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The Monett times., 1921-09-16
ARRESTED ON
BURGLARY CHARGE
J. T. Wright Pleads Guilty to Robbery
OF Mulhall & Gimbel Grocery.
Bound Over to Circuit Court.

Through the efforts of Joe A. Jack
son, constable, J. T. Wright, who lives
upstairs at sol Seventh street,was ar
rested on charge of robbing the store
of Mulhall & Gimbel. The man was
taken before Justice e. A. O'Dwyer
Monday evening. Wright entered a
plea of guilty and was bound over to
circuit court.
The robbery of the grocery store
took place between midnight Satur-
day night and Sunday morning. A
large amount of groceries and other
merchandise was taken and kerosene
was poured around in different places
in the store.
Wright was under suspicion for the
robbery, the proprietors of the store
having attached his cow and chickens
to secure grocery bill which he owed.
Wright, in making his confession, said
he was hungry and that he stole to
secure food for his family. He had
been working on the roads near Mo-
nett, but was out of work. On being
asked why he put the kerosene around
the store, he stated that he did not
do it, but said he guessed the one who
put the kerosene there expected to
burn the building.
A quantity of groceries was found
in his rooms, which was identified by
Mr.. Gimbel as coming from his store.
The proprietors of the store are
very grateful to Mrs. Jackson for his
quick work in apprehending the guilty
man.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
BROADWAY HOTEL INSTALLS
NEW BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM

Mr.. G. L. Pinnell with the Bur
Ioughs Adding Machine Co. of Joplin,
is installing a mechanical bookkeeping
system at the Broadway Hotel this
week.
The old style pen and ink bookkeep-
ing methods are fast giving way with
leading progressive firms for the more
accurate speedier way of machinery.
On the farm "Old Dobbin" gives way
TO the automobile and tractor. In the
factory up-to-date machinery does the
work formerly required of men. The
banks learned years ago that machin-
cry for bookkeeping was as necessary
as light in dark room, if you want
to see So they were the first to adopt
machinery for Bookkeeping. Then
came the progressive merchants. A
number of such machines, as is being
installed by the hotel, are being used
by firms in Monet.
This machine is almost human in its
operations, adding in certain columns
subtracting in others while still in
other places it prints without adding.
A daily balance is kept and at mo-
ments notice the owner of business
'can tell the amount of his obligations.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
MENDON

The school is progressing nicely
with Miss Alice Planchon as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wolfe and sons
were shopping in Monett Saturday
afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. George Odell and little
grandson, of Monet, spent Wednesday
with w. F. Rausch and family.
MI. and Mrs. August Kruger and
family went to Flat Creek, sunday,
and spent the day with the latters
sister, Mrs. Harry Wallace, and family
The family celebrated a family re-
union on that day. Those who were
there were: Mr.. and Mrs. W. M.
Arnold, Mr. .and Mrs. A. A. Graves
of Butterfield; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wilson, of Purdy; Mr.. and Mrs.
August Krueger. August Jr., Leonard
George and Freida Kruger, Of Mo-
nett; Elzee and Ethel Arnold, Burl
Graves, Loren Wilson, Noveta and
Herschel Wallace and Everett Wilson.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
GLOBE ITEMS

Miss Hazel Latshaw, of Chicago, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
T. Latshaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Buren, of Verona
spent Saturday afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. John Peterson.
Rev. and Mrs. Malmquist and
daughter, Vera and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jacobson spent Sunday afternoon with
Erwin jacobson at the Aurora hos
pital and reports him getting along
nicely.
Miss Ruth Peterson spent Sunday
afternoon as the guest of Misses Hazel
and Dorothy Latshaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Turnquist nd
children, of Monett, visited Sunday
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eric Turnquist.
Ralph Carlson spent Sunday after
noon with Ralph Peterson.
Miss Dorothy Latshaw departed
Tuesday for Marionville where she
will attend the Marionville college.
Minnie and Ed johnson visited
Charlie Johnson and family, Sunday.
FL renee and Grace Schelin spent
Saturday night with Miss Addie
Engledorf, of Zion.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Engledorf vi fed
with Albion johnson and family, Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Schelin and
Miss Addie Engledorf spent Sunday
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Ackerson, near Verona.
The Ladies Aid Society will be
entertained at the home of Rev. Malm-
quist, Friday afternoon and evening,
September 16. Everyone is extended
cordial invitation to attend.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
ROCKY COMFORT

Mrs. NJ. J. Patterson visited rel-
atives near Powell a few days this
week. ), stA
J. W. Brattin transacted business
in Neosho Thursday.
Mrs. James Brown and children
have moved into Mrs. Zona Goostree's
property on Main street.
w. P. Howard and family of Manu.
Okla, visited Mrs. Howards grand
mother, Mrs. E. P. Dabbs, here Friday
and Saturday.
A. w. Davidson of Powell transact
ed business in Rocky Comfort Thurs
day.
H. L. Kendrick, half Indian who
came here about four months ago
from Vinita, OKLA, and who had been
working around here at different jobs
has gone to parts unknown. He put
cut two issues of the Ozark Times
here and left with about $4,000 that
people had paid him for the paper.
He was a son-in-law of j. NJ. Sears
of Rocky Comfort.
Virgil Long was Neosho visitor
Thursday.
Blain Bailey of Aurora visited rel.
atives here Thursday.
Applicants for the Rocky Comfort
post office are to take the Civil
Service examination at Neosho and
Monett Saturday, September "a.
Mrs. Chris Roller of Alton, Okla.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Leflee
at present. -
Herbert Kits and family of near
Stella spent Sunday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh DabbS.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
GUNTER

Church was we'll attended at this
place Saturday night and Sunday.
The meeting at Arnhart is attract
ing large crowds and the interest is
growing with each service.
A revival meeting will start at this
place the second Sunday in October,
Miss Pearl Wheeler, spent the week
end with Miss Violet Bradshaw.
Mrs. Oscar Church, of California, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Williams.
Misses Mary Cosby and Floy Wheel
er visited Misses Ulah, Rosie and
Gladys Terry, Sunday.
Several from here are planning TO
attend Hagenbeck- Wallace circus at
Monett September %.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
TOP OF $500 MADE
IN CAMFIELD SALE

The highest price paid for Poland
China boar in this district for many
months was made Tuesday when Ober-
mann & Son of Monet bid $500 for a
son of Peter The First, out of dam
by Liberator in the sale of w. G..
Camfield & Sons at Neosho.
A dozen or more hogs sold for near
the $10O-mark and bidding was spirit
ed on the opening lots of the sale.
Obermann & Son bought three litter
mates, gifts, for $14O each, and Hall
wood Farms, Carthage, took three at
a top of S110.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

Pat Martin left Tuesday night fol
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for short
visit.
Mrs. C. J. Baughar, COG Lincoln ave,
is quite ill. She took suddenly ill this
morning.
Attorney Theodore Alvord of Peirce
City, was in town on business, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Bennett OF
Peirce City, were trading in Monet
Tuesday.
Arthur Fuld, salesman for Levis-Zu-
kosky Millinery Company, of st. Louis
was in town Tuesday.
Monday was the opening day of cir
cult court in Mt. Vernon. The court
has large docket for this term.
Mrs. George Gurley, of Purdy, was
among the out of town people shop
ping in the city, Wednesday.
Claud Ricketts,, of Purdy, was oper-
ated upon for diseased tonsils We'd
nesday morning at the West hospital.
Fielding P. Sizer, Jr., departed
Tuesday evening for Alton, ILL.,, to re-
sumo studies at the Western Military
college.
w. T. Stocker went to Kansas City,
Wednesday, to buy fixtures for the
jewelry store he will open soon at S14
Broadway.
Miss Josie Cassity, of New York
City, is expected the latter part of
the week to visit friends. Miss Cas-
sity is now visiting relatives in st.
Louis, and after visiting here will re-
turn to st. Louis TO work.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
r. T. Judd has returned from
business trip to Ridgley.

r. T. Judd has returned from {
business trip to Ridgley.
Attorney F. P. Sizer was in Cass
vile, Wednesday, on business.
Miss Jessie Binion, of Sapulpa, Okla
is the guest of her brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Binion.
Oscar Kirchner, of Oklahoma City
who has been visiting in the city, re-
turned Wednesday morning.
C. B. Binion, local agent for the l.
E. Lines Music Company, was in
Springfield Wednesday on business.
Chas. H. Williams and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hughlett, Of Fair
view, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
w. P. Williams.
Mrs. ]. w. Blackwell, of Salem, Mo.
who has been visiting her sister, and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ball, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Mrs. J. J. Randall, returned home
Wednesday morning from brief visit
with Mrs. Mary Ketchum and other
relatives i nSpringfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ondo Taylor came
Tuesday evening from Eureka Springs
Ark, to visit Mr.. Taylor's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew Taylor.
Mrs. A. C. Lewis, of Kansas City
arrived Wednesday morning to spend
several weeks with her sister, and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Baughar
Mrs. E. L. Jerome went to Joplin,
Wednesday morning to spend the re-
mainder of the week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Jerome and Miss Helen
Jerome.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SEARCH FOR MISSING
MAN IS CONTINUED

Stotts City, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Old
mine shafts and caves in this vicinity
have been searched and dragged for
the body of Thomas Underwood, labor
er, who mysteriously disappeared
from his home here August %.
Although many citizens of Stotts
City have joined in an effort to locate
him, nothing has been heard from
Underwood since he left his home,
attired in his work clothes on the
afternoon of Sunday, August %. He
has a wife, daughter and aged father
here,
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
DOSS

Miss Opal Moore returned home
from near Monett, Saturday evening
Mrs. Susie Sapp and children visited
Mrs. Bob Sapp, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Corn visited
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Corn, Wednesday
Sanford Sapp and family spent
Saturday evening and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed.
Mrs. Bert Farley spent Monday with
her sister, Mrs. Bob Sapp.
Miss Sophia Moore visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Florey
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Chastain ano
children, of near Purdy, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Sapp and Bob
Sapp attended the Baptist Association
at Corinth, Wednesday.
Dorothy Mae Ray has been ill the
past week.
w. A. Florey and family attended
the Farmers Club meeting at Hazel
Dell, Friday evening.
John Moore and son Allen are visit
ing at the home Of his mother.
Dewey Sapp and Charley Mattingly
arrived the latter part Of last week
from Barton county and will spend
a few days here with relatives. They
made the trip in Mr.. Sapp's car.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
NORTH PuRDY

Miss Kathryn Robbins visited Miss
Ruth Eden, Sunday.
Miss Hazel Heath was absent from
school two days last week on account
of illness.
Otis Burg, wife and son Billy spent
Monday night at Ben Burg's.
John Balmas and family visited in
Monet, Sunday.
Mrs. Will Wormington is confined
to her bed this week.
Mrs. Willie Balmas spent Wednes-
day afternoon with her mother, Mrs.
Dennis HORNE.
Mrs. P. NJ. Goetz and her sister,
Miss Hattie Akerson, visited with Mr..
Akerson and family of Monett.
Mrs. Charles Todd is recovering
after an illness of about three weeks.
Mrs. Frances Goodnight and son,
Ebert, and her mother, Miss Mary
Robertson visited at Tom Robberson's
Sunday.
Clarence HORNE and family spent
Sunday with Ben Burg and family
Several from this community at
tended the Chautauqua at Purdy last
week.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
A VERY PRETTY WEDDING
TAKES PLACE AT FREISTATT

A very pretty wedding took place
on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock when
Miss Freda Kaiser, a daughter Of Mr..
Herman Kaiser, of Freistatt, became
the bride of VIM. Helmkamp, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Criss Blattert, also of
Freistatt. The beautiful ceremony
took place in the Evangelical Luther
an church, with the Rev. c. Bernthal
presiding at the services. The young
couple were attended by Miss Amelia
Bernthal and Miss Mollie Bierman as
bridesmaids, and the groomsmen were
Martin Kaiser and Edgar Helmkamp.
The bride was very charming in a
gown of white georgette crepe and a
flowing bridal veil caught with tiny
white blossoms. She carried shower
bouquet of brides roses. The brides
maids were very pretty in dresses of
blue baronet satin and carried bou-
quets of china asters.
Following the ceremony reception
was held at the home of the brides
father, and an elaborate wedding din
ner was served to $50 relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Helmkamp received
many beautiful presents.
They will make their home with the
brides father at Freistatt.
The out Of town guests at the we'd
ding included Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Eckert, Of Peirce City; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Howard of Mt. Vernon and Mrs.
o. w. Keller, of Sapulpa, Okla.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
A WORD WITH WOMEN
Valuable Advice for Monet Readers.

Many a woman endures with noble
patience the daily misery of backache
pains about the hips, blue, nervous
spells, dizziness and urinary disorders
hopeless Of relief because she doesn't
know what is the matter.
1t is not true that every pain in the
back or hips is trouble peculiar to
the SEX" Often when the kidneys get
congested and inflamed, such aches
and pains follow.
Then help the weakened kidneys
Don't expect them to get well alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have won the
praise Of thousands of women. They
are endorsed at home-Read this Mo-
nett woman's convincing statement:
Mrs. C. H. Blythe, 70S Frisco ave.,
says: Several years ago I had kidney
trouble and suffered dreadfully from
backaches. My back became very
lame and weak. My kidneys acted ir-
regularly and I suffered from dizzy
spells and felt tired out at times.
Other members of my family had used
Doan's Kidney Pills with such good
results that I tried them and they
entirely cured me of the trouble"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney pills--the same that
Mrs. Blythe had. Foster-M -Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SHOP AND RAILROAD NEWS

Roadmaster N. H. Kruse came ir
Wednesday morning IN No. S and took
out work train to distribute load
of ties between Monett and Springfield
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William Summers, coach cleaner, is
laying off on account of illness.
George Morris, section laborer, is
laying off with an injured leg, which
he cut while moving grass,
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Workmen have completed painting
the section house.
The Bridge and Building depart
ment are unloading lumber to be used
to renew the bridge on the Central
division inside the city limits.
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Miss Jessie Hall, Frisco stenogra.
pher, returned to work Friday, after
being off work for some time. Miss
Grace Smerdon relieved her.
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w. S. Blennerhassett transacted
railroad business matters in Spring.
field, Saturday.
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Sam Pittman, third trick Frisco
telegraph operator, is laying off or
account of illness, and E. w. Brown is
relieving him.
IS 4 d
In the freight shipments at the Mo-
nett station for July and August
there is an increase of $1,000 for the
month of August, according to the re-
ports at the office. There were 1000
more tons of freight handled last
month than in July.
.
James Planchon is temporarily
working as messenger boy at the
freight office.
F. L. Paul, conductor on the Central
division, has reported for duty after
being off for so days, and will go out
this evening on No. 3.
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Conductor Chas. Kerrigan, with a
run between Monet and st. Louis, is
very much elated over the fact that
his twin girls received the loving cup
at the State Fair at Sedalia, Mo-, for
being che most perfect developed chill
dren entered in the contest. They
were 80 per cent perfect.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

DR.. Clemens, of Kansas City, visited
ed between trains Tuesday morning
with DR.. C. T. Dusenbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. C. Lamb and two
small children, of Woodville, Miss.
arrived Wednesday morning to visit
friends and relatives in the city.
Miss Minnie Myers left Wednesday
morning for st. Johns hospital in
Springfield, where she will undergo an
operation for appendicitis. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Mccormick.
Miss Agnes Spencer departed Wed.
nesday for her home in Wichita, Kan,
after q weeks visit with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer
residing five miles southeast Of Mo-
nett.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
TO REPRESENT THE
OZARK COUNTRYMAN

Clinton Marbut of Verona, R. F. D.
one of the leading Shorthorn breed
ers of the county and for several
years secretary of the Southwest
Missouri Shorthon Association, has
been made field representative of the
Ozark Countryman farm and stock
journal published at Springfield.
Mr.. Marbut has also been appoint
ed to Judge the Shorthorns at the
Fayetteville fair in this month
Cassville Republican.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
WILL NOT ORGANIZE
LIONS CLUB

"A canvas of representative business
men by Lions Club organizer, show
ed that the Monett men favored the
organization of Rotary Club, rather
than Lions Club.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
HAVE TAKEN CHARGE LUNCH
ROOM AT FRISCO HOTEL

Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Hastings, Tues
day, took charge of the lunch room
at the Frisco Hotel, 103 Fifth street.
Mr.. Hastings is an experienced cook
and will have charge in the kitchen.
The Hotel will remain under the same
MANAGEMENT.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
SEEKS NATURALIZATION

Thomas Kelly, Catholic priest Of
Peirce City, filed declaration of in.
tention for first naturalization papera
at the federal court office at Joplin
Monday. Kelly came to America from
Ireland in 1904.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16
MR.. AND MRS. RING ENTERTAIN

MIR. and Mrs. C. H. Ring 306 Fourth
street, delightfully."- entertained with a
six o'clock dinner Sunday evening
complimentary to Miss Pauline Arm
strong, of Kansas City, and Miss Anna
Buchner, of Peirce City. Following
the dinner very pleasant evening was
spent.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

]. M. Mulhall, Of Fort Scott, Kans.,
who was summoned here after the
Mulhall & Gimbel Grocery store had
been robbed, returned home Tuesday
morning.
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

Conscience is not an absolutely
certain guide. Conscience needs a
moral education"
The Monett times., 1921-09-16

Arthur Erwin. Of Cassville, was IN
town Wednesday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-07-07

victory is now only a memory. The
soldiers who fought, and the laborers
who toiled, in order that success
might crown our efforts in war, again
find themselves confronted with their
deadly pre-war enemy, the Free
Trade Law and it's inevitable result
compulsory enlistment in the army of
unemployed. In this trying position,
they have been showered with golden
promises from Washington, that this
condition is only the result of the
after-effects of war, and that as soon
as the country returns to normal, all
will be we'll again. But, what do these
Free-Traders in Washington mean by
normal? Is it the condition which
existed during the period just proceed
ing the outbreak of the war, when the
Free-Trade Act brought hardship and
destruction to American labor and
industry, and presented to our coun-
try an army of unemployed larger
than ever known in its history, and
brought back to US the dreaded bread
line and one-cent coffee houses? If
so. God forbid that we should ever re-
turn to normal.
American labor and industry de-
mand, and are entitled to, a higher
level of normality than that present
ed to US at any time during the Will
son administration.
True, there is considerable optim-
ism on the part of labor and industry,
in the fact that better times are ahead
but not becaus of this promised re-
turn to normal. That optimism is
made possible by the result of the
last election, and. the fact that on
March 4th, the crisis will have ended,
will assume the reins of government,
and a pro-American administration
and the further fact that that admin
istration has pledged itself to the re
peal of the Underwood Free-Trade
Law, and the enactment of Tariff
policy that will bring to American in
dustry and labor the Protection to
which they are justly entitled.-Am-
erican Economist.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-07-07
AN APPALLING WASTE IN
MENTAL ABILITY

The greatest losses to society each
year are not in coal, forests. water
power and other natural resources
but IN mental ability ]. C. De Voss.
director of the Bureau of Standards
and Measurements at the Kansas
State Normal School in Emporia. re-
Gently said. "This loss is all the
more significant when viewed in the
light of the conclusions of biologists
and sociologists that future progress
is a matter of social development
rather than of biological evolution"
Mr.. DeVoss is also associate professor
of PSYCHOLOGY in the Kansas State
Normal School and served during the
war as psychological examiner with
the rank of captain. His remarks
were inspired by the results of re-
cent study of army tests and tests
given to high school pupils and college
students.
In this study Professor De Voss has
shown that only fifteen people out of
every 1000 of our population attend
institutions of higher learning, while
the most conservative estimate would
show that there are $50 in every
thousand who have the mental ability
to profit by a college education. Thus
society loses 1875 out of every 1000
young men and women who could
utilize college training.
Although several factors contri-
butte to this waste to society,"" ex-
planned Mr.. De Voss in commenting
upon his study, probably the chief
one is economic. More diffusion of
prosperity would undoubtedly in
crease college attendance. In the
last six years college attendance has
increased from 1877, 900 to $4,000
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-07-07
BETTER TIMES AHEAD

The present state of affairs in this
country had its inception in the earlv
days of the Wilson administration.
One of the first acts of the Democrat
is regime was the enactment of the
Underwood Free-Trade Tariff Law,
the direct result of which was to low
er the morale of labor in this country
and to deprive domestic industry of
the fostering care of the government
under which it exists. With the low
ering of the Tariff bars, there came
flood of cheap importations, and the
United States was made the dumping
ground for the output of the under
paid and underfed labor of foreign
countries, with the result that do
nestle labor was thrown out of en-
ployment.
1t is now a matter of history. that
during that port of the Wilson admin
istration extending from the enact
ment of the Underwood Law, to the
outbreak of the war in Europe, our
country faced a serious problem in
its large army of unemployed, and
matters were growing more serious
as foreign countries continued to
flood our markets with their cheap
products. The war, however, sus-
pended this condition, and when
America was forced into the struggle
that labor, which prior to the war
was denied the constitutional right of
a livelihood in it's own country by the
Underwood Free-Trade Act, was not
found lacking when wartime emer-
gencies required their services in
trench, field and factory.
The war is over. The glory Of that