December 8, 1917, Saturday, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO

Mrs. Z. C. Barnes, wife of T. J. Barnes passed away Nov. 19, 1917, at 12:05 a.m., at her home near Seligman, Mo., age 67 years, 9 months and 12 days. She was surrounded by living husband, sons, daughters and friends. She was born in Jasper County, Mo., February 6, 1850; moving with the family to Greenwood county, Kansas, where she and T. J. Barnes were married March 28, 1867; residing there a short time, they then moved to Barry county, Missouri where they have since made their home. Of this marriage eleven children were born, or whom ten are living. They are: Mrs. W. A. Fairchild, Mrs. Jacob Roller, Mrs. Oscar Webb of near Washburn Mo.; Mrs. P. D. Miller of Cassville; Mrs. Della Hurd of Los Angeles Cal.; Mrs. Frankie Ferguson of Eureka, Kan.; Henry and P. L Barnes of near Seligman; Jeff Barnes of Lamar, Col., and Lewis Barnes of Chicago, Ill., All were present excepting Mrs. Della Hurd and Jeff Barnes. She had twenty-nine grand-children and four great grand-children, one brother John Baker and one sister Mrs. J. W. Deweese, both of Seneca Mo.

She had been a member of the Baptist Church since 1869 and lived a consistent Christian life. Funeral services conducted at the Barnes home, Tuesday Nov. 20th, by Rev Crouch of Pleasant Ridge township, pastor of the Baptist church. The remains were laid to rest in the family cemetery on the Barnes farm to away a sweet resurrection.

A happy home is darkened; a loving and affectionate wife and mother called from a devoted husband and children, whose heart strings are bleeding from grief and sorrow.

None ever entered her home without a warm and sincere welcome; nor left without feeling the warmth of a genuine hospitality, so characteristic of the people of her ancestry. Disease did not destroy the charm of a kinds indulgent disposition of diminish her unselfish solicitude for her loved ones as well as neighbors and friends. While she has continued to enjoy the society of her family and friends, she has for several years, realized that her active life was over and with resignation, awaited the divine call from death unto life. She has attended the last roll call on earth, but will answer in Heaven, when the roll is called -- over there.

 December 8, 1917, Saturday, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO

Soldier Boys Write

Clayborne Bowman and Ernest Brock Like Camp Doniphan

The following letter to THE DEMOCRAT from Clayborne Bowman and Ernest Brock will be of interest to all who have boys at Camp Doniphan:

Just a few words to the THE DEMOCRAT and our many Barry County friends. A few of we Barry County boys are located at Camp Doniphan and are all in good health with the exception of a few who have the measles and they will soon be out of the drill ground.

We live in tents here, eight men to the tent. The tents are boxed up, lighted with electricity. We have inspection every Saturday. Our tents must be found nice and clean or we know what will follow.

Camp Doniphan is located in a nice country near the Wichita mountains and our drill grounds are perfect. We are much better satisfied here than at Camp Funston.

We hear the bugle at 5:45 in the morning and that means we must be up dressed and lined up in front of our tents in fifteen minutes. We get about twenty minutes double time and then our breakfast.

At 7:30, we march to the drill ground and get thirty minutes physical exercise that brings the kinks out of a man's back. We then have company drill until noon and march in for our hash at 1:30. We march again to the drill ground and remain until 4:00 o'clock and our day's work is done.

We then go to the Y. M. C.A. where we get our stationary, read good books and listen to fine music. We also have Sunday school at the "Y" and preaching on Sunday nights.

There are people here from every walk of life, preachers, teachers, bankers, merchants and all professions but the rich man has nothing on the poor boy - all are just alike when we get the uniforms on.

We have some real cowboys here, too, and it is great to see them ride the bucking horses. Sunday, we saw six of the outlaw horses rode by the rough rider without saddles or bridles.

There is a love that binds we soldiers together that will make the grand old U. S. victorious. We are going hand in hand an will fight to the end.

It looks now like we will soon be sailing to France and when all of us true blues get there you will see the headlines of the papers where we are winning great victories and "Old Glory" is going to wave at their highest where she never did before and when some Barry County boy captures Bill Kaiser, we will then come back to Barry County to live and die at peace. You can say that the U.S. has set an example that the whole world will follow.

I want to say a word to the good Red Cross Ladies that are doing a great deal in winning the war by providing soldiers with things that they need, your action gives us all courage and proves that you are in sympathy with us. Everyone would help you in this grand and noble work in every way. The "Y" has given us a nice little testament which every soldier carries with him and our motto is to read a chapter before going to bed.

From two Barry County boys who are always looking at the right side of life.

Clayborne Bowman,

Ernest Brock

Carson Co., No., 2, 110 Ammunition Train, Camp Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Okla.