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Local Notes and Society in Bates County
Miss Martha Park travels to Warrensburg for winter school. Elder J W Rogers to preach Christian church weekend. Alma Sundquist visits aunt Mrs Henry Oldham. Old folks singing class earns praise at Christian church. Mrs Carl Jenson and Gladys Draper visit Clark Cupe near Brownington. Vivian Allen listed with brother Albert near Garden City. Churches plan Christmas prep and holiday journeys. S N Kinion has house plastered. J H Park offers Duroc Jer adopted stock for sale. Mrs Jas Cuzick travels to Sedalia to be at Ernest Williamson’s bedside amid diphtheria. J H Park of Charlotte reports large turkey shipment. Mrs Belle Withrow Dudley born 1857 near Peoria and died 1911 near Virginia aged 56. Funeral at home with Rev McGlumphrey. Morris cemetery burial beside husband and children. Obituary notes Dudley’s good neighborly qualities. Christian Endeavor hosts Missionary Journey Around the World and West Indies study. reader Fred Garner. L L Judy rides beer wagon. Game Warden Harper at river bottom. Basketball: Butler Loyal Sons vs Montrose City, Dec 14 1911 at Loyal Sons Hall.