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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
2
Cooler spell persists with no rain since Wednesday. Farmers complete corn planting after two tries. Bohannan and family visited Elmer Bohannan. funerals and cemetery decoration occurred at several locales. Union church planned a parish post sale with ice cream, weather permitting. Family gatherings included Robbins and Noe households with social visits.
Powereville Severna and others attended a teachers exam on Friday and Saturday. Mrs Mars Bowan of Topeka and relatives traveled to Se an Saturday for four years of summer study. Multiple residents visited family, returned home, or planned trips to Warsaw Kansas City and Arkansas with updates on health and travel.
The column records residents visiting and traveling in the Rosewood area including Mrs Mary Vestal, Mrs Gus Temey and family, Mrs Fay Smal, and others. It notes a new baby for Mr and Mrs Leon Rennells, named Charles Levere, born May 29, and lists several short social appearances and health queries.
Very cool at this writing Karl Kopfer and wife visiting in Kansas City for Billy Sunday meetings re joined home Friday Lucy Bernecker spent Sunday with Letha Hackney Nelma Hainley spent Sunday night with grandparents Mr and Mrs W T Hockney Fern Edwards from Pollock came Sunday to nurse Mrs A S Hackney who is very ill Ida Casteele spent Sunday with sister Mrs Miles Dickson Henry Smith and family and James Mahoney and family spent Sunday at the Sol Smith home Tot Ward and Trusten Liley bought a new cultivator Thoraday One dose of Nysl s Dyspepsis Tablets relieves indigestion gas or sour stomach 25c a box sold by Tatman Rachford.
A sequence of Sunday visits and rural doings around Livonia Iowa with townsfolk from Worthington Unionville Derby and Hartford. Notable items include Leona Blemberber moving to Greentop and several farm visits plus the death of Bessie Bunch near Hartford.
Miss Mabel Fields left Kirksville Bertha Hardin returned from two weeks in Kansas City Mrs W H Pollock and Ep A Harbert came home Friday from Kansas City where they attended the Kansas City University commencements 74 s Mrs Kit Ellis went to Kansas City Friday to visit her daughter Mrs J H Leedy J A Long repainted his residence Several from here attended the funeral of Mr John Mehis at St John Mehiss had been in poor health and contracted pneumonia and died
Severe cases of whooping cough reported around Hartford. Crowded crowds recall last week. Local residents include Mr and Mrs Victor Branson owning a new car. Abbott moved a saw mill to Phi Abbott farm. Mrs Fletch Pickenpaugh and children visited Livonia relatives. Sick list includes Mrs Lloyd Tellsworth and Miss Maud Pickering works for Vertie Casady. Moving picture show drew a crowd in Hartford Saturday night. Social visits noted among Hayes, Walker, Mullenix, and Triplett families. Ball game attendance at Glendale mentioned. Mack Harmouse had a runaway accident with his horse and buggy, minor injuries.
Basil Clack now of New Mexico was bitten by a large snake and rumored to be engaged. Mr and Mrs Clarence Fullerton and daughter Juanita visited Sunday at the home of John Gray near Rosewood. T H Barnett and wife spent Friday at Harvey Bunyard’s. Miss Cora Terrell of Graysville visited her brother Joe and wife.
Pollock J L Kimes sold the blacksmith shop and garage to J K McDonald last week with C F Williams continuing the shop and J W Roseberry running the garage. A home talent play at the opera house Saturday night drew a large audience and good replay. Ed Holiday visits Milan. Ball game at Newtown draws many locals. Wesley Davis returns from the west. Lee Pearson and Alta Yardley wed by Squire Edwards and plan to live on the C D Yardley farm.
Nice weather spurs Sunday School attendance at Elm Branch. Arthur Young and family and John Hamilton and family visited the Tom Roberts home. Glen Newell family stopped at Tuck Newell's Terre Haute home. S R Howard and daughter Lena visited Arlo Voreiter. Chas Voreiter's wife visited there briefly. Uncle Abe Susser visiting John Callison and George Susser homes. Lee McVey to do cement work for Charley Duncan. Teachers from the locality attended exams in Unionville. John Boyd and Miss Klinginsmith visited Vivian Sulser. Boyd and Klinginsmith called on friends Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Sherman Mullins and daughter Rosalie spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Kelley Rowe. Nettie Nalley visited Mrs Dollie Kelley. Lee Mullenix stayed with Arthur Nalley. The community attended a meeting in Graysville. Several nieces, Misses Ruby and Edna Dwyer Mary Minear Pearl Fowler Nettie Nalley visited Mrs Chas Dwyer. Chicken roasts are popular in the neighborhood.
Miss Lona Rose of Lemons visits relatives near East Putnam. Mr and Mrs John Minear and Mr and Mrs Fred Minear with daughter Jettie spent Saturday with Ellis Minear and wife. Cyrystal McFarland Louise Hogg Fay Collins visited Evah Vincent. Muriel Robbins visited Daisy Ryland. Myrtle Lee visited Patella Rees and attended examinations at Univaville on Friday and Saturday.
Saturday evening visits highlighted by Mrs. T N Mulanix at Mrs. Robbins and many locals attending events in Hartford and Unionville. Several residents ill or recovering, with family visits, housework help, and church plans noted as spring activities wind down.
Weather slowed farm work this week as heavy rain Monday night caused some minor damage but spared major losses. Corn planting runs late with some fields yet to be completed while rolling land oats look healthy unlike flat ground. Mr and Mrs Hall and Lum Hal report replanting corn and family visits noted.
Rain fell Monday night as Maple Grove residents reported Sunday visits among local families. S. Shaw and family from Milan spent time at George Gillum’s, while Hill and family visited J. H. Gillum. Others gathered at John Riggins, including James Payne and family Goldie Francis Pearl Herndon John Clark Jas Ledford and families. W M Hill and wife visited J. M. Shaver. Coy Gillum worked for Ella Trent this week. A large League crowd attended Elko Sunday night. Norma Lloyd visited relatives near Worthington. Novz Burns left for Kansas for work. J M Haynes wife and son were noted.
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