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The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
CASS.

Silas Childers is logging for w. A. Mcllroy
 Mir. Y, H. Byrd of Beech Grove was in Cass Thursday on business
 MT. Tommie Hill of Taft was in Cass Tuesday. Come again Tommie.
 The Parsonage building of the M. E. Church. South. at Beech Grove has been sold. Y. J. Byrd oe that place was purchaser.
 The M. E Church has bought a house and lot from w. A. Mcllroy at this place. Which will be the parsonage from this on. Mr. and Mrs. Glaspie on re- joicing over a fine boy the Stork left them Saturday night, all doing well.
 Large attendance at church Saturday night aud Sunday morning. No preaching Sunday night.
 Cass was visited this week by some rail road men that are looking out the old survey of the R. R. up the Mulberry river.
 MT. Ebert Turner has come from Harrison. Ark. where he has been working in the forest. He is our Forest Ranger for Cass
 Prof. Fleming and his assis- tant, Mrs. Toka Marcum, are practicinR and drilling the chil- drsn for the ending at the close of school.
 Rev. J. E. Jeter of Combs. Ark. was in Cass Tuesday. He came over on the train Tuesday morn- ing carrying the blue print of an Orphans Home and School to be built between Cass and Combs. Mir. Jeter is the missionary sent out by the Presbyterian church. We welcome this institu- tion in our midst.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03

the wallows where they chewed the husks and groveled with the hogs. They are coming now after years of revelry and wicked ness. coming with bleared eyes and trembling limbs to eat the fatted calf and drink the ruby wine. There will be joy at their homes tonight-joy and thanks giving that the wanderers have returned, and that the lost are found. Anthems will be sung by ylad voices, and if the souls of dead ever revisit this world per- haps the soul of the dead woman in the pine box will hear these anthems as they float out in the night and will shudder.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
The ProdigaI's Return.

Twenty years ago Walt Mason was an editorial writer on the Daily Journal at Lincoln, Nebr. and the following sermon from his pen bears the same stamp as his later works.
 There was a funeral the other day in 8 town within a few hours' journey of Lincoln. A pine box was hustled out of a squahd shanty. packed out 70 the grave yard without ceremony and dumped into a grave.
 The earth was thrown in. the grave digger went away and there was the epilogue of another human life. The box contained the unadorned remains of g poor faded woman. over whose dead face there were none to mourn. Whose tangled hair there wore no fingers to smooth, whose slumbering eyes had closed on a world that was all coldness. all blackness and despair. What is the use in telling the story? It has been told you before. Would you believe it that her hollow cheeks were but a few years ago radiant with the bloom of health! :! Would you believe it that the matted gray hair was like a mist of gold floating in a perfumed air? Would you believe it that men cringed for a smile from those dead. pallid lips? It is hard to believe it, and yet it is true. And when the bloom was all gone where were they? Perhaps che wondered that while she starved and worked and suffered: per- haps she thought it was hard that even her brothers left her to die alone and that her father closed the door against her. But it's all over now and the winds can shriek and the clouds gather. and her deaf ears and slumbering eyes see not nor hear.
 And what is this procession coming toward us so gaily? Who are they with hopful faces and outstretched arms? They are Prodigal Sons. coming home from
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
FROM OVER THE COUNTY Fresh From Our Regular Correspondents.
Fair View
Fair View, Ark,

Fair View, Ark,
 Vanis Chase and family of Coal Hill visited w. A. Hogan and family Saturday the 27th.
 No preaching last Sunday on account of the preacher being sick.
 John Brookey. who we report ed last week as being sick, is no better. His mother thought Sat- urday morning that he was dying but he rallied and is in about the same condition he has been for some time.
 Sunday school was lightly at- tended last Sunday, partly be- cause of sickness and partly be- cause the interest is not great enough to cause people to come out. The superintendent would be glad of any help to make the Sunday school at Fair View a success. Some one might sug- 9est something through this paper to help him out.
 Jesse Yarbrough got hurt at the Mayner gin Saturday even- ing. He was trying to take off a belt from pulley preparing to grind when the gas pipe he was using for a lever was caught be- tween the belt and pulley and wrenched from his hands and hurled against his head, inflicting a painful though not serious wound.
 Those reported sick at present are w. R. Mayner and family. Elder l. J. Forbus and family. w. E. Brookey and family, Lee Brookey and family, Charley Brookey and family and Mrs. P. A. Cargile. Now. MT. Editor, these all have the grippe, or the grippe has a grip on them. No, thanks, we wouldn't wish any new acquaintance with MT. Grit so will pass him by as long as possible.
 Per Reporter.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
School Notes. School is improving.

The girls have started to play. ing basket ball again.
 Annie Whittle was absent Mon. day.
 Mir. Partain made Q nice little talk in chapel Monday.
 Norman Whittle was absent Monday on account of sickness. The boys have started rather early to playing base ball.
 Erette Norton was absent. last week.
 A very nice program was rem dered at Literary Friday after. noon.
 Georgia Tims was absent Fri.
 Agnes Bevel is absent today.
 Rupert Stepheson started back to school Monday.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Alix News

Lots of sickness in Alix. this week.
 Phoebe Jones is on the sick list this week.
 Lodie Morris of this place pur- chased a new Dodge Saturday.
 Mir. Mike Miller has purchased a new car.
 We are glad to report that Dr. Blakley is improving.
 Miss Henrietta Doss spent Sunday with Miss Velms Bevel.
 Mir. and Mrs. Westover visited friends in Alix Sunday.
 Quite a crowd met the trains Sunday.
 My. but that lagripe is fierce in this part of the country!
 Mrs. Maude Morris is on the sick list.
 Sallie Steward has gone to Russellville to stay a few weeks.
 MT. Dan Mason has been i'll for the last few days but is improy ing now. Messrs. l.. M. Flake, c. Alix, and G. E.. Dodson made busi- ness trip to Little Rock, Sunday. Mrs. May Phillips of Van Buren visited relatives and friends of Alix last week.
 Mrs. Dave Mckinney of Spadrs visited friends of this place Sun. day.
 Miss Maude Williams, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Elmer Morris. returned to her home in Ozark Sunday.
 Mrs. Grace Tims and Miss Jessie Hampton who have bee n visiting relatives in Catole, Okla. returned home Saturday.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
ALTUS DEPARTMENT
By M. E. Church Missionary Society.

her home in Altus after a short illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Harbottle is the daughter of Jim English. She is survived by her husband and two children. We extend our sympathy to the love enc 2
 Miss Lottie Baker entertained . number of her friends at her home north of Altus last Sunday. Those present were: Misses Vannie Lee Reynolds, Marguerite Keith. Clarice Keith, Bonnie Dunahoo, Lorena Hardgraves Vera Martin, Messrs. Victor Harris. Ralph Harris, Herman Jacobs. Each one reported a good time.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Northeast White Oak.

Health generally good in these parts.
 Most everybody is preparing for the 1917 crop. Mir. Knight. the new conner on the Rogers farm. has begun breaking land.
 Sunday school at Gar Creek is progressing nicely.
 Misses Ada Edgin and Thelma Martin took dinner Sunday with Mrs. Nathan Edgin.
 Wedding bells have been ring ing in this neighborhood recent ly. MT. Erwin Campbell and Miss Ozema Dunford drove to Ozark Sunday and went to the residence of Judge Ford where they were married in the pres ence of a few friends. who drove down with them. They came back to the home of the brides parents where they enjoyed a wedding dinner that had been prepared for them. There were only relatives and two of their close friends were present. The groom is . son of John Campbell of the New Hope neighborhood. and is an industrious young man of good habits. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dunford. a fine young lady of most excellent worth and character. They have many friends who wish them much joy and a long and happy life.
 Mir. and Mrs. Knight and chil- dren attended Sunday school at Gar Creek Sunday. Were glad to have them with us and hope they will come often.
 We'll. the sun is shining warm and bright and the birds singing. which makes us think spring is not far off and we will soon have to get busy at work. (Those birds have gone South haven't they?-Ed)
 We'll. l forgot to say that the Newlyweds have gone to Uncle John Campbell's where they will reside. R. N. T
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03

Mrs. Charley Walker has been very sick, but is improving.
 F. H. Edwards is very i'll with pneumonia.
 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mckinney of Montana are spending . few days in Altus.
 Mir. Dave Partain made a busi- ness trip to Little Rock the first of this week.
 Miss Jean Jacobs has returned home after an extended visit with friends in Morrilton.
 Captain w. D. Rodman and daughter. Mrs. Harlan Conger, of Van Buren are visiting rel ative3 and friends here.
 Mrs. Johnnie Harbottle died at
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Presbyterian Church Ser vices.

Next Sunday is Young Peoples Day andS we want all the young people and old people to attend the services. The subject of the sermon at eleven a. m. will be Be Prepared" The young people themselves will have charge of the services at the evening hour and will render . program that should be heard by a large audience. If you are interested in the young people of the church come to this ser vice.
 J. H. KING PASTOR
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they eAnnot reach the seat of the disease. Ca oasrh io . bleod or constitutional disease. and in orAer to cure it you must take in tesnal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is toke1 intsg0Ally. and acts directly upon tho bloo4 and mucous surface. Halls CoeArrh Cure 10 not a auack medicine. It Wao Dsescrihed by one of the best phy- 0caano in this country for years and is . regular prescription. IL is composed of the 0aot tonice known. combined with the bGst bleed purifiers. acting directly on the OueoUo eurfacee. The perfect combina- o9oa ef the two ingredients is what pro- oue00 euch wonderful results in curing eAtarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. ,. CHENEY q CO. Props. Toledo. O.
 0sl1 by pruUgists. price 75c
 Take Halle Family Pilis for constipation.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
FOR RENT

The Pool Farm.
 L. M. Guthrie, Agt.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Born to MT. ana Mrs. Elmer Morris Q baby girl Monday. Jan.

 Morris a baby girl Monday. Jan. P.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Arbaugh of Denning visited relatives and friends of Alix Sunday.
 Mir. John Dick Jackman pur- chased a Ford from Lodie Morris last week.
 Mrs. Sue Cunningham of Spadra visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warren of this place.
 Mrs. Winnie. Caldwell of Hen- ryetta. Okla. is visiting relatives and friends of this aplacs.
 Miss. Bonnie Hopkins of Ozark visited her mother of this place Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Mary McCartt returned home Sunday after . weeks stay at Little Rock.
 If this don't find it's way to the waste basket, we will try again some other time.
 Mrs. Dora Cox and Miss. Irene Tins of this place visited relativ- es in Denning Saturday and Sun day.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Oak Grove.

daj school at Oak Grove Sunday.
 Dave Nichols is working in Szark at his trade as carpenter.
 Mrs. Smith. our new neighbor, / was out at Sunday school Sunday for the first time.
 Stock is healthy out this way. The only loss in livestock we have heard of is a horse Mr. Blaylock lost.
 s. Carter is fencing the forty acres he bought from MT. Reeves last fall with good. hog-proof fence.
 John Flemin: and his son, Tom, have been buying cattle. Mir. Fleming also has a nice flock of sheep.
 Mr. Helberg and family of Mineral Springs have moved to Ozark Their young folks will be missed as they came to Oak Grove often
 Ceburn Davis has several teams engaged to help him move over the river. He has lived in Oak Grove a great many years and we hardly think he will stay away long.
 Unfavorable reports have been received by Miss Tressa Simp- son's friends as to her condition. It seems that it is impossible to remove the tumor she has at this time
 Every mother's heart rejoices over the passage of the Bone Dry" bill. How happy the time when liquor is banished from our midst entirely
 The Women's Missionary Soci- ety met Saturday. Mrs. Edna Warnock was the hostess. Il was decided to give an entertain ment Feb. 10th. A guessing cake will be one of the features of the evening. Other entertain nlent will be provided. Don't forget Oak Grove Saturday night. Feb. 10th
 Mir. Fred Wilson and Miss Grace came out to visit Mrs. Will son for the week end. Mrs. Annie Brendle entertained them while here. Miss Grace visited among her young friends. She expects to enroll as a pupil of the Ozark school Jan. p.
 It won't do a bit of good to get the farming fever as long as it rains and freezing every day or two as it does now. 90 our men are clearing land and hauling ties. When the weather gets right they will have a nice lot of supplies on hand and can work steady at farming.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Cooper of Dowd settlement came over to visit MT. and Mrs. Roy Barkley Sunday. Mrs. Barkley fell and fractured several ribs soon after they came to the mountain and has not been able to visit among her friends aSmuch as she would like
 What m excellent article in the Spectator of Jan. 2 on :the Ideal Reform School. If lot of these ideas were put into prac- tice in our communities our boys would have g better chance to escape the Reform School. But since 8 reform school is a neces. sity would it not be fine to have ono auch aa this article describos
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03

Prices of Shoeins Horses end
 Mules. z. $1. % and $1. 25 for plain and toed shoes up to and including No. 1. $1. .35 and $1. 50 for plain and tQed shoes above No. 4.
 E. R. PROTHEROE.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-03
Wanted

Bids on split bodied cord wood 30 to 75 cord lots, delivered at oil well, on Savelle place. See
 L. M. Guthrie
The Mankato free press., 1917-02-02
Cambria
From Saturdays Daly.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Cambria Literary society is
progressing nicely. The meetings are
held every FRIDAY evening. B. d
Hughes is the president and Emery
Price is the secretary. The society
rented a piano for use at its meet
ings, which helps the musical part OF
it's program.
Several from Cambria went to
New Ulm to witness the return of
the soldiers from Fort Smelling. Two
of the boys, Owen Evans and Frank
Smith, were from Cambria, and their
friends and relatives here are glad to
see them back home safe and sound
They intend operating their saw
mill as usual this winter, which will
be great convenience to the farm
ers around here.
Mrs. B. D. Hughes is at Lake
Crystal attending her sister, Ellen
Davies, who is sick.
Two deaths have occurred here
during the past week. January 16
Mrs. Mark Dauer passed away at her
home in Cambria. She was seventy
nine years old and had lived in this
locality since 1881, when she moved
with her husband and family from
the state of Illinois. She was a native
of Germany and was a faithful men,
Der of the Roman Catholic church
Her remains were inferred at the
Catholic cemetery at Scarles, Sat-
urday January 20. She is survived by
her four sons. Charles, Christian
of h,,;o
of Amboy, Mimi. The other death oc-
Cured January "a, when Mrs. Fred
Papp passed away at Lorett's hospit-
| al at New Ulm. She is survived by
/ her husband and six children: Mike
George, Joseph, Tina, Mary and Rose
all of whom have grown to maturity
though they all reside at home on
their farm at Cambria.
Will Evans, Evan Hughes, D. l.
Williams and Webster Davis visited
in the twin cities on business this
Emery Price of this place is visit
| ing relatives at Window, Mimi, and
there is a rumor that he shall visit
proposed relatives at some point in
S. D. We expect to get more details
week.
Mrs. Peter E. Roberts and Mrs. J
D. Price visited relatives and friends
| at Mankato.
Peter Sorenson and wife, who have
been staying at Harry Mathews place
left for Lake Crystal, where they will
reside in the future.
Willard Price has been on the sick
list Doctor Vogel of New Ulm was in
attendance. He is now much i'm
proved.
Miss Mary j. Hewitt returned to
Lake Crystal Saturday. She is g
nurse, and was called to the home OF
Idris Jones, a former Cambria boy
who is the proud father of twin babies
la boy and a girl.
Mrs. Evan L. Harris is on the sick
| list. but is improving.
Howard Evans of Appleton, and
John Walters of Garvin, stopped be-
tween trains at Cambria to renew ac-
quaintances with old friends.
] The Cambria band is re-organizins
They meet every Tuesday evening
and hire an instructor from New Uln
to start them out.
The Mankato free press., 1917-02-02
MANKATO DEBATERS WOW
THE NOcABULA AIRY EFFORT

these points the United States gov
eminent could not afford to attempt
the operation of system so neces-
sary to public welfare.
The same order of speaking pre-
vailed in rebuttal as in direct argu-
ment and three minutes time was
allowed each speaker. The negative
speakers including those from Fari-
bault, st. Peter and Waseca sought
to refute the argument that govern
ment owned lines were a success in
other countries and argued that the
present eXtravagances were nothing
to compare with the great wastes
that would exist under government
control. n
Closing the Argument.
rIr. Pew, however, in upholding
the affirmative pointed out that ii
this government, which was found
ed primarily for public good, could
not operate an institution necessary
to the peoples welfare, then it had
failed in its entire purpose, and that
the negative were not contending
against government ownership, but
rather against the entire system of
government in the United States.
The point was exceedingly well de-
veloped and undoubtedly helped
greatly to win the day for Mankato.
After the completion of the
speeches, while the judges were
rendering their decisions, a number
of musical numbers were rendered
including piano solos by Miss Kath-
crime Brooks and Howard Osgood
and duet played by Misses Esther
Keene and Helen Born. Referendum
ballots on the question of govern
ment ownership were distributed
among the audience and the vote in
this respect was twenty mine to
twenty-one in favor of federal con-
troll.
The judges of the contest were:
Superintendent Skinner of st. James,
Superintendent Van Cleve of LIE
Sueur and Superintendent Hess of
New Ulm and the final ranking of
the contestants was: First, Lawrence
Pew, Mankato; second, Lorna Addi-
son, Fulda; third, Harold Hammond,
Faribault; fourth, Viola Johnson, ST.
Peter, and. fifth, John Wasbotten,
Waseca.
After the contest the contestants
and all others present were invited
to the domestic science dining room
where an informal reception was held
and light refreshments were served.
The Mankato free press., 1917-02-02

with her daughter, Miss Marjorie, and
son, Henry Gerlach, Jr.
Miss Bertha Dethloff has returned
from Mapleton and Good Thunder,
where she spent several days on busi-
ness for the Citizens Telephone COM
pany.
Mrs. Matte Paddock of st. Paul,
formerly of Mankato, was a visitor
in the city today. Mrs. Paddock has
been making a success of her con-
dictionary business in the sanity
city.
DR.. and Mrs. M. A. Willy of Kim
ball, S. d. arrived yesterday on their
way home from Chicago. They are
visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
G. A. Cahoon. The gentlemen are half
brothers.
Rev. Edward Constant breaches
tomorrow morning at the Presbyteri-
an church in Window, taking the
place of the Rev. C. c. Brown of the
evangelistic party. Mr.. Constant ex-
poets to be back in time for the
evening service, which closes the
campaign.
New Richland Star: Ed Casper left
Tuesday afternoon for Mankato where
he was Joined by his brother, Will
liam, and the two gentlemen proceed
ed to Appleton, Wis. At that place
their eldest brother, Phillip, was re-
ported to be on his death bed, suffer-
ing in the last stages of diabetes. He
has been sick for the last six years.
New Richland Star: Mrs. G. w.
Brown received the rather startling
news last week that her sister, Mrs.
w. B. Cornwall (nee Cappie PressnalD
was i'll at her home at Turtle Lake,
Wis, with diphtheria. Later advices
state that the patient is doing nicely
and in all probability will recover.
Turtle Lake has an epidemic of the
disease. Mrs. Cornwall's husband
who is a physician, was taken ill but
fortunately was found not to have
contracted diphtheria and is again at
his Dractice
The Mankato free press., 1917-02-02
GARDEN CITY citizen
KILLED UNDER EARTH
MASS OF THE, FROZEN SOIL.
CRUSHED OUT LIFE
Dead Body Was Discovered BY Men
Who Had Invited Him to Go to Din
ner; Death Must Have Been lnstan-
taneous; Accident Followed An Ex-
pIosion Which Jared the Hard Mass
From Mondays Dairy.

from Mondays DaHt.
Crushed beneath the weight of q
great frozen mass of sand and gravel
in the Garden City gravel pit, E. H.
Hughes of that town met instant
death while at work in the pit short
ly after noon today. He was drilling
hole in the pit, preparing for blast
for the loosening of the sand and
gravel, when the earth around him
caved in, and partly buried him before
he had chance to make his escape.
Most of the men that had been
working in and about the pit had
gone to dinner. Not far away were
his brother in law, John Duffield, and
j. M. Chapman. These two men had
been making ready to set off some
blasts and wished to make sure that
everybody was out of the pit at the
time of the explosion. Mr.. Chapman
asked Mr. Duffield: Where is Pat?"
that being the nickname by which
Mr.. Hughes went Mr.. Duffield said
Mr.. Hughes had gone to dinner. r.
both wished to make sure, before
they set off the blast. So they began
searching through the whole pit, to
make sure that neither Mr.. Hughes
nor anybody else was there. Mr..
Chapman soon noticed Mr.. Hughes
feet projecting out from under the
mass of frozen sand and gravel that
had crushed him to the earth.
Earth Removed From Bbdy.
The mass of earth was quickly
pried off the PROSTATE body by means
of boards and then it was seen that
he was apparently lifeless. X In fact
he had been dead for some time, but
in the hope that something could
still be done for him, help was sum-
moned with all haste. Word reached
County Commissioner Thomas Foley
and he set out from Mankato with
pulmotor. DR.. Franchere of Lake
Crystal was called. He found that the
lheart and lungs had been SO badly
crushed by the sand and gravel, that
no rulmotor or anything else could
| have saved the mans life.
The body was removed to the hard
ware store of G.. w. John, where 1t
awaited the arrival of an undertaken.
| Mr.. Hughes is survived by a wife.
but there are no children. He was
about forty years old. He was MEM
ber of the Modern Woodmen of
| America.