Newspaper Files, Barry Co., MO

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, Aug. 14, 1919	Cassville Republican, Aug. 14, 1919
Personal And Local Elbert Epperly of Shell Knob arrive home Tuesday of last week from military duty overseas. Mrs. L. A. Dunbar and little daughter, Margaret, visited the first of the week at Fayetteville, Ark. Mrs. Clara Miller and children of Texas are visiting their numerous relatives on Washburn Prairie and in Cassville. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Henbest and family of Monett attended the Reunion last week and renewed old acquaintances here. Dr. Will Bryan and son, Joe, of Claremore, Okla., visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wear and other Cassville friend last week. Lawrence Brown, little son, of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brown, took an air plane flight with Aviator Waters here Thursday afternoon. Albert Brock and Clyde White built six nice bungalows for R. E. Bruner and Son at the Roaring River spring last week. The bungalows are located on the west side of the park in an attractive place. Mr. and Mrs. Guy McClure of Springfield are visiting Mr. McClure's mother, Mrs. Jane McClure at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Chandler and Mrs. McClure's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Black. Judge James T. Neville of Springfield died at his home in Springfield, Friday of cancer. He was a prominent lawyer and made the race for supreme Judge on the Republican ticket in this state in 1918. Mr. Della Wilks and Mrs. Beauford Wilks were hostesses Tuesday evening for a recital given at their home. About sixty five guests were present and the occasion was a most pleasant one. Ottis Cox has been very sick of blood poisoning in one of his arms. Lost: A violin, between Cassville and Ned Easley's on Eagle Rock road. Finder leave at store at Eagle Rock or at the REPUBLICAN office and receive reward. Mrs. Snow of Sarcoxie, mother of Mrs. M. E. Newman of this city, died Sunday, August 10, at the age of about 78 years , of a complication of troubles. She leaves nine children. Frank Scott and family of Nowata, Okla., visited Mrs. Scott's mother, Mrs. Roby Hawk, and other relatives here the past week. Paul Mattingly went to Joplin Monday to take a week's treatment with Dr. Howe. He is to return the last of the week. Frank Murray of Aurora visited Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Bowman last week. Mr. Bowman has been quite sick but is improving. Mrs. Joseph Hudson and son, Joe, of Sarcoxie came over last week for a visit with Cassville relatives and friends. Prof. Thos. J. Talbert who has been in California in school this summer has returned to Columbia. Austin Bower, Lester Hanes and Jasper Barber are fishing this week on White river. Thanks to Congressman I. V. McPherson for a copy of the Peace Treaty. Miss Rose Turner is assisting in the Probate office. Roy Wallen was over from Joplin last week visiting his parents, Judge and Mrs. J. R. Wallen. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Catron of Fairview spent a part of last week with Mrs. Catron's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hankins, near town last week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wheeler of Aurora visited Mrs. Wheeler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hefley, south of town last week and attended the reunion. Joseph Craig and daughter, Miss Lucile of Republic have been visiting in Cassville. Dick Thomas of Gentry, Ark., visited his mother, Mrs. R.R. Fisher, last week. Mrs. Willa Henbest of Monett is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Oliver Horner and Mrs. Boss Edmondson, southeast of town and Mr. and Mrs. E. N. and F. A. Meador. Major and Mrs. Tom Loy and Mr. and Mrs. Zack Galloway of Aurora were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas and Reunion visitors here last week. Allen Sills who has been at Amarillo, Tex., is visiting here. R. M. (Skud) Combs of California is visiting home folks near Purdy. J. B. Hudson of Pierce City visited his daughter, Mrs. C. H. Hadley, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robbins of near Verona visited here last week and attended the reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Reason Vermillion of Monett visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Meador south of town last week and other relatives here and attended the reunion. Mrs. S. A. Newman and daughter, Miss Grace, of Mt. Vernon visited Mrs. Newman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hailey, the later part of last week and attended the Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wheeler of Aurora visited Mrs. Wheeler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hefley, south of town last week and attend the Reunion. Miss Nadine Robbins returned home last week from an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Manley at Portland, Oregon. Will Robertson and family of Jefferson City have been visiting their many Cassville friends and relatives at Monett. They are well pleased with their home in Jefferson City where Mr. Robertson is File Clerk in the State Auditor's office. Miss Delores, his oldest daughter, is stenographer in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark of Neodesha, Kan., brought the body of their three weeks old son here Wednesday of last week and went to Shell Knob where it was buried. The little fellow died of spinal trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Marlow of Marionville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jones and Miss Bessie Horine and her mother a part of last week. Doss Edmondson and James Edmondson of Oklahoma spent last week on a visit with their parents east of town. Cleve Edmondson who has been away for several years being at home on a furlough all of the children of Mr. and Mrs. George Edmondson except one were at home last week for a family reunion. Dr. and Mrs. Tony Browning of Malvern, Ark., have been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Browning of Exeter and their many friends in this county. Mrs. Richard Walters northeast of Cassville jumped from the buggy in which she and her husband were driving Tuesday and broke an arm. Their horse began to kick as they drove down the hill north of town at the Wilson farm and Mrs. Walters jumped out of the buggy. James Webb of the Sparks locality northeast of Cassville had a good cow killed by lightning on the evening of August 1 during the electrical and rain storm. The wind did considerable damage at the Roy Haskins farm and to wheat stacks and to the corn in that locality. Allen Stubblefield of Black Oak., Ark., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Clay Stubblefield and brothers and sisters, south of town. Mrs. M. A. Payne (nee Miss Effie Burruss) of Miami, Okla., visited last week in Cassville and Purdy. Mrs. W. J. Dow of Washington D.C. arrived Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs. Roby Hawk, and Cassville relatives. James Sage after an absence of abut seventeen years is visiting at Washburn. He now lives in Oklahoma. Ralph Roller of Westville, Okla., came over last week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Roller. Miss Nettie Smith who attended the summer session of the Southwest Teacher's College at Springfield is at home. Mrs. Della Munday and daughter, Miss Willa, of Joplin are visiting Cassville friends. Blaine Summers who now lives at Glenn Ferry, Idaho, visited relatives last week at Golden and attended the Cassville Reunion. He shipped a car load of cattle to the Kansas City market and ran down here for a visit at his former home. Mrs. S. A. Newman and daughter, Miss Grace, of Mt. Vernon visited Mrs. Newman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hailey, the latter part of last week and attended the Reunion. Mrs. C.C. Christensen of Hot Springs, Ark., visited her aunt. Mrs. C. H. Hadley last week.	Mrs. Tucker Dead Mrs. Martha Tucker, widow of the late Richard Tucker, died at her home near Golden August 1, at the age of 74 years and 8 months. The funeral was held August 2nd and interment made in the Viney Cemetery, services being conducted by Rev. Mack Haggerty. She was a member of the Christian Church. Mrs. Tucker was a woman of whom everybody had something good to say. She had for several years been afflicted and in poor health. She leaves three children, two sons, Will and James Tucker of Golden and Mrs. Dove Lee of Willetek, Okla.. Break Into Store Entrance was made Sunday night into the Mitchell Clothing store through a back window and some shoes taken. The empty shoe boxes evidenced what had been done. Mr. Mitchell and sons say they cannot tell whether anything else was taken from the store or not. On Monday night City Marshal Wolfenbarger fired several shots at two men making a get-away from the front doors of the Dunbar-Hadley store. A noise frightened the men and Mr. Wolfenbarger who was on watch that night was suspicious that something was going on and had hidden himself behind some boxes north of the postoffice. When the fellows ran the Marshall opened fire. Visits Old Home Here P. B. Kinnisson of Welch, Okla., heard of the Reunion to be held at Cassville and decided to attend and visit his old home near town where he lived 50 years ago. On July 4, 1869 Mr. Welch landed at Cassville. He located just north of town on what is now a part of the farm owned by James Wilson. He says that assisted by M. L. Shepherd and others he dug the old mill race that supplied the water for the little mill which is now the Galloway Mill. He says that he was not forgotten the hard work he did with the late W. D. Manley in preparing for cultivation some of the land near Cassville. Mr. Kinnisson walked over his old home place looking for something by which he could identify it. He is taking back home with him two large ears of corn grown on the land he plowed a half century ago. Gunter Our school begins this morning, Monday, with John Hankins and daughter, Mary, as teachers. We see Earl Brown has returned home from the navy. We welcome the boys home. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bullington have gone to Washington to see how the western atmosphere will suit them. They went with their daughter, Mrs. Hattie Walker. Washburn Prairie Mrs. Clara Miller and children of Texas are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Herren and granddaughter, Loretta Allen, returned to their home at Tecumseh, Okla., Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mathews of Monett are visiting her parents, J. A. Longley and wife. Shell Knob John Madewell writes that he has a new son-in-law. Creed Hamilton who had a stroke of paralysis in his left side is getting along slowly. The infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark was buried in the Painter Cemetery, last Wednesday. Butterfield Mrs. John Marlow has been very poorly but is better at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cartwright from California are visiting Mr. Cartwright's sister, Mrs. J. A. Reed. Everett Nicholas returned home Friday from California. New Salem John Weston's boys of Butler are bailing hay in this vicinity. Mr. Abbott has recently purchased a saw mill from Claud Poe and will soon have it in running order. Claud will set the mill and saw for awhile. Word has been received that Aunt Ruth Weston of Fairland, Okla., had had a stroke of paralysis and was very bad. Sam Fountain left a once to see her. We hope for her speedy recovery. Quite a few in and around this neighborhood will work at the canning factory at Seligman which will start today, Monday. Kings Prairie Jessie Pharis has returned to Springfield. Her brother who has typhoid is better. Mrs. M. Burkholder and her daughter, Pearl, left for their home in Coffeyville, Kan., last week after a visit on the Prairie. County Court Proceedings (Cont. from Last Week) Among other business transacted last week by the county court was the following: Elmer Eden, Elmer Kions, M. Fletcher and Houston Banks, named as judges of election for Ash No. 1 and Sam Rose, James Eden, D. J. Eggleston, John Still for Ash No. 2 for the stock election to be held in said township on Sept. 9. Petition of C. E. Wallen et al for new public road, granted and road ordered opened at expense of petitioners. Petition of W. H. Holman et al for new road, approved and ordered opened at expense of said petitioners. Judges as follows name for stock election in McDonald township: No. 1, Chas. Kendall, O. P. Brite, John Dilbeck, James McIntosh, Sim Hemphill, T. M. Jackson. No. 2: H. G. Terry, John Bibb, J. W. Prier, John Blalock, Will Kennedy, John Gautney. No. 3: Bud Melton, George Hilton, Earl Cox, Jas. Berry, Jas. Long, Joe Elbert. For the road bond election in Washburn township, the following judges were named: C. T. Hickman, E. O. Horton, T. L. Montgomery, W. L. Henry and J. Hopkins. Sam Gilmore named J. P. for Butterfield township to succeed J. R. Parmley, deceased. Warrants in favor of Wm. Hubbert and D. P. Pharris for $37.50 and $40 respectively bearing dates of 1858 and 1859 were presented for payment. Court refused payment upon the presumption that duplicates had been issued and paid. Resignation of James M. Kelley as J. P. for Wheaton twp. accepted. Licenses To Wed Carl D. Frederick, 32, Monett & Jewell Richardson, 22, Monett Gladden Daugherty, 19, Purdy & Merl Strother, 18, Purdy J.C. Shelley, 31, St. Louis & Franke A. Grundberg, 26, St. Louis Leonard Coones, 19, Flat Creek & Louise Foster, Flat Creek

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