Barry Co., MO, Newspapers

1916 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

June 8, 1916, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO

Judges of Elections

The county court while in session Monday and Tuesday selected the following me to be judges of election for the August Primary:

Ash No. 1: R. C. Bone, S. T. Morse, E. G. Kious, Joe Morgan, Jim Patterson, M. F. Banks.

Ash No. 2: Neal Stills, Chas. Eggleston, E. T. Hutchinson, John Henry, Ed Weathers, Joe Roller.

Butterfield: James Sapp, Morris Bayless, S. A. Clark, Elmer Tucker, G. G. Adams, Ben Keeling.

Corsicana: Tom Autry, Adolph Casper, Aston Rhea, E. B. Linebarger, S. L. Leonard, Earl Campbell.

Capps Creek No. 1: Joe Eskerns, R. Saloga, Will Autry, G. Hagedorn, J. Cahalen, M. West.

Capps Creek No. 2: Ed P. Allen, Joe Cendroski, J. T. Hutchens, Joe Worbeski, G. Stark, John Lampkin.

Crane Creek No. 1: J. M. Williams, T. M. Hilton, Ira Wilson, J. F. Wade, James Bradley, W. Carmel Cope.

Crane Creek No. 2: John Allman, Wiley Hilton, T. A. Burks, E. Neal, Wm. Wiley, Ross Curry.

Exeter: Floyd Autry, Fred Folger, Henry McNally, J. a. Neill, F. A. Freeze, Cam McCary.

Flat Creek No. 1: J. B. Hopkins, L. F. Jones, S. M. Trolinger, Carl Sullivan, W. S. Price, C. W. Edens.

Flat Creek No. 2: W. C. Roberson, George Brown, J. B. Jefferson, N. L. Hailey, T. B. Yarnall, O. P. Murphy.

Jenkins: W. W. Stubblefield, S. S. Ruddick, John Kindell, W. H. Daugherty, G. A. Thomas, J. M. Ethridge.

Kings Prairie No. 1: J. J. Reynaud, A. M. Henderson, D. R. Thomas, W. S. Medlin, V. H. Marbut, Martin Goetz.

Kings Prairie No. 2: W. R. Browning, F. R. Dummit, W. H. Fleming, Al Wiseman, Joe Williams, Ernest Wallen.

Liberty No. 1: Noah England, Jas. Robberson, Ande Lamberson, Joe Keelen, Will Graber, Dodge McGlothin.

Liberty No. 2: Elbert Packwood, Joe Hooten, Wm. Glossin, Dale Brattin, Fay Mullins, T. H. B. Smith.

Monett Ward 1: Sig Soloman, H. C. Trauhber, W. P. Watkins, James McKenns, S. H. Lauderdale, Dan Breese.

Monett No. 2: J. R. Aulgur, J. L. Hobbs, L. C. Estes, J. H. Davis, W. M. Brite, Tom Markwell.

Monett No. 3: O. Barker, W. S. Judkins, L. B. Durnil, L. N. Swartzel, T. D. Pitts, Sam Pittman.

Monett No. 4: Lige Furlow, Robert Black, Chas. Horner, O. G. Marshall, J. J. Lauderdale, L. P. Withers.

Mountain: Newton Purdom, Tom Carney, Tom Jordan, James Carney, Bill Edgeman, J. E. Bennett.

Ozark: Ernest Hilton, M. V. Atkisson, E. W. Williams, Will Edwards, A. A. Hughes, Hugh Bassett.

Pleasant Ridge: W. L. Snuffer, John Calton, A. C. Crouch, W. M. Marbut, Joe Robbins, Jeff Cook.

Purdy: Ed Ambrose, James Rhea, J. F. Chastain, William Higgs, W. A. Thornhill, W. A. Boucher.

Roaring River No. 1: C. D. Smith, Clarence Farwell, Jas. Garrett, J. C. Bradford, J. J. Taggart, Sam Skelton.

Roaring River No. 2: Will Holman, E. Brock, Harvey Aldridge, Charley Easley, George Wilson, Will Lathim.

Shell Knob: V. Kimball, W. C. Cooper, F. A. James, W. A. Lloyd, John Madewll, W. A. Pearl.

Sugar Creek: V. A. Willey, J. M. Fawver, Noah P. Anderson, John King, Sam McClure, J. M. Mitchell.

Washburn: Harry Woodruff, B. Vermillion, P. R. Moffatt, J. A. Roller, Keet LeCompte, W. R. Scott.

Wheaton: Geo. Howard, J. E. McQueen, John Kelley, J. M. Bayless, Marshall Davidson, H. T. Ghan.

White River No. 1: W. C. Johnson, W. C. Tucker, Ben Clark, Frank Bartmess, T. F. Wolfenbarger, Mathew Hill.

White River No. 2: Grant McKee, Oscar Hood, John M. James, Thomas Willard, E. E. Curry, Will Mikeman.

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Petit Jurors for July Term of Circuit Court

The following names were draw by the county court Monday to serve as members of the petit jury at the July term of the circuit court.

Thos. Galyen, Sr., Ash Township;

J. M. Gurley, Butterfield;

Stanley Bartkoski, Capps Creek;

Claud Cope, Crane Creek;

Chart Garrison, Corsicana;

P. A. Boucher, Exeter;

Geo. Erwin, Flat Creek;

Charles Huse, Jenkins;

W. A. Smith, Kings Prairie:

Thomas England, Liberty;

Robert Black and Benton Lamb, Monett;

W. S. McPhail, McDonald;

Cleve Blythe, Mountain;

Morgan Pannell, Mineral Springs;

George Bassett, Ozark;

Porter Calton, Pleasant Ridge;

W. A. Boucher, Purdy;

James Garrett, Roaring River;

John Madewell, Shell Knob;

Bill Goins, Sugar Creek;

Sam Woodruff, Washburn;

T. O. Hood, White River;

Dan Roller, Wheaton

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Killed in the Barn Lot

Rev. J. T. Brattin received a telephone call Wednesday of last week requesting him to go to Verona to preach the funeral of Mrs. G. H. Ruggles who was killed in the barn lot at the Ruggles home while in a buggy starting to drive out to town.

Mrs. Ruggles had hitched the horse to the buggy and had gotten into the buggy while in the barn lot to drive out side, when the horse became frightened and turned the buggy over throwing her out. Her head struck a manure spreader resulting in her death which occurred within a few minutes following the accident.

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Obituary

Elizabeth Hobbs was born in Indiana, Jan 26, 1836, died May 15, 1916, age 80 years, 3 months, 4 days, after an illness of three weeks. She had been feeling bad for several weeks. About 3 weeks before she died she had a stroke of paralysis. She did not seem to suffer much pain but gradually grew weaker until God called her home. She died without a struggle, was conscious most of he time and knew her friends when they would speak to her.

She was married when young to W. S. Hobbs who preceded her several years ago. To this union were born eight children all are living, two girls and six boys. They are Mary Lester, Cross Hollows; Rosa Towe, McDowell; J. W., Jeff and George Hobbs, Cassville; John Hobbs, Alba; Sherman and Sheridan with home she made her home.

It was hard to give her up but we know God doeth all things well. 80 years of service is a long time. She lived to see her children all grown and married. She also leaves a sister of Poplar Bluff, Mo., who visited her in her last sickness. The children were all attentive to their mother during her sickness doing all they could for her relief. She was a kind mother, a good neighbor and loved by all who knew her.

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Personal and Local News: Mrs. Lou Davis and son, Lester, of Goldberg, Idaho, arrived Wednesday evening of last week for a visit here with their relatives and friends. Mrs. Davis was Miss Lou Baker, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Baker, deceased, and was born and reared in this county and lived most of her life in the Mt. Sinai neighborhood east of this city. Her husband, Thomas Davis, who also lived many years east of Cassville, died about a year ago.

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