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Page 1: Andrew J. Harris and Julia Sanders were married .** Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 11: John Elijah Weaver died.' G. W. Watts died .** Miss Anna Carner died .**
Needing Wife Right Away
Seymour Farmer.
84. Wedded
To 'Little® of Just 49
"I DECIDED I OU young wife, cked this little girl and she ar want to be jaway. 'too, for we're in a hurry to get back to Seymour, where we're going to live."
married right away." With this abrupt announcement, Andrew J. Harris of Seymour. 84- year-old veteran of the Civil war. Indicated 41-year-old Julia' Sanders of Ava as his bride-to-be, and in- formed Sam A. Moore, deputy re- corder, that they desired a marriage license.
"Yessir," continued the groom -
he stepped briskly back and forth while the license blank was being filled, "there's nothing like a young lord time.
bride ter a youngster like me.
"We want to be married right
"Do you want a minister or a judge to perform the ceremony?" Inquired Mr. Moore.
"Whichever we can get the quick- est," the groom replied, and a very few minutes later they left the buliding a Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Harris, after J. W. Tippin, pro- aiding judge of the county court, had performed the ceremony in re-
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DEATH
Funeral. services for Jobn EUjab Weaver, 74 years old, who. died at his home. 656 South Market avenge. Wednesday night, will be held'n'2 o'clock : this afternoon it.the resi- dence :with the Reverend E. C. Sechler, pastor of Central Christian church, officiating. Burial will be in the Weaver cemetery near Ozark; Mo.
MISS ANNA CARNER
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Miss Anna Carner. 32, died at 7 o'clock last night following a linger- ing illness at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. B. Carner. 1520 North Jefferson avenue. She is survived by the parents and six brothers. Louis. Lawrence. Richard. Iconard. Charles and John, all of Springfic'd.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Paul Hawkins, .2. and Velma Light. 21. both of Springfield; An- drew J. Harris, 84. Seymour, and Julla Sanders, 49. Ara.
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: Lee Evans has a flint lock pistol which belonged to his great-great-great grandfather Lt. Joseph Evans which he used during the Revolutionary war .**
Page 7: Andrew J. Harris and Mrs. Julia Sanders were married .**
Page 22: John E. Weaver died .* G. W. Watts died .** Miss Anna Carner died .** Birth reported .**
Page 26: There is an item about Gen. Emmett Newton .** Mrs. Martha Booth died .**
CIVIL WAR "YOUTH# 84, IN BIG HURRY TO WED "LITTLE GIRL," 49
Because be was "needing 's wife right away." a Beymour fermer boy. & years "young," was wedded to a "Little girl" of 19 here yesterday.
Impatient to get the ceremony over and get back to his home at Bey- mour, Andrew J. Harris, Civil war veteran, saked for a license to wed Hra. Julia Sanders of Ara.
. Asked if he" wished to b married Ny · minister or by a oril authority. Harris declared .be bad no preference. "T just want the one who can get IM Hled-up the quickest," be told Bam A. Moore, deputy recorder.
Moore directed the pair to the county fudge, who performed the ceremony . in record time for the anxious groom and bride-to-be.
JOHN E. WEAVER.
Funeral services for John Elijah Weaver, 74, who died at his home, 668 Bouth Market avenue, Wednesday night, were held at 2 p. m. today at the residence with Rev. E. O. Bech- ler, pastor of Central Christian church, officiating .. Burial was in the Wearer cemetery near Ozark, Mo.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Revis an- poubes the birth of twin boya on No-
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WATTS SERVICES
Funeral services for G. W. Watts, 17 years old, who died Wednesday at his home in Rogersville, Mo. were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Palmetto - church near Rogersville, with the Reverend C. W. Saye. pastor of the_ Rogers- ville Methodist church, officiating. Burial was in Palmetto cemetery under direction of the Kelly . Far- rell Undertaking company. Str. Watts is survived by the widow, and by three daughters: Mrs. A. C. Glover. of Kansas City. Mrs. Lona Petterson. Amarillo, Texas, and Mrs. Laura Evans, Round Up. Mont.
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SHOOTS SQUIRREL WITH GUN OF GREAT-GREAT GREAT GRANDPA
Lee Evans of. Springfield Demonstrator Pistol of Revolu tionary Days Still Is Deadly; Ancenter's Commis- sion Bears Independence Stoner.
A flint lock pistol of 1776 with curred allver mountinge was given to Lieutenant Joseph Evans during the Revolutionary War by & French |officer in exchange for bis own pistol ; The exchange was an act of courtey
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. . The pistol is now owned by the rifle of 1790, used in the Stockdale: : great-great-great grandson of the defense in Daniel Boone's times. The. front sight of the gun is met with an animal's tooth. Rifles of this ty.+ were used in the old forts. The ridd is the property of Dr. Robert Lore.' warrior. Lee Evans of Springfield. who recently took the gun on a hunting trip and shot a squirrel with It Just to prove that it stiy is in good condition.
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The pistol is displayed at Ree:'s store, along with other o:d weapons with a historical background.
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In the pisto! case is an old fellow- ed scrap of paper with writing in :aded Ink It i. the commission of ; Lieutenant Evans, signed by W. A. Biddle one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence,
It given . It states " to L'seul - tenant Joseph Evans, gentleman, for ralor. service and patriotism during the Revolutionary War."
There also are other old weapons of warfare, including a long range
There are- bullet molds of later days. One of 1809, which, Incidental- ly. in the date of the founding of. Meer's Story company, was found in the pocket a soldier in . grove ou the old Campbell place. It was furnished the exhibit by Mrs. J. ... McCammon. There is also 'a spear
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MISS ANNA CARNER. Funeral services for Mise Anna Carner, 32, who died at 7 o'clock last night at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. B. Carner. 1620 North Jefferson avenue, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the .Robberson Avenue Baptist church. Burial will be in Orvenlawn cemetery under di- rection of the Klingner Funeral home. Bhe le survived by ber par- ents . and aix brothers, Louis, Law- rence Richard, Leonard, Charles and John, all of' Springfield, tod an aunt, Mrs. David Duncan, Etowah. Tenn.
G. W. WATTS.
Funeral services for O. W. Watts. 77. who died Wednesday at his home In Rogersville. Mo., were held at 2 p. m. yesterday at the Palmetto church near Rogersville, with the Rev. C. W. Saye, pastor of the Rogers- ville Methodist church. officiating. Burial was in Palmetto cemetery under direction of the Kelly-Farrell Undertaking company. Mr. Watts is i survived by his wife and three daugh- ters. Mrs. A. C. Glover. of Kansas City: Mrs. Lona Petterson. Amarillo. Tex .. and Mrs. Laura Evans, Round Up. Mont.
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the manager of the Long Island pol. gå hospital, who beneborn find the funeral of his father, Job portos returned to Jean Todt Je night'so resume his father While Mere ,General Newton roodved many istogram of condoleance from New York Trends. General Newton La Fell pleased with his work on Long Island and tatends to reside in New York 'indettaffely.
A Jefferson avenue photographer is displaying . fine picture of ' Job Newton, a pioneer who did much for Springfield in the early days. It has been mentioned he was for a long Ume the manager of the Mansfield opera house, one of Bpringfield's show places. It was on the second floor of the wholesale botime of the Rogers & Baldwin Hardware company. Bev- eral actors of importance have ap- peared et that theater. dol Smith Ruwell care estaral performances there. Fay Templeton gave the Lirat "ler show" there and It created many Jote and winks. The chorus dressed shout like the girls do Dow when go- Ing to work, and the show was viewed with alarm by the more solid and cautious citizens who feared the country was going to wreck and ruin. The deprarity of the human race wu deplored and the recklessnem of womankind regretted. However, Tomankind bas steadily shed clothes erar ILpcs and the morality' of the diá ta the days of Tay Templeton Ny UM from Artanses and is buried
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Another pioneer citizen of Spring- Deld joined the majority this week When Mra. Martha Booth . died. 8he jours old, and the wife of.
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OM tobacoof The company'svoted the large binding at Olire and North Jefferson. : Trust competition 'became too strong for the . Joof company and it was merged with a new independent com- pany in St. Louis, known as.the Wet- more Tobacco . company. but it, too, could not theet trust competition and went out of " business: White C. Booth : for'many years was secretary of theboard of education.
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Mrs. Booth, as has piten been pub- lished before, was the daughter of Calvin' Thomas, the first publisher of Edgar Allen Poe. Thomas had a job printing shop in Boston and be bad Thomas print his first book of poems. : Thomas- died Without ever knowipt Poe was a great poet and probabit didn't think much of the book he had printed. Pos didn't make a reputation until long .after death. The author of "The Raven." "The Goldbug." and other master- pieces, which became world famous. didn't make a quick hit. Mra. Booth knew nothing whatever about Poe as his 'early works Attracted about a much' attention as some of the poetical outbursts which appear in this column.
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SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 3: William M. Box died .** Miss Anna Carner died .* John E. Weaver died .** Violet May Meyers died .** Mrs. Margaret Haga died .*
Page 4: Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Nold of Montrose celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Sunday. They have 85 living descendants: 9 children, 57 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren.
Page 5: Miss Velma Light and Mr. Paul Hawkins were married Thursday. They were accompanied by Miss Hazel Light and Miss Edith Turner. They will live at 611 South Grant avenue.
Page 12: Miss Velma I. Dellinger died .**
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WILLIAM M. BOX. OLDEST PENSIONER® OF FRISCO, DEAD
Civil War Veteran, 92, Expires At Home; Had Been Bedrid- den for Six Years · After Paralytic Stroke
WILLIAM MARION BOX, 92. Civil war veteran and oldest pensioner on the Frisco payroll. died at the home of hle daughter. Mrs. Henry Kelpe, 1044 West Mount Vernon street, early yesterday.
For nearly alx years, since . paralytic atroke, Mr. Box had been bedridden, but had preserved the memorles of earlier, active yeara as farmer. soldier, mill-operator, and rallroad man.
For 28 years he was employed by the Frisco here-beginning in 1886 In the einder pits of the south side shops, and within. a few months working up to become a machinist. In the late '80a he was a member of the crew that' built the Current river branch, and then returned to work in the southside shops until ·bla retirement in 1918. ..
Native of Tennessee
Mr. Box was born on a farm In Jefferson county, Tenn., January 11. 1835, and apent hia boyhood there. He came to Missouri as a young man, and was enlisted In the Union army during the Civil war. partici- pating In the battle of -Wilson creek. where he saw the shooting and death of General Lyon. He was a member of Company K. 8th Mis- sourl Cavalry.
After the war he operated a mill at Brighton. Mo., and later At Ilu- mansville, before coming to Spring- field in 1885.
He was an "old line" republican. and liked to remember that he had cast his first vote for President James Bachanan. For many years he was active in Springfield civle affairs as a member of the G. A. R. und a leader among the shopmen
Wife Survives Him
He In survived by his wife and four daughters. Mra. J. R. Rogers. Fresno, Cal., and Mra. C. S. Stanley, Mrs. A. A. Denton, and Mrs.' Henry Kelpe, all of Springfield, seven grandchildren, and two great- KTandchildren.
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ed by the Reverend Lewis M. Hale. fastor of the First Baptist church. at the Starne chapel at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, and the G. A. R. will hold a special service at the grave. Rurial will be in Maple Park come-
MISS ANNA CARNER
Funeral services' for Mise Ansa Carner,. daugifter of Mr. and Mra. LB Carmer. 1000 North Jefferson "towa Who ;ded at'their home Thursday after a long Masse, will be conducted at the Robberson Are- nuo Baptist church"at 2-o'clock this afternoon. The Reverend a. O. Van Noy will conduct the service. Burial will be in Greenlawn ceme- tery. under the direction of J. W. Klingner.
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JOHN E. WEAVER
The body of John E Wesver. aged Toneer who died at his home. bbi South Market avenue. Wednesday. was buried In the Weaver family ! final plot near Ozark yesterday : Afternoon. under the direction of Herman Irlmever. The funeral . was conducted at the home by the ! Reverend E. C. Sechler of the Cen- tral Christian church.
VIOLET MAY MEYERS
Violet May Meye. 21-month-old daughter [ Mr. and ' s. Claude Mevers, 613 Fr. mont street. died Thursday at the home of her par- ents. Funeral services will be held nt the Starne n tuary ... 9 o'clock Sunday morning followed by burial In Mount All . cemetery.
MRS. MARGRETT HAGA
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar- Erett Haga. 85, who died at the lume of her daughter. Mrs. C. F. P.wvire. Wishart. Mo. yesterday morning. will be conducted at Mrs. Davina home at 11 o'clock this mering. Iturial will be In the 1.( ~ cemetery.
Mis. llaga is survived hy two 30!s. R. R. Haga. of Springfield. mit J. J. Haga. of Bollvar. Mo .. undl two daughters, Mrs. Davies. i a !. Mrs. G F. Killingsworth. of Walnut Grove. Mo., She had been .: for some time before her death.
MISS VELMA DELLINGER
Misa Velma 1. Dellinger, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Dellinger, 1625 East Florida street, idied at 9 o'clock last night at her home. In addition to her parents she fle survived by two brothers, Mason and Lee DellInger of Springfield, and one alster, Mra. Edward Potter of Marshfield. Funeral arrange- mente are Incomplete, but burlal will be st Timber Ridge cemetery. 25 miles northeast of here, under direction of the Klingner funeral home.
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SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 8: The probate court docket for November is published.
Page 11: Miss Velma Light and Mr. Paul Hawkins were married .**
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Smith celebrated their golden wedding anniversary .** Page 12: Mrs. Margaret Haga died .** William Marion Box died .** Miss Anna Carner died .** Violet May Meyers died .** Miss Velma I. Dellinger died .* Birth reported .**
DEATHS
MAS. . MARGARET HAGA.
' Funeral services for Mra. Margaret Haga, M. Who. died at the home of her daughter, Mr. a. R. Davies, Why bart, Ma yesterday morning, were beld at the home of Mri. Davies at 11 a. m. today. Burial was in Enon cemetery. Mra. Haga is survived by tto conA, B. B. Haga of Springfield, and J. J. Haga of Bolivar, and two daughters, Mrs. Davies and Mrs. G. F. Killingsworth of Walnut Grove,' She had been ill for several months.
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Funeral services for William Marion Box, 92, Civil war veteran and oldest pensioner on the Frieco payroll. who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry .Kelpe, 1044 West Mount Vernon street, yesterday morning, were held at 2:30 p. m. today at the First Baptist church with Rev. L. M. Hale officiating. Burial was in Maple Park cemetery under direction of the a. A. R. and W. L. Starne, undertaker. Mr. Box Is survived by his wife and four daughters. Mra. J. R. Rogers, Fresno, Cal., and Mrs. C. 8. Stanley, Mra. A. A. Denton, and Mrs. Henry Kelpe, all of Springfield; by seven grandchil- dren and two great-grandchildren.
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MI88 ANNA CARNER.
Funeral services for Miss Anna Car- · ner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. B. Carner. 1520 North Jefferson avenue. who died. at the home, Thursday. after a long Ulness, were held at 2 p. m. today at the Robberson Avenue Baptist church with Bav. O. O. Van- Noy officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery under direction of J. W. Klingner Funeral home.
VIOLET MAY MEYERS.
Funeral services will be held at ! a. m. tomorrow at the Otarne mor- tuary for Violet May Meyers, 21- month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Meyers, 613 Fremont street, who died Thursday at the home of her parenta. Burial will be in Mount Olive cemetery.
VELMA I. DELLINGER. .
Funeral services for Miss Velma I. Dellinger. 20. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Dellinger, 1625 East Florida street, who died at 9 p. m. last night at her home. will be held at 11 a. m. Sunday at Timber Ridge church, near Marshfield, with burial In that cemetery under direction of the Klingner Funeral home. Miss Dellinger Is survived by her parents, two brothers, Mason and Lee Dellin- ger of Springfield and a sister, Mrs. Edward Potter of Marshfield.
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Wedding Anniversary Celebrated. · Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Smith, 487 East Orand street, entertained at dinner last night at their home in celebra- tion of the golden wedding anniver- mary of Mr. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, 926 New avenue. The dining-room was decorated in a color scheme of gold and white and the center of the table held a golden wedding cake. Gifts of gold were given the honorees. Out-of- -------. town guesets were Mrs. Lon Clouser of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Sulle : Johnson of Kansas City, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith. After dinner Master Bobble 8mlth enter- 1 tained the guests with several clever readings and the rest of the evening was spent playing pinochle. Covers at dinner were placed for eighteen.
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Hawkins-Light.
Htes Velma Light and Mr. Paul wkins, both of Springfield. were rried Thursday evening at the me of the Reverend and Mrs. O. O. InNoy. 1219 Benton avenue. They --- .. Fre attended by Mise Havel Light ad Miss Edith Turner. Mr. and m. Hawkins will be at home at 611 louth Orant avenue.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs C. H. Woodall of New- burg. Mo., announce the birth of a daughter. Mary Catherine. November 12.
SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marion Owens divorced G. B. Owens.
Mr. and Mrs. William Appleby will celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary. Ollie West was killed .**
A daughter Mary Catherine Woodall was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Woodall of 1102 North National.
Page 2A: F. J. Yorkel and Blanche Taylor, both of Springfield, were married yesterday in Springfield.
Opal Huddleston died .**
Page 3A: Ruby Stagner Joyce divorced T. H. Joyce .** The divorce petition of John R. Teague against Anna Teague was dismissed. Estella Stevens sues to divorce William E. Stevens. They were married June 3, 1924.
Page 8A: William M. Box died .* Meyers infant died .** Velma I. Dellinger died .**
Page 1B: Marriage licenses issued .** Birth announced .**
Page 9B: William Birkes died at Granby.
James M. Erwin died at Verona. Mrs. Arthur Erwin and son and Mrs. J. P. Martin of Monett attended the funeral.
Dr. W. P. Searcey died at Exeter.
Son born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Gaddy of Newburg.
Page 11B: Card of thanks .*
Page 2C: Miss Mary Wasson and Mr. Emil R. Grainge were married .**
Page 3C: Miss Clara Lucie Ely, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ely, 426 East Walnut street, and Mr. Carl L. Hawkins of St. Louis will be married next Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
ROMANCE LASTS 10 DAYS, THEN WIFE GETS DIVORCE
A MARRIAGE in which the ro- mance had lasted but ten daye came to a legal close in division No. 1 of the circuit court yesterday when Judge Guy D. Kirby granted Ruby Stagner Joyce a divorce from T. H. Joyce, and ordered the rea- toration of her former name of Ruby Stagner.
The wife testified that almost immediately after their marriage, her husband Informed her that he did not care for her, that their mar- rlage was a mistake, and that their marriage should be ended.
The two were married on last July 31 and separated on Sept. 10.
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THIRD YOUTITHELD IN PIE PARTY ROW. ENDING IN KIELING
Lebanon Sheriff Arrests Rich- ard Lillard, Accused of First Blow In Fight Causing Death Of His Friend
Special Dispatch to The ware. TEBANON, Mo., Nov. 11 .- Richard IAllard, 23, was arrested here tonight by Sheriff Sam C. Allen on sn assault charge growing out of a row which began Saturday night October 29, at a ple supper In the, Mill Creek school, near here, and which terminated a few hours later with the killing of Ollie West by I risco Allenstein on the road near the schoolhouse.
Lillard lo alleged to have struck the first blow in the fight which occurred at the pie supper when ! The. Ollie West. Caret West and Herman Smitte Wert asked Allenstein and J. D. Brakefield to ; sop a disturbance which they; were making, according'.
Allen,
Falls to Post Bond Reing unable to furnish bond"of $500, Lillard was placed in jail here.
Following the fight at the schont
7. In which both Allenstein' and .WASSON-GRAINGE Prakefield were' knocked down. the ! youths left the scene. On his way! home Allenstein was accosta . by - Ollie West. Carol West and Sailtt!e. who attacked him. his wife and: daughter. Knocked to :!: ground and with Ollie West stratil.re I'm Allenstein drew his knife and stab. hed West In the state, killing him almost. Instantly.
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Allenstein Exonerated The other youths put Worst's hody In their car, unaware he was dead. and drove to Lebanon where Dr. T. H. Casey told them he was dead. . Not . belleving him. ther drove to the Fallere : :: where the youths hnd been working, but Fulkerson saw that the lar đend and son! 1 !... 0 10 Lebanon where they were found by the sheriff and coroner.
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HONOR 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARRIAGE HERE TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. William Appleby of 2136 North Boulevard, who have lived near > Springfield all their :ves. today will quietly complicate the 54th anniversary of their wed-} ding day.
: Both"Mr ... Appleby.big Ilred farmer, and 'tils' J. ar's 'old. They have "dtved Springfield for 15 years with their danchter. Mrs. E. F. Campbell. son. R. A. Appleby, hives at 2134 Respect avenue here and there a." three other sons in the family Clay. of Quny. Okla .: Jarve. of! Phoenix, Ariz., and Claude, of New j Tork. .. .
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith Celebrate: Anniversam
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith New street, 'were the honoret al dinner party Friday evening : at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. ... Smith. Fast Grand avenue. Siven a.In celebration. . otsithele .. fiftieth wedding anniversary. The dining room was very attractively decorated' In cold and white. Gifts of gold were presented to Mr. and Mrs. ' Smith. The out town. guests were: Mrs. Lon Clouser. of Denver. Cole .. and Mrs Tom John- son, of Kansas City, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The evening nas spent playing pinoclic. Covers were placed for is guests.
Miss Mary Wasson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wasson of Ozark, and Mr. Emil R. Grainge of Berwyn, IU., were married Satur- day evening. November . 6, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Leop- old, In Berwyn, Ill. The service was read by the Reverend H. C. Hoover, pastor of the First Congregational church of that city. The couple will make their home at 8110 Wes- ley avenue, Berwyn. Mr. Gralnge Ig connected with Burlington rail- road. 1
'BOTH LOSE IN DIVORCE PLEA
Following the conclusion of mi !- dence yesterday. Judge Guy D. Kir- by in circuit court dismissed botn the petition prd the crossbili 'n t. .. ¡suit of John R. Teague for divorce Ifrom Anna Teague Judge Kirby theld that under the evidence. neith . 'er was entitled to a divorce.
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FRISCO VETERANS PAY BOX TRIBUTE
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Ninety-One Year Old Citizen Served Railroad for Many Years
Hundreds of years of loyal service. to the l'risco railroad were repre- tinted by the large number of vet- M'a: c: ''oyes of the ra many* of win., are now pensioned, who
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rade, William M. Box. Several of these faded blue untforin ""or um or Army of the Republidem organization pall bearers Kad tied selected for the service, and In which Mr. Roz had been an active mem- ber.
Thuring the 43 yours this! he had ! Used in Springfett Mr. Box had
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Hale Pays Tribute
In deliverin the funeral address the Revereil Lans M. Max. pastor of the Hutist church, sind : part:
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"We may had all have to the age .. something neble and swert in life after the grave as He has given to our brother. 11 :s the tendency of
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live on bin for af W.r. p. ... !!!!
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"Jath aiways is adventure, a re- newal of life. a life where we know eternal youth and no uggy As I thank of the life, rich in adventure supreme adventure with no fear. It is only the earthly House In Whichy we live that wastes away. while our spirit continues throughout eternity
"Our friend 'is honored today by- the loving and faithful wife. : toow !! at her home to attend - these serv. lors. lle is honored by the neigh- hors who knew him so well; and by. his comrades who fought with hith. for their country. He is honor d by the church, for . he was a faithful member; and God honors him.
"We do not remember bad men. they pass on and are forgotten; but we do remember good men who are ordained hy God. The life of this man has been auch aa to cause us to cherish his memory.
"We thank God for this memory
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