Ripley County democrat., 1913-07-11
Local and Personal News.
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from Dexter.
R.K Murdoch and wife, Of Ponder,
were in town this week,
Lask and Charlie Gentry Of Elsinore,
were here last week visiting.
Ed Cox was here from Kingbee the
first OF the week on business.
Miss Eva Joyce, of Yanduser, Scott
Co., is here on a visit to relatives.
Mrs. Effe Mitchell and daughter,
Miss Jewell, are here from Russellville,
Ark.
Attorney Geo. D. Sloan was at the
Bluff Monday attending to legal busi-
ness.
If you want to borrow money on long
time ard easy payments see Geo: D.
Sloan. 3tu
T. T. Gentry came down from his
home Mt Elsinore the first of the week
a. visit.
Dennis Harris returned to Poplar
Bluff the first Of the week after a few
days visither
Will Penny returned to the Bluf the
first of the week after spending several
days here yisiting.
Miss Louella Paul is at home from
Little Rock, Ark. where she has been
employed for some time.
Charlie Hancock, returned to st.
Louis, Sunday. after spending several
days here visiting relatives.
Linn Paul and wife came up from
Hoxie the first part OF the week on
visit to friends and relatives.
George p. Sloan has money to loan
on improved farms on reasonable terms.
See him befoEe placing your loan. 3lt.
Will Pagan and wife, OF St. Louis
are here this week visiting Mrs. Fagans
parents, Geo. Ederer and wife Of south
of town.
II you are in need OF money see Geo.
D. Sloan for terms and time before bor-
rowing. Office in court house With pro-
bate Judge. 3itf
W. Chapman. came in the latter
part of last week from an extended
trip TO Africa. He will remain here for
several days.
DR.. c. H. Martin left the Erst OF the
week for West Plains where he will vis-
ID his son, T. W. Martin and go on from
there to other points to attend TO busi-
ness matters.
Farmers are taking on new life since
the recent rains and are getting ready
to SOW millet, and other forage crops,
there being plenty OF time for most OF
these crops to mature before the season
grows to close.
Mrs. J. n. Sandlin and children are
back from California where they went
sometime ago to locate. They stopped
off at Kensett. Ark, on their way back
to visit, arriving here Wednesday.
Outing parties on the river this week
were composed Of Acel Cline and Fam
lily, Miss Clara Barrett, Lee Barrett and
Will Chapman, also Ezra Ponder and
wife and r. d. Mcdonald and wife.
They all report having had a pleasant
time.
The rains OF the present week have
not only been world Of good to the
growing crops and vegetation generally
but the water holes and branches are
now full and stock on the ranges will
not have TO suffer or 90 long distances
for water.
The picnic held on the west banks Of
the beautiful Current" last Friday
and Saturday was fairly we'll attended
There were few amusements at the pic
mic, however everybody seemed to en-
Joy themselves, In spite OF the ho'
weather.
Contractor W. J. McCulloy, of st
Louis, and his foreman, came In thu
first OF the week and Immediately begar
work on the foundation for the new
school building. Work is to be pushed
rs rapidly as possible and the building
completed in time for the school open
ing in September, II possible
Two nephews OF deputy game warde'
Jack ThompsoH are his guests. The
are from England, and are sons OF tn
Earl Of stanhope, their mother who wa
st. Louis girl, being sister OF MI
Thompson. They arrived here durin
the past week and Jack met them at tn
depot, The lads, one twelve and tn
other fourteen, are jolly chaps and hay
travelled about the world considerable
for their age.
Street commissioner Jim Merrell an
force Of men are engaged this week