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.		 Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers

Extracted by: Donna Cooper, Coordinator
Cassville Republican, Thursday, May 9, 1918


Personal And Local


Mrs. Elizabeth Prevo suffered a stoke of Paralysis Monday evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. O'Banion, in this city. She passed away Monday night. Her body was sent to Aurora Tuesday for burial.

Mrs. Florence Stryker of Blue Rapids, Kan., arrived Wednesday of last week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Skelton, at Eagle Rock. Mr. Skelton who has been dangerously ill is reported to be better.

Otto Ahrens of Golden and son, Will, of near Rocky Comfort, were in Cassville on business Friday.

Dr. E. L. Blankenship returned Saturday from Kansas City where he went with his father, John Blankenship for treatment at a hospital.

Ben Funk left the first of the week for the Judith Basin district of Montana where he will do carpenter work this summer.

Noah Widders of near Jenkins was here Thursday. He will move soon to Dade county where he will teach this fall. He has taught three singing schools in the county lately and will teach another there in this month. Mr. Widders is a good teacher of music and also in the public schools and a good citizen. We hope that he will soon return to Barry County.

J. B. Hanes of this city received a letter Friday from his son, Lester, who is in the army and now located at Hempstead, New York. He is with a machine gun company. Lester mailed his father a service flag which is seen now in the window of the Owl Drug Co. store. He also sent a money order for $50 and requested his father to purchase with it a Third Liberty bond. Lester is not only giving his services to his country but is also buying Liberty bonds.

Silas Ball of near Eagle Rock was here Monday to make quarterly settlement as overseer of that road district. He said that Brunners are planning considerable work this spring at the head of the Roaring river.

Arthur Erwin spent the week-end at Monett where Mrs. Erwin had visited the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Martin.

Rev. D. H. Truhitte was informed Thursday of last week that he had been unanimously elected by the Baptist county Missionary Board of Benton county, Arkansas, as missionary for that district for the spring and summer months, at a salary of $100. per month. He has accepted the work which he will take up at once.

Mrs. Opal Griffith of Greenfield is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hawk, and other Cassville relatives.

The Lawrence county Circuit court convenes Monday, May 13. The criminal docket is said to be the longest for several years. The Wilks cases, the Mark Ford and Walter Mulkey cases are the criminal cases of most interest coming up for the trial during the term.

F. N. Reese who has been confined to his home for two weeks on account of an automobile accident, was able to come to his store the latter part of last week by use of crutches.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hutchison, at the home Mrs. Hutchison's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bell, Saturday, May 4, a son.

Lee, little son of Everett James of the Pasley locality, has been dangerously ill of membranous crop.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Reese of Tar River, Okla., have been visiting Mr. Reese's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Reese near Washburn.

Mrs. Clarence Ashley of Melba, Idaho, arrived Sunday for a visit with her father, George Gilmore, and other relatives and friends about Cassville.

Mrs. J. K. Purvines of Wentworth visited her brother, Wm. Houston, Thursday.

Hinchey & Hisey expect to finish their work here this week and will then go to Wheaton.

Mrs. Aubrey Brown of Purdy has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Houston.

Twin boys were born Wednesday morning May 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Hoover Hicks, of Forest Grove locality east of Cassville.

Mrs. Aubrey Brown is ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Houston, in this city.

Forest Grove


Mrs. Noble and her mother, Mrs. Butcher, left Monday for Davis county where Mrs. Butcher will spent the summer.

West Jenkins


Tom Baze has returned to Picher, Okla., where he is working.

Washburn Prairie


Geo. Reams and daughters, Misses Jennie and Jewette, spent Friday night at Chas. Hefley's an attend the pie supper.

Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Sparkman of Cassville visited Friday night and Saturday with his brother, Sol, and family.

Washburn


Bert Hodge of Deering, Kans. visited a few days last week with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Hodge, Mrs. Hodge has been quite ill but is much better.

New Site


Miss Nettie Fleetwood died April 27, at the Mayfield Hospital in St. Louis of acute gastritis after an operation for appendicitis and tumors. She was born in Michigan, July 17, 1876 and came to this neighborhood when about two years old where she had lived ever since. She was converted to faith in Christ when sixteen years old and untied with the New Site church holding the position of church clerk when called from labor to reward. The funeral was held Tuesday conducted by pastor C. M. Smith.

Flat Creek


We hear that Vada McCracken of Purdy and Eldon Painter of Shell Knob were married last week. We extend congratulations.

Butterfield


Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Gibson, a fine baby boy. Mother and babe doing nicely.

Mrs. Blanche Paris has been employed as Principal of our school but the board is dived upon the primary teacher.

Cross Hollows


Grandma Riddle is not so well at this writing.

Mineral Spring


Roy Timmons now occupies the property vacated by his mother.

Roach Locality


Mrs. Walk Clay is still on the sick list.

Gunter


Monroe Bullington and daughter, Lois, visited Sunday in this community.

New Salem


Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cowherd visited Mrs. Cowherd's parents Mr. and Mrs. Noah Anderson, Friday and Saturday.

Bethel


Miss Jewel Carlin visited Pleas Carlin's of New Site Friday and Saturday.

Ruby Ennes of Corsicana is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tilman Henderson.

Munsey


J. N. Skelton who was dangerously ill is some better.

Mrs. Nora Tucker and four children of Arkansas are visiting relatives in our community.

John and Leonard Prier went to Seligman one day last week. When they were coming back their team ran away. They ran about a mile and a half and ran against a tree and stopped. Very little damage was done.

Tobe James and family visited James Dunlap and family Sunday.

Mr. Goins is better at this writing.

Cedar Bluff


Luther Jackson has returned from Miller.

Will Truhitte has purchased a new Ford truck.

Rocky Comfort


Clint DeWitt and Floyd Lawson of near Powell were Rocky Comfort visitors Friday.

Mrs. W. S. Kelly and children of near Stella visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sears, here Sunday.

Willow Branch


Robert Luney and family visited at his father's Sunday.

Lonnie and Virgil Land visited their sisters, Mrs. W. E. Wallace and Mrs. Pearl Widders, and families Sunday, April 28.
Cassville Republican, Thursday, May 9, 1918


Death of Mrs. J. J. McNatt


Mrs. Mary Catherine McNatt, wife of John J. McNatt, died at her home five miles southeast of Neosho Wednesday morning at 7:00 o'clock. She had been a sufferer from asthma for years, but was not considered seriously ill and was in town with her husband only a few days before her death. Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon at 2:00 and interment had in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

Mary Catherine Blankenship was the daughter of Lorenz and Martha Garrison Blankenship, old residents of Southwest Missouri, who came to Barry County in 1851, when Mr. Blankenship erected a flouring mill at Corsicana, and which he continued to operate for many years, and which was well known all over the Southwest Missouri. Mrs. McNatt's girlhood days were spent in Corsicana, and June 20, 1867, she was united in marriage to John J. McNatt, of Lawrence county. In 1874 they moved to McDonald county were Mr. McNatt purchased the flouring mill on Indian creek since known as McNatt's mill. After a residence in McDonald county for something like twenty-five years they moved to Neosho, where they resided for several years and then purchased and moved on to the farm on which they have since lived. To Mr. and Mrs. McNatt were born seven children, five of whom, with her loved companion of more that fifty years, are left to mourn the loss of their best early friend. The surviving children are : Mrs. L. C. Chenoweth of Webb City, Mrs. L. W McBride of Beaumont, Tex., Mrs. Henry Roark of Neosho, John L. McNatt of Joplin and O. R. McNatt of Neosho. One son, Austin, died in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. W. A. Mayfield, a number of years ago. Miner & Mechanic (Neosho)

Ross Casey a Suicide


Ross Casey of near Shell Knob, a Stone county registrant who was well known in Cassville, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver Saturday evening near the Casey home east of Shell Knob.

Young Casey was at home on a furlough from Camp Funston. He returned Friday and started back to camp. At Monett that evening he decided he would not return to camp and hired a car to take him back home that night. He left the Casey home after eating his breakfast Saturday morning not saying where he was going. Later his father and mother found out that he had taken a revolver with him. He did not return to the house again. During the day they heard some shooting not far from the house but upon investigation found that it was someone hunting. Late Saturday evening they heard another shot but did not investigate thinking it was also someone shooting. Sunday morning Ross' body was found about 200 yards from the Casey home where he had taken his life.

A jury of men was summoned and an inquest held. The verdict was suicide.

Ross was a fine looking young fellow and when in Cassville he appeared to be cheerful. His family and friends are at a loss to know why he should have committed the deed.

Obituary


John K. Terry was born in Benton county, Arkansas, Jan. 17, 1838 and died at his home near Butterfield on March 5th, 1918, aged 80 years, one month and sixteen days.

He was married to Mary A. Riddle, Dec. 13, 1860. To this union were born 13 children. He leaves 9 children, 2 brothers and 2 sisters and a host of relative and friends to mourn his death.

He professed faith in Christ more than 60 years ago and has lived a faithful Christian life ever since. He united with the Methodist church at Bethel east of Monett some 40 years ago. He was a loving husband, kind father and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Licensed to Wed


T. A. Rogers, 17, Cassville & Alice Stockton, 16, Jenkins

Willis C. Potter, 18, Flat Creek & Irene Montgomery, 16, Flat Creek

Sherman Jackson, Fairview & Juanita R. Kelley, 16, Fairview
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