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The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Frank Peters, whose windy stories
about his White Leghorn chickens
have been told in these columns be-
fore, now comes to town with a new
one" states the Crane Chronicle in
dignantly. 'It seems that hen No.
SO, who on three occasions has laid
two eggs in one day. set a new record
few days ago when she laid two
eggs per day for two days in success
sion. She's just playing a joke on her
owner, that's all. 1t is common talk
that the hens are carrying skeleton
keys to Franks trap nests, and after
they have laid one egg they quietly
unlock the door of the trap nest from
the inside. walk out and swap leg
bands with another hen, who goes on
the nest and lays and waits for Frank
to turn her out, fooling Frank into
thinking he has an unusual flock"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

"a wonderful thing is the kitchen
knife" declares the jefferson City
Democrat-Tribune. "It has many
uses. Perhaps twas made just to cut
bread. or maybe peel potatoes, put
one only needs to watch the housewife
a while TO see it undergo some pc
culiar treatment. She uses 1t as a
can-opener, then cuts up some string
and some paper. She slices some fruit
and then stirs the soup and scrapes
all the pans and dishes. She uses it
as a substitute for screwdriver, hatch
ct, icepick and jack knife. Then, just
to add little more usefulness to it,
she fires it at Fido and Tabby when
they get to scrapping on the back
porch"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Jess Ball OF Paris is authority for
the best fish story so far told this
year. Saturday morning after the big
rain he was attracted by seeing the
hogs in a neighboring pasture run
ming wildly about as though they were
chasing something and walked over
TO investigate. 1t was quite a sur
prise to him when he saw quite
number OF catfish, most all sizes up
to ID inches, Hopping about in the
grass He and Ed Ellsbury gathered
up 20 OF them that the hogs had not
already gotten hold of. For awhile
they thought 1t had rained catfish
instead of the proverblal "cats and
dogs" but an investigation showed
that a sort of slough in Clarence Ellis
bury's place had overflowed and the
fish must have come from there, al
though 1t was not known that there
were any in 1t. There was not enough
water to carry the fish to creek
about quarter of a mile away, 30
they were left stranded In pasture.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

James Cassell, So years old, died
April &c at Bolton, his home. He was
widely known in Cass and Jackson
counties. lie was one of six brothers
who enlisted in the Confederate army
from jackson county at the outbreak
of the Civil war. Only two Of the six
were 90 years old. Two of the broth
ers were killed, two taken prisoners
and the other two wounded several
times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

An unusual number OF strange mi
gratory birds have been seen in the
Ozarks this spring. Among them was
the golden plover which has been
known to fly from Alaska to the
Hawaiian Islands and from Labrador
to Brazil The European widgeon, a
small red-headed duck, rarely seen in
America. has also made its appear
ance in the White River country.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Anybody yearning for n good old
fashioned pelican hunt can just step
right down to Lamar. The Democrat
reports that Mel Simms recently shot
pelican Weighing sixteen pounds
and measuring nine feet from tip to
tip Of its great wings, on a pond on
his farm. 1t had alightcd there with
fourteen companions who got away
from their comrade was shot
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

The democrats made a clean sweep
in the election at Hannibal May 2,
electing their entire ticket for the
first time in thirty years. Morris
Anderson, former prosecuting attor-
ney. was elected mayor by about 200
majority. A. u. Turner defeated
Henry r. Harris, who had served as
city marshal for three terms, by
more than 1000 votes Harry Carstar-
pen was named city attorney and po-
lice judge,
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

After Clarence Epperson, until two
months ago an inmate of the Insane
asylum at Nevada, had demanded
Frank Elliott, a constable of Duen-
veg, and Miss Gladys Denton of
Neosho. his companion, to alight
from a motor car near Neosho at
$3.50 o'clock Friday night, and then
snapped a double-barrel shotgun di-
rectly at them, the cartridges failing
to explode, Elliott drew a revolver
from a hostler and shot Epperson
through the heart, killing him.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Yesterday afternoon as George
Weller and w. p. Stapleton were talk
ing near the front Of the postoffice
building, the gas pipe railing that
guards the steps down into the base
ment, upon which Mr. Weller was
sitting, gave way and he fell head
downward into the celer way, strik-
ing his head with great force on the
stone steps at the bottom.-Albany
Ledger.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Little Pearl Miller Of Platte City
who Immediately adopted II, ,-and when
she moved her kittens to a new abode
took baby rabbit along. She soon
lost her charge, however, as when he
venturod too far from home he was
killed.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

The Burlington Junction CONNER
cial Club is a thing of the past. II
was done away with, fittingly, at a
meeting held Monday night and in
its place new organization to be
known as the Chamber of Commerce
was formed.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

An order from the federal court
closed the Peoples Cash Store at
Edgerton two weeks ago. In the
meantime burglars entered and help
ed themselves.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

According to the Howell County
Gazette. Ransom Buff, a jitney driver
from Mountain View, recently had the
unique experience OF hunting a wild
turkey in his car. Buff was driving
from Mountain View to West Plains
when he spied a wild turkey IN the
road ahead of him and gave It chase.
The turkey also put on speed and ran
ahead OF the car for some time just
as the car was about upon 1t. however,
and Buff was having visions of a Wild
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Grandmother didn't have a shelf
load OF cook books and she didn't
know what a calorie was" sncrts the
Chula News, but when II came to
digging up a real meal she had the
world beat"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

tornadoes," reports the Joplin Globe.
"she says the way It Is, hor husband
looks out at the clouds once or twice
every evening ana beats It for the
cellar. and she has been trying her
best to save some. as nothing else will
do his bad colds a bit Of good"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Mrs. Clarence Mullenix, SO years
old, killed her two children, a girl, s,
and boy. G, Saturday by drowning
them in a pond near the farmhouse,
three miles west of worthington, in
the southeast corner Of Putnam coun-
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

W. p. Bentley, a resident Of Noda-
way county for "a years, died Thurs
day morning at his home six miles
west of Maryville after an illness OF
three years. MIR. Bentley was SO
years old.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Mrs. Ed Boen has a counterpane
OF which she is particularly proud
because Of its age and history" re-
ports the Lawson Review. TT is
more than 100 years old, and her
grandmother made it from cotton
grown on the old Boon homestead in
this vicinity, did all the carding,
spinning and weaving herself. The
fact that the cotton was grown in this
locality adds much to its value as
curiosity"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Roonvlle's bridge fund" now totals
s233,OOO. 1t is being raised by the
citizens for the purpose Of building
bridge over the Missouri river there
as an inducement for the Old Trails
highway from st. Louis to Kansas
City to come by that way instead of
going by way of Glasgow,
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

There are numerous instances Of
persons whom the church has saved,
but the Higbee News puts the shoe
on the other foot as follows: AT the
meeting of the city council the two
newly elected lady members were ap-
pointed as the finance committee. AS
each is a hard church worker and
has helped save their respective
churches on several occasions from
financial embarrassment by the oyster,
ice cream and strawberry route, the
city won't lack for experienced per-
sons to take the lead should our fl
nances reach such a state as to re-
quire such heroic treatment"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Down in Boone county the other
day, a man died at the age OF 80 with
a mouth full of perfect teeth, having
lost only one Of the full set in his
life. He was Stephens wilkins, a ne
gro, who had been a slave and was a
Civil war veteran. Doubtless he had
his rheumatic" and his "miseries" in
his day and 1t causes speculation as
10 how a modern doctor whose fad is
to rip out all your teeth to cure every
thing would account for it.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

turkey dinner, It spread its wings and
sailed majestically away. Unfortun-
atoly Buff had left his airplane at
home. go had to see his dinner vanish
from view will out let or hindrance
from him.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

The Brookficld Argus is quite sure
the Bolsheviki are making a mistake
if they think Secretary Hughes SYM
pathizos with them just because he
has vhskCrs.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

When the Missouri Retail Lumber
mems Association recently met at
Poplar Bluff they were entertained"
with a banquet at which reindeer, i'm
ported from Alaska, was served.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Mrs. Regime Strack, sc years old
has had the unique distinction of be-
ing allowed to watch the genealogy
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

The tax valuation of the city Of
Maryvinc for this year is $5,172,5S1,
being double the valuation of year
ago, it being at that time $2,G73,19G.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Grundy county failed, on May 2,
to carry the bond issue of $4,000 to
improve the county poor farm. The
bonds failed in Trenton by 2S and the
country went heavily against them.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

1T is our observation" says the
Carrollton Republican-Rocord, that
poor marksmanship is more efficient
than protective laws in saving the
birds from the sling hunters"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

The Linn County Budget believes
that the strongest believers in the
sanctity Of the home are those with
well stocked cellars.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

Connolly, DAILY, Finnegan, O'Day,
Mullen, Brennan, Moran, Moriarty,"
muses. the Creighton News. mo, this
is not a casualty list from Dublin.
It's a bunch Of big league umpires.
And we thought they were born to
be cops"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

"Wiliam u. Haywood's flight TO
Russia is q ioke-dn Russia" declares
the Carthage Press, grimly.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

There has not been any music at
the picture show for the past two or
three nights on account Of the damp
weather causing the piano keys to
sticll.-Cabool Enterprise Press.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

she has been made a great grand
mother eight times, according to the
Bonton Democrat. D..
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

"a single wolf has been known to
kill in siz months 100 head OF cattle
valued at $1,000" states the Chill
howee Blade. ION the same basis"
declares the Windsor Review "a
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14
NEWS FROM ALL over
IMPERIAL MISSOURI
lntereoting Happenings Which Have Taken Place
L. the Greatest State IL. the Union
The Product Of the Scissors, the Pen and Very
Little Actual Labor

married wolf would kill three hum
dred head, or $4,000 worth"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-05-14

"a Joplin woman writes us to ask
us not to print any more news about
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
BA1R-sMlTH

At the home of the bride . parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Smith, on the
former Allen ranch near Dotsero, was
performed the marriage last Saturday
evening at ak O'Clock Of Miss Ida
May Smith to Elmer o. Bair, Rev. E.
G. Estlow Of 1.-THE Methodist church in
this city, performing the ceremony in
the presence of twenty relatives and
intimate friends of the contracting
parties.
The couple were attended by Miss
Ida May Bair sister of the groom,
and Cecil Smith, brother of the bride.
The house was beautifully decorated
in the Hallowe 'en colors, and the
bride wore dark brown travelling
suit and carried bouquet of Ameri-
can Beauty roses.
The bride moved to Glenwood with
her parents several years ago and has
since that time made her home here
and has host of friends who wish
her well in her matrimonial career.
The groom is the son of Mr.. BAR
of Salt Lake City, one Of the three
partners in the ranch Of which MI.
Smith is foreman, and which is known
as the Dunston, Mayne and Bair ranch.
1t was through his employment on the
ranch this summer that Mr.. Bair met
and won his wife.
Following the ceremony wedding
supper was served by the bride Sis
ter, Mrs. Roger Smith of Canon creek.
The happy couple left Glenwood
Tuesday night for Salt Lake, where
they will spend the winter and return
to the ranch next summer.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
ENTERTAIN TEACHERS

Superintendent and Mrs. W. d.
Blaine will entertain the teachers Of
the grade and high schools and the
members of the two school boards this
evening at their beautiful home ON
Cooper avenue.
Each teacher has been requested to
bring his or her horror and thus con-
tribute to the chamber of horrors,
which will be the main feature Of the
entertainment in honor Of the ap-
preaching Hallowe ZEN.
The decorations and refreshments
are to be in keeping with the occa-
sion and the guests, to the number OF
about thirty, are planning on most
delightful evening by way of enjoy
ing the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blaine.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
M. e. EXPERIENCE SOCIAL

The Ladies' Aid of the Methods
church gave their annual experience
social and supper Thursday evening Of
this week at the home of Mrs. Levi
Ward on South Grand avenue. Tho
ladies served one of their splendid
suppers after which q short program
of music and readings was given
AS is the custom for the past few
years, each member Of the Aid society
is to earn at least dollar q year and
be able to relate her experience In
earning the money, in either poetry
or prose. Many of the ladies re-
sponded with very good experience
stories, which were greatly enjoyed by
all present.
The Ward home was beautifully dec
Grated in Hallowe' ZEN colora The
evening was enjoyed by all present
and the social and supper Melted the
Aid treasury over fifty dollars.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
ENTERTAIN COUSINS

Little Dorothy Smith, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. K. v. Smith, entertained
her nine cousins in this city Wednes-
day afternoon at Hallowe ZEN party.
Games were played by the little
folks after which a delicious lunch was
served by Mrs. Smith. Favors Of Hal
lowe ZEN boxes of candy and balloons
were presented to each little guest.
The following were present: Albert,
Della and Louise Heberliqg, Gilbert
and Vaughn Allen, Jane and Joe Heb
erling, and Freddie and Dolly Smith;
also Mesdames Lou Allen, George Heb
erling, George Dighton and Annie Heb
erling.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
INFANTS BAPTISED

At the morning service at the Meth
odist church last Sunday Rev. E. G.
Estlow the pastor, baptised the fol-
lowing infants: Ray Edwin, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Miller; Joseph
Kirk and Nellie Josephine, children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hurtgen, Jr.; Mon
roe Franklin and Billy Kenneth, sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Robnett; VIM.
Mccoy Crutcher, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Crutcher; John Wesley and Rob-
ert Emmett, sons of Mr.. and Mrs P.
e. Thurmond, and Robert Oliver, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Smith.
The baptismal service was followed
by an excellent sermon on 1.-The
Foundation and Composition of the
Church" by Rev. Estlow. The music
furnished by the choir under the di-
rection Of Mrs. W. d. Blaine was of
its usual high standard.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
ENTERTAIN KRNsINaToNs

Mira J M. Silver and Mrs. W. F..
lowe'en party Wednesday night of
this week at the beautiful Silver home
on Cooper avenue.
The decorations and favors were in
keeping with the occasion and the at
fsir was pronounced one of the pref
tiest parties given in seem time. The
guests included the members of the
Kensington club and their husbands
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Paine and
Mrs. Clarence Wightman.
Cards were played during the eve
ming and a delicious lunch was served
by the. hostesses.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29

The bride is the eldest daughter of
DIT. and Mrs. L. A. Robinson, for
many years residents of Glenwood
Springs but now of Spokane, Wash
ington. She visited in Glenwood
Springs a year ago this summer and
at that time her school day acquaint-
anceship was renewed with Mr.. keller,
and this acquaintanceship later de-
veloped into love for each other. Mrs.
Ikeler spent the past summer in Glen
wood and recently returned to Spo-
kane to spend a few weeks with her
parents before making Glenwood her
permanent home.
Mrs. Ikeler is well educated young
woman and talented musician, pos
sessing beautiful voice and playing
several musical instruments. She is
a graduate nurse and 1or several years
greatly assisted her father in his i'm
mense practice.
Mr.. keller is the eldest son of .Mr
and Mrs. II. B. Ikeler and has spent
mos of his life in our city, except the
time when he served his country in
the recent world war. He is gradu-
ate of the Garfield County High
school of the class of 1914. Of recent
years he has been engaged in the
plumbing business with his father.
The couple returned to Glenwood
the first of the week and Immediately
left for Reudi, where the bride spent
a few days last summer and became
so infatuated with the place she
longed for a return visit.
The couple will soon return to Glen.
wood to make their home.
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
RIFLE NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Babe Emery and son,
Darwin, lett last Saturday on No. Is
for Denver where Mr.. Emery expects
to undergo an operation soon.
Misses Helen and Hazel Heaton
came in Saturday night on No. from
Watson, Utah. Miss Hazel will re-
main here with her mother while Miss
Helen expects to return to Utah after
u week or ten days visit with her
mother.
Mrs. Ed Eakins and daughter, Miss
Eva returned from Denver Monday
night on No. L.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Soule and son,
Carlin, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Twecdy Of Glenwood were motoring to
Rifle last Sunday afternoon when one
of the wheels on Mr.. Soule' ear gave
way and turned their car into the
ditch just east of Antlers. All were
pretty well bruised and shaken up,
but were able to board No. IS and re-
turn to Glenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Gard and two
children and Mrs. Heaton returned
home Monday night after couple Of
days spent in Meeker.
News of the death Of Mrs. James
Peppiau, Wednesday morning about
$3.50, came rs q severe shock to this
community, many of her friends not
knowing she was i'll. Death is thought
to have been caused from blood pois-
oning, AS Mrs. Peppiatt only few
days before had had some very bad
teeth extracted, which later, owing to
her rundown condition, developed
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
HALLOWEEN PARTY

Misses Rose, Mary, Della and FL
vira Guadnolo were the hostesses
Thursday evening of this week to q
delightful Hallowe 'en party at their
Colorado avenue home.
The house was beautifully decorated
in the orange and black colors and
black cats and witches were much in
evidence. The evening was spent with
cards and music, the winners in the
card game being Miss Stella Edinger,
ladies' first; Lamar keller, gentle
mems first, and Miss Mary Dorgan,
BOBBY. =
At late hour the party was seated
Mt tables and served sumptuOus
luncheon, the Hallowe 'en color scheme
being carried out in the place cards
and lunch.
An interesting feature Of the eve
ning's entertainment was when Mrs.
Henry Kennedy appeared in witch
costume and told the fortune of each
guest.
The guests left for their respective
homes in the wee small hours of the
morning, voting their hostesses de-
ligbtful entertainers.
The following were present and en-
joyed the, young ladies' hospitality:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamar Ikeler, Misses May Nc.
Reavy, Stella Edinger, Anne O'Neil
Mary Dorgan, Margaret Tawney and
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29

blood poisoning. Mrs. Peppiatt had
not been in very good health since
having the flu two years ago, and she,
with her son, Charles, spent last win
ter in Arizona. Only her husband and
youngest son, Ted, were with her at
the time of death. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made at this
writing, awaiting news from her
brother, Al Redden.
Mrs. T. M. Hickman returned home
last Friday night on No. ! from Glen
wood where she has been taking osteo-
path treatments. She is much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Harris of Car
bondale spent last Saturday and Sun
day at the AL George ranch, Mrs.
George being Mrs. Harris sister.
Miss Lena Murphy spent couple Of
days here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Murphy, the latter part of
last week
Some of the Campfire Girls and
their boy friends took horseback
trip to Book Cliff last Friday. Miss
Rose Coulter chaperoned the bunch.
Mrs. G. c. Bennett and two chill
dren, accompanied by Miss Edna
Moore, left last week for Durango
where Mrs. Bennett will visit her par
ents. They expect to return about
November first.
z. B. Higgins and daughter, Miss
Stella, accompanied by Miss Leta
Hickman, motored to Glenwood last
Saturday and spent the day.
]. E. Stauffer received the sad news
Saturday morning of The death of his
mother at Kansas City. Mrs. Stauffer
had made many friends in Rifle dur
ing her visits to her son here who will
be sorry to hear of her passing. Il. e.
Stauffer Of Glenwood left Sunday
morning to attend the funeral which
was held Wednesday afternoon. The
Stauffer pharmacy was closed all
afternoon Wednesday. The Stauffers
have the sympathy of their many
friends here.
Word was received the first Of the
week by c. A. Anderson of the death
of his son-in-law in Denver.
Funeral services were held over the
remains of Joe NJ Hansen at the Rex
theater Sunday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Coulter of Palisade, assisted
by Rev. Carpenter of Rifle. A regu
lar military funeral was held with the
American Legion of Glenwood and
Grand Valley in attendance. Rev
Coulter preached very fine sermon
and sang frances national song IL
French. Miss Nellie Miller and Mrs
Walter Stauffer sang "There Will Be
! No Tears in Paradise and the male
quartet rendered "Soldier Boy" TIL,
services were very impressive all the
way through. Floral offerings were
many and beautiful showing the higl
esteem in which this young man was
held. Joe NJ. Hansen was the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Hansen and
lost his life while on the battle field
in France three years ago last Nay
| 1t is great comfort to his loved onel
to be able to have his body sent home
and buried here. The sympathy Of
the entire community is with the be
reaved parents and brother Of the
deceased. ."
Fred Munro had the misfortune II
Spain his ankle Wednesday of thi,
week, and is going about on crutches
The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-10-29
ENTERTAIN RELATIVES

Mrs. K. v. Smith entertained the
following relatives at her home Thur
day evening Of this week: Mesus.
and Mesdames John Heberling, Lou
Allen, Vaughn Heberling, George Heb
erling; Mrs. George Dighton, MIRA @.
w. Smith and the Misses Maude Cole
and jeanette Smith.
The first part of the evening was
spent in singing old time songs after
which various games were played. At
a late hour q delicious chile supper
was served by the hostess and was
greatly enjoyed by the guests.