Cassville Republican, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1919

Personal And Local

George Brown who has been visiting his brother, W. H. Brown, left Wednesday for Hot Springs, Ark., where he will take treatment.

Some unknown parties it is said cut up a lot of wire fencing Friday night for George Vandorn of the Pasley locality. If this was intended for a Hallowe'en prank it is going entirely too far. Pranks should never be carried so far as to destroy property which required labor and money to build. If parties took advantage of Hallowe'en to do this act it was indeed very cowardly and is a disgrace and would not be approved by the good citizens of the Pasley locality.

Arthur Moore of Garfield, Ark., has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Moore east of Cassville.

Judge D. M. Shumate and son, Will, G. W. Westenaver and Tilden Weddington of Golden transacted business here Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Preston and Jack Preston of Clifton, Ohio, who have been visiting her the past two weeks in the Roaring River spring locality and about Eagle Rock, started Monday on their return trip by auto to Ohio. They were accompanied home by Tom Vanzandt.

Virgil Wilks who was lately acquitted of the charge of the murder of his father, was married at Mt. Vernon last week to Miss Ethel Ashen. They will make their home at Detroit, Mich.

Geo. Griffin came over last week from Okmulgee, Okla. He has sold his transfer business at Oklmulgee.

John Bridges the well known buyer of mules and horses was in this county last week and bought a large bunch of mules.

Mrs. Andrew Waddell of Wichita, Kan., is visiting relatives about Eagle Rock.

James Brown of the Pasley locality has bought the Claud Brattin farm on the Cassville and Washburn road. There are 75 acres in the tract and the consideration was $8,000.

Mrs. J. F. Adams started Thursday for her home at Leadore, Idaho following several weeks visit with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. S. Plattenburg and other relatives and friends.

John Taylor went to Springfield Monday to visit his wife who is at a Springfield hospital recovering from an operation.

Tom Lindley has moved his family from Mineral Spring to the James Rhea residence property in this city which he lately bought.

Austin Bower has been employed to teach one of the rooms in the Washburn school. He has in his room the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. He likes his work and says he is getting along fine.

Col. J. N. Guthrie attended the funeral Sunday of his friend D. D. Seaman, one of Marionville's most prominent citizens and businessmen.

Ray Matlock of Ennes, Tex, is visiting his mother, Mrs. J. W. Turner, and brother, Homer Matlock, here this week. Ray had his right hand badly mashed lately in a tag sitting machine and was forced to take a vacation from his work.

Miss Lillian Reed was married at Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, November 1, to Fred Buzarth of that city. Mrs. Buzarth is a daughter of John Reed of Cassville. She lived most of her life here. She is an excellent young woman and the REPUBLICAN joins her numerous friends here in wishes for a happy wedded life.

Judge John S. Varner of Washburn Prairie who is here this week attending county court, says that his father, William Varner, is very poorly. He is one of the oldest men in the county and a pioneer citizen.

A. C. Lawson, constable of Ozark township and W. R. Mullen of the same township were in Cassville Thursday to take Richard Garoute to that township for preliminary hearing before Justice Bert Williams upon a charge of grand larceny. Garoute has been in jail here since his arrest about two weeks ago. He was bound over to the circuit court.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Skelton, Judge and Mrs. Elam and Mrs. Edna Cullup of Eagle Rock were at the county seat Monday. They reported Roaring River higher last week than for many years and that White River had been out of its banks.

Rocky Comfort

Mr. and Mrs. Clint DeWitt of near Powell visited Mrs. M. J. Patterson and children Tuesday.

Mrs. Ray Kimbrough and children left Friday for Burlington, Washington, where they will make their future home with Mr. Kimbrough who has been there for sometime.

Robert Bible and Lewis Bailey were Fairview visitors Saturday.

J. W. Qualls and his mechanics are now engaged installing the new Delco lights and wiring houses. We are anxious to see the new lights shine.

Roaring Spring

Mrs. James Carter received word that her brother, Seth Cordell, of Viola was dead and that her mother was very low.

Chester Preston and family and Jack Preston of Clifton, Ohio, have been visiting their old home here. Chester had not been back since the family moved away.

Munsey

Edward Ball and Miss Dora Buchanan of near Butterfield were married one day last week. The people around here gave them quite a charivari Saturday night,  all reported a nice time.

Those who visited Chas. Ball and wife Sunday were Edward Ball and wife J.  T. Prier and family Elden Ball and wife.

Pleasant Ridge

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shoemake, October the 22nd, a daughter.

The barn on the Simmon ranch was struck by lighting and burned last Friday morning.

Mano

Miss Kitt Varner of near Cassville is visiting her sister, Mrs. Claud Stubblefield and family.

J. W. Towler, one of the highly respected citizens of our community passed to the great beyond on the 29th. He left one brother and a sister to mourn his departure; Ambrose Towler and Mrs. Sarah Smith. He had been a member of the Rock Creek Baptist Church for many years. He was 60 years, 10 months 19 days old. Funeral services were held here Thursday by Rev. H.R. Beck of near Cassville and interment made in the Mano Cemetery. 

New Salem

Uncle Geo. Stapleton and wife of Seligman were visiting at Mr. Roller's Sunday.

Mrs. S. V. Roller's brother Jess Cox, and wife of Lamar, visited her Saturday night and Sunday.

Mrs. Elijah Long and little nephew visited Saturday night and Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. David Crane, at Seligman.

Mont Wardlow, our mail carrier, was off duty a few days last week. Jim Mitchell carried the mail.

Shell Knob

Tom Painter, Eli and Charles Cooper delivered hogs at Cassville Saturday.

Hardin Cooper of Oilton, Okla., was in on a visit last week. He reports lots of rain in that part.

W. V. Cooper of Edna, Kan., has been here visiting his brother, E. A. Cooper. He was once post master here. He is always welcome at the Knob.

Pleasant Valley

Mrs. Burl Reed spent Tuesday with Mrs. Anna Harper.

Carter

Too late for last week.

Miss Ama Johnson returned last Thursday from an extended visit with relatives at Billings, Okla.

Cassville Republican, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1919

In The County Court

For promptness in expending business the county court made a record Monday and Tuesday. It disposed of all the business of the regular November quarterly term in the two days.

In addition to passing upon bills, settling with overseers, approving official reports, three special elections were called in accordance with the petitions filed for same. The elections are: For special road district to be formed of Purdy township; general stock law election in Jenkins township and a new vote on restraining certain stock in Mineral township. All of the elections are set for Saturday, December 13.

Petitions of J. M. Lane et al of Purdy township and of R.W. Whittington and Silas Ball et al of Roaring River township, for new public roads were granted at expense of petitioners.

Requisition made for Barry county's share of Foreign Insurance tax amounting to $4,432.16.

Mrs. Sarah Evans Dead

Mrs. Sarah Evans died at Nevada Monday evening where she had been for the past few months for treatment.

Upon receipt of a telegram stating that she was dangerously ill her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Landis, and son, George Evans, left for Nevada but Mrs. Evans had passed away before they could reach there.

Her body is expected there Wednesday, today.

 Mrs. Dossie Farwell Dies

Mrs. Dossie Farwell of this city died at the Springfield Hospital Sunday evening, November 2 where she had been taken for an operation, following an illness of ten days from an obstruction of the intestines, resulting from an adhesion which developed after an operation about fifteen months ago for appendicitis.

A consultation of physicians was held Thursday and it was decided that an operation was necessary. Accompanied by her sister, Miss Ethel Sands, of St. Louis, a graduate nurse who had arrived a short time before to nurse Mrs. Farwell., and Dr. Wallis Smith of Springfield, she was taken to Springfield for an operation but on account of the floods along the Frisco did not reach the hospital until early Saturday morning. During the forenoon Saturday a slight operation for immediate relief was made. On account of her weakness no further operation was attempted. She passed away Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.

Dossie Sands Farwell was a daughter of the late R. H. and Mrs. Frances Sands. She was born at Carthage Oct. 8, 1853. Her parents moved to the Horner locality southwest of this city in 1901 where she lived until she moved to Cassville about two years ago to put her daughter in school.

She was married about 15 years ago to Charles Farwell of near this city. Mr. Farwell died about two years later. One daughter, Jewett, was born to them. She was a member of the Methodist Church, a teacher in the Sunday School and leaves a record of faithful consecrated service in her Master's cause. Her sudden and untimely death has brought grief to a large circle of friends by whom she was held tin highest esteem. She leaves a daughter, Jewett, fourteen years of age, mother, three sisters, Mrs. W. T. Bass of Sarcoxie, Mrs. Laura Horner, of near this city, Miss Ethel Sands of St. Louis and three brothers, Hubert, Otto, and Chester Sands.

Funeral services conducted by Rev. Lawrence Orr, pastor of the M. E. Church, South, of this city, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church and interment made by the side of the body of her husband in the Horner cemetery.

Celebrates 90th Birthday

C. W. Higganbotham of this city celebrated his 90th birthday Wednesday, October 29. Mrs. Higganbotham and their son, C. C., and family gave him a birthday dinner Wednesday evening.

Mr. Higganbotham is in fair health and gets around yet well for a man of his years. He was born in Illinois October 29, 1829. His father and the father of Abraham Lincoln were neighbors and Mr. Higganbotham, remembers the Lincoln family quite well.

Church-Bostic

George Church and Miss Esther Allen Bostic were united in marriage Oct. 29 by Eld. J. T. Brattin at his home in Cassville.

Mr. Church is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Church southwest of this city and is an industrious young farmer with many friends.

Mrs. Church when a small child was left without a home and was taken tot he Missouri Baptist Orphans home in St. Louis. From there Mr. and Mrs. Bostic took her to their home. She is a fine Christian young woman and has been a blessing tot he Bostic home. Following the marriage ceremony they returned tot he Bostic home where those present enjoyed the good things prepared for the occasion.

J. B. W. Bennington

Killed by R. R. Train

Particulars of Death Not Yet

Known Here.  Body Being

Sent Here from Florida

For Burial

F. W. Bennington, foreman in the office of the CASSVILLE REPUBLICAN, received a telegram Sunday forenoon telling him that his father, J. B. W. Bennington, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., had been killed in Ft. Lauderdale by a railroad train.

His body is being brought to Cassville for burial and is expected to reach here Wednesday night or Thursday. The body is being accompanied by Mr. Bennington's oldest son, Clyde, who lives at West Palm Beach, Fla., about 50 miles of Ft. Lauderdale.

The telegram did not give any of the particulars of the accident and they cannot be had until Clyde gets here.

Mr. Bennington spent several weeks in Cassville during the summer and also visited his sisters at Greenfield. He was 75 years old and came to Cassville to make it his home in 1868. A complete obituary will appear in next week's REPUBLICAN.

The funeral arrangements have not been completed.