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Newspaper
Daily Captial News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
4
Cole County items detail visits by George Schaffner and William Cates, family guests from Parsons and California, plus trips by Mrs Lib Clark and others. Diphtheria noted in district. turkey week at Burtner store and school closures cited. A local obituary recalls Jim Mike Son, 84, with memory of school days and community ties.
ENON J. M. McGinnis and John L. Dane drove to Jefferson City on business. Brother Hensley of Spring Garden filled services at Beckon. Mrs. H. B. Vante confined but improving. George Smith recuperating from illness. W R Vance from Montana visited with Homer B Vance and relatives in Warsaw. Ray Franklin family spent weekend with Leuenbergers. attended Woodman supper at High Point. Next Sunday preaching day. Brother J S Mahan to conclude his four year, highly regarded ministry at Enon Baptist Church. Christmas turkey market strong. Tilda Farris led with over $500. Arthur Alexander and Mary L. Taylor next and third. Local ladies credited with summer gains despite hogs and battle losses. Jessie and Mabel Mart h improving. No sickness in Enon for over a month. Marti residence and store fumigated by Dr. Walter.
A long list of weekend visits and travels among residents and families including Enos Bra zito and Haley Amos, Hermian Kroeger, William Musick, John Hogg, Earl Hogg, Lenora Hogg, and many others. School and church events noted with a revival closing, farm club gathering at Prairie Grove, and various visits to Jefferson City. A discharge from AL service for Emmett Donaldson is mentioned along with local household moves and Christmas program preparations.
Omer Baker spent Sunday afternoon with Pat Siebert. Mrs Gill and Miss Rose moved to California to make their future home. Mrs Dewitte Jenkens and Miss Virgie left for California. Attended the Woodman play at High Point Saturday night. W W Pennington and family dined with Miss Thona Atkinson. J B R Enloe and family visited Lon Enloe and wife. J H Pennington and family spent Sunday with E B Hart's family. Johnnie and Virgil Scrivner and N Scrivner noted among visitors.
Ed Engelbrecht made a business trip to Henley Monday. Willie Schmitz spent Sunday with Ed Brenner at this place. G J Jacobs and son George tended the stock sale at the Capital City Monday. Herbert Jacobs and sister Culie made a business trip to the Capital City last Saturday. John Miller and Steve Lauf are busy building a henhouse for Toe Adrian. Steve Lauf and Indy Miller and sister visited Lawrence Wekenberg’s family Sunday. John H Engelbrecht spent about a week at Eugene with his son Herman who had the bad luck of a wood saw injury. Ed Brenner and George Jacobs spent several days last week with John Seidel near Lohman hunting. John H Brandt was butchering hogs last Friday.
Frances Milburn spent Sunday with friend Leah Pace while H. B. Garnett and family visited west Latham. T. H. Hines and family were at Sappington. J. W. Glenn and wife called on his brother Al Yar Clermont and family. G. W. Phelen and wife with Tagodookard spouse were Sunday guests. W. Cop and family visited in So. M. Schubert and family of Overton spent Sunday with Fred Wess and wife. Ole Cook and wife and Miss attended sister Mrs. Henry Wirth in Fulton.
Lupus area items include Violet Williams new Ford sedan. Byrne and Dorsey Clay build a chicken house on their father’s farm near town. H Porter Brizendine of this place is a new reaver of the Cole County Weekly Rustler. Mr and Mrs James Clayton returned from a visit with their daughter in New Franklin. P H Hutchinson and Miss Beulah Hampton recently married and will live nearby Lupus. Mrs Mary Boley of Micibigna visits with her uncle George Ranz and relatives between here and Sandyhock.
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