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Appleton City Journal
Appleton City, MO 11 December 1913 Rockville Department: Mrs. Nannie Turk spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Schell City. Robinson and Baily shipped a car of hogs to Kansas City Monday. Oscar Durand of Prairie City attended church services at the M.E. Sunday. Mrs. D.D. Hitt and children returned Sunday from a visit with relatives at Joplin. Mrs. L.D. Robinson has been quite sick for the past week and is still under the doctor's care. Lane and Robinson have a car of new corn on the track, which they are selling out to the farmers. Mrs. McKim and daughter, Leeson of Schell City spent Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs. P. Fisher. Mrs. C.H. Field and children arrived home Sunday from an extended visit with her parents at Franklin, Ky. Miss Kate Skillman left the past week for Dodge City, Kans., where she will spend the winter. Miss Kate was troubled with asthma and went to get a change of climate. Mrs. Woolsey entertained at dinner Sunday the following friends: Mesdames A. Parker, Elizabeth and Ethel Simmons, H. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. H. Pinnow, Thelma Griggs and Edith Simmons. Chris Parker and wife have returned from a visit with their daughters, Mrs. Adam Cook and Zettie Willy at Sarcoxie. Mrs. Parker reports seeing Simm and Adolph Hoffman and all were well and doing well. All parties were formerly of Rockville. The friends of Mrs. Hanna Parker gave her a surprise birthday dinner
Friday, the day being her seventy-fourth birthday. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. H. Pinnow, Mesdames Whelan, Moreland, Simmons, Mullencroft,
Lola Whelan, Edith Simmons, Thelma Griggs and Joe Moreland. The Nolan Restaurant has changed hands, Mr. Nolan having moved back to his farm. The restaurant will now be carried on by Mrs. Davis Griggs, who will run a rooming house in connection. Mrs. Griggs will fit up the house known as the old Laughlin house for rooms. The Editor had the pleasure of spending two days the past week at Appleton City and met Mr. and Mrs. Scroggs at the Journal office. Also had a pleasant visit with Mrs. Lou Walls and Mrs. Dora Yoder, and met and visited Mrs. Florine Walker for the first time in thirty-two years. Also met Mr. Hilton and other friends. Mrs. Harriet Collins of Nevada is visiting her niece, Mrs. Pinnow. Rev. Anderson filled his regular appointment at the M.E. Church Sunday morning. A temperance lecturer from Springfield delivered a fine lecture at the M.E. Church Sunday evening, and Tuesday evening an Armenian Missionary will speak on the customs of Armenia. Our curfew bell now rings at 7:30 every evening, which is the time the city officers have declared that all children under 16 years of age be off the streets and spend the evenings at their homes. The move is considered the best thing that could be done for the morals of the town, for children at that age are at the formative period of life and the street is no place for them to spend their evenings. An Educational Institute was held at the Rockville schoolhouse Friday but was poorly attended on account of the rain. But few teachers from a distance were able to come on account of the rain. The Lecturer from Columbia did not get there in time to speak, as he had to go to Hudson the same evening. Rev. Anderson made a nice talk on educational needs of the day. Misses Sallie Hitt, Jane Godfrey, and Corrine Douglas, from neighboring schools were in attendance besides home teachers. There were others whose names we did not learn. Johnson City News: Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith spent Sunday evening with Dr. Divine and family. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Shoop and daughter Elnora were shopping in Appleton City Monday. Mr. Victor Johnson and family and R.H. Calvert and family spent Sunday with Chas. Dingus and wife. Mrs. James Allinson made a business trip to Appleton City Saturday. Mrs. George Mount spent last week with Mrs. James Allinson and Mrs. J.N. Caton. Mr. and Mrs. James Allinson spent Tuesday with Iva Mount and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allinson spent Saturday night and Sunday with A.W. Allinson and wife. Mt. Zion News: Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Hoover spent Saturday night at his father's, Jim Hoover. Mrs. Nancy Allinson has spent the past week with her daughter, Mrs. W.T. Ridgway. Mrs. John Rosbrough visited a few days the first of the week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Page near Monegaw Springs. Miss Mary Duncan spent Saturday night with her sister, Mrs. John Dark and attended the pie supper at Rich Valley. Bud Hill and W.T. Ridgway have had wells drilled and Garland Waters is also having one drilled. Holbert and Clay Heath left Wednesday for Kansas City where they will work. John Barnett accompanied them for a few days visit with his daughter, Mrs. Harry Moore and family. Garland Waters and family and Mrs. Dan Waters spent Saturday night in Osceola visiting relatives. Pleasant Gap News: The meeting at the Baptist church is continued and we wish them success. George Meekison, who has returned from a visit to Twin Falls, Idaho, says there is no place like Idaho. He will go back in the spring to live. A surprise party and oyster supper was given at the home of Geo. Baker Saturday night. They will leave for Arkansas soon. Earl Leeper has returned from his trip out west. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Fennewald and son left last Tuesday for a visit with relatives near Brownington, Mo. Carl Durst lost a fine cow Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Baker and family and Rosa and Grace Fennewald were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baker Sunday. East Appleton News: Dife Carpenter returned Sunday from a few days visit with friends in Nevada. Miss Ethel Boland spent Thursday night with her sister, Mrs. Dan Eiler. Mrs. Dee Donnohue spent the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cook. Misses Delcia and Donnis Gwin spent Saturday night with Misses Edna and Mable Sapp near Montrose. Misses Mattie and Bessie Howell visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Ingles. Mrs. Price Urich and Phyrne Crowder spent Saturday and Sunday with O.K. Crowder and family. Mrs. Albert Diboll of Montrose visited Jas. Cook and family a few days the past week. Curtis Pointer spent Saturday night and Sunday in the Harmony neighborhood. Mrs. Jake Baldwin and children visited Saturday afternoon at Romie Casperson's. Ohio News: Mrs. A.A. Johnson spent Tuesday with Mrs. Wm. Johnson. Miss Minnie Johnson spent Wednesday night with Mrs. Oda Williams. Ive Mount and family visited at the home of Francis Taylor Saturday. Jake Johnson and daughter Opal were Lowry City visitors Wednesday. O.K. Wishard returned home from a three weeks visit in K.C. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sneathen spent Tuesday with their son near Johnson City. Mr. Wm. Clayton has had some carpenters working at his place this week. Taylor Francis and family ate Sunday diner at the Noah Johnson home. Miss Ara Park spent the past week at the home of her brother. Miss Elsie Calvin spent the day Friday at the home of Chas. Kinder. Joe Wix and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Wix's mother, Mrs. Deihl. Perry Bledsoe moved onto the farm he rented east of Rockville, Monday. Hugh Wilson baled hay last week. The rains stopped them for a few days. Rev. Kirkpatrick of Appleton City has been hired by the Baptist people as preacher for next year. James Wilson will move his family to his new home, the John Hedge farm, this week. Dr. Isenhour, the veterinary of Schell City, was out to see a sick horse for John Ford Monday. The Methodist people are putting some new hitching racks around the church and giving the building a new coat of paint. Chas. Kinder and Prof. Moore attended church at Pleasant Gap Saturday night. Preaching will continue through the week. Lem Bearce and son will move their sawmill onto the farm of Frank Deihl near Culver's blacksmith shop where they will saw, during the rest of the winter. Upper Monegaw: There was prayer meeting at Bro. Ebb Coleman's Monday night. Mrs. Reeder of near Johnson City has been on the sick list this week. Mrs. Jas. Puffenbarger visited with E. Coleman's Sunday afternoon. Jewel Carroll attended prayer meeting at Monegaw Wednesday night. Mrs. Orville Sneathen spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Snyder. Roland Frazure and sister Goldie stayed all night at David Crowder's Saturday night. Arthur McIntyre went to Rich Hill one day this week to visit relatives and friends. Bro. Smith preached at the schoolhouse Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. Quite a crowd attended. Mrs. Wm. McMellin came up from Nevada Thursday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ebb Coleman, and family of near Johnson City. Oliver Kinyon, while at school Wednesday, shot off a rifle cartridge, which hit him above the left eye. Mrs. Chas. Holland and little daughter Georgia of near Montrose, spent Saturday night and Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. G.W. Quick, and assisted in the care of their aged grandmother, Mrs. Childs. Mrs. J.E. Kretzinger and Mrs. Geo. Borum will leave in a few days for Lincoln, Nebraska, to visit their brother, Albert Smith, a wealthy farmer and stockman near that place. Mr. Smith has been in failing health for some time and his condition has lately become alarming to the family. Taberville Items: Miss Nan Hampton visited the past week with Mrs. Ida Greeson. Miss Grace Parks was in Appleton City having dental work done last week. Mrs. Stella Bishop and children visited last week with her mother, Mrs. Lasater. Miss Stella Fouts entertained her friend, Miss Steighter Saturday night and Sunday. Ira Roberts visited with friends in this vicinity last week. Jas. Cox, wife and children are here for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Nancy Cox and other relatives near this place. Jim went to Washington some time ago and likes that country fine. The pie supper and entertainment at Rich Valley was well attended and the pupils did extra well. It is needless to say everyone enjoyed the literary treat as Miss Nunn well understands her business in that line. The proceeds will go to buy more new books for the school library. Mr. Garling from Rockville was a pleasant visitor in this place last Saturday evening. Geo. Hays is building a house for Mr. Randolph north of this place. R.G. Duncan and wife visited Sunday at the home of W.J. Duncan. Brown Hill was transacting business in the north part of the state last week. John Vogt and wife enjoyed a few days visit from their daughter, Mrs. Fred Schmidt, who lives north of Rockville. Mr. Good and wife were transacting business in Appleton City last Monday. E. Sandage, who recently moved to this place, got the bad news that his hotel and contents were destroyed by fire last week at Denver, Mo. Local News: Mrs. Jas. Wilson went to Rockville Friday evening for a visit with relatives and friends. Miss Adaline Woods was a Rich Hill visitor a few days during the past week. Mrs. Mattie Funderbrink of Sheldon visited numerous relatives and friends in this city the past week. George Newberry, of Jefferson City, was a visitor in this city the first of the week. Mrs. Mattie Myers went to Clinton Monday for a few days visit with friends. Mrs. M.E. Helmick and little daughter left Monday for Ray County where they will probably make their home. A.C. Woodruff returned to his home in Clinton Thursday after a short visit with relatives and friends in this city. Ralph Surwald and wife of Rappaho, Wyo., arrived in this city last week for a visit with the family of Mrs. Surwald's uncle, W.F. Maxwell, and other friends. Miss Alice Stevens, who has been visiting in the Saddler home in this city for the past week, returned to her home in Garden City last Thursday. Mrs. A. Manda Smith returned to her home in Montrose last Thursday after a week's visit with her friends here. While here she was the guest of Mrs. W.H. Dunn, and Mrs. Grant Taylor living near town. Rev. J.G. West left Monday for a visit with his father who lives at Kingsville, Mo., and before returning home will assist in the installing of Rev. Hefner, as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Warrensburg. J.M. Burns was summoned to Kansas City Monday to serve as a petit juror of the Federal Court. On account of pressing duties at home he intended to get excused if possible, but a fellow has to put up a pretty good excuse in order to get away. Nick Halfen of Montrose was a business visitor in our city Thursday. Mrs. J.B. Egger returned Friday evening from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. C.A. Barnett in Clinton. The Katy Limited was nearly eight hours late last Thursday and several hours late the next few days. The delay was caused by high water in Texas. Work on the Ritchie building was abandoned a few days last week on account of the rain, but on Saturday morning the regular force was busy again and the work will be pushed forward to completion as fast as possible under weather condition. Mrs. L.M. Smith returned the latter part of last week from a few weeks' visit with her son Harry at Shawnee, Okla., and other relatives at Oklahoma City. D.M. Strain, and old and highly respected citizen of Lowry City, died at his home in that place last week. Mr. Strain conducted a flour and feed mill at that place for many years. Col. Harry Raybourn of near Spruce was a business visitor in this city Saturday and paid The Journal a visit and left his auctioneer advertisement which appears elsewhere in this paper. Ray Magee of Rockville was a business visitor in this city Thursday. Mrs. Mary Dickson and daughter Bonnie were passengers to Ladue Saturday where they will visit relatives a few days. Mrs. J.A. Kintigh and daughter of Raymore arrived last Thursday for a visit with her brother, Prof. S.E. Lightcap and family. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Beach were summoned to Moberly last Thursday on account of the serious illness of their daughter, Miss Mabel. Hog killing will be the order of the day among the country people now since the weather has turned cool again. Some killed hogs during the cold spell early in November. Mrs. H. Grother returned to her home in Pittsburg, Kans., last Thursday after a three week's visit with the family of her brother, Jno. Laubenstein, near this city. Mr. and Mrs. Shields Logsden of Sedalia arrived in this city Thursday for a visit with the latter's parents, J.H. Beach and wife and other relatives. J.A. Sires and family, who for a number of years have been residents of this portion of St. Clair County, left last Tuesday for Haswell, Colorado, where they anticipate making their future home. Their daughter, Miss Almee Sires, who is teaching the Prairie Home School near Monegaw Springs, will finish her term of school before joining the family in Colorado. - Osceola Republic |
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