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 Oct. 9, 1919	Cassville Republican Oct. 9, 1919
Personal And Local Wm. Houston has a new Essex sedan car which is a beauty. Mrs. S. M. Tollinger went to Wagoner, Okla., Thursday to visit her son, Enoch. See my new library tables and rockers. Guthries Furniture Store. North Side Square. Mrs. J. T. Brattin returned Saturday from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Earle at Amarillo, Tex. Arthur Salyer has returned from a several months stay in Kansas where he has been engaged in the grain business. George Griffin came over from Okmulgee, Okla., Sunday. Mrs. Griffin is still sick at the home of her parents here, Dr. and Mrs. S.W. Chandler. Dr. E. L. Blankenship went to Kansas City Saturday to see his father who was dangerouslyy ill at a Kansas City hospital. He left him much better Monday. Our shoe repair is now open for business on North side of the square. Prompt attention given to mail orders. J. W. Padgett Judge Wallen returned from Springfield Tuesday night and reports the State convention of the Probate Judges very interesting and instructive. He was accompanied on the trip by his father, J. J. Wallen. Jas. Vanzandt of Los Angeles, Calif., and George Vanzandt of Cheyenne, Wyo., arrived Monday for a visit with their half-brothers, Tom, Walter and Rev. Chas. Vanzandt, and half-sister, Mrs. E. W. Daugherty, of Purdy and C. W. Eden and family. They had been away twenty-three years and found so many changes they hardly recognized their old home place. They were accompanied by James Vanzandt's daughter and their wives. C. C. Martin and daughter, Mary, of Kansas City visited here last week. Miss Mary went from here to Berryville to visit relatives. W. E. Arnold of Jennings, Okla., was visiting here and in the eastern part of the county last week. He formerly lived in the eastern part of the county. J. R. Sain of Culver, Ind., loaded and shipped a car load of apples last week from Cassville to this home town. The apples were pippins, winesaps and black twigs. Mr. Sain is a cousin of Mrs. S. D. Thompson and Mrs. W. W. Witt. Mrs. Means Ray returned to Jefferson City Saturday following an extended visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. LeCompte. Mrs. Thos. Cover of Omaha, Neb., arrived Saturday for a visit with relatives at Roaring river. Urban Taylor also of Omaha has been visiting his father, Dr. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brandenburg who have been in Fresno, Calif., for the past year returned to Butterfield Thursday. They will be here a month and in the meantime decide where they will go to California to make that their home. Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Ward have shipped their household goods to their new home in Louisiana. A.G. Henbest and son, Oren, of Monett visited his two daughters, Mrs. Oliver Horner and Mrs. Boss Edmondson, and other relatives near Cassville during the past few days. Harrison Clanton who lately sold his farm southeast of Cassville has bought the James Brown farm known as the Avis place at the Milwaukee store southwest of Cassville. George Wireman of the Sparks locality northeast of Cassville will hold a public sale Friday Oct. 10. Read his add in this paper. He and family will leave soon for the state of Washington where they mean to locate. Miss Lola Reese visited her sister, Miss Lottie, at Springfield from Friday to Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Bare of Eureka Springs, Ark., were in Cassville for a short time Sunday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Talbert at their home in Philadelphia, September 29. George Turner of Idaho arrived last week for a visit with his brother, J. P. Turner. He had been away for about fifteen years. He had been to Ohio on a visit and stopped here on his return trip. Charles King and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Plummer of Seneca visited in Cassville and community last week. They reported all of the former Barry County people living in that locality getting along fine. J. C. Henry of this city and John Zilliox and son, John jr., attended the Ozark Stock Show at Springfield Friday. They say the exhibit of fine stock was far beyond their expectations and that the crowd was very large. Joe Rickman who has been at Hatton, Wash., for sometime has returned to Barry County to make his home. Joe is one of our very best citizens and his numerous friends over the county will welcome him back home. He has bought the store at Madry and has taken charge of the business. C. R. Melton of near McDowell was here Monday on business with the county court. He says that low water bridges have been built this summer and fall at four of the Flat Creek crossing between McDowell and Jenkins. This is a fine piece of road improvement work, one of the very best yet done in this county by a single community. These fords have been very difficult to cross with cars during many months of the year and this fact has greatly interfered with the travel between McDowell and Jenkins. Judge Finn of Monett was at his farm east of Cassville Thursday. Judge has lately been elected a member of the board of directors and also active Vice President of the Monett State Bank, which is one of the strongest financial institutions in the county. About sixty relatives and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. David Edie of Mano assembled at their home Sunday and gave Mr. Edie a birthday dinner in honor of the 38th anniversary of his birth. Mr. Edie has sold his blacksmith shop and is thinking of moving away. Mrs. Jennie Barnum went to Kaw City, Okla., last week where she is to make her home. She has a son living at Kaw City. Mrs. Barnum sold her home a few weeks ago to Grat Reese. Cassville loses one of her most estimable women with her going. She is a woman of culture and refinement. Her home was a place of beauty and was an index to the beautiful character of its imamate. Always cheerful and extremely courteous, she brought happiness to others and seemed never to consider what her own afflictions might be. He numerous Cassville friends trust that she may be happy in her new home in Oklahoma. Carroll Reedy of Cole Camp returned home Monday following a week's visit with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Higganbotham and his uncle, C.D. Higganbotham, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lot Higganbotham of Blue Rapids, Kan., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Higganbotham and two children and Earl Higganbotham of Leroy, Kan., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. W. and Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Higganbotham. Earl lately returned from France where he served during the World war. Dr. Henson Dead Dr. Henson of Galena, Stone County, died at his home in Galena Friday, Oct. 3. Funeral services were held Sunday. Dr. Henson was a successful and well known physician. At the time of his death he was vice president of the Southwest Missouri Medical Association. He was the father of Judge Charles Henson of Mt. Vernon. Will Celebrate 100th Birthday Uncle Smiley Short of Marionville, father-in-law of Mrs. Gillie Short of this city, will celebrate his 100th birthday anniversary on October 17. He is said to be in fair health. Henry Dunn south of Cassville a former neighbor and old friend of Mr. Short will visit him on his anniversary. In The County Court A session of the county court was held Monday and Tuesday. On account of injuries from an accident Judge Clevenger was unable to attend and the business coming before the court was transacted by Judges Varner and Ryder. Monthly routine business consisting of paying official salaries, passing on bills, etc., was transacted. Three school fund loans were made. The Grand and Petit jury for the November term of the Circuit court were drawn. Grand Jury J. H. Anderson, C. B. Jeffries, Adam Rakoski, C. M. Case, O. H. Hudson, Pink Barnes, L. E. Fawver, E. B. Holman, H. P. Morton, James Duncan, G. W. Goodnight and Harvey Applegate. Petit Jury Under the new law a regular member and an alternate member of the petit jury is drawn for each township. The first came in the following list in the regular member. In case he is unable to attend court the alternate will be notified to appear in his place. Elmer Kious, W. M. Fletcher, Ash Twp.; T. M. Bayless, J. T. Beach, Butterfield; C. D. Velton, J. M. Casper, Capps; George Short, R. M. Arney, Crane; S. E. Autry, John Boye, Corsicana; Elmer Eden, C. M. Gurley, Exeter; J. S. Hopkins, Will Cunningham, Flat Creek; Lester Long, J. W. Riddle, Jenkins; Emory Medlin, Fred Thomas, Kings Prairie; Guy Cole, L. D. Barnett, Liberty; Ralph Turpin, Ralph Saxe, Monett; Nell Swafer, C. B. Brown, McDonald; Roscoe Peck, Geo. Blythe, Mountain; Geo. England, Lester Loftin, Mineral; B.C. Samuels, W. F. Hobson, Ozark; Joe Cendroski, W. F. Stewart, Jr., Pioneer; John Calton, A. H. Barnes, Pleasant Ridge; John Boucher, W. S. Carlin, Purdy; Clarence Farwell, J. W. Easley, Roaring River; Creed Hamilton, W. H. Blythe, Shell Knob; L. A. Hulsey, Pink Northcutt, Sugar Creek; Dewey Windes, Bryant, Sparkman, Washburn; Sam Sparks, Clarence Goodwin, White River; J. S. McQueen, D. C. Tarvin, Wheaton.	Mrs. Thurman Still Dead Mrs. Thurman Still died at her home in the Rock Springs locality near Seligman September September 29 of pneumonia and a complication of troubles, age 31 years. Funeral services were conducted at the home October 1 by Eld. Arkabrite and her body buried in the P. E. Roller Cemetery. She leaves husband and four little children and other relatives to mourn her passing. She was a member of the Dunkard or Brethren Church. New Salem Miss May Bennett who is attending school at Rocky Comfort visited homefolks from Friday night until Sunday. Mrs. Solon Noble and children have been visiting relatives near Fayetteville, Ark. George Summey and son, Ealing, of Sugar Creek were visiting in this part the last of the week. Claud and Basil Roller are sowing 50 acres of wheat this year on Dan Roller's farm here. They went to Dan Roller's of near Wheaton last week after seed Wheaton. Walter Payne and family of Monark Springs motored to this place Thursday evening and visited N. P. Anderson and Crawford Brixey and families returning home Sunday. Robert Roller has been making some sorghum the past week. We are afraid there won't be many molasses cakes made next year as they are a pretty scarce article in this part. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Long of near Lebanon arrived here the first of last week. They will make their home for the present with Mrs. Long's mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Metcalf. Ben Wolfe and family moved last week to Mrs. Rubow's farm west of the Big Spring church house. They have been making their home with Mrs. Wolf's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott since moving here from Kansas. Mr. Gustin had quite a serious accident one day last week while helping Mr. Sengphehl haul fertilizer. They were loading tie fertilizer into the wagon in Seligman when the team started up when they were not expecting it, which threw Mr. Gustin out of the wagon and a sack of fertilizer fell on top of him, breaking several ribs and bruising him pretty badly. He is in a pretty crucial condition. Carter Mr. Wolfenbarger was a Cassville visitor last week. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Walker were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfenbarger Sunday. Maurice Skelton visited homefolks last Saturday and accompanied his folks to Monett Sunday. Eagle Rock Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kirk, Saturday, Oct. 4th a son. Mrs. Dona Payton is improving after a few days sickness. Mrs. W. S. Bower and son had business in Seligman Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Kisler were guests at Zelous Farwell's last Sunday. Dean Burris and family are moving to Abe Hall's place 1/2 mile south of here. R. H. Elam retuned home Wednesday after making a trip to Kansas City. Mrs. Retta James and Lillian Shelton spent the day with Miss Wallace last Sunday. There is some talk of starting literary at the Eagle Rock school house. Claud Kisler being the teacher. Some of the Eagle Rock young folks attended the spelling contest at Victor Tuesday night. All had a nice time. Maurice Skelton who is teaching the Carter school spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Skelton. R. W. Whittington who took a load of poultry and fruit to Oswego, Kan., for James Garrett returned home Thursday. Oliver Tucker who has been in Burley, Idaho, for the past nine months returned home Friday. He says he likes Idaho fine. Lewis Clay and family are visiting Mrs. Clay's niece, Mrs. Minta Roark, of near Oak Hill, Ark., who is very low with typhoid fever. R. H. Elam, Arthur Stubblefield and wife, Ola Farwell and wife and sister motored to Springfield Friday to the stock show and returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rankin and two children from Iowa, Floyd and Clara Edens from near Cassville spent Wednesday night at R. H. Elam's. Tom Vanzandt their uncle, went back with them Thursday. Tom is expecting two of his brothers, Jim and Geo. from California. Says he hasn't seen one of them for twenty years. Roaring River John Calhoun is able to be out again after breaking a bone in his ankle. Sunnyside The Hooker brothers motored to Avoca, Ark., Sunday. Mrs. E. C. Hooker's grandmother of Rogers is visiting with her for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Reed and daughter, Wanda, visited with homefolks last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mills of Seligman spent last Sunday with Mrs. Mills parents. Miss Velma Reed accompanied them home. Cedar Bluff Raymond Brite left Monday for Springfield where he has been attending school. Dewitt Swaffer and Kathryn Lamar attended spelling at Victory Wednesday night. Fred McPhail who has been teaching school at Victory reports his school getting along nicely and says he has spelling every Wednesday night. Flat Woods Miss Mabel Marbut who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Arch Mackey, has returned home. Uncle John Roller is still in critical condition. White Church Mr. and Mrs. Montie Taylor and children and Chris Gemmecke of Seligman were visitors at the W. S. Taylor home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mitchell and children, J. H. Mitchell and Miss Ethel and Elizabeth Ray were calling on Les Wynkoop Sunday, it being his 38th birthday. Mrs. Ellen Risdon is reported better at this writing. She has been dangerously ill. The children living in distant states are all expected home in a few days. Shell Knob Herman Mikeman is making sorghum this week. W. D. Jones has traded for a farm near Cato and is fixing to move. Eld. Carlisle, a Christian minister is holding a protracted meeting at Viola. A. M. Weeks of Purdy bought a car load of stock hogs west of the Knob this week, paying 12 cents per pound delivered at Purdy. An airplane passed over this locality last week going in a northeasterly direction. Some thought it might have been S.T. Ledgerwood but if it was Sam he missed his landing. Pleasant Valley Mrs. Daniel Robinson has gone to Oklahoma to visit one her brothers. Hershel Hankins and wife from Kansas City are visiting with relatives and friends. The pie supper at the Pleasant Valley school house Thursday night was a success, $68.26 being the amount cleared. Miss Mildred Strother received the cake as the most popular young lady. Mineral Spring W. P. Timmonds and son, Frank are here from Colorado. The Holiness are holding a protracted meeting in their tabernacle in this place. Chester Moore who fell cut of a tree one day last week and broke a leg is getting along very well. Clarence Moore and Miss Lucy Ryan who quietly married Sunday evening at the home of Rev. Riddle. Several from here attended the meeting at Cato Sunday being conducted by Rev. J. T. Brattin. There were twenty baptized Sunday. New Site Paul Schnider of Monett arrived home last week from France having received his discharge and spent the week with Eugene Wimsatt. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Carlin and little daughter attended church and took dinner with Pleas Carlin. Sunday being Mrs. A. E. Banks birthday and a number of friends and relatives gathered at their home to help her celebrate the occasion. Those present were her mother, Mrs. T. Fleetwood, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Wormington, Neva Wormington, John Holmes, Mrs. Ina Carlin and children, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Fleetwood and children. It was also little Hugh Carlin's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Banks served ice cream and cake and Hugh got put under the bed.

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