| Cassville Republican, 1917 Newspapers 1917 Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers An interlibrary loan of microfilm from the State Historical Society of MO, was the source of the below given data. |
May 3, 1917, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Local And Personal
B. F. McCary of Washburn, a pioneer citizen of Barry County, looked after business here Tuesday. Miss Bernice Murrell, a senior in Drury College visited the Cassville High School, Monday. Mrs. John Penny of Barry, Ill, is visiting her son, Herbert Lippincutt, and family. Vance Neeley's bondsmen refused longer to serve and he was committed to the county jail Saturday. He was fined $300. in two cases at the March term of circuit court and paroled. Rev. J. T. Brattin returned Wednesday from a several days trip to Guymon, Okla. On account of much sickness there he did not conduct a series of meetings at Guymon. He says that he had pleasant visits with a number of former Barry County families while there. Deputy Sheriff Walter Vanzandt was called to Exeter Tuesday morning by a disturbance being caused there by Moses Brattin who was intoxicated. He was placed under arrest by Mr. Vanzandt and gave bond for his appearance before the justice of the peace at Exeter. Taney County Mexican War Veteran Near End
With the Stars and Stripes fluttering in the Ozark breezes from a tall staff erected in his front yard, Captain J. R. Van Zandt, one of Taney County's two survivors of the Mexican War, is manifesting his patriotism and love for country even on his death bed. He is slowly dying from cancer. When he began to get weaker recently, he had his friends erect a staff in his yard where from the window near his bed he might see the flag to follow into Mexico, sixty nine years ago and only wishes that he was young once more to serve his county on the field of battle. He is also a veteran of the Civil War. Captain Van Zandt is one of the best known citizens of Taney County. He is past 90 years of age and had been vigorous and active up to the time that the malady from which he suffers caused him to become bedfast. In recent years he has occupied his time at gardening, bookkeeping and raising fine stock. Springfield Leader. Capt. Van Zandt is a distant relative of deputy Sheriff Walter Van Zandt of this city. Licensed to Wed
Delmar G. Harper, 32, Purdy & Lorena F. Ryder, 28, Purdy W. F. Gray, Butterfield & Bertha Hankins, Butterfield Paul Dalton, 22, Washburn & Annie Richards, Washburn |
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