The Marshall republican., 1910-06-03

5 COUNTY NEWS
MALTA BEND

Jay hiOih SOthCJ III lhoifooot a.
which place she taught school last
winter.
Fred Stockman was at Gillian on
Sunday.
H. M. England transacted bust
ness in Marshall Saturday.
B. G. Hardy was t~ransacting bus
mess in the county seat Tuesday.
Mr.. Wilson Of Waverly spent
Saturday in our town.
Dave VanMeter of near Miami
had business in town Thursday.
Perry Garnett, who has been in
Oklahoma for some time returned
home Sunday.
George Adams and Ashton Full
ton were transacting business in
Marshall Saturday.
Miss Katharine Fletcher, OF Bios
ser attended church here Sunday
morning.
John Demoss of Odessa came
down to attend the funeral of his
cousin Will Bryan.
Memorial and Decoration Day
was observed at the First M. E.
Church Sunday at II a. m. and on
Monday at 2 p. m. The memorial
sermon was preached by Rev.
Leatherman assisted by Rev. w. P.
Barrett. Ia fine program was
rendered Monday evening, consist
ing of songs, recitations and drills.
After the exercises at the church
the ceremonies were. concluded at
the Malta Bend cemetery where
the graves of the soldiers were
beautiful decorated with flowers.
The committee for next year was
elected as follows Miss Irene Hous
ton, president; Mrs. H. o. Bal
lew, vice-president. Mrs. Herbert
Wilson secretary and treasurer.
Following this the cemetery asso-
citation held a meeting and elected
seven directors as follows: S. T.
Wilson, l.. Moritz, M. walker, G.
A. Renick, Fred Pittman, j. L.Hous
ton. and James Tobin. The direc-
tors organized and elected M. w,
q Walker, president; L. Moritz, vice.
president; j. L. Houston, secretary
s. T. Wilson, treasurer, and j. A,
Tobin superintendent.
John Demoss returned from Mar
ton Wednesday where he has been
visiting.
Miss Myrl Blosser returnedd Sat-
urday from Jefferson City where
she has been visiting relatives.
Fred Stockman was a visitor al
Grand Pass Friday.
Will Rea of the Rea & Page mill.
ing company was in town Tues
day looking at the elevator and
seems well pleased with it.
Miss Minnie Franklin after hav-
ing made a visit to her parents ]
w. franklin and family returned tc
he: duties at the Baptist Hospita.
in Kansas City Mo.
Mrs. Butler after visiting hel
mother at Dover several days re-
turueu hume last week.
Grover Neer of Grand Pass came
down last Wednesday and visited
relatives.
Allan Mahan and family left las
Tuesday for Kansas City and from
there they will go to their home il
Oklahoma.
Earl Van Stone returned home
from Detroit, Mich. last Wednes.
day.
Claud Weaver of near Miami wa,
in town Wednesday.
Miss Bette Douglas came home
from school Thursday.
Miss Irene Houston was shop,
ping in Marshall Saturday.
Sherman Houston was transact.
ing business in Marshall Friday.
Herbert Ransberger and wife O.
Mt. Leonard spent Sunday with tn,
latter's parents, Everett Fulton
and wife.
Mrs. Nellie Dow went to Frank
fort, Indiana Tuesday morning. 1
is limited that Miss Dow will no
teach next winter but will tr,
coffee-making in Coffey-ville. Sh,
taught at C%offeyville six years.
A number of friends of Mr.. AM
Mrs. R. c. Potter surprised then
Tuesday evening by dropping il
on them. A very pleasant evening
was spent.