The Clarence Courier (Clarence, MO), 1914-08-05

              ence Courier, VOLUflE XXXIV CLARENCE, SHELBY COUNTY? MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1914 NUMBER 18 AT COST For 30 Days. THE ENTIRE STOCK CLOTHING AND SHOES taken from the store of L. Karcher & Son is offered at Absolute Cost. Located in the Ward building. LUCY HAGIN, Manager. ibinnianinninaaiififlniHsinniBniiEiganin a B n ta a a g a a H n B a B a NOTICE On and after August the 8th the Banks will open promptly at 8 a. m. and close promptly at 4 p. m. Our customers will please favor us by adjusting themselves to this rule. Shelby County State Bank, e B Clarence Savings Bank. g ommmwmmmnMwnwmwummmmmmnnmm A Bad Accident. Arthur L. Orain, a brakeman on the Moffat road, met with a bad accident Sunday evening that will cost him both of his feet. After leaving Crater, going east, it is necessary that the retainers be released and Crain went over the top to perform that duty. In some manner he stumblei aud missed one of the grab irons, fall ing under the wheels. His right foot was mashed so badly that am putation was i:e:essary ano Dr. riiompson, of the Steamboat hospital, says the left foot may also have to be amputated. In falling he must have caught on to a rod an1 alA flic hndv frnm itniTitr lin der the wheels. At the present time he is getting along very nice ly. His wife and his brother, H. A. Grain of Denver, came in Monday to look after the injured man. He is a member of the Order of Railroad Conductors and also an Elk. Steamboat Springs News. The above news will be received with much sympathy for the Crain family by many citizens of this community, as they formerly i resided here. Mrs. H. A. Cram and family are now living in Clarence and received word that it had become necessary for the amputation cf the other which was done Wednesday. However, his condition is such that his recovery i expected. Hand Badly Injured. Word was received heie last week from John Fartell, son of Judge R, Farr?ll of this city, stating that he had recently happened to a bad accident, while working for the Express Company at Billings, Mont. Mr. Farrell was coupling an express wagon when he got his two fore fingers on his right hand cut off and the entire hand badly lacerated, his left hand was also mashed up, I ut not so bad. His friends here will be sorry to here of his misfcr .une John Farrell left here last spring and located at Billings, Mont. His wife, nee Bertha Chick, joined him shortly after wards, where they have made their home since. Entertained. Miss Edith Combs entertained one afternoon last week Misses Blanche Tucker, Ruby Durham, Ruby Bishop and Hazel Ragland. The entertainment was given com plimentary to Edith's guests, Miss Brown and Miss Ginn of Fayette. The a'ternoon was spent in social converse over their fancy work. Light refreshmeits were served during the course of the afternoon and an excellent time reported. Good Feelers Picnic at Leonard. One jf the largest crowds ever assembled in Shelby county, attended the Good Feelers Picnic near Leonard, Saturday. About 500 people from Clarence and community were in attendance. The Citizens and Farmers Improve ment Association attended in a body. About 25 automobiles It ft h.'ie at 10 o'clock a. m. representing this Association and showing the good feeling existing between the towns and their appreciation of the Leonard folks. There was ..speaking by C. D Stewart, of Edina ani Sydney J. Roy, cotgressianal aspirantj, also present Congressman James T. Lloyd was represented by V. L. Drain of Sheljyvilie, wh j spoke in his bdbalf. Mrs Baxter, of Kirksville, spok-on Civic league improvements. Mrs. Myrtle Threlkeld, County SuperLtendant of schools iade a short address. A great aggregation of county candidates were there and speak ing coLtinued throughout the day by various ones. The crowd was estin ated from four tc five thousand people. Two Clarence autombiles had n head end collision and were badl.v damaged It wa? the cars of M Dimmitt, driven by Pat Dimrai t, and that of Lilly Bros. Pat was returning from the picnic grounds after another carlo-id from Clar ence when they met the Lilly Bros car on a turn in the road between Hagets Grove and Leonard ami while both cars weie going at n slow rate of speed neither saw tin-oiheMln time to prevent the collis ion. The Lilly Bros, car wac haded with gentlamen but very fortunately no one was hurt. A Jolly Good Time. Misses Dee and Beulah Ragland were the delightful hostesses at : bunking" party Monday nigh I The guests were Misses Mildred Casler, Lou Adams, Ruth Watkins, Zulu Powell, Christie Brown, Lu sile Withers, Alina Jacobs, Kath een Shale, Madge Pritchard a c Virginia Seats. Th: main feature of the night's entertainment was the morning scream which wis the result of some unexpected specta tors at one of those weird dances in which all present were pattici pants. Music and ghost stories were a part of the night's pleasure The time from 11 to 12 was spent by .he young ladies serenading seme of their friends in the vari ous parts of the city after which the midnight lunch was participat ed in and the rest of the night spent in many pleasant games for sleep was a thing unknown to the eyes of any of them. At eight o'clock a three course breakfast wis served and one pres ent remarked that "the breakfast was tit for a king." The guests departed for their homes at nine o'clock loud in their praise for their hostesses. 9t"mS' 1 111 H " I I i in i ii-1 mii i i i ii U .1 f Parlor Drug: Store PURE DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. Prescriptions Accurately Compounded by experienced pharmacist. ur Soda Fountain in Operation Ice Cream and Cool Refreshing Drinks G. E. BOW EN s New Price New Price 1915 4T rf The Sensation of the Automobile Year. t New Price $695 Fully Equipped. With Seventeen New Features new stream line body, gasoline in cowl, etc. With Electric Starter and Electric Lights $5 3 Extra. Will have our new 1915 car in a few days. See it before yoa buy. I Clarence TeL Co. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Prayer meeting Wednesday eve at the usual hour. The ladies of the C. W, B. M. will have a picnic at the Rider pond Friday, Aug. 14. Each member is urged to come with well filled baskets and bring their family.Bible School each Lord's day at 9:45 a. m. h, W. Raqlakl, Supt. "Bunking" Party. Miss Madge Pritcha-d entertiin- Charge of Germans Stopped by I French With Machine Guns. i London August 3. Dispatches I from Stockholm declared that the Russian and German fleets have met and that t. fc least one of the Russian warships, described as a large vessel, has been driven ashore. i The battle is said to have taken ' place in the Baltic. According to far received, the the Russians under cover of darkness. i The Russians are said to have fled ed at a "bunking" party at her . . ... . the reports sr 0. , , , ,. i German squadron surprised uieselman. 1 he young ladies who - , ' , , enjoyed her hospitality were Miss ... , , , ii r -i to the uulf or r inland, but one of Anna Jacobs, Zula Powell, Lucue , . ' , , . Center Street Methcdist Church, j "A Home Like Church." V. (). White, paotor. Strangers made welcome. You are invited to all our ser vices and to make your church home with us. Sunday School at 0:15 a. m. S Dean Superintendent. Prutuiii'iLK 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Epworth League 630 p. in. Miss Asjnc? Grant President. Prayer meet ing Wednesday evening at 7:30. Preaching morning and evening by pastor. Cioii practice Fiiia.v evening, Dr. T. C Brc.n, leader. Baptist Cnurcls Preaching every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday S :hol every Sunday at 10 a m. A. P. Swinnr y. Supt. Prayer meeting and ch ir .'-'ic'.ico every Wedncstlrt.v :vcn'ng. Come and worship with u.s. Withers, Dee Ragland, Mildred i Casler and Lou Adams. As is ; usual with the crowd and place a' good time was enjoyed the vessels was tut off and driven ashore to the Al.ind Island, at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia, Mrs. A B. yesterday for a friends. Brooks visit to returned Moberly northeast of Stockholm. The Aland Islands, which are a part of Finland, are now said to be occupied by a German landing i party. R. A. Johns. Pastor. Prepare For Gocd Roads Day. NextThu.sday night the Citizens anl Farmers Improvement Association meets to perfect plans for the observance of Good Koads day in this vicinity. There will be special speakers and speeches. Everybody come and boost for Good Roads Day. Stock Notes. Monday A. D. Lfng or. Monday shipped a csr of hogs to St. Louis and Farmer & Cay shipped a car to the same phce. Over-felt Bros, on the S'i;ne di.y shipped a load of lutcher stuff to St Louis while Gates & Capp received a car of mules from Craig, Mo., which they bought around thi.t place. Thursday A. 1) Long shipped 4 cu-5 of the best hogs to St r.oL-is on Thursday thit has been pent out of here this year. The same day Farmer & Clay shipped a car of hogs and Rufus Dennis a car of mules to Delnwore. Election Returns. Next week we will give th of-Ibiu! ballot rf tin Democratic pri- iii'ii.v election, of S:ie!oy county, hich wis held ves'erday. On ac count of thf great irste est in the congressional iace it was thought . full Democratic vote would be polled, which is suoposed to be aboi t 2,400 The Macon ball team cane hist Friday and played a game with our boys the result being i victory for our boys to the tuna of 22 to 9. The game was a clean one but just a little one sick J. Street Fair For Clarence Many are talking about and looking forward to the announce ment of The Home Products Str ee Fair and the ulans proposed by the Citizens and Farmers Improvement Association of Clarence We beleive this will be a great thing for Clarence nnJ all the surrounding country. v e hope the plans of the Improvement Association will soon materialize into something definite Everybody for a great Street Fair the latter part of Sept or the 1st t .1 Oct. One of our representatives was over to the new ice plant on Saturday evening and saw them making that one necessary article for these hot days of August, The plant has been put in anc they are making ;ce low everj hour in the twenty four during which time they enn turn out one carload This ii some plant we can tell you and if you have never seen anything of the kind it is quite a wonder and would pay you to invest a little time that way. Messrs, Hopper and Bowen will be glad to show you over the plant. 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