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| 1905 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.
Some of the 1905 papers are hardly readable. |
April 29, 1905, Saturday,
Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Bethel News Items: Miss Anna Jacques is buying dishes. What next? Pasley News Items: Mrs. E. M. Cantrell and granddaughter, Stella are visiting relatives near Seligman. Calvary News Items: J. W. Bowman made a flying trip to Rocky Comfort Friday. Washburn Prairie News Items: Lige Burnett and family visited near Seligman Sunday. |
May 6, 1905, Saturday,
Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Born to Fred Bennington and lady, Sunday, a girl. T. J. Edmondson of the Morton Mill was here Thursday. Born to Elmer Tucker and wife, 8 miles northwest of town, a girl, April 27th. The family of Mrs. Sam Bowlin, 6 miles east of Jenkins has 5 cases of smallpox. Her daughter caught it at Aurora and brought it home with her. It is feared they have been scattered. S. F. Bryson and J. F. Vanzandt of Mayflower were in this city Monday. [Also look for Van Zandt, Vansandt when searching for this family.] |
May 13, 1905, Saturday,
Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO - |
May 20, 1905, Saturday,
Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Horner News Items: Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Baird were visiting relatives at Pasley Sunday. Pasley News items: Misses Mayme Brattin and Mabel Heffley were the guests of Miss Clara Longley Sunday. Purdy News Items: Miss Ola Legg of Seligman and Miss Myrtle Baird of Cassville, teachers in our school last year are attending the Springfield Normal. Purdy News Items: Alter Marriott has returned from Jefferson City where he has been acting as guard in the penitentiary. He will return as soon as he is given a day shift. Rocky Comfort News Items: Rev. Hood of Washburn preached at Fox school house Sunday and Sunday night. Purdy News Items: Mabel Fly and Curtis Browning the only graduates at Purdy High School -1905 Purdy News Items: James I. Jordan, died, Wednesday of last week. |
May 27, 1905, Saturday,
Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Washburn Prairie News: Sam and will Withers of Cassville visited their sister, Mrs. W. E. Ault at this place Sunday. Independence News Items: Bill Turner has gone to Oklahoma to operate a threshing machine. Shady Grove News Items: Morris Bayless had a fine young mare badly injured by barbed wire last week. Rocky Comfort Telegrams: B. I. Webb visited his mother at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, Miss Pruda Webb, who had been visiting there accompanied him home. Mayflower News Items: Will Wood is crippled from a kick from a horse. Marriage Licenses:
I. Bagley? and Grace Inman, Purdy I. A. Morton, Monett and Clara Hall, Sterling, Colo. Claud Howard and Martha C. Mosley? Cassville Chas. Crim and Lettie Morgan, Washburn J. O. Clinton and J. B. Holder, Monett Note: This copy was very dark and very difficult to read. |
June 3, 1905, Saturday, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Rock Springs News Items: Uncle Steven Burnett is still confined to his bed a portion of the time, from the hurt he received recently. Hope he will soon be around and as well as ever. Rock Springs: Frank Fine was learning the art of selling patent churns. Ask Frank which he likes best selling churns or fox hunting. Lone Elm News Items: Charley Call's baby died of smallpox last week, age about 6 weeks. They have never been quarantined but Mr. Plummer has been notified and said they have not got them, yet never has been to see. Harrell News Items: Charley Decker steps as high as a blind horse since the arrival of an eight pound boy on the 25th. Harrell News Items: Bob Duncan had to run the snakes out of his corn before he could plow it. Pasley News Items: Uncle Dock James and grand son are visiting in Oklahoma. Fred Morrow, died. He was married to Capt. Richey's daughter. Born to E. Marlow and lady of McDonald township, Wednesday, twin daughters. We trust they may grow to womanhood and prove a blessing to their parents in their declining years. John Morton of Monett and Miss Clara A. Hall of Sterling, Col., were recently married. John is a son of John L. Morton, a former resident of this city. Wm. Autry and family of this city, Mesdames J. F. Stark of Pierce City, Bert Wright of Freistatt, A. L. Brown, Henry Bradley and Chas. Beaver of this city visited Roaring River Monday and spent the day very pleasantly viewing the magnificent scenery in that vicinity. |
June 10, 1905, Saturday,
Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Doss News Items: Odos Box, son of Dallas Box, died Saturday, May 27, and was buried at Clark School house. Mano News Items: David Edie, Sr., died Wednesday of dropsy. He was the father of Wm Edie and was a good citizen. The bereaved have our sympathy. Calvary News Items: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harve Elsey, a girl, last week. Pioneer News Items: Mr. Fleetwood of near Jolly will teach the school at this place next winter. Concord News Items: Mr. Martin, who went to the Indian Territory a few weeks ago to be treated, has grown worse and sent for his wife. She stated to see him Wednesday evening. Andrew Thomas of El Paso and Miss Carrie Clark of Simco were recently married. Mrs. John E. Gabriel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Box died, burial Cassville Cemetery. Marriage Licenses:
Arthur Smith and Vernie Neeley, Mineralspring Robt. A. Teel and Edith M. Snider, Monett A. H. Harrison, Monett and Edna McElroy, Pierce City Harry L. Perriman and Ethel Wheeler, Jenkins [Research Note: when searching for Mineral Springs look also for Mineralspring, Mineral Spring, Mineral Springs, and Mineral.] |
June 17, 1905, Saturday, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Purdy News Items: J. N. McClure of near town died on the 5th of cancer of stomach. He was 45? years old and left a wife and 5 children. Pasley News Items: Vance Owings and Tom Vanzandt have returned to Joplin after an extended visit with relatives. Thort Smith arrested and lodged in jail - seduced 16 year old girl. He was reported in jail. Rock Springs News Items: H. P. Edens and Jack Anderson were both in a very excited condition June 11. By inquiry it was learned that it was all on account of the arrival of a big democrat boy at each place. Well you may guess how Hiram is stepping around now. [Research Note: Cecil Anderson was born June 5, 1905.] Golden News Items: Squire Hill was on a visit to J. L. Miller and family Sunday. Victor News Items: E. L. Smallwood was the guest of his sister. |
June 24, 1905, Saturday, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO
Mortgagee's Sale: F. P. Henderson and Lillie Henderson Order of Publication: Jas. H. May, plaintiff and Mollie May, defendant Joseph Rowley, deceased, Administrator's Notice Rocky Comfort News Items: Born to John Bunch and lady, June 1, a son. B. F. McCary was a pleasant caller, he is suffering from a fall? he received some time ago. Walter Fogg has purchased Arthur Ruddick's store south of town, 4 miles. Walter formerly owned the store. Jack Preston of Roaring River Mills was in town Wednesday. Jack is a practical joker. Tom Vanzandt [Van Zandt] and Charlie Sills will never forget how he treated them. Wes Hudson was charged with killing Henry Barchman in Taney County was arrested in Little Rock, Wednesday. He will be taken to Taney County for trial. Leonard Dobbs who was in jail charge with entering L. B. Jones' residence at Monett, escaped from jail, Tuesday evening. He was outside of the cell, tore up planks from the floor and dropped down in the vacancy between the vault and the wall and walked out of town. He was heard of going south of Washburn. Sheriff Thomas is having a series of bad luck holding his prisoners. |
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