i Christian County Republican. JOHN M. PILE, Editor and XLI. NO 21 STATE CAMPAIGN OPENED BY 6.0.P. Meeting At Springfield last Saturday Was Attended By Several Thousand People.
If numbers and enthusiasm count for anything there is not much doubt about Missouri going Republican this fall. The Republicans of the state opened the state campaign at Springfield last Saturday with one of the grandest meetings a politican ever had the pleasure of attending. The campaign was opened Saturday morning by the milling around of the various candidates in the lobby of the Colonial hotel where the reports from over the state were exchanged and every report produced a smile of satisfaction. From all reports every Republican has a right to be There is even considerable doubt of St. Louis slipping; and there's Texas; and there's Florida; and there's, well mast every state looks Republican and we do not exclude the solid south.
The reports from every county in Missouri shows the Republican national wicket getting stronger every day, and the state ticket doesn't seem to have muc to worry about. The state committee met during the afternoon and outlined a campaign then is going to put every Republican on his toes, working for the greatest Republican majority for Missouri that has been had since Missouri started going Republican. At 6:30 o'clock the Springfield Boy Scout band met at the square and a parade of several thousand, led by the band, marched to the Shrine Mosque which was almost filled to capacity. There were speeches by Roscoe Patterson, Henry S. Caulfield and en Harding of Lowa.
Mr. McJimsep of Springfield presided over the meeting. We do not have space to into the all good. We predict that Mosque details of each speech but they, were will be filled to overflowing when Senator Curtis speaks there later in the month. Everyday sees the Republicans mak.
ing advances in every state and really there is no comparison between Herbert Hoover and Al Smith, Some are wondering just how Jim Reed will act when he comes into Missouri to speak for the Democratic cause. He fought Mr. Hay and said he was an unfit subject to be elected United States Senator from Missouri and now Uncle Jim will have to do another flipflop when he gets into Missouri speaking for the election of Al Smith and Mr. Hays. But leave it to Uncle Jim, he has trained himself to thoroughly in flipfloping that he can do some of the most startling political gymnastics one ever witnessed.
But the truth remains the you want on the band wagon in November vote for the Republican ticket-national, state and county. INCORRECT The report in the Springfield paper that work had started on the tearing down of the jail is incorrect. This work cannot start until arrangements cam be made by Sheriff Turner for some place to which to move. REVIVAL AT MT. ZION Rev.
Ross Carter and Rev. W. P. Richardson will begin a revival meeting at the Mt. Zion church on Monday night, September 24th.
Everybody invited to remember this meeting and make your plans to attend. BUSY WITH GRAPES Grape growers have been busy this week picking their crop and making disposition of it. Most of the larger growers have been shipping their crop to the juice factory, opened at Republic this season. Several hundred bushels have been shipped by truck to Republic. The growers do not know just what return they will receive as the contracts of sale call for grapes to be consigned to the factory and the juice held for sale on a favorable market.
THE HIGHLANDVILLE FAIR The annual Highlandville fair was held last week. Owing to the work of listing the prize winners, those charge were unable to have their report ready for this week. We hope to be able to give a list of the winpers next week. Publisher. A REPUBLICAN ATTENTION NIXA Our Nixa readers will note this week the appearance of a nice ot of items from that place.
We are pleased to announce that Miss Mae Cox has accepted the position of writer of Nixa items for this paper and we hope our many patrons at Nixa will assist her by reporting their news items to her. If you are not taking the paper or wish to it, give Miss Cox your subscription: and it will reach this office in due time. We. We are quite proud of Miss Cox's first items and we feel confident she will make us a valuable correspondent at that place. We also call attention to Garrison items this week, which are new.
These are being written by Miss Nella Hunt and those who live in the Garrison vicinity should give Miss Hunt their items. We feel about Miss Hunt as we do about Miss Cox, she too, will be a good writer for the paper. And let us say in this connection that in a short time we hope to get in personal touch with all our correspondents to the end of making a better paper of the Christian County Republican, BIRTHDAY DINNER A number of friends and relatives gathered at the home of Ed Stine, Sunday, Sept. 11, with well filled bas. kets to help him celebrate his birthday.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Payne, Oliver Stine, John Robertson, Ralph Whittington, Otis Stine, Sam McCauley, Rome McCauley, Ollie Rader, Clarence Whittington, Jimmy O'Neal, Will Whittington, Steve Stine, John Stine, Ralph Wasson, Joe Goddard, Clyde Frazier, George Stine, Frank Whittington, Jim Atteberry, Rev. Scott and sons, Mrs. Lillie Lawing and Mrs.
Hettle Dewitt. Misses Veva, Claribell, Ruth and Rettie Stine, Agnes Atteberry, Pearl Grubaugh, Lucille Fox, Edna Payne, Dorothy and 1 Jenette Whittington, Christie Newman, Rachel Frazier, Marcella Wasson, Genevieve McCauley. Messrs. Lawrence, BIll, Herbert, Frank, Kieth, Charles and Howard Stine, Harold Payne, Jack, Jean and Harold Whittington, Junior and Bill Wasson, Jimmie Dewitt, John and Guy O'Neal, Oakley Frazier, obert Rice, Stephen Atteberry, and Don McCauley. BIG SALE OF.
HERMFORDS Albert Page and Sons, 8 miles south of Ozark this week bad this office print them a large sale bill, advertising the sale of 110 head of livestock, consisting of 70 head of Herefords and 40 head of hogs for Weddesday, September 26th. This will be one of the biggest stock sales in this section of the country. Most of their Herefords are pure bred and papers will be furnished. The sale will be cried by Col. Cliff Triem.
Remember the date and go to this sale. Watch for the ad in this week's paper and see the fine stock being advertised for public auction. This sale gives you an opportunity to buy higrade or pure bred stock at your own price. The terms are 6 months on approved security; 3 percent for cash. See your banker and make arrangements to buy some of these cattle.
OBITUARY Manerva Waggoner was born near Lafayette, Indiana, on December 2nd 1849 and died September 3rd, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maybelle Wiliams, in Ozark, aged 78 years, 9 months and 1 day. She was united in marriage to Peter Waggoner in 1866 and to this union eight children were born; six boys and two girls, of whom only four survive. These are Mrs. Etta Biers, Wesley Waggoner, Mrs.
Maybelle Williams and Elmer Waggoner, all of Ozark. Her husband died December 28th, 1895. She became a member of the Christian church at Ozark in 1916. Everyone who knew her spoke of her as Grandma Waggoner. She was a good woman, highly respected and roved by all.
She has finished her days, served her generation and gone to her reward. The funeral services were held at the Christian church in Ozark, Wednesday September, 5th, at 2 o'elek, conducted by Elder S. F. Fields and burial took place in the Ozark cemetery under the direction of B. C.
Klepper. SOME APPLES Newt Farmer called us to his home one day last week and showed some the finest and largest apples we have ever seen. There is an apple tree in the Farmer back yard which bears th fruit and Newt says they got about 25 bushels off the tree this year. PAPER DEVOTED TO OZARK, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, THE INTERESTS OF CHRISTIAN SEPTEMBER 20 1928 $40,000.00 00.00 The Board of Aldermen consists of the Mayor John C. Rogers; Aldermen W.
L. Woody, George T. Breazeale, M. R. Logan, J.
M. Williams. Leonard Hawking and J. A. Jones, with F.
B. Hanks, clerk. Show me a group of eight men who are more fitted to pass judgment on what the town needs. Do you suppose for one minute that these eight men would ask for a $40,000. bond issue if they did not feel that It were needed to make the improvement? Are they the kind of business men who would pass over a proposition, as improtant as this one is to the city, in an unbusiness-like manner, and in the slang of modern day 'pass the buck' to the voters? The editor can't conceive of a proposition, as improtant as this one is to the city and its ture, doing anything but going over with a bang, with eight men like those which comprise our Board of Aldermen, boosting and working for its approval by the voters.
Would John Rogers ask for $40,000. to make the improvement, if he didn't think it were needed? Would Breazeale, or Woody, or Hawkins, or Williams, or Jones, or Logan, ask for it if they didn't think it were needed? The resolution adopted by the Board "Whereas it is by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Ozark, Missouri, a City of Fourth Class; deemed advisable and to the best interests of the inhabitants of said city of Ozark and for the health of said City of Ozark, that the proposition to be rebuild, extend and improve the water system of the City of Ozark, be submitted to the qualified votes of the City of Ozark-" And the resoluiton goes further and asks for the amount of $40,000. with which to make the improvement. And the records show that every member of the Board of Aldermen voted favorably on the resolution. And this matter isn't boy's play.
The men on the Board are men of understanding; of unusual business ability; they are honest; they are progressive; they desire to serve the people to the best of their ability, and when they ask that the qualified voters assist them in the administration of their duty, we hope the voters will measure up to the same standard of citizenship, as exemplified by the men who serves the city on its Board of Aldermen. When Rogers and Woody and Breazeale and Williams and Logan and Jones and Hawkins and Hanks, study the matter out thoroughly and efficiently, with the aid of engineers and say that it will take $40,000. to make the improvement, then by the Eternal-Gods, I believe in them and will work for the thing for which they ask and each one of them should do the same. MODERN SEEKERS Mrs Edna Green was hostess to the Modern Seekers club, Friday afternoon, Sept. 14.
Nine members and two visitors, Mrs. Chas. Murphy and Mrs. J. W.
Boatwright were present. A short business session was held, during which Mrs. Reginold Mapes was elected a as regular member. Minutes of previous meeting read and proved, after which the Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison. Roll Call, Why I should belong to P.
T. A. The Work and Rules of P. T. Lena Johnson Round table discussions of P.
T. A. Song--School Days, Billy Johnson and Wendall Leonard. The hostess, assisted by Misses Hel. en and 1 Caroline Green served refreshments to the following ladies: Mesdames John Canard, T.
B. Chaffin, J. B. Boatwright, Chas. Murphy, Jean Woody, D.
C. Leonard, Bert WhittingFray Johnson, Omer Brown and ton, Mahlon Stine. Adjourned to meet Frl. day, Sept. 21, with Mrs.
John Canard. MARRIAGE LICENSES September 12 Alfred E. Ebersold, Billings Alberta Foster, Billings September 15 Jay O. Talley, Reed Springs Pearl E. Thomas, Urbana John D.
Powell, Notch Dorotha Richardson, Garber Garland Todd, Billings Marie Little, Clever Otto Negal, Springfield Pearl Mitchell, Springfield September 18 Clarence M. Bennett, Springfield Edna Thomas, Springfield A birthday surprise dinner given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Cavener last Sunday in honor of Mrs. Cavener's birthday. Those present were Messrs. and Mesdames Ross Collins, Sol Bouyer, C. A.
Casey, Doc. Casey, Otto Bouyer, John Hartley, Misses Alta and Mary Bouy er, Betty Zoe and Isabelle Collins, Pearl Martin, Evelyn and Geneva Collins, Arlina Casey, Messrs. Floyd Bouyer, Grant and Howard Morton and D. D. Cesey.
Mrs. Margaret Ragsdale and daugh ter Mary Margaret, and Mrs. R. R. Farthing and son Jack, motored to Dadeville Saturday and visited over Sunday with their aunt, Mrs.
Mary Booker. Mrs. Booker who is 94 years old, is ill from a fall she received some time ago. COUNTY. LUNCHEON BRIDGE Mis.
Mary Bingham and her daughhers, Misses Agnes and Marguerite Bingham of Ozark and Mrs. Paul Barrett of Springfield entertained with a luncheon and bridge party Sat. urday at the home of Mrs. Bingham. Fall flowers which included zennias, marigolds and nasturtiums decorated the entertaining rooms and furnished pretty background for the party.
Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock on the card tables which later accomodated the guests in a game of bridge. At the close of the afternoon the high score honor was presented Mrs. John Pile. The favor for second high score went to Mrs. E.
E. Love and the favor in the cut was presented Mrs. J. F. Adams.
Mrs. Oliver Wilson received the consolation gift. Those entertained were Mesdames A. H. Giehl, A.
C. Adams, Bert Whittington, J. C. Young, C. P.
Cox, Clay Jones, John Pile, Wand Haguewood, J. A. Robertson, C. B. Elkins, Charles Challender, E.
E. Love, Gerald Hays, Fred Hawkins, Bernice Johnson, Chas. Shollenberger, H. V. Reid, Tom Herston, Oliver Wilson, Reginald Mapes, Fred Barrett, Frances T.
Wernett, R. N. Gray, Clifford Woody, J. F. Adams, Misses Helen Hull, Flo Hays, Flo Roper.
TO VOTE ON WATER WORKS BONDS SOON Board of Aldermen Call Election for October 9th, and ask for $40,000 For Improvement, Elsewhere in this paper will be found the call of Board of Aldermen for an election to be held on October 9th, to vote $40,000 worth of bonds for the improvement of the water system of Ozark. This matter hag been under advisem*nt for some time and the call for the election could not be made until the city council had had plenty of time to have engineers make a survey and give an estimate and specifications of just what the improvements should consist of and what they would cost. After careful and business-like consideration the Board of Aldermen have come to the conclusion that it will take $40,000 to put the water system in first class condition. As editor of this paper we have not had an opportunity to see the plans and specification, but we do feel that the judgment of the mayor and the members of the Board of Aldermen is far better than any judgment we might have and if, after they have given the matter as much careful consideration as they have, they think that it will take $40,000 to make the proper improvement, then we have no reason to doubt their good judgment. Let's hope that the people see the great need of a better water system and will vote favorable on the issue.
THE P. T. A. The first meeting of the season for the Parent-Teacher Association was held at the schoolhouse Tuesday night. In the absence of the president, Mrs.
Fray Johnson, Mrs. D. C. Leonard presided. The program as announced in last week's paper was carreid out and a very interesting meeting was had.
The state convention will be held at Trenton, October 16-19 and the local chapter may send a delegate. The talks by Mrs. Inman, Mrs. Leonard, Chas. F.
Boyd and Mr. Parker Tuesday night were all fine and to the point. It is hoped the interest in the P. T. A.
will improve as the school year advances. 4-H CLUB WORK IS STARTED AT CHADWICK Through the interest of Prof. West and Miss Goldie Frazier, teachers in the Chadwick high schour, 4.H club work will be started there this fall. Fifteen girls with Miss Helen Atkinson as leader, are to take up garment making work for the winter. A live stock judging club will be organized among the boys to supplement their regular class room agriculture.
This is the first time 4-H work has been organized at Chadwick but with the splendid leaders selected, both clubs should be successful, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Zimmerman returned today from Brocton, where they had spent a week with her mother, Mrs.
Burrell. $1.50 a Year In Advance. Established in 1888. SENATOR CURTIS AT SPRINGFIELD. SEPT.
26 Hoover's Running Mate 10 Discuss Farm Problems at Only Ad. dress in State. Senator Charles Curtis, the Repub. lican Party's choice for Vice-Prestdent will make his first and only campaign address in Missouri when he speaks on the issues of this campaign at 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, September 26, at the Shrine Mosque, Springfield. He is expected to say something of special interest to farmers of the State and to give particular attention to a discussion of farm problems. Senator Curtis will arrive in Spring field from Kansas City at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. He will be accompanied by Hon. Roscoe Patterson, nominee for United States Senator; Judge Henry S.
Caulfield, nominee for Governor; Governor Sam A Baker; ex-Gov. Arthur M. Hyde; Dr. E. B.
Clements, National Committeeman; B. G. Vorhees, Chairman Republican, State Committee; Mayor Victor Miller of St. Louis; Mayor Albert Beach of Kansas City; Hon. R.
R. Brewster and others. Because this is to be Senator Curtis' only platform appearance in MIssouri in this campaign a great host of Republicans is expected to pour into Springfield by train and automobile from city and country in every part of the state. Visiting Republicans and Senator Curtis will be guests of Springfield and Greene county Republicans at a reception at 3:00, Wed. nesday afternoon, at the Kentwood Arms Hotel.
Governor Sam A. Baker will introduce Senator Curtis. A musical program will open the meeting. Arrange. ments have been made to install amplitiers in the Mosque 80 that the speaker may be easily heard in every part of the ball.
There will be room for everyone to be comfortably seated. AGED PIONEER VISITS HERE The eighty-six years that have been lived by Uncle Pete Wills of Norwich, Kansas, who arrived here last Friday for a visit with relatives, are years that are filled with stories of lite's battles, and yet among those years, blossoming here and there may be found the fragrant flowers of happy times. We doubt it the present generation, with its days of gasoline and motion pictures, will ever be able to look back from the pinnacle of eighty-six years, and see in the distant days of the past, such happy times as husking -bees with their red ears; sleigh rides behind prancing horses, sparkling with the bright shining bells, whose merry jingle echo and reecho over the snow covered hills; going to mill; the quilting parties; and the good old sugarmaking times, He comes back from the broad and expansive prairies of Kansas, to the land which was the land of his boyhood. After serving his country well in the great Civil war, Uncle Pete, as he is known by his host of relatives and friends went to Kansas in the early '70s and located on land, on which now stands the town of Norwich. Thrilled with the patriotism, that his nation owed him not a pension, he declined to make application, but faced the stern realities of the unbroken prairie and feared not the difficulties and discouragements of a pioneer's life.
He fared well until those who have known Kansas, know what is meant as 'the grasshopper' year. Then he saw the need of a pension and made his application and since then he has shared in this small financial tribute paid by a nation to her sons who served her in time of stress. Since the days of the grasshopper, good fortune has smiled upon him and now in his closing years he may look upon life with a smile, because he fought a good fight and has kept a good faith. He returned to Missouri to participate in the reunion of the Sixth Cavalry at Springfield. Only five remain and these five met at Springfield last week, in probably their last reunion.
Honoring Uncle Pete his relatives here last Sunday planned a family picnic in Jones Spring park at which 150 were present. Uncle Pete's immediate relatives in this vicinity are Mrs. Catherine Woody, a sister; W. P. Wills and George Wills, brothers; Mrs.
Alice Wills, a sister-in-law; and Mrs. Lou Woody a lifelong friend of the Wills family. Uncle Pete expects to remain here but a short time, BIRTHDAY DINNER A birthday dinner was given Sunday, September 16th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
M. Chapman In honor of Mrs. Arva Winfrey. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
B. C. Klepper and children, Kathaleen, Pauline, Forrest and Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chaffin and children, Maurice, James, Earl and Bobbie Lea, Mr.
and Mrs. Dewit Leonard and son Windell; Mr. and Mrs. Ash Ball; Mr. and Mrs.
Arva Winfrey; Mr. and Mrs B. M. Chapman and Miss Ruth Davis. CENTRAL COMMITTEE The Republican central committee met Tuesday in Ozark at the court house in response to a call from Chairman George T.
Breazeale and outlined the campaign for the county. The dates and places were selected for many meetings, but they will not be announced until the state tee is heard from as regards speakers. The meeting was well attended and considerable interest shown. The dates and places for meeting will be announced in this paper just as soon as the Chairman is ready to release his report. COUNTY CROP REPORT District Extension Agent J.
O. Mar- tin states that according to estimates furnished by the State Department of Agriculture that corn is not as good this year as last. As the growing season nears a close the farmers of Christian county estimate their corn at 76 percent normal as compared with 95 percent this time last year. Threshing returns on oats show an average yield of 32 bu. per acre on 6,900 acres which 6 ibushels better than the average of the last five years.
Clover and timothy have yielded an average of 1.3 tons per acre 01 12,900 acres, Pasture conditions are good and estimated at 97 percent normal, of which 20 persent is weeds and other growth that the stock will not eat. Potatoes averaged 105 bu. per acre in the county this year. Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. Stubbs were Mr. and Mrs. Epp Melton and Mr.
and Mrs Orville Stanley of Shell Knob; Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wisman of Viola; Dr. and Mrs. S.
D. Melton and sons Harold and Lois, of Ponce de Neon; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McGinnis of Prospect, Howard Scott and Kenneth Bryan of Miller,.
