Lowry City Indepedent
Lowry City, Missouri
21 February 1929

Hunter & Haverland offer good selection of hats in Spring styles. New Rayons in plain colors. Printed Tub Silks. Print Dresses, $1, $1.50, $2. Nice line Percales in different patterns. Prints in all colors. New Cretonnes.

Masonic School of Instruction
Thornton Jennings of Clinton, district deputy grand lecturer of the Masonic lodge, conducted a school of instruction and exemplification of ritualistic work for the Lowry City lodge, Tuesday afternoon and night.

Crawford Buys Dray Business
Palmer Crawford has purchased Royal Doty’s truck, wagon and business and is back on the dray again, after a short period of railroading.

Livestock Shipments
John D. Snyder & Sons shipped a carload, 27 head, of mules to Memphis, last Thursday. Willie Snyder went along to care for the shipment. John D. followed on Friday to oversee their sale in the Tennessee metropolis.
Louis Cleveland, manager of the Farm Club Shipping Association, loaded one car of hogs and a mixed load for shipment to the Kansas City market, Wednesday.
John D. Snyder & Sons shipped 31 head of white-face steers and 33 head of hogs to the Kansas City market, Monday. The whitefaces averaged about 270 pounds, and brought 10 cents on Tuesday market.

Miss Essie Shaffner, who works in Kansas City, is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Shaffner of this city.

Rates – 1 cent per word for one week; 3 cents a word for four weeks. No charge accounts.

Lost – Between Deepwater and Lowry City, a half-blood bulldog; has dark spot on right side of head and on left hip. Ears and tail not trimmed. Dog very deaf. Notify or return to Mrs. Minnie Conner, 402 South 2nd St., Clinton, Mo. Phone 22. Liberal Reward.

For Sale – 1000 size oil brooder. Courtland Irvin.

Piano for Sale, for cash or stock. Mrs. Earl Hamilton, Rt. 1, Lowry City, Missouri.

For Sale – Red Texas seed oats, one bushel. Curt Thompson

For Sale – Native lumber at my place. Ray Thompson

Native lumber for sale on Jennie O’Connor farm, 10 miles southeast of Lowry City. Louis Cleveland

Presbyterian Missionary Society
The Presbyterian Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Leo S. Wright, Thursday, February 14, with a good attendance. The topic, “The American Indian” was under the leadership of Mrs. Henry Fields. Mrs. M.E. Mitchell gave a very interesting talk on the “Indian”. Mrs. M.H. Harris followed with “Opening Non-Christian Doors”. Mrs. Leo Wright talked on “In the Bible Institute”, and “Being a Missionary’s Daughter”.
February marked the close of the year’s work, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. M.H. Harris, president; Mrs. Henry Fields, vice president; Mrs. L.M. Artz, secretary; Mrs. Leo S. Wright, treasurer; Mrs. H.A. Higgins, secretary of literature.
Our hostess served delicious refreshments. Favors reminded us it was St. Valentine’s Day. Plans for the next year’s work were made, and a social hour was much enjoyed by all present. Secretary.

Mrs. O.N. Weller left Wednesday to help care for her sister-in-law, who is ill at her home in Harwood.

Entertained
Miss Doris Nielsen entertained at a party given at her home Friday evening, February 15, in honor of the Lowry City Pirates.
A delightful evening was spent in playing rook and other games. The Pirates’ colors, black and white, were used in the decorations and favors.
Delicious refreshments of candy, brick ice cream, devils food cake and mints were served to the following: Mr. and Mrs. O.M. Kimbrough, Mr. and Mrs. Chick Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Neilsen, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nielsen, Mrs. Josephine Ward, Mrs. Ronald Gray; Misses Harriet Nesbit, Eleanor Lightfood, Leta Crump, Frances Irvin, Pauline Mitchell, Fern Crump, Marjorie Crawford, Tevis and Rebecca Perwilliger, Marion Davis, Doris Nielsen; Messrs. Leo Hawkins, Leo Parker, Herbert Armstrong, “Tat” Snyder, Chester Simmons, Boyd and Francis Eversole and Henderson Mitchell.

Suiter & McClain sold one of those fine Majestic all-electric radios to Charley Leach of Deepwater, this week.

Miss Thelma Hillegas has been obliged to give up her position as teacher of the Kelley school on account of ill health, following a recent attack of influenza. Miss Leona Davis of Roscoe, has been employed to finish the term.

Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jackson were Ray Jackson and family and Howard Long and wife of Clinton; Mrs. N.A. Gordon; J.C. Long and Dock Long. This was J.C. Long’s first time out for dinner since his long illness.

John Bowen of Douthat, Oklahoma, was operated upon for appendicitis at the Miami Baptist hospital, at Miami, Oklahoma, February 11. His daughters, Mrs. Walter Van Gorden and husband, Mrs. John Benigar and Mrs. Royal Doty and daughter, Doris, all went down on Saturday, February 9, stayed until after the operation, and returned home on Wednesday of last week, with the exception of Mrs. Doty, who remained with her mother until after her father returned from the hospital yesterday. He is recovering nicely from the operation.

Valley Center
Edward Ammann visited Sunday with Roy Hilty.

Neoma Park spent Thursday night with Alice Shy.

Irene Bauer visited Sunday with Anna Neuenschwander. In the afternoon they, accompanied by Amos and Daniel Neuenschwander, visited in the Walter Leiber home.

Edith Irvin and Opal Snyder spent Thursday night with Ruby and Lotty Hilty.

Walter Leiber and family moved into the S.P. Eversole property near Chloe, last Thursday. Mr. Leiber sold his place to Leon Neuenschwander.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rapp are the proud parents of a little daughter, born Saturday, February 16. She has been named Roberta Katherine.

Math Hagman and wife of Deepwater visited Friday with Arthur Neuenschwander and family.

Leon Neuenschwander made a business trip to Clinton Friday.

Ruth Neuenschwander spent Sunday night with Anna Neuenschwander.

Chris Rapp and family took dinner Sunday with Arthur Neuenschwander’s.

Eugene Neuenschwander visited with Margaret Neuenschwander Sunday.

E.A. Matter and wife visited from Thursday to Saturday with relatives and friends in Garden City.

Arthur Neuenschwander installed a Delco-light system last week.

The following visited Thursday evening at the Arthur Neuenschwander home: Gus Kalberloh and family, Mrs. Louise Kalberloh, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Shy, and Mrs. Wm. Haverland.

Velma Neuenschwander visited Sunday with Irene Haverland.

P.A. Neuenschwander installed a Crosley radio Monday.

A valentine party was given at the Rufenacht home Thursday evening. The evening was spent in playing games of many kinds. Delicious treats consisting of jello and whipped cream, and cookies. A good time was had by all. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rapp, Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Neuenschwander, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mitchell, Roy Ruby and Lottie Hilty, Neoma Parks, Edith Irvin, Opal Snyder, Clayton, Garnett, Alfred, Anna and Ruth Neuenschwander, Irene Bauer, Earl and Alice Shy, Edward, Leo and Paul Ammann, Raymon, Edwin, John, Hilda and Howard Rufenacht.

E.E. Burton entertained his Sunday school class at the parsonage of the M.E. church, South, Tuesday evening. In spite of the cold weather quite a number were present. Games were played and refreshments served and all expressed themselves as having a very enjoyable time.