1917 EXTRACT CENTRAL MISSOURI REPUBLICAN - Cooper County, Booneville, Missouri

[The following is from the CENTRAL MISSOURI REPUBLICAN, Boonville, MO, 4
Jan 1917]

                     THE LAST YEAR IN COOPER COUNTY
An Index of the 1916 History of the Community in Which You Live as Shown by
Your Newspaper.
                                 JANUARY
1--Hercules H. Wooldridge, pioneer settler of Cooper County, buried in the
family grave yard on his farm near Wooldridge.  J. J. English appointed to
manage the stock of L. E. Nicewaner at Clifton City.  Mrs. Catherine Reeves
died at her home at the age of 52.
2--William G. Ross, 53 years old, buried at Pilot Grove.  Mrs. William Oak
died at her home near Boonville.  Mrs. Margaret Dauer died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Dumolt.
3--C. W. Journey and King & King win $6,250 fee in Mrs. Mary Christopher case. 
Mrs. Cino Holman, 79 years old, died at the home of her grandson, Ben Bryant. 
Daughter born to Dr. and Mrs. Shuck of Nelson.  Mrs. Lydia Frederich died at
her home near Boonville.
4--Cooper County is a big winner at Farmers' Week in Columbia.  Horace Windsor
gets first on ham and yellow corn.  Wallace Baughman and others win.
5--Girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moehle of Boonville.
6--Kemper boys who ran away to join Canadian Army held in Kansas City and
returned to school.
8--Cooper County, outside of Boonville, goes dry by majority of 311.  Mar.
Mary Tezon Webster, 68 years old, died at Boonville.
9--John E. Jegglin, 37 years old, died at Kansas City hospital.
11--Mrs. R. P. Briggs, 81 years old, died at home in Fayette.  Mrs. Ben Bryan,
61 years old, died at home near Billingsville.
12--Jacob Beck of Clifton City and Miss Susie Young of Sedalia married at
Clifton City.  W. E. Scott, 40 years old, died at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Robert Scott of Boonville.  Mrs. Jas. H. Mitzel, 39 years old, died at home
near Pleasant Green.
13--C. C. McCloughry, former head of M. T. S., reappointed head of school at
Anamosa.  Harry McGowan, formerly of Boonville, died at his home in Little
Rock, remembered by old residents as the saver of the steamer Electra.  J. M.
Davidson appointed City Collector.  Cooper County pupils win second place at
contest in Columbia.  Lawrence Geiger appointed sexton of cemetery.  Blizzard
in Cooper County with temperature at 14 below zero.
15--Benoma W. Hurt of near Boonville fatally burned in gasoline explosion. 
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Layne of Clifton City.
16--Melvin May of Sedalia and Miss Kate Smith of Otterville married at home of
bride.  Grover Kite of Bunceton and Miss Ophelia May Eelf of Syracuse married
at Bunceton.
17--Mrs. A. K. Mills, Jr., of Webb City, 36 years old, died at her home. 
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Crosswhite of Boonville.
17--Wallace Howard of Boonville arrested in Sedalia for the forgery of a five
dollar check.
19--18 month old son of Jacob Meyer of Pilot Grove seriously burned.  Prof. E.
E. Cochran, son of Mrs. Matthew Cochran of this city, died at his home in
Houston, Texas.
20--Miss Ida Judd, 43 years old, died at St. Joseph's hospital.  Samuel
Tannebaum, 58 years old, died at the home of Herman Zuzak. Tucker Lusk, heir
to $15,000, returns to home in Bunceton after an absence of 15 years.
21--Jordan Coller, a tinner in Fayette, leaves 15,000 to the city for
improvements.
23--Mrs. C. H. Bugg, 23 years old, died at her home in Columbia.  Harris B.
Smith, 17 years old, died at St. Joseph Hospital.
26--Mr. and Mrs. Renshaw, celebrating the arrival of a baby son.  A son born
to Dr. and Mrs. Mack Goode of Pilot Grove.
28--Six penitentiary terms given at the January term of court.
27--John Friess and Miss Christina Mueller of Pilot Grove were married.
29--Mrs. Johanna Shepherd, 82 years old, died at home of James Clayton in
Wooldridge.
30--Mrs. Catherine Brockman, 83 years old, died at her home south of
Boonville.  Mrs. Caroline Thompson, 78 years old, died at a Kansas City
hospital.  Dr. Alfred E. Rogers, 78 years old, of Lexington, died suddenly at
Bunceton.  Mrs. Wm. McGee, 28 years old, died at her home in Los Angeles.
                                FEBRUARY
2--Pioneer Day relics on display at the high school by the Home Economics
Club.
3--H. G. Windsor sold 10 ears of corn for $25.  Interesting letters of war
times furnished by C. C. Bell.
4--Mrs. W. B. Veal, 36 years old, died at her home in Columbia.
5--Mrs. C. P. Williams, died at her home in Nelson.  Earl R. Thoma, 18 years
old, died at the home of Wm. Bauer.
6--The Evangelical Church dedicatory service was held and many prominent
speakers were present.
9--Miss Anna Kraus and Edward Young were married at Pilot Grove.
10--$150,000 on books of Boonville merchants is found in Pay-Up Week
investigations.  More money carried in credit than value of stock.  Dr. C. S.
Roberts appointed County Physician.  T. H. Whiterbower courthouse commissioner
and J. R. Jeffress supervisor of County Home.
11--Bunceton Ice and Coal Co. submits proposition to city for all night
electric service.
14--Mine near Santa Fe is incorporated by Boonville men with W. G. Pendleton
as president.
15--John Sandidge died at his home in Nelson.
17--Col. Fred Gardner and Prof. Bell will speak on land bill at Boonville.
18--Mrs. August Loesing, 54 years old, died at her home near Lone Elm.
20--Erskine B. Russell, a former Boonville man, killed in Kansas City when his
car overturns.  S. L. Jewett, 82 years old, died at his home in Clark's Fork.
21--Mrs. Dan Ploger, 34 years old, died at her home in Pilot Grove.
22--Mrs. Geo. McClary and Miss Beulah Cunningham were married at Blackwater. 
(copied as written; should be George McClary)
23--Otto Kempf and Miss Mary Twenter were married at Pilot Grove.  Miss
Gertrude Bauman of Boonville and J. C. Murray of Jefferson City were married
at Boonville.
24--Ed Cleary died at his home in Boonville.  Mrs. Henrietta Shrader, 73 years
old, died at her home near Boonville.
25--Pay-Up Week proved a big success in Boonville.  Large amount of old money
put into circulation.  Mrs. Alpha Williams, mother of Dr. P. J. Williams of
Bunceton, is seriously ill at her home in Versailles.  J. W. Jones and Paul
Simon get contract for summer school at Boonville.
27--Mrs. Caroline Muntzel, 43 years old, died at her home in Boonville.
28--Frank M. Adams and Miss Amy Perkins of Otterville were married at Sedalia.
29--L. M. Cordry presided at Republican meeting held at court house.
                                  MARCH
1--Miss Louise Quarles and Francis M. Stotts of Charleston were married at the
home of the bride.
3--W. B. Wallace bought King Joe, a Poland China hog for $1,250, the highest
price ever paid for a hog at auction.
6--Mrs. A. L. Fitzpatrick, 24 years old, died at her home in Boonville.
7--Mrs. Martha Jane Martin, 82 years old, died at her home in Pisgah.  Geo.
Riggs, 57 years old, died at his home in Pleasant Green.  The W. O. W.
minstrel was given to a crowded house.  Miss Viola Brummel and Marvin M.
Eichelberger were married at the Martinsville Catholic Church.  The Christ
Church birthday party was given at the Turner Hall and was a great success.
8--Capt. C. E. Leonard, 77 years old, died in St. John's Hospital in St.
Louis, after an illness of over a month.
9--Mrs. R. L. Harriman died at her home in Bunceton.  A. L. Rickman and Mrs.
Maye E. Hamlin were married at St. Louis.  They will make their home near
Pisgah.  Special Dispatch from the K. C. Star says United States troops have
crossed the border into Mexico after Villa.
10--Miss Pauline Broyles, 25 years old, died at Colorado Springs.
11--Estate of O. A. Keucklehan is valued at $80,000.
18--J. S. Medley, 43 years old, a resident of Cotton, died at Boonville.
19--Henry Crawford, 65 years old, died at the home of his niece,  Mrs. Lucy
Upp in Tulsa, Okla.  The funeral was held at Concord Wednesday, the 19th.
20--C. W. Journey defeated Mayor George by large majority and was nominated on
the Republican ticket.  Col. T. A. Johnston to run against him for mayor.
21--Baseball season to start in Boonville April 9 against the Donnelly Stars
of St. Louis.
22--Mrs. America Corum, 69, died at her home in Boonville.
23--Raymond Pabst, 13 years old, died at his home near Clifton City.
24--Rev. C. I. Shouse, 79 years old, died at his home near Blackwater.
25--C. F. Murphy caught after giving $45 worth of bad checks.  James Ambrose,
a wealthy Howard County farmer, reported to have confessed to the murder of a
man named Peters on an island in the Missouri River 35 years ago.
26--Truman L. Roe and Miss Virginia Withers of Bunceton were married at Bell
Air.
28--Drury L. Davis, 66 years old, died at the home of his son-in-law, W. B.
Hert of Sedalia.
29--John E. Swanger and Tom Dumm spoke at the Commercial Club banquet to 170
people.  M. E. Schmidt was elected head of the Missouri Retail Jewelers Asso-
Kansas City this week.
30--C. W. Nixon says land owned by Nelson Leonard in Kansas may be worth
million.
                                  APRIL
1--Miss Lydia Doll of Bunceton and Morris Groves of Sedalia were married at
Sedalia.  W. H. Allison, 88 years old, died at his home in Boonville.
4--Republicans win election by big majority.  C. W. Journey defeats Col. T. A.
Johnston by 301 votes for mayor.  John Cosgrove elected school director.  Sam
Smith is elected mayor of Bunceton.  High School defeats Kemper in first game
by a score of 6 to 3.
5--County court grants John Stretz dram shop license after a hot contest. 
Miss Allie Trent of Boonville and Frank Graham of Kansas City were married at
Boonville.
8--Engineer says coal is all right for their process and assures Commercial
Club refinery will come.
9--Boonville wins first game played in league, with Windsor.
10--Party leaders chose W. G. Pendleton as a winner in circuit judge race.
11--New council sworn in.   C. W. Journey made mayor and committees appointed.
12--W. A. Reed dies, 84 years old.  One of Boonville's oldest citizens.
14--Boonville forms base ball league with Jefferson City, Sedalia, and
Windsor.
14--Geo. C. Muntzel dies, son of Henry Muntzel, near Blackwater, 22 years old.
17--A. C. Jacobs elected president of Central Mo. Base Ball Association.
19--Boonville has chance to get large factory, coal refining company.
23--H. T. Hudson, former Boonville merchant, dies in Los Angeles, 67 years
old.
27--Experts come to survey the country as to placing mine outfit.
26--Clean up day.  Mayor advocates the idea of clean-up yards and streets.
29--Prof. E. L. Zion, principal of Boonville High School, dismissed on change
of aiding pupils.
                                   MAY
1--J. M. Mayfield of Pleasant Green died at his home.  Mrs. Samuel Judd of
Pilot Grove died.
3--John Walterscheld got saloon license after hot fight.
9--Corner stone laid at Billingsville for Evangelical Church.
10--G. B. Harlan, editor of the Pilot Grove Record, married to Mrs. Dale
Latimer of Centertown.
12--Miss Lena Stratton, 63 years old, burned to death in her home in
Otterville.
13--Mrs. William Chambers, 55 years old, died at her home.
14--Many Cooper County fox hunters are at the annual fox hunters' meet at Blue
Lick Springs.
15--Harrison Shore fined $100.00 and costs for assault on August Weber of
Prairie Home.
16--Dr. C. C. Woods laid M. E. corner stone of Nelson Memorial M. E. Church.
17--Fred Sombart, M. E. Schmidt, W. F. Johnston and H. G. Windsor crossed hot
sands to Mecca.  Walter Toellner and Stella E. King were married in Lone Elm. 
Miss Martha Kistenmacher and W. C. Schlotzhauer were married in Tipton.  They
will live in Pilot Grove.  Peter Trester pulls a cout d' etat when he sets
fire to Uncle Abe Hews' house and then gets $2.50 for putting it out.
18--Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stege of St. Louis celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at the home their nephew.
19--Prairie Home church laid by C. H. Briggs.  Had big basket dinner.
24--Dr. Leon Harris of St. Louis addressed H. S. graduates.  Mrs. R. L.
Harriman of Pilot Grove died.
25--F. C. Green assistant state geologist, is here to begin investigation of
supply of cannel coal.
26--Miss Mary McArthur of Billingsville died at her father's home after a
short illness.
27--Mrs. Hannah Dauer died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Holland.
29--The Rev. Father Kussman, pastor of the Boonville Catholic church,
celebrated his golden jubilee.  Thirty-three were graduated from Kemper.


                                  JUNE
1--George W. Taylor, pioneer merchant, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
W. W. Kingsbury.  K. of P.'s installed lodge at Bunceton with Joseph Popper as
chief officer.  Mrs. Mary McArthur died after long illness.  Dance given at
Kemper Gymnasium by the young men of Boonville in honor of Miss Edna Williams
and Miss Mariee Stephens.
2--Edgar T. Hale, chairman of the Cooper County Republican Committee,
appointed assistant sergeant-at-arms at the National Republican Convention. 
Joe Stephens' big Buick was wrecked.  Geo. Huber's arm was broken when his car
ran into a branch of a tree that had fallen across the road.
3--Miss Mariee Stephens and Capen Shank were married.  Mrs. E. H. Rodgers died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Nixon.
6--J. S. Brownfield, 72 years old, died at his home near Pilot Grove.
7--Henry E. Sombart, 53 years old, died.
12--Robert McLorn died at his home on Fourth St.  Mr. McLorn was 60 years old. 
13--W. J. Givens, 80 years old, died here.  Three lost places at M. T. S.
14--Miss Edna Williams and Thomas Smith Simrall were married at Presbyterian
Church.
21--Major W. A. Smiley, 89 years old, died at his home here.  Major Smiley was
one of Boonville's oldest and most widely known residents.
23--Militiamen of Co. B. left for Nevada.  The body of A. H. Elend, who was
drowned in the Mo. River, found at Marian, Mo.
                                  JULY
3--Willard Beaman and Dr. A. J. Smith were fined $10 and costs Monday for
fighting.  Mrs. Joseph A. Smith, 53 years old, died at her home in Boonville;
survived by husband and four children.
4--Mrs. Henry Roessler, 56 years old, was killed near Otterville when team
became frightened and ran away.  Mrs. Arthur Holliday, 19 years old, died at
her home near Bunceton.  Mrs. Holliday had been married but three months.
5--Two Katy freight trains collided west of Prairie Lick.  The engineer on the
east bound train was badly injured.
6--Grant Merritt was arrested by Officer Edmonds for horse stealing.  Mrs. C.
M. Rucker recognized the horse and buggy that the man had as belonging to her
brother in Sedalia.  She immediately caused his arrest.
7--Herbert Basket of Bunceton, while on a trip of investigation in the home of
Ed. Patterson, turned on the water pressure and as a result all of the water
pipes were broken.
8--Plans for the Chautauqua were made and it looked as though it will be one
of the largest ever held in Boonville.
9--H. H. Miller, agent of the Missouri State Life, paid $10,000 to W. V.
Draffen, the attorney for the Elend estate.  Wm. Cochran, 28 years old, died
at his home in Big Lick.
10--Adam Rudolph, 68 years old, died at his home south of Boonville.
11--Conrad Zollinger, a banker at Otterville, and Miss Maude Vafner were
married.
12--Company of University men of the Indiana National Guard stopped in
Boonville for a few hours.  It would be one of the largest ever.
13--Ezra Meeker, who was traveling across the continent in a car, passed
through Boonville.  He said he was 86 years old and that 63 years ago he made
the same trip in an oxcart.
14--The mining company that intended to start a coal refining  plant at
Boonville asked $250,000 for a capital stock.  Commercial Club thought the
demands very unreasonable.
15--Mrs. P. C. Back of near Pilot Grove underwent a very serious operation in
St. Joseph's Hospital, but was recovering as fast as could be expected.
16--J. D. Wilson resigned his position as farm adviser.
17--Albert Blank, who was holding Miss Alice Steinmetz's ticket, drew the Ford
car at Stephen's Opera House.
18--Fred Wilson left for a two months visit in Canada.
19--Arthur Rush's home near Boonville destroyed by fire.
20--John Derrington and Robert Clifford of St. Louis were brought to Boonville
on the charge of aiding a boy to escape from the reform school.
21--Raymond Stretz's big Buick car overturned on the Trail.  All of the
occupants escaped uninjured.
22--Mrs. C. B. Johnson, 90 years old, died at her home in Boonville.
23--Miss Corry van Ravenswaay said that people of Holland were trying to
remain neutral.  Andrew Hosp, 91 years old, died at his home in Boonville.
24--Everett Spry of Chouteau was run down and painfully injured in the park at
Chouteau.
25--A local charity organization was organized among the ladies of Boonville
for charity work.
27--The body of a three year old baby was found in the Missouri river.
28--Dr. van Ravenswaay was injured when he cranked his car when it was in
gear.
29--Ewing Roberts, 87 years old, died at his home in Boonville.  His last
request was that the United State flag be wrapped around him.
30--An unknown man walked into the store of R. H. Harrison and took a $35
Victrola on approval and did not return.
31--A training school boy was shot in an attempt to escape from the officers
of the school.
                                 AUGUST
1--Mrs. Sarah Swand, 80 years old, died at her home in St. Louis.
2--Sam McKenzie was killed and his employer, W. R. Hocker, was very badly
injured as the result of a revolver duel between the two men.
3--Dr. A. J. Smith received a call to report to Nevada for duty.
4--Miss Nellie Smith, the 16 year old daughter of A. J. Smith, near Pilot
Grove, was bitten by a rattle snake.
5--A car driven by True Mellor broke through the railing on a bridge on the
new cut road.  No one was badly hurt.
6--Mrs. A. A. Walker, 70 years old, died at the home of Miss Mary Shortridge
of Pleasant Green.
7--A heavy rain helped the corn crop in Cooper County.
13--First Lieutenant Robert Eichelberger took Major Fitzmaurice's position at
Kemper Military School.
14--Mrs. Sam McKenzie filed suit against W. R. Hocker for $10,000.
15--Gen. A. A. Wallace drilled his army of boys every evening near the M. K. &
T. depot.
16--Wilbur Wallace had his annual hog sale and they sold at an average of
$86.18.
17--Joseph Koenig, 34 years old, a former Boonville boy, died at a hospital in
Wichita, Kan.
18--One of the most beautiful books of pictures in Cooper County was done by
W. L. Tanner.  The pictures were of Ravenswood farm.
21--F. W. Brockmeyer, 40 years old, died at his home in Boonville.
22--Irvin Sheets, 29 years old, died at the home of his father-in-law in Pilot
Grove.
23--The oil drive in Howard County started.
24--A monument was placed on the grave of Geo. W. Ferrell.
25--H. J. Frederich was painfully injured while working on his farm near
Billingsville.
26--Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Stewart are the parents of a daughter.
27--Mrs. John Bruce, 37 years old, died at her home in Wooldridge.
29--Mrs. John Crawford, 76 years old, died at the home of her sister in Urich,
Mo.  Mrs. Mary Dunckle, 80 years old, died at her home in Boonville.
                                SEPTEMBER
1--The casing in the oil well in Howard County caved in.
2--Pete Lampros moved on account of not being able to get a vacant building.
3--Ben Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith of Bunceton, and Miss Zula Smith
of near Otterville were married.
4--The Strand reopened under the management of Hurt and Reed.
6--Mrs. Frances Eldred, 75 years old, was killed in Boonville.  Mrs. Eldred
attempted to cross Center Avenue and was run over by a car driven by Miss
Gertrude Cleary.
8--Pete Lampros bought the building occupied by Slaton's Store from J. A.
Howard for $11,000.
9--An extensive pocket of coal was discovered on the farm of Geo. Ball near
Pilot Grove.
10--John Paul Kloethe, 82 years old, died at his home in Boonville.  He is
survived by his widow and 8 children.
12--Dr. J. W. Poindexter, 59 years old, died at his home in Prairie Home.
14--Kemper Military School opened with 173 pupils enrolled.
15--George Meredith of Bunceton broke his arm while alighting from Hy Meeker's
car.
16--Mrs. Herman Roehrs, a bride of three months, left her husband at Bunceton. 
Mr. Roehrs is one of Bunceton's best known young business men.
17--George Robein was thrown from his pony cart when the pony ran away.  He
escaped with two broken fingers.
18--Judge Williams, 66 years old, died at his home in Boonville.  Judge
Williams was one of Boonville's foremost citizens and also Missouri's best
known lawyer.  Albin Schmidt and Miss Beulah Randolph were married at the home
of the bride's parents.
21--Aubrey Korson, the 18 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Korson of
Prairie Home in a very serious condition, caused by drinking a pint of oil.
22--Cooper County carried away a large majority of the prizes at the state
fair this year.
25--S. W. Roberts, 56 years old, died at Eldorado Springs.  Mr. Roberts had
gone there to see if the water would aid him in recovering his health.
26--Russell Moore and Miss Mary Williams were married at the Presbyterian
manse.
29--Miss Margaret Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Johnson, and Ernest
H. Green of New York City were married at the home of the bride's parents.
30--The centennial celebration in Howard County started.
                                 OCTOBER
1--F. V. Potts took the Hope, the old Arrow Rock ferry to St. Charles,
following the burning of the St. Charles Bridge.
2--Boonville and Clark's Fork townships were given new voting precincts by the
County Court.
3--Democratic County Convention held here.  A. T. Dunn of Jefferson City spoke
on "Peace and Prosperity are Ours."
4--Dr. John Wesley Hill, New York City lecturer and Walter S. Dickey visited
Cooper County.  Dr. Hill made his famous "Blood Soaked Prosperity" speech in
courthouse.  A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Davis of Pilot Grove.
5--Porter Baker took a fall out of a bunch of would-be-pugilists in his
father's Santa Fe Hotel.
6--Newland Suddath and Coleta Couchman won W. C. T. U. prizes in Bunceton
contest.
7--Herman Zuzak bought Slaton's stock of goods.  Miss Dora Holtman died at her
parents' home.
8--Boonville's new $1750 fire truck arrived.
9--Viertel Brothers began excavations on monster garage.
10--Philip Knierm, 63 years old, John Baer, Sr., and John Baer, Jr., were
injured and their Reo Six touring car ruined when they failed to make the turn
at the Hickam farm.
11--John Walz and Miss Ida Lorenz were married in Pilot Grove.  J. Frank Hanly
and Ira Landrith, prohibition candidates, spoke here.
12--F. V. Potts acquired franchise of St. Charles Bridge Company.
13--James W. Chorn and Aaron L. Moser of New Franklin were recruited into U.
S. Service here.
14--Mrs. Agnes Askew of Bunceton died.
15--Wooldridge School District dissolved.  F. Schuyler Dauwalter and Miss Mary
Pralle married.
18--Lee Canole, former Boonville grain man, and Miss Cathrine Ryan of St.
Louis were married.
20--Bunceton Christian Church voted to enlarge its building.  B. G.
Chamberlain killed in Arizona.
21--Ford punched hole in residence of Mrs. Ben Rogers, when J. J. Webb, a
traveling salesman, lost control.  A baby of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sullens of
Prairie Home died.
23--Miss Lula Miller and Robert Howard, both of Pisgah, were married.  The
three-weeks-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Arnold died.
24--Mrs. S. Y. Thornton of near Blackwater died at her home on the Old Trails
Road.
25--Curtis Bailey fell from government boat at Arrow Rock and was drowned. 
Joseph Dumolt and Miss Mollie Renison married.
27--Marshall Rust, 65 years old, died in Kansas City hospital, buried in Pilot
Grove Sunday.
28--John Dumolt of Kansas City sent six English pheasants to his father near
Billingsville.  F. V. Potts sold steamer, Dorothy, to W. A. Sombart.
29--Movement started in Boonville for new St. Joseph's Hospital.
30--Boonville National Bank opens for business and historic Central National
Bank becomes extinct.  E. E. Amick of Bunceton elected president.  Hy Meeker
succeeded him as cashier of Bank of Bunceton.  Mrs. M. Brueckner, 89, died at
her home after long illness.
                                NOVEMBER
1--Cooper County Poultry Show held in Armory at Boonville.
2--Peter Christus blacks shoes, but bought bank stock.
3--Boonville Commercial Club indorsed the movement for a new hospital.  Urged
people to support it.
4--Clarks' Fork Fire Insurance Company showed over a million and a quarter of
insurance.
5--Boonville has new jewelry store, belonging to E. J. Huber.
7--Cooper County G. O. P. swept county.  Elected entire ticket.
6--Runaway couple failed to escape with Stephens' Garage tires.
10--John King, pioneer settler of Lone Elm Prairie, died at his home at the
age of 88.
11--Captain Elliott Griffith of Ridge Prairie, pioneer settler of the
Blackwater neighborhood died at his home near Ridge Prairie.
12--Billingsville Evangelical Church dedicated.  W. E. Roeschel, 55 years old,
died suddenly at his home.
14--Miss Mabel Burton and Charles S. Moore of Pilot Grove were married in
Sedalia.
15--Miss Margaret Rickey and Forest Callahan of Bunceton were married in
Boonville.  Oscar Stegner and Miss Anna A. Hartman of Pilot Grove married.
16--Mrs. Sam. A. Holland, 26 years old, was buried today.
17--Elmer Fairflax, 30 years old, died at the home of his parents.
18--Gid Meeker, assistant cashier of Bank of Bunceton, and Miss Emma Peyton
Hurt married.
20--Cooper County Automobile Club recognized to try for Lake to Gulf Highway. 
Marjorie Wisdom, 2 years old, die at home in Prairie Home.
21--Ernest Wallje, 91 years old, died at the home of his son in Boonville.
27--Boonville women heard of need of hospital.  Amos Gorrell won case in
Circuit Court.  John Brown and James Herndon, two Pilot Grove negroes, sent to
penitentiary.
30--W. O. W. of Cooper County celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary.  Miss
Catherine Bradley and Thomas A. Shank were married by the Rev. Thomas F.
Harvey.  Rev. Trigg A. M. Thomas delivered Thanksgiving address in Opera
House.  Wentworth defeated Kemper and Missouri was victorious over Kansas in
annual football battles.
                                DECEMBER
1--Walker Cramer got new brand of charivari in Bunceton.
2--Cooper County Bar Association held its memorial service for Judge W. M.
Williams.  Judge John F. Phillips delivered the principal address.
3--Pilot Grove revival closed with many conversions.
4--Robert Shears, 82 years old, died at the home of his son.
7--Miss Alma Roehrs and Elmer C. Hoerl of Bunceton married.
8--Miss Winifred and Forest Judy were married here.  D. A. Farley lost note
case in Morgan County courts.
9--Kansas City Auto Parts Co. to put in branch store here.
11--Central National Bank Building sold by Lon and Speed Stephens to Boonville
National Bank.  Stephens' bankruptcy proceedings opened up long legal wrangle.
12--P. J. Viet and Miss Louise Gerhart were married in Billingsville.
14--Santa Fe Paper thought Boonville mining company had valuable property. 
Rooster Fredmeyer tried to be cock of the walk and was asked out of town for a
year.
15--Mrs. Roy Spillers given $15,000 for death of her husband.
16--Miss Annie Gray Cochran and Ernest C. Oerly were married at the bride's
home in Wooldridge.
17--Presbyterian meeting closed with an impressive closing night.
18--B. F. Thomas sued another man's wife for his divorce.
20--Cooper Co. banks mailed checks for $9,000.  Miss Ethel Stith and Roy Hurd
were married.
21--Thomas Harris of near Lamine broke leg in fall from wagon.  Arthur Bottom
and Miss Bertha Hall were married in Fulton, and Clinton W. Bray and Miss
Mattie Stephens were married in Boonville. Houston Brockway and Miss Nell
Harris were married by Rev. J. B. Weldon.
25--Wilson-Fredendall store to go out of business.  Walter W. Hansen and Miss
Sophia Bantrup were married.
26--Miss Pauline Carpenter and Stanley Draffen were married in Boonville.
27--Margaret Dunnavan, 9 years old, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Kate
Dunnavan.

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