1913 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
Cassville Republican, Thursday, Weekly Paper, June 12, 1913


Dead: Mrs. Will Hodge, of the People's locality southwest of Washburn, died Monday night after a two week's illness of stomach trouble. She was 35 years, 6 months and 5 days old and is survived by a husband and two children. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. T. Brattin Tuesday afternoon at the Washburn Prairie Church and interment made in the Washburn Prairie Cemetery.

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Monett Teachers Engaged: With the exception of two teachers of the Monett school board has elected the entire list of high school and grade teachers for 1913-1914. M. J. Hale who for the past year has been superintendent of the schools was re-elected and Fred Grobe of St. Charles was elected principal of the high school. James McNally was re-elected principal of the Central school. Following are the names of high school and grade teachers employed: M. J. Hale, Fred Grobe, Mrs. R. C. Inman, Miss Nellie Mills, Fern Verkamp, Demmah Hamilton, Lazinka Chapell, Della Perry, James McNally, Misses Rose Callen, May Ryan, Lola Snyder, Ruth Bradford, Mrs. Laura Leckie, Misses Margaret Harrison, Pearl Chappell, Julia Campbell, Martha Scofield, Erma Dusenbury, Grace DeBrosse, Beulah Watson.

Obituary


On Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m., June 1, 1913, Mrs. Minnie Horn, nee Adkins, departed this life. Mrs. Horn was a very patient sufferer for 12 years, bearing her affliction with great fortitude sustained by the grace of God. She was born in the state of Illinois and moved to Howell county, MO, in 1880. She was married to F. M. Horn, July 9, 1885. To this union were born three sons and one daughter. Mrs. Horn professed faith in Christ May 13, 1894, and joined the Presbyterian Church at Seligman and lived a faithful consistent Christian life until God called her to her reward. She leaves a father, mother, two brothers, two sisters, a husband, two sons and one daughter to mourn her loss. The remains were laid to rest in Seligman Cemetery at 3 p.m. Monday, June 2, 1913, after a very impressive and touching sermon by Rev. Pinkston of Verona. The family in their bereavement have the sincere sympathy of all who know them.

Cashed a Bad Check


Saturday night information was placed in the hands of Sheriff Brixey to arrest John Perryman of near Butterfield on the charge of forgery. On Friday, May 27, Perryman present a check in favor of himself drawn on the First National Bank at Cassville at the Exeter Bank. The check called fro $65. The Exeter Bank thinking that the matter was a trusty one did not doubt but what Perryman had a deposit in the bank at Cassville unlit the check was protested by the Cassville Bank, Saturday. The check had been sent by the Exeter Bank to Springfield, from there to Kansas City and St. Louis and did not arrive at the Cassville Bank until Saturday. After the Exeter Bank was informed that the check had been protested Sheriff Brixey was notified and drove to Perryman's home but was informed that Perryman had left his family and had not been seen in that community for several days. Perryman is a son of the late Allen Perryman and has lived in the county practically all of is life. He is well known in many parts of the the county.

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Dallas Walden, a well known citizen of Beaver, a cousin of Sheriff Tom Walden, was struck by lighting and instantly killed Wednesday evening. He recently purchased a store at Bush, and had been invoicing the stock and was on the way back to Beaver in a buggy accompanied by a young man named Wyrick. The bolt of lighting that struck him also killed one of the horses hitched to the buggy, but young Wyrick, sitting in the buggy by Mr. Walden was uninjured.North Arkansas Star.
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