John AKin wife baby a girl Borned at Phillipsburg Mo. January lst l906

Clark Mathers and Etty Byberg was married by Rev. F.M. Stickney Paster of M.E. Church at Phillipsburg Mo. Knight of January lst l906

Will Popejoy wife baby a boy Borned January 4th l906 (William Ward Popejoy)

Ellen C. Caffey and little gran daughter Neva and Ted left Phillipsburg Mo For Indiana Territory January 4th l906

Minus Freshour & wife ne Corda Caffey left Phillipsburg Mo for Colorado January 4th l906

H.L. Arnold Mooved to John Motgomery house North of Senns Mill Phillipsburg Mo. January 4th l906

Nan Massie the widow of Marion Massie and 2 daughters Lizie and Annie Mooved from Phillipsburg Mo. to Pueblo Colorado to make their future home Friday Morning January 12th l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Marion Massie was an older brother to Lydia Margaret and Charlotte Jane Massie--our various respective great grandmothers and great great aunts).

Melle Tucker Son of Robert Tucker his second wife ne Oata Moore Died at Springfield Mo. January the 20th l906 and was beried at Phillipsburg Mo on Jan 22nd l906

Snowed the knight of the 21st and the day of the 22nd of January l906

Susan T. Young of Pueblo Colrado came to Phillipsburg Mo on a visit to see her brother John W. Popejoy and friends.  January 21st l906

Old Gramma Murphy the mother of James W. Murphy and Doctor Murphy Died at Lou Murphys the widow of James W. Murphy at Phillipsburg Mo on Friday Knight January 26th l906

Henry Montgomery Living on Brush Creek Mo got struck and knocked down by Mail Train No. 4 at Phillipsburg Mo. Jan 29th l906

W.P. Layman & wife traded Hardware Store on Lot 3 Block 5 Phillipsburg Mo to W.P. Moffat consideration $1,000.00 February 8th l906

W.P. Moffat traded his farm the north half of S.E. quarter of Sec l9 Tow 33 Range 17 to W.P. Layman consid $1500 Feb 8th l906

Peter Shields and Bertha McGinnis was Married Sunday by Rev. F.D. Stickney January 28th l906

Thundered rained and Hailed at Phillipsburg Mo Feb 13th l906

L.P. Layman Mooved to his Farm west of Phillipsburg Mo Baught of W.P. Moffat Feb 15th l906

Thundered rained and hailed Feb 23rd l906

Bert Layman Died on a farm west of Phillipsburg Mo Feb 27th l906

Sherman Polk closed a sucessful Term of 6 months Public School in District No. 5 Township 23 Range l7 Phillipsburg Mo Feb 2lst l906

Josh A. Robertson came back home to Phillipsburg Mo from I.T. Feb 28th l906

O.H. Yandels of Phillipsburg Mo his wife baby a girl Borned Mar 6th l906

Boss Story wife & baby returned home to Arknasas and Charley McFarland wife & baby went with them Mar 7th l906

Sleeted and snowed at Phillipsburg Mo March 12 and 13th l906

Nathan U. Oaks of Greenwood Ark. Died with Pneumona fever March 6th l906

Snowed at Phillipsburg March l5th and l6th l906

James R. Lawrance & wife left Phillipsburg Mo For a visit to Illinois with his sisters and daughter March llth l906

Snowed Sleeted & Rained Sunday and Knight the worst Knight of the winter March l8th l906

C.C. Henderson and Familey Mooved from Phillipsburg Mo to his Farm on the Gasconade River near Nebo Mo Sunday March l8th l906

John T. Jones East of Phillipsburg Mo had a public Sale of his property preparatory to Mooving to Indiana April 7th l906

John T. Jones and familey left from near Phillipsburg Mo for Indiana April 9th l906

John Climer near Conway Mo Died Saturday April 7th l906

Ona McSpaden of Union Township Laclede County Mo the widow of Robert B. McSpaden Deceased Died April l0th l906  (NOTE TO MARLENE:  A McSpadden reference, but you've seen this before, I am sure).

Rebecca F. McMenus of Phillipsburg Mo taking her bed with pain in side and Sores on leg March l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  She wasn't quite 62 when this happened, she didn't die until Jan., l908).

H.L. Arnold Mooved from John M. Montgomery hous near Senns Mill to John D. Williams House all in Phillipsburg Mo April l6th l906

A. McFall Baught a 5 year old Horse from Josh Grizzel of Webster County Mo April 28th l906

F.D. Stickney sent back to Phillipsburg Mo as Paster of the M.E. Church April l906

Ina Gourley left Phillipsburg Mo her Home for the indian terrytory to wokr in the Harvy house on the Frisco system April 28th l906

Nancy C. McFall left Phillipsburg Mo. for Oklehoma on a visit May lst l906

A.M. Shields Barn burnt with his Horses Feed Stuff and his Farming impliments Loss Sunday Knight March l8th l906

Snowed Sleeted and rained Thursday Knight March 22nd and also Friday 23rd l906

S.T. Young visited in Phillipsburg Mo. March l906 = Susan T. Young (Popejoy) ?

Bud Parrick got back home from Neba Mo assilim where he had been doctored for insanity Mar 26th l906

John A. Tankersley Mooved from J.W. Montgomery house to J.W. McMenus house March 27th l906

Elmer Brasier mooved from Henry Hays house to Wm. Story house east of Phillipsburg Mo March 27th l906

John T. Jones & wife SOld S.W. l/4 of S.E. l/4 to W.P. Price consideration $300.00 Sec 23 Tn 33, Range 17 March 30th l906

W.H. Block sold to Sanford Turner lots 9-l0-ll-12- Block 1 C.J. Youngs addition to Phillipsburg Mo Con $850.00 March 20th l906

Fred Bernet & wife sold to W.P. Moffat House and a bout 1 acre of land Phillilpsburg Mo consid $850.00 Mortgage J.M. Montgomery $700.00 plus interest March 31st l906

Rebecca F. McMenus taking her bed with pain in side and a Sore leg had Jacobs, Gourley and Billings Doctoring her Taking Down l9 March l906

Frost the morning of May 7th l906

Nathan L. Davis & wife Sold their Farm in Sec 27 Town 33, Range l7 to Laclede County Land COmpany 45 acres more of less consider $300.00  Deed made May 7th l906

O.R. Mettag a dutchman got killed on R.R. at Phillipsburg Mo by fast mail train Friday morning May llth l906

Killing Frost May 9th l906

Nathan L. Davis and familey mooved from Phillipsburg Mo to Joplin Mo May 13th l906

Jake Hays and W.H. Stout left Phillipsburg Mo for Joplin Mo to work at the carpenters trade May 20th l906

Royl Neighbors gave a Festival of cake Ice Cream and Stawberries at Steens Hall Saturday Night May 19th l906 Phillipsbur Mo. 

Taylor Mills and ---- Lawrance was married Sunday May 21 l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Uncle Taylor Mills was a relation on the Mills/Massie side of the family.  This was a second marriage, late in life).

Rained 22 and 23 of May l906

Oliver H. Randels and familey left Phillipsburg Mo For Indian Territory May 23rd l906

Lightning Struct Henry Hays house in Phillipsburg Mo May 22 l906

Local Option Election held in Laclede County Mo on Saturday May 26th l906 Drys had 1385 Votes. wets had 896 Votes in the County  Dry Majority 489

Jessie Ryan came back from I.T. to Phillipsburg Mo May 22nd l906

Rained a big rain May 31st l906

Rained 4 & 5th June l906

W.H. Block left Phillipsburg Mo to visit his Folks near Saint Louis Mo June 5th l906

Micajah Mayfield Died Sunday June l7th l906

Rained a good rain June 24th l906

H.L. Arnold of Phillipsburg Mo came home from Joplin Mo where he had been at work June l7th l906

Bate Stevens and familey Mooved back to Phillipsburg Mo From Joplin Mo June l906 (NOTE: Mrs. Stevens was the widow, Drucilla McCune).

Farmers organised a state Bank at Phillipsburg Mo. with E.L. Turner Pres C.L. Senn Vic Pres  P.H. Turner Sec A.F. Lewis Cashier.  June 26th l906

Girtie Leib left Phillipsburg Mo where She has been visiting Friends and relatives for her home in Joplin Mo June 28th l906

Rained a Big rain in Morning and in Evening of July l0th l906 at Phillipsburg Mo.

A. McFall Sold Pady horse July 12th l906 to Langley of St. Louis Mo.

Julia F. Colwell & Daughter of Carterbille Mo left Phillipsburg Mo where they have been visiting relatives & Friends for home July 14th l906

John Akin and Familey left or Mooved from Phillipsburg Mo For Springfield Mo as Section Foreman July l906

Lum Long now Section Foreman at Phillipsburg Mo his wife & chidlren came in this Evening July l6th l906

A. McFall Baught Mollie a little brown mar from Arthur Wilson cons $50.00 July l6th l906

A.F. Lewis & Familey came to Phillipsburg Mo to reside July l8th l906

Rained the bigest rain of the Season Wednesday Knight and Thursday morning July the 20th l906

Rained a good rain Saturday Morning July 28th l906

Rained a good rain Saturday Morning July 28th l906

H.L. Arnold & Familey mooved from Phillipsburg Mo to Joplin Mo July l906

G.W. Steen and Prior Atchley shot at each other in Phillipsburg Mo July 31st l906

Sopha Hays the wife of James Hays Sr Died Sunday in Phillipsburg Mo. August 5th l906

F.D. Stickney of Phillipsburg Mo Had a public Sale of all of his property preparatory to Mooving to New Mexico August 8th and left August 9th l906

James R. Lawrance & wife got back to Phillipsburg Mo their Home from Illinois where they have been visiting August 12th l906

B.F. Morris and wife Separated by her getting a Divorce and going to indiana and he remained in Phillipsburg Mo August l906

Joe F. McElvaine traded all of his Property in Phillipsburg Mo to Hugh Targart for his farm Aug l906

Rail road Strick of Section hands on the St. Louis & Sanfrancisco R.R. for $1.50 per day August l906

Rained good rain Aug l6th l906

Nathan L. Davis and Familey mooved back to Phillipsburg Mo from Joplin MO August 29th l906

Pheoba A. Davis Baught Lots 7-8-9-10-11 & 12 Block 2 in C.J. Youngs addition to Phillipsburg from A. McFall Consideration $250.00 August the 30th l906

Farmers State Bank opened up in Phillipsburg Mo for Business August lst l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  this is the bank where "grandpa" Shank (our mother's and grandmother's grandfather) was President a few years after it opened.

Lodge of Oddfellows organized a Lodge on Thursday Knight in Steens hall Phillipsburg Mo. Sept. 6th l906

May Leib left Phillipsburg Mo for her Home Webb City Mo Florine McFall went home with her Sept. l0th l906

Lill Cow Sept. l0th l906  QUESTION:  Would someone explain this entry since it appears repeatedly?  Does it mean Lill the cow had a calf?

L.O. Forkner & Familey left Conway Mo For Montana Sept. 8th l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Aunt Annie and family left Conway, went to Montana and only rarely returned to the area--mostly Aunt Annie returning in the l920's and l930's after she divorced Lon and remarried Uncle Walter in l923 in L.A..  Her brother, Elmer McMenus and family, and Lon's cousin, Allen Forkner and family, had already gone to Montana, and Aunt Annie and Lon rented out their little farm near Conway--part of Micajah Forkner's original purhcase of "Missouri Swampland" at $40 for 40 acres in l852--and took the train to Montana.  Her journal details the train trip...right down to what they ate at which stop!  When Aunt Annie finally gave Lon the boot in l9l8, they sold the farm and she got the proceeds.  That was about the time she went to the state reform school in Chehalis, Washington and cooked the meals and taught "domestic science" to the inmates.  It was there that the wonderful photo of her in her apron and cap, holding the sifter, standing in front of the table with bowl and crocks was taken.  If I ever get the cookbook together, I am going to put that photo on the cover!)

Iva Carline Senn daughter of C.L. Senn of Phillipsburg Mo was Married to Elbert L. Turner ofBrush Creek Mo by Albert L. Graves on Saturday Knight Sept. 22nd l906

Florin McFall got home to Phillipsburg Mo from Oaklin Mo where She had been Visiting C.H. Leib Familey Sept 23rd l906

A. McFall over hauled and fixed his cellar finished it Sept. 21st l906

Riley S. Ragland had a public Sale of all of his personal property prepratatory to mooving with his familey to Kansas October 4th l906 

George W. Chambers and his third wife ne the widow Blair Parted October l906

R.H. Tucker Mortgaged his farm to his soninlaw Walter P. McClanahan for $400.00 Oct. 23rd l906 

W.G. McMenus & Familey mooved From Phillipsburg Mo to his Fathers old Farm east of Phillipsburg Mo about the lst of November l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This is the farm that Loreta remembered so vividly, before they moved into town).

Snowed inch Snow Nov l3th l906

John L. Sturdavant had a Public Sale of all his personal Property Preparatory to mooving with his familey to Cherry-vale Kansas Nov. l4th l906

John F. McMenus wife & Baby and brotherinlaw George Moore left Phillipsburg Mo for Pueblo Colorado November 6th l906  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Uncle Martin Smith and wife and son were in Pueblo and recommended it to others in the family.  However, except for Martin and family, those who went there all came back to Phillipsburg)

Ellen Oaks and 5 children came to Conway Mo from Greenwood Arkansas Nov l5th l906

Snowed and Sleeted Nov l9th l906

W.C. Nyberg & Familey left Phillipsburg Mo For New Mexico also Charley Faulk & Familey Nov 20th l906

Snowed Noc 21st l906

A. McFall killed hogs November 22nd l906

William Popejoy little Girl Got Burnt Noc. 23rd  and Died in the morning of Nov 24th & Buried Noc 25th l906

Laura Wason and --- Goodson was Married by Rev. Joe Davis Nov 25th l906

B.F. Morris Store at Phillipsburg Mo was closed to day for Debt. by John A. Benton Sheriff of Laclede County Mo Nov 24th l906

C.C. Henderson and familey mooved back to Phillipsburg Mo in to John Montgomery house December 12th l906  (NOTE:  When I read these journals to my nearly blind mother for the first time in l997, she laughed and laughed about the John Montgomery house, saying that nearly everyone in Phillipsburg lived there at one time or another!)

Snowed 3 inches Decr l6th l903

James K. Poke Tankersley of Phillipsburg Mo Died Decr l906 and beried at Phillipsburg Symetery

Johnson and Nora Story was Married by Rev. Joe Davis on Sunday Decr 23rd l906

William Johnston & Nora D. Bell was Married by W.P. Moffat J.P. Sunday Decr 23rd l906

Maggie Sutton of Eureka Springs Ark. got to Phillipsburg Mo. She came on a Visit Sunday December 23rd l906

Frederick B. Ervin living east of Phillipsburg Mo on brush Creek Died January 4th l907 at l0 o'clock P.M.

Lewis E. Rich had a public sale of all his personal property to go to Puebl Colorado to Live January 9th l907

B.F. Morris Store and house hold and Kitchen furniture goods was Sols at Public auction at Phillipsburg Mo commencing Jan 4th and closed Jan 8th l907 J.A. Benton auctioneer

A.F. Leib of Webb City Mo came into Phillipsburg Mo on a Visit to relatives & friends Wednesday January 9th l907

Snowed a 3 inch snow January 9th l907

Criss C. Oaks 3 oldest boys John George & Luther all of Camden County Mo came to Phillipsburg Mo to Visit Relatives & See the Country.  December l906

Protracted meeting helded at the old C.P. Church by the Rev. James Lokey & Rev. Joe Davis closed after 15 days Services with about 25 conversions  Union Meeting January 10th l907

Eli Press McMenus and Sadie F. Bilderback all of Phillipsburg Mo was Married by Rev. Joseph Davis January 23rd l907

Chares S. SUtton got home To Phillipsburg Mo From the U.S. Armey by reason of Expiratioan of his time 3 years Thursday Morning Jan 31st l907

Bud Marshall Died Feb 5th l907

Charles S. Sutton left Phillipsburg Mo after Visiting Friends and relatives ll days.  for Webb City Mo Tuesday Morning February 12th l907

Fred Jones and Rosey Henderson was Married by Rev. Barnet of near Newberg Mo on Sautrday Knight February 9th l907

J. Newt Robinson of Springhollow Laclede County Mo Died Feb 20th l907

Alonzo A. Wilson and Stella Allen was Married Feb 27th l907

John Kissee of Brush Creek Died February 28thh l907

C.C. Henderson & Familey mooved from Phillipsburg Mo to his Farm larley baught of Joe McMenus heirs consideration $5600 March 7th l907

Myrtle and Florin McFall had measles for part March l907

Dave Gourley wife first baby a boy borned March l6th l907 at Phillipsburg Mo

1907 March Verry warm l907

Steven T. Noland and Familey mooved from Phillipsburg Mo to Springfield Mo March 14th l907

Jessie Ryan left Phillipsburg Mo where he had been visiting friends and relatives For Joplin Mo March 22nd l907

A. McFall Planted out garden March 20th Planted Corn March 26th l907 all in the Garden

Rev. P.B. Newman Sent to Preach for the Phillipsburg Circuit March l907

Rained a good rain March 28th l907

Frost morning of April lst l907

Joshua C. Grizle and Belle Barnes was Married by Rev. Parker on Easter Sunday March 31st l907

Apple trees and all fruit trees Bloomed in March l907

E.P. McMenus and wife mooved into J.M. Montgomery house near Senns Mill Apr 8th l907

Frosted Morning of April 9th l907

Snowed a little April 8th l907

Warm March and cold April l907

Lindsey McFall Planted Corn April 12 & 13 l907

Frosted l2th-13-14-15-16-17th of April l907

Dog Beaver got killed by train No. 10 Phillipsburg Mo Apr 22-1907

April cold 1907

R.L. Henderson & wife left Phillipsburg Mo where they had been visiting friends and relatives for their Home at McComb Mo April 22nd l907

Rained a good rain April 22 1907

Rained a good rain April 27, 1907

Rained a good rain May 3rd l907

Rained Sunday and Monday May 5 & 6 1907

Lorene a little girl baby of Lindsey & Irnie McFall Died Tuesday with Spinal Menigetus 2 years old May 7th l907

Rained a good rain May 14th l907

John F. McMenus wife & baby mooved back to Phillipsburg Mo from Pueblo Colorado May 15th l907  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Uncle Johnny, Aunt Mag and Reba returned to Phillipsburg for the first time)

Jode W. McMenus Baught Lots 4 & 5, 8 & 9 and 12 acres of Land adjoining it of E.F. Massie consideration $850.00 in Phillipsburg Mo May 1907  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This is the only place I have ever seen Eli Massie's middle initial...I am asssuming it was Eli....).

A. McFall Built wire fence a long side of Brush Creek road going out of Phillipsburg Mo May l907

Mollie a mar found mule colt May 12th l907

Rained a good rain May 23rd l907

Rev. Jessie Lee Coleman of Kansas Preached at the C.P. Church May 23rd l907 

Rained a big rain May 31st and June the lst l907

Herbert Ragland and Ransey Sittler was Married May l907

Rained a good rain June 7 l907

Rained a good rain June 9 l907

Olive Batty left Phillipsburg Mo for her Home at Springfield Mo June 25th l907  (NOTE:  is anyone researching the Phillipsburg Beatty's?)

Rained a good rain June 25th l907

Rained a big rain wind & hail June 29th l907

Joe Leib of web City Mo was visiting about Phillipsburg Mo June 30th l907

Robert W. Barnes got home to his Fathers Sam Barnes near Phillipsburg Mo from the west July lst l907

Wib Smith Peters of Buffalo Mo putin Lumber yard at Phillipsburg Mo June l907

Len Williams commenced Building Odd Fellows hall at Phillipsburg Mo June l907

Mollie Mar June 24th l907

Gus L. Wallin came in to Phillipsburg Mo from Colorado June l907

First Brick layed by Jim Jeffers for Odd Fellows Hall Thursday July llth l907 (NOTE:  I think this is the brick building that became the W.G. McMenus General Store.  It had the store downstairs (and bank and post office around the side) and the theatre and Odd Fellows Hall was upstairs.  Blake, please correct me if this is not right).

**some of the following is repeated in #48 & #49 – some exact some slightly different.**

July and August l907 was Verry hot, and light corn crop

Rained a light rain July l8th l907

Girtie Leib & May are visiting at Phillipsburg Mo. from Webb City Mo July 20th l907

Girtie and May Leib Left Phillipsburg Mo for home Webb City Mo Sunday August 4th l907

Rained a Verry light rain Aug 4th l907

William J. Mathers and Julia Tait was Married Sunday August 5th l907

Rosie Lee Coleman & 2 children of Kansas is visiting in Phillipsburg Mo & vicinity August l907

A. McFall made wire fence east of Phillipsburg Mo Near Popejoys August, l907

W.P. Moffat SOld his Hardware Store in Phillipsburg Mo to R.L. Henderson of McComb Mo August l907

Myrtle E. McFall & Belle Steen went to Springfield Mo to buy Milnery Goods August 22nd l907

Rained a good rain August 22nd l907 also August 23rd l907

John F. McMenus and Bert Moore commenced McMenus New house East & near Phillipsburg Mo August l907

Josh A. Robertson left Phillipsburg Mo for Webb City Mo August 30th l907

Rained a light rain Sept. lst l907

Rained Sept 7th l907

Rained a good rain Sept. 9th l907

Rained a light rain Jully l0th l907

 July and August l907 was verry dry, hot, light corn crop

Rained a light rain July l8th l907

Girtie Leib & Mary are visiting at Phillipsburg Mo from Webb City Mo July 20th l907

Girtie and May Leib Left Phillilpsburg Mo for home Webb City Mo Sunday August 4th l907

William I. Mathers and Julia Tait was maried Sunday August 4th by Rev. Linderman Wright

Rosie Lee Coleman & 2 children of Kansas is visiting in Phillipsburg Mo & vacinity August l907

A. McFall made wire fence east of Phillipsburg near Popejoys August l907

W,P. Moffatt Sold his Hardware Store in Phillipsburg Mo to R.L. Henderson of McComb Mo August l907

Myrtle E. McFall & Belle Steen went to Springfield Mo to buy Milinary Goods August 22nd l907

Rained a good rain August 22nd and 23rd l907

John F. McMenus & Bert Moore commenced McMenus new house East & near Phillipsburg Mo August l907

Josh A. Robertson left Phillipsburg Mo for Webb City Mo August l907

Rained Sept. lst, 7th and 9th l907

l907 Sept. light corn crop

Finished laying the brick on Odd Fellows Hall Building Sept. 7th l907

Myrtle E. McFall opened up her Millinery goods in G.W. Steens Store Phillipsburg Mo Sept. 12th l907

Local Option voted on in Laclede County Mo the vote at Phillipsburg was l83. Drys got 141-wets 42 votes. the Drys carried by 465 votes in County Sept. 13th l907

School commenced at Phillipsburg Mo District No 5 with Everet Pitman Teacher for 6 months Sept. 2nd l907

Bessie Henderson Daughter of R.L. Henderson was Married to ---- Slone at Springfield Mo on Saturday evening Sept. 15th l907

Robert H. Tucker left Phillipsburg Mo for Beatris Nebraska Sept 17th l907

Gns.L.Wallin left Phillipsburg Mo for the west Sept. 20th l907

Hugh G. Taggard sold his livery Barn & Teams & riggs to W.P. Moffat all of Phillipsburg Mo for $1900.00 October lst l907

Allen N. Caffey left Phillipsburg Mo for Wagoner I.T. after leaving a contract with W.H. Stout & W.P. McFarland to build him a house on McAdoo old farm consideration $470.00

 Fred Ervine Son of Fred B. ervine and Agnes Ragland was Married October 5th l907

Allen A. Biggs and wife left Phillipsburg Mo For their home in Arkansas Oct 6th l907

John F. McMenus wife & baby Mooved in to their new house East of Phillipsburg Mo Oct llth l907  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Baby was Reba, Stormye's mother)

Homer Shields and Cora Myers was Married at Lebanon Mo October l907

Sold Mollies Mule to A.L. Wilson October l6th l907 $45.00

Henry B. Williams and Lara Tucker his wife Parted in August l907

Allen Hill the barber of Phillipsburg Mo Married a Miss Miser of Buffalo Mo October 23rd l907

Edward Arnold made a public sale of all of his Property Preparatory to Moove to Cherry Vale Kasnas October 23-1907

A. McFall sold Thos Mathes a calf for $7.00 Oct 24th l907

Sam O.C. Mason of Phillipsburg Mo Made a Public Sale and Sold a Small potion of his H.H. Goods Preparatory to Mooving with Familey to Ash Grove Mo

Tom Ratcliff & Jake Hays left Phillipsburg Mo For Kansas to build a Barn for Corn, a man (NOTE:  hard to read the end of this entry).  Oct 25th l907

Sam O.C. Mason left Phillipsburg Mo for Ash Grove Mo to locate Monday Oct 28th l907

Allen Hill and wife mooved into the House Mason vacated Monday Oct 28th l907

Sam Hawkins & Alpha COonce was Married October 30th l907

Earl Lemry and Dot Mason was Married November 3rd l907

Mary Sprague and Frank Schlicht of Dalas County Mo was Married November 3rd l907

May Rigg and John Richard was Married at Spring grove Church near Phillipsburg Mo Nov. 4th l907 QUESTION TO THE LIST:  Spring Grove Church is not one I am familiar with in the "near" Phillipsburg area.  Can anyone shed any light on where it was/is located?)

Money Panic commenced.  Banks Stoped loaning any money on the first October l907. 

John C. Tait is Building Mrs. R.F. McMenus a new room to her Dwelling in Phillipsburg Mo. November l907

G.W. Chambers & Bob Burns opened up a Meat Market in Phillipsburg Mo Noc. l907

Snowed Nov 11 & 12 Phillipsburg Mo l907

Allen N. Caffey and familey mooved From near Wagoner I.T. to his Farm into his new house on the old Mcadoo Farm near Phillipsburg Mo November 14th l907

Sam Smith From Marionville Mo a negro Preached at the M.E. Church Nov. l6th l907

Eli Massie of Phillipsburg Missouri with 2 hounds went South on a hunting and trapping business November l8-1907

Rained a good rain Nov 20th l907

Tom Bilderback and ---- Mars of Near Phillipsburg Mo was Married November 20th l907

John Montgomery and Anna McFall of Brush Creek Mo was Married at Phillipsburg Mo by Esquire W.P. Moffat Nov 2lst l907  (BLAKE:  Is this your John Montgomery?)

H.H. Moss R. R. agt at Conway Mo and Core E. Payne of Conway Mo was Married at Lebanon Mo Nov 27th l907

Josh A. Robertson got back to Phillipsburg Mo his home from Webb City Mo Nov l7th l907

Berthey Shields and Fluff Johnson was Married November 23rd l907

Royl Neighbors Held the first meeting in the Odd Fellows Hall in Phillipsburg Mo Decr l0th l907

QUESTION:  Does anyone know what "royl neighbors" means?  This is the second reference.

Finis E. Smith Mooved his Mother F.M. Smith to his home on Brush Creek Mo on the account of Mrs. Smith Sickness Decr llth l907 (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Rebecca Frances' half brother and step mother).

Snowed about 4 inches Snow Decr l3th l907

 Sanford Turner of Phillipsburg Mo is verry sick with Fever Decr l0th l907

Olive M. Baty left Phillipsburg Mo where she has been visiting For Springfield Mo her home Decr 9th l907

John Montgomery and his wife parted inside of a month of Marriage fore part of Decr l907

Mary McIlvane the wife of W.R. McIlvaine of Lebanon Mo died December 12th l907

Snowed about 2 inches Decr l4th l907

Snowed a little Decr l9th l907

Louis Spitts on Brush Creek Mo his wife Nee Belle Montgomery Died Decr l9th l907

Henry Riller an Old Dutchman at the poore Farm near Phillipsburg Mo Died Decr 21st l907

Rained a good rain and snowed 6 inches Decr 23rd l907

John Ed Montgomery of Oaklahoma Raised on Brush Creek MO was Buried at Lonesome Hill grave yard December 25th l907

Lum Simpson of Brush Creek Mo and Cora Story of near phillipsburg Mo was Married Decr 25th l907

Royl Neighbors of Phillipsburg gave a free oyster supper at the Odd Fellows Hall Phillipsburg Mo December 31st l907

Arila Shank the mother of ex=Sheriff W.H. Shank Died incident to old age January 7th l907  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  the year was actually l908, and it was Eurilla Shank, not Arila.  This was Grandpa Eli's grandmother; she came with husband and family to Dallas County (then Laclede County) from Ohio in about l870)

Snowed Jan l0th l908

Snowed Jan llth l908

Snowed Jan 12th l908 about l8 inches

Snowed a littleJan l5th l908

Emma McFall sold her Turkeys to T.P. Brewer at 9c and 10 c pound Jan 8th l908

Len Williams Finished the building of a brick hotel in Phillipsburg Mo for Pat H. Turner Jan 20th l908  (NOTE:  This must be the Phillipsburg Hotel on the main street.  Does anyone know if there was ever more than one hotel in the town?  The photos I have of the hotel from the front are hard to see if the building is brick because of the wooden porch and veranda for the second story.  However, photos of the owners in the 20's and 30's -- taken "out the back" of the hotel-- definitely show a brick building in the background).

Rebecca F. McMenus Died at Phillipsburg Mo January 25th l908 She was the wife of Joseph McMenus who died February 17th l901  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  THe mother of Inez, W.G., Aunt Annie, et al.)

Tom Biggs of Brush Creek east of Phillipsburg Mo his wife died January 29th l908

Laura B. Steen Belle Steen of Phillipsburg Mo and George Ambrose of New Mexico was Married at Lebanon Mo January 30th l908

Snowed about 2 inches with a high wind and turned Verry cold Jan 31st l908

William C. Murphy of Phillipsburg Mo and Ethel Wright was Married at Lebanon Mo January 29th l908

Harvy L. Arnold of Phillipsburg Mo Died Feby 4th l908

l908 a Verry Sickley February

Mrs. Sam C. Barnes Near Phillipsburg Mo Died Feb 4th l908 Pneumonia

Snowed about 8 or l0 inch snow February 14 l908

Woodson Taggard of Union Township Laclede County Mo Died February 15th l908

Snowed and Rained Feb 19th l908

Samuel C. Barnes Living near Phillipsburg Mo Died Feb l9th l908  (NOTE:  he died l5 days after his wife)

Thomas M. Shields and Allace M. Cossey was Married Feb 26th l908

W.H. Barnes Son of Sam C. Barnes Died with Pnuemonia Fever March 3rd l908 (NOTE:  This is the third one from the same family in less than a month)

S.A. Simpson living on Brush Creek Union Township Laclede COunty Mo Died March 4th l908

William Lemry and Della Arnold all of Phillipsburg Mo was Married at Lebanon Mo March 4th l908

Snowed and Rained March 8th l908

Old Aunt Sarah Cossey the wife of Thomas Cossey Deceased Died with Pneumonia fever March 9th l908

Drucilla Stevens the wife of Bate Stevens Died at Phillipsburg Mo with Consumption March 13th l908

James McGilligan old citizen of Brush Creek Mo Died March l6th l908

Josh A. Robertson Sold hsi house and lot in Phillipsburg Mo to Joe Davis for $70 Mar 28th l908

1908 A sickley March Pneumonia  (NOTE:  Must have been a bad flu that year that went into pneumonia!)

Joe Davis and J.F. McMenus swoped Placed McMenus gave Davis his Phillipsburg Property & $700.00 for Davis Farm near Panter Creek.  Each one Mooved or changed placed March 24th l908

A.T. Lewis and Familey left Phillipsburg Mo on the Moove for Losangeles Cal.  he was cashier of the State Bank at Phillipsburg Mo.  March 31st l908

Florin McFall went to Springfield Mo to buy Milner good March 31st l908

Herb Moffat and Ada Price was Married by Rev Lynderman Wright Present Paster of M.E. Church at Phillipsburg Missouri

W.A. Todd and Ilah Herold boath of Phillipsburg Mo was Married at Lebanon Mo by Seth Atchley  J.P. April 20th l908

J.F. McMenus to Joseph Davis 3-l/2 acres in the NE 1/4 of NE `1/4 Sec 27 Tow 33 Range 17 consideration $1,000.00 Joe Davis to J.F. McMenus E 1/2 of SW 1/4 Sec 2 Town 32, Ra 17, consideration $1,000.00 E.P. McMenus to Laura A. Arnold NE l/4 of SW l/4 Sec 36 Tow 33, Ra l7 40 acres consideration $500.00 l908

Rain fell in April l908 - 10-3/4 inches

Rain fell in April l903 13 inches  (NOTE:  I think he was comparing April's...noting the record of l903).

Frosted 3rd April.  Killed peaches

Frosted April 30 Killed vegetabels potatoes and garden stuff all in April l908  M.W. Serrel observer

Wet April 1908

Sam Coombs and Vestel Linn was married at Lebanon Mo April 8th l908

A. McFall Planted corn in garden May 16th l908

Julia F. Short and Daughter Lillian left A. McFall Phillipsburg Mo for Nevada Mo their home May 23rd l908

Adaline Sutton and Daughter Maggie left A. McFall Phillipsburg Mo For their home Eurekasprings Arkansas May 26th l908

Nan Estes wife of John D. Estes Phillipsburg Mo Died June 3rd l908

Charley B. Bilderback and Bertha M. Caffey was Married Wedensday May 27th l908

Big Rain and wind storm June l3th l908

Corda Trulove quit staying with Emma McFall June 23rd l908

Orla Benton and Burley Jones of Long Lane Dallas COunty Mo was Married at Independance Kansas June 24th l908

Allen Hill wife first baby Borned at Phillipsburg Mo a Girl June 29th l908

F.A. Franklin Sold Lot l0 Block 2 to Jonas H. moffat consideration $275.00 May l908

Myrtle E. McFall of Phillipsburg Mo Died July 16th l908 at 5 oclock P.M. on Thursday l908

Jennie Tait Married l908

Lucy Tait a Sister Married July 30th l908

George W. Chambers and Louisa Murphy of Phillipsburg Mo was Married at Lebanon Mo his 4th wife July 5th l908

Widow of H.L. Arnold Mooved into her new house with William Lemry and wife East and near Phillipsburg Mo Aug l2th l908

William C. Murphy wife first baby a BOy borned Sept. 2nd l908

Florin McFall commenced work in E.P. McMenus store on Monday Oct. 12th l908

Bessie Slone ne Henderson died at Phillipsburg Mo July 7th l908

Luther Todd of Phillipsburg Mo Died October l6th l908

Snowed about 4 inches deep Nov. l0th l908

Tom Bilderback wife first Baby borned after Tom and her was married Nov 3rd l908

Ineze Wilson Daughter of P.M. J.H. Wilson her Baby borned Nov 3rd l908 (NOTE:  It appears that Tom Bilderback was the father of Ineze Wilson's baby, and that they got married just before the baby was born)

Calvin Car and Edith Clark was Married at Lebanon Mo by Lynderman Wright on Saturday Nov l4th l908

Ray Tait and ----- was Married at Lebanon Mo on Saturday Nov. 21st l908

Scyclone south and east of Phillipsburg Mo Blew down J.W. Stokes Barn Nov. 23rd l908

Newt McAdoo boy bit by mad dog Nov. l9th l908

William Lemery wife ne Dellie Arnold her first baby a boy Borned Nov. 27th l908

William Hopkins mooved out of Ellen Splatten house on 27th day Nov. l908

J.H. Wilson P.M. Moffatt and Tankersley Mooved into Odd Fellows Hall First Days of Decr l908

G.W. Steen commenced invoicin his Store which he has Sold to Mr. Pitman of Camden Co. Mo Decr l5th l908

Allen Hill barber of Phillipsburg Mo had a Public Sale of all of his H.G. the l9th Decr l908 and left with hsi wife and baby the 20th for Buffalot Mo

 NOTE:  what follows after these entries appear to be accounts where Anderson McFall kept track of who he worked for, what was owed to him, and what he owed to others.  I wont transcribe all of it, but the following names appear:

	Paster Thos Ratcliff
	Lindsey McFall
	Bill Johnston
	Ed Fuller
	Josh Robertson
	Rufus Lowrance
	Louisa Popejoy
	C.L. Senn
	S.E. McFall
	W.H. Wason
	Rufus L. Henderson
	W.P. McFarland
	Rufus L. Henderson Store
	Daniels - hauling
	Ratcliff - hauling
	Cash - Gladys and Neva
	Senns Mill
	Press McMenus
	Steens Store
	J. Williams
	Hauling load of corn for McMenus
	John Willaism
	McMenus Store
	Press Williams
	Presses Store
	orders from Steens
	Bate Stevens

 Sam Cossey and May Eddy was Married December 1908

E.P. McMenus Merchant at Phillipsburg Mo Baught out the McMenus heirs of their interest on to Some Phillipsburg Town Property left by their Mother Rebecca F. McMenus consideration --- December 1908

Laura Arnold Sold 40 acres of land East of Phillipsburg Mo to an old Dutchman consideration $400.00- Decr l908

Emma McFall Sold her Geese Decr l908

Newt McAdoo little boy that was bit By a Mad dog Nov l9th l908 Died From the effects of bite on Christmas Eve Knight Decr 24th l908

Frank Deboise Evangelist Methodist Preacher closed a protracted Meeting at Phillipbsurg Mo M.E. Church Christmas Knight with 4 or 5 conversions Decemberr 25th l908