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, Nov. 13, 1919

Cassville Republican, Nov. 13, 1919

Personal And Local


H. M. Hilton and Frank Ellis of near Aurora and J. T. Allcock of near Verona were county seat visitors Tuesday.

Perry Cooper of Coffeyville, Kan., arrived Tuesday and went to Shell Knob to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cooper.

John England had a good sale at his home at the Rock House cave farm Tuesday. C. E. Lane of Purdy, a young auctioneer of promise, successfully auctioned the sale.

Mrs. Mattie Reid of Everton attended Probate Court here Monday and visited Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jones. Her daughter, Miss Ethel, who a few years ago taught in Cassville school, is teaching this year at Everton.

J. H. Mitchell and daughter, Miss Ethel, arrived home Saturday from a few week's visit in Illinois, Iowa and other states.

Clyde Bennington who accompanied the body of his father, J. B. W. Bennington here from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for interment last week started Sunday evening on his return trip.

Sam Ledgerwood who has been in the mercantile business at Oilton, Okla., has sold his store to this son, Will. Sam means to remain at Oilton. He was in Cassville on business Saturday.

Otto Yarnall has moved to the T. B. Yarnall farm out on the Cassville and Monett road. T. B. Yarnall has moved to Exeter for the present to assume personal management of the Farmer's Exchange at that place.

Dewey Hankins northwest of town, Cliff Stubblefield of near Exeter, C. D. Manley, Chas. Willis, E. E. Freeze and Chas. Ray of this city attended the sale of registered Poland China of Al Hudson & Son near Fairview Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Will Neeley who is doing carpenter work at Golden City came in Saturday for a visit with his family southeast of town.

Mrs. O'Banion and daughter, Miss Eulah, left Monday for Poteau, Okla., for a visit with their son and brother.

Homer Mattock has accepted a position in the Trolinger Pharmacy at Monett and went to work Monday.

Mrs. A. M. Cole of Ellwood, Ind., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Summers.

T. A. Stockton is moving to his farm south of Cassville which he bought of E. S. Mitchell last spring.

Mrs. Dave Talbert of Seligman who was injured in a runaway a few days ago is reported to be recovering nicely.

Mrs. Wm. Hobbs of Greenfield who attended the funeral of her brother, J. B. W. Bennington, here Thursday afternoon, returned home Thursday night.

Miss Ethel Sands returned to St. Louis Sunday night following a ten days stay here on account of the illness and death of her sister, Mrs. Dossie Farwell.

R. H. Barber was called to Monett Friday to see his brother, Harve Barber, who is in the hospital there as a result of injuries received wile working on the railroad in Oklahoma.

Attorney D. H. Kemp, D. S. Mayhew and T. D. Steele of Monett were in Cassville Friday taking disposition in the case of Roe and McShane, charged with the theft of a quantity of liquor from the Zacnatil saloon a few weeks ago.
Pleasant Valley


Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Decocq spent Sunday with E. E. Hankins and family.

Arthur Burchett and wife buried their little baby at the Mt. Pleasant Church Wednesday of last week. they have the sympathy of this neighborhood.
New Salem


Clyde Dabbs left Saturday for a visit with his uncle, George Cox, of Nevada. He probably will work some while there.

Mrs. May Brixey left Monday for Fayetteville for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Ethel Hailey, and family.
Washburn


Mrs. T. H. Bullington of Ashland, Ky., visited her nephew, Thos. Reynolds, for two weeks. She left November 5 for St. Louis, she will also visit in Chicago before going home.

Mrs. S. P. S. Johnson, who has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Fuller, for over two years, leaves Nov. 11 for St. Louis where she expects to visit relatives this winter. Mrs. Johnson will be a delegate to the State Convention of W. C. T. U. in St. Louis Nov. 14.
Sunnyside


Mr. and Mrs. Eph Morgan spent Sunday with Mrs. Morgan's mother Aunt Cynthia Still.
White Church


Ralph Simpson's are moving to Oklahoma. We are sorry to see them go as they are good neighbors.

Miss Very Braught of Oswego, Kans., is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Risdon.
Mineral Spring


John England has been thrashing during the past few days.
Rocky Comfort


Grover Patterson, rural carrier on route 1, took his annual vacation last week. A.G. Houser served in his place as a substitute.

Mr. and Mrs. Oval Stripp of near Fairview visited the latter's mother, Mrs. Mary Buttram, Sunday.
Carter


Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Hilton were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McGuire.

Maurice Skelton spent the week with homefolks at Eagle Rock and was water bound Sunday.
Cedar Bluff


Left over from last week.

Rev. Onus Greenway who some few years ago took a part in a big meeting at this place will conduct another one here. Rev. Greenway is an able minister of the gospel and he is well known in and around here.
Exeter


Chas. Bowing is home from the Navy.

Most every child in Exeter has the whooping cough.

Miss Lucile Bowman was real sick the first of the week.

Mrs. Maud Rodgers and little daughter Maxine, are visiting relatives in Exeter.

Mrs. G. W. Erwin and 2 children returned Monday form a visit with her sister, Mrs. John Elrod, at Siloam Springs, Ark.
Circuit Court Convened Monday Session will continue into Next Week. One murder case on Docket. Grand Jury in Session.


The regular November term of the Barry county circuit court convened Monday, November 10 with Judge Henson of Mt. Vernon, F. T. McClure of Aurora, Stenographer, Circuit Clerk Trolinger, Sheriff Houston and Prosecuting Smith all present.

Judge Henson delivered instructions to the grand jury Monday and it went immediately to work. His instruction conversed every phase of the law touching the duties of the grand jury. Judge Henson explained how the grand jury came to be a part of the judicial system to he English and American law and made clear the responsibility resting upon the body.

C. H. Hudson of Monett was named foreman of the jury which is composed of the following men:

J. H. Anderson, C. B. Jeffries, Adam Rokuski, O. H. Hudson, L. E. Fawver, E. H. Holman, H. P. Morton, James Duncan, G. W. Goodnight, Harry Applegate, E. B. Whittington and W. A. Williams. Whittington and Williams were selected to serve instead of S. M. Case and Pink Barnes who failed to report.

Monday was taken up by the court with the parole cases and hearing motions of attorneys. Tuesday equity cases were heard, divorce cases requiring most of the attention of the court. The case of Belva Lauderdale vs. J. J. Lauderdale of Monett came up Tuesday. Mrs. Lauderdale was granted a divorced by the court with $3,500 alimony and the care and custody of Roy Lauderdale and Mr. Lauderdale was given the care and custody of Ralph Lauderdale.

The criminal and civil dockets have a number of cases of trial which will continue the court over into next week, likely.
Sarah A. Evans Funeral


The funeral of Mrs. Sarah A. Evans who died at Nevada November 3 was held in this city Wednesday afternoon of last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Landis, conducted by Rev. Lawrence Orr.

Following the funeral service her body was taken to the Truelove cemetery on Washburn Prairie for burial.

Mrs. Evans was one of the pioneer citizens of Cassville. She was born in Cassville in 1844 when the town as a county seat was only 4 years old. She was a daughter of the late David O. George one of the well known citizens of this county in the early days of its history. All of her life had been spent in this county. She as a woman of the most pleasant disposition and was a friend to everybody. For many years she had been a member of the M.E. church South but during the last years of her life poor health kept her away from services. Her death marks the passing of all the children of the George family.

She leaves the following children: Mrs. C. M. Landis, and George Evans of this city, Mrs. Arthur Hines of South Dakota and Mrs. Mary Smith of Mt. Vernon.
J. B. W. Bennington


The body of J. B. W. Bennington arrived in Cassville Thursday at noon. It was taken to the home of his son, F. W. Bennington. The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church that afternoon at 2:30 o'clock conducted by Rev. Lawrence Orr of Springfield. A quartet consisting of Emory and Porter Smith, Tom Poplin and Homer Matlock sang. The body was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.

J. B. W. Bennington was born in Logan County, Ohio, July 17, 1844. His father a native of Ohio, was a highly educated man, devoting many years as a professor in educational work and in the practice of medicine, J. B. W. was educated at Edina, Mo., and at Monmouth, Ill. The Civil War came when he was only a lad but he espouse the cause of the Union and entered the service with Co. G. of the 37th Missouri Infantry. He was in the siege of Vicksburg and thereafter was in all of the battles in which General Sherman was engaged and was with him on the famous march to the sea.

After he was discharge from the army in 1865 he returned to school. In 1868 he located in Cassville and for three years was editor of the Barry County Banner, now the Cassville Republican. From 1871 to 1881 he engaged in mining at Joplin. For three years he was in New Mexico. He then returned to Cassville in 1884 and engaged again in the newspaper work, becoming editor of the Republican. He continued in charge of the REPUBLICAN for several years. A number of years ago he moved to Montana and later to Florida where he lived when he was killed November 1. On Saturday evening, Nov. 1, he was going to the postoffice in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., his home, to mail a letter. He attempted to cross the railroad track ahead of an approaching train. Being old and walking with an uncertain step he failed to get across the track and was stuck by the train and killed. His body was not mutilated by nearly every bone in his body seemed to have been broken. His body was brought to his old home by his son, Clyde, who lives at West Palm Beach, for burial.

Mr. Bennington was married January 24, 1871 to Miss P. H. A. Townsend of Cassville. To them six children were born, four of who are living: B. C. of West Palm Beach, Fla., F. W. of this city, C. B. of Dillon, Mont., and C. W. now in the military service and stationed in Honolulu. Mrs. Bennington died in 1914. He also leaves five sisters: Mrs. Wm. Ragsdale, Whittier, Calif., Mrs. John Ragsdale, Whittier, Calif., Mrs. John Backus, Independence, Kan., Mrs. Mary Patterson and Mrs. Wm. Hobbs, Greenfield.

Mr. Bennington was a man of more than ordinary ability. He was closely connected with Barry County history for a long period of years and had a wide acquaintance through Southwest Missouri where he was respected as man of deep convictions and as one who always stood for what he thought to be just and right.
William Varner Dead


William Varner, more than 90 years of age and one of the Pioneer citizens of this county and the Washburn Prairie country, passed to his eternal home at about 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, November 11, 1919, at the home of his son, Judge John S. Varner.

The funeral services are being held this afternoon, Wednesday and interment is to be made in the Washburn Prairie cemetery.

The REPUBLICAN will give next week a sketch of this good man's life.
Mrs. Kersey Dead


Mrs. Nancy Kersey, widow of the late A. L. Kersey of Exeter, died at an early hour Tuesday morning November 11. She was found dead in her bed by her son, Tom, who lived with his mother and cared for her. She had been feeble for a long time and her death was not unexpected. She was about 75 years old. Her funeral is being held this afternoon, Wednesday.

Her husband died Oct. 13, 1919.
Licenses to Wed


Lawrence Murry, 26, Garfield, Ark. & Pansy Baker, 26, Seligman

S. H. Harris, 64, Purdy & Dona Willard 68, Purdy

Carl Chad, 20, Purdy & Gertrude Snider, 20 Purdy
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