anyone. I didn't for a
moment ; realize that I had done any
' ,
thing wrong.
Am. t i ...i.-. t
Dut ijuw x sec ticiir wiiat x vc
caused in broken hearts of my dearest
friends on earth. Ive betrayed the
great confidence they had in me and
now I can't ask their forgiveness.
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- - j. wisn to wiaiiK ;ur. vorneu
for his great kindness to me and the
; ",s s';,","3 ,c
j unforsaken friendship. I also wis to
thank the officers of Monett for their
kindness to me.
"I hope and pray to live to right the
wrong that I have doner My -dear,
mother has always talked and taught
me to be a man, but from this time
regardless of where I am, a man I
expect to be. I wish to thank every
body for all kindness shown me.
"I beg to Remain,
Respectfully,
E. A. Tolliver."
The A. H. T. A. has offered a re
ward of $J00 for the arrest and con- J
viclion of the one who stole the bonds.
CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTES
The reDort cards of the children
.j,, .
i t i ht 4- t
have been returned Most of them
have been approved but in many cases
there should 'have been investigation
on the part of parents. Since this has
not been done in a few special cases
the faculty of the school is requesting
that parents make special visits for
- . . ,
the purpose of informmg themselves
as to the worK that tne.r cnuuien ,
doing. A grade of I or F should be .
immediately investigated. There is j
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doing. He must see the actual school-
room work and that in comparison !
, ,W hv other nr.ila.' !
The next session of the Central
School Parent-Teachers' Association
.
will be heldin Miss Townsend's room
on Wednesday, November 22 at four
o'clock. All parents are urged to
come.
The following pupils of the Junior
high school have had perfect spelling
for the week: Nadine Williams,
siauu. xul aiuzr i nan nunc, w.iai i' ,
now think was the meanest thing on1Star- in here today- votd
.... , . 1 pst.ahlish nermanent international
ivl - ',304 Kighth street, mere were six
Lavona Carmack, George Spratley, members preSent who spent the time
Inhn WeimTiamrJi. Vinson Brafford. i . ..... ...... a., ii i
Jo Heimbaugh
Carl Summers, Morton Rohrbaugh,
Rufus Blakeslee, Bruce Spaulding,
Gn Johnson, Walter Pitts
Marvin
Robert
Pa Valentine Copeland
r .11 ....... CnnlpiA Tlovann:
Ga loway, ankie L Davpor , .
l"c "... .oi-J
Edna Marshall. Bill Jones, Nadine
Douglas, Mary Masoner, Leonard Cox,
Ethel Oswalt, Pearl Byford, Mary
Folger, Laura Esther Hobbs, Alcy
Parmalee, Bessie Atkerson, Anna
Kirchner, Ruth Poison, Lucille Garris,
Walter Scott, Arthur Gates, Letha
Britain, Alta Scott, Retha Canady,
Omah Dickinson, Ray Beck, Marjorie
Gilbraith, Dixie Gulick, Helen F.
Robison, Mabel Spilman, Virginia
Luttrell, John Horine, Mary Mooney,
Isabell McCaffrey,- Everette Winton,
Albert Henke, Harry Olson, Helen
Hastings, Francis Wilkerson, Helen
E. Robison, Howard Baker, Austin
Mansfield, Jack Turner, Angeline
Mooney, Glenna Austin, Alma Rich
ardson,. Pauline Paul, Hubert AdamS,
Eugene Smith, Ida Brown, Louise Cal
laway, Virgil Hendrix, Iona Miller,
Elsie Roller, William Alsup, Mildred
Hagler, Netta Steele, Ralph Baker,
Bennett Wilson, Eddie Ragsdale,
Charles Herron, Clara Coe, Lois
Counts, Otto Bennett, Mary Lou
Sooter, Howard Prevo, Bennie Hagan,
Robbie Weis, Lou Emma Hagan,
Susie Burnside, Alpha Smiley, Lois
Bray, Virginia Ferguson, Horace
Todisman, Lottie Scott, Eunice Ben
nett, Marie Haynes, Rolland Ellis.
MOTHERS-TEACHERS
COUNCIL MEETS
The Mothers-Teachers Council of
the primary department of the Bap
tist Sunday school held the first meet--ing
of the year on Thursday afternoon
in the Missionary room of the Bap
tist church. There was a large at
tendance. The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. V. H. Canada, president
of the society, and was very interest
ing. Mrs. Lester Davis tendered her
resignation as vice president and Mrs.
R. E. Hoover was elected to take her
place. A committee composed of
Mrs. Ash, Mrs. Seward and Mrs.
Payne were appointed to raise money
with which to purchase screens to
divide the primary departments. A
short program was given. Miss Caro
line Montgomery gave a reading, and
Naomi Payne, Caroline Montgomery
and Lindell Crumley gave memory
work. At the close of the meeting a
committee served delicious refresh
ments to thirtv-five persons. The
next meeting will he held January IB. '
A' nrncrram will he erven and the
teachers will serve refreshments.
TWisa 'NTon Tonrad. sales lady in the
ready-to-wear department of the Dur
nil , Dry Goods Company will spend
1 ... 1 , 1 . - H.C Hf u,T
I aunnay wnn ner raowiw, mia.
in ,i j ,m a,.,.,,,,., fcw
Wilhoit. , . j
BUILDING FOR EASTERN
STAR AT WASHINGTON
Washington, Nov. 16. The grand
chapter of the Order of the Eastern
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headquarters here, and at the election
of officers selected
Mrs. Cora R.
Franz of Florida as
worthy grand
i matron ana ur, win w. urow 01 ivus-
:
' souri as worthy rand Patron- .The,
; dsim to make international
j headquarters in Washington included
action lokinS to the construction of a
i monument temnle which, it was estl-
. mateo may cosl aDve
r T , . th f . f th buiidin
I J JJt tinational home the
of the new international home, the
-ana er
Means of rais'"? the remainder was
determined, but suggestions were
Pu forth that each vf the rallhon a"d
a qarter membera be assessed $1
each toward the Wdn,8'
BONNIE VIEW
Jim Ferguson, Gib Withers and L.
C. Musser made a business trip to
Picher. Okla.. Tuesday.
Mrs. B. Mulrenin spent Tuesday!
afternoon with Mrs. J. O. Tate.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Worming
ton and children spent Sunday even-
ing at the home of Owen Murray,
j Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mulrenin and
little son ram auwaru, mr. aim mis
, . . ,, i
Kcheuricn and cnuaren oi jopiin weie
Mu,renin
"1B wcc
last week
' ' - Worming-
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ton and family.
Emory Seaton is spending a few
days in Kansas.
Mrs. B. Cox has returned home j
weekg hfir (
,
caled on Col Tate
Tuesday evening
- Wedneg.
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tlav mornm'
Cleo Winton had the misfortune to
cut his foot with an ax one day last
week.
CHURCH CIRCLE MEETS
Circle No. 3 of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the First Baptist church met
at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Fred Bowen, No.
in finishine1 a ouilt. At the close of
the afternoon the hostess served
dainty refreshments. The members
present were Mrs. A. E. Spratley, Mrs
Dan B. Meador, Mrs J. R. Chappell,
Mrs. F. C. Williams, Mrs. Charles
Suttles and Mrs. Bowen. The Circle
will meet next Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. A. B. Montgom
ery, No. 607 Seventh street.
KINGS PRAIRIE SCHOOL NOTES
Monett Central school defeated
Kings Prairie Regulars 26 to 13, No
vember 18, in basket ball. The Mo
nett team consisted of boys and Kings
Prairie team consisted of four boys
and one girl. ,
The Kings Prairie team outclassed
the Monett team in all quarters with
the exception of the first quarter.
The Central team played well first)
and second quarter. The Kings
Prairie team made good deasions and
usually made throws. j
The Central team made their goals j
first and second quarter by using '
Baker as guard. Baker made good as
guard but made few scores on account J
of his inability to pass the ball to his
opponent.
The Kings Prairie line-up was as
follows: Fern Carter, center;, Lola
Jackson, center; Gaylord Tate, for
ward: Willie Long, guard; Ronald
Weisman, guard; Fay Carter, forward ,
Lee Carlm, guard.
The Central team was to have a
mixed team, which they promisett.
The Central team was also to play
no players who played on King3
Prairie court some time ago. These
reasons, no doubt, accounted for the
defeat of Kings Prairie.
Referee, McCoy; Scorer, McKee;
Umpire, Seamster; Time Keepers,
Long and Beatty.
Mrs. Frank DeGroat
Springfield Saturday. .
visited in
Mrs. W. H. Such visited in Spring
field Saturday. ,
Mrs. J. S. Schirmer, of east of town
was shopping here Saturday.
Mrs. C. A. Rogers visited relatives
in Joplin Saturday.
Rev. Albion Erickson went to Ford
land, Mo., to fill an appointment.
Mrs. Ernest Adams and Mrs, H. A.
Cochran spent Saturday visiting 'in
Springfield.
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Herbert Walton, Phone 08-23. wlltf
WANTED: An experienced sales
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proposition, Write us. -Kellogg Marble
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FRISCO ALLOWED TO
' MAKE BIG BOND ISSUE
Railroad Authorized by Public Ser
vice Commission to Issue $6,
692,600 in Gold Bonds.
Jefferson City, Mo., Nov. 17. The
public service commission here today
authorized :the issuance hy the . St.
Louis-San Francisco Railroad Com
pany of $6,692,600 in gojd bonds.
The bonds are to be of two issues,
one of $5,664,700 in prior lien mort
gage bonds paying 5Va per cent inter
est, payable semi-annually and re
deemable at a premium of. 2V& per
cent and accrued interest. 'The;secondT
issue, for $1,047,900, in -adjustment
bonds, paying 6 per cent interest
semi-annually, redeemable at par and
accrued interest.
The first issue, according- to the
commissioner's order, shall not be sold"
at less than 85 per cent of-the face
value; the second at not less than 70
per cent.
The proceeds of the first bond is
sue will be issued for the reimburse
ment of money expended from the
Frisco treasury for the acquisition of
property, and construction, completion
and extension of its facilities, which
totals $5,692,600, according to figures
in the hands of the public service
commission. The second issue is for the purpose
of reimbursing the treasury for
money spent in the acquisition of first
mortgage bonds of the Birmingham
Belt Railroad Company,, totaling
$1,000,000. The order taking effect at once, re
quires that both issues shall be put
on the market before December 31,
1924.
"THE MIKADO" MUSIC
BEAUTIFUL'
Lovers of the best in music enjoyed
a real treat in "The Mikado" as pre
sented by the Davies Light Opera
Company at the Rialto Theatre
Thursday night.
The play was presented by seven
talented singers in costume. Their
voices were beautiful and the catchy
melodies of the opera were weH
rendered.
It is seldom that the people of Mo
nett have an opportunity to hear arr
opera company and the Rialto Theatre
management, at conisderable expense,
brought to us an entertainment that
we usually have to go to a city to hear
L. E. FOWLER BUYS CON
FECTIONERY FROM F, E. BOWEN
L. E. Fowler who has been traveling
salesman for the Milburn-Davis Gro
cery Company , since the first of the
year has purchased F. E. Bowen's
Confectionery on Fourth street ancf
took charge of the business November
15. Mr. Fow'er came from Harrison,
Ark., to Monett and before cominjr
here he was interested in the general
mercantile business. Mr. Bowen who
accented a position as salesman for
the Milburn-Davis Grocery Company
a few months ago, will continue withi
his duties.
A TIMELY SUGGESTION
This is the season of the year whert
the prudent and careful housewife re
plenishes her supply of Chamberlain'
Coutfh Remedy. It is almost certain
to be needed before the winter is over
and results are much more prompt
asd satisfactory when it .is kept nt
band and given soon as the first indi
cation of a cold appears and before
it has become settled in the system.
There is no danger in giving it to chil
dren as it contains no opium or other
harmful drug.
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