The Jasper news., 1915-09-16
BLUE STAR.
Mrs. MYRTLE CoINER.

horses which were in the barn ut the
time.
Hobson NIikesell spent last week at
Il. A. Baston's.
]. l.. Hull and wife and Pearl Killy
were Joplin visitors last Monday and
got caught in the storm coming home
late Monday evening, butarrived home
safely after having had an experience
which they will remember some time.
c. II. Stephens and family visited
at VIM. Shareholders Saturday.
Dan and Van Day spent several days
at the Blevins home last week.
Geo. Budd attended meeting at
Fort Scott last week.
l.. Shaunce and wife entertained
con- pany from the north part of Bar
ton last Sunday.
H. f. Coiner and family spent Sun
day at Ed OWENS.
Mr.. NIikesell sold a calf to John Ward
Friday.
A threshcr belonging to Bryon Wal
lace and brother Grant, (of Hill City,
Kans., caught fire and burned up'with
;,To wagon loads of wheat. They were
threshing grain for their father, II. j.
Wallace. The men were at dinner
when the fire started, but it is sup
posed to have caught from the engine,
and was burning so rapidly when dis
covered that it was impossible to save
either. a mule which was tied to one
of the wagons was badly scorched.
Both Bryon and his father are quite
well known here, having lived in Blue
Star for some time and we are sorry to
hear of their i'll luck.
Mrs. Frank l[illy and daughter Pearl
spent several days last week with Mrs.
Hull, the water being 50 high they
could not get home.
Lee Mitchell and family visited
Urban Brown and wife Sunday.
.. Mr.. and Mrs. Hightower4 and daugh-
ter Ruth of Webb City spent a couple
of days with l.. Shaunce and wife last
week.
Ii, T.. Coiner and family spent Sat
urday evening at the Stephens home
and enjoyed ice cream.
l.. Shaunce and family called at
Urban Browns Saturday evening.
Misses Myrtle and Hazel IIiley called
on Helen and Elsie Hickman Sunday.
Bert and Lawren johnson spent
Sunday with Freddie Lee.
Mr.. Bowman called on Mr.. Campbell
Sunday.
Ruth and Grace Grif1itts, Ocie An
drews and Mae Bowman spent Sunday
afternoon with Jessie and Vera Pen
nington. }. Il. Hull and wife, Edith
Selsor and Zoah Andrews called there
in the evening.
w. S. Pennington and wife spent
Sunday at Mr.. Hendricks.
School is progressing nicely with 10
in attendance. The schoolhouse has
been cleaned and newly papered.
j. f. Hull made business trip to
Galesburg Monday.
DR.. Norton and wife motored up from
Oronogo one day last week and spent
the day fishing.
Earl Garner and wife spent Thurs
day afternoon at Sam Kings.
Mrs. Jennie Kackley and Harry |
Morton returned to Carthage last week !
after short visit at the Hull home.
Joe Dayringer made trip to Arkan-
sas last week, returning Friday. The
Dayringer family are preparing to
move there in the near future.
Grandma King returned to the Ben
King home Monday after few days
visit with her son Sam and family.
Blue Star and Lebanon matched a |
ball game at the Blue Star grounds
Sunday afternoon, in which Lebanon
came Off victorious.
S. p. King and family spent Sunday |
afternoon at Mrs. Matt Hyder's.
Al Armstrong returned Tuesday |
from Arkansas where he has been at
work the past month.
Mrs. C. II. Stephens called at the |
Blevins and Hull homes last week.
Several from here attended the
Woodrow sale Monday.
Owing to high water our carrier could |
not make his route until Friday.
Frank Scissor and mother were callers
at the Hull home Saturday evening.
Collie, Willie and Louie Blevins called |
there Sunday morning.
TornIoa Of Torthoua cnapf |