Cassville Republican, Thursday, May 15, 1919

Personal And Local

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pearl, Wednesday, May 14, an eight pound son.

Mrs. Pearly McCoy of Denver, Colo., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Wm. Holliday, at Mineral Springs.

Mrs. H. O. Cornman and son, Fred, of Jenkins were in Cassville Monday on business in the Probate court.

Miss Rosa Mathews of Fairland, Okla., who visited her cousins, Miss Alice Ennes, Mrs. J. H. Chapman and Mrs. Minnie Smith, east of Cassville last week, returned home Monday.

L. R. Smith has sold his dray business to Jim Arnold. Mr. Smith retains his oil and ice business.

Garian Stubblefield will teach the Washburn Prairie school the coming year. He graduates this week from the Cassville High School.

James Edmondson and family of near Seneca visited Mr. Edmondson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Edmondson, and other relatives east of Cassville last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McClure of Seligman spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. L. E. Fawver.

Isaac Epperly the Shell Knob merchant and postmaster was in Cassville Thursday and drove home a new Ford car.

The members of the school board of the Horner school district, No. 84, let the contract Saturday to Otto Turner for building the new school building in that district this summer.

James Harrell of Iowa is visiting Charles Hutchens. James was lately discharged from the military service after his return from France. He has been visiting his mother at Verona. He is finding a number of his boyhood friends here. The Harrell family lived in Cassville a number of years ago.

Col. J. N. Guthrie who has moved to Cassville from Marionville says that he was admitted to the bar at Cassville in 1892. Judge Joseph Craven was then Circuit Judge and T. S. Frost Circuit Clerk. He has lived at Marionville for 31 years. For the past twenty-five years he has been a successful auctioneer with a good business in the Marionville territory. He has moved to Cassville to make this his home to be with his daughter, Miss Goldie, who lives here and is stenographer at the J. H. Thomas Abstract office. The REPUBLICAN on behalf of the people of Cassville and community welcomes Col. Guthrie to citizenship here. He means to devote his time to the auction business in Barry and adjoining counties.

Mrs. C. H. Hadley and little son, Brice, visited her father, J. B. Hudson, and her sisters, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Beaver and Mrs. Wicks, at Pierce City last week.

Mrs. Mary Moore of Tulsa, Okla., visited her aunt, Mrs. W. G. Renz south of town last week. While here she sold her farm, known as the McMullin farm, to Lee Green. The farm consists of 125 acres.

Dort Touring Car $925.00, wire wheels and spare tires extra. Sold by Cassville Hardware, Co., Cassville, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dodson of Kansas City have been visiting Mrs. Dodson's mother, Mrs. Ida Ball. They made the trip in twelve hours in their new Studebaker run-about.

Aug. 5, 6, 7 and 8, Cassville Reunion dates.

Mrs. Arthur Frost of Oklahoma is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. D. Manley.

Ernest Brock of Shell Knob and Chester McNabb of Exeter returned last week from service in France. They were with Frank Cox and Loren Horner in the 110th ammunition train.

C. B. Campbell of Purdy, Clinton Marbut and family of near McDowell, Pleas Carlin and family of Monett and Grant Eden and family of Liberty township were among those who from a distance attended the Eighth Grade graduation exercises here Saturday.

Al Bush northeast of town had the first crates of strawberries on the local market.

Mrs. M. C. Allen returned the latter part of last week from a pleasant visit with Mrs. Martha Longmire and daughter, Nannie, at Dallas, Tex. May 5 Mrs. Longmire celebrated her 81st birthday. Her health is fair for one of her age. She met Mrs. Allen at the depot upon her arrival at Dallas. She is living with her daughter. Her son, John, lives in California.

A very large crowd of people attended the funeral of Rev. J. W. Ennes, Wednesday of last week conducted by Revs. Stribbling of Monett and Francis Goodnight of Purdy. It was a very disagreeable day but many attended from a distance showing the high esteem in which this good man was held.

The Crane Chronicle states that Jim Williams and Bob Wilson of Crane Creek township, this country, are taking leases and are going to drill for oil. They mean to make a thorough test of the mineral resources of the county about Crane and drilling deep holes in a number of places.

Scroggins and Ivey have completed the swimming pool at the Roaring River summer resort.

Will Hawk visited his daughter, Mrs. Opal Griffith, at Greenfield the first of last week.

Mrs. P. E. Horine and Mrs. S. S. A. Buzzetti went to Springfield Saturday for a visit with their daughters, Miss Gladys Horine and Miss Beatrice Buzzetti, students at Drury College. The college exercises in honor of Mother's day were given Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. W. N. Laidlaw is seriously ill at their home in New York City. W. N. is a former Barry county boy. He has been living in New York for the past three years where he and his brother, John, have large interest in a book concern which has been very successful.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hadley drove to Pierce City Sunday and were accompanied home by Mrs. Hadley's father, J. B. Hudson.

Judge and Mrs. R. H. Elam, Mr. and Mrs. John Goins and Floyd and Rayburn Skelton of Eagle Rock were in Cassville Monday.

Troy Williamson, who has been living at Boise City, Okla., for the past few years writes his father, E. Williamson, of this city that he is going to Excelsior Springs, Mo., to remain for awhile for the benefit of his health. Mr. Williamson has disposed of his farm and personal property at Boise City.

J. A. Roller of near Washburn said Wednesday while in Cassville that Dr. Holmes lost his driving horse in Sugar Creek one day last week while driving along the creek near Powell. The horse became frightened at a white hog and in jumping went over a high bank into the creek, drowning the horse and tearing up the buggy. The Doctor jumped form the buggy in time to save himself.

Graduates Large Class

Monett Class of 1919

Graduation, Thursday Evening May 15

[Item is an abstract - only the students were listed]

Alby Anderson,

Dorothy Burke,

Clyde Combs,

Myron Dunlap,

Nell Gillette,

Neoma Galloway,

Theodore Harvey,

Jewell Estes,

Loyd Henbest,

Gladys Jeffries,

John McCury,

Eva Moad,

Harlan McCoy,

Paul Pinnel,

Paul Matthews,

Mildred Raines,

George Reynaud,

Gladys Solomon,

Winnefred Taylor,

Jessie Bell Wilson

and Ruby Waite. 

Class Motto "Thus ends the first lesson."

Licenses To Wed

Herbert Williams, 23, Scholten & Jewell Thomas, 17, Scholten

Cassville Republican, Thursday, May 15, 1919

Boys Arrive

Lester Hanes and Ralph Hawk of the 128th machine Gun Co., 35th Division, arrived home Thursday with their discharges from the military service. They were in the parades at Springfield and at Joplin and went to Camp Funston for mustering out of service. The boys are looking well. They were in the thick of much of the fighting in France and have wonderful experiences to relate. The people of Cassville are extending to them a most hearty welcome.

Frank Cox south of Cassville reached home Tuesday night of last week Frank served in the 110 ammunition train and underwent many hardships also. He and Loren Horner who is expected home most any day were in the same train.

Big Day At Bricefield

The people of the community about Bricefield gave an all day reception Wednesday of last week in honor of the returned soldier boys from that community.

A basket dinner was served and a special program was given for the entertainment of the home boys.

Capps Creek township sent a large number of volunteer boys to the army. These boys made fine soldiers and most of them were returned home.

88th Released

The REPUBLICAN is informed by J. F. Black, private secretary of Congressman McPherson that the weekly directory they receive from the war department states this week that the 88th Division is released for returned to the United States.

The 88th Division has a large number of Barry County boys. This division was trained at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

This week's directory also states that the 89th is due to sail at an early date.

Soldier Boys Help

Sergeant Claud Kisler of Cassville and Floyd Ray of Butterfield, returned from the service of Uncle Sam in the army and navy, gave three days last week to the Victory bond campaign in the east part of the county.

They spoke at Shell Knob Thursday night at Golden Friday night and at Eagle Rock Saturday night to good crowds and did good work for the sale of Victory bonds. Other soldier and sailor boys in the county have been assisting in the bond campaign. The county originations appreciates very much the help given by these boys. They not only did their duty in the world war in battle line and wherever called for service but are equally glad to help here at home until the job shall have been finished. That is the spirit of the Americanism.

Death of Thomas S. Pike

Thomas Pike, died at his home near Flat Creek post office, Friday, May 9, at the age of 86 years.

He was born in Indiana June 16, 1833 and lived there until he was 20 years old and then moved to Iowa. He later moved to Kansas where he lived until about 1859 when he came to Missouri. He had also lived in Oklahoma and in the West and came back to Barry County in 1915. He had been a sufferer for sometime but bore it all with patience. He was a member of the Baptist church and had been a loyal and faithful Christian man.

He leaves wife, two sons and two daughters, a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. The bereaved have the sympathy of the entire community. Contributed.

Robert A. Moudy Dead

Robert A. Moudy was born in Barry County, March 24, 1870 and quietly departed this life April 30, 1919, at his home near Corsicana. He was married to Miss Alice Lane who survives him. To this union two children were born, one son, Arlo, is living near Purdy. The other child having died in infancy. Besides his wife and son he leaves one grandson, father, mother, sisters, brothers, other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his passing.

He was an excellent man and citizen and was held in highest esteem and loved by all of his acquaintances. Too much cannot be said of the life of Mr. Moudy, and especially the testimony of his last days for it showed the peace that comes in death of the life of a true and noble Christian, who has the weight of unsaved souls on his heart.

He professed faith in Christ about twenty-five years ago and his life was a living testimony of his faith and trust in Christ. He was always ready to speak a word of warning and encouragement to the unsaved and encouraged Christians to be more faithful to their master and often spoke of the heavenly home he was going to and during his last days gave descriptions of his home in heaven and often said he was only waiting for Jesus to come to take him home. Rev. Goodnight conducted funeral services at the Baptist Church in Purdy after which his body was laid to rest in Purdy Cemetery.

Judge Landrum Dead

Judge R. H. Landrum, who was a member of the state Senate from this (the 18th) district from 1895 to 1899, died at his home in Mt. Vernon, Friday, May 2, at 85 years. He was quite prominent in Republican politics in former years and caused a good deal of comment while a member of the legislature refusing to accept pay for the Sundays occurring during his term. He had been a resident of Lawrence county since 1851, when at the age of 17 he landed in Mt. Vernon in an old two-horse wagon, having driven the entire distance from their former home in Tennessee with his widowed mother and brothers and sisters.

Butterfield

Emmett Parmley returned home last Wednesday from Uncle Sam's service. We welcome you back again, Emmett.

The strawberry association is expecting a good yield of berries this year and there will be quite a number of pickers needed. The vines here are heavier fruited this year than they have been for years.

Kings Prairie

Leonard Carter and wife and daughter, Jewell, of Pueblo, Colo., are in on an extended visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Carter was raised on the prairie. Phillip Carter of Tulsa, Okla., attended the Mother's Day program here.

New Salem

Mrs. Harlan Roller and son, Orus, and daughter, Lois, and Mrs. Sarah Bennett and daughter, May were among those that attended the 8th grade graduating exercises at Cassville Saturday.

Uncle Dad Reynolds' are preparing to leave soon for Denver, Colo. Their son, Bob, having arrived here about a week ago and is repairing their car, fitting it up with new tires, etc., getting ready to start. We regret very much to see them leave but wish them success.

Mrs. Maude Fosser and children are visiting her sisters, Mesdames Lela and Faye Roller, this week, while waiting for her household goods to arrive at Little Rock, Ark., where they will reside, her husband being engaged in work at that place. They formerly lived at St. Joseph, Mo.

Shady Grove

The berry pickers have begun to arrived. Some will begin picking today, Monday.

Coleman McNally is on the sick list.

It snowed some here Wednesday night, May 8th.

Macedonia

General Sooter and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Strother South of Purdy Sunday.

Strawberry picking will soon be in full blast. The prospects are for a bumper crop.

Pleasant Valley

Estelle Eder and wife visited with the latter's aunt, Mrs. Poke Purvine, Saturday night and Sunday.

Arch Graves and family visited with the latter's brother, Robert Spain, and family Saturday night and Sunday.

Ernest Parmlee has returned from France. Everyone gives the boys a hearty welcome and are glad to see the boys get home. He can tell some very interesting experiences he went through with as an ambulance driver.

Guy and Ray Cowherd have been visiting with their mother.

White Church

Bettie Hutchens of Topeka, Kansas, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Taylor.

Mrs. Gladys Head of Jefferson, Iowa, came in Saturday for an extended visit with her brother, Lester Wynkoop, and wife.

Owen and Stone Frost attended the song convention at Gunter Sunday.

Geo. Gautney has been quite sick with lung trouble.

Miss Vera Braught returned to her home at Oswego, Kan., Sunday after a three weeks visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Risdon.

L. H. Lanningham of Monett visited his daughter, Mrs. Lot Taylor and family Sunday.

Rock Springs

A Mr. Frazier of Powell lost his mind a few days ago and assaulted his wife with a hatchet inflicting serious wounds.

Mrs. Lafayette Woodruff is very sick at this writing.

Henry Barnes is doing as well as could be expected.

Gunter

Mrs. Jane Whittington and daughter, Ruby, visited with Mrs. Eb Whittington, Sunday.

Elmer Richardson came down from Joplin Saturday night and accompanied his wife and babies back to Joplin Sunday evening. Mrs. Richardson has been visiting her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Payne, the past two weeks.

West Jenkins

Levi Hilton has returned home from France.

V. A. Doty preached at Lone Elm Sunday night. A large crowd attended.