The Monett times., 1917-06-01

Mrs. H. C. Kepner who was operat-
ed upon in DR.. VIM. Vests hospital
Friday is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Luther Goddard and children
went to Cassville, Tuesday to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Morlen, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Campbell, returned to their home in
Purdy, Monday.
Mrs. Pope left Monday for Went
worth, where she will have position
as chief operator for the Telephone
Company.
P. A. Rodgers of Rogers, Ark,
president of the Ozark Fruit Growers
Association, is in town on business
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Smith and chill
dren, who have been visiting relatives
in Monett, returned to their home in
Parsons, Kan, Monday.
Mrs. P. J. Howe and daughter VIM
fired, of Ft. Smith, Ark, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pruitt and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wilson.
Mrs. Bert McCaslin returned Sum
day from Kansas City, where she at
tended convention of the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Howard, of
Mount Vernon, are in town during the
berry season. Mr.. Howard is book
keeper for one of the berry associa-
tions.
Miss Lola Snider came from Col
linsville, Ok, Sunday night, and went
to Springfield, to enter the Normal
school, She will complete the course
this year.
Aurora business men are planning
to plant fifty acres of land in their
vicinity in beans. A tract of land
supposed to be worthless will be used
in the experiment and the old fair
grounds will also be planted to beans.
Miss Grace Martin of Ottawa, Kan,
is visiting her brother, c. A. Martin.
From here she will go to Pittsburg,
where she graduates from the Normal
June 1.
H. H. Westbay received a message
from John Singer, of Mattoon, Ill, that
his family and Mrs. T. M. Heron,
who live at that place, were not in the
path of the storm and are safe.
At st. Lawrence Catholic church,
Sunday morning, the announcement
was made of the approaching mar
riage of Herbert Such and Miss Myr-
tie Basham, prominent young people
of Monett.
Mrs. Hugh McCurry, Mrs. Atkinson
and daughter Cecilia, went to Spring
field, Tuesday to visit Mrs: Lannf-
gan, who is in st. Johns hospital. Miss
Atkinson will also visit Misses Swee-
ney and Rivers, nurses in the hospital.
Jack Walton and daughter, Miss
Bessie, came Saturday from Spring
field, to visit relatives and attend
Memorial services at Pfsgah Sunday.
Miss Walton returned home Monday
but Mr.. Walton remained for longer
visit.
Philip Davis received a message
from Charleston, H., Monday morn
ing, that none of them were hurt IN
the storm. Mr.. Davis is personally
acquainted with number of those
killed or injured by the storm,
Charleston being his home town.
Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter
Mary Lou, went to Newberg, Monday,
called there by the illness of Mrs. J. 5.
McClay, an intimate friend. Before
returning home they will visit rela-
tives in Springfield.
Judge Henson, of Mount Vernron,
has announced that Tuesday, June 9th,
of the June term of the Newton Coun-
ty Circuit Court, will be made a COM
plete holiday, and that the land and
divorce cases pending for that day
will be set over to some other day, and
that the criminal cases and the jury
will begin on June 9th, just as dock
eted. He has ordered that the sheriff
re-advertise his land sales set for
June 5th over to June 2Srd. This will
permit the use of the court room for
registration purposes that day, as It
lis usually used for a voting precinct.