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THREE COUNTY NEWS SERVICE GENTRY ANDREW DEKALB
DeKALB COUNTY NEWS
Maysville Alfred Hammer and wife, who left here some three weeks ago for a trip east returned recently. They went to Chicago and from there Mr. Hammer went on to New York in the interest of the Herman Swike Mercanthe Company or this place. Mr. ..ammer says he found condition and an atmosphere of hopefulness among business men and an air of expectancy 01 better things in the general domain of business. "All the business men that I saw," said Mr. Hammer, "were very much interested in the condition of the farmer, and seemed impressed with the idea that the farmer is the foundation and the backbone of our general business life. F. W. Law counts the squirrels he kills each year. He says that since the first of June he has kiled 150 of the animals. James B. Dice, 70 years old, died at his home some miles southeast of Maysville last Friday morning. Death was due to heart trouble from which he had been suffering for several months. Mr. Dice was a lifetime resident of DeKalb coun.y. He was born in the neighborhood in which he died. He farmed and handled stock on an extensive scale. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sisson returned Friday night from Baldwin, Kansas, where they had been visiting for about week. Mr. Sisson was at one time a student in Baker University, located at Baldwin.
Stewartsville T. A. Ivie became the owner last week of the well improved farm owned by John Shedrick. This farm adjoins on the east with the 200-acre farm purchased by Mr. Ivie. This will make Mr. Ivie owner of a little over 500 acres of land in DeKalb county. Mr. Joseph Delaney recently purchased the Vaughn residence in the northeast part of Stewartsville, from Chas. Limb, administrator of the Mrs. S. S. Vaughn estate. Consideration was $900. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hensel, who have been conducting a General Merchandise store here, have purchased the stock belonging to the Farmers Union at Union Star, and expect to move there November 1. If they do not succeed in disposing of their stock here previous to that time, they will move it to the new location. Mrs. Hensel is at Union Star this week invoicing the stock. James F. Bellis of St. Joseph but who formerly resided here and also at Union Star, will move there and assist Mrs. Hensel in running the store, as Mr. Hensel is afflicted with rheumatism and unable to work.
Osborn Miss Fairie Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jessee Jones of this city, won first honors in the tryout for the the Varsity Debate Squad in Woman's Division at Missouri U. Two of the other contestants were chosen and the one winning second place was a former member of last year's squad. Earl Anderson had been cutting corn with a binder with four horses and had left the binder in charge of his little son and gone back to help shock. The horses became frightened and ran away. The boy managed to get off the machine and was not injured in any way. The binder was completely wrecked. Dr. Wasson Gale of Madison, Wis., was here Sunday visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Gale. He was on his way down to Kansas City to attend the International Medical Association Convention, being a delegate from the State University there, where he is teaching this year. From Kansas City he will go to St. Louis to read a paper before the students of the Barnes Medical College. Miss Lois Elizabeth Lawson and Mr. Carl Quentin Campbell were united in marriage in the M. E. church recently. Rev. E. O. Basye, former Pastor, read the service before an altar of ferns, palms, georgeous oak leaves and yellow chrysanthemums. The double ring ceremony was used.
Union Star Mrs. M.d Miller, who has been in charge of the Commercial Hotel here moved last Saturday to her farm south of town and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bishop are now operating that place. Irvin Lester Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stevens, and Miss Louise Dawes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dawes, were married by Rev. J. H. Keplinger at the home of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hickox recently. They left immediately for Omaha where they will make their home. Mr. Stevens has a position with the Douglas County Farm Bureau at that city. national organization is asking them for double the membership which they had last year. Half of the money raised from the memberships at $1 each, goes to the national organization and half of it is kept for local charities. The supplies, which have been received for the roll call, will be distributed to the chairmen as soon as they are appointed and every effort will be made .0 complete the drive on Friday, November 11. The Bank of Darlington failed to open for business last week following a run on the bank Tuesday afternoon by a large number of depositors. The bank officials have notified the state finance commissioner to send an examiner to take charge of the bank.
Stanberry Mrs. W. A. Shisler died at her home, three miles east of Stanberry, recently. Mrs. Shisler had been an invalid for several years, but had not been seriously ill until the day of her death. The family was preparing to move to Stanberry when Mrs. Shisler took ill and her condition turned rapidly worse until her deal h. An apple tree belonging to D. C. Thomas now in bloom. C. S. Berndt, cashier of the Farmers State Bank, was honored recently, when he was elected chairman of Group Three of the Missouri Bankers Associat Mr. Berndt had been secretary of this group for the past few months, his appointment coming after the secretary had resigned from his duties to take over another position. The meeting was an annual gathering of the bankers of Group Three. There are 11 counties represented in the Group and approximately 150 banks are included in the district. The Group also includes the banks in St. Joseph, so the honor that has been conferred upon Mr. Berndt is high one. John H. Norman, former Stanberry merchant, was found dead a: his home recently by his wife. Mrs. Norman had become alarmed about the silence of her husband and when she found him. he was dead. Mr. Norman had been ill for the past two years and had been a constant sufferer from heart trouble. It was this illness that finally caused his death.
