| 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 17, 1917, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Local And Personal
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brown and family attended the celebration given Sunday of the twelfth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sater at their home in Monett. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Brattin and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Black, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Skelton and Miss Clara Eden south of town motored to New Site Sunday and attended the dedicatory exercises for the new Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. James Goddard of Tulsa, Okla., are visiting Mrs. Goddard's mother, Mrs. Elsie Brooks, northeast of Cassville. They have bought a farm near Butler in Bates County on which they will make their home. Mona, the little four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Horine, was stuck by a passing automobile at the southeast corner of the square Saturday afternoon but only slightly injured about the head. The car passed over but the wheels did not run over her. She was on her way to the Baptist church to practice for Sunday's program at the church when she was stuck by the car. John L. Morton of Bentonville, Ark., and his son, A. Morton, are at work on the mill at the Butterfield mines. Mr. Morton said Tuesday while in Cassville that he will come to Cassville within a few weeks to put in rollers at the old Thomas mill site on the A. L. Galloway farm near town and put the mill at that place in running order for both wheat and corn. He announced that he would likely have it ready for business by July 1. Mr. Morton is an experience mill wright. Claud Whittington of Eagle Rock was arrested Monday by deputy sheriff Ramey upon a warrant charging a crime of a serious nature. He was brought to Cassville and gave bond for his appearance. W. O. Black went to Oklahoma Sunday in response to telegram announcing the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Black, who had died there Sunday of tuberculosis. She had been ill for sometime and her death was not unexpected. She is survived by her husband and two daughters. Pleasant Ridge township in this county is the former home of Mr. and Mrs. Black. They have lived in Oklahoma for several years. Her body was buried in Oklahoma. James Evans, teacher of the Clay Hill school, for the coming year, E. M. Ellis, Frank Reynolds and A. C. Lawson, members of the Clay Hill school board, were driven to Cassville Thursday by Horatio Withers for consultation with county superintendent Hankins about school matters. Mr. Evans has been teaching in Oklahoma for the past two years. S. M. Cozard went to Ft. Worth, Tex., Friday night in response to a message saying that Mr. Cozard's brother, Dr. J. T. Cozard, was ill. Dr. Cozard has practiced his profession in Ft. Worth for many years and is a leading physician of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Bush and daughter, Miss Mary, returned home Saturday from a visit at Hugo and Grant, Okla. They say they found all of the former Barry County people doing nicely and that business is good and the outlook for crops fair in that part of Oklahoma. Mrs. Ed Thomas and little daughter, Helen, of Rocky Comfort visited relatives in Cassville, Saturday and Sunday. Former Cassville Woman To France
Mrs. Lelah Parrish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Reynolds of this city, is to be one of the women nurses sent by the Washington University Medical Unit to the front in France. Mrs. Parrish was born and reared in Cassville. She is now assistant superintendent in the St. Louis City hospital and receives a good salary. She has made good in her profession and will do so in Europe where trained nurses are so badly needed. Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
The fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jeffries of Purdy was celebrated by their children and relatives at their home in Purdy Tuesday. The families of Dr. W. T. Bailey of this city, Cass, Fred and Charley Jeffries, Chart Garrison and Mrs. W. J. Smith, called at the Jeffries home in Purdy, Tuesday forenoon and announced the purpose of their visit to the surprise of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries who up to that time were unaware of the plans their children and relatives had made to the make the day a happy one for them. A fine dinner was served and a real family home coming enjoyed. The REPUBLICAN joins the numerous friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries in entering sincere congratulations. |
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