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MARRIED BY TREVATHAN.
Roscoe Tuter of Brookline. Mo .. and Mles Artle McNesly of Hartville. Mo., were married at the home of Justice R. H. Trevathan last night.
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DEATHS
MISS ELIZABETH MCDANIEL.
Funeral- services for Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniel. 61. who died at her home In Fair View, Mo., Monday, wer. held Tuesday at 10 a. m., with Rev. J. M. Applegate . officiating. Burial was in a cemetery at Fair View, un- der direction of the Fred W. Fly Un- dertaking company of Sparta. She is survived by her husband and sel - eral grandchildren.
REV. W. C. HILL ..
Rev. W. C. Hill, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church. South. of Ash Grove, died early this morn- ing at hla home, in Miller, Mo .. foi- lowing a few days' illness, 'accord- ing to word received here.
Rev. Hill had bec: & Metl.odist minister for the past 30 ;cass. la: - ing been ordained in 1891.
Funeral services will be held Sun- day morning at Miller with the Rer. C. H. Briggs, of. Springfield. officiat- ing. Burial will be at Miller.
CARD OF THANKS.
To our many friends we wish to ex- tend our thanks for their able and loving assistance during the illnow and death of our dear little Pauline. We shall always remember with deep gratitude your comforting expressions of sympathy.
C. C. STUBBLEFIELD AND FAMILY. . AND MRS. L. A. BALLEW.
SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Jewell Moore this morning filed sult for divorce In circuit court against Ward C. Moore. alleging that I the defendant frequently became In- toxicated and while in such condition would strike ber. --
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FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Jewell Moore sues to divorce Ward C. Moore. They were married in October 1923.
Page 2: A daughter June Marie Traw was born June 13 to Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Traw, 1502 College street.
Page 6: Marriage licenses issued .** Page 7: Rev. W. C. Hill died .** Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniel died.
DEATHS
REV. W. C. HILL Funeral services for the Reverend W. C. Hill, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, of Ash Grove, who died yesterday morn- Ing at his home in Miller. Mo., will be held Sunday at Miller, with the Reverend C. H. Briggs, of Spring- field, officiating. Burial will be at Miller. The Reverend Hill had been Methodist minister for 36 years and was ordained In 1891.
MRS. ELIZABETH M'DANIEL 1
Funeral services for Mra. Eliza- beth McDaniel, 64, of Fair View, Mo .. were conducted at the home in Fair View at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. with the Reverend Joe Applegate officiating. Burial was : In the Fair View cemetery. under direction of the Fred W. Fly fun- oral home of Sparta. Mrs. McDan- iel in ourvived by her husband. ! | Andy McDaniel, and several chil- dren and grandchildren. -
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MARRIAGE LICENSE8
E. A. Jones. 60, and Emma Stock- ton, 51. both of Everton; William
W. Campbell. 65. Baxter Springa. Kan., and Laura B. James, 53. Jaaper.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: A baby girl, Beverly Eriksen, was born on a train out of Kansas City to Dr. and Mrs. F. Eriksen of Kansas City. They were on their way to the home of Mrs. Eriksen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Walker of Ash Grove. The mother was formerly Miss Faye Walker.
Paula Wingo died .** Jake E. Brewer was found dead.
Page 8: Evans infant died .** Births announced .**
Page 19: Jewell Moore sues to divorce Ward C. Moore.
Page 23: Miss Mary Ruth Hill and Mr. A. H. Twente were married .**
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bath. 1001 West Chestnut, announce the birth of a son, Harold Edward. June 15. Mrs. Bath was formerly Mis Opal Hamp- ton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Trow. 1502 Col- lege street, announce the birth of a daughter. June Marie, June 13. st the Springfield Baptist hosiptal. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Holbert, 2027 Ramsey street, are the parents, of a daughter, Jean Rosalee, born June 16.
DEATHS
EVANS INFANT.
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The Infant non of Mr. and Mrs. James Evans of ADO Washington are- nue. died at 10 p. m. yesterday. Puneral services and burial were held At 3 o'clock this Afternoon under di- rection of W. L. Starne, undertaker.'
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Twente-Hill.
Mrs. J. J. 11111, 540 East Elm street. announces the marriage of her daugh- ter. Mary Ruth, to Mr. A. H. Twente at 12 o'clock yesterday at, the home , of Mrs. Hill. After a short trip. Mr. and Mrs. Twente will he at home at 540 Fast Elm s'10 ...
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MAN IS FOUND DEAD AT PLANT
DEATH CLAIMS PAULA WINGO
Jake E. Brewer May Have ; Been Electrocuted While At Work.
With the rock drill, which he had been operating at the Ash Grove Lime and Cement company at Galloway. Mo., running "wild." the lifeless body · Jake E. Brewer. 37 years old, Whose bome is one mile south of Galloway. was found lying in a heap by George Proctor. superintendent of the com- pany, shortly after 8 a. m. today.
An Investigation is in progress by Coroper Jewell L. Windle to determine If . possible, the exact cause of the man's death. Coroner Windle sug- gested that the man might have been electrocuted by .a shortage in the wiring connecting the driir and the power supply or he may have died of heart disease.
Superintendent Proctor, standing in the doorway of his office, alghted the drill running "wild." No one was in sight. He rushed to the scene and found Brewer's body. He had been dead only a few minutes for his body was still warm.
Coroner Windle Immediately notified by the superintendent and an ambulance was taken to Galloway for the return of the man's body. He was prepared for burial by the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are incom- piete pending word from relativea.
Drury Graduate and Teacher Dies in Hospital at St. Louis.
Miss Pauls Wingo, 21" years "did. graduate of Drury college, died : at 2:20 a. m. today in the St. Lukee hos- pital et St. Louis where she had been for the past six weeks.
Miss Wingo had been seriously 11! for the past three months and her death this morning did not come as a surprise as the physicians announced yesterday that she bad little chance for recovery. Her parenta. Mr. and Mra. Fred Wingo, of 817 South Pick- wick avenue, and her sister. Freda. were at the bedside when death came. !
Funeral arrangements are incom- plete pending the arrival of the body tomorrow morning. but services will be In charge of the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home.
Miss Wingo was prominent in !!.. younger social circles here 8he was a member of PI Beta Phi. Tau Phi Gamma, and Tau Alpha Lambda so. . rorities. She graduated from Drury college in 1926 and taught at Berry school the past year.
Besides the parents, Miss Wingo Is survived by a alster, Freda Wingo and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pendergraff, of Port Tallis, N. M.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .**
Rev. H. C. Hill was killed .**
W. W. Campbell and Miss Laura B. James were married .**
Arthur H. Twenteand Miss Mary Ruth Hill were married.
E. A. Jones and Miss Emma Stockton were married .**
Page 2: There is an article about E. F. Hannah.
Jake E. Brewer died .*
L. J. Davis sues to divorce Thelma Davis. They were married in April 1920.
Page 3: Miss Paula Wingo died .**
Page 5: Miss Mary Ruth Hill and Mr. A. H. Twente were married .*
Page 8: Baby born on Sunnyland train. **
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Page 12: Evans infant died .** Charles M. Scott died .** Wyatt Elsey died .** The will of Mrs. Frances M. Headen was filed for probate. * *
One Pastor Seals
Three Marriage Vows
Within Two Hours
PRONOUNCING three wedding ceremonies within two hours is the record made Thursday by the Reverend H. A. Wood. pastor of Campbell Avenue Methodist church.
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The Reverend Wood was call- ed to the court house at 11:15 o'clock Thursday morning to perform the ceremony for W. W. Campbell of Basic- Springs. Kan. and Miss Lanta R James of Carterville. Missour1.
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He was again called At 19 o'clock to the home of Mrs. J. J. Hill. 540 Fast Elm street, where he officiated at the wedding of Arthur H. Twente and Miss Mary Ruth Hill. both of Springfield.
The last of the three weddings WAS performed At 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the court house. with F .. A. Jones of Ever- ton. Mn. and Miss Emma Stock- ton, niso of Everton. as the contracting parties.
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Five Signatures Delay Settlement In Probate Court ..
'Five signatures, all of which have to be verified by persons fa- millar with the handwriting rather I than the declarations of the algners Is the record Ret in the probate court by the will of the late Mrs. Frances M. Henden of Springfield: ' When the will was drawn. Mirs. Headen's signature wns witnessed by two persons, and when the codi- cil was drawn, two others signed as witnesses. Of the four, one is dead, another has lost her sight. the third is in Germany, and the fourth Is incapaciated by age from recognizing either the signature of the testator or her own., ..
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1 This is said to be the first time much a situation have existed in ::. , probale court here.
PROBE ODD DEATH OF PLANT WORKER
No Trace of Heart Disease or Accident Found; Stomach To Be Tested for Poison
County authorities last night were puzzled . at the death of Jake E. Brewer.' 37, whose body was found lying beside his rock drill at the Ash Grove Lime and Cement company nt Galloway n few minutes after he began work yesterday morning.
The body dincovered by George Proctor, superintendent of the plant. when he noticed that Brewer's drill was running crazily and had broken Ito cable.
Coroner Jewell S. Windle first Ad- vanced the theory that the man had been electrocuted, his machine being connected with a high-voltage cur- rent, but an autopsy showed nothing to confirm this, and electricians said It was not possible. Further exami- nation revealed nothing to Indicate heart disease.
No traces of polsone were found. Mr. Windle said, but the contents of the stomach will be analyzed today by Dr. Murray Stone. Mr. Proctor sald Brewer had few if any ene- mies, "got along" rather well at the plant, and that his home life au- peared happy.
Mr. Brewer Is survived by his wife. Mra. Ollie Brewer; five broth- ers. Jeff and Jerome Brewer of Springfield. Walter Brewer of Gal- loway, Charles Brower of Rogers- ville and Edward Brewer of Texas; and four sisters, Mrs. Julia Minka of Galloway. Mrs. Tom Kinser of Springfield, Mrs. Mary Belle Minor of Rogersville and Mra. Rosetta Minks of Palmetto, Mo.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Galloway Methodist church, with the Reverend Ennis officiating. Burial will be In Dodson cemetery. 12 miles south of Springfield on the Rogeraville road, under the direc- tion of the Alma Lohmeyer funeral home.
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MAYOR OF MILLER IS FATALLY HURT IN 15-FOOT CRASH
Repairing Line of Telephone Company He Owned When Ho Topples, Soon Losing Senses and Never Reviving
HE WAS WIDELY KNOWN OVER LARGE TERRITORY
Springfield Pastor to Preside At Rites Sunday.in Which Masons of Home Town and Ash Grove to Share
THE. Rererend H. C. HMM. 39, Thay. or of MUIllery
ter in the Southwest Methodist conference for the past 43 years, is dead of injuries auf: fered when he toppled from a teled phone pole platform behind it Miller telephone exchange and fell 15 feet to the ground.
The Reverend Hill had climbed to the telephone terminal behind the Miller exchange. fhich he owned. to repair crossed wires. W'I:nesere wald the narrow platform collapsed beneath him, but he told his wife afterward that "my head was twimming" after the climb and that he lost his footing, The aged nilnister fell on his side, and his chest was crushed. several ribs being broken. He was taken to his home for treatment but soon lost consciousness and was removed to the Miller hospital He never re- gained consciousness.
SECOND FAMILY TRAGEDY
The Reverend Hill was elected mayor of Miller in April 193 ;. Pre- vlously he had merved several terina As Miller's chief executive. He was A .... !* ***: : : Mour: Verner. and spent most of his life on a farm home riche milan rast of Miller
Sinie his seventeenth birthday, he' had been a Methodist minister, and at the time of his death his circuit Included southern Methodist! charles In Ash Grove. Marion- ville and Anword.
His death is the second
more than : mar Fi. S.v.araid
Allied ty an automobile 15 months
FUNERAL RITES SUNDAY
The Reverend Hill is survived by his wife. A son, W. S. Hill, Ir .. four brothers. Lon. Richard, Edgar and Arch Hill all of Miller: his mother. Mra P. F. T Hill of Miller, and three sisters, Mas. Margaret Enach of Miami, Okla. Mrs. Tim' Baker ! and Sire Nannie Prater of Miller
The Reverend H & Ridees nfl Springfield, an old friend. will of- felte at funeral service at the Methodist church in Miller at 10.30! aclock Sunday morning Services will be conducted at 12:30 o'clock at the grave in Shiloh cemetery. near the Reverend Hill's former country home Members of the Ma- conle the lodge at Miller and the Hoval Arch loder at Ash Grove. will be in charge of services nt the grave. the Reverend Hill having firen a prominent Mason for many years.
BABY GIRL IS BORN ON FRISCO SUNNYLAND
An $1-2 pound girl baby was born on the sleeping car of the Frisco's Sunnyland train yesterday morning near Fort Stvii.
Dr. and Mrs. F. Eriksen of Kan- sas City. the parents. were enroute lo the home of Mrs. Eriksen's par- sota, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Walker, af Ash Grove.
. Mrs. Eriksen was formerly Miss Faye Walker. graduate of the con- servatory of music at Teachers col- 'ego and queen of the 1921 college )zarko.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charley R Irlly !. Yukon. ()k ... and Sninh 1+ =1.xw. :. Greenfieldl. - and Mary Ellen Manner. IS. both of
HILL- TWENTE .
Mrs. J. J. Hill. 540 East Elm' Ativet. announced the marriage of. her daughter. Mary Huth, to "Mr. A H. Twente, at 13 o'clock .Tuym . ' day. the Reverend H. A. Wood of the Campbell Avenue M. E. cburen reading the service. After a short : trip Mir. and Mrs. Twente wto make. 1 their boma at .510 East Pa street'
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ILLNESS IS FATAL FOR PAULA WINGO
Three Blood Transfusions Fail To Save Drury College Graduate
After long battle against a illness . which slowly sapped her vitality . despite three blood trans- fusions from her father and the care of St. Louis specialista, Miss Paula Wingo of Springfield, 21, a graduate of Drury college, died yes- terday afternoon in St. Luke's hos- pital at St. Louis.
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Miss Wingo, prominent in college circles here for several years, be- came ill about three months ago. Her condition grew worse gradually and on May 9 she was taken to St. Louis to be placed under the care of specialists. Since that time her mother. . Mira. Fred ; Wingo. 817 South Pickwick avenue, and her sister, Freda, spent most of their time at her bedside in St. Luke hospital.
Use Blood Transfusion
Mr. Wingo was called to St. Louis three times when the attending! paraiolan to blood tr
Miss Wingo's condition critical about " week ago, and the final transfusion the knowledge that it either would save her life or hasten her death. Her father, mother's and sister were at her bedalde at the time of her death.
Following her ' graduation fram Drury college in 1926, Miss Wingo taught one term at .Berry school here. She was very ; popular and
made an outstanding, scholastic record during her four, years in Drury college. She was a member of PI Beta Phi, Tau Phi Gamma and Tau Alpha Lambda sororities, and a short time ago she was elected fraternity alster for the Delta Sigma fraternity here.
Will . Return Today
Mr. and Mrs. Winge will return to Springfield ' with" the body this morning. Funeral arrangements are Incomplete, but burial will be under the direction of the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home.
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Besides the parents and her ols- ter. Miss Wingo is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pendergraff of Port Tallls. N. M.
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EVANS SERVICES
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Evans of 600 Washington avenue, who died Thursday night, were held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Starne mortuary with burial in Hazelwood cemetery. The child Is survived by the parents.
CHARLES Ti. SCOTT
Charles M. Scott. 47. died at 12:45 p. m. yesterday at his home In Rogersville, Mo. He had brug ! for some time.
Mr. Scott was rural mail carrier at' Rogersville. "
/Funeral services will be held Sat - urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the cemetery near Rogersville, un- der (the * direction of the' Chaffin Undertaking company of Ozark.
Mr. Scott is uarvived by his wife and four children. nll of Rogers- Ville except the eldest daughter. Mrs. Eula Watts, who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
WYATT ELSEY
Wyatt Elsey. 6-year-old . son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Elsey of Marion- ville. died in a hospital here at 7:30 o'clock last night after a brief illness. He . Is surveved by his father and mother, and Mrs. Wyatt Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Elsey, grandparents, all of Marion- rila
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SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 5: Miss Paula Wingo died .** Wyatt Elsey died.' William Henry Tebo died .** F. M. Kessinger died .** Charles M. Scott died .**
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Page 10: Card of thanks from Mr. and Mrs. J. Parsley .* Marriage licenses issued .*
DEATHS
PAULA WINGO. Funeral arrangements are as yet Incomplete for Miss Paula Wingo, 21- : year-old Drury college graduate, who dial in a St Louis hospital early yes- lerday morning. The body arrived in Springfield this morning. sccom- panled by the parents Services will lw under direction of the Alma Lob- meyer Funeral home.
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WYATT BLAET. The body of Wyatt Elsey. 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. & . Bey . of Marionville, who died in a bottle here at 7:30 p. m. yesterday after .. brief iliness, was taken overland to file bonne this morning by the Alps Let meyer Funeral home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Marionville.
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WILLIAM HENRY- TIDO." *** William Henry Tebo, 30, died at 1 a. m. today at his home. 881 North , Franklin avenue, following a brief ill- nese. Funeral arrangements' are -in- I complete but they probably will be : held tomorrow afternoon at the Simmir mortuary. He Is survived by - the wife. four children, Irene, Pauline, Elenora, Bottle Mar; A sister, Mis. L. A Bishop and an uncle, W. M. Peer, both of Springfield.
MARRIAGE .LICENSES .. .
Awetu """. Dameron, Springfield. and Miss Letha Lefevers. Yellville. Ark. Raymond A. Hood. Stringtown, Okla., and Miss Mary M. Kirk, Rog- ers, Ark.
F. M. KESNINGER.
Funeral services for F. M. Kossinger. 67 years old, n Civil war veteran, who died Thursday afternoon at bis bomne In Rogersville where He was known Ma the oldest resident of the town. W !!!. be held at 2 p. m. Sunday al the Methodist Episcopal church at Rog- ersville. Rev. E. L. Thomas will off !- clate and burial will be in Palmetto cemetery. three mlies northwest of Rogersville, under direction of the Rogersville Undertaking company. Mr. Kominger carved in Company "B", Nih Missouri infantry, under Col. I. H. Boyd during the Civil war. He had resided at Rogereville practically all his life. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. A. J. Wilkerson, of Rogersville; two sons. P. M. Kessinger. Jr., of Rog- eraville, and A J. Kensinper, of Dr. trott. Mich . and meven grendchildren and three great grandchildren.
CHARLES M. ACOTT.
Funeral services for Charles M. Scott, $7, who died at 12.46 p. m. yes- lerdny at his home in Rogersville. Mo .. were held at 2.30 p. m. today at Rog- ersville under the direction of the Chaffin Undertaking company of Ozark. Mr. Scott was rural mall car- rier at Rogersville. He is survived by his wife and .four children, all of Rogeraville, except the elder: dangh- , tel. Mra. Eula Watts, who lives In Tulsa, Oklu.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and for the beautiful floral offerings dur- ing the Illness and death of Baby Lester Wayne.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Father, Mother and Two Bieters. MR. AND MRS. J PARSLEY.
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Truman T. Bilderback of Westport, Ore., and Eula Million of Elsinore were married yesterday in Springfield.
Mrs. Frances C. Flood, 93, will celebrate her birthday with a family dinner. She has 11 children, all living. The youngest child is 45. There will be five generations present at the dinner.
Marriage licenses issued .** [Robert Salsman, et al.]
Page 4: Lafayette Bennett died .* William Henry Tebo died .** Jake E. Brewer died .** Wyatt Elsey died .** Miss Paula Wingo died .* F. M. Kessinger died .**
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Page 1B: Marriage licenses issued .** [Raymond Hood, et al.]
A marriage license was issued at Sedalia to Charles L. Griffith and Inez C. Jenkins, both of Springfield.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Smith of Fort Smith, Ark., adopted a boy named Irving from the Children's Home. Mr. Smith is the son of W. C. Smith of Springfield.
Page 4B: Albert Mason sues to divorce Lela S. Mason. They were married in September 1924.
Page 6B: The Grantham family held a reunion. **
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helton and Billie Hook of Newburg went to St. Louis where Mr. Helton's mother died.
Daughter born June 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Scott of Newburg.
Buck Robinson and Josephine Cook were married Wednesday in Newburg.
Miss Dorothy Blue and Mr. Irvin Derner of St. Louis were married Wednesday
and will live in St. Louis. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Blue of Newburg. A family reunion was held at the home of G. W. Erwin of Bolivar .**
John Bertalotto of Monett died .**
F. A. Cornell and Mrs. Nellie Jones were married June 14 at Cassville. Violet Counts and Sidney Timmons were married in Monett .**
Miss Estella Harvey and Fred Marbut were married at Lamar .**
Son born June 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Linsey Bryant of Monett. John Hickey, 67, marshal of Peirce City for a number of years, died June 13 Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. L. Stoller of Bowers' Mill.
Page 10A: Mrs. S. E. Parrott celebrated her 81 st birthday .*
Mrs. S. M. Chastain celebrated her 92nd birthday .**
Page 4C: John Lysinger died .**
!.. F."A." Cornell #and Mrs. Nellie Jones were married at Cassy!llo th Court er. In his, office at the court house. " The marriage: sof. Violet : "Counta and Sidney > Timmons . took place Sunday evening'sat home of i the Rev. E. Slebenthal, pastor of Chris- tian church. . Mr. and Mra. Tim- mons will reaide at 500 Sixth street.
Miss Estella Harvey of Monett and Fred Marbut of Springfield were married at Lamar, June 12. ceremony by Rev. W. C. Haddock. Mr. and Mrs. Marbut wul make thetr home in Springfield after a short wedding trip.
JOHN LYSINGERS LOWLY CUTE 'oldest citizen, die He was 98 years old last December. Mr. Lysinger was born t vania. He came to.St. Clair county. Missouri, in 1891 and has since made his home In this county.' He Is sur- vived by seven children.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Raymond A. Hood. 21. String- town, Okla., and Mary M. Kirk. 21. Rogera. Ark .: Trumman T. Illder- lik. 4". Westport. Ure: and. Eula Million. 30. Elsinore: George M. Demanche. &2. Billings, and Mary Etta Hardin. '26. Springfield: l'aul 10. Twister. 23. and Loreno Yergen. 115. both of Springfield.
Buck Robinson and Josephine Cook were united in marriage last Wednesday Amains
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Miss Dorothy Blue and Mr. Irvin =
Derner of St. Louis were united in marriage last Wednesday. Miss Dorothy Blue is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Blue. They will make their home in St. Louis.
John . B. Bertalotto, age 84. born in Perugia." Italy, died on hia farm southeast of Monett, June 16. Ho came to America In 1897 with his family. of, wife, eix sons and one daughter. Funeral services were hold": "at -st. Lawrence Catholle church &t Monett, 10 o'clock Satur- day morning. Interment was made in the Mt. Calvary cemetery.
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A family reunion was held at the G. W. Erwin home Sunday, May 29. ¡ in Honor of a daughter and family lof San Antonio, Texas.' His other children. John Erwin and, Mrs. Nannie Mackey, and familles made ; up. the party which numbered 24 ! personne. All the grandchildren and greatgrandchildren were. present ex- cept three sons of birs. Mackey, who live away from here. .
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SEARCH FOR BABY TO ENLIVEN HOME GAILY ENDS HERE
Couple Touring Several States For Child Fall in Love With 'Let's-be-Friends' Infant And Adopt Him
IRVING, & chubby, brown-ured cherub known as "the pet" at the Children's home here, has laughed his way into an attractive home, a home that heretofore has known no children.
The child is Just nine months old. Bince five days after his birth, when a friend of his mother took him to the Children's home, he has been the home favorite.
"Such pity _! " the home nurses said. He's an adorable child. with his brown hair, his big brown eyes and that let's-be- friends' amlle of his, and there must be many bomes that would welcome him."
THEIR SEARCH ENDED
Months passed, and no one came to take Irving away to A home His father is dead, and his mother. in poor health and almost destitute circumstances. could not provide the home she desired for her child.
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Then, about six weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs E. W. Smith of Fort Smith went through the Children's home here while visiting at the home of Mr Smith's father. W. C. Smith. freigh: agent for the Frisco rallway In Springfield. They stopped sud- denly beside Irving's crib. lle smiled his famous let's-be-friends smile, and that ended a search which had taken. Mr. and Mrs. Smith through children's homes in several
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