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| Cassville Republican, July 17, 1919 | Cassville Republican, July 17, 1919 |
Personal And LocalBorn to Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Spain, northeast of Cassville, three miles, Saturday July 12, twin boys. Charles McClure of Lawton, Okla., arrived Sunday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. S. W. Chandler. Mrs. Pearl Chandler and children of Oklahoma are visiting Mrs. Chandler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ivey. Isaac Hutchens and John Taylor have taken charge of the barber shop on North Main street in the Beasley building. Creed Hamilton of near Shell Knob was in Cassville Tuesday. He is starting his threshing rig this week near Purdy. Miss Gladys Stotts has accepted and will teach the primary room at Stotts City and will leave for Springfield Normal soon. Misses Gladys and Lillian Stotts accompanied by their brother motored to Stotts City Sunday to see their father who is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Gus LeCompte of Macon are visiting Gus' parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. LeCompte, and other relatives and friends. All day services were held at the Horner Baptist church Southeast of Cassville Sunday. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. The Barry County Marble Works shop is being moved from the Hessee property on North Main street to the Salyer building at he northwest corner of the square. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Cozad have greatly improved from injuries received in the automobile accident July 4. Mrs. Cozad had not been able to be up until the last two or three days. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Skelton and son, Floyd, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Skelton of Eagle Rock were in Cassville Monday. Willie Montgomery returned Wednesday from France, discharged from military service. Maurice Skelton of Eagle Rock is at Tulsa, Okla., for a few weeks stay. Dr. E. L. Blankenship has a new Velie car. All day services were held at the Horner Baptist Church Southeast of Cassville Sunday. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jones and daughter, Miss Carrie, have as guests this week, Mrs. Augusta Claycomb and daughter, Mrs. Kate Powell, of Hughesville, and Miss Wessie Powell of Sedalia. The old Horner school building southeast of Cassville was sold at public auction Saturday and will be used for a Holiness church building. It will be re-moved from the school grounds to ground secured from Lucein Horner just across the public road north of the school grounds. Col. Wm. Holliday of Mineral Springs was in Cassville Saturday. He is, in despite advanced age, taking an active interest in the Cassville Reunion and has made a number of good suggestions to the Reunion committee. Phillip Eidson is expected home most any time. He landed in the United States July 4. Mrs. Lelah Parrish returned last week to her home in St. Louis following a three weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.R. Reynolds. John Ennes who lately sold his farm near Butterfield to Will Riddle and moved to Oklahoma writes the REPUBLICAN that his new address is Stonewall, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Manley of Kansas visited in Cassville last week following a few days visit with Mrs. Manley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Hailey at Hailey. The people of the Potts School district in the southwest part of the county are building a new school building this summer. The district voted $1,000 in bonds for that purpose. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wynkoop and daughter, Miss Lora, of Canyon City, Colo., visited Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Laidlaw and children near Cassville last week. Mrs. Wynkoop and Mrs. Laidlaw are sisters. They have also visited in Oklahoma and will visit relatives in other parts of this state before returning. They are making the trip in a car. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Matlock of Houston, Tex., are visiting Homer's mother, Mrs. John Turner, and other Cassville relatives and friends. Mrs. C. W. Beaver and father, J. B. Hudson, of Pierce City visited Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hadley Friday. R. H. Barber is getting ready to operate his bakery again. He has had a new oven built. Mrs. W. A. Bostick and son, Claud Ray, visited last week at Joplin. N. P. Anderson of Seligman has bought a new Dodge car of Houston & Reed, local agents for the Dodge. Newt Blakeslee of Purdy was one of the large producers of strawberries in this county this year. He marketed over $7,000 worth of strawberries. Frank White came in Thursday from France. He visited his brother, Clyde, east of town and went to visit his mother in Roaring River township. Esquire Geo. Collins of Exeter was in Cassville Friday. He said that Mrs. Long was thrown from her buggy and had an arm broken Thursday when the horse she was driving became frightened at a passing automobile. Phillip Eidson returned Monday from France where he spent 11 months in the military service. He was in the home camps 4 months before leaving for France. He said he was awfully glad to get back home. A monument was placed last week at the grave of the late Judge H. E. Morro near Viola, by the Cassville Marble Works. H. P. Sons returned Saturday from a week's visit at Kansas City. He was accompanied home by his granddaughter, Helen Houston, who will spend a few weeks here. Probate Court Docket, August Term, 1919
Black, Purley, deceased, J. W. LeCompte, admr. d.b.n. 1st semi annual set. Bryan, frank et al, minors, J. E. Sater, Curator, annual settlement. Bramer, Francis, minor, A. T. Bramer, curator, 6th annual settlement. Brock, Dorothy and Grace Ledgerwood, minors, Sarah Kimball, G. C. A. set. Card, Raymond, minor Jas. E. Sater, curator, annual settlement. Carroll, Robert, deceased, D. B. Meador admr. final settlement. Casuwell, Floyd, deceased, D. B. Meador, admr, final settlement. Clark, Edna, insane, E. M. Witt, G. & C. annual settlement. Cornman, H. O., deceased, Armanda Cornman, admx. Final settlement. Cox, E. V. deceased, Sig Solomon admr.; 1st semi-annual settlement. Cark, Ed, insane, W. C. Johnson G. & C. final settlement. Cunningham, Tom, deceased, Wm. Brandt admr. 1st semi-annual settlement. Curry, Lulu (Page) minor, E. A. O'Dwyer G. & C. annual settlement. Channel, Kesiah, deceased, J. H. Aldridge admr. final settlement. Dodson, Furlon, minor R. B. Bassett G. & C. annual settlement. Edens, Geneva and Vica, minors Fred Walton G. & C. annual settlement. Eagleston, Herbert, deceased, Anna Eagleson, executrix, semi-annual settlement. Exposito, Mary, insane, Falene Exposito, G. & C. annual settlement. Eidson, C. R., J. W. LeCompte admr. D. B. N. final settlement. Second Day, Aug. 12.Flaherty, Mary, dec'd, John Flaherty, admr.; final settlement. Gowan, W. D., deceased, B. A. Gowan, admr.; final settlement. Haskins, S. A. deceased, V. P. Brown, admr.; semi-annual settlement. Horine, Harrison, deceased, E. K. Horine, admr.; semi-annual settlement. Holman, W. H., deceased, E. B. Holman, admr.; final settlement. Harrison, Allen, minor, A M. Peel, G. & C. annual settlement. Hullinger, George, deceased, Lucinda Hullinger, executrix; final settlement. James, William J., deceased, Sarah J. James, executrix; final settlement. Kern, John W., deceased, W. T. Ayers, admr.; semi-annual settlement. Krigg, Estil D. et al minors, H. B. Westernhaver, G. & C.; Annual settlement. Lewis, William, deceased, W. S. Lewis, admr.; final settlement. Powell, Roland, minor, R.D. Powell, G. & C. annual settlement. Prewitt, Joe, minor, William E. Prewitt, G. & C.; annual settlement. Rosewicz, Virginia, minor, P. B. O'Dwyer, G. & C.; annual settlement. Rice, Laura et al minors, C. C. Mills, G. & C.; annual settlement. Third Day, Wednesday, Aug. 13.Roark, Martin, deceased, Thos. J. Roark, admr.; final settlement. Rausch, Joe, deceased, Richard Schmidt, admr.; semi-annual settlement. Rickman, Sarah A., J. S. Rickman, admr. final settlement. Reid, John, deceased, Mattie Reid, adm'x. semi-annual-settlement. Shrum, Elisha et al, minors, J. W. LeCompte, G. & C.; annual settlement. St. Clair, Louisa J., deceased, W. F. St. Clair, admr.; final settlement. Talbert, Charlie and Jack, minors, I. B. Gaskins, G. & C.; annual settlement. Timmons, S. B., deceased, Belle M. Timmons, adm'x, semi-annual settlement. Tate, Gladys E., minor, Nora Tate Williams, G. & C. annual settlement. Trantham, R. J., deceased, M. O. Tranthan, executrix, final settlement. Williams, Eugene, minor, Geo. E. Williams, G. & C. annual settlement. Wormington, Cora deceased, G. L. Wormington, admr. Semi-annual settlement. Whitener, Steven and Mary, minors, Cora Whitener, G. & C. annual settlement. Williams, C.A. deceased, G. E. Williams, executrix, final settlement. Short, Troy, Gillie Short, G. & C. annual settlement. John R. Wallen, Judge of Probate. |
Murders WifeMonroe Betterton who lived for a time at Monett shot and killed his wife, Arzada Betterton in Vinita, Okla., Wednesday July 9th. Three shots were fired, one of which passed through the heart killing her instantly. Mrs. Betterton was before she was married, Miss Alzada Whittington. She was a sister of R. W. Whittington of Eagle Rock. She was first married to Eli Lockwood. About six moths ago she and Monroe Betterton were married. At the June term of the Barry county circuit court she was granted a divorce. Shortly after the divorce was granted her, Betterton called upon her and forced her to agree to a remarriage. Then a day or two later went to Mt. Vernon and were married and went to Vinita to visit Betterton's family. While at the home of one of his son's without any warning, whatever Betterton place himself in a room of the home where he could safeguard any attempt at escape and when his wife entered the room began shooting. Three shots were fired, one taking effect in an arm, one entered a lung and the third shot which penetrated the heart caused instant death. R. W. Whittington received a message of the murder at once and went to Vinita, had the body of his sister embalmed, brought it to Eagle Rock Thursday for interment. Betterton was at once arrested and lodged in jail upon a charge of murder. One of his boys and a little girl saw the shooting and have told the officers just how it occurred. A few years ago he was convicted of murder of his second wife, sentenced to life imprisonment but later paroled. Mrs. Betterton leaves four children by her first marriage one brother, R. W. Whittington of Eagle Rock, and two sisters; Mrs. Lucinda Pendergraft of Stone County and Mrs. Artella Waltrip of Monett. Cited By PershingGlenn Vaught, a Monett boy who served in a machine gun battalion of the 35th Division, has been cited for heroism by General Pershing. The citation was written in the following language. Distinguished Service Cross Citation"Corporal Glen Vaught Company A 129th Machine Gun Battalion, distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United States at Varennes, France on September 26, 1918 and in recognition of his gallant conduct I have awarded him in the name of the President, the Distinguished Service Cross, awarded June 4, 1919. John J. Pershing, Commander in Chief" The Monett Times gives the following account of the work done by young Vaught which merited the citation: "The act of valor for which Vaught was cited was one of pure dare devil try. It was at the beginning of the Argonne Forest Drive. The company was being held up by the enemy's fire just prior to taking Varennes a town of some size that lay within the sector assigned to he 35th Division. Sergeant Raymond I. Locke, of Clinton and Corporal Glen Vaught, of Monett, armed with German rifles which they had salvaged, went forward to reconnoiter an enemy gun position. This gun, or field piece, had been troubling the company for sometime, the enemy snipping with this 77 mm. These two non-coms, from a favorable position, rushed the gun, killing and wounding the crew and capturing the piece. This "stunt" was not exceeded by many who received the D. S. C." C. D. Hutchens KilledC. D. Hutchens, son of Mrs. Nancy Hutchens and a brother of Isaac Hutchens of this city, received injuries in the mines at Joplin Tuesday and died late Tuesday afternoon. A telegram concerning the injuries was received here Tuesday afternoon and about five o'clock another message was received stating that he was dead. Isaac Hutchens and Charles Hutchens drove to Joplin Wednesday morning to have the body brought to Cassville for interment. C. D. lived about Cassville a good part of his life. He had been working in the mining district as a carpenter for about four years. He was only lately married. He was 41 years old. Discharged from AsylumCounty Clerk Jeffries has received notice from the superintendent of the Nevada asylum that Ed Clark of Golden has been discharged from the asylum, his health having greatly improved. New Court House For Stone CountyThe bond election in Stone County Saturday for an issue of $50,000 to build a new courthouse carried by a vote of 1371 to 283. The vote on the $100,000 bond issue for building roads, voted upon at the same election, also carried. Saturday was a big day for stone County. Shell KnobElden Painter and wife are visiting his parents, Tom Painter and wife. ClarkMrs. Earl McCracken is quite poorly at this writing. Claremore Black visited his sister, Miss Ona Black, Saturday and Sunday. ExeterMrs. Effie Bashe is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jane Ford, this week. Mrs. Ona Brattin of Kiowa, Kan., is visiting Mrs. John Brattin's for a few days. The case of Jack Carney against Clabe Brattin to come up here Saturday was compromised. Mrs. G. W. Erwin spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith, of Pasley. Mrs. Long's horse became frightened at a car one day last week and turned the buggy over, breaking her arm. Her daughter, Violet was bruised up pretty badly. Washburn PrairieSaturday, July 12th was Grandpa Varner's 90th birthday. He is reasonably well or a man of his age. Mrs. H. J. Hopkins and daughter Mrs. P. E. Smith visited Saturday with her brother, P.A. Varner of Exeter who is in very poor health. Mr. and Mrs. Corum McNabb and sons of Exeter, Mrs. Charles Bryant of Cassville, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Foster and Little Miss Roeha Gustin visited Sunday at C. T. Fulton's. New SalemWe understand that N. P. Anderson has purchased a car and was driving and turned the car over but not hurting anyone very seriously. Mrs. Anderson receiving slight injuries. Robt. and S. V. Roller and wives spent Sunday at Mon Roller's near Wayne. Mon's son Willie is suffering very badly with an abscess on his hip. Mr. and Mrs. Edie and children of Elk Ranch, Ark., visited Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. Edie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustin and attended Sunday School at this place Sunday. Flat CreekWe learn that Fred Akin has purchase the farm known as the Bolin Wilson farm. Mrs. Jewel Snow and son of Springfield are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carney. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hilton and babe of near Scholten spent Saturday night of last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Samantha Moore. We are glad to know that I. J. Foster and two daughters, Jewel and Vesta, and son, Harland, who have been sick with typhoid fever are able to be up now. ButterfieldW. J. Armitage spoke at he Union Church Friday night to a large crowd. White ChurchMrs. Wallen has returned to her home in Harrington after a months visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Mrs. Grant McKee's mother, Mrs. Morrow, is with her this week and was a welcome visitor at church and Sunday school last Sunday. John Taylor enjoyed a surprise birthday dinner at the home of his parents Sunday. He was 43 years old. There were several present, including Mr. and Mrs. Montie Taylor and children and Mrs. Gemmecke and his mother of Seligman. Licenses To WedJohn G. Owens, 19, Cassville & Cynthia Rogers, Cassville J. Z. Higgs, 50, Shell Knob & I. B. Ball, 50, Cassville M. H. Cornell, Rocky Comfort & Eva Richardson, Purdy Robert Blakeslee, 23, Purdy & Blanche Selvidge, 23, Purdy |
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