Ripley County democrat., 1916-05-05
The Democrat.
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Doniphan, ,No.30. Mutual, ,No.80
Local and Personal News.

o. M. Gary. the Naylor druggist was
mp between traine last Thursday.
Boyd Whitwell of Bennett was in
town overnight Wednesday after goods
for his store.
Eugene McGee returned TO Poplar
Bluff Wednesday after several days
mere with his mother.
I'D. Gerlach, cashier Of the Ripley
County Bank made trip to Chester,
ILL.,, Wednesday noon.
Mrs. Acel Cline and daug hter, visit
. cd over Saturday aight at Naylor, re-
turning home Sunday.
Mrs, J p. Campbell and son, Percy,
left Wednesday for Rolla, Mo-, on a
visit TO her parents there.
Marvin Towels went to Brunswick,
Mo-, last Sunday, where he will work
during the coming summer.
Dewitt Paul who has been working
at Neelyville for some time past, is here
this week visiting home folks.
The bridge and building crew OF the
Iron Mountain is here this week re-
pairing and rebuilding bridges on the
Doniphan branch.
DR.. C. H. Martin who has been at
Holiister, Mo, for the past ten days
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Car
Ger, returned home Tuesday.
Wesley McCauley, the Poynor mer-
chant was in town last Friday, and pur-
chased Q new Maxwell automobile from
Chas. Allen, the local agent.
Charlie Danner, who was recently
operated upon for internal troubles, was
able TO be down town the middle Of the
week. He is looking greatly improved.
Squire William Rice Of Current
River township was in town Wednes-
day, bringing his son and wife up to
the train. where they left for points in
Arkansas.
Miss Whitworth of Ironton, who was
here last week the guest OF her aunt,
Mrs. J. w. Worsnop Of the Methodist
parsonage, returned to her home last
Saturday noon.
Rev. Pleas Whitwell, who used to live
up in the northwest part of this county
near Bennett, but now lives at Poplar
Bluff, was here last Saturday, and wen
across the river where he preached Sua'
day.
J. U. Swain, Secretary Of the School
Board is taking an enumeration Of thu
school children Of Doniphan schoo
district this week, for the coming schoo
year. He has the work about com
pletsd.
Rev. Abe G. Jones, Of Pennington
district superintendent for the st. Loui
Childrsn's Home Finding Orphanage
was here last Monday, and took bacl
With him the three children Of Mrs
Jehn Burlington, Of this city.
Mrs. J. R. Wright who has beel
spending the winter with her childrs
At Columbus, Miss, arrived hon
Wednesday evening accompanied b
her daughter law Mrs. Ellis Wright
who will visit her parents here, Mr.. an
Mrs. j. d. Gerlach.
J. L. Hicks left Monday for Kennel
and 81. Louis. While in st. Louis b
will try TO introduce new porch swim
ne has recently patented to the trade.
hardware salesman for large st. Loui
wholesale house who was here recently
locked At the model At Mr.. Hicks shoI
and was highly pleased with II, an
predicted large sale for it.
Edwin Ferguson left Wednesday "a
st. Louis 10 meet his brother Robt
Who 10 on the way here from valde;
Alaska. with the body Of his wife. VIII
died there about two weeks ago. The
ara expected in on this evenings trair
and the funeral will be held at i0;C
o'clock tomorrow morning from sh
rssidsnes Of Mrs. J.. w. Me0ee. th
deceased lady's mother. Rev. W
Sanford Gee. pastor Of The Baptll