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Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, MO 19 October 1916 NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: Joe Morgan and family visited Saturday with Joe's parents, J. B. Morgan and wife. Mr. and Mrs. J. Sproull, Mr. and Mrs. Antrim and son Roy, and Mr. and Mrs. Hollister and son Jimmie were entertained in the Neale home Sunday. H. H. Morgan and daughter, Mrs. Branstutter and husband of Mapleton, Kans., spent the weekend with the former's brother, J. B. Morgan, and family. Mrs. Bert Cornish, Mrs. Homer Clark and Mrs. J. B. Morgan and daughter Miss Cammie visited at the J. W. Johndrow home Sunday evening. Frank Majors spent Sunday evening with Vester Reed. Mrs. Z. Wheeler called on Mrs. J. W. Johndrow Monday evening. Large crowds attended the meeting at Orchard Grove Wednesday and Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burkhart are the proud parents of a baby boy. John Brown is sporting a new buggy. Joe Brownfield sold a mule to John Browning last week. A large crowd attended services at Double Branches Sunday night. Don't forget preaching at Orchard Grove every Wednesday night. PLEASANT GAP: We understand that Mr. and Mrs. Sutmiller of Hansen, Idaho, are expected to arrive soon to visit relatives in this vicinity. Rev. Schneule, of St. Joseph, preached at the German Reformed church Sunday. B. M. Wix returned last week from a trip to Colorado. E. I. Beshore is digging a well. Little Ethel Sutton is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. E. Sutton took Sunday supper with J. Fennewald and family. Mrs. Robert Wix is on the sick list this week. Mrs. J. Nafus is having her house and barn painted. Raliegh Hirni and wife spent Sunday with Albert Hirni and family. Cal and Elmer Beshore attended a sale south of Rich Hill Saturday. J. Fennewald is building a concrete culvert this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Beshore went to Pleasant Gap Monday. RICH VALLEY: Ralph and Chester Mock were transacting business in Butler Thursday. Miss Gladys Rhodes visited with Miss Goldie Roundtree Saturday evening. Harvey Zwahlen left the last of the week for Iowa. Herbert Page and family spent Sunday with I. M. Brown and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ammons were visiting Saturday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ford. Mrs. Nellie Brown and little daughters were visiting Sunday with Jacob Seelinger. A. Zwahlen spent Sunday with C. C. Peeler and family. Guy Ford spent Sunday at the home of Chas. Kinder. Mrs. Wyckoff and daughter Gladys, and Gladys Rhodes spent Sunday evening with John Ford's. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mock spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Klensic. Will Micheal delivered hogs to market Monday. Mrs. John Gilbreath has been real sick but is able to sit up now. HOOVER & TABERVILLE: Miss Russie Morris visited with Miss Gladys Waters Saturday night. Alfred Cockrell was visiting friends and relatives in this community last week. Clinton Allinson went to Rockville Saturday. Dan Waters and family Sundayed at the home of N. D. Lewis and family. Mr. Emerson Purtain and Miss Cook were married last week. There has been a moving picture show in Taberville for the past week but we do not know how much longer it intends to stay. Several from here attended preaching at Bethel Sunday night. Mrs. Masterson visited Mrs. Davidson Sunday evening. Mrs. Heath's sisters and brother from Clinton are visiting her this week. T. O. Masterson and Johnson the insurance agent are going to Kansas Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT: Preaching at Pleasant Ridge church will continue until Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Van Hoy spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Raybourn. Miss Ruby Cook spent Sunday with Miss Lelah Rains. Mrs. James Mickols and children of near Butler spent the week end with the former's mother, Mrs. Padgett. Mrs. Henry Cook and daughter, Miss Ruby, visited Friday with the former's daughter, Mrs. Oliver Barnes. Mrs. Robert Rains and daughter, Lucille, and Mrs. Dickey visited Friday with Mrs. John Pharis and children. Mr. and Mrs. George Pharis and son Wilbur, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Raybourn and son motored to Appleton City Saturday evening. Mr. Leeper and Jim Smith have been working on Clark Wix's new barn this week. Clyde Borland, who is attending school at Butler, spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Mrs. Ruth Wix and son are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Jake Varnes. Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Rabourn and daughters spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Raybourn. George McClain, who has been visiting at the Al Prier home, left Monday for his home near Cameron, Mo. PRAIRIE HOME: Mr. and Mrs. Addis Allinson and son Delmar were visitors at Mrs. Heath's near Taberville, Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Waters and Garland, Delbert and Gladys, and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Morris and daughter, Russie, were Sunday visitors at N. D. Lewis's. Mrs. Mallicoat and Addie and Tell spent Saturday and Sunday with Jim Keeton and family. Miss Dove Casey visited at the home of Ike Jones, near Rockville, Saturday night and Sunday. Alfred Cockrell, of Johnson City, visited relatives near Tiffin most of last week, spending Friday night with Dan Waters and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grass and children, Melvin and William, Sundayed with Jim McKinley and family. E. P. Nunn and family visited relatives and friends at Johnson City the latter part of last week. This will probably be Everett's last visit while in Missouri as he contemplates moving West in a few days. John Rosbrugh and family were Sunday visitors at Mr. Page's. Mrs. Wiechert called on Mrs. Britt Dane Monday afternoon. Quite a crowd attended the sale of J. W. Suggs on Friday of last week. Those from Prairie Home were Mr. and Mrs. Curt Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Keeton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keeton, Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKinley, Mr. Suggs and family and Mr. and Mrs. Dick McKinley. Mr. Suggs and family and Mr. and Mrs. Dick McKinley will start this week for Bozeman, Mont., where they will make their future home. We wish them much success in their new location. Report Cards For Sale: We have a stock of approved report cards for use in the public schools of St. Clair. We can fill all orders whether large or small and at the same old price we have asked for them for the past several years, ½ cent each. If ordered by mail, send one cent extra for each ten cards for postage in addition to the price of the cards. Call at the office or send orders by mail to The Journal, Appleton City, Mo., and they will receive prompt attention. tf. Do You Want A Bargain? We have a big stock of Buggies, Farm Wagons, Gang and walking Plows. These Goods were bought the first of this year and we will sell them from 10 to 25 Per Cent Less than the Present Market Price. Cash or good note takes them. The Luchsinger Merc. Co. |