Cassville Republican, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1919

Personal And Local

Mrs. Sarah Henley has been very bad sick for the past week or more, at times there was little hope for her recovery.

Mrs. Jane McClure's condition continues to be very bad. She is in her 80th year.

Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hailey left Thursday of last week for Marquette, Mich., for a visit with their son, Charles Hailey, and family.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilkey and family of Chickasha, Okla., visited J. H. Mitchell and family last week. they spent a few days at the Roaring River spring.

Mrs. J. T. Brattin will leave this week for Amarillo, Tex., to visit her sister, Mrs. Albert Earl. She will be accompanied by her nephew, Allen Sills, who is making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Dodson and Children, Prof. and Mrs. N. R. England and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sallee of Exeter attended services at the M. E. Church South held here Sunday by Presiding Elder Hesler of Neosho.

Dr. D. B. Morgan, veterinarian of Neosho, looked after professional work here Thursday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Morgan. They spent Wednesday night at Roaring River spring.

Clay Stubblefield south of town who had been for five months at Kansas City taking treatment and helping to look after his mother, returned to Kansas City Tuesday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Painter of near Sarcoxie, were to Cassville, Thursday enroute home from Shell Knob where they had visited their son, Thomas Painter. Mr. Painter is a native Missourian, having been born in Greene County in 1846. He knows the early history of Southwest Missouri like a book. His father settled in Greene County in 1831.

Freddie Lauderdale, son of Mrs. and Mrs. George Lauderdale of Exeter and Miss Montie Higgs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Epha Higgs also of near Exeter, drove to the home of Rev. J. T. Brattin in this city Wednesday of last week and were united in marriage, Rev. Brattin saying the ceremony. These are excellent young people and the REPUBLICAN joins in extending congratulations.

Prof. and Mrs. J. F. Adams and little daughter of Idaho arrived Friday for a short visit with Mrs. Adams' parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. S. Plattenburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Bon Manley.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Meador and little son, of Monett, motored to Cassville and spent the day Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Montgomery who left Sunday on an overland trip West.

James Eubanks has sold his 80 acre tract of land north of town to James Wilson and has bought of Joe Baker the farm near the Mt. Sinai School house known as the Nan Baker place.

Allen Sills returned this week from Jefferson City were he visited his father, Fred Sills.

Warren Hankins has bought the dray business of Jim Arnold.

Dr. R. F. Whitlock, Deputy State Veterinarian, of Monett, was near Cassville twice last week vacating sheep and hogs.

Dr. R. B. Horton, Deputy State Veterinarian, Purdy, will answer calls day or night.

Mrs. J. T. Brattin will leave this week for Amarillo, Tex., to visit her sister, Mrs. Albert Earl. She will be accompanied by her nephew, Allen Sills, who is making his home with Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Mrs. Gilla Short was on the sick list last week.

The new bridge over Shoal Creek north of Granby on the Granby and Diamond road is about completed and will soon be ready for travel. This bridge will cost the county $14,600. The old bridge was sold to the McDonald County and will be placed over Mikes Creek near Powell. It was sold for $1,050. Neosho Daily Democrat.

Mrs. Harly Windes and children of Washburn have moved to Rogers, Ark., for the fall and winter months where the boys, Kenneth and Russell, will attend school.

Rev. Denton Woods went to Mt. Vernon Monday evening to attend a pre-presbytery meeting at a community church near Mt. Vernon.

Sam Gilmore of Butterfield has bought the residence property known as the Longmire property north of the C. & W. tracks west of Main street.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hadley of Dennison, Okla., visited his brother, C. H. Hadley, and family of this city and relatives about Exeter last week.

L. A. and A. A. Prentice of near Golden, two of the successful young farmers of that part of the county sold eight head of good mules Friday and delivered them at Cassville Saturday tot he buyer.

Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Brattin received a letter Saturday from their son, Maurice, who is located at San Francisco, Calif., in the navy. He writes that he is well pleased with the naval school work which he is now taking. He saw the Pacific fleet when it entered Golden Gate and was received by Secretary Daniels last week and wrote that it was a very impressive sight.

Geo. E. Harris, formerly owner and editor of the Cassville REPUBLICAN request that the address of his paper be changed from Hamburg, Ia. to Vinita, Okla.

Claud Kisler and Miss Bertha Rowley of Washburn were married at the home of Rev. Ed Chappell in this city Saturday night, one week ago. Claud is teaching at Eagle Rock. He had the Recorder of Deeds to pin a slip on the marriage record requesting the newspapers not to publish the license and thought he had everything fixed to keep the marriage a secret for a few weeks, all to no avail. He has rented property near Eagle Rock where they will go to housekeeping at once.

P. Hilton has moved his stock of groceries to McDowell where he will conduct a general store. Mr. Hilton is a good business man and a splendid citizen. He and family have made lots of friends in Cassville who will regret to lose them. Mr. Hilton was in business, for a number of years at Leann and likes the country store. He has had a nice business here.

Rev. Will Ireland of Exeter and sister, Mrs. Vance Owings south of this city were to Springfield Thursday to be with their sister, Mrs. Laura Hodges who was operated on at a Springfield hospital Friday for a tumor.

Mrs. Hazel Vineyard of Roswell, New Mexico, arrived, Sunday evening to accept a position as teacher in the Cassville High school. Miss Vineyard is a college graduate with the A. B. Degree. She will teach Latin and English.

Dean Burris sold his 100 tract of land to a Mrs. Wormington of Kansas City for $3,900. The deal was made by Leroy Whittington through the Stout Agency.

Mrs. Ruth Weston, widow of the late Rev. Harve Weston, died the first of last week in Oklahoma. Her body was shipped to Seligman for burial. She was the mother of the Fountain boys of near Washburn and Seligman and was well known in the south part of the county.

J. H. Keith, the largest apple grower in Benton County, died Tuesday morning at his home near Hiawassee, at the age of 65 years. The Keith & Rucker orchards were among the first big orchards in the county, and they were among the pioneers. A. S. Teasdale estimates the Keith orchards as worth $100,000 for the fruit alone this year. Rogers (Ark.) Democrat

C. E. Lane, Auctioneer, Purdy, Missouri, Graduate of Missouri Auction School - Makes a specialty of general farm and livestock sales. Write or phone me for sale dates - Will appreciate your business, large of small.

Col. F. A. Freeze - Auctioneer - Lifetime experience in livestock business; well acquainted with property values. Satisfied customers my best advertisement. Terms reasonable. Will appreciate your business. Write or phone me for date. F. A. Freeze, Cassville, r. f. d. 3.

Dr. J. C. Kimbrough, Veterinary Surgeon - Deputy State Veterinarian of Missouri - Office and Headquarters - Rocky Comfort, MO

Mrs. Rebecca Scroggins died at the home of her son, Dick; near Rocky Comfort, Tuesday. Her body will be brought to Cassville today, Wednesday, and be buried at side of that of her husband, James Scroggins who died here two years ago. She leaves 8 children living; Henry, Crit, Dick, Joe and Guy and Mrs. Mary Knee, Mrs. Fannie Beaver and Mrs. Manda Farmer.

Mrs. Nancy Tracy of St. Joseph is visiting her son, C. A. Tracy, southeast of Cassville. He had not seen his mother for five years.

Mrs. Catherine Minor of Shawnee, Okla., has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown. She returned home Thursday.

Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Blankenship left Tuesday night in their car for a few days visit with relatives at different points in Oklahoma.

Chas. Anderson of Wichita, Kan., has been visiting and looking after business at Exeter the past few days. He was in Cassville Monday. He said that his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lars Anderson are moving to Wichita from near Picher, Okla.

Sergeant Park Stubblefield of the U. S. Marines who has been stationed lately at St. Louis and at Quincy Ill., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Stubblefield the first of the week. He will be located for a while at Decatur, Ill. Park is now a recruiting officer for the Marines and is making good. He has almost fully recovered from wounds received in the service on the island of Santo Domingo.

Ed Sullivan a prominent young farmer south of Cassville one mile sprung a complete surprise on the friends Thursday of last week by calling Rev. J. T. Brattin to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown on the Beasley farm near the Sullivan home, and having him say the ceremony which united in marriage Mr. Sullivan and Miss Blanche Brown. Members of the Brown family had assembled that day to set Mr. Brown a dinner in honor of his 66th birthday and were themselves surprised to find that they were also to be at a wedding. Mr. Sullivan and his bride will make their home on the Sullivan farm.

Dr. W. T. Bailey received from his daughter, Lela, a few days ago a box of Japanese persimmons from Pensacola, Fla., which were the finest fruit of that kind ever seen by citizens here. Some of the fruit measured 10 inches in circumference.

J. W. McCraw and Ethel Williams, and his mother of Purdy were in Cassville on business in the probate court Tuesday.

Mrs. Malissa Carlin Dead

Mrs. Artie Malissa Carlin died at the home of her son, George Gilbert, Sept 4, of dropsy. Funeral services were held at her home, Thursday afternoon and interment was made in Walnut Grove cemetery.

Mrs. Carlin was twice married, the first time to Mr. Gilbert. After his death she married Rev. Asa Carlin, who also died. She was a sister of Eason Vermillion, of Purdy.

Mrs. Carlin was born in Burton [Burbourn] Co., Kansas, April 12, 1850 and was 69 years old at the time of her death. Monett Times.

O. H. Travers dead

Judge O. H. Traverse, judge of the Municipal court in Springfield, died Wednesday of last week at the Nevada asylum where he had been for a while for treatment.

Judge Traverse was a well known orator and lawyer. He practice extensively at the bar in Cassville soon after the Civil War.

New Motor Hearse

H. R. Williams of the Horine Furniture & Undertaking Co., accompanied by Burl Reed are in St. Louis and will bring back the new motor hearse which the firm has had ordered for sometime and which has been built for them. This will be an additional equipment of great convenience to the firm and to the public.

School Going Nicely

The Cassville school opened Monday Sept. 1, with _7 students in the High school and 204 in the grades. A number of new pupils entered Monday of this week.

The teachers in the High school are: Sup. Benjamin Cartwright, Science and Mathematics; Ms. Grace Lindsey, History and Mathematics: Miss Hazel Vineyard, English and Latin.

The grade teachers are: Charles Bryant, Miss Mary Brown, Mrs. Denton R. Woods, Miss Nettie Smith and Miss Lora Reese.

During the summer vacation the school board has had two new rooms put in order for use by the school which affords more room and grater convenience than the school has ever before enjoyed. Two of the rooms on the second floor are thrown together, making a roomy and convenient assembly room and study hall.

Supt. Cartwright is an untiring worker and with his able assistants the school is sure to be a great success again this year.

Licenses To Wed

Freddie Lauderdale, 19, Exeter & Montie Higgs, Purdy

Perry Cooper, Shell Knob & Pearl Mikeman, Shell Knob

Oma Teaner, 24, Lebanon & Mattie Hooper, 20, Lebanon

Wm. J. Barnes, 24, Seligman & Dortha Young, 24, Seligman

J. E. Sullivan, 39, Cassville & Blanche Brown, 19, Cassville

Claud Kisler, 26, Cassville & Bertha Rowley, 23, Washburn

William Mills, 26, Monett & Antonette Dwyer, 22, Monett

Oliver Fenex, Seligman & Oden Roller, Seligman

Leonard Gravett, Purdy & Veta Hankins, Purdy

Fred Williams, 27, Pierce City & Iva Mitchell, 16, Pierce City

Cassville Republican, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1919

Personal Reminiscence

Major B. S. Wilks of Verona celebrated his 84th birthday on August 24. Nearly three hundred people assembled at his home in his honor on that day. After the bountiful dinner served that day was enjoyed, Major Wilks talked for about one hour on the early history of Barry and Lawrence counties.

Among other interesting things he said: That of a number of people who came to Lawrence, then Barry County, in 1837, there is but one other person besides himself who is living, that person being Aunt Jane Gibson, who resides in Verona. Major Wilks is the only man living in Lawrence county who cast a vote for Abraham Lincoln. At that time there were fifty-nine votes cast in the county.

He told many interesting things that happened in the early days of the county, one of which was how "Turnback received its name. The first stake that was driven in Lawrence county was set by John Williams in 1831, the party having traveled from Tennessee, came from the southeast corner of the state, traveling north and west. They had come as far a s Springfield, and a little beyond where the county was so broken that after coming at a small stream, they decided to turn back. Thus the creek received the name of Turnback.

Barry County was staked in February, 1835, the county seat was established at Mt. Pleasant, which was about two miles from where Pierce City now stands. After the county commissioners were appointed by the governor, they moved the county seat to McDowell. There was some "covering up" of the records and the place was named McDowell, at which place the first district court was held, Judge Yancy of Springfield, presiding. A murder case was tried at this first session of the court.

A short time afterwards the county seat was moved to Cassville, where it is now located. Barry County can boast of having had three locations for a county seat.

At a gathering at Cassville twelve years ago, Major Wilks asked the question: "Is there anyone present who can tell me when Barry County as organized?" An elderly lady, bent and gray, raised her hand and said: "My friend the Lord knows when Barry County was organized; I don't remember the date, but I do remember that I was there when it was organized." 

 Golden And Carter

School is progressing nicely with Maurice Skelton as teacher.

The music party at Tom Shrum's Sunday night was well attended.

Golden school opened Monday, Sept. 1st. We wish the girls success.

Mrs. Anna Pruitt and sister, Miss Ama Johnson, left for Billings, Okla., Monday.

Shade Johnson will have a sale Saturday Sept. 13. Mr. Johnson will move to Oklahoma.

Ralph Clark, son of Ed Clark, who has been suffering from a broken limb is improving.

John, a little son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Sparks, has been very low of inflammatory rheumatism.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Weddington and Mrs. John Majors spent Sunday with Shade Johnson's.  

The young folks enjoyed a party at Joe Hales Sunday night.

Hallie Edmondson and family spent Sunday at Lee Watson's.

Forest Grove

Mr. Gordon and family have moved on the Whittington place.

Roy Beeson went to Joplin one day this week.

Mrs. Ceolo Bennett has been spending a few days with Mrs. Hub Sands of Horner.

Roaring River

H. J. Hood of Aurora visited his daughter, Mrs. W. E. Puett, and family last week.

Pleasant Valley

Miss Nellie McManus has been visiting at Mrs. James Harper's. We are glad to welcome Miss Nellie back again.

Ray Gravitt and Miss Veta Hankins were married at Cassville Sept. 6. The new couple have the best wishes of the neighborhood.

The Pleasant Valley School will open Sept. 8th. A good attendance is desired. A Mrs. Brite from Monett is the teacher.

Butterfield

August Kreuger and family, John Wilson and wife and W. H. Arnold and family were visiting at Harry Wallace's Saturday.

F. A. Freeze announced that he had a sale for Fred Ferguson 8 miles southwest of Rocky Comfort. We are very proud of our auctioneer as he is a man who is making good.

Shell Knob

Alfred Greenstreet has been visiting his son Medford.

Fletcher Cooper of Neodesha, Kan., has been here looking after his share of the crop his farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Painter of near Carthage who have been visiting here, returned home last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Painter of near Carthage who have been visiting here, returned home last week.

Willow Branch

Odie Stockton and wife have a new girl at their place.

Several neighbors and friends of Mrs. Quince Williams gathered at her home Sunday and sang for her. She has dropsy and is in a critical condition.

King Prairie

R. S. Stribling attended the dedication of the new M. P. church in Springfield Aug. 31. Rev. J. A. Sartin of Cole Camp officiated. He had charge of the dedicatory ceremony of the M. P. Church at New Liberty 27 years.

Gunter

Miss Naomi Lewis gave a party last Thursday night in honor other returned sailor brother, Amos, all report a jolly time. Amos left Wednesday for Oklahoma where he will go to school this year.

M. M. and Wm. Terry have each purchased a Ford car.

Cedar Bluff

Miss Lola McPhail was run over by a horse one day last week and pretty badly bruised up but is about alright now. 

Fred McPhail began his school at Victory last Monday. He says everything is moving along nicely.

Willie Hoenshell and wife are the proud parents of a big girl and Will has also purchased a Maxwell car. 

Seligman r. f. d.

James Payton has come home from Neosho where he has been at work the past week.

Miss Inez Munsey of Tulsa, Okla., is visiting her cousin, Troy Cornell, she is also visiting on the river this week after 14 years absence.

Corinth

Mrs. Jim Brown and niece, Mrs. Jack Hunter, and daughter, Miss Rose and Mrs. Della Stubblefield and Eliza Stubblefield spent Wednesday of last week with Mrs. Martha Stubblefield and daughter, Miss Emma.

A surprise pie supper given Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brown's was well attended. The supper was given in honor of Mrs. Jack Hunter and daughter, Miss Rose. A good time is reported. Mrs. Hunter and daughter returned to Kansas City Tuesday after a three week's visit here.

White Church

Miss Lean Towe of Black district returned home from Webb City last week. She and sister were welcome visitors at our Sunday School Sunday and took dinner with their cousins, Misses Pansy and Nellie Hobbs.

Mr. Prichett, the man that purchased the Hilton farm has been gathering apples and peaches there this week. He is going to move in about six weeks.

Washburn Prairie

A. J. Hopkins and Hurshel Longley left Saturday for Boise, Idaho, to look for a new location.

W. R. Prier filled his appointment here Saturday and Sunday. The church has called him as pastor for the coming year.

Mineral Spring

Mr. and Mrs. Vance Ownings south of Cassville spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Everet Baker.

The oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lindley was snake bitten Saturday evening but is getting along all right at this writing.

L. H. Taylor was very bad Saturday night but is better at this writing.

Exeter

Mrs. Jess Dodson and children have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kersey.

Inez Warf who is working in St. Louis spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Warf.

East Purdy

Mrs. Alice Johnson and daughter, Miss Nora, of Johnson, Ark., are visiting for awhile with Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Norme Thomas.

Mrs. Nannie Thomas and children are going to leave for Toppenish, Wash., Sept. 10. We regret to see them leave as they will be greatly missed.

Henry Stewart of Monett visited his cousins, Estel and Clifford Thomas, Saturday and Sunday.

A number of friends and relatives gave uncle John Roller a big dinner Sunday.

New Salem

Harris Montgomery and wife of Joplin are visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roller, at the writing.

Miss Maye Bennett is staying with her aunt, Mrs. Vesta Dabbs, at Rocky Comfort and attending high school at that place.

Al Burton and Bill Myers have changed residences, Al moving on Noah Anderson's farm where Mr. Abbots place vacated by Mr. Burton.

We were sorry to learn of the death of aunt Ruth Weston of Fairland, Okla. She was the mother of Sam Fountain and grandmother of Mrs. General Price of this place. The entire community extends their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved. 

We understand that Claud Roller had the misfortune of having qutie a number of cans of fruit stolen the other Sunday while the family was attending Sunday School. We think the thief, whoever he was, had better been at Sunday school or out working instead of caring off what someone else has worked hard for.

Carthuel Henbest and family had quite an accident Sunday morning while coming to Robert Roller's. One of the horses fell down on the big hill and became entangled in the harness, Mrs. Henbest ran on to the Mr. Roller's for help but before the help arrived Carthuel had succeeded in getting the horse loose and hitched to the carriage again. No serious damage was done but Carthuel received some slight injuries and the horse was skinned up considerably.