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Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, MO 31 July 1913 Clyde Anderson has accepted a position in a drug store at Joplin. Miss Cerol Huff is visiting relatives in Sedalia, Tipton and St. Louis. Miss Opal Baker of Clinton spent picnic time with Miss Myrtle Russel. Laurence Anderson of Joplin is visiting his father, J.W. Anderson. Lee Bishop, who has spent some time in Colorado, has returned to his old home at Taberville. Hiram Hall and family, Elma Hall and family, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Lizzie Hall. Mrs. Wm. Wells and family of Nevada attended the picnic and visited her sister, Mrs. Ben Hays. Mrs. Dena York and children of Oklahoma is visiting her sister, Mrs. Forest Turner. Mrs. W.E. Heyle entertained Mrs. J.E. Seib and daughters of Schell City during the picnic. Miss Maud Parker, a trained nurse of Oklahoma City, is visiting at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. N.A. Ritchie, Mrs. Wyckoff and Mrs. Fred Egger of Appleton City attended the picnic. Mrs. Troy Brown of Bolivar attended the picnic and visited her sister, Mrs. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Carter of Osage were the happy recipients of a baby daughter the past week. Mrs. Frank Clark of Clinton spent picnic time with her mother, Mrs. M. Wood and daughter, Mrs. Mat Laughlin. Mrs. O.R. Sigismund, one of our subscribers of Osage, had the misfortune to fall recently and badly hurt her right arm. Dr. C.D. Short and family attended the picnic and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Meyer. The three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kluck, who had been very low with flux for some time, died Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Hook, of Round Prairie, were among the members from that section who attended the picnic. Miss Hilda Kamm entertained during the picnic, Miss Ruby Hirni, of Papinville, Miss Gladys Rouck, of Leroy, Kans., and Miss Bulah Dalgliesh, of Osceola. Mrs. Dr. Dalgliesh and daughter, Miss Bulah of Osceola, attended the Rockville picnic and were the guests of Mrs. John Bowen and other friends. The editor had the pleasure of the company of Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Hand of Taberville for a short time Saturday evening at which time Mr. Hand took occasion to renew his subscription to The Journal for which he has our thanks. Mrs. Rolla Lewellen and Mrs. Ras Thompson from near Johnson City took the train at this place the past week, Mrs. Lewellen going to Medicine Lodge, Kans., to visit a daughter who was sick and Mrs. Thompson going to a son who was sick at Spaulding, Okla. The editor had a pleasant call from the ladies. Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Robinson entertained during the picnic Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Page and family of Round Prairie, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Steuck of Papinville, Mrs. T.S. Brown of Bolivar and Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Wells and Alva Wells of Texas. The annual Harvest picnic was held at Rockville Friday and Saturday and was attended by a large and merry crowd, but the crowd was not so large as upon some former occasions, owing to continued hot and dry weather. However all seemed to enjoy themselves and the picnic was voted a success. Large delegations were in from Appleton City, Schell City, Monegaw, Taberville, Prairie City, Papinville, and all near neighborhoods, besides many from a distance. It is impossible to give all names but will give a few we could get. Miss Della Brinkman of Sedalia spent picnic time with Mrs. J.E. Powell. Mrs. Milo Chryst and family of Claremore, Okla., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Skillman. Mr. and Mrs. John Kleppinger entertained Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. N.A. Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Wells and Alva Wells. Mrs. Ed Wilson held a reunion of her people Saturday. About 30 in number being present as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Carlysle Douglas and Miss Corine of Taberville, A.L. Davis and family north of town, Rev. Henry Price, wife and daughter, Miss Ruth, of Schell City, Gilbert Ammons and family, John Ford and family, Chris Yoss and family, Mr. Zwahlen from Round Prairie, Miss Noise of Nevada and Mrs. Maud Howell and daughter of St. Louis, and Mrs. Lou Walls of Appleton City. The first watermelon of the season were on sale at Pratt's the latter part of last week. They were shipped in from the south. J.H. Walker of this city and Dr. C.E. Taylor of Ohio transacted business in the southeast part of the state the first of the week. D.L. Lane of Pittsburg, Kans., arrived in Appleton City Thursday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Anna Frost, and other relatives. Mrs. J.R. Pigg returned to her home at Booneville the latter part of last week after a few days visit with Mrs. Ludwig Schultz in this city. Gerald Busby informs us that he had an excellent oats crop on his place in the Ohio neighborhood. The crop averaged over 30 bushels to the acre. Mrs. Mabel Morrison of Colfax, Wash., was the guest of her cousin, Wright Baily and family in this city last week. She left for her home last Friday. Mrs. E.B. Wheeler and children of Macon, Mo., have been visiting for the past several days at the home of Mrs. Wheeler's parents, J.P. Hactain and wife in this city. The new Chinese republic has established a department of agriculture and forestry. For a long time China has been pointed out as the most backward nation in forest work. Mrs. Agnes Carpenter and children went to Rockville Saturday to visit relatives and numerous friends. She will return here to complete her visit before going back to her home at Rich Hill. C.H. Bryant and two daughters of Ohio Post Office near Appleton City came in last Thursday and are spending this week visiting at the home of W.F. Long and family in this place. - El Dorado Springs Sun Mrs. Sheldon Caton of Appleton City was among the number who attended the celebration here last week. During her stay in the city she was the guest at the home of D.A. Quick and family. - El Dorado Springs Sun Uncle Jim Mock brought to The Journal office the other day a very heavily loaded twig from a blue damson plum tree in his yard. The plum crop is extra good in most places this year but it has been affected some by the dry weather. Miss Fannie Larison returned Friday evening from a month's visit with her mother and brother at Gadsden, Alabama. Miss Larison enjoyed her visit to the South very much, but was glad to be back among the Appleton City friends once more. Mrs. Frank Williams and children departed Saturday morning for Florida where they will make their home in the future, Mr. Williams having already gone to that country and planned for the coming of his family. Mr. and Mrs. W. Kerr, of Kansas City, are the guests for the summer of their daughter, Mrs. H.M. Wooden and family in this city. They came in last Wednesday evening and were accompanied here by Prof. Walter Wooden, who had been visiting with them for several days. John Pippinger and wife of near Deepwater came over Saturday to visit among relatives and numerous friends. Mr. Pippinger says that the drought conditions in his section are about the same as here, the corn being pretty badly damaged. Uncle Pete Bigelow is again at the operator's desk at the Katy depot after an absence of several months' leave of absence on account of trouble with his eyes. It seems natural to see Uncle Pete around the depot and his many friends will be glad to know that he is able to take up the work again. No one wants to be postmaster at Raymore, Cass County. The other day after due advertising, an examination was to be held in Harrisonville, but when the "'postmaster school"' was opened, not a single applicant appeared. Now another examination is scheduled for the 26th of July. - Clinton Democrat A large delegation of Appleton City people attended the Rockville picnic Saturday. The passenger trains were well patronized and many went in autos and buggies. The picnic was largely attended Saturday we are informed but the crowd was rather small the day previous. Rev. J.H. Speer, D.D., of Kansas City, Synodical Supt. for the Presbyterian Church in Missouri, was in this city last Friday morning in connection with his official work. Mr. Speer was formerly pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Webb City and is regarded as an excellent man and an enthusiastic worker. M. Lowenstein, the St. Louis horse buyer, as usual bought a large number of good horses at this place on one of his periodic visits and for which he put into circulation a good round sum of money. He shipped out two cars of horses and mules Saturday afternoon and one Sunday morning. The shipment included the purchases made at Rockville also. C.M. Middaugh exhibited at The Journal office a few days ago, a fine photographic view of the Gettysburg battlefield at it looked during the recent encampment. Reynard: The Baptist people will begin a protracted meeting next Sunday. Alec Nafus lost one of his horses last week. Geo. Wolf has sold his threshing outfit and saw mill to Hammer & Gench who will continue the business of threshing and shredding corn. Fred McCoy has accepted a position in Kansas City. Chas. Culver, A. Zwahlen, C.C. Peeler and John Mock will attend the quarterly meeting at Green Valley. Walter Durand has returned home form his sojourn in the west. We noticed Ed Green and wife in these parts Sunday. Mt. Zion News: Miss Edna Allison left Saturday for Warrensburg, Mo., where she will spend two weeks seeing the sights and attend commencement. Mrs. Ida Barnett spent the day Wednesday at Nathan Allinson's. George Allinson is completing a new chicken house. Mrs. Della Thompson visited with her sister, Mrs. Mary Waters, Wednesday night. Nearly everybody from this vicinity attended the picnic at Rockville Friday and Saturday. Miss Gladys Carroll called on Mrs. Grace Hough Tuesday. |
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