St. Clair County Democrat
Osceola, Missouri
9 October 1919

Personal Mention
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fields spent the weekend in Gerster with Mr. Fields’ mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Fields.

Mrs. Dr. Geo. Cress and daughter, Frankie, of Linn Creek, are visiting the family of Grover Frala this week.

Miss Essie Faurot returned Wednesday morning from a several days business trip to St. Louis.

Dr. J.P. Green, of Roscoe, was a recent caller at this office and while here extended his subscription for another year.

D.W. Tharp of Collins, while in this city recently, called at The Democrat office and renewed for his paper.

E.L. Gover recently called at The Democrat office and had the date on his paper set forward a year.

D.A. Horn, S.G. Culbertson and Wm. Meredith, all of the Collins vicinity, were recent callers at The Democrat office for the purpose of having their time extended.

Sell us your Cream, Poultry, Eggs and Hides. Farmers Produce Co., Phone 45, East Side Square.

Wm. Ingels of Appleton City is a new subscriber to this paper.

W.H. Roeder went to Springfield last Friday and remained over Saturday in attendance at the Ozark Stock Show and Fair. He reports big crowds and fine displays.

Be sure and see Ab. Blakely before you sell your poultry, eggs and hides. He wants to handle your produce.

Mrs. M.L. Conour called at The Democrat the first of the week and renewed for their paper, saying that they enjoyed reading it and would not think of trying to get along without it each week.

Mrs. T.O. Daniel left Friday for Excelsior Springs where she will take treatment for relief from rheumatism.

W.E. Crouch of Collins, Mo., offers to make loans on your land at 6 ½ per cent straight. No commission.

Messick Tealson spent the last of the week looking after business in the big city at the mouth of the Kaw.

Why let your growing timber decay in the tree when E.T. Browning, a Co. of Osceola, will pay you big prices for ties.

Waldo P. Johnson spent the last of the week in Kansas City in attendance at the meeting of the State Bar Association.

A pie social will be given by Roscoe School, Saturday night, October 11, 1919. The proceeds will be used for the support of the school. Everybody is invited to attend.

Mrs. J.A. Boner spent last Friday afternoon in Clinton.

Ralph P. Johnson spent the latter part of last week in Kansas City, attending the meeting of the State Bar Association.

All Sunday School classes of the Methodist Church are holding sociables this week as part of the “October-the Rally Month” plans.

While passing the Shaw poultry house one evening last week one of the boys invited Wade Shaffner to have a drink of cider, which they had just gotten from the country, and told him the jug was back by the stove. Mr. Shaffner said he did not pay close enough attention to where they told him the jug was, but took the first one he came to, which happened to be a jug of sulphuric acid, which is used in testing cream. Mr. Shaffner did not get much of the acid, but enough to burn his mouth and throat pretty severely, and he admits that the “kick” was pretty strong.

Corbin Items
Several from this neighborhood attended the Scott and Brownlee sale last Wednesday.

Miss Golden Houk, of Iconium, who is working at Mrs. C.F. Tucker’s spent Sunday with her sister, Lilly, at Mrs. Gardeners.

Charley Suiter and his mother, Mrs. Manda Suiter, of Iconium, spent Tuesday night at the home of J.C. Rippetoe.

John Roberts and family spent Sunday with Clyde Corbin and family.

Mrs. E.L. Gover spent a few days in Osceola last week.

Appleton City Items
John Pierce is very sick and his friends and relatives are very much alarmed over his condition. Later
Mr. Pierce died Monday evening at six o’clock and was buried in the Appleton City cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Virgil Higgins attended the Fair at Osceola Friday and Saturday. She reports the fair a success.

Work on the Baptist parsonage is progressing nicely and it will probably be ready for occupancy about November 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Moore were in Appleton City last week making arrangements to locate here. Mr. Moore has a position at the Coal Shovel. Mrs. Moore is a cousin to Mrs. Virgil Higgins.

One evening last week the picture show was turned into a rough house for a while. The film caught fire and the whole apparatus was knocked to the floor and then kicked downstairs and into the street.

River View and Green Valley Rumblings
(Written for last week)

Christian Endeavor was well attended at River View last Saturday night.

Mrs. W.A. Carriker and children and Mrs. Joe Spangler and children spent Sunday with Mrs. George Deans and daughters.

Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Crawford visited with Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Pritchard Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Francis and daughter, Ellen, and May Carriker spent Sunday at John Allen’s.

Clarence Lingle spent the former part of the week with R.H. Pritchard and family.

Boyd Allen returned home from overseas last Saturday, September 27, although he landed in the U.S. September 4. It has been very nearly two years since he answered the call of his country and we are all glad to see him home again.

Clurg Pritchard, who has been at Kansas City the past few weeks, returned home last Sunday.

Charlie Horn had a sale last Monday. He expects to leave for California soon.

Hazel and William Lutes returned home Sunday from Vernon County, where they have been the past two weeks.

Sunday visitors at Elmer Waite’s were: R.H. Pritchard and family, Mrs. C.M. Pritchard, Ettie and Benny Coleman, Elbert and Elton Smith, Otis Killiabru and Tommy Austin.

Ned Allen spent Sunday night with Johnny and Boyd Allen.