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, Sept. 18, 1919	Cassville Republican, Sept. 18, 1919
Personal And Local Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bryant were week end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Foster on Washburn Prairie. Mrs. Polly Green of Kansas is here to make her home with her aged grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Higganbotham. Attorney D. H. Kemp of Monett was here Saturday attending the preliminary hearing of Tom Luney charged with stabbing Eldon Ennes. Rev. E. W. Love of Joplin was called to the McClure home southwest of Cassville Monday to conduct the funeral of Ewing McClure. Mrs. P. E. Horine returned this week from a visit with her brother, Grant Blankenship, at Adrain and a visit with her brother, J. R. Blankenship, at El Dorado Springs, J. R. and family are at the Springs for the benefit of his health. H. R. Williams and Burl Reed returned from St. Louis Monday night with the new Dodge Motor hearse for the Horine Undertaking Co. The boys heard Senator Johnson at St. Louis Friday night and declare it to have been the treat of their lives. Reed says that Williams acted like he really enjoyed the speech and as if he actually endorsed every word the Senator had to say. Boss Edmondson east of town received a severe burn on one of his hands and slight burns about the face and head Monday night while trying to extinguish a fire which had stated in one of the bed rooms at his home. Some bed clothing was damaged. The fire was put out before much damage was done. It is thought that he blaze must have started from matches in the pockets of a pair of pants hanging in the room. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Walters, northeast of Cassville, Sept. 9, a daughter. John England of Mineral Spring has moved to Cassville to send his children to our excellent school. Mrs. Hattie Fox went to Carthage Friday. She is one of the teachers in the Carthage schools again this year. School opened Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Witt of Los Angeles, Calif., arrived Friday for a visit with Mr. Witt's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Witt. Bert Smith and W. F. Reece of Purdy have moved to Cassville here they have charge of the business of the Ooze Tannery. Henry Beeson east of town returned home from Kansas Wednesday of last week. He had been there ten weeks helping in the harvest and threshing. He reported it so dry in Kansas that the wheat acreage sown this fall will be much less than the average sown last fall. He says the yield there this fall is fair in most places but not up to the early expectations. One field of wheat he helped to thresh made 36 bushes to the acre but most of it ran about 20 bushels. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Skelton and son, Rayburn, and Mrs. Columbia Haddock were here Thursday. They attended the Baptist Association at Exeter Thursday. Ewell Jones of Orange, Calif., arrived Sunday for a visit with his sister, Mrs. John Ivey. They had not seen each other for thirty years. The families of M. Greenstreet and L. O. Williamson of Shell Knob were in Cassville Monday on their way to Coffeyville, Kan., where they think of locating. They are splendid people and will be missed in this county. J. C. Ault and son, Don, left Monday for Boonville where Don is to enter the Kemper Military school. This school has been ranked by the war department as the Second of the honor military schools in the United States and ranks first among the military schools west of the Mississippi river. Mr. Ault will go from Boonville to St. Louis on business and to attend the annual session of the Masonic Grand Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Clutter and daughter, Miss Blanche, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Andrews of Monett motored to Cassville and visited with relatives. Guy McClure of Springfield spent Sunday in Cassville with his mother, Mrs. Jane McClure, and Dr. and Mrs. S.W. Chandler. Roaring River J. B. Calhoun got his leg broken but is getting along very well now. S.D. Elting has completed a new well in his yard. He has fine water and plenty of it. Eld. G. G. Cottrell and wife of Shell Knob spent Saturday night and Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. C. E. Puett and family. Washburn Prairie Lora, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Reynolds is seriously sick. Little Mance and Marlin Ruppert are visiting in the home of their grandfather, J. A. Longley. Herman Hopkins has been on the sick list but is now on the improve. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sparkman are at Tar River, Okla. He is helping survey for the water works. Mineral Spring Born to B. C. McCluer and wife September 14, a daughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Farmer Ennis, September 15, a son. H. W. McCluer and J. M. Sisney are making some sorghum this week. Clark Don Cloud and wife of Simco motored to this part Saturday evening. Sunday evening they returned home taking Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Black with them to spend a few days. There are several cases of whooping cough in this part. Sunday was Rev. Linebarger's appointment at New Hope, a large crowd was present. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rhea spent the latter part of last week with his brother, Sherman Rhea, near Monett. Gunter Keith Comer has an attack of typhoid fever. F. S. Whittington and wife were Sunday callers at Ellsworth Linebarger's. Oscar Terry and father from Kansas are visiting relatives and friends in this part. Miss Lucy Potter visited Mrs. Minnie Bibb and family one night last week and attended the surprise. Perry Roller, S. M. Roller, Geo. Edwards and F. S. Whittington went to Joplin Friday, returned home Saturday. John Bibb has had a well drilled on his farm farm that he bought of Jim Bullington and one drilled on the place he bought of M. L. Bullington with good living water at each place. Carter Claud Hilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hilton, who has been sick is improving. E. S. Watson, a prominent farmer of this locality was a visitor in Cassville Monday. There will be a pie supper at the Carter school house Thursday Thursday night. The proceeds will be used for a basket ball and library books for the school. Rev. Jackson Vanover filled his appointment at this place Sunday and Sunday night. A large crowd was present. The Shade Johnson sale was a success. A large crowd was present and things sold very well considering the season. J. C. Andoe and family left Monday of last week for Reeds Springs. They will be greatly missed as they are nice people. Earl White has been suffering from a bad foot caused from a gunshot. White Church Lot Taylor was at Butterfield Thursday trying to get a well drill. One is surely needed around here. There are so many without water. There are a dozen of more farmers needing wells if they could only get a drill they could keep one busy all fall. New Salem Miss Opal Chaney spent this weekend visiting in Joplin. John Chaney who has been in the west seventeen years, has returned for a visit with home folks. Willie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mon Roller, of near Wayne died Monday night Sept. 14th, after nearly 12 weeks of illness. Funeral services will be held at this place today, Tuesday, at 2 p. m. and interment made in the cemetery near by. The bereaved parents and relatives have our deepest sympathy. Joseph Steinlage of St. Louis and Morris Thompson of Eldorado Springs, Kan., who have been spending their summer vacation with their grandfather, J. A. McCann, have retuned to their respective homes to attend school. Sunday, Sept. 7, was a great day for J. A. McCann of Seligman. It being his sixty-third birthday his children and grandchildren assembled to help celebrate. Those present were Mrs. August Steinlage and children of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thomas of Eldorado, Kansas, Mrs. H. L. Kreis and children of Monett, Mrs. F. A. Rowley and son of Joplin, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jeff and son and Wayne McCann of Seligman. All of Mr. McCann's children were home except Mrs. Payne of New Mexico. We extend our heartiest congratulations and wish him many more such happy days. Golden And New Hope Earl White shot himself accidentally last Saturday evening through the foot but he is getting along very well. Dr. Reynolds dressed the wound. Pleasant Valley Robert Riddle an old resident of this neighborhood is quite sick at this home near Oronogo. Quite a crowd of young people gathered at E. E. Hankins' last Monday night and gave the new married couple a genuine old time charivari. Pleasant Ridge Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Cook went to Springfield Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Fly of Carthage are visiting Mrs. Fly's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crouch. Henry Haley has got the Oklahoma fever. He may not get over it till he goes down there and stays a few days. Rocky Comfort J. C. Haddock and family have moved into the Boswell property west of the Hotel. Mrs. Loyd Patterson and little son, Loyd John R., of near Powell visited Mrs. M. J. Patterson and children Sunday. Hugh Dabbs has purchased Ray Kimbrough's interest in the Rocky Comfort mill. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lamberson and little son, Billie, of Wheaton spent Sunday visiting H. P. Lamberson and family.	Pioneer Citizen Dies Mrs. Wm. Henley died at her home in Cassville Wednesday afternoon, September 10, following an illness of two weeks, aged 75 years, 4 months and 2 days. The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E.W. Love, assisted by Rev. Denton R. Woods, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city of which Mrs. Henley had long been a member. With the death of Mrs. Henley Cassville loses another of her pioneer citizens. Only three of four other persons live here who have lived in Cassville so long as she had. She was born in Cedar County, Missouri, May 8, 1844 and when only three years old moved with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Hudson, to Cassville. That was in 1847. Here she lived the remainder of her life. Her father was for several years a judge of the county court of this county and one of its well known citizens. She was married to Wm. Henley, another pioneer citizen of the county, March 4, 1862. To them were born 11 children, 4 of who are living. Those living are: Frank of this city, Darb of Parsons, Kan., Robert of Newton, Kan., and Mrs. Effie Barnes of Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Henley was a good Christian woman and held in highest regard by all who knew her. She had enjoyed very good health until last winter when she had influenza. From it she hardly recovered. The direct cause of her death was kidney trouble. Ewing McClure Dead Ewing McClure died Sunday September 14 at the home of his brother, John P. McClure at Purdy, following an illness of two week's from a complication of troubles resulting mainly from dropsy. He had been in bad health for the past year or two. Since June he had been at Monett with his sister, Mrs. Pitts, taking treatment. About two weeks ago while on his way home he took seriously ill and had been at his brother's home since. He was 50 years old and single. He was born and had lived all of his life on the Thomas McClure homestead southwest of this city on the Washburn road. He was a splendid man and his devotion to his aged parents and an afflicted brother before their death revealed the true character of the man. Two brothers, John P. of Purdy and Emmett who lives on the old home farm and two sisters, Mrs. Pitts of Monett and Mrs. Anna Arnold, survive him. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon and interment made in the Washburn Prairie Cemetery. Obituary Mrs. Rebecca Scroggins was the widow of the late James A. Scroggins. She was born in Henry County, Tennessee, October 25, 1834, died at the home of her son, Richard, at Ridgley, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1919, age 84 years, 10 months and 15 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Brixey. When four years old her parents came to Barry County. At the age of 22 years she was married to James A. Scroggins. To this union were born ten children, 8 of who are living. They are: Amanda Farmer of Wheeler, Ark., Richard Scroggins of Ridgley, Frances Beaver of Blackburn, Okla., Crittenden Scroggins of Butterfield, Mary Knee of Monett, Henry of Mineral Spring, Joseph of Wheeler, Ark., and Guy of Blackburn, Ark. In her last years she often spoke of her trust in Christ as her savior and said that she knew that when this life was spent and the Lord called her she would go to a Heavenly rest. She was converted about ten years ago and had lived faithful till death. Contributed. Killed by Broiler Explosion Neosho, Mo., Sept. 12 - William T. Holder, 13 years old, was killed, Earl Long, 18, was injured seriously and 125 bushes of wheat were destroyed when a boiler used by a threshing outfit exploded at young Holder's farm home, three miles northeast of Neosho, this morning. Holder's neck was broken and he was scalded severely. Long, whose home is near Granby, had one foot crushed badly and he was scalded severely about the body. The attending physician says he cannot live. The threshing rig was taken to the Holder farm yesterday. It was placed in operation this morning and Holder and Long were standing on the platform of the tractor. Suddenly the boiler exploded. Holder was hurled 125 feet and Long landed 100 feet from the tractor, being thrown by the force of the explosion. Both the front and rear ends of the boiler were blown out. Embers were thrown in all directions and two stacks of wheat and a stack of oats, which were to have been threshed, were ignited and destroyed by fire. Oak Hill Cemetery Association The following committee has been appointed by the Oak Hill Cemetery association collect dues and to solicit membership for same: Mrs. T. S. Frost, Mrs. Helen Hobbs, Mrs. C. D. Manley, Miss Lou Cozad, Benton Robbins and A. L. Brown for South Ward and Miss Orpha Bayless, Mrs. C. W. Williams, Mrs. C. W. Hawk, Miss Rose Turner, J. H. Mitchell and John Ray for North Ward. Drive to begin Sept 10, 1919. By order of association. C. H. Hadley, President L F. Jones, Sec. Bound Over to Circuit Court Tom Luney whose preliminary hearing was held here Saturday before Justice Sons, was bound over under a $500 bond to the Circuit court upon a charge of felonious assault. No witnesses for the defense were placed upon the stand at the preliminary. A large number of witnesses will appear on both sides of the case. Attorney D. H. Kemp of Monett is counsel for the defense and Prosecuting Attorney Smith and J. S. Davis represent the State. Big Land Deal A deed from the Scotch Land Co., to the Tomahawk Manganese Co. was field in the office of the Record of deeds here Wednesday conveying the title of 6, 054.37 acres of land. The land is located in township 22 and range 26. The deal was consummated by T. S. Frost local representative of the Scotch company. The deed was filed for record by a Mr. Little of Rogers, Ark. Association Best Held in County Barry County Baptist Annual Meeting Largely Attended, Rev. J. T. Brattin Again Elected Moderator From the stand point of attendance, money pledged for support of the various departments of church work and for the interest shown, the 1919 season of the Barry county Baptist Association is in general, thought to have been the best in the history of the association which dates back to 1884. Rev. J. T. Brattin was re-elected Moderator of the association which office he has held since 1902. His term of service now exceeds by one year that of the first Moderator of the Barry County association, Rev. J.C. Sellers who held the office from 1884 until his death in 1900. Rev. James Swiger service for two sessions and Rev. Brattin succeeded him in 1902. Rev. Chas. Vanzandt was re-elected Treasurer. A larger fund for church work was pledged this year than ever before. Messengers and members of the various Baptist Churches from all over the county attended and the interest was good from the time the association opened until it closed Thursday. Rev. Will Ireland was elected to represent the Barry County association at the St. Louis convention on of the Missouri Annual Association. The association elected Rev. J. T. Brattin, who is the county missionary for the coming year, as a delegate to the Southern Baptist convention to be held next May in Washington D. C. His expenses are to be paid by the association. The 1920 association is to be held with the Big Springs Church north of Seligman. Galbraith Acquitted The jury in the trial of the case of the State vs. James Galbraith charged with the killing of Bert Jones of Aurora on July Fourth, returned a verdict finding Galbraith not guilty Friday evening following a deliberation for two hours. The plea of the defense was self defense which he was able to establish in the minds of the members of the jury. The testimony showed that Jones had been intoxicated all day July Fourth and had been picking fights, that he had threatened the life of Galbraith who was a special officer that day and that he was attacking Galbraith when he was shot. H. H. Bloss of Aurora and W. B. Skinner of Springfield were the defendants counsel. Prosecuting Attorney J. A. potter was assisted by T. C. Tadlock of Jasper County in the prosecution. Licenses to Wed J. A. White, 52, Stotts City & Della White, 41, Purdy Herman Garrison, Wheaton & Katie Birkes, Ridgley William E. Leonard, Purdy & Henrietta Balmas, 20, Purdy Alvie Mackey, 30, Purdy & Clara Edwards, 28, Purdy Francis H. Littrell, Cambridge, Mass. & Virginia L. Adams, 20, Tulsa, Okla. August Fyr, 60, Monett & Ollie J. Roland, 53, Monett

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