1919 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.
Cassville Republican, Thursday, January 16, 1919 Cassville Republican, Thursday, January 16, 1919
Mrs. Sarah Haskins Dead

Mrs. Sarah Haskins died Thursday, January 9, at the home of Pat Brown on Flat Creek below Star City, at the age of 82 years.

The funeral was held Friday afternoon and interment made in the Sparks cemetery.

Mrs. Haskins leaves an aged husband and several children, among them are Will, Blon and Pat Brown, children by a second marriage. Mr. Haskins is now about 92 years old. Mrs. Haskins maiden name was Dyer. The family being one of the pioneer families of Barry county. She was a sister of Calvin Dyer of McDowell and an aunt of W. W. Dyer of that locality. She was thrice married. Her first husband was Jackson. Following his death she was married to Abe Brown.

The people of the community where she has lived for more than a half century held her in the highest regard as a good mother and as a kind and appreciated neighbor and friend. No citizen of that community has ever been spoken of more highly or more generally loved than she.

Park Stubblefield

Mr. and Mrs. Clay Stubblefield south of Cassville have received word that their son Park, who is in the United States Marines and who has been stationed for some time on the Island of San Domingo, was wounded in the leg by a shot from a bandit whom the Marines have tried to rid the island of.

Park was wounded December 11 and had to ride 33 miles before obtaining medical attention. The wound was a flesh wound and is getting along nicely.

In letters published in REPUBLICAN during the past six months Park had given his experiences chasing the bandits who infest the island where the Marines are located.

Papers Consolidate


The two Pierce City newspapers have consolidated and in the future in place of the Journal and the Leader both, there is to be published only the Leader-Journal. Clifford Purdy, publisher of the Journal having sold the Journal plant to the Leader.

Sells Store

M. A. Hilton of McDowell has traded his stock of merchandise at that place to Eugene Pritchert for the Pritchett 80 area tract of land south of the Stony Point School house west of Cassville.

The stock is being invoiced this week and the exchange will be made as soon as the invoice shall have been completed.

$1,000 Reward

The amount of the reward offered for the arrest of Charles Likins of Lawrence county has been increased to $1,000. Likins killed his brother-in-law, Fred Snyder, July 2, 1918 and there has not been the least trace of his whereabouts since that time.

Earl Bayless Dead


Earl G. Bayless, an account of whose dangerous illness was given in last weeks REPUBLICAN, died Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 8, at a hospital in Muskogee, Okla., from the effects of appendicitis, an operation and blood poisoning.

Earl was taken ill suddenly with appendicitis on December 29 at his home in Claremore. He was taken to a Muskogee hospital where he was operated upon and lived a week after the operation.

The funeral was held at the Baptist church in Claremore Friday, Jan. 10 and was largely attended as he was one of Claremore's most popular business men and was well known in business circles throughout northeastern Oklahoma. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and was buried with Masonic honors.

Earl G. Bayless was born in Cassville in 1883. He was a son of the late John M. and Mary Bayless. He grew to manhood here, attended the Cassville high school and also attended school at Columbia. He was associated with his father in the banking business, before his father's death in 1907. Since the death of his father he has continued the business, associated with his brother, Guy, and has assisted in the management of the large Bayless estate. At the time of his death he was president of the National Bank of Claremore and directing a number of large business interests.

The news of his death brought grief to the hearts of his boyhood friends here at his old home.

In Memoriam

On January 10, 1919, the death angel came to earth and took from our midst one of our most precious jewels, little George Cleveland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Stockton, of Flat Creek. He was 7 years and 4 months old. The funeral was conducted by Ray M. Henson and his little body laid to rest in the Sparks cemetery in the presence of a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends. He leaves father, mother, one brother and a host of friends and relatives to mourn his going away.

We would say to the bereaved that God had a place among the blessed in paradise for him and when his mission on earth was done he was given a place in glory. Contributed

Letter From France

Corp. Thomas Crawford writes the following interesting letter to his father, Rev. B. F. Crawford, and aunt, at Purdy:

Tryon, France

Nov. 22, 1918

Dear Father and Aunt Ellen:

I am well and never felt so good in my life as the war is over and hope to be home soon.

We are now in Tryon, France. Get a map of France and look up where I have been. The first time I was in the Liuse was at Alberts up in the Amnies sector. We were up there in July and stayed there from July to August, then we came down here to the Verdun front south of Alberts and was in the big drive there, the biggest of the war, about 46 days of it without any rest at all and Sherman was right when he said "war was hell."

We slept in the rain, worked in the rain and what little we got to eat was in the rain but we sure put back the Germans and then we came down to the St. Mihiel sector and started after the Germans again and there they give up so you see this 33rd division has seen plenty of action. Most of the boys are from Illinois but it takes some of us Missourians to make anything complete. Don't you think so? The Alberts sector is most all level country about the one down at Verdun is one big hill after another and the Germans sure had some machine gun nest there but what did it amount to when these crazy Yanks get after them they haven't any more sense than to fight and they fight rough, too. You see what we did with the Kaiser.

I don't know when we will start for home, hope now soon for I sure want to get home as I think we have done our duty. We have been on all of the western front.

I wrote you a letter a few days ago, also wrote my wife. I haven't written to Ed yet, will when I get time. He has been back at the base hospital. He has had one of those bomb proof jobs.

I don't know what I will do when I get back. I have not studied as to that for I did not know I would get back but now I have begun to think. I will close as I want to write to my wife.

Your son,

Corp. Thomas Crawford,

108 Field Signal Bat.; A. P. O. 750 A. E. F.

Will Crumley Writes From France

William C. Crumley who is in the 88th Division in France, writes the following letter to his sister, Mrs. Ada Bennett at Pioneer:

When I first went in the front the trenches it was on German soil and when the armistice was signed our old machine guns were playing "The Star Spangle Banner" on the Buches backs upon the Verdun front. They had taken their breast plates and put them on their backs and were beating it thought the woods and believe me it was sure some fun to us Sammies to watch them travel. We all had a harder time whipping them than we thought for because they were so hard to catch up with. Uncle Sam had fed we boys too well just before we left I suppose or else he had given us the wrong training, I mean he would have had more trained runners among us.

Well, sister there are 500 Hun prisoners in this little village when we are billeted. Some of them look at us Yanks real sorrowfully and some have a smile that won't rub off. We travel from one of these little burgs to another and billet in barns or old houses, but the barns are different from those back home and at the present yours truly is occupying an upper berth in a barn and has to climb up a ladder for about ten minutes before he reaches his place of rest. I have not slept on a good old feather bed in so long I have forgot just how they feel. I am not at ease now days if I haven't a rock for my pillow and one about the size of a quart cup poking me in the ribs.

There is another lively little creature over here they call cooties. I guess you don't know what kind of an animal that is but ask some Sammie over there who has just returned from France and he will tell you how they entertained him while here. They sing such lovely melodies to us, such as Home Sweet Home and the Missouri Waltz. You know the last mentioned was your and my favorite back home.

I have slept on everything from a barb wire enragement to a brick floor since I have been here. These Fregs, that is what we call the French, think there is nothing like a Yank and they think America is something like Fairyland. They have a kind of stuff here to drink they call beer but the Yanks don't seem to relish it very well. They also have plenty of champagne and wine that are fine of the kind but you know I never was much to take up with a bottle back in the old U. S. A. so I would prefer facing duty over here a sober man. And I can't have a so called good time on that.

Well, sister I can't think of much that would interest you so I will close and tell you more when I come home a wiser and better man. Keep your good work up by writing often to your American brother and give all my old Shoal Creek friends my best regards.

Corp. Wm. C. Crumley

Co. L 350 Inf., A. P. O. 795 A. E. F.

Walter Sater Dead

W. J. Farwell southeast of Cassville received a message Monday from his daughter, Mrs. Lula Sater, saying that her husband, Walter Sater had died on January 7, of influenza.

Mr. Sater has visited here a few years ago. His brother, Frank and family lived east of Cassville for two or three years several years ago.

Barry County Boy Killed

Day Fighting Ceased

Arthur Erwin, son of W. S. Erwin of Wayne, made the supreme sacrifice in the world war November 11.

The family was informed last week that Arthur was killed in action instead of being among the missing, as was reported in December, and thus another name is added to the list of the Barry county boys who fell in the world war.

Bruke Bayless Married

Burke Bayless of Claremore, Okla., was lately married in New York to a New York girl.

Burke was in the U. S. Navy but was discharged and returned to Claremore two weeks ago. He is the second youngest son of the late John M. Bayless.

In Memoriam

Died, on December 17th 1918, Mary A. McClure, aged sixty-eight years, one month and two days. Mrs. McClure died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Smith, in Eldorado, Oklahoma, where she had gone last September to spend the winter.

Mary A. Duncan was born in Indiana, November 15th, 1850. She moved with her parents to Jackson county, Ill., when a girl of ten, where she passed her girlhood days. In 1867 she was married to David G. McClure. One week after their marriage they moved to Cherokee county, Kansas, where they lived until 1887. She and her husband endured many hardships in the pioneer days in Kansas. There their children Herbert, Clarence, Ella, Dora and Ada were born. Two of the children died there in infancy. The family moved to Barry county, Missouri in 1887 and resided there until Mr. McClure's death in 1904. Mrs. McClure still made Barry county her home though she frequently spent long periods of time with her children. She visited at different times in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and various points in Missouri, but there is no place called "home" and loved like she did Old Barry county.

She leaves two children living, C. H. McClure of Warrensburg, Mo., and Mrs. Ada Smith of Eldorado, Oklahoma.

Mrs. McClure was converted and became a member of the Congregational church about 1870. She lived a consistent, consecrated Christian life from that time to her death. Her testimony for years past has been that of a fully consecrated soul waiting and ready for the Lord's coming. Her thoughts were continually for others and never for her own comfort.

The following taken from her testimony published in the Banner June 13th, 1918, expresses well her attitude toward life: "As I grow older I find such a deep and abiding interest in that other world. What peace to be in a world where our higher (spiritual) nature could know and commute with the spirit ones about us, and where the Lord of Heaven abides. What a contrast it will be to the present chaotic conditions of this earth. And as some one has said: 'I cannot make it seem a day to dread, when from this earth I purvey out to that dear country of the dead and join the loved ones so long dreamed about.' I love the Lord and I shall love to go, and see Him and the friends who wait for me I know."
Personal And Local

Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Talbert, Monday, January 13, a son.

James Talbert's family have the influenza.

Sheriff Houston received news Friday that a cousin, Bud Burton, had recently died at his home in Eufaula, Okla.

Herman VanHook left Sunday for Chicago. From there he went to Gary, Ind., to take up work for the American Bridge Co.

Mrs. Shore has sold her millinery stock to Mrs. W. E. Hankins who will move the store to another building. She is an experience milliner and will have a nice stock of spring goods at the opening of the season.

Sam Woodruff of Washburn was in Cassville Tuesday. He with other Washburn citizens have lately returned from a trip to Texas. He was very much pleased with he part of Texas they visited and thinks of locating there.

Sheriff Houston brought Charley Bush down from Monett Tuesday and took him to the county farm where he will be kept for awhile when he will be again examined for sanity. He appears to be losing his mind. He has been in the barber business at Monett for sometime and occasionally during the past two years had worked in shops in Cassville.

S. R. Reynolds received word Saturday that his brother, George Reynolds, had died that morning at Sapulpa, Okla., where he lived. Mr. Reynolds went to Sapulpa to attend the funeral and returned home Tuesday. His brother was a wealthy merchant and owner of oil properties. He was 81 years old and had been in excellent health. He had walked down to the store the morning he died, falling over dead shortly after arriving at the store. He leaves one child and four grandchildren.

The little thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bradley northwest of Cassville fell one day last week and broke her right lower limb below the knee. Both bones being broken. She is getting along fine this week.

The county jail has its first inmate in three or four weeks. A man by the name of Boyd, transient, was arrested at Monett the latter part of the last week and brought to jail upon the charge of stealing an overcoat.

Rev. D. H. Truhitte of Rogers, Ark., spent two days here last week.

B. R. Stumpff and Joe Hudson of Cato were transacting business in Cassville Saturday.

Mrs. Darb Henley and little granddaughter of Butterfield visited her son, J. H. Henley and wife a few days last week.

A. M. Henderson of Kings Prairie township transacted business to Cassville Wednesday of last week.

Mrs. Rose Stuckey is confined to her home on account of sickness. Monett Times

Mrs. Wm. Houston went to Wagoner, Okla., Friday to attend her daughter, Mrs. James Trolinger, who is sick with influenza.

Mrs. Mollie Grimes came over from Webb City Monday to attend her brother, Benton Robbins, who is sick.

Will Livingston of Newton, Kan., came over Friday for a visit with his parents Capt. and Mrs. J. A. Livingston.

Mrs. M. C. Allen, R. L. and Grant Stubblefield attended the funeral of their nephew, Earl Bayless, at Claremore, Okla., Friday.

James Waddell writes that the flu has been even worse in Canada than here in the states. That he had to dismiss his school on November 28 and had been allowed his regular salary. He said there was two feet of snow on the ground and that on the night of January 4 the thermometer registered a temperature of 40 degrees below zero but the climate there is not changeable like it is here.

Miss Jemima Eidson who is attending business college at Springfield spent a part of last week here.

Miss Eva Swindle is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Swindle, at Cape Fair.

C. C. Hickman, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woodruff and Mrs. Pease of Washburn have been in Texas during the past week looking at the country with a view to locating in case they like it.

Grant Aldridge who has been living for the past year in Idaho arrived last week to visit his father, J. H. Aldridge, and other relatives at Mano.

Frank McCarter has purchased from Luciene Horner a part of the Sands farm located near the Horner school house. He expects to move to the place in the spring.

Mrs. Leota Nelson and two children of Flagler, Colo., arrived Friday for an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Farwell, southeast of Cassville.

Miss Eva Swindle who is visiting her father, John Swindle, in Stone County, will return to Cassville at the opening of the spring millinery season with a new stock of spring goods.

Gunter

Oscar Prier and wife are the proud parents of a baby girl born Jan. 3. Ben Terry's have a new girl at their home also born Jan. 3.

Perry Roller motored to Monett Saturday night to take the Taylor children to the train. They are going to Kansas.

F. S. Whittington and daughter, Miss Jewell, went to Monett Tuesday of last week to have some dental work done.

Mrs. Tennie Roller and children visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McPhail Saturday and Sunday.

Cedar Bluff

Aunt Sarah Haskins died on January 9, at her home on Flat Creek near Star city. She was a mother and friend to all and was loved by all who knew her. She was a devoted Christian and lived a life that others may follow and successfully win an eternal home of happiness.

Little George Stockton, son of Jonah and Orah Stockton, of this community died on Jan. 10, of bronchial pneumonia. He was seven years old and was an exceptionally bright little fellow and was greatly loved and is missed by all who knew him. He leaves father, mother and a little brother. The bereaved have our heartfelt sympathy.

Our school began today, Monday. Mrs. Oliver Brite will finish the term.

Roy Catron of near Miller is visiting his brother-in-law, Alfred Hemphill, this week.

Rocky Comfort

John Kirk is quite sick with pneumonia at present.

T. L. Haddock's sale was well attended last Saturday and property sold at good prices. Mr. Haddock has rented his farm to Dalt Dabbs and will go to Michigan.

Miss Daisy Freeman of near Stella visited her sister, Mrs. Joe Lamberson, a few days this week.

Mrs. Charles Roberts died at her home two and one half miles south of town, Thursday night with influenza. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Friday afternoon and interment was made in the city cemetery.

Mrs. W. G. Needham died Wednesday night at her home two miles west of town. Death was due to stomach trouble and other aliments. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Friday afternoon and interment was made in the city cemetery.

Star City

Will Truhitte and Charlie Kendall motored to Cassville Tuesday.

Estes Gentry received word that his mother was dangerously ill with pneumonia. Estes and wife went at once.

We have two deaths in our vicinity in one week. They were Grandma Haskins and little George Stockton. They were laid to rest in the Sparks cemetery. The bereaved ones have our sympathy.

Along Route 3, Cassville

Mrs. Jake England spent Christmas week at Monett with her daughter, Mrs. Will Gray.

W. A. Williams has bought the wood saw rig from Horace Ferguson and was sawing wood for Jack Harvey and W. H. McNally last week.

Frank Nickle and Elbert Spain each took a load of household goods to Hoberg last Friday for S. T. Hankins.

Washburn

Walter Meyers has moved to new town.

Mrs. P. H. Hodge was very pleasantly surprised one day last week by a visit from her sister, Elza Oakley, and son, Brooks, of Afton, Okla.

Raymond Ramsey and wife are moving to Bartlesville, Okla., where he has employment. Oren Fain of Butterfield has also gone there to work.

Mrs. May Brixey recently received word from her brother, Walter Payne, and wife of Monark Springs, telling of the arrival of a new daughter at their home.

We were sorry to hear of the death of Aunt Marinda Walden of near Beaver who departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 8th 1919. She was apparently as well as usual until late Tuesday evening when she was stricken with paralysis and lived only a few hours. She was a sister of Robert, Harlan and Floyd Roller of this place. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved ones, especially to her son, Lee and wife, who lost their baby the same day.

Mineral Spring

Mrs. Farmer Ennes has the flu. School has closed on account of it.

Mrs. H. C. McCluer has been suffering greatly with a rising on her jaw.

Saw mills have gone to work again this nice weather.

Wm. Holliday is butchering today, Monday.

Butterfield

Elzer Arnold is a flu victim this week.

George Berthune's brother, who lives in Nebraska is visiting him and will return in a few days. His nephew is also moving to Nebraska.

Pleasant Valley

Neva Higgs is on the sick list.

Mrs. Mae Gurley visited her mother, Mrs. Joe Riddle.

Mrs. Gravitt visited her daughter, Mrs. Pierre Decocq Sunday.

Claud Cowherd started back to the training camp Wednesday after visiting friends and relatives.

George Burchett returned to his home in Monett Sunday after spending a few days with his aunt, Mrs. E. E. Hankins.

Percy Nelson and Miss Grace Edwards were married Sunday at Smith Kings. Their friends wish them a long and prosperous life.

Line

The residence of Sam Hilburn on East Fork of Rock Creek burned on the evening of the 8th. They saved their household goods.

Clark

We understand that Jess Warren and family are pretty sick with the flu.

Shell Knob

Ausney Brock is not improving very fast owing to old age.

Wm. Perl of Illinois accompanied the remains of Anson Harrell to their last resting place.

Word came from Monett of the death of Mrs. McDougal who died there Saturday and was buried Sunday. She was the widow of the late G. W. McDougal who used to live at Shell Knob. Mrs. McDougal had been making her home with a daughter, Mrs. Henson, at Monett.

There are several soldier boys returning, some have been discharged and others are on furloughs. The sons of Bart Roberts and John Stewart surprised their parents on coming in.
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