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- Announcement has been made of the marriage of Mra. Core J. Shep- Med .and Mr. Jobn Hemmen of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Hemmen will! make thetr home in St. Louis.
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WILLIAM F. LAYTON
."But after it was all over 'we were all friends again and my home is open to any old soldier- no. matter ruary at the battle, of, Hartville. which alde he was on."
William F. "Bud" Layton,' veteran of the Civil war, sald that yesterday After he had looked. for the first time upon the graves of Three of his ; until my consin. Mrs Mollle Butcher cotmins 10 the Confederate side of ! took me there."
the National cemetery.
MCBride, and Monroe' Layton, who was killed on the seventh day of Feb-
"I've lived near' Springfield all my life." Layton explaina. "but I just didn't know where the graves of my relativea were located in the cemetery
Because of his skill in riding A horse -- he was a race driver As a boy-he enlisted -in Co. H. 46th Mia-
"Bud." as he still prefers to be called. although he is now 80 years old. was a member of Company H. pourl Infantry, in '64 lle coultin't 40th Missouri Infantry, on the federal : {. in before because he wasn't old i enough and in '64 he had just passed .
mice And all of his relatives and ... most of his friends. he explains. were ; the 16-year-old mark He was mus- on the other side RO "It was mott of , tered In and out In Springfield . a family affair for me "
Last Three CourtDe
. His cousina who died fighting un - " dalin. Mo. Lo Shreveport. La., to enter ! der The Controcrate flag and whome a race and I rode 1. races for Dave : Claims he has just weer. icr the !Ira'
Tutt and oid Bill H! ; ok "
Mr La:tor now It's A: Moun'nin Vira
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MELTERA-JOHNSON VOWS JERS READ YESTERDAY
- yom Helen Johnson, daughter of Hp. Netti. Johnson, 923 West State atwt, and Mr. Raymond J. Welters of this city. were married yesterday aSeraton #1 5 o'clock. The ceremony wis read at the home of the Rev. Fa- thr James A. Moffett. The only at- tadants were Mra. Homer L. Goss and M. Louie Meyer. Mra. Weltera la a Raduate of Drury college and a mem- be of PI Beta Phi sorority. Mr. Wel- ta la suociated with the General Tre company. They will make their home at 923 West State street.
DEATHS
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RYRA. LUCY'M. RICE Funeral services for "Mre. Lucy M. Rios, Who died Tuesday afternoon at her home, 1524 North Missour! ave- nue. will be held at 3:30 o'clock Thursday at her realdenre Burlal will. be In Hazelwood cemetery under direction of the Klingner Funeral home Min The in survived by her husband. A. M Rice, n brother. Stew- ' art Payne, and three sisters, Mre Mis- sourl Kirk, Mrs. Mary Bollartt and M:s Emma Samone.
· MRS. Jt J.1.\'1 .. 111 1.1. Funeral services for Mis. Julia E. . Hull. 64 who died Tuesday a' het ! home. 716 Bouth Pickwick avenue. -- will be held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday at Unlon Grove chapel. near Falr Grove. Buria) will be in the ceme - tery there under direction of the Klingner Funeral home. Mra 1full In survived by her husband. J. E. Hull. and five daughters. Mra. Claude Bur- delt, Springfield. Mrs Ella Hireburg. ! Tongka. Kan: Mra Florence Morton. Tulen. Okla Mis Willa Foiv. Bit. timber, Mont, and Mrs Bell Talbot, Chicago. -- -
... Funeral services' for Chatirs O Gil- limpie. 45, who died Tuesday In Kary BAS Cly, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday at Danforth chapel. 10 miles rest of the city Burial will be in pir cemetery there under direction of the Klingner Funeral home. The body will remain at the home of a aimer. Miss Lillian Gilliapie. 919 Rogers Ave- nue. until 1 :30 o'clock Thursday, when the procession will go to the chapel for funeral services.' Mr. Gilllaple ia survived by his wife; two alster Mina Lillian Gilliaple and Mrs. I! E. Rob - erts, Albuquerque. N. M. and four brothers, J. A .. J. M. and S F. Gil- . lispie of Strafford and F E Gillispie of itobari. Okia
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday at the Robberson Ave- ! nue Baptist church for G. I. Appleby. who died in Kansas City Tuesday. Burtal - will be In Bellevue cemetery under direction of the Klingner Fil- neral home Mr. Appleby formerly re- aided at 1451 Robberron avenue. 1 Springfield. He is survived hy lila ' wife, a daughter. Mrs .! W. S Jarbne. ' of Kansas City, and a son, T J. Ap- pleby. of Springfield. --
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 4: Miss Helen Johnson and Mr. Raymond J. Welters were married .** Mrs. Cora J. Shepherd and Mr. John Hemmen were married in St. Louis, Mo., where they will make their home. Page 5: Charles O. Gillispie died .** Mrs. Lucy M. Rice died .** Mrs. Julia E. Hull died .*
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Mountain View Home
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Page 12: Andrew Davidson died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the father of T. E. Davidson of Springfield.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charles Owen. 28, and Maudie Mitchell. il. both of =Springfield: Stanley J. McVay. 22, and Oma Nera Johnson, 19, both of Rogersyille.
Miss Helen Johnson Weds Mr. R. Welters
Miss Helen Johnson, , daughter of Mrs. Nettle Johnson, 923 State street, became the bride of Mr. Raymond J. Welters, of this city Tuesday after- noon at 5 o'clock, at the home of Reverend Father James A. Moffatt, who performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Homer L. Goss acted as attend- ant to Mrs. Welters,, and Mr. Louis Meyer acted as best man to Mr. Wel- ters. Mrs. Welters is a graduate of Drury college, and a member of PI Beta Phi sorority. Mr. Welters is as- soclated with the General Tire com- pany. They will make their home In Springfield.
DEATHS
C. O. GILLISPIE
Funeral services for Charles O. Gil- lisple. 45. will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock today at Danforth chapel. 10 miles east of Springfield. Burial will be in Danforth cemetery under direc- tion of Klingner Funeral home. Mr. Gillisple died Tuesday In Kansas City. ...
MRS. LUCY M. RICE
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy M. Rice, who died Tuesday at her home. 1594 North Missouri arenue, will be held there at 3:30 o'clock today. Burial will be in Hazelwood cemetery under direction of Klingner "Funeral home.
IH HIMRS. "JULIA E. HULL
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia E. Hull. 64. who died Tuesday at her home. 716 South Pickwick avenue. will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock to- day at Union Grove chapel, near Fair Orove. Burial will be in the ceme- tery there under direction of Kung- ner Funeral home.
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THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1928 -- LEADER
Page 12: Marriage licenses issued .** Miss Donna Scott died .** Mrs. Erma ORielly died .** [O'Reilly]
Elva Wingo died .* Mrs. Marie Patros died .** Miss Dona Beulah Scott died .** J. Roberts Youngblood died .* Mrs. Minnie M. Mount died .*
Page 15: Miss Myrtle Galloway and Mr. Clyde Anderson were married .**
GETS DEFAULT DEGREE A default divorce decree was grant- ed to Thelma Lee Inwe from Eugene L Lowe by Judge Warren L. White 1.1 circuit court today
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Ciantey J. PicVay. 22. and Oma Nera Johnson, 19, both of Rogers- rille: Charles Owen. 28. and Maudie Mitchell, 21, both of Springfield.
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MISS GALLOWAY WEDS
A MR. CLYDE ANDERSON
Anouncement has been made of the marriage of Miss Myrtle Galloway to ATdr. Clyde Anderson Monday evening. The ceremony was read at the home of Mrs. Jack McKee by the Reverend If. A. Wood. ifr and Mrs. Anderson are graduates of the Strafford High school. They will make their home n Cuba, Mo.
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DEATHS
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MINS DONSA SCOTT . Mies. Donna __: Scott, -16 .year-old daughter of Mr. urid' Mri; D. P. Scott, hai No. 8, Jale Grove afet last night at i tocar, hospital. Bhg;D'allo survived by solet. Funeral services
East Avenue Baptist church Burn ill be in Boll View celhetery. fivc ttipnorur'oeitherofthetider direcral tion of Kungher Fungral home. ..
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MRS. ERMA D'RIELLY The body of Mre. Erms . O'Rielly 23. : wife of Austin' O'Rielly. who died , Tuesday morning et Joplin. will sr. rise „In Springfield, tonight. Brief funeral services will Be held at 1:30 ; o'clock Friday afternoon at the Her- men A. Lohmeyer Funeral home. Burial will be in Hazelwood cemetery. Mrs. O'Rielly, who formerly lived in, this clip, la aurrived by her husband. her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Painter, of Joplin, and a brother. Ernest P. Painter. of Springfield. -
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ELVA WINGO
The body of Diva Wingo, 81, of Lit- the Rock. Ark., who died in a hos- pital here Wednesday following an opersiton for appendicitis, has been forwarded to Willard, Mo. Funeral ar - I rangements are Incomplete, but they are in charge of the Greenwade Un- dertaking company of Willard. Ha La survived by his wife, an infant daugh- ter. his parents, a alster and two brothers
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MAS. MARIE PATROS.
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The body of Mrs. Marle Patroa,, 42. arrived today from Chicago, where she died Tuesday. Brief funeral services were held at & o'clock this morning get Greenlawn cemetery with the. Rer. Edwint F. Armstrong, pastor 'of the Woodland Heights Presbyterian church, officiating. She formerly resided In Springfield. .
MINH DONA RECLAMI SCOTT. Funeral' eervices will be held et 3 | ;o'clock Friday afternoon at the East Avenue Baptist church for Miss Dona Beulah Scott, 16, who died last night : In a hospital here. Burial will be In Bellview cemetery under direction.of | the Klingner Funeral home. Bhe la ' currived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Scott, of Route 3. Fair Grove. Mo. and a sister.
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J. ROHERTH YOUNGBLOOD. J. Roberta Youngblood. 50, a for- i mer groceryman. died carly today at. his home. 743 Prospect svenue. Fu- neral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Pythlani Avenue Baptist church. Burial will be lu Eastlawn cemetery under direc- . tlou of the Klingner Funeral home Mr. Youngblood is survived by his r. Ife. a daughter. Paulette, and his Inther J P Youngblood. of Spring- field, and four ,brothers, W. B., J. B and (1 B Youngblood of Springfield And I P Youngblood. Jr of Daling
MIN MIANEM. MOUNT
Mre Minute M Mount. 41. wife of R W Mount, died at Prosser. Wasl., Saturday night Bhe lo survived by her husband. her parents, Mr. and | Mra. R. Bleury, route . a. Campbell w.ret road: a aleter, Mra. J. B. Mfc- 1 . :: nax route 3. and tour brothers. W. R Steury of Whitefish, Mor.t : J E. S'. i* of Brookline and Frank and ": 1. Strury of route 3 Funeral serv- tres will be held at ] 30 o'clock 8it- urday afternoon and burtal will be Hazelwood cemetery by the Star:1e Undertaking company. . - 1
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 10: Miss Donna Scott died .**
Mrs. Erma O'Rielly died .** [The H. H. Lohmeyer funeral home records lists her as Mrs. Erma O'Reilly as does her tombstone.]
J. Roberts Youngblood died .** Mrs. Minnie M. Mount died .** A. A. Chauncey died .** Oliver C. Richardson died .** Elza Wingo died .** Lela Reed sues to divorce J. Raymond Reed. They were married November 19, 1915.
Thelma Lee Lowe divorced Eugene M. Lowe. Her maiden name was Lemon. Page 16: Card of thanks .**
DEATHS
MISS DONNA. SCOTT Funeral services for Miss Donna ! Scott, 16. will be held at 3 o'clock today at East Avenue Baptist church. Burial will be at Bellview cemetery. five milea north of the city. under direction of the Klingner . Funeral home. Miss Scott is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Scott, Route No.3., Fair Grove.
MRS. ERMA O'RIELLI
Funeral services for Mre. Erma O'Rielly. 23, will be held at 1:30 o'clock today at Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral chapel. Burial will be in Hazelwood cemetery. Mrs. O'Rielly dled Tuesday at her home in Joplin. She formerly lived in Springfield. She ! Is survived by her husband. Austin ! O'Rietly: her parents. Mr. and Mrs. | | W. J. Painter, of Joplin. and a brother. |
J. ROBERTS YOUNGBLOOD
Funeral services for J Roberts Youngblood. 50, will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Pythian Avenue Baptist church. Burial will be in Eastlawn cemetery under di- rection of Klingner Funeral home. Mr. Youngblood, who formerly was merchant in Springfield, died yeater- day morning at his home. 743 Pros- pect avenue. Ha la survived by his wife: a daughter. Pauletta; his father. J. A. Youngblood, and four brothers, W. S. J. B., and G. B. Youngblood. all of Springfield, and J. P. Young- ·blood, Jr., of Dallas.
MRBONEYNIETM. MOUNI. Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Mi. Mount. 41. will be held at the Starne mortuary at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Hazel- wood cemetery under direction of W. L. Starne, undertaker. Mrs. Mount died Saturday at Prosser. Wash.
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A. A. CHAUNCEY
A, A. Chauncey;"os. a pioneer resi- dent of Walnut Grove, died at his home there. Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Mru Chauncey was a rural mall carrier in that section 24 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. A. A. Chauncey; five daughters, Mra. H. J. Rogers of Springfield, Mrs. John P. Hempstead of Walnut Grove, and Misses Allene, Wilma and Natalie Chauncey of Walnut Grove, and one son. Hugh, also of Walnut Grove. Funeral services will be conducted
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so Block "if the home. - with Reverend J. F. Sherman officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn 'cethetary Under 'tDe direction .. of. O'Sullivan lodge No. 7 A. P. and A. M. The Brim Undertaking company is in charge of arrangements.
OLIVER C. RICHARDSON Oliver C. Richardson, 75. died yes- terday afternoon at his home. 622 South Kansas : avenue, following . brief illness. He 16 survived by his wife and five sons. Funeral services will be conducted at Starne Mortuary at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be at Hazelwood cemetery.
ELZA WINGO
Elza Wingo. 30, of Little Rock, Ark., manager of Swift and company at that city. died Wednesday afternoon Il n Springfield hospital after a brief Illness. Mr. Wingo had been con- nected with Swift and company for 12 years. He was a member of the First Baptist church and of the A. F. and A. M. lodge of Little Rock. He Is survived by his wife, one daughter. Zora Bue.both of Little Rock: his -father and-mother. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wingo:"Buffalo; i two brothers, Elton and Claude Wingo. Buffalo, and one alater, Mra. Alma Barnes, Santa Fe, Okia. Funeral services ·will be held hat, the home of the widow's mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Baker. of Willard, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Reverend Lewis M. Hale, pastor of the' First Baptist Church; will of- ficlate. Burial will be in the Green- lawn cemetery in Springfield. Serv- Ices at the grave .will .be under the direction of the Masonic lodge. Ar- rangements are in charge of the Greenwade Undertaking company of Willard.
2- CARDS OF THANKS.
AUSTIN -- We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for. their kindness and sympathy chown un during the Illness and death of our beloved wife and mister. Also for the beautiful floral offering. ·
MRS. H. THOMAS. MRS H. Thomas.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1928 -- LEADER
Page 1: James Perkins and his son Frank Perkins were killed .**
Roy Arnold was killed .**
Miss Gertrude Fryer and Floyd Lillard are to be married.
Page 9: Miss Anna Butterly went to Commerce, Okla., for the funeral of her niece Mrs. Myles Owen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Butterly formerly of Springfield.
Mary Etta Bowers divorced Earl B. Bowers.
Oliver C. Richardson died .**
J. Roberts Youngblood died.' Mrs. Minnie M. Mount died .** A. A. Chauncey died .**
Page 17: Card of thanks .**
Page 19: Kennedy family held a reunion.'
DEATHS
LC RICHARDSON Pedirul services for Otiver a. Rich-
lowtog a brief ihomes, witt be held at 220 o'clock " Saturday afternoon at the Stardie shortpary. 'Burial will be tn Hazelwood cemetery. .
J. ROBERTS-YOUNGBLOOD
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Funeral seradices for J. Roberts Youngblood. 50, "will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the! Pytblan Avenue Baptist church. Bur- lal will be in Eastlawn cemetery un- der direction of the Klingner Funeral bomDe. "
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MRS. MINNIE M. MOUNT
. Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie M. . Mount, 41. yill be heldat the family : residence at 4:30 o'clock Saturday af-
· ternoon. Burial will be In Hazelwood . cemetery.
A. A. CHAUNCEY
Funeral services were held today for A. A. Chauncey. 55. ª ploncer resi- dent of Walnut Grove, who riled at . his home there. Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in Orcen Lawn cemetery . at Walnut Grove. under direction of the Brim Undertaking company.
TEA THECARDS OK THANKS.
AUSTIN-Wo wie " to: thank our many "and Minpathy thewa ts : during the Mness and death of 'our beloved wife friends and Delebbors for their kindness and sloter .. " r .- 'Also for the beautiful floral Altering.
MRS. H. THOMAS. MRO H. Thomas.
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FATHER AND SON. PERISHTING DUEL AFTER A DANCE
Man and Youth Found Dying In Isolated Field;'Shots Attract Farmer
'IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS'
Lad Gasps But Defiant Word As He Expires; Were Re- turning From Party
(Special to The Leader i
WEST PLAIN. Mo., June 15. - A mysterious gun duel, fought in an Isolated field at 2:30 o'clock this. morning as they were returning from
a country dance, resulted in the desth of James Perkins, 48, and his 13-year-old son, Frank.
Perkins, suffering from three but- let wounds, died as an ambulance WEB speeding to him trom Thayer. Mo. His son. his abdomemgriddled with buck- who1. tiled at 11 O'clock this morning in Ine Christa Hogan hospital here. "Nobody's Business"
"it's nobody 'sbusiness but mine and dad's. ' the youth gasped just be -. Tore he died
Cout which là' five mich ott the highway running between Thayer -and Alton, county mat of Oregon county.
He found the kmer Perkins, ungong addoui, & ballet. thiquin one-ore, de other wound in the back of bu besd!" and a third in the chest.
The youth wistfying a few teet sway: The full charge of a shotgun had struck ihtytoby the abdomen D a. truck «
. It is believed that the father and, son quarreled 'while 'tafoute": home from the dance. Both are farmers. living 7 miles north of Kochkonong. The scene of the duet was about 10 miles from thelr bome.
Perkine is survived by his widow and four deughtere. His son was not married.
Perkine eridently used a shotgun. hle son a revolver. The weapons were not found by Crewa, who said he Was too excited to look for them.
DEATH DEFEATS TRAIN IN RACE
Youth Mangled by Oil Car Dies on Engine Bringing Him to Springfield
Beating, Rom Arnold 18. nl Well Plaine Most fatally injured when he fell from a freight train near Bt. Jamen. Mo. Frleco passenger train No. 6 last night matched ite apeed ngatpet death cod . Jo
Whistlea" for the first crossing bhs
Arnold and a companion. . Lowell, Riley, 18, also of West Plains; were "bummlog" a ride to St. Louis on a Prisco freight train. The two were riding on an oil car.
Arnold lost his balance when he at- leoipted to xwing to the opposite side of the car and fell beneath the wheel:
The youth's right arm - was verypred at the shoulder and his skull: was fractured In two places.
Riley abandoned the freight at BL James, a short distance from the place where hts companion fell, and 'noti- fied the ticket agent. A. group of men found the unconscious youth and removed hini to St. James.
-The youth was placed on passenger train No. 6 and the crew was ordered to speed to Springfield, 150 miles dis- tant. Physicians belleved that if the ¡youth lived until an operation could be performed he had a fighting chance ' lo: recovery.
Of Prominent family
Arnold war the son of Mr. and Mre." George Arnold, prominent West Plaine citizens The body was forwarded lo his home town this afternoon by the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home for burial
FAMILY REUNION AT ANABB HOME
: The home of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Xnabb, 1834 Washington ,avenue, 16 the scene of s reunion of the Ken- medy family being held this week. Forty-two members of the family will De present, the majority having al- ready arrived. Mre. Knabb's mother. Mrs. Mary Harlow, is a member of the Family and the bas four children liv- r in the city. They are Mrs. Knabb. An. Paul Musick, Mr. Carl Harlow ind Mr. William Herlow. The remain- ter of the guests are from out of own. The family has . reunion wery three or four years and this one will last one week.
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SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1928 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage license: Cecil E. Griffin, 22, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Grace Catherine Shields, 20, of Bois D'Arc.
James Perkins and his son Frank Perkins were killed .**
Page 4: Roy Arnold died .**
Page 12: Mrs. Minnie M. Mount died .** J. Roberts Youngblood died.' Oliver C. Richardson died .* Mrs. S. Fowler died .**
FIND LOVE AFFAIR CAUSED GUN DUEL ENDING IN DEATH OF FATHER, YOUTH *
Argument Over Woman's At- tentions Found to Blame for Midnight Battle of Farmer Folk
SON FIRES THREE SHOTS TO END FARMER'S LIFE
Nobody's Business But Dad's and Mine,' Boy Gasps in Hospital; Man' Expires in Ambulance
Special to The News" THAYER, Mo., 'June 15 .--- Love rivalry . between father and son flamed into a gun duel in an isolated wood-+ ed pasture near here early to- day and caused the death of James Perkins; 43, tnd his 23- year-old son, Frank.
"The men. who a short time before the duel quarreled over attentions paid to a woman friend. left the home of a friend with whom they had been visiting and went to the woods to settle the disagreement.
The duel was staged in a heavily wooded pasture near the home of R. J. Crews. a farmer, living 13 miley southwest of Thayer.
Barney. McCourtney. ...
Thayer, sid tonight informisthen A been given to him that the niệu &
had been paying attention to a young woman of the neighborhood. .
"The argument came about erer a woman, whose name I cannot rt- veal, but to which both of the men had been paying considerable atten- tion," Constable McCourtney said.
FRIEND HEARS SHOTS
Several neighbors had been visiting at the Crews home. They left about midnight. Perkins and his son were the last to leave.
As they left the yard they began to argue about the attentions of a young woman in the neighborhood. They walked Into the woods.
Shortly before 2 o'clock Mr. Oreus said he heard abots. He ran into the wooded pasture. He found the' elder Perkins unconscious, a bullet through one eye, another wound in the back of the head, and a third in the chest. They were made by & 45 calibre pistol
DIES IN AMBULANCE 1
A short distance away the youth was found The full charge of = 16- guage shotgun had struck him in the abdomen.
Crews called Leo Carr. Oregon county coroner, and started to Thayer , with the men In a truck. The son was given emergency treatment at Thayer
Perkins aled while being taken In all ambulance to West Plains to a !: capital His son died a short time after arrival at the Christa Hogan hospital
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+ PLAN INQUEST TODAY 1
Both the father and son were farm- ero bring meten miles north of Kosh. The ('rews home Is about lo in!les from the Perkins farm
Perkins is survived by his wife and four daughters. His son was not mary ried.
Coroner Carr said last night that an inquest would be held here todex The weapons used by the men were found near their bodies.
Before the death of the youth he | was questioned as to the motive fox the shooting. 1
"It's not' anybody's business out Just mine and dads," he gasped.
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TRAIN LOSES RACE FOR YOUTH'S LIFE
West Plains Boy. Dies on Way To Hospital Here After Fall- ing Under Freight
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Crushed under a rapidly moving freight train near St. James late Tuesday night, Roy Arnold, 18-year- old son of a prominent West Plains business man, died aboard a Frisco passenger train as it was nearing 'Springfield early yesterday morning.
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Arnold, with Lower Riley, 18. of West Plains, were-"bumming" their way to St. Louis where they hoped to find employment during the summer. Thrown Under Train
Attempting to swing to the opposite ade of an oil tank car, Arnold lost his balance and was thrown beneath the train.
His right arm was severed near the shoulder and he suffered a fractured akull. Riley notified the station agent at St. James, a short distance from where the accident occured, and ac- companied by a group of men, Arnold was found, still alive, on the tracks. was placed sboard passenger train No. 105, bound for Springfield. and. the train crew was ordered to make full speed ahead. . Physicians Bald if he could be brought to a hos- pital here and an operation performed that he would stand a chance for recovery.
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Crew Losea Race
The race of the train and Its crew with . death was lost as the train
I neared Btrafford. Yesterday the body was taken to West Plains by the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home.
Young Arnold was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Arnold, prominent Weat Plains residents. The youths left West Plains Wednesday morning and came to Springfield. They left here Thursday afternoon on a freight for 8t. Loula.
DEATHS
MRS. MINNIE M. MOUNT.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Mount. 41. will be conducted at the family residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Burial .. will be in Hazel- .wood cemetery under direction of W. L. Starne, undertaker.
J. ROBERTS YOUNGBLOOD
Funeral .services for J. Roberts Youngblood will be held at 2 o'clock today at Pythian Avenue Baptist church. 'Burial will be In Hazelwood cemetery under direction of Klingner Funeral home. .se.
OLIVER C. RICHARDSON
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