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. 25, 1919	Cassville Republican, Sept. 25, 1919
Personal And Local T. S. Frost and son, Claud, were in Monett Wednesday. W. O. Autry of Pierce City was in Cassville on business Monday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Laidlaw, southwest of Cassville, Monday, Sept. 22, a son. County Assessor Haddock and City Assessor W. S. Price are assessing property in Cassville this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Berry of near McDowell have moved to Cassville for school advantages for their daughters. Dr. J. L. Rawhouser writes Cassville friends that he and family are now located at Willows, Calif. They are well pleased. He says that Mrs. Rawhouser's health is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Harris of Vinita, Okla., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Benton Robbins, and other Cassville friends this week. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jones and daughter, Miss Carrie, motored to Marionville Saturday and visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Marlow. Dr. Pharis Thomas was called to Verona Wednesday of last week on account of the illness of his wife. They will move to Cassville as soon as property can be obtained. George Wireman of the Sparks locality has sold his forty acre farm west ot he Sparks school house to Bion Brown. Consideration $1,500. George thinks of going west. C. R. Daniels of Wheaton, formerly of the firm of Payne & Daniel of Wheaton has bought the D. J. Smith produce and grocery business at Purdy and taken charge of the business. A. G. Henbest has bought a farm near Fayetteville, Ark., and expects to move there in order to give his children the benefit of the educational advantages of that city. He will sell his farm north of Monett. Monett Times Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hisaw of Pierce City, Walter Pendergraft and family of Seligman, Mrs. Massle Bowman and Mrs. Eden of near Seligman, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woodruff and others from Washburn attended the services at the cemetery for Mrs. Martha Ruddick here Tuesday afternoon. Ernest VanHook fell from H. S. Montgomery's delivery wagon Tuesday afternoon and broke his right arm. The wagon also ran over his head. Roy (Chuck) Newman of this city pitched for the Aurora ball team at the Monett-Aurora game at Monett Sunday afternoon. The Monett team only got four hits off Roy in the game. He fanned thirteen. Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hailey returned the first of the week from a pleasant visit of a few weeks with their son, Charles, in Michigan. They are both feeling fine over the trip. Mr. Hailey says that Michigan is a great manufacturing state and that everybody is busy. Oscar Holder and family who left Butterfield several weeks ago for California stopped over for a visit with relatives at Larnard, Kan. While there they purchased a business at Belpre, Kan., near Larnard, and write that they may stay there until spring before going on to California as they like it very well and doing nicely. Frank Galloway of Pomona has been visiting at his former home near Jenkins. Andy McNabb has bought the George Vandorn farm on the Cassville and Exeter road of Mrs. Johnson. Sam Ledgerwood and son of Oilton, Okla., came in Thursday and went to Shell Knob on business and to visit relatives. P. E. Horine and Dr. and Mrs. Glenden Horine spent Thursday and Friday on White river. They report a nice catch of fish, some squirrels and found plenty of papaws. Phillip Eidson went to Okmulgee, Okla., last week. Will Maiden of Kansas City, Kan., visited his sister, Mrs. W. A. Wear, Sunday. A. H. Woodruff and sons, W. L. and Harry of near Washburn were in Cassville Thursday. Miss Mabel Stubblefield and brother, Royce, were in Springfield Monday. Mrs. Chas. Willis visited the latter part of last week with relatives at Miami, Okla. Ellis Jones came in Friday from St. Louis where he received his discharge from service in the United States Navy. He was in the service for 19 months. Miss Kathryn Gurley of Purdy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gurley, is attending college in Illinois. The Cassville Mill has been handling a large amount of wheat. It has been difficult to keep the wheat moving out to avoid congestion but so far it has done so. Loraine, little five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Catron of Fairview died Thursday night, Sept. 18. Funeral services were held Saturday and interment made at the Antioch cemetery 3 miles northwest of Cassville. I. N. Wirtz has sold his home and 11 acres of land in the north part of town to Joe Baker. Consideration $3250. Chas. E. Skelton in renewing his subscription to the REPUBLICAN writes from Parma, Idaho, that crops are fine there this year and that he likes the country. The new concrete dam at the McDowell flour mill is completed. Mr. Morton is doing custom grinding for one-eight toll. He is doing his best to please the patrons. W. W. Witt who operates a home cannery is canning all kinds of fruits and vegetables again this season. D. N. Clevenger son of J. A. Clevenger of Cato who has been in the United States Marine service has been discharged and has returned home. He was with the marines in the West Indies and was not sent to France during the war. Will Henbest northwest of Cassville on the Monett road has bought the old Nathan Baird farm southwest of Cassville 4 1/2 miles of Mrs. Joe Baker and will move to the farm. He will keep the farm where he now lives. There are 60 acres in the Baird tract for which he paid $3300. Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Truhitte of Rogers, Ark., are visiting Rev. Truhitte's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Truhitte, of the Sparks locality. Rev. Truhitte has been re-elected as county Missionary for Benton County, Ark., at an increase in salary and has been granted a 60 day vacation. He will assume his duties about the middle of November. Hogan - Scott Miss Tennie Scott and G. T. Hogan were married in Monett Tuesday evening. Mrs. Hogan is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Scott of Monett. She was born and reared there and is a popular young lady. Mr. Hogan formerly lived in Monett but is now with the Standard Oil Co. and is located at Neodesha, Kan. The young couple left Monett Tuesday night for their new home at Neodesha. Licenses to Wed Horace Higgs, 47, Purdy & Pearl Cochran, 19, Cassville William E. Cochran, 27, Monett & Clara Vaughn, 24, Monett Henry Harris, 25, Flat Creek & Ruth Garner, 20, Flat Creek George Hogan, 30, Monett & Tennie Scott, Cassville & Luella Johnson, Cato	Cassville Republican, Thursday, Sept. 25, 1919 Mrs. Martha Ruddick Dead Mrs. Martha Wallace Ruddick, widow of the late James F. Ruddick northwest of Cassville, died Monday afternoon, Sept. 22, 1919, at the the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maggie Gray of Monett. She had been ill for several weeks of a complication of troubles and in failing health for more than a year. The funeral services were held at the home of her daughter in Monett Tuesday and her body brought to Oak Hill Cemetery at Cassville for burial beside the body of her husband. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Francis Goodnight of Purdy assisted by the Callaway Undertaking Co. Mrs. Ruddick was a daughter of the late James Wallace who came to the south part of this county from Lee County, Virginia in 1853. She was born in Lee County, Virginia May 8, 1846. She was married to James Ruddick in 1885. To them two children, one daughter, Mrs. Maggie Gray, and one son, Winfred of Detroit, Mich., were born. Mr. Ruddick died in March 1918. She was a good mother, friend and neighbor and had numerous friends over the county who will be grieved to know of her passing. In addition to her children she leaves brothers and sisters and two stepchildren, Mrs. Walter Hisaw of near Pierce city and Walter Ruddick of Cassville. Mrs. Amanda Horine Dies Mrs. Amanda Horine died at her home on North Main Street at an early hour Tuesday morning, at the age of 63 years. She had been in ill health from a complication of troubles for some time but took suddenly very sick Monday and passed away the next morning. Amanda Denton was an orphan girl who made her home at Washburn. She was married tot he late Elias Horine of Washburn February 8, 1880. He departed this life in 1900. Since that time she has lived in Cassville. Mrs. Horine was a faithful member of the Cassville Baptist Church and a good Christian woman. Funeral services are to be held this afternoon, Wednesday, at the church. Owns Wheels That Were In Lincoln Parade Don Arnold of north of town, this week brought to E. T. Beatty's blacksmith shop a set of wagon wheels which were in Abraham Lincoln's inaugural parade. Mr. Arnold's father owned the wagon to which the wheels belonged and drove the vehicle in the parade. The wheels and wagon were painted red, white and blue. The wheels have been laying around on the farm for a number of years and Mr. Arnold decided he would have them repaired and preserved as they are a relic of value. Monett Times Pleasant Valley Ray Gravitt operates a barber shop at Butterfield. Mrs. Hallie Burtchett of Miami?, Oklahoma, is quite sick. Her mother Mrs. Smith King has been called to her bedside. O. K. and Seven Star As this magnificent corner of the county is seldom mentioned in the columns of the REPUBLICAN, I thought I would remind its readers that the people of the Hill country are yet very much alive. Tim Martin is the champion tomato grower of the hill country. The Daltons on Trent's creek are stuffing tomatoes into the cans and money into their pockets. Preaching and communion and foot washing services were held at Seven Star Sunday September 7. Mrs. Doc Eggleston lately presented her husband with a pair of twins, a son and a daughter, both fine healthy babes. Doc thinks its all on account of the Democratic administration. New Salem Mrs. Lela Roller visited the last of the week with her mother, Mrs. Abe Leonard, of Purdy. Robert Roller spent the last of the week with his uncle, John Roller, of Purdy, who is very poorly. Elbert Pendergraft spent the day Monday with his aunt Martha Ruddick of Monett who is still very low. Porter Price left Saturday for Kansas City where he expects to reside. Mrs. Price will spend a few days visiting before she leaves. George Jeff and family are moving to Monett where George has been working for sometime. Oel and Noel Skelton of Washburn were visiting relatives here Saturday night and Sunday. Roaring River R. E. Bruner is planning to fence section 25. Ralph Faulk has a good job and fair pay at Spokane, Wash. J. B. Calhoun is improving nicely. Kings Prairie Mrs. Clara Lydick, niece of B.S. Stribbling, wife of Senator Lydick of Anthony, Kan., was visiting relatives here last week. C.C. Carter has been crowded with his canning work although some of the products were cut short by the dry weather. He installed a small engine to force water into the tanks. Line Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Atkisson and daughter, Mildred, from Madry spent Sunday at Jake Miller's. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howerton, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wooley and son, Raymond, of Aurora visited at Mrs. Harris' Sunday. Forest Grove Mrs. Patton is quite poorly with heart failure. Everett Beason and wife of Anderson are here visiting his father while he puts up his corn. Butterfield G. A. Hankins and Horace Ferguson our sorghum makers are all really kept very busy grinding juice and making molasses. The new bank building is going up fast. It is a very good prospect that our town will make a good one yet. Shell Knob Dud Wills has sold his crop to will Cooper and will soon leave for the West. S. T. Ledgerwood and son of Oilton, Okla., are in on business and visiting. Sam says that things are different in Oklahoma. There he says people measure their money as they do not have time to county it. Mano Too late for last week Miss Leona Stubblefield of Cassville is spending this week with her brother, C. B. Stubblefield and family. Mrs. C. B. Stubblefield and children, Mrs. Grant Aldridge and Miss Leona Stubblefield spent Thursday with Mrs. Harvey Aldridge. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Aldridge, Mr. and Mrs. David Edie and two children, Mr. and Mars. J. W. Reed and son, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stubblefield and children and Miss Leona Stubblefield spent Sunday very pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Aldridge. Mrs. Jack Stever Dead Mrs. Jack Stever died Monday September 15, at the home of her father, Mr. Mills, of Shell Knob. She and her husband and two children had just returned Sunday night from Colorado where they had been for health. She only lived a few minutes after they arrived. Alta Mills was born April 1, 1892, died Sept. 15, 1919, at the age of 27 years, 5 months and 14 days. She was married to Jack Stever March 21, 1909. To this union were born three children, one having died in infancy. Besides husband and two children she leaves to mourn her death, father, mother, brothers and sisters and a host of friends. Willow Spring Lots of whooping cough in our district and Lone Elm. It is reported that Odie Stockton has bought the Hailey place. R. D. Bolin is talking going to Oklahoma. He contemplates having a sale soon. Jas. Berry has moved to Cassville. A Mrs. Carney has moved on the place vacated by Mr. Berry. Mrs. Floyd Luney's father and mother and brother of Lamar, Mo., are visiting her and canning peaches. White Church Rev. E. A. Frost spent the week end at home. He is teaching school at Bricefield. Bernard Babb, the new substitute carrier on this route has been delivering the mail he past week. He is a nice accommodating young man.

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