| Cassville Republican, 1918 Newspapers 1918 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. |
January 3, 1918, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Local And Personal
Williamson & Henry have traded an 80 acre tract of land near Jenkins for a stock of goods at McCracken, Christian County. Miss Beatrice Buzzetti has returned to Drury College after spending the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.S. A. Buzzetti. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bayless returned Saturday from a visit at Sapulpa, Okla., with their daughter, Mrs. J. J. Daily. They had a very pleasant trip, but said the traveling was very disagreeable. Dr. and Mrs. O. H. Thiele and daughter, Mrs. Scheldrup, and son, Tony, of Pierce City and Dr. S. A. Newman and family of Mt. Vernon were New Year's day guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hailey. Walter Vanzandt carried the mail last week as substitute for Dave Talbert on route 1 out of this city. Adrain McNeill who has been visiting here the past week, has completed four years service in the U. S. Navy and thinks of enlisting again. Sheriff Houston landed Will Douglas in the county jail Sunday. He entered the Floreth Hardware store in Monett one night last week and took $103. in money. The hardware company got all of the money back. P. E. Horine and J. C. Henry attended the funeral of Mrs. Finn, mother of Judge G. W. Finn, at Seligman, Tuesday. Wayma Hadley of Denison, Tex., is visiting his uncle, C. H. Hadley. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wallen, east of town, December 30, a daughter. Jess Chappell of Shamrock, Okla., has been here this week visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Ed Chappell. F. M. Williamson received a letter the past week from his son, Charles, who is in the U. S. Marines, and who has been stationed at Paris Island, S. C., saying that he has been transferred tot he battleship Mississippi. Mrs. John Ivey has returned from an extended visit at Guthrie, Okla., with her daughter, Mrs. pearl Chandler who has been ill for sometime. W. Holt Smith who is attending William Jewell College at Liberty visited his parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Smith, last week. Mrs. Harris Hudson accompanied her father, Arch Hessee, to Stafford for a visit with the family of Marshall Hessee. Mrs. R. T. Gunter and Mrs. Calvin Hadley of Fresno, Calif., arrived Tuesday for a visit with their numerous relatives here. Mrs. Gunter is a sister of W. E., John and S. T. Hankins and Mrs. Freeze. Mrs. Hadley is their niece and is a cousin of C. H. Hadley of this city. Charles Kendall and sister, Mrs. Wesley Long of near McDowell, were here Friday. They said that their father, D. Kendall, would move soon to the old Townsend farm on Flat Creek where he has lately from Mrs. J. W. Johnson. The regular January term of the Lawrence County circuit court convenes Monday, January 14. The docket is comparatively small. There are only six criminal cases docketed. Union Valle
D. L. Brattin has moved to the Bud Lamberson farm near Rocky Comfort. We regret to lose them. Leann
Banner Chaney of Potwin, Kan., has been visiting homefolks here. Mr. Hockery is quitting the mill business at Jenkins. We are sorry to lose him as he was a good miller. Clio
A. Mr. Hicks of Monett is moving to Clio. J. B. Bailie and family visited grandma Bailie Christmas. She celebrated her 82nd birthday on the 23rd of December. Flat Woods
George Edwards, one of our soldier boys from Camp Funston is in home on a furlough. We are are glad to see Mr. Edwards back in our midst. Opal Burg Visited Lena Marbut Sudnay. Line
Raymond Simpson and family, Mrs. Hugh Lackey and baby from Oklahoma are visiting at Wm. Miller's. Our school teacher, Miss Jewell Browning spent Christmas week with her brother, Cecil, who is in the camps at Ft. Sill. Oak Ridge
Mrs. Ross Murphy returned Monday from Seneca where she had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Plummer and other relatives. Ross was "kinder" tickle. He said he was tired of batching. Seligman R. F. D. 3
Troy Cornell has been off the route on account of his little boy's illness. Mrs. Verga Reed has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Geo. Reed, at Seligman the past week. Mrs. Will Farwell of near Eureka Springs visited her mother, Mrs. E. Tucker, during the holidays. C. F. Sills is preparing to move to his farm near the Roaring river spring. A man from Kansas City will occupy the the Roaring River hotel. J. W. Reed happened to a very serious accident last week while at Seligman, by getting run over by the Frisco motor car run by the section crew and Wesley is suffering with a badly bruised leg. Cedar Bluff
Will Truhitte and son, Elzie, bought two big fine registered hogs from Norman McNabb last week. Cross Hollows
Mrs. Mary Lester is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cora Mayfield of Monett. Shell Knob
Daniel Cooper killed a hog that weighed 512 pounds. Hardin Cooper who has been in Kansas is at home for the holidays. John Madewell writes from Oklahoma that he has rented a farm there for the coming year. Wade Leach came in to spend the holidays with his parents. Willow Branch
Albert Castor is attending the Lincoln singing school at Jenkins. We were sorry to hear of the death of Frank Wiley. The bereaved have our sympathy. Forest Grove
Jim Henbest and son, Charley, attended the funeral of Mrs. King at Horner, Saturday. J. W. Ennes was called to Horner Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. King. She lived in that community years ago. Mineral Spring
Willie Baker came home Christmas day from Camp Funston. He received a discharge from the president. Washburn
Grace, the fourteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vanderpool, who resides northwest of town died Friday afternoon of typhoid fever. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon conducted by E. W. Stephens after which the remains were interred in the True Love Cemetery. Mrs. Lillian Perkins of Galena is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. L. Black. Rev. P. H. Hodge spent Xmas with his daughter, Mrs. G. L. Fain, at Butterfield. Gunter
Marion Roller went to Kansas City a few days ago to take treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Church and family from Canada are visiting Mrs. Church's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Williams. They plan to stay a couple of months. Roy and Daisy Catron from near Miller, Lawrence County, visited Christmas week with their sister, Mrs. Alfred Hemphill, and family. Rocky Comfort
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Howard of near Fairview visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Webb here Sunday. Mrs. Minerva King Dead
Minerva Gibson King, died at her home in Cartage, December 26, 1917, following an illness of ten days of pleurisy and pneumonia, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 18 days. Mrs. King was born June 8, 1842 at Fayetteville, Ark. She continued to live in Washington County, Arkansas, until she was married to John King, Sept. 24, 1865 at Fayetteville. They lived in Greene County until about 1880 when they moved to this county and located east of Cassville in the Mt. Sinai locality. They lived in that and in the Horner vicitny until 1893 when the family moved to Arkansas. They returned in 1902 and lived there until 1915 when Mrs. King, her son, Henry and two daughters, Mary and Maggie, moved to Cartage. Mr. King died a number of years ago. She was the mother of nine children, five sons and four daughters. Six of the children, three sons and three daughters are living. They are Henry, Will and Allen; Miss Mary, Mrs. Sarah Smith and Miss Maggie. Henry, Mary and Maggie and their mother lived together. They, as were the other children, were very much devoted tot their mother and did all that loving hands could do for her during her declining years and during her last illness. Mrs. King was much devoted to her children and was lived by all her acquaintances. She professed faith in Christ at an early age and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Later she united with the Methodist Church and remained until death. Her body was brought here for interment. The funeral was held at the Horner church Saturday at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. W. Ennes and the body laid to rest in the cemetery near by. Licensed to Wed
Millard Whisman, 20,Shell Knob & Maud James, 20, Shell Knob Charley Edwards, 30, Goodman & Zella Hailey, 20, Verona Ted E. Keithley, Monett & Elnora Weatherman, Monett Morris Rhea, 18, Purdy & Gladys Jones, Purdy Green Nodine, Washburn & Elsie Pendergraft, Washburn |
January 10, 1918, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Local And Personal
Tom Poplin was at Fayetteville on business Tuesday. H. T. Montgomery has been selected to serve as a petit juror at the January term of Federal court at Joplin. Ross Casey who had been in from Camp Funston fro a visit with homefolks in the eastern part of the county came over from Shell Knob Tuesday evening and took the train here for the camp. Clarence Cline of near Garfield, Ark., who was placed under arrest Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Ramey of Seligman upon a charge of seduction and wife abandonment, was released here Monday on a writ of habeas corpus. He was brought to Cassville Sunday morning by Deputy Sheriff Vanzandt. Will Davidson has been in on a furlough from Camp Funston, visiting his wife and his parents, Mrs. and Mrs. J. M. Davidson, of Wheaton. He visited in Cassville Monday. He looks to be the very picture of health and says that everything is in fine condition at the training camp. Mrs. W. T. Bailey was called to Joplin Monday on account of the illness of little Tom Morgan. Everett Bell who has applied for enlistment in the Quartermasters' Corps of the army, left Tuesday night for Jacksonville, Fla., where he will take the final examination and if successful will enter the training camp there. James Trolinger came in Monday from Wagoner, Okla. Mrs. Trolinger and little son, Houston, have been here for a few days. Little Tom Morgan died of membranous croup Tuesday morning in Joplin. He was ill only a short time. Mrs. Morgan visited in Cassville last week and returned home Saturday. As the REPUBLICAN goes to press it is not known here definitely where burial will be made here or not. Dr. W. T. Bailey, Tom's grandfather who is at the military training camp near Little Rock, Ark., had been wired for and no decision was to be reached until his arrival in Joplin. Later: The body will reach Cassville Wednesday night and interment made Thursday. Mrs. Grant Utter died at their home at Sapulpa, Okla., January 1. Her body was shipped to Monett for interment. The funeral was held at the Christian church in Monett, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Utter had been ill for a long time of paralysis and dropsy. Sam Autry of near Purdy was in Cassville Monday. He said W. H. McNally northwest of Cassville, General Sooter and others were busy dragging the snow from the roads. The snow was not deep enough to be much in the way but the work these men did shows their interest in keeping the roads open and good shape for travel during snowy weather. Miss Elaine Manley returned Thursday from a visit at Monett. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Lynn Manley and little daughter. Mrs. Clara Kirk Dead
Mrs. Clara I. Kirk died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. E. L. Bass, in this city, Friday morning, January 4, of paralysis, aged 63 years. Death came very suddenly although she had been in ill health for some time on account of a stroke of paralysis received a year or two ago. Clara I. Love Kirk was born in Washington County, Missouri, in 1855. She was married to W. S. Kirk in 1872 and to them two daughters were born: Theodocia, who died at the age of seventeen years and Mrs. R. E. L. Bass of this city. Mrs. Kirk had lived most of her life in Washington and Dent Counties. She taught school for a few years when a young woman, in dent County. Her father, Rev. John A. Love, was a prominent minister of the Baptist Church. She had been a member of the Baptist Church for many years and was a devoted Christian lady. The funeral was held at the Baptist Church in Cassville Saturday afternoon, Jan. 5, conducted by Rev. L. R. Lamb of Republic. Interment was made in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss Kantie Bayless Dead
Miss Kantie Bayless, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Bayless of Columbia, former citizens of Cassville, died Jan. 5, at Boulder, Colo., at the age of 33 years. Miss Kantie contracted tuberculosis about 15 years ago at Columbia and since that time has lived in the west. The past few years she and her mother have lived at Boulder where they built a bungalow for heir own convenience and comfort. Her many childhood friends of Cassville and in the county will be grieved to hear of her death. The news was received here Sunday in a message from D. O. Bayless, her brother, to his aunt, Mrs. M. C. Allen. Her body was buried at Boulder, Tuesday, Jan. 8. Mrs. James Eubanks Dead
Mrs. James Eubanks died at 12:25 o'clock Wednesday morning, January 9, at the family home north of Cassville, 1 1/2 mile, following an illness of three weeks of appendicitis and an thermal tumor. As the REPUBLICAN goes to press it is informed that the funeral is to be held Thursday afternoon at Star and interment made in the Stubblefield cemetery between McDowell and Jenkins. Obituary
Mrs. Laura Rogers died at her home near Cape Fair, Mo., Dec. 21, 1917. Her death was caused by a cancer. She was a daughter of Henry Porter near Butterfield. She as born the 18th of Oct. 1872, was married to F. M. Rogers, Jan. 3, 1904, which was a happy union of 14 years. She was a member of the Baptist church for more than 25 years and a great Sunday school worker. She suffered a great deal but rejoiced in a Savior's love, said she was going home to mother where flowers are blooming and will bloom forever. She asked if they had any message to send as she thought she would be able to carry it, said she had happy home here but was going to a happier one in Heaven. She leaves a husband, father, four brothers, three sisters and a host of friends to mourn their loss, but trust that someday may meet her on that bright shore where partings come no more. Her last resting place here on earth is in the Carney graveyard. Funeral services were conducted by J. W. Riddle. A Friend Rock Springs
P. D. Beal had a sale and has moved from Orville Roller's farm to Greasy Creek and Orville will move to his farm. Aunt Hester Ann Baldwin, wife of Lee Baldwin, who is on the county farm, died about two weeks ago of pneumonia. She was buried near Hurd, Ark. Constable Bob Edens of Benton County, Ark., came over the line and secured the assistance of Deputy Sheriff Ramey last Saturday and arrested Clarence Cline on a charge of seduction and wife abandonment and brought him before J. A. Roller, justice of the peace, and secured a commitment to take him to jail to await the arrival of requisition papers from the governor. Roaring Spring
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Crawford of Russell, Kans., are enjoying quite a visit with the latters' father, Rev. James Carter. M. C. Lasley and daughter, Greta, are getting in their horse off the range. Washburn Prairie
Mrs. A. J. Hopkins has been real sick the past week. Judge M. B. Sparkman is spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hall, at Exeter. Literary was well attended here Thursday night. Washburn
Little Marie Hodge has the chicken pox. Mrs. H. R. Windes and Mrs. R. M. Cochran attended the funeral of Mrs. Finn at Seligman Tuesday. Mrs. Emma Patterson and children of Purdy spent a few days last week with her son, F. L. Stockton and wife. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stephens and Mrs. R. O. Hickox attended the funeral of Mrs. Stephens' brother, John McClure, near Rocky Comfort Tuesday. Miss Lillian Perkins left Thursday for her home at Galena, Mo., after several days visit with her sister, Mrs. W. L. Black. Clark
Miss Velma Jones left for Oklahoma one day last week to visit her sister, Mrs. Hattie Burchett. Arthur Burchett came in last Friday to visit homefolks. He returned to the training camp Friday night Dec. 28. Mattie Rhea and daughter, Fannie, Isabell, visited Nannie Rhea, who is quite poorly this week. Munse
J. W. Reed who happened to a bad accident at Seligman a few days ago is better at this writing. Clarence Eacret sold five head of mules to Geo. Skelton last week. Pleasant Ridge
Miss Hattie Thomas died Friday morning about 7 o'clock of lung trouble. She had been sick about two years. She leaves a father, mother, one sister, three brothers and many relatives and friends to mourn her loss. She was converted when she was fifteen years old and united with the Baptist Church at Verona. The bereaved have the sympathy of the entire community. Mrs. Wayland Crouch visited with her daughter, Mrs. Lena Duffey, at Pitcher, Okla., the last of last week. Mrs. Chloe Montgomery visited her grandmother, Mrs. Thomas, Saturday night and Sunday and attended church. Flat Woods
L. A. Bandy and family have moved on the place they recently purchased from Newt Smith. New Salem
Mrs. Crawford Brixey and son, Elmer, returned last week from a few days visit with relatives near Fairview and Neosho. Noel Skelton spent Saturday night and Sunday with his brother, Oel, who is staying at Calvin Fountain's. New Site
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wimsatt are rejoicing over the advent of a daughter to their home, Sunday Jan. 6. Sunnyside
Little Jimbo and Snoe Anderson visited with their sister, Mrs. A. C. Persons, last week. School is progressing nicely with small attendance. Blue Mound
Our school is getting along nicely with Lyman Crane of Butterfield as teacher. There is only five more weeks of school. Several from our locality attended the spelling at Cedar Bluff last Friday night and all reported a good crowd. Elza Sharp and Clarence Beeson have gone to Pitcher, Okla., to work in the mines. Oak Ridge
Miss Mary Brown has been employed to teach another month at the Black school, she having already taught five months there. James S. Berry has bought the place from will Mills that he recently bought of George Brown, known as the Old Tan yard spring place in Hungry Hollow. Rocky Comfort
Mrs. L. A. Draper who has been quite sick is reported better at present. Licensed to Wed
Wyley V. Davis, 24, Pitcher, Okla. & Clara Sparlin, 17, Mineral Spring. |
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