Cassville Republican, Thursday, July 31, 1919

Personal And Local

Capt. and Mrs. John Bates of Springfield spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with Mrs. Bates' grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Black.

Mrs. Joe Maness and two little daughters of Webb City are visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Mattingly.

Glenn Vaught of Monett spent Sunday in Cassville. He was cited for heroism in the world war. He was wounded in the left arm severely.

E. S. Mitchell is in for a visit with his family. He has been at Banger, Texas for sometime in the oil fields. He says there is a great boom on there.

Little Charles Chandler fell while at play Tuesday with some other children at the home of Mrs. Helen Hobbs and broke a collar bone. He also received a severe bruise on the back of his head.

Hon. J. F. Chastain and sons, Homer and Emery, of Purdy were in Cassville Tuesday. Homer lately returned from military service. They said that the Monday rain was very light at Purdy.

Mr. and Mrs. Annas Marbut of St. Louis are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Marbut of near McDowell and other relatives and friends in that locality and other sections of the county.

Maurice Brattin, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Brattin of this city, went to St. Louis last week and enlisted in the United States Navy. He leaves this week for San Francisco where he will enter the service. His enlistment is for three years.

Gene Lee of Kansas City is spending the summer with his uncle, Wear Lee, southwest of town.

Wiley Cosbey and daughter, Marie, and Mr. and Mrs. Mace Gurley of Purdy were in Cassville Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Gurley will soon leave for Wichita, Kan., to remain for a few months.

Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Brown of Purdy visited Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Houston Sunday.

Mrs. W. E. Bell of Tulsa, Okla., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Earl Mitchell.

Charles D. Baker of Picher, Okla., has been elected Cashier of the Monett State Bank to succeed John McGrath who lately resigned. Mr. Baker was Cashier of the State Bank a few years ago but resigned on account of ill health. He has been lately in charge of the First National Bank at Picher, Okla.

Mrs. Birdie Peters and little son and Mrs. Emogene King of Kansas City are visiting their grandfather, Co. J. N. Guthrie and daughter, Miss Goldie.

Lee Akin of near Aurora was in Cassville Wednesday. He had been to Wayne where he owns a canning factory. The tomatoes are getting ripe there and will have to begin canning soon.

Mrs. T. H. Hickman of Lincoln arrived Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hessee, just west of town.

Miss Helen Houston of Kansas City who had been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Sons, and Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Meador, returned home Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Sons who is visiting there this week.

Mrs. Otto Turner who died a few weeks ago carried an insurance policy for $1,000 in the Court of Honor. The policy has been paid in full to Mr. Turner.

Mrs. Robert Morris and little daughter, Roberta, of Tulsa, Okla., are visiting Mrs. Morris' mother, Mrs. Dora Talbert.

Ulys Gurley, son of J. M. Gurley of near Purdy as bought a half interest in the West Side garage of Houston & Reed. Ulys is a graduate of the Raebe Automobile school at Kansas City. He is an experienced mechanic and for the past year has been foreman of a crew of mechanics for a motor company in Oklahoma.

Miss Eglanstine DeJersey of near Monett is in a serious mental condition which has brought grief to the hearts of her many friends in the north part of the county and in Monett where she is very popular. Miss DeJersey is a graduate of the Monett High school with an excellent record for scholarship both in the grades and in the High school and is one of the county's finest young women. She had accepted a position in Washington D. C. , and was on the way to Washington when she became mentally unbalanced. Hon. J. F. Mermoud, at whose home she has lived, made application to the county court Tuesday for sending her to the state asylum at Nevada for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Mermoud are very much worried over her condition. 

Isaac Epperly the shell Knob merchant says that the people in that locality are getting interested in the cream business. He buys cream at his store and brings it to Cassville on his truck each week. He makes two or three trips weekly to Cassville on business for his store.

Homer Overton of Wheaton came to Cassville Thursday and drove home in a new Dodge car which he bought of Houston & Reed the local distributors of the Dodge. Homer was in France during the world war and says that he Dodge car was thoroughly tested there and found to be a high class car.

E. S. Baker who sold the old Talbert farm last spring to Albert Plancheon and who has been in California this summer has returned. His family is now at Springfield. He spent Thursday here. He will move to Cassville until he gets possession of the farm on Washburn Prairie which he bought last spring of Gant Reese. He is to get possession in October. 

Chumbley - Plancheon

Miss Fern Chumbley and Mr. Henry Plancheon were married at 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Waldensian Church, Rev. Berryhill, the pastor, officiating.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chumbley, of Monett. Mr. Plancheon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. S. Plancheon, who live south of town, but who will moved soon to the Mendon Springs Stock farm, which they recently bought leaving the newly weds in possession of the old home. Monett Times

Licenses To Wed

Henry Plancheon, 28, Monett & Fern Maye Chumbley, 22, Monett

F. M. Rogers, Shell Knob & Linda Boston, 39, Shell Knob

Elmer Mikeman, 24, Shell Knob & Arla Brock, 19, Shell Knob

Edward Bradley, 19, Aurora & Flo Short, 19, Aurora

John Schneider, 26, Purdy & Fern Haddock, 19, Exeter

Samuel Tash, 26, Monett & Bessie Madewell, Monett

William Murphy, 30, Golden & Belva Perse, 19, Seligman 

Cassville Republican, Thursday, July 31, 1919

To Fly At Reunion

Aviator Phillip Waters of Carthage will be at the Cassville Reunion on each of the four days and is the man who will make the flights in the airplane owned by the Southwest Aviation Co.

If you want to take a trip in the air you will be assured of having an experience aviator in charge of the machine.

VanHook - Parrish

Announcements were received in this city Monday by relatives and friends of the families of the marriage of Julian VanHook and Miss Maud Parrish, at Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday July 24.

Julia is a son of the late J. T. and Mrs. Emma VanHook of this city. He was born and reared in Cassville. He was graduated in June 1919 from William Jewell College and later entered the government service during the period of the war. He is now located at Manitou Springs, Colo.

Mrs. VanHook is the only child of the late Nelson and Mrs. Lela Parrish. She was born and reared here, also. She is a young woman of many accomplishments and is a social favorite. For sometime previous to their marriage she had lived with her mother in St. Louis where she held a good position with the Missouri Pacific R. R. Co.

They will be at home to their friends at Manitou Springs after August 15.

Their many Cassville friends extend congratulations.

Card of Thanks

We take this means of expressing our sincere thanks to all who so kindly helped us in various ways during the sickness and at the death of our darling daughter, sister and mother, Mrs. Myrtle Johnson Payne.

Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson,

Mrs. Maud Hall,

Nellie Payne

Union Valley

J. W. Still and family of near Cassville spent Sunday at Fred Cole's.

The soldier boys are all going to the reunion.

Fred Cole received a letter last week from his son, Guy, stating he was going to leave the hospital in Indiana and would be transferred to a hospital in N. Mexico. Guy was in the hospital in France when has division left there, not able to come. He served with the 88th Division.

Columbus Eden and daughter, Lucile of near Purdy spent Saturday night and Sunday at Grant Eden's.

Munsey

We believe all our soldier boys should be in Cassville in their uniforms the first day of the Reunion and take part in the parade.

Misses Mona and Jean Ball who have been visiting their sister at Webb City returned home Sunday.

Kings Prairie

The little boy who has typhoid fever at Henry Jackson's is reported to be improving.

Monroe Betterton who lately killed his wife at Vinita, Okla., lived here until the death of his first wife who he killed by abuse and neglect. He was an habitual drinker.

Oliff Carter who has a position as freight agent at Tulsa, Okla., has been given a lay-off for a month and a free pass. He  will visit Colorado, Idaho, California and other places. His grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Carter will accompany him to Pueblo, Colo., where her son, Leonard, lives.

Mrs. M. Bukholder of Coffeyville, Kan., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Stribling. Two daughters, Misses Grace and Pearl, will join her this week.

Pleasant Ridge

Miss Delphene Marbut and Miss Cora Hunt from Springfield Business College visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Marbut from Thursday till Monday.

Our soldier boys want to attend the Reunion at Cassville and have part in the big parade Tuesday.

Oak Ridge

To Mr. and Mrs. Elza Sharp we extend our congratulations.

Roscoe Wallace and wife are located at Tulsa, Okla. Roscoe has a good job there.

Died of cancer of the stomach at the home of her father near Oak Ridge, July 25, Mrs. Myrtle Johnson Payne, age 25 years. She had been sick since February. She was taken to a hospital in Springfield for treatment but nothing could be done for her. She was a very patient sufferer and left the assurance that all was well. Father, mother, sister, a half-brother, little four year old daughter and a host of relatives are left to mourn her passing.

Butterfield

All of the solider boys here will attend the Reunion and have part in the parade.

Mrs. Cora Talbert and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Tom Setzer.

Sunnyside

Mrs. John Reid is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Mills at Seligman for a few days.

New Salem

Miss Opal Chaney is boarding with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Trimble so she will be close to her school.

Exeter

Mrs. Stella Langsburg is some better.

Grandpa Kersey is no better at this writing.

Misses Hallie Brattin and Lois Erwin spent Sunday at Wayne.

Boyce Boren and wife and babe of Monett spent Sunday with J. F. Pilant and family. They were accompanied home by his grandmother.

John Snider and Miss Fern Haddock were married Sunday at the home of the brides' parents. They will make their home on his farm south of town.

Our solider boys will be at the parade at Cassville Tuesday.

Washburn Prairie

Lon Reynolds of Mineral Springs is visiting his son, Orville, and family.

J. B. Hopkins and daughters, Nanah, Opal and Helen and Myrl Smith and Rev. McPherson motored to Roaring River Sunday after church.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Herren and granddaughter, Miss Loretta Allen of Tecumseh, Okla., came Friday for a visit with relatives here and also to attend the Reunion. They were accompanied by Mrs. Clarence Bodkins and two children of Maud, Okla. She is attending her father, P. A. Varner at Exeter.

Clark

James Rhea and family of Purdy spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Nannie Rhea.

Mrs. Fannie Isabell returned to her home in Joplin Saturday after a few month's visit with her mother, Mattie Rhea, and sisters, Elsie Overton, Grace Sapp, Bertie Lauderdale and Miss Verna Rhea.

White Church

Chas. Thomas had an attack of heart trouble Saturday. He is better at this time.

Mrs. Mae Buschard and son of Kansas City are expected in this week to visit at her father's, E. A. frost, and attend the Reunion.