| 1912 Extractsfrom Barry County, MO, Newspapers An interlibrary loan of microfilm from the State Historical Society of MO was the source of the below given data. Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers Extracted by: Donna Cooper, Coordinator |
February 1, 1912, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Interesting Letter from one of Barry County's Pioneer Citizens
Mr. Editor: - I have just returned from Cassville where I was called to attend the funeral of one of my aunts, Mrs. Anna McCary, who died at Fairview and was taken to the Horner Cemetery where she was raised. My grandfather Horner was the first one to be buried there fifty years ago. While I was there my mind ran back to my boyhood days. I am 63 years old. Came to Cassville in the year 1851 with my parents and spent my boyhood days around Cassville, Barry County. When I looked over Cassville and saw the fine houses, my mind went back 55 years ago. There was then 8 or 10 little log cabins. In those days we worked cattle instead of horses. Cut our wheat with a reap hook frailed it out. Some times a person could sell a load of wood for 75 cents per cord. In '61 came that awful war. I have seen 20,000 soldiers camped in Cassville, at one time. I saw Price's army march through Cassville going to fight at Wilson Creek. There was plenty of game in those days such as turkey, bear, and dear. Bear was plenty on Rock creek and Rock House. I helped to kill a bear when a boy on the head of Rock House by the spring, called the Neasley spring, but now is the Moulder Spring. I will tell you how the young folks did. I was 7 years old when I got my first pair of pants, mother spun the cloth for them. I was ten years old when my father made me a pair of shoes. People came very near starving in those days. We had to grit corn for our bread, pay 50 cents a pint for salt, 50 cents a pound for coffee, flour $10 per hundred, corn $2. per bushel, calico 25 cents a yard, and the worst of all no law to govern us. Everybody turned loose. I enlisted in the army at the age of 16, when it ended I found myself in Tennessee, I served in the 2 Arkansas Calvary. I want to hear from some of my comrades. Old Fogy, J. W. Shewmake, Wheaton, MO. Monthly Grade Report
Of room No. 3, Cassville School, Miss Ethel Reid, teacher. Average only is given. Fifth Grade
Gertrude Higganbotham, 96 [Higginbotham] Nadine Robbins, 96 Lenora Sheperd, 94 Dale Salyer, 93 Clara Montgomery, 93 Lloyd Wilhite, 93 Charlotte Schliecker, 92 Toni Thiele, 90 George Baker, 89 Rolland Antle, 88 George Newman, 87 Rena Shepard, 87 Mildred King, 87 Lavern Bloomer, 87 Mae Barcus, 87 Clarence Sanders, 87 Beatrice Henbest, 87 Chester Elkins, 87 Oscar Coleman, 80 Fourth Grade
Dora Jordan, 95 Everet Hale, 94 Ocie Taylor, 94 Floyd Antle, 93 Sammie Sherwood, 91 Hunter Reed, 90 Ethel Griffith, 90 Sidney Parker, 90 Lester Kisler, 87 John Bowers, 86 Charles Schliecker, 86 [Abstract] Order of Publication
State of Missouri
County of Barry In the circuit court to the March term 1912, Stanisyaw Borusheski, plaintiff vs. James Turner, Marion Turner, Rebecca Turner, the unknown heirs of Jeremiah Turner, deceased, the unknown heirs of Ferriba Woodward, deceased, the unknown heirs of Miles Turner, decease, the unknown heirs of Mary Woodward deceased, Barney Howerton, Adeline Turner, W. A. Turner, F. A. Blankenship, Finis A. Turner, Silas A. Turner, Dora A. Lauderdale, Arthur A. Turner, C. A. Ray, Columbus Patton, F. A. Brown, Addie Campbell, T. C. Prewitt, W. E. Prewitt, Emma Prewitt, C. O. L. Prewitt, M. E. Prewitt, J. L. Prewitt, J. H. Prewitt and Charley Prewitt, defendants. [There are three more paragraphs to this document.] |
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