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The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
More Maxweils.

Ed Davis and Dick Patterson
each purchased new Maxwell
automobile. the kind that broke
the worlds record on a nonstop
motor. This car made $4,000
miles without stopping. Bert and
Omer Webb will drive three new
cars down from Kansas City Thurs-
day. Neither the big rains, the
Marais de Cygne River bottoms
nor the roads in Barton County
have any terrors for the man who
dives a Maxwell.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
George Paisley Writes.

/ New Boston, Texas. May %.
Dear Mr.. Drake:
/ enclose currency herewith to renew
my News.
. l was able to return here last Friday
from the sanitanum in Texarkana,
where suffered the amputstion OF my
right leg two weeks before. This
operation was necessary to save my
life, as blood poison had developed in
the lifhb which was broken while
climbing fence six weeks previous.
I hope to be able to secure an artificial
limb in short time, and then again
take up the active management Of my
pecan orchard.
Very truly,
g. w. Paisley.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

To Georgia is credited the first
women's auxiliary to the highway
association. 1t will attend to
beautifyipg the Dixie Highway.
Now, you other associations fall
into line-if your roads have ap-
preached the beauty stage; if not,
ladies. nag 'em--and you'll winl-
The Road Maker
Don't know about Georgia being
first. The women south of Jasper
along the Jefferson Highway have
been organized for this purpose
the past two monthR
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
DUBLIN.
Mrs. BERTHA WEBER.

Mrs. Grider entertained at her home
Tuesday Mines. Lizzie Dixon, Perry
Allen and two daughters and Nellie
Keith and daughter from Joplin, and
Bessie and Mossa Evans and two chill
dren from Cafthage and Carterville.
Jim Garner 'afid wife and two sons
and Mr.. COURTNEY and son from Carter
vile visited Earl Garner and wife the
latter part OF last week.
Clarence, Schopewetter from Vernon
County ! 'is Visiting his aunt, Bertha
Webber.
Mrs. Dan Johnson called at the
Webber home Saturday.
Mrs. George Brenneman is having
carpet woven this week.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Missionary Society Meets.

The Missionary Society Of the Bap-
tist Church met at the pleasant sub
urban home Of Mrs. ID. H. Triplett last
Wednesday afternoon. The scripture
lessDn was Matt. %: 1870. Topic,
"Home Missions" The meeting was
led by Mrs. C. q. Wine. A mice lunch!
con was served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
H. f. Ballard. Reporter.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

The taxable property of Jasper
County is right around thirty mil
lions, and most Of it at Carthage.
Webb City, Carterville, Joplin aud
the mining district. A county
bond issue for hard roads would
mean that the big interests of
those cities and the district would
pay the bulk of those bonds.
They have their hard roads down
there and the farming element of
the northern and eastern sections
of the county will have to bring
the matter up when it is brought
up. Why waltz Its the best,
cheapest and fairest solution to
the problem.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

If West Virginia lsses annually
$50, oqo, 900 through her poor road
Rand Engineer VILLAINS says she
does-how much do some other
states loser Food for thought,
brothers, and most indigestible.
1t would be highly interesting to
know upon what facts Mr. Viii
liams bases his figures. and doubt
less profitable and instructive
The Road Maker
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
NJ. e. CHURCH. SOUTH.

Services at Jasper every first and
third Sundays, morning and evening";
at Salem every second Sunday, at Bos-
ton the fourth Sunday. Sunday School
at 1oa. m. at ch"place. Epworth
League at $3.50 p. m. at Jasper and
Salem. Prayer meeting at Jasper every
Wednesday evening. Everyone is cer-
daily invited to attend these services.
c. A. Lewis, pastor.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Church News.
FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH.
J. J. Martin, Pastor.

9:45a. M, Sunday School; Gus Camp
bell, superintendent.
1l:00 u. m. Worship and sermon.
Subject, Fruit the Test OF Christian
ity."
700 p. M, Epworth League. Mendel
Drake, president. Leader, Frank
Crow. Subject, Opportunities of the
one-,alent People"
$50 p. m, song serviceIand sermon
with children's feature.
Good music and cordial welcome to
all.
The midweek prayer meeting, Thurs
day, 1880 p. m.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
eixes Palm to Endurance.

A somewhat varied experience Of
men has led me, the longer live, to
SET lens value on mere cieverness; to
attach more and more Importance to
industry and physical endurance. In
deed, am much disposed to think that
endurance is the most valuable quality
Of all; for industry, as the desire to
work hard. does not come to much II
q feeble frame is unable to respond to
the desire.-Thomas Huxley.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Newspaper Man Married.

Albert b. Edison, who was employed
here on the Newsabout year ago and
who i, now publishing paper at Ben
ninglon, Kans., was married Monday,
May 20, to Miss Amy eleanor Boggs,
at Beatrice, Nebr. Many Jasper friends
OF the young man unite with us in con-
gratulations TO him.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
d.
Jasper
A town Of 900 contented, happy
and hORnitabla afolksD "

A town OF 800 contented, happy
and hospitable folks"
Located on the Jefferson High
way and the Joplin branch OF the
Missouri Pacific Railway, 1876 miles
south Of Kansas City. Also loca.
ted in the center OF wonder
fully productive section of agri-
cultural country devoted to grain
and stock raising.
Jasper has sr rt.
A fully-accredited four-year high
school.
Concrete walks in all parts OF
town.
Splendid city park.
Five Protestant Churches.
Alive Commercial Club.
Streets, stores and homes light
ell by electricity.
An annual agricultural and live
stock fair equal to many county
fairs.
A good band.
Modern stores conducted along
modern business lines.
Two banks whose combined re-
y sources total $273, 802. So.
Three grain elevators.
Jasper shipped last year
Wheat, 2Sl cars.
Hogs, 100 cars.
Cattle, u cars.
Horses and mules, 40 cars.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

The Jasper Comrpsrcial Club, by
its activity and snshnsiasm on the
subject Of hard rasdS, is bringing
Jasper before tae public eye all
over Southwest Missouri. Its good
advertising and abe whole com
munity will reap a material benefit
inside of a year
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Explaining ,norarIyuoe.

The general cry is against ingrati-
tude, but the complaint is misplaced;
It should be against vanity; none but
direct villains are capable Of wiilful
ingratitude; but almost everybody is
capable of thinking he hath done more
than another deserves, while the other
thinks he hath received less than he
deserves-Pope.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

When the people of Missouri are
made to realize what the mud
tax means to them-that bad
roads are a dead loss to the people
who have to travel them-a bond
issue for hard roads will cease to
frighten the voter.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

The Liberty district, southeast
Of Jasper. wants q speeialroad dis-.
trict. Goodl Liberty is IN a rich
farming section and the people are
progressive and knoV chat hard
road to market wdi hsworth many
times its cost.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
CnuRcn or rnE BRErHnnN.

Sunday School each Sunday at 1000.
Preaching at 1l:0O n. m. Christian
Workers Society 7;3o p. m.
All are invited to come and worship
withaus.
d. U. Teeter, Earl NJ. Bowman,
Ministers.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Clear Skin Ccmss From Within

mi. fcolish IA think you can gain a
GO d clear complexion by the use of face
p'.n der. Get ut ihe root Of the trouble
aud thoroughly cleanse the system with
IL tr. atment or Dr. Kings New Life
Pills. Gentle and mild in action, do not
riIr.. yet they rtlieve the liver by their
aci n on the bowels : Good for young.
adults and aged. Go after clear COM
p.exion to- day. 25c. at Pitts Drug Store.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01

There is some inclination in the
Lynnland neighborhood for a spec
ial road district. That would be
good long step in the right di
rection.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Announcements.

THE News In autflorIzed to arr
r1ouIce ttle following tor tire of
SiGes rIar1edt
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Jasper Teachers 60 to Springfield.

The following Jasper teachers will &c
this week to Springfield to attend the
normal:
George Masters Alma Seidner
Ethel Masters Grace Gather
Worth Masters Geneva Hubbard
Lula Lawson Helen Hickman
Elsie Gresham Il. G. Wilkins
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
]. w. MEREDITH

subject to the action Of the Republican
primaries.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Coroner

DIR. e. MCCOY
subject to the action OF the Republican
primaries.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Assessor

w. p. GRISHAM
OF jasper, subject to the action Of the
Democratic primaries.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
CLARK ALE.

subject to the action of the Democratic
primaries.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Judge Circuit Court, Division {
j. w. HALLIBURTON

subject to the action OF the Democratic
primaries. e
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
]. ID. PERKINS

subject TO the action Of the Democratic
primaries.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
Associate Judge, Eastern Distric
HI. O. EARL

subject to the action OF the Republican
primaries.
The Jasper news., 1916-06-01
J. T. b. YARYAN

subject to the action OF the Republican
primaries.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
SUGAR BEET PRICES
CHANGED
Owosso Sugar Go. Will Give Farmers
Beenfit Of Sugar Price.

The Owosso Sugar Co., as it always
has, will play more than fair with the
farmers next year on the price of
beets, and will pay minimum as high
as the present price and add to the
price of sugar. all for higher price.
81 a ton will be paid for beets if
sugar sells for 81 a hundred; if the
price is $3.50 or So a hundred beets
will bring $3.50 or So ton. The
price now is So for beets and sugar is
selling for $50. The price to govern
will be the price of sugar in October
January next year.
The plan in on the system estab-
lished by Mr.. Roy Osburn, formerly
of Owosso, who is manager of the
Toledo factory, but is better in that
the minimum here is So and there$5.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Green-Young.

The marriage of Miss Avis Green,
daughter of Mr.. and. Mrs. A. w.
Green, and DIR. Glen Young, of De-
troit, was solemnized at the home of
the bride in Corunna, Wednesday af-
teEnoon in the present of one hun
dred-fifty guests, Rev. E. j. Cross Off
ciating. Miss Ivah Rosson, of Grand
Rapids, and DR.. Jas. Belyea, of To-
ledo, Ohio, attended the bride and
groom. Mrs. Cora Vandewater Wort
ley, of Ypsilanti, sang two solos and
Prof. James Tillotson, of Lansing,
played the wedding march and Men
delssohn's wedding chorus. After a
wedding dinner DR.. and Mrs. Young
left on wedding trip and will be at
home in Detroit after Dec. 30.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Eiks Memorial.

Owosso Lodge Of Elks held its annual
memorial EXERCISES Sunday afternoon
at the temple, large number of mem.
beis and friends being present. The
services are always impressive and be.
come more 30 as the roll of departed
members becomes larger. Five brothers.
Roy Simpson. Laingsburg; Fred r..
Northway, Durand; Fred 81. Brown,
Ann Arbor; Leslie J. Kline and Ben
Smith of Owosso, who passed away dur
ing the past year, were remembered in
eulogy given by Hon. Matthew Bush.
who knew the men intimately and called
to mind their good qualities and incl
dents of their lives.
N-e Hon. Geo. l.. 'Eusk of Bay City dep
uty secretary of state, formerly of Owos-
so, gave most eloquent general eulogy.
Miss Wilma Demuth sang and Mrs.
Charles Sackrider rendered vi olin solo
being accompanied respectively by Miss
Gladys Reineke and Mrs. Frank Kohler.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Demand $4,000.

A demand has been made on Sher-
if b. S. Griffin for $4,000 which was
paid to Hugh A. Mcdonald when he
agreed to abandon the prosecution of
l.. c. Hall, Jr., on a criminal charge,
and taken from him later by Deputy
Sheriff E. j. Herrick when McDon-
aid was arrested. This is probably
preliminary to a suit to secure the
$4,000 for Hugh Mcdonald.
The appeal from the probate court
in the matter Of the estate Of Mrs.
Agnes Van Wormer, deceased, Fred
Grumley, claimant, which was on trial
in the circuit court for one day, was
settled Friday. Grumley lived with
Mrs. Van Wormer and her husband
for many years on their farm near
Durand and at her death, put in a
claim for $2,100 for labor. It was
allowed by the commissioners on
claims and accounts, but the admins
traitor and the heirs contested it.
Grumley accepted 81, 500 in settle
ment.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
SUES JAMES N. MCBRIDE
Harry E. Dunbar Begins Suit for
$4,000 on Note for Stock.

CORUNNA, Mich, Dec. 2.-Harry
f. Dunbar, of Cashin, Colorado, has
started suit in the circuit court here
for $4,000 against James N. Mcbride
Of Burton. The declaration declares
that Mr.. Mcbride owes him $4,000. as
interest and principal of a promisory
note given by Mr.. Mcbride to Mr..
Dunbar in Cashin in May, 1910. The
note was for $4,000 and the declara-
tion says that the amount now, due
with interest added is $4,000. The
note was secured it is said by $4,000
of stock of the LaSal Copper Mining
company at par value, owned by j..
N. Mcbride. The note was ooriginal-
ly for one year, but according to the
declaration has been renewed at var
ious times.
The declaration further states that
Mr.. Mcbride owes Harry Z. Dunbar,
for stock valued at $4,000, the stock
being on the La Sal Copper Mining
company. 1t states. that Mr.. Mcbride
made contract in 1900 with III. p.
Dunbar, the assignor, to deliver. the
stock to HI. p. Dunbar or the assignee,
Harry E. Dunbar.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Organize for Revival.

The second of the series of union
church meetings to be held from now
until the tabernacle meetings begin
at New Years, was held at the Cong
regational church Sunday evening. A
congregation that filed the auditor
ium and lecture room heard Rev. j.
Frank Green, of the Church of Christ,
preach an excellent sermon. The
Congregational choir rendered music.
After the services the committees
recently named to have charge of the
work during the religious campaign
met and elected chairmen. Those elect
ed were: Executive committee, E. O.
Dewey, chairman; l.. 0. Underwood,
secretary; building committee, w. j.
Blood; personal work committee, Ar,
thur Alliton; finance committee, G. T..
Campbell; publicity committee, Rev!
H. A. Waite; usher's committee, f. F..
Wilson; entertainment committee,
Mrs. Frank Howard.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of
the Shiawassee County Ministerial
association held Monday an invitation
was extended by the Owosso clergy
to the churches of the county to be-
come identified with the tabernacle
meetings. Quite a number have signi
fed their intention of doing so. Co
runna churches are included in those
who will help the cause.
At the meeting of the ministerial
association, attended by Is ministers
OF the county, Rev. B. G.. Mattson
read paper on archaeology. A spirit
cd discussion of the subject followed
in which some Of the ministers differ
cd with Rev. Mattson. They all paid
tribute to the paper, however, as a
mastery effort.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Moose Lodge Prospering.

December 81 will be a red letter
day on the calendar of Owosso lodge,
Loyal Order of Moose. On that
night, a large class of new members
will be initiated and the Owossoites
will entertain the st. Charles lodge
and the degree team of the Flint
lodge. The st. Charles ritual team
will confer the degrees on the large
class and the Flint team will show
pictures illustrating the degree work.
Sixty-two new members have already
been secured and there is no doubt,
members of the lodge say, that this
number will be increased to 100 by
December 81.
The St. Charles lodge will be met
at the depot with band and will be
escorted to the lodge hall on North
Washington street by their Owosso
brothers.. A social time will occupy
part of the evening.
Arrangements have been made for
a social feature to be added to the
regular lodge meeting every Thursday
evening. A different committee has
charge each week and each commit
tee tries to outdo it's predecessor.
The lodge is in a flourishing condi-
tion as regards both membership and
finances.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
BOYS ACCUSED OF GRIMES
Youths Were Planning to go to Texas
With Money Obtained from
Robborjos.

Patrolman Fuller took six boys from
school Tuesday, to appear before Judge
Matthew Bush, charging them with
numerous roberies in Owosso during
the hast few weeks After much inves
tigation and reports of thefts from the
Owosso Milling Co. and the Townsend.
Fulmer store and other places, young.
ster who heard some Of the boys plan
ming to go to Texas told the police and
Clifford May, aged IA; Wilson Berkley,
ID; Claude Marvin, IA; Frank Stanton,
ID; George.Steggall 13 and Walter Fow-
Ter Is, were taken in charge. Clifford
May, who is thought to be the leader,
has been placed in the Dorcas Home
pending Investigations. May admits
having been involved in six deals, and
says he and Berkeley and Marvin were
alb out to start west.
The Owosso Milling Co. Is the largest
loser, the boys claiming to have taken
$3.50 there at different times. They
went In and asked to telephone and
robbed the cash drawer while there
The boys made one statement which
was considered doubtful, claiming that
a printing Office had $500 in the safe
and they went after it but failed to
open the safe
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Successful Honeywell Meetings II
Hastings.
The Hastings Banner says:

The Hastings Banner says:
This week will close the Tabernacle
meetings and the Honeywell campaign
in Hastings. SO far about 200 con-
verts have been gained, most of whom
have indicated their church prefer
enccs. The services last week were
interfered with by unfavorable wealth
er ito some extent, but the interest
was steadily maintained, and converts
were gained each night. Sunday af-
ternoon the Mems Brotherhoods Of
the city met at the Methodist church
and marchd in body down Green and
Jefferson streets and up through State
and Church streets to the tabernacle.
DR.. Honeywell gave a powerful ad-
dress on 1.-THE -Four Square, Man"
which was listened to with the closest
attention. In the evening his sermon
was on "The Ten Commandments, "
and was a heart-searching deliver
ance.
Next Sunday the Honeywell cani-
paigp will close. There will be no
services at any of the five co-operat-
ing churches Sunday morning, but
there will be union service i'm the
At 2:30 will be DR.. Hon.
eywell's concluding address to the
men. The BrotherhOods will again as
semble at the Methodist church and
march in body and headed by.Kuen-
zel's band to the tabernacle. In the
evening the final service of the cam
paign will take place. DR.. Honey
wells sole compensation for his own
services will be the free-will Offering
taken Sunday. From that he must
also pay half of the salaries of his
party, the other half being provided
for in the general expenses. 1t is
hoped there may be very liberal of
fering.
DR.. Honeywell, Messrs. George,
Roberts and Spooner and Mrs. Dague
have won host of warm friends in
this city. Their courteous bearing.
kindliness and fine spirit have not on
ly endeared them to all who have met
them but have been large factor in
winning many to the Christian way.
They are sincere, fine-spirited Chris
tian folks, whom it is a pleasure to
meet.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Death Of Mrs. Guy Castle.

Mrs. Guy Castle, aged q years. died
atA the Sparrow hospital in Lansing,
Saturday, after an illness of three weeks
with typhoid pneumonia. The remains
were brought to Owosso and the funeral
held Monday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Castle, North Washing
tonstreet, Rev Frank Green officiating.
Mrs. Emma Bogart Castle was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bo.
gart of this city. where she lived prac.
tically all her life. She was an active
member of the Church of Christ. Her
husband and daughter one year DID,.
survive
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Notice OF Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the Shiawassee Mutual
Fire Insurance Company will be held
at the Court House in the City of Cor
uuna, on Thursday, January 4, 1917, at
II o'clock a. M, for the purpose Of
electing officers and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
Dated, Owosso. Mich, Nov. 30. 1916.
Il, d. HURRELL.
Secretary.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
CIRCUIT COURT

The case of LaVerne Spease of
Owosso against the Fox & Mason Fur
niture Co., Of Corunna, has been on
the calendar for several months. and
the court gave the Attorney for the
plaintiff until the MAY term to try
the case. If no action is taken by
that time the case will be dismissed.
The case of Barbara against Godfrey
Wildermuth for separate maintenance
was dropped. The divorce cases of
Hattie against Joseph Ball and Fred
w. Hubbard against Katheryn Hub
bard will not be tried, as it is under
stood that reconciliation has been
effected.
The attachment case of Lizzie Van
Dusen against Charles Chase and the
cases of the Journal Company of Troy
against the Owosso Motor company.
and the John Deere Plow company
against Fred Taylor have been dis
missed, having been on the calendar
more than one year.
A decree has been granted in the
divorce case of Charlotte against
Claude Kelley. He is 20 and she is
20 years old. The wife is given the
custody of the eight-year-old daugh-
ter, and $3.50 a week alimony.
s. Q. Pulver, one of the attorneys
for the defendants in the case of
Hall against Van Slyke and Henry,
of Durand, fled bond with the court
for stay of proceedings. Mr.. Ball
was struck by an auto driven Ly
Henry Losing and said to be owned
by the defendants. Ball was given a
judgment. A motion will be made for
new trial, and if not granted the
defendants will appeal to the supreme
court.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
WILL GUARANTEE $1,000
Expenses for Tabernacle Meetings
Apportioned to Churches.

The $4,000 necessary to guarantee the
expense OF building tabernacle and
pay other expenses of holding the meet
ings to be conducted by Rev. Ira Honey
well and his assistants in Owosso in
January, have been apportioned to
Owosso churches and the work of secur.
ing the pledges is being successfully
carried on.
{, 1t Is not expected the amounts will
have TO be paid as the collections for the
first three weeks have in all other cities
paid the expenses, which include build.
ing the tabernacle. heating, lighting,
renting furnished house for the evan
gelist and pay half the salaries of the
assistants Rev. Honeywell pays the
balance of the salaries and secures his
own pay from the last Sunday night
free will offering. No collection is
taken up during the last two of the five
weeks.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Shiawassee a Bit Slow.

Wayne. Washtenaw, Presque Isle
and Missaukee counties have provided
their share of the funds needed to So
cure the appointment of county agri-
cultural advisors and after July first
next men for the places will be named
by the State Board Of Agriculture.
Will Shiawassee be the last county
in the state to wake up to the value and
Importance of the work done by these
advisors?
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-08
Tax Collection Notice.

The winter tax roll having been de-
livered to me, the taxes therein levied,
also all special taxes can be paid at
my Office in the city hall at any time
from the fifth day of December to
and including the 10th day of Janu-
airy next ensuing, without any charge
for collection but A per cent collec-
tion fee will be charged and collected
upon all taxes remaining unpaid on
said 10th day of January.
Collection hours will be from a.
m. to 4 p. m. A. T. Wright, Treas
urer of City of Owosso.-Adv.