Ripley County democrat., 1918-09-20
The Democrat.
Local and Personal News.

A light frost fsll In the lcv places In
this locality last night.
John Hurst. Of the Mabrey Bay coun.
Try, marketed 4 boat load 81 wheat here
during the week. ae
Attorney D q. Borth has been IN 81
Louis this week attending the State
Bar Association meeting.
The stork brought nev boy baby 70
The home Of Mr., aad Mrs. Karl Kind
last Wednesday morning
Miss Msdis Taylor vent TO Spring.
field last SATURDAY. TO Jake course In
vocal music, At the Normal.
squirrels are very plenliiul 10 the
eoods now, and i've poor hunter who
kAn't get mess II be goes ont aud
tries.
Harry Thartop and his aister, Mics
Phsllis, went to ST. Louis last Sunday,
the yonng Lady going pp TO secure .
posiiion as stenograpbsr.
Walter @. Stewart returned home
from Detroit where hs is employed In
the Ford automobile works last Sum
day, and win remain hsrs for a whils'
j n. Morrison, Of the Prospect
News, accompanied Miss Nellie Vritsch
TO St. Louis last Sunday, where she
went TO secure position as stenog-
lspher,
win Martin, who Is a field worker foI
the Farmers Loan bankiag organiza
tion with headquarters at st. Louis
came home this week for few days
visit with his family.
Mrs. Chas. w. Atkinson and children,
who have been here spending the sum
msr with her parents, Mr. and Mrs W.
a.. Pearoe, returned to her home at
jackson, Mississippi, this week.
John Hurst and Harry Grubb we're
here last week fitting some new engine
repairs to the double oylender engine
on the boat John recently purchased
from Harry, It is now in fias shape
for work and Is the largest boat doing
business on the river.
Messrs Chas. LsiGFsrguson, y X
Ponder, X. X. shemweli, y. G. Whit
and John P. oampbsll, who were IN st
Louis for several days the past werl
attending the Fourth Liberty Loar
Bond MsstIngs. returned home Suuda,
last They lrepgtihayipg had a fin
time. ~
The county board Of equalization vii
meet next Monday on the Merchant
and Manufacturers FAX Book, to hea
appasls.s On Tuesday The county cour
will meet in adjourned session to mp
point tie judges for the Novsmbe
election and transact any other bust
s,e,s that Is presented
@ lite number OF our citizens abor
town have been appointed as associate
members of the Legal Board Of tn
county hy Chairman James F Full
bright, 10 assist tile board in filling on
the qnestionaiies Of thoss who regis
tered on the 18th, as the work begin
today, aud there we're 1890 registrants. !.
Mrs John Torrenos and two childre
arrived here last Saturday from thei
ranch home at Barnum, Wyoming, Of
Asisil to her mother, Mrs. Emily Mile'
and they expect to spend the winte
hsre. az symptoms Of winter had al
ready mada their appearance In ii
north country when they started Of
their journey here, sixty miles Of whic
had to be made by stage 70 the rail
road.
Charlie Lee and wife made trip
Chicago the past week for the purpos
nf meeting Mrs. Lees brother, Jo
Wright n Little Joe, - as he was fami
iArly called by his friends here. Sine
he entered the service Joe had been o
the Pacific coast under SPECIAL trainiu
Ii The electrical line, and having CON
pIeted his course there had been o.
dsred to report at Harvard universit
ior his finishing course. Mr. and Mr.
Lse met him at Chicago and spsI
shout four hours with him, beside
taking look over the city. They %
& Joe Il looking splendidly and has had
1ne time II the service. working har'
and that they had an enjoyable Wis
~vsik him tat