1896 Extracts from Barry County, MO, Newspapers
Extracted by: Donna Cooper, Coordinator
An interlibrary loan from the State Historical Society of MO of microfilm, was the source from which the data given below was obtained.
Some of the items given below were abstracted and so are not complete in form because the 1896 papers are not easy to read and some are in very bad shape. Even the paper date was unclear on some of the issues.
April 2 1896, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO April 9 1896, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
Obituary: Mrs. Mary Kersery nee Ballard was born near Arkansas City, Kansas, in 1872. The family moved to Marionville, Mo., in 1879, at which place they made their home until 1889 when they moved to Cassville, Barry County, Mo. She was married to Thos. S. Kersey, May 28th 1890. She was converted and united with the Church of Christ under Brother Knox's preaching about four years ago. For about three years she had been afflicted so severely that she was a constant invalid, but was frequently privileged to go to church, out riding or visiting with her friends until within the last few months. During the June meeting in '95, she was an earnest worker and was one of the leading spirits in the organization of the church and imitating the erection of the new church which was its foundation about completed. "She rests from her labors, but works follow her." Sister Kersey from her childhood was a Sunday school worker. How many boys and girls, who have been in her classes, and were won to a better life and saved, eternity alone will tell. About two weeks ago she took worse and rapidly sank. On Friday, preceding her demise, her friends gave up all hope and waited patiently for the end, which came Monday, March 23, at 4:45 p.m. without any visible struggle or pain, she quietly fell "asleep in the arms of Jesus." "Blessed are they that died in the Lord." She was 24 years and 17 days old, a faithful and devoted Christian, an affectionate wife and companion, and a friend to all. It may be truly said of her that "none knew her but to love her." The exceedingly large and overflowing audience which assembled to participate in the last sad ceremonies bore evidence of the esteem in which she was held. She leaves to mourn her departure, besides the many friends, three sisters, two brothers, a father and a fond and affectionate husband. The funeral was conducted at Father Kersey's residence on Tuesday at 2 p. m. by the writer and the body was laid to rest in the Exeter Cemetery.

Licensed to Wed:


John D. Robberson, 26, Purdy & Mary E. Dunkeson, 25, Purdy

James M. Marshall, 25, Monett & Ara Smith, 28, Monett

James A. Call, 25, Madry & Minnie Ellis, 26, Madry		 Washburn News: Mr. Ball who stayed with his mother, Mrs. J. A. Franklin, the past winter, has gone to Topeka, Kansas.

Washburn News: John Ware, Jr. and wife were visiting the latter's parents, Saturday and Sunday at Star.

Lookout Mountain: Charley Weatherly has been buying calves in this vicinity.


Probate Court:


First Day:

Estate - - Person in Charge

Marion A. Allison et al, Minors; John Drake, G. & C.;

Sally May Allred, Minor; Minnie Allred, G. & C.;

James Brown, Minor, B.F. Shelton, G. & C.;

Desdimona Barcus, et al, Minors; J. C. Barcus, G. & C.;

Lafayette Blakeslee, Dec'd D.C. Blakeslee, Adm'r.;

Jacob Cook, Dec'd, Mary Cook, Adm'r.;

Peter Decocq, Dec'd Adolph Decocq, Adm'r.;

Beasle and Manly Dallas Minors, D. L. Baylor, G. & C.

Elliott Couch, Minor; William Curry, G. & C.;

J. F. Ferrenbug, Dec'd.; J. T. Ferrenburt, Adm'r.;

Hattie Hopkins et al Minors; W. D. Manley, G. & C.;

Sarah E. Harbert, Dec'd, J. F. Pilant, Pub Adm'r.;

Phillip H. S. Haynes, Minor; W. H. Brown, G. & C.;

Britton T. Douglass et al Minors; M. B. Douglass, G. & C.;

Winnie Harris, Minor, J. W. Newby, G. & C.

Jules Jaques, Dec'd J. F. Pilant, Adm'r;

Urias Johnson, Dec'd., Elizabeth Johnson, Adm'x.

Second Day:

Henry McCary, Dec'd, John T. McCary, Adm'r.;

L. P. Stringer, Dec'd, Harry Horine, Adm'r.;

George Shields, Dec'd; Margaret D. Shields, Adm'r.;

James V. Sweet, Minor, H. L. R. Sweet, G. & C.;

Julius Sass, Dec'd, Mary C. Sass, Adm'x.;

J. E. Woolford, et al Minors, J. L. Woolford, G. & C.;

Sylvester Wood, insane, Wm. S. Lester, G. & C.

John Robbins, Dec'd, W. Benson Robbins, Executor.

William Rodner, Dec'd, J. F. Pilant, Adm'r.;

Elisha Roller, Dec'd, Daniel Pendergraft, Adm'r.;

Mary J. Reno, Insane, C. C. Blakeslee, G. & C.;

Martha A. Rhodes, Dec'd, Thos. H. Atkinson, Adm'r.;

Minnie E. Patton, Minor, Susan Patton, G. & C.;

W. A. Turner, Dec'd, Mary M. Turner, Ext'x.;

Susan Townsend, Dec'd, W. I, . Martin, Ex't'r.;

L. Beasley, Clerk of Probate Court
April 16, 1896, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO April 23, 1896, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO
The copy that was in the April 16, 1896, paper, includes a penciled drawing of M. W. Berryhill.

Lieut. M W Berryhill: Veteran of the Florida War
and the Southern Confederacy


M. W. Berryhill, or "Uncle Mike", as he is generally called, was born near Winchester, Franklin Co., Tennessee on the 8th of May 1815. His father was killed at the famous battle of New Orleans. He had no brother and but one sister. His mother bound him to a Mr. Bridges and then joined the "peculiar" Quaker section. His adopted father was kind to him and he lived with him until he was 21 years of age.

The object of our sketch left home about this time and if all the trials he has endured, the dangers he has encountered the narrow escapes from death he has had, in time of peace as well as war, were written, it would make quite a volume. In 1838 he volunteered in the Florida War, and joined Company B with Isaac Roberts in Command.

At one time, he with ten other men started from Tampa Bay to New Orleans. The captain disobeyed orders and did not ballast the ships, they were caught in a storm, which broke the steering wheel and tore the rails and they were left to the mercy of the wind and waves for eight days and drifted in sight of Cuba. To use his own words: "We were scared half to death at first, our captain was killed, after about three hours we give up in despair afterward. In fact, not a single one of us would "a give a chew of tobacco for the chance of our lives."

Uncle Mike served about three months as a teamster to have provisions from Tampa Bay to different forts in Florida. He was driving a wild our horse team in a train of about 300. He said "My team and about a hundred more ahead of me got frightened and I never saw so much running nor since. Several men beside myself got dangerously hurt and we lost about a dozen wagons and teams too. They were running across the prairie as far as we could see and we never heard of them again."

He then went to Alabama and was married shortly afterward to Miss K. C. Broyles whose obituary appeared in the Republican a short time ago. He with his companion moved to Mississippi, then with a few other families to Camden, Arkansas, and formed a settlement where they lived about eight years. From Arkansas they moved to Barry County in 1852 and they settled for life on the same farm, ¾ mile west of Washburn, where he has since continually resided.

Uncle Mike was a firm believer in Jefferson Davis and state rights (but denounces in strong terms the present Democratic Congress.) And when the struggle came he espoused the Confederate cause and served four years. In the last year he was engaged in thirteen battles. He was 2nd Lieutenant under Lieut. Winton, but never in his life received a bullet wound. "Although," he said, "I have had my clothes shot full of holes, it seems like a kind of a Providence interfered on my behalf many times. But the saddest sight I saw and one that aroused my sympathy most was a Federal Soldier with both arms off, carrying water to a dying comrade."

Our hero as we will call him for he has proven himself such many times, has been subject to epileptic fits about thirty-four years. And on one occasion fell in the fire and was badly burned about the head, causing the loss of one eye and much suffering, which he endured with much patience and fortitude. Uncle Mike is near the eighty first birthday and very feeble. But he has many friends and is kind and courteous to everyone. For his service in the Florida War he is drawing $8.00 a month.

Written by Clara Hancock Berryhill, April 16, 1896, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO.		 Washburn News: Uncle Jack Snodgrass is on the road to recovery from his late illness.

Exeter News: Dora Johnson, a daughter of Bud Johnson, while in town Tuesday of last week, was thrown from her horse and it was feared fatally injured, but by prompt medical aid was soon restored to consciousness and at last account was doing nicely.
May 1, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO May 7, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Licensed to Wed:


William E. Jackson, 22, Purdy & Alice Dilbeck, Cassville

Martin Hinneman, 24, Pierce City & Minnie Loebig, 20 Pierce City
A Happy Surprise: The Seventy-third Milestone passed
by Mrs. Susannah Haddock


Saturday was the 25th of April. It was more than that. It was the seventy-third anniversary of the birth of Grandma Haddock, so well-known to the old settlers of the north-western part of the county by association and all the young people round about are as her children. The good old lady had been visiting near Sarcoxie and the storm of Friday evening nearly upset the plans of the conspirators as it prevented her returning home that night, and the next morning the Kansas train was wrecked. Neither floods nor wrecks, however, prevented a drive across country and by noon she was safely brought to her home on Capps Creek, where they raise golden wheat and pretty girls.

There being service at Walnut Grove church that morning conducted by Eld. J. T. Brattin of Cassville, assisted by Eld. A. F. Pierson and Rev. C. F. Fain of Pierce City, it was an excellent place to rendezvous, and at its close over two hundred people went to do justice to the dinner and enjoy themselves. They did both right royally and it did not need assurances to make one believe that the ladies were accustomed to preparing such feasts and the men to relieving the tables of their contents.

It was the writer's good fortune to be taken charge of by Hiram Horine and directed to that part of the long table where the viands prepared by Mrs. Horine and Mrs. T. P. Withers were easily accessible. Had the fond friends been present who in our childhood prophesied that we would some day make our mark, they would have been satisfied that their prophecy had come true. And while doing so we could not refrain from wondering how with such cooks to please their appetites, and such larders as the supplies must have come from, the good husbands of these excellent ladies could find excuse for howling calamity and voting the Populist ticket. But that's digression.

The good old lady in whose honor this dinner had been prepared was a daughter of Phillip and Margaret Myers, born April 25, 1823 in Armstrong Co., PA, which she left at the age of twelve with her parents for Indiana. April 23, 1844. Susanna married Solomon Rumbaugh and moved to near Washburn, settling on the farm now owned and occupied by S.D. Thompson, adjoining the new town. By Mr. Rumbaugh she had three children: Charlotte Crumley, now in Idaho, Margaret Russell and Sol Rumbaugh with whom she lives.

Mr. Rumbaugh dying Aug. 13, 1850, in March, 1852 she married Charles Haddock, Jr., and moved to the Capps Creek where she has since resided and where were born Ransom Haddock of White River, Rachel Banks of Capps Creek, Alonzo Haddock of Purdy and a child now dead.

At the time of moving to Capps Creek, it was not the thickly settled and well improved community that it is now. Instead of land being in cultivation and worth $25 to $40 an acre, the government owned the most of it and offered it as slow sale for $1.25 per acre. The nearest church was on Clear Creek and the school house three miles away. Their trading was done at Jolly, Granby, Newtonia and Cassville and it took a day to do it. Indians frequently passed back and forth to and from the hunting grounds along White River and many a deer Mr. Haddock shot from his own yard.

Since 1863 Mrs. Haddock has been a widow. For nearly forty years she has been a member of the Baptist Church. Physically she seems sprightly and does much work that should be left for the younger ones. She never weighed over 110 or 111, and her 100 pounds now is easily carried. Hale and hearty, she promises to see many an anniversary yet, each one of which we hope will be as pleasantly passed as the seventy-third."
May 14, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO May 21, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Licensed to Wed:


David Love, 36, Cassville & Mary A. Flaherty, 60, Cassville

Matthew Y. Henson, 28, Flat Creek & Elizabeth Purdom, 37, Flat Creek

William P. Wright, 31, Monett & Estella F. Porter, 18, Monett

Wm. S. Lane, 23, Shell Knob & Sarah Alive Painter, 21, Shell Knob

John V. Meagher, 27, Monett & Mary J. Lanlgan, 21

Thomas Livesay, 30, Seligman & Della Okley, 16, Washburn [Oakley]		 Obituary: Died, at the home of G. W. Farwell, May 6, Rachel Curry. Mrs. Curry was born June 1820, and raised in Illinois. At the age of eighteen she married to a Mr. Brown and in 1841 came to Barry County and settled Aug. 1, on the bank of White River, which was that time a dense cane brake. They lived there but a few years where Brown died. She then married William Curry. They lived on her farm until the war came up when they moved to Cassville. While there she lost her husband and four other members of the family, in the war, where with her once large but then small family, moved back to the old home, where they lived in peace and pleasure but a few years when the youngest boy died and the two older ones married, leaving her with only one child to comfort her in her old days. Misfortune still followed. He lost his mind and drowned himself. That left her but one child and a step son - B. F. Curry - her son being that time in Montana. In the fall of 1878 he came home and staid that winter but being discontented, went back in the spring, leaving her in the care of O. W. Farwell who has had the principal care of her since. For the last seven years the old lady had lived alone on the old homestead. In vain her step son and friends persuaded her to leave the old home and stay with them, but the answer always came back: "If you had come here when this was a cane brake, like I did, you would want to stay the rest of your life." About one month before she died, she was persuaded to leave her home and go home with O. W. Farwell. The old lady said there was only one left who was here when she came here, and that is Edward Easley. She was 75 years and 11 months old and was laid to resting in the Roach Cemetery.
O. W. Farwell, Eagle Rock, MO.

Scholten News: Will Hedrick has sold his farm to a man by the name of Mordica Swaney from New Mexico. Still they move back to old Barry for protection.

Purdy News: The wife of a Mr. Elliott, late of Ohio, died here Friday night. The remains were buried Sunday. The relative have the sympathy of the community in that sad bereavement.
May 28, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO June 4, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
John A. McCluer: The subject of this sketch was born Nov. 15, 1816, near Paris, Richland Co., Ohio. His parents were of German and Irish descent. His father was born about 1790 in Rockbridge Co., Va., his mother in Pennsylvania. His early youth was an eventful one. At the time the county was inhabited to a great extent by Indians and wild beasts, such as deer, turkeys, bears, etc. Here is where he attempted his first school; here he developed tact that afterwards proved him efficiently as a teacher - not particularity as a learned scholar, but as a judge by human nature, the key, as he says, to success in the school room.

About this time his father moved to near Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, where the logs still lay in the streets as they were felled by the ax. Here he learned the Indian art of dressing deer skins, which at that time they were obliged to wear as shoes and clothing. He also learned the art of making the old fashioned lye hominy, which was the staff of life when the water mills were not 'running'. Here he attended the first Sunday school and saw the first wedding. As an incident of the wedding, his father ordered him to drive home a neighbor's cows and return if not too late. On getting there he learned that his school teacher was to be married that night and naturally concluded it was too late to return.

At the age of nine years, he commenced the profession of ox driving and became to adept at the business. As an anecdote he relates this, which happened at his father's: A Mr. Carr, a neighbor, who was an eastern man assisting on the farm and a dear lover of pig meat, doubling his ability to eat raccoon meat, saw a raccoon that his father had killed lying on the door step late in the evening. Another neighbor had sent a piece of fresh pig meant, which Mr. Carr did not know of a portion of which was cooked for breakfast. Coming in as breakfast was ready next morning, he took his meat with others. All understood the situation but himself. He was asked to leave a bit of the coon and the invitation accepted. He cut off a bit and began chewing. The longer he chewed the bigger it got. He arose from the table and threw it out the door saying he could not go that. After a hearty laugh by all, he sat down and ate a hearty breakfast from the same dish.

The year he was twelve years old his father moved to near Lexington, Richland Co., Ohio, and spent the winter, he going to school and beginning the study of Murray's Primary Grammar, memorizing and reciting all that the teacher required and the reviewing at the close. Although he was successful in his memorizing and recitations in grammar, he claims, he did not understand his rudiments showing that a child can commit to memory and recite and at the same time not understand the study.

In his 18th year his father moved to Belleville, Ohio. His father being in poor health, the labor of the farm devoted to a great extent, on him. Although young, he was equal to the occasion. He remembers well the great meteoric shower or called that day, "falling of the stars." While they apparently fell, they vanished before reaching the earth. He was at the grandmother's when this occurred, being on a trip to the lake in market. On returning the ox team, dressed in an old jeans round-about, despicable with the mud, ox driver style, he saw standing in the door, Miss Clarinda Nase for the first time, who, as future events proved, became his wife. In the spring of 1837, his father again sold out, preparatory to moving to Missouri. This even hastened the union with Miss Nase, which took place Oct. 22, 1837, near Gallon, Ohio, and on the 24th day of the same month, they started for Missouri. Nov. 24, they stopped to winter in Perry Co., Ills. Here an event occurred which changed the program. His father being a pronounced anti-slavery man, decided not to go to Missouri as Mr. Lovejoy, a prominent anti-slavery editor, was murdered in Alton, Ills., for his anti-slavery sentiment, by a mob from Missouri. In August 1838, his father moved to Jackson Co. Ills. Here, in the same month, an even occurred that changed the destines of the whole family, the death of his mother.

In the fall of 1839 his father took three of the children and went back to Ohio, leaving James J. and George Z. with John A. to buffet with the hardships and privations of a frontier life without relatives or near neighbors to rely upon for any help. Here John A. cleared up a large farm and raised a family of twelve children, eleven of whom lived to be grown and married, and by his sterling qualities as a husband and neighbor formed a character which proved him to be one of the best citizens, he often being called the peace maker.

Here in 1841, he taught his first school, at the earnest request of his neighbors, boarding five of the scholars free in order to make up the school. He taught school in a cabin with only one small window. The seats were puncheon with wooden pins for legs. Nine of the pupils were in their A. B. C. 's. In those days schools were taught by subscription. The law allowed the trustees to examine the teachers. He relates this incident: The trustees had met at the school house to examine the teacher, who had just begun his term. On entering he house the teacher said: "Gentleman, I am at your service." After waiting a few moments he again said, "Gentlemen, I am at your service." When one of them said: "Let us retire to that log." After all were seated, the teacher again said: "I am at your service." When one said" "Stand up." He did so. "Turn around." When he did, the trustee then said: "As you can outrun, out jump or whip any scholar in this district you are therefore qualified to teach this school." He continued to teach at intervals, until he thought others were better qualified.

He never took an active part in polices until the war of the rebellion, when he took a strong stand for the union, enlisting in the Union Army August 1862, in Co. D. 81 Ills. Inf. and was discharged for disability December 1864. Hew has been a member of the G. A. R. since 1883.

In April, 1843, he and his wife united with the Missionary Baptist Church and traveled along as church members without censure or reproof until his companion's death, June 16, 1893, she being 75 years, 6 months, and 7 days old. An uncommon incident is that he and his wife lived together happily for 56 years, and his brother James J., attended his wedding and also his golden wedding and they attended James' wedding and golden wedding. During this time he was engaged in Sunday School work, organizing and encouraging Sunday schools up to the time of his ordination as a minister, which occurred in 1875. He served as pastor of the Pleasant Hill church in Jackson Co., Ills., until 1882 when he and his wife moved to Cherokee Co., Kan. Soon after they united with the Missionary Baptist at Centre, in that county, where he now belongs. His companion died in Barry County and is buried at Mineral Spring, near which place he has several children. He is a man of more than ordinary strength and energy for one of his age, blessed with a numerous progeny and it is with pleasure that he recites the fact that they all respect him and are all willing and ready to do what they can to make the pathway of life as pleasant as possible for him in his declining years. He has ten children living, fifty-one grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Licensed to Wed:


Robert W. Kelley, 21, Herd, Ark., & Sarah V. Smith, 19, Eagle Rock

Owen L. Cochran, 27, Springfield & Lou M. Babb, 19, Cassville

J. W. C. Burnett, 22, Seligman & Susan V. Collier, 16, Seligman

Edward F. England, 22, Purdy & Liffie A. Burchett, 17, Purdy

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Cramer of Seneca, MO, who had been visiting about Mineral Springs and passed through town yesterday enroute [sic] home.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McMullin returned Monday from Nevada, MO, where they had taken their daughter, Zurah, who will attend school at that place. Mr. McMullin thinks that a great many from that section will tend our reunion in August.

Murder of Ed Gill


A murder was committed near Chappel's school house in Stone County, by ten or a dozen families southeast of Aurora Tuesday. It appears that a school teacher by the name of Tom Howard, armed with a gun called at the home of a farmer named Ed Gill, whom he found at the barn.

Upon seeing Howard approach with the weapon in his hands Gill ran into the barn, but came out in a short time upon Howard's assurance that he would not be harmed. As he emerged from the door, Howard seized a pitchfork that was standing against the side of the barn and plunged it into Gill's body, killing him almost instantly.

After committing the murder Howard fled, but was followed a short time after by a posse of neighbors, well armed and who are said to have been close upon the fugitive just before dark set in.
June 11, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO June 18, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Scholten News: Brought to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bond, June 7, a fine baby girl. George is greatly pleased. Mother and babe doing well.

John Longmire has returned from the Territory, where he had been for several months.

John Trim of Clinton is spending the week with his aunt, Mrs. Joseph Hudson.

Miss Katie Sparkman, who had spent a month with her grandmother near Washburn, returned home last week.

Down in Mountain township, hunting promises to be excellent this fall. Nathan Williams reported last week that Mr. Stump went out today and before penetrating far into this cornfield killed thirteen possums and a snake and found a terrapin.

Miss Norine Whitmire, one of Aurora's bells is visiting the Misses Sons, north of town, this week.

Obituary: May 29th our little valley was called to mourn the loss of John Head of Eagle Rock, who was here visiting his son-in-law, W. H. Holman. While driving his mule, into the barn, the 27th, the animal kicked, striking him just above the hip and below the lower rib. No one supposed the injury fatal until Thursday night, when he lost consciousness and before the aid of the physician could be called his passed away, at about 8 o'clock Friday morning. Saturday the body was presented to the G. A. R. order for burial. As Decoration was observed at the schoolhouse, flowers were lovingly and tenderly placed on the coffin and a beautiful song was sung after which Elders Greenstreet and G. S. Cottrell made nice talks and all were asked to follow the cemetery [Painter's] where the remains were placed within the limits of the tomb. Mr. Head leaves a wife and children, all grown, to mourn his absence. The people of Shell Knob showed their respect to the old gentlemen in a way that will never be forgotten. He being a stranger among us, it shows that he has the sympathy of others.
U. C. Shell Knob.

Licensed to Wed:


Frank Powers, 36, Eagle Rock & Annie Smith, 20, Eagle Rock

William Sprinkles, 20, Seligman & Rhoda Stevens, 23, Seligman

Marcus A. Ghan, 24, Grangeville & Belle Crawford, 17, Exeter

Thomas Baker, 26, Golden & Ella Wise, 23, Nauvoo

Mineral Spring: Mrs. Laura Newby of Topeka, Kan., arrived Saturday on a visit to her father, Thos. Taylor, and other relatives and friends.

Stony Point: George Van Dorn had two mares severely cut on barbed wire Friday night. Harry Setzer also had one severely cut Thursday night.

Probate Court Proceedings:


Judge W. R. Browning presiding.

Est. Geo. M. Goodnight, dec'd inventory and appraisement filed and approved.

Est. James K. Card, dec'd report of W. A. Hubbard and A. A. Hughes, commoners to set out homestead to Mattie L. Card, widow, approved.

Est. Perry S. Ellis, dec'd proof of will ordered to be taken second Monday in July.

Settlements approved.

2nd annual of J. W. Newby, G. & C. of Winnie Harris, minor $214.67 due ward.

2nd annual of A. J. Henderson, G. & C. of Lydia M. Horrall, minor $55.90 due ward.

1st annual of Benton Robbins, executor estate John Robbins, dec'd showing balance due executor.

Demands allowed and classified.

Mary C. Sass vs. Est. Peter F. Decocque, dec'd $90., 5th class.

W. A. Anderson vs. Est. E. W. Brandenburgh, dec'd, $5; 5th class.

Dr. G. C. Abbott vs. Est. Mary J. Siagle, dec'd $36; 2nd class.

Dr. J. S. Foster vs. Est. J. S. Little, dec'd; $18.80; 2nd class.

A. J. Dean vs. Same, $21.74; 5th class.

Adjourned until second Monday in July.		 Obituary: Died, June 9, 1896, Leander, son of Enos and Lucy Stubblefield, age 2 years. The remains were laid to rest the 10th in the Stubblefield Cemetery. The friends have our heartfelt sympathy. [poem follows]

Judge Richard Tucker and D. M. Shumate of Golden were assisting John Pilkenton, Monday, in the proving up of his homestead.

Mrs. G. M. Goodnight and grand-daughter Florence Warf, went to Stones Prairie Tuesday to visit relatives and friends a few days.

Mrs. Smithy was called to Washburn Friday to attend her daughter-in-law, who is very low with consumption.

John Longmire retuned to Osage County, Kan., Tuesday, after a pleasant visit with relatives here.
June 25, 1896, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO -
Washburn News: Parson Brooks and Jake Burke are lying very low. Neither are expected to live from one morning to the next.

Zach Carter, a young man who has been at work for C. E. Barney at Eureka Springs the past few weeks, came up here Friday and played a flush hand till Sunday night, when he disappeared with about $80.00 belonging to Mr. Barney, and in debt to a number of people in Eureka Springs. Seligman Sunbeam.

Ford vs. Maxwell: Deputy United States Marshall Brown brought in William E. Ford from Barry County Monday evening who is charged with intimidating a homesteader. He was taken before United States Commissioner Silsby where he gave bond in the sum of $200 to appear this morning at 9 o'clock.

Ford is from Macon County, Missouri and claims to have settled up a quarter section of government land forty-two years ago. He did not, however, file upon, and George F. Maxwell learning though the Springfield land office that the land was still vacant, made a homestead entry, but when he went to the land to settle, he found it already occupied by Ford who refused to allow him to have peaceful possession. Ford claims to have filed his papers with the county clerk at Cassville on April 29, or one day before Maxwell filed at Springfield. Springfield Republican.

Enquiry here seems to show that Ford was the actual settler, but had been slow about filing and Maxwell had tried to jump the claim and went to Springfield to get in his work. Ford learned of the move, and though sick, borrowed the money and came to Cassville and filed before Circuit Clerk Jones, April 29, as above stated. Upon Maxwell's demanding Ford to vacate he was informed that he wouldn't.		 -
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