| 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. |
February 3, 1917, Saturday, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Committed Suicide:
Wm. Staniford of Garfield, Ark., threw himself under train 4, at that place one day last week, while the train was in motion, and his body was almost severed in twain; some of the sin held the parts together. He had attempted to commit suicide sometime before this, by cutting his throat from which he had recovered. He was 55 years of age and left a wife and children. His mind was reported to be affected. Mrs. Tim Bowers Dead:
Mrs. Timothy Bowers of Travers, died Wednesday at Travers of a continued sickness since November, leaving her husband and children to mourn her passing. She was a very energetic woman and will be sadly missed by her family and neighbors. Mrs. Hunt Dead:
Martha Nickell was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, June 2nd, 1846. She was united in marriage to John Hunt, April 11th 1875. She was converted and joined the Methodist church in 1876. In 1885 she and her husband immigrated to Missouri, where they lived until 1907, when she came to New Mexico where she died Jan 8, 1917 - age 71 years, 7 months and six days. Mrs. Hunt was a kind and loving wife and mother. Hers was a life of noble sweet sacrifice. In her last illness, which lasted several months, she was ever the same sweet, gentle spirit, thoughtful always for the comfort of those about her. Truly none knew her but to love her, and her memory will ever be sacred to those who knew her. She leaves to mourn her loss, a husband and six children, three of whom live in New Mexico, and were present at her funeral - Robert Hunt, Mrs. Hart Burchett and Mrs. R. E. Crawford, at whose home her death occurred. The others are living in Missouri. She also leaves 21 grand children and 3 great grand children. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church and conducted by the pastor, R. E. Stevenson. A large concourse of friends gathered at the church to pay her tribute in the last obsequies, and the beautiful floral offerings attested the loving esteem in which she was held. N. M. Paper. Mr. Hunt's many relatives and acquaintance in this county will sympathize with him and family in their great bereavement. He has a daughter Mrs. Allman that lives near Leann, and another Mrs. Owens of Norwalk, Stone County. Mr. Hunt formerly resided near Leann, this county and then moved to near Norwalk, Stone county and thence to New Mexico. He is an uncle of Joe England of this city and John and George England of near Mineralspring. Prof. John Rhinehart:
Sheriff Houston received a letter Monday from the Warden of the Nebraska Penitentiary located in Lincoln, in which he said as follow: "In the January publication of the Journal of American Bankers Association we find a man going under the name of John Reinhart undertook to put over a bogus draft in your county. I am suspicious that this is a fellow who completed a five year sentence in this institution last August. I am sending you photographs of him. He was here under the name of Count Max Van Werner. He has been in a number of prisons. If you can identify him from picture, I can furnish you with his long record in different prisons throughout the country. I am positive that I identified this signature (enclosed) in as his, and from the description and satisfied that this is the man. Signed by W. I. Fenton, Warden Nebraska State Prison. The letter contained two photos of Reinhart, that any one would readily recognize had they ever saw him. He was one of the greatest crooks that was ever in this section and general principles, should have had five years, but got off with two years on a plea of guilty for issuing checks on banks where had no deposits. The only thing that can be said in his behalf is that he is a very fine violinist and can "fiddle" himself into the good graces of lots of people who unsuspectingly allow themselves to create a sickly sympathy for such scoundrels. Mrs. Susan Henson Dead
As the day was closing Sunday evening, Jan 28, so closed the well spent life of Mrs. Susan Henson of this city, of a complication of diseases, which brought on heart failure that caused her sudden demise, age 70 odd years. For many years she had resided in this city and enjoyed the respect of everybody who knew her. In early life she united wit the M. E. church and died in that faith. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Christian Church by Rev. J. S. McQueen, after which the remains were interred in Oak Hill Cemetery near this city. She left her son-in-law Chas. Thompson and two little granddaughters of this city and other relatives to mourn her passing. |
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