| Newspaper | Cassville Democrat |
|---|---|
| Date | Jan 11, 1908, Saturday |
| Headline | Roaring River News |
| Text | We were agreeably surprised on Christmas evening when people with well filled baskets and boxes began gathering. They also came prepared to spend the night. We never enjoyed ourselves better and everyone reports a good time, music and games and plenty to eat. This is the way Christmas treats Roaring River. Those present were as follows: From Eagle Rock: Mr. and Mrs. Ayers and son Joe, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Elam, Chas. and Emmet Skelton, Miss Florence Skelton, Roy and Alva Striker, Miss Jessie Striker, Misses Mabel, Kate and Grave Kelley. From Horner and Pasley: Doss Edmondson, Clarence Meador, Orvil Edens, Chas. McCarty, Carton Tatman, Misses Florence and Clara Edens, Ethel and Alma Henbest, Mamie Doty? and Alva Clark, Mr. Patterson of Joplin, Frank Holiday of Eagle Rock, Mary Holiday of Elk Ranch near Eureka Springs, Ark., Paul W. Ayers of Breckenridge, Mo., Amos Prentice of Golden, Roy? Lockwood of California - also Bisco? Tom Vanzandt, Emmet Hagood, and Tim Montgomery. Come again all of you. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sills. |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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