| 1912 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. Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers Extracted by: Donna Cooper, Coordinator |
February 22, 1912,
Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
T. P. Mooney died at his home in Carthage Sunday and was buried at Washburn Monday. He was for many years a citizen of this county and a merchant at Washburn. He was a good business man and an excellent citizen. A few years ago he moved to Carthage where he has since made his home. J. H. Mooney, a business man at Washburn, is an adopted son of T. P. Mooney's. ***
Washburn Prairie News: T. P. Mooney of Carthage was buried at this place Monday. He lived at Washburn until about three years ago when they moved to Carthage. The bereaved have our sympathy. ***
Mrs. Mary Hays Lee died Monday night Feb. 19 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marshal Hutchens following an illness of several days, in the age of 72 years, 5 months and 20 days. She was born near Shiloh, Tennessee in 1830. About the time of the Civil War the family moved to this state. Her first husband whose name was Hays died at Marionville. He was a Federal Soldier. Mrs. Marshall Hutchens, Mrs. Taylor Black and Mrs. Robert Anderson's mother were children of this marriage. In later years she married Andrew W. Lee, a brother of J. R. Lee, of this city. He died several years ago and Mrs. Lee has been making her home with Mrs. Hutchens. Rev. J. T. Brattin will conduct the funeral services this afternoon (Wednesday) and the body will be laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery. ***
Mrs. Viola Hemphill of McDowell who had been visiting her brothers, J. D. Adams of Hatton, Wash., and J. M. Adams of Grandview, Wash., and other relatives in Washington, died at Ritzville, Wash., Sunday morning, Feb. 11, after an illness of eight weeks, suffering with typhoid fever. She had purchased her ticket for her return to her home when she was taken ill. A week after she was stricken her son, Charles, eleven years old was taken with the same malady. They lay in the same room under the care of the same nurse until within a few minutes before the mother passed away. The son is considered out of danger. Mrs. Hemphill will be buried at Hatton on Monday, the 12th. Those at her bedside when death came were her husband, Ira Hemphill, and brother J. D. Adams. Mrs. Hemphill was the daughter of T. J. Adams who lived in Barry County, MO, about 18 years and her husband, Ira Hemphill is well known here, he is a son of L. M. Hemphill of McDowell and has been a resistant of Barry County about 23 years. Clara, a daughter of deceased is at McDowell having returned from Washington some months ago. Mrs. Hemphill will return to McDowell as soon as his sick son is able to travel. ***
Porterfield Logsden Dead: With little warning of the approach of immediate dissolution, Porterfield Logsden passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hopton, in this city, Thursday, February 15, of Brights disease. He was born in Hart County, KY, Oct 1, 1848. When a boy he went to Iowa where he lived for a number of years. Several years ago he moved to this county and located at Golden. He lived in Cassville for awhile abut four years ago and worked at this trade, that of a stone mason. He was married in 1869. There was born to them eight children, one daughter, Mrs. Hopton, and three sons, Harry of Idaho, Jasper of Kansas and Guy of beaver, Ark., survive him. Mrs. Logsden died in August 1910. Mr. Logstden was a quiet, hard working citizen. He had his peculiar ideas but was a man of unquestioned integrity and highly respected. Rev. J. T. Brattin conducted the funeral and his body was laid to rest Friday in Oak Hill Cemetery. ***
Washburn Prairie News: Mrs. W. K. Howell and little daughter, Wilma, and sister, Miss Lulah Hopkins returned home Saturday after a sort visit with their sister, Mrs. P. E. Smith, and family of Eagle Rock and attended the close of the school at Mt. Zion. They report a nice time. ***
Mayflower News: Friday while Jake Ellis was gone from home, his dog had a fit and was acting queer. Mrs. Ellis put the children up stairs and went after J. T. Vanzandt who came with a gun and killed the dog. The dog might have been going mad as it acted like it would bite the children but didn't bite anything. [Van Zandt] ***
Noble Lee south of Cassville recently received a letter from his son, Cleveland Lee, who lives in Wisconsin stating that his house with all his household goods were destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. He carried no insurance. The house had been built one year. He stated that the night the house burned the thermometer was standing at 40 below zero. ***
Claude Burch of Cato was placed under arrest and brought to jail by Sheriff Newman Thursday upon a charge of seduction. The prosecuting witness lives at Monett. The warrant was sworn out by W. S. Summers. William Davis was brought down from Monett Thursday night and lodged in the county jail by Sheriff Newman to serve out a sentence of 50? days and additional for a ten dollar fine. Davis' crime was sealing two sets of harness and some other articles. |
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