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. 28, 1919	Cassville Republican, Aug. 28, 1919
Personal And Local Emmett Freeze and Otis Fisher went to Kansas City Sunday night. The Pasley school, with Thos. J. Hodge as teacher, will open Monday, Sept. 1. Oliver Fox of Washburn has returned home after two years service in France. J. L. Vanhorn & Co. have started their canning factories at Mineral Springs and at Star City. Marquis McCall, son of Mrs. D. H. Kemp, has been discharged from the navy and has returned to Monett. Mrs. J. J. Edens and granddaughter, Gusta Edens, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Baker at Fairland, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Hankins of Hoberg visited the latter part of the week at their old home northwest of Cassville. Mrs. W. J. Dow went last week to Pierce City for a visit with relatives before returning to her home in Washington D. C. Miss Grace Short, assistant in the Cassville postoffice has been taking a vacation. She visited the first of the week at Aurora. Rev. Gibson of Corsicana has conducted during the past two weeks a successful revival meeting at the Oak Ridge Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Faulk of Fayetteville, Ark., spent the weekend where with Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Salyer and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tucker. Robert and Templeton Brown, Hodge Wallace and a young man friend, all of St. Joseph, are to visit L. G. and A. L. Brown and families the latter part of this week. The young men and A. L. Brown will leave next week for Branson where they will begin a 200 mile float on White river to Cotter, Ark. Judge Henson of Mt. Vernon has sent to W.W. Witt of this city a piece of timber taken from the old Lawrence county courthouse from which he has asked Mr. Witt to make him a gavel for the Circuit court, one for the Probate court and one for the County court of Lawrence county. Mr. Witt presented Judge Henson with a gavel last March made from the old Barry county court house. Mrs. C. W. Williams and little daughter, Frances, and Mrs. J. H. Thomas and daughter, Kathryn, went to Springfield the first of the week. Guthrie's Second Hand store buys everything in the second hand line. At the Hailey building, north side of square. Mrs. Rose Manley of Neodesha, Kan., spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Hailey, near Hailey, and with Cassville relatives. W. R. Thomas, an uncle of J. H. Thomas of this city, died at his home near Leann Tuesday. He had been afflicted with rheumatism for several years. Lloyd Henbest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Henbest of Monett, left Monday for Columbia where he will attend the University of Missouri this year. Mrs. J. M. Grimes and son, John, who have been visiting Mrs. Grimes, father, Dr. C. M. Sparkman, and other relatives here returned to their home at Montezuma, Iowa, the latter part of last weeks. Mrs. E. B. Wright, Mrs. Walter Wicks and father, J. B. Hudson, of Pierce City and Miss Olivia Hulse of Lee Summit and Mrs. Emily Plummer of Kansas City were guests of Mrs. C. H. Hadley Thursday. Rev. J. T. Brattin closed a successful series of meetings at the Wheaton Baptist church Tuesday. He administered the ordinance of baptism Tuesday afternoon at the bridge across Shoal creek to nine converts. Other additions were received into the church as a result of the meeting. Will Truhitte and Charles Kendall of Star City were here Tuesday for cans for the canning factory at that place. They expect a nice run this season. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Epperly have moved to Jay, Okla., where they will teach this fall. Elbert returned the first week in August from France. Roy Wallen was called over from Joplin Tuesday night on account of the death of his grandmother, Mrs. J. J. Wallen. Miss Lela Vanzandt will leave this week for Fairland, Okla., where she is to teach this fall. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Reese and daughters, Misses Lottie and Lora, spent Sunday at Monett. Mr. and Mrs. Walter LeCompte of Chillicothe are visiting Mr. LeCompte's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. LeCompte. Prof. and Mrs. Albert Mott moved to Sarcoxie the first of the week where they are to teach this year. Prof. Mott is superintendent of the Sarcoxie school and Mrs. Mott will teach in the grades. During their stay in Cassville they made many friends who regretted very much to see them leave and who wish for them the greatest success at Sarcoxie. Vern Joslin will leave about the 10th of September for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will study mechanical engineering in the University of Cincinnati. Abe Swindle, former county collector of this county, who now lives at Holtville, Calif., has been visiting and looking after business at his old home near Wheaton. He was accompanied on the trip by his daughter, Ocie. Frank Reynolds who sold his farm near Aurora last spring and moved to near Parsons, Kan., and bought land, has sold it and has been visiting his brother, Tom, near Washburn. Frank is un-decided about where he will located. What will not grow in Barry County? Mrs. Rachel Lafontaine of Shell Knob, raised this year, a lemon that weighted one pound and six ounces. When the dinner was given a few days ago at Shell Knob for the soldier boys, Mrs. Lafontaine cut the lemon which the boys declared was one of the best flavored they ever tasted. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, August 22. Mrs. Emma VanHook and children, Ernest and Mary, returned Thursday from a several week's stay at Colorado Springs, Colo. D. H. Adams of Kansas has located at Butterfield. He is a son of G. G. Adams. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gorg, August 22, a daughter. Willie Farwell who several months ago moved from Roaring river township to Idaho writes to have the REPUBLICAN sent to his address at Heyburn, Idaho. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hutchens, August 15, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Talbert who have been at Berkley, Calif., this summer where Mr. Talbert has been attending the University of California, announce the birth of a son, John David Talbert, on August 11. Thomas writes that the youngster is a very fine boy and that mother and bade are both doing well. W. W. Turner of Nashville, Ark., has bought the Monett Journal of Vinson & Boren who have published the paper since April. Roy Wallen, son of Judge and Mrs. John R. Wallen of this city, who has been working in Joplin this summer is now a reporter on the Joplin News Herald and is very much pleased with his work. Porter Calton of the Little Flat Creek County north of McDowell on the Verona road had about 250 bushels of wheat burned in the stack one night last week. He believes the stacks were set on fire. This was quite a loss with wheat $2. a bushel. A. T. Higgins Dead A. T. Higgins of the New Site locality southwest of Monett, died Monday, August 25, at the West Hospital in Monett of diabetes. He had gone to the hospital several days before for treatment for blood poisoning. Mr. Higgins was one of the substantial citizens of the county, prominent in church work, the father of a large and highly respected family and will be greatly missed in his community. Obituary Mrs. Anna Hiller died at her home at Cherokee, Kan., August 16, 1919 of heart trouble. She was a daughter of the late Col. W. M. Pardue who formerly lived near Washburn and was a prominent educator and at one time prosecuting attorney for Barry County. Mrs. Hiller was born October 22, 1869 and was a member of the Methodist Church. The funeral was held at their home and her body was brought to Washburn Prairie and interred in the cemetery at that place by the side of the body of her mother. She is survived by her husband, one brother, W. M. Pardue, of Amarillo, Texas, and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Hendrix of Los Angeles, Calif. The funeral party was accompanied by her husband and brother, W. M. Pardue.	Cassville Gets Memorial Tablet Mayor Manley has received for the City of Cassville a metal memorial tablet made from the battleship Maine which was sunk in the Virginia harbor on February 15, 1898 during the Spanish-American War, by Hobson and his men. Several weeks ago the Mayor received notice that one of the memorial tablets could be had for Cassville by sending $5., which he sent by return mail. The tablet makes a beautiful and appropriate memorial of the Spanish-American War. It is about 16 x 20 inches in size and came from the war department. Attempted Hold Up Two men attempted to hold-up Tom Preddy Friday night as he went home after the moving picture show which Mr. Preddy conducts at the Opera House. He frequently goes to and from his home by a back ally leading south from Main street and did so Friday night. A short distance before reaching home two men confronted him and demanded that he hold up his hands. He turned and ran toward town and called for City Marshal Wolfenbarger. Later R. H. Barber left the cafe for his home in the same part of town knowing of the attempt to hold up Preddy carried a gun along with him and discovering a man near his home he fired a t him. At the same time another man was seen by Wolfenbarger to be running across the field toward the creek. Shell Knob Elmer Mikeman has been sick but is better. Creed Hamilton has bought a cream separator and is going into the dairy business. Exeter Lee Smithson has purchased a new Ford. Mrs. Ethel Burkes and two children are visiting her mother, Mrs. Cas Brisco. Mrs. Geo. Venable's brother is visiting her a few days from Green Forest, Ark. Helen Kersey has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jess Dodson, at Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Langsburg and family will leave tonight for Kansas top make their future home. Miss Ethel Coffee from Ridgley visited her aunt Mrs. Frank Bowman, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Florence Smedley and little son, Jack, from St. Louis are visiting her father and family, Lewis Warf. Clark Miss Gertha Keeling visited with Miss Ersel Garrison Sunday. Mrs. Mattie Rhea and daughter, Vernie, visited George Lauderdale and family Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goostree spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Linbarger and family. New Salem Mr. Abbott is planning on starting his saw mill this week. Mrs. Joise Wedding and daughter, Mary, visited a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Summey. Mineral Spring The canning factory is canning lots of tomatoes. Mr. and Mrs. James Priest of Green Forest, Ark., have been visiting Mr. Priest's sister, Mrs. H. W. McClure. Rock Springs Mrs. Francis Ferguson of Eureka, Kansas has been here to attend the funeral of her sister; Mrs. Jacob Roller. Mrs. Harriett Roller Dead Mrs. Harriett Roller, wife of Jacob Roller, died of apoplexy August 21 at their home three miles northwest of Seligman. She lived about two days after she was stricken. Mrs. Roller was a daughter of T. J. Barnes. She was 46 years old and had for many hears been a member and earnest worker in the Rock Springs Baptist Church. The large crowd at her funeral Sunday was evidence of the high esteem in which she was held by the entire community. The Funeral was conducted by Rev. A. C. Crouch of Verona and her body laid to rest in the T. J. Barnes private cemetery near Seligman. Deceased leaves husband and the following children: Thomas Roller of Washburn, Levi Roller of Pippin, Ark., Mrs. Coleman Pippin of near this place and Odean and May at home. To the bereaved the entire community extends sympathy. White Church Ralph Simpson has been quite sick but is better. Mrs. I. J. Hobbs cousin, W. M. Gregory, of Pierce City visited her recently. Butterfield Mrs. Wm Arnold's niece of Nebraska is visiting here. C. B. Kitchen visited his sister, Mrs. Joe England, at Cassville Sunday. M. E. Gentry sold his Ford car last week to John Gautney and he sold it to Lawrence Nickle. Washburn Prairie Mr. and Mrs. Denver Banks are at Monett attending her father, Mr. Higgins, who is not expected to live. Cedar Mound We have our new $25. school bell in use at the Mound school. There has been a family reunion at R. E. Henson's the past two weeks. H. Pasley and Frank Lilly and family and others of Horton, Kan., have been with them. They have been fishing and hunting and have enjoyed themselves very much. Mr. Lilly says that Barry County looks good to him and that he coming back and buy a farm here. Name Added to Causality List The list of names sent to the county papers last week from the State Historical Society as the names of Barry County's casualty list, did not contain the name of Green B. Easley who was killed in action, November 10, 1918. The REPUBLICAN has sent this name to the State Historical Society to be added tot eh Barry county list. As Green Easley's postoffice address was Eureka Springs, Ark. r. f. d. the Historical Society, no doubt, believed he was not a Barry County boy. He got his mail from Eureka as many Barry County people do but his home was in this county. Irwin - Hessee George M. Irwin and Miss Janie Hessee were married Sunday, Aug. 24, at Joplin. Mrs. Irwin had been for a two week's visit with her sister, Mrs. T. H. Hickman, at Lincoln. She was met by Mr. Irwin on her way home at Joplin where they were married. Mr. Irwin bears the reputation of being one of Sarcoxie's most highly respected young men. Mrs. Irwin is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hessee of near this city. She was born and reared here and is an estimable young lady. Following her graduation from the Draughon's Business College she has been a position at Sarcoxie. The young couple spent the day Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hessee, returning to Sarcoxie that evening. Fire In Cassville Over three thousand pages of Deed Records of Barry County ere destroyed by fire some years back effecting the title to thousands of tracts of land. At that time there was only one set of abstract books in this county on which these deeds were copied. These abstract books have been carefully protected and kept in a fire proof vault ever since. In 1911 there was a law passed in Missouri, making these books primafacia record. J. H. Thomas now owns this, the only complete record of Barry County land titles. If you have your abstract made from these books you will have that feeling of satisfaction and security that there is nothing left out. You will not be in doubt. It might save you costly litigation. Licenses to Wed Henry Coffey, 17, Washburn & Dollie Metcalf, 17, Wheaton E. J. Proctor, Wheaton & Eula Harrell. Wheaton

Return to	Return to

You are newspaper visitor