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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
PLANS HOLIDAY FOR
ARMY REGISTRATION
Governor Harding Will Ask All
Business Cease for
One Day,

Des Moines. Ia, May S-Governof
Harding, who returned last night from
Washington, said that he will ask that
registration day usider the CONSUMPTION
act be made a patriotic holiday In Iowa.
Stores will be asked to close and
business suspended while eligible men
sign up for military service.
II want to see Iowa enroll her men
for service without q cen of cost to
the government" said the governor.
pressed with Genera Joffre.
when T shook hands with him /
knew / was shaking hands with a real
man." he said.
The governor would not say whether
he will sign the repeal Of the nonparti-
san law. He said that he would take
action one way or the other within two
or three days.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
SECRET TREATY SAVES
SHIPS FOR GERMANY
Denmark stipulates Those in
Virgin Islands Shall Not Be
Seized After Transfer.

Washington. May s~-It4was revealed
in the House today that an unpublished
provision in the agreement with Den
mark by which the Denish West Indies
were acquired by the United States was
that German or other war bound ships
in the island would not be seized or
confiscated.
The disclosure was made by Chair
man Alexander Of the commerce COM
mittee. When Republican leader Mann
Webb of h judiciary committee
warned the House that it was not a
subject to be discussed publicly.
Mr.. Alexander hen explained the
purposes of the bill. which he said. was
to give the president full power to take
title to the ships except in the Virgin
iSlands.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
TEAR GAS ALLIES USE
MADE BY AMERICAN

Baltimore. May Sit has become
known here that the lachrymous, or
tear gas. used by the allies. is the in
vention of DR.. Robert W. Wood, pro-
lessor OF experimental, physics in
Johns Hopkins university. Professor
Wood sent the formula to a friend. Pro-
lessor Cotton. in Paris. and II was
turned over to the French war depart
ment. DR.. Wood is a member of the ma
val consulting boards submarine SUBJ
committee. NJ
Il sent the formula to Professor Cot
ton" said Dr. Wood, with the ide OF
breaking the trench deadlock. The gas
10 benS.I-bromide or ~chloracetone va
por. It produces temporary blindness
without permanent injury and does not
violale The Hagne conventions. The
blindness disappears when the vapor
e exhausted. ~ when a mar can't see
he ant shOoko
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
Disobedient Air Recruits
Killed When R~unnWnyP Plane
COUapses 1000 Feet in All.


Hampstead. N. Y. May s-Two stu
dent aviators, who had v plotted
an airplane before. ana who were said
to have begun a flight without permits
sion at the government aviation school
at Mineola. today were killed after n
fall OF 1000 feet They were Ransom
Merit, 20 years old. of Lockport. n.
Y, formerly q Cornell student, and An
thony Stiieno. of Roosevelt, N. Y.
The airmen had been assigned only
to try out q self starting device. They
were observed climbing into the BIZ
plane they were using, but it was not
thought they planned to attempt a
fight.
Their machine suddenly began climb
ing at q steep angle and rose TO q
height Of $500 feet, where cross u
rents caught It. and it began q descent.
reaching the 1,000-foot level before II
collapsed.
The skulls Of both ecsMpspts Werc
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
AGREEMENT TO FIX
DRAFT AGES TUESDAY
Married and Single Men From
81 to 80 TO Be Called,
Report Says.

Washington, D. c.. May s-President
Wilson his proclamation ready and
awaits the final agreement of the con
feres of the4House and Senate, which
will probably come tomorrow.
There are still wide differences in the
committee over the draft ages.
1t is likely that the ages will be fixed
between 81 and go including both mar
ried and unmarried men, the exemp-
tons to be made after registration.
Married men with dependents will
probably be exempted.
Three months will be required to ptl
the CONSERVATION bill into effect
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
GOLD SHIP HELD NOT
LIABLE FOR DAMAGES
Kron Prinzessin Cecilie Justi
fled, by Imminence of War,
in Failing TO Deliver Gold.

Washington, o.. G. May s--New
York banks today lost their litigation
in the supremesecourt against the
North German-Lloyd liner Kron Prin-
zessin Cecilie, att Boston, in which
they claimed 1920 900 damages for
failure of the vessel to deliver gold
bullion worth $1,000. 900 shipped to
England and France just at the OUT
break of the war.
The Cecilie, the supreme court de-
cided, is not liable in damages to the
shippers for turning back to America
N mid-ocean n abandoning her yoy-
age. The decision determines large
similar claims against a score OF other
fierman vessels in American ports
Justice Holmes delivered the decision
justices Pitney and Clark dissettted. I
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
BRlTON RAPs STATE
RAILROAD OWNERSHIP

Washington. d. C.. May s-Political
control in a democracy is one of the
evils that makes government owner
ship of railways of dubious value, w.
which recently Investigated Canadian
Dads today told the joint congressional
committee investigating transportation
problems in the United States. He said
government ownership was unsuccess-
full in rnost countries that tried it.
1T is impossible" said Mr.. Acwortfl,
to obtain satisfactory results on gov
arnment railways in a democratic state
unless the management Is cut !ooSa
from direct political CONTROL
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
BRAZIL TO FURNISH
SUPPLIES TO ALLIES
Energetic Cooperation With U,
S. to Be Policy of Pecan
ha, Brazilian Minister.

Rio Janeiro. May s-Unon assuming
the portfolio Of foreign afra.rs today.
Milo Pecanha, successor to Dr.. I-auro
Muller, Is expected to make known the
general lines OF his program. the fun
damentaI principle of which, it is I'M
derstood. will be frank and energetic
cooperation with the United States.
Senior Pecanha. as his attitude has
indicated. does not believe Brazil will
be able to take an active part in the
war by the sending of troops. but. in
lieu of military forces. should lend the
United States all her moral support.
and. especially, effective economic aid
through the furnishing of all kinds of
commodities prodnred by the nations.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
CRITICISM MAY KEEP
ROOT OFF RUSS MISSION

Washington, May s-The feeling in
certain labor and socialist orders
against Elihu RooI, as chairn1an of the
Russian commission has reached such
q stage that some advisors of the
president are urging a reconsideration
of Roots appointment.
After a long conference with Root,
President Gompers. of the American
Federation of Labor, has sent a cable
gram to Petrograd, addressed to the
working classes to Offset efforts being
made to create dissatisfaction with
Root.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
DR0PSB0MBS
NEAR

London, May s-@Ahostile airpians
dropped four bombs northeast of I.on-
dor this morning. it is OFFICIALLY a
nounced.
No one in tho area where the Ger
man airpIane dropped bombs saw any
pie were a.JalSened by the explosion,
by theatime they reached the streets
the machine had disappeared. "A nan
was killed and man and woman Inc
jured.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

VILLAS SILVER MOUNTED
MURCutA DEFEATSBAND

Juarez. Mex, May S-When
Gen. Francisco Murguia res
turned here from his pursuit or
Francisco Villa in Chihuahua,
he brought back a trophy OF the
chase which he Intends to send
to Mexico City The trophy Isl
Villas heavy, silver. mounted.
Mexican saddle which was
found id the ranch house where
Villa had his headquarters DUR
ing the battle.
The saddle nas9the high pom
mel. which is characteristic. of
the Mexicah "yaquero's. saddle.
with a horseshoe of solid silver
inlaid in the pomme1 and
elaborately embossed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
SIOUX clTYAN
SECRETARY TO McADOO

Washington, D. c, May I'M. Brice
Clagget, White House representative
for the Associated Press for some
years began service as secretary to
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo to-
day. He is a former Sioux City news
paper man. He went to South Dakota
or q rnnch, after leaving an eastern
college and later did police reporting
cnrThe Tribune. He afterwards worked
tnlD@ Moinea.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
MOOSE LOSE DAMAGE CASE.

~ Washington. May s-By refusing to
review Alabama court proceedings the
supreme court today put into effect de-
crees awarding $4,000 damages against
the supreme lodge of h Loyal Order Of
Moose for the death of Donald A. Ken
ney, during initiation at the Birming-
ham, Ala, local lodge. kenney died
after receiving an electric shock from a
branding board"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
SUGAR CROP DOUBLED
AS PRICE INCREASES
Report Shows Twice Production
of Preceding Year in Lou
isiana in 1915.

WashingtonM May s-4The Louisiana
sugar crop of 1916 was practically twice
as great a. the croptof 1915.
Figures compiled by the department
of agriculture show the 1916 crop was
607, 500. 900 pounds, as against 75,000,-
900 pounds in 1915. The average cane
yield was IL tons an acre in 1916 as
AGAINST II tons in 1915.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
aUNcLE JoEs is 81.

Washington. Nay 81Representative
Joseph G. Cannon. OF Illinois, former
! many congratulations from members of
congress. government officials and
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
THANKS FOR NEW ALLY.

London, May S-America's entry into
the wa was commemorate again here
today at two large meetings for united
thanksgiving and intercession under
the auspices OF the Worlds Evangelical
alliance in Queens hall.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
M~oREHousE i E

New York. May S-The Rey. Henry
Lyman Morehouse, aged SO, for many
years corresponding secretary for the
American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety. is dea here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
HOLD FIRM, GERMANS SAY.

Berlin. May S-Ail the German posi-
lions between the S~oissons-Laon road
and the Athletic, and north OF Laffaux
have been maintained, says the official
statement issued today. The Germans,
it is added, also were successful In the
Aisne battle. The Germans have cap
tured 726 men since Saturday. Fourteen
British and French airplanes were
brought down yesterday on the western
front.
The nnouncernen says:
we still hold the village of Chew
reux."
The staff headquarters
ment says that the battle is spreading
to the east OF the village OF Bullecourt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

With the British Armies. May t.
Australian troops, yard by yard, in
the faceeof violent German resist
ance.4 forged ahead a mile shortly
after darwin today, against the Ger
manslin Rhenicourt.
More than 100 prisoners were
taken. AT the moment of cabling
the Australians were maintaining
their gain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
Continued Gains by French and
British Will Soon Mean Re
tiTement to Frontier,
II Is Believed.

Ron.. May 3-Pope Benedict is
under the impression that almost
all! of the South American
tries and perhaps other nations in
Europe and Asia are to enter the
war. Taepope today is considering
taking a hand in the solution Of
the Irish question. II is authcr:ta-
lively stated that he endorsed the
rights Of small nations.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

fractured q the machine. worth sta-A
COZ. wns destroyed
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10
RUSS Observation-Disclosures.

MaY 8, WA =.
An official statement issued Saturday
night says:
We abandoned the towns of OgEott
and Mnsh. Turkish Armenia, for stra-
tegic reasons. The Turks occupied
Mush.'
The occupation of Mush was II
nounced from Constantinople, May /.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

British, Headquarters in France, May
T-tI'rom q staff correspondent of the
Associated Press}i-The British have
pushed sheir way we'll within the town
of Bnlleconrt. Hand 70 haGa lighting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
LOST AND FOUND

book No. 46531 of City Savings Bank, any person having claims upon said book is called uD- on to present the same to the bank within thirty days, or book will be declared cancelled. I IA s*p $ 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

CARPETS CLEANED by the old res liable Bridgeport Steam Carpes Cleaning Co.. Tel. Barnusn ses&
 s4e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
FARMS FOR SALE

FARMS-We sc; several dairy, chick er and trucking farms within easy driving distance frcm this city or vinicity. Csll at once for informa- : ton. Tel s254-2. Office 731 Arc tic street-corner Iallett A 5 all"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
HORSEs

HORSES FOR SALE-watson waR- ons. double dump carts. double trucks with harness, single carta harness James Dooian and fon. Frank St.
 Aza alts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

FLUTE RUGS--Made from old cars Ds@ Call us Barnum sEss.
 ase
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
BAKERY

NEW HOME BAKERY. Home made pies and bakery goods like Grandma used to make. We can make to ; youT- order Birthday or Wedding
 cakes that will suit your ocketbook and taste. t737 North -Aain St.
 A B [ ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
AUTO BODIES

VIE HAVE . large stock of open epd eiosed Ford delivery bodies Cor Ford cars ready, to mount cn ehas- sik Metropolitan Auto q Carriags Co., <s4 Grand St. Phone. Darnum sse1.
 T IS an.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

BEETHOVEs. TRIO Concert recital .sad wsces.s receptions. O R. GAe. risen, 46 Cannon St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
AUTO TRUCKS
AUTO TRUCKING.

LOCAL AND LONG distance furni- turs moving, also general trucking. 0lass and Madwed IA Highland Ave. Telephone Barnum s3o?. Rridesport. Conn.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

eSrE THE BRIDGEPORT GLASS co. Glaziera for French and AlNericao window. mirror. picture and chow ease glass. 2l Middle St rhons 1ekS. B 0as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
HOUSES FOIi SALE

$S5OO-$800 cash buys 70 room Z family house. all improvements, ex- tra large lot. Phone Bal mum 74Sb.
 l. 10 'tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

FOR SALis-A few useu 36 by Ia clincher tires at a bargain. 142a North Ave.
 ID .tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

SCREENS, doors. windows. veranda and balcony screens to order. Henry C. Aoffn1aa & Co. s1 Lewts St Phone 9Ql-s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

MILEOkD--Own your own nome.
 New winter cottages near fine bath
 ing beach, on good street; city wa ter. gas, compete plumbing. Six to eight rooms. Myrtle Beacn. Mill ford. Thirry-five minutes from
 Bridgeport. EaSy terms, small pay- ment down. then RlonIhly pay B ments. For sale by owner. George Haskins, Miltora. Telephone -Ail- xoE0 1bV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
MnND1Na SHOP

RYAN'S MENDINs SHOP. All kiIls of gowns and dresses made and re- paired. Also lodge regaHa- Room Masonic, Temple. Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

MEMS Soft and Stiff Hats at factory special price s1.00. Hats to order a speciality. All kinds. Ladies and mems hats renovated, latest style. Meath's Hat Shop. 109 Bank .St., between Main and Broad. upstairs.
 s 12 *tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

want Ads. One Cent . Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28
AUTO REPAIRING
AUTOMOBILE PAINTERS

AUTO REPAIRING of every descrip- ton No Job too difficult. Mag neto and bearing work . apecia1.y. Expert Motor Car Repair O.. aza charles Rt. Rarnum cess.
 12 ale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-28

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent . Hae1ai
The Monett times., 1917-06-01
SAFE BREAKING AT PURDY

The store of w. M. Fly of Purdy
was broken into Sunday night, the
safe door was blown off and consider
able money and valuable papers were
taken.
The explosion made by blowing
open the safe was heard about 2
o'clock that night. By the time the
store was reached, the robbery had
been committed and the burglar had
probably escaped on a freight train
that went through at that time.
1t was found that both front and
back doors of the store were broken
open, the safe door was blown off and
there was taken $406 in silver, deeds
and abstracts and other valuable pa
pers.
Bloodhounds were secured early the
next morning, but they went from the
store to the depot and there lost the
trail. Mr.. Fly had failed to make a
deposit at the bank after big Sat
urday business, SO his loss was quite
heavy.
Tn to this time there has been found
no clue to the guilty parties.
The Monett times., 1917-06-01
GLADYS HOLLAND
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Gladys Holland gave a party IN
honor of her tenth birthday, Saturday
afternoon at her home on Frisco ave-
nue..
The children report most happy
time. They played games during the
afternoon and two course lunch was
served by Mrs. Holland assisted by
Mrs. ]. j. Randall, Misses Marie Ran
dali, Rose Smith, Jane and Josephine
Kenney.
Miss Gladys received many nice
presents.
The guests were Isabel Dwyer, Ell
len and Mary Louise Hogan, Frances
Hepburn, Hildreth Mansfield, Marie
Campbell, Anna Mrlloy, Virginia Fer
guson, Lillian Smith, Jessie Louise
Galloway, Mildred Kenney, Margaret
Reno. Esther Hobbs, Margaret Bra
mer, Pauline Temple, Anna, Lucille
and Leo Maher, Ruth Safer, Lorraine
frankie Davenport, Octavia
Hale. Edna Taylor, Marie Ryan, Mar
jorie Pfau, Geraldine and Virginia
Hepburn, Helen and Dan Attaway,
Ruth Clark, Mary Gene Sake, Anna
Madeline Holland, Edna Flaherty,
Dorothy Dewine, Emma Dodson, Alice
Virginia, Robert and Dava Frances
Holland, Kenneth, Ogden, John 10
seph Henry, Charles Hunt, Jr., James
Randall, Joseph Kane, Junior Hey
burn, Leo Auffert, Wyatt Patterson
and Clifford Ellis.
The Monett times., 1917-06-01
DOZEN PERSONS HURT IN
STORM NEAR SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Mo-, May 2S.-More
than dozen persons were injured and
a property loss Of approximately
100000 was sustained as result of
tornado which swept through south
west Missouri late yesterday. Mans
field, Wright county, and Chadwick,
Christian county, were in the path of
the storm. In both towns many
dwellings were razed and their o:cu-
pants injured by flying timbers. James
Lewallen, a farmer at Mansfield, and
his wife, carried 200 feet, were badly
hurt.
One death resulted from effects Of
injuries received in a tornado near
Fordland. The victim was a man
named Roberts, about 65 years old,
who was chushed 30 death when his
home was demolished. The little town
of Hurley in Stone county was prac-
ticallN demolished by the storm, every
business house being razed or badly
damaged. Two persons were hurt.
The Monett times., 1917-06-01
TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, J. Y. Drake and Nora
Drake, his wife, by their certain deed
of trust, dated the 9th day of Octo-
Der, 1912, and recorded in book 81, at
page 3, of Trust Deed Records in the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds Of
Barry County, Mo-, conveyed to D. H.
Kemp, the trustee therein named, the
following described real estate lying
and being situate in Barry County, and
State of Missouri, to-wit:
The neA of the neA of Sec. 81
Twp. %, Range 20, beginning at the
sw corner of the above described
tract, thence south to the Public
Road, thence east with the Public
Road, about 100 yards to the mouth
of hollow, thence northeast
back to the south line of the
above described tract containing a
acres. The whole tract together be-
ing IA acres.
To secure the payment of certain
promissory note therein described and
the interest thereon and the cost Of
executing this trust, and,
Whereas, said deed of trust provides
that in case Of default in the pay
ment of said note, or interest due
thereon, or any part thereof, when
the same shall become due and pay
able, that the said trustee at the re-
quest of the legal holder of said note
shall proceed to sell the property
above described according to the
terms in said deed of trust, ana,
Whereas, default has been made m
the payment of said note and interest
due thereon and said note is long pass
due and unpaid.
Now therefore, Notice is hereby
given that on Saturday, the 10th day
of June, 1917, at the request of the
legal holder of said Note, /, the un-
dersigned trustee, will proceed to sell
said property at the City Hall Door,
in the town of Monett, Barry County,
Missouri, between the hours of Nine
o'clock in the forenoon and Five
o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash for the purpose of satisfying
said indebtedness and the costs Of ex-
ecuting this trust.
Dated at Monet, Missouri, May "a,
1917.
D. H. KEMP, Trustee.
First insertion May oath
The Monett times., 1917-06-01

Raymond Glen Walton of Littleton,
Colo, are visiting relatives in Monet.
Glen Murray came Monday, from
Oklahoma, to visit relatives.
Helena Kirk is ill with measles at her
home on Fourth street.
Mrs. F. M. Baity has returned from
a visit at Picher and Quapaw, OK.
Miss Glen Thomas, of Aurora, is
visiting Mrs. W. L. Bolton.
Mrs. L. West and daughter Frieda
visited in Peirce City, Monday.
Mrs. Charles Blood returned Sun
day from Circleville, Kan, where she
has been visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baker Of
Springfield, motored to Picher, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Leila Baltzell Wells, of Fort
Smith, Ark, visited Sunday with Mrs.
VIM. Flynn and Mrs. R. T. KeithIy.
Mrs. Ada Russell, who has been VS.
iting J. E. Safer and family, has gone
to Miller for a visit.
Misses Lucille Haines and Olga
Hess went to Springfield, Monday,
where they will attend Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Salzer and children
and Mrs. Dameron motored to Spring.
field, Saturday.
The Monett times., 1917-06-01
WoRMINGTON-HALE MARRIAGE

Announcement was made today OF
the marriage of Miss Zelma Hale and
Mr.. L. ]. Wormington on the evening
of Friday, April Is at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Beal, with whom the
bride has made her home for several
months while teaching in Eugene
Field school. Rev. George A. Camp
bell officiated. Both the bride and
groom being teachers in the public
schools, the wedding was kept a secre+
even from their near friends until the
close of the semester today.
Mr.. Wormington secured a license
from his home county, Barry, and in
this manner was able to maintain Sc
crecy in Hannibal.
Both are well-known in Hannibal.
The bride is the daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. George L. Hale of st. Louis, and
has lived in Hannibal for the past
five years. Her father who is now
pastor of the Euclid avenue Baptist
church, st. Louis, was for three years
in charge of Fifth Street church, this
city. After graduating from Hannf-
bal high school in 1914 she attended
the Warrensburg Normal school and
has for two years been a teacher in
the local schools.
Mr.. Wormington is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. I. Wormington of Monett,
Mo-, his father being engaged in the
wholesale fruit business there. He rs
graduate of the University of Mis-
souri, in the class Of 1916 and has been
instructor in science in Hannibal high
school for the past year. Through his
great interest in high school activities
he holds high place with the stu
dents. He was coach of the 1916 foot
ball team.
They left this afternoon to spend
several days with Rev. and Mrs. Hale
in st. Louis. Later they will go to
Monet to spend the summer, and ex-
pect to return to Hannibal in the fall,
Mr.. Wormington having been re-elect-
ed to his position in the high school,
Hannibal Courier-Post.