Private Pogue Recalls War Service to Local Crowd
Private Barn ey Pogue, 19, wounded five times and wearing a gold stripe for service, spoke Sunday in the city park about conditions "over there" in the great war. A 10 month veteran of the first division, he described front-line life, answered with sincerity, and urged support for Red Cross and war efforts. He was introduced under the Wright County Council of Defense and later spoke in Mountain Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Pogue
First Division
France
Europe
Pogue
Wright County Council of Defense
Mountain Grove
M. A. Freeman
Nugget Theater
F. D. Mooney
General Pershing
President Wilson
United States Army Service
Mexico
Pershing
Prairie Hollow and Olathe all day meeting and dinner
The annual all day gathering at Prairie Hollow drew many locals including Jim Kieth and wife Thos Kieth and visits by Osman Hoffman Frank Brazeal and George Letsinger families. Residents spoke of warm summer weather and crops advancing toward harvest with wheat and rye nearing readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Hollow
Jim Kieth
Kieth
Cassie Brentlinger
Mansfield
Osman Hoffman
Frank Brazeul
Bun Freeman
George
Opal Letsinger
Near Macomb
Lou Roy
Dora’ Robertson
Rinda Brazeal
Will Letsinger
Oliver Rogers
Laurence Pugh
Kansas
Dr. Letsinger
Ben Freeman
And They Were Wed Dewey Pickel and Hazel Burney Tie
Announcement of the marriage Tuesday of Dewey Meed Pickel and Hazel Loretta Burney. The bride, youngest daughter of G S Burney, grew up in Mansfield and Mountain Grove. He is a telegrapher. Many friends offer congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Meed Pickel
Hazel Loretta Burney
G.S. Burney
Mountain Grove
Mansfield
Wayside Gleanings and Local Church Notes
Sunday school at Macomb Methodist church each Sunday. The Macomb Christian Endeavor Society met at the Greenwood home. The Endeavor meets at Macomb Baptist Church next Sunday evening led by Joe Doyel. Nearby attendees joined Mansfield speaking. Ashley Sunday School Convention drew a large crowd with a ladies' dinner. The next convention will be at Norwood Christian Church on the fifth Sunday in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb Methodist Church
Jane
Nick Schafer
Tark
George Findley
Kansas
Macomb Christian Endeavor Society
Greenwood Home
The
Christian Endeavor
Macomb Baptist Church
Joe Doyel
Mansfield
Ashley
Macomb
Christian Church
Norwood
Midway Plowing Amid Favorable Weather
The community reports corn plowing as the day’s order and notes pleasant weather. Laura Rushing visited Millie and Everett Rushing Saturday night. they hosted her and spent the night. Miss Ethel Todd is sick. Miss Nie Knight returned home after a weeks visit with her brother out West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Rushing
Millie
Everett Rushing
Ethel Todd
Nie Knight
Athenian Club outing at Gasconade riverbank
The Athenian Club will meet with Mrs. W. A. Newton of Hartville on Wednesday afternoon, June 19, for a lesson on the river bank. A fishing contest, fish fry, and a dip may follow near the old Hartville picnic grounds just south of Hartville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athenian Club
W. A. Newton
Hartville
Gasconade
Pleasant Valley Dry Weather Bring Wheat Harvest Plans
Will Rhodes of Seymour arrived on Jackson Street to prepare dill's new binder and to cut a large crop of wheat and oats. Ira B. Holden and his visiting Seymour relatives discussed his illness as Ira B. Holden Jr. remains quite sick this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rhodes
Seymour
Jackson Stogsdill
Ira B. Holden
Ira B. Holden, Jr
Sunday Showl at Pleasant Hill and Church Notices
Sunday Showl at Pleasant Hill lists Sunday 10 a m prayer meeting on Thursdays and preaching first Saturday and Sunday nights led by Rev M B Clift. Hertha and Robert Young visited F A Rippee's Saturday night for ice cream. A baby girl arrived at Ernest Curtis's home June 3. The piece ends with patriotic stanzas praising the flag and urging loyalty and support for the United States in war times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
M.B. Clift
Hertha
Robert Young
F. A. Rippee
Ernest Curtis
Antioch sermon and local notices spark small town chatter
Residents from the vicinity gathered at Antioch on Sunday to hear Rev. WF Null and W A Newton address the Jericho Odd Fellows. Miss Barbara Wells returned home after a few weeks with Pearl Wells. J W Kennedy began inspecting his tomato field with good crop prospects. J A Todds are recovering from mumps that have caused illness in the family. A henpecked husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Jericho Lodge
Antioch Church
W. F. Null
Organization of American Odd Fellowship
W. A. Newton
Odd Fellowship
Uncle Sam
Newton
Wright County
Loyal County
United States
Antioch
Jericho
WF. Null
W.a.newton
Barbara Wells
Pearl Wells
J.W. Kennedy
J.a.todd
St Louis Live Stock Report From National Stock Yards
Live stock receipts at National Stock Yards on June 10 1918 show cattle hogs and sheep trading mixedly with gains and declines. Beef steers and stockers higher while butcher cattle ease. Hogs end about 5 cents below last week with prime weights 16.50 to 16.85. Sheep and lambs advance 25 to 50 cents with clip lambs 17.25 to 15.00 and native spring lambs 18.75 to 19.75. National Live Stock Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stock Yards
Kentucky
Tennessee
National Live Stock Com. Co
Kansas City Stock Market Furnished by Greer & Co
Cattle yard shows 13,000 head with prices ranging from top corn steers at 17.50 to good to choice cows 12.00–13.50 and fat heifers 11.40–10.00. Hogs and sheep also listed with best lights around 16.80 and lambs at 20.35 as of market day notes.
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Lyman Frink
R. F. Jenkins
W. I. Barker
Ava
Charles Davis
Fordland
May
Asa
W.M. Divan
Florence
Ala
H. M. Curnutt
Be, Trautmanno
Tulsa
Oklo
J. R. Atkinson
van Buren Township
Reece
Miss Pear
Bryant
Jessie Craswell
Gary
Ind
J. B. Freeman
W. H. Hight
Homer
Clelland Hitchcock
C. G. Sanders
Robert Morton
C. H. Hoy
Springfield
Decatur
Ill
J. W. Sharp
Okmulgee
I. T. Curry
Lebanon
Bradford Doty
A. L. Randall
Mansfield-Hartville
J. T. Carnall
San Bernandino
Calif
Fred
F. W. Faurot
State Fruit Experiment Station
Mtn
Berlin
F. Coday
Commerce
Okla
Mary Alcorn
J. Pummill
Marshfield
Stella West
Kansas City
D. W. Hoover
B.A. Lund
Janette Pease
Washburn
Shropshier
Broyles
Lucien Morrow
South
Grant Street
R. L. Pipkin
John L. Sullivan
Springfield Athletic Club
Floyd's
Avery & Stephens
Fred Carnall
Missoula
Mont
Guernsey-Jersey
Price
Bousman
Lo Hartville
James Coday
Minta Turner
Miss Romane
Maggie Duff
Ivan
J.d.newton's
Erie
Claire Hatfield
Ad J. W. Kennedy
Red Cross
Grove
G. W. Holmes
Col
R. R. Dennis
Royal Arch Masons
Bolivar
W. R. McCormack
Grace M. E
George Louthan
Arthur Short
Herbert C. Shelton
Wright County Odd Fellows Association
Order In America
Masonic Hall
Mesdames J.B. Freeman
John Strong
Wm. Sieloff
J.c.turner
Elizabeth Coday
M.b.paul
Ezra Dennis
R.M. Rogers
M.E West
E.E. Marshall
C. L. Beach
M. A. Beach
P.w.newton
Violette Craig
Lula Carter
Queen Chapman
Jessie Nichols Craswell
W. M. Divan
Ballard
Medicine
Ady
Olathe
Hosea Freeman
Mrs. Wadkins
Felix Kieth
Mary Towe
Affie Smith
Alma Towe
Odd Fellows Memorial
Pleasant Valley
St. Louis
Greer & Co
Sappho
U.s.marine Corps
R. A. Alcorn Hdw. CO
Coca-Cola
W.phelps Ave
Electric Bottling
Missouri
Athens
West Walnut Street
Ford
W. G. Reynolds
Mansfield, Mo
Winburn
Koshkonong
C. E
G. C. Murrell
A.M. Curtis
Alex Salisbury
F. H. Riley
Fuson's
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