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, Oct. 31, 1918


Soldier Boys Dies


Since last week's issue of the REPUBLICAN the following soldier boys have been reported tot die of influenza and pneumonia at the training camps:

Wm. M. Wing, son of S. S. Wing of Wayne, died at Camp Pike, Ark.

Nello Burckett, son of the late Monroe Burckett of Butterfield died at Camp McArthur, Tex.

Leslie Shannon, son of W. H. Shannon of Washburn, died at Ft. Riley, Kan.

Barry County mourns with the parents and loved ones of these boys who have passed over.

Personal and Local


J. W. Northcutt has sold his farm south of Exeter and will move to Exeter for the present.

Will Brite who lived just west of Monett, died Thursday Oct. 24 at his home, of influenza. He was about 30 years old and leaves a wife and three children. Mrs. Brite is a sister of Mrs. Lillian Ferguson, wife of Dr. Ferguson, who died of influenza about three weeks ago.

Jesse Foster, son of Mrs. Elijah Shrum who lives in Cassville, died Thursday Oct. 24 of influenza and pneumonia. He was about 20 years old. The entire Shrum family has been ill and the Red Cross has seen that family had the necessary assistance. Jesse is the first death in Cassville and community from influenza.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Osman Henbest of this city, Monday, Oct. 28, twins, a boy and a girl. Mother and babes are doing nicely.

Reason Vermillion and son, Farley, of near Monett were in Cassville Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Freeze have been quite ill this week of influenza.

Miss Ruby Wilson of Springfield, a graduate nurse who is well known in Cassville, was called last week to Birmingham, Ala., to nurse Ed McGuire a prominent Springfield business man who took suddenly ill of influenza while in Birmingham on business.

Mrs. Luther Beeson died at their home at Baxter, Kan., Friday, Oct. 25, of influenza and pneumonia. Her body was shipped to Cassville and interment made in the Ennes cemetery Sunday, the funeral being conducted by Rev. J. T. Brattin. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Craig. She was 22 years old and leaves a husband and two children, one an infant only 8 days old at date of the mother's death.

Remember John and George England's big public sale for November 7 at the Rock House Cave.
Cassville Republican, Thursday, Oct. 31, 1918


Pleasant Ridge


Mrs. Elbert Crouch died at her home Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock of lung trouble after an illness of two years. She as thirty-five years old. She professed faith in Christ about eighteen years ago and joined the Baptist church at this place of which she was a member at the time of her death. She leaves a husband, five children, a father, mother, six sisters and one brother besides other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Rev. Prier conducted funeral services at the Pleasant Ridge church house Monday after which the remains were buried in Spring River cemetery. The bereaved have our sympathy.

Mr. and Mrs. Amos Henson are the proud parents of a baby girl.

Exeter


Miss Harwood, the principal of our school, went home for a few days to visit during the vacation.

Cleo Wilder has sold his grocery store to Bill Browning.

Rock Springs


Everything in the way of public gatherings have been stopped for awhile.

Lafe Woodruff has bought Mrs. James Brown's and Mrs. Burris' interest in the P. E. Roller farm.

This section was made sad when we heard that Lesley Shannon had died in the training camp. He was a worthy Christian boy. This section sympathizes with the relatives of the deceased.

Washburn Prairie


All of J. B. Hopkins' family have been sick with the "flu" but are on the mend.

Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Sparkman of Cassville visited Saturday night and Sunday with his brother, S. D. Sparkman and family.

Henry Cantrell of Leban, Washington, spent part of last week with his sister, Mrs. J. A. Longley, and family here. He went from here Friday morning to Wheaton to visit his brother, Abe Cantrell, before returning home.

Oak Ridge


In a letter to his father, W. S. Hankins, Truman writes they are ready to leave any day from Camp McArthur and that last Tuesday night they gave his company a big banquet. His letter was dated Oct. 25.

W. S. Hanks received word that his nephew, Lieutenant Stayton Hanks, was wounded in France but not seriously. He is a son of Marshall Hanks of Quanah, Tex., and belonged to the 36th division.

Mrs. Will Bradley of Black district is sick with influenza.

We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Tiny Beeson, who was formerly Miss Tiny Craig and was raised in the district. To the bereaved we extend our sincere sympathy.

James Craig of Arkansas was here Sunday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Luther Beeson. He visited Ed Allison Monday and Ross Murphy Monday night.

New Salem


Robt. Roller and wife and sons, Ray and Fay, visited Sunday with Mr. Roller's sister, Mrs. Maranda Walden, of White River.

News is scarce now as everything is still closed on account of the influenza and ye correspondent don't get out much to hunt news so we'll try to do better some other time.
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