St. Clair County Democrat
Osceola, Missouri
23 October 1919

River View
Christian Endeavor was well attended last Sunday evening. Miss Hazel Lutes lead the meeting and Miss Mattie Lutes will lead next Sunday night.

Mrs. J.T. Venter is on the sick list at this writing.

Miss Altha Pritchard spent Sunday with Adaline Deans.

Mrs. Abe Lutes and daughter Mattie have returned from Colorado, where they have been for the past few weeks.

Sunday visitors at Iver Bolings were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Piper, J.F. Culbertson and Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Pritchard.

Mrs. Albert Dierking is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Crawford, at present.

May and Alice Carriker visited with Misses Bessieand Ora Morlan from Friday evening until Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spangler and children visited with W.A. Carriker and children Sunday.

Charlie Pritchard has moved to the J.F. Culbertson place.

Iver Boling has moved to Vernon County.

Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Crawford, Mrs. Albert Dierking and daughter Lovena, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O.E. Pritchard.

C.F. Bryan spent Friday night with J.F. Culbertson in Vernon County.

The party at U.E. Carriker’s Monday night was well attended.

Corbin Items
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Poling spent Saturday and Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Archie Sanders, who lives west of Osceola.

J.W. Corbin, of Osceola, spent the latter part of last week with his son, Clyde Corbin, and family.

Robert Hooper was quite sick last week having had the doctor with him twice, but they pronounced it a severe cold and we expect to see him up in a few days.

Mr. George Baumgardener, wife, and daughter, Jewel, visited Saturday and Sunday with Fred Cauthorn and family, of King’s Prairie.

Harry Johnson and Ernest Drake, of Osceola, spent Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Drake.

Mrs. Elmer Gover underwent an operation for appendicitis at her home last Thursday evening. While she is very low yet, the doctors think she is slowly recovering.

Charley Sheldon and family, of Osceola, spent Sunday with Mrs. Sheldon’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Wisner.

Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Mumma, of Holden, Mo., spent the week-end at Elmer Gover’s.

Lonzo Kirkpatrick and wife spent Sunday at Arlie Meredith’s. Mr. Kirkpatricks expect to leave soon for their new home in Oklahoma. They will make the trip in wagons.

Word reached this neighborhood last Friday morning that Arthur Mulkey, of Harper, had hanged himself sometime Thursday night, but particulars are still not known.

Elmer Haden sold and delivered four wagon loads of hogs to Osceola Monday.

Ora Roberts, of near Lowry City, spent most of last week with his brother, John, and family Ora anticipates leaving for Iowa soon.

Mrs. Glen Russell and baby spent last Tuesday with Mrs. George Baumgarden.

Miss Roxy Rippetoe spent last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Niva Hooper.

Those spending Sunday evening at Clyde Corbin’s were Jose Wisner and wife, James Garrison and family, Lawrence Wisner and family, Miss Golden Houk, J.W. Corbin and Henry Baumgardener.

Lester Gorman and family, of Oklahoma, visited last week with his parents, T.S. Gorman and wife.

Red Cross Notes.
A national advertising campaign of gigantic proportions is being launched by the Red Cross in preparation for the Third Red Cross Roll Call, November 2 to 11, according to advices received by the Chairman of Publicity for the St. Clair County Chapter.
During the drive, newspapers all over the country will carry page, half page and smaller ads, underwritten by patriotic, public-spirited firms and citizens. The advertisements will state the future plans of the organization as well as the reason for its permanent maintenance.
“He who runs may read” is a familiar maxim that typifies the Red Cross plans for the forthcoming “barrage”. No stone is to be left unturned in order that every opportunity to carry the Red Cross message to the American people may be utilized to the best advantage.
Dr. R.C. Tharp, who is Chairman of the Roll Call for the St. Clair County Chapter wants many workers to assist him in numerous ways. Returned soldiers, sailors, marines and any of you who have the welfare of humanity at heart may assist in this campaign by giving him your name.
A canvass is to be made in Osceola this week for the purpose of underwriting the Red Cross advertising in the local papers.

A Suicide Near Harper
Arthur Mulkey, the 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mulkey, who reside on a farm in the Harper neighborhood, committed suicide at an early hour last Friday morning by hanging.
The last the family saw of him alive was Thursday evening at dusk, when he started to a neighboring farm to spend the evening with a young lady to whom he was engaged to be married. The next seen of him was after daylight Friday morning when his brother found him hanging from a tree in the barn lot. His father had gone to the barn just before the break of day and noticed the object hanging there but supposed it was something hanging on the fence.
Coroner C.A. Smith, Prosecuting Attorney Lee Crook, Sheriff Butcher and Glen E. Toatson went to the scene and held an inquest, after which the jury returned the following verdict:
“We, the jury, having been duly sworn by C.A. Smith, Coroner of St. Clair County, Missouri, diligently to inquire and true presentment make, in what manner and by whom Arthur Mulkey, whose dead body was found at the farm of Marion Mulkey, on the 17th day of October 1919, came to his death; after having heard the evidence and upon full inquiry concerning the facts, a careful examination of said body, do find that the deceased came to his death at his own hands by hanging, with suicidal intent. And we further find that there is no motive for said suicide.”
S.E. Coble, A.G. Gover, W.E. McClain, J.H. Chiles, W.D. McClain