Lone Elm News: Jim Doty and wife went to Cassville Saturday to attend farmer's day.

Eagle Rock News: Roy and Troy Cornell of Seligman visited home-folks Saturday night and Sunday.

Hazel Dell News: Miss Carrie Boucher returned home Saturday night from Neosho where she had been visiting the past month.

Washburn News: Mrs. Geo. Johnson and little daughter of Arkansas are visiting her father, John Hoog and family.

Purdy News: Arthur Gurley and wife of Clovis, New Mexico are visiting relatives and friends here this week.

Washburn News: Grover Fulton, Grover Journey and sister, Nell, spent the 4th at Joplin.

Washburn News: We understand that Washburn is to have a newspaper, "The Washburn Review". Thos. J. Foster of Washburn Prairie is to be the editor of the paper. A large list of subscriptions have been taken. It is to be hoped, that the venture will prove to be a financial success __   __ that he may continue its publication.

Mrs. Abe Swindle and daughter, Miss Ercie of Holtsville, Calif., are expected in Cassville this summer on a visit.

Mrs. Will Ireland and children south of Cassville have been visiting in Joplin.

The wife of J. W. Lee, son of J. R. Lee of this city, died Monday, June 26, Tuesday, a fifteen year old son died. Both funerals were held Wednesday the 28. Mrs. Lee had taken sick with what was thought to be a congestive chill the week before. On Friday before the son had a congestive chill. The family live in Piedmont, MO. Mrs. Lee was about four-five years old and had a few years had a lung trouble.

A man and a woman giving their names John Powell and Lucy Woods were brought down from Monett Thursday and landed in the county jail by Sheriff Newman. The couple had come to Monett from Joplin and had registered at the Indiana House in Monett, Tuesday night as man and wife. They were placed under arrest, Wednesday morning, charge with adultery. Officers O'Dwyer and Hagle took the couple before Police Judge Wilkerson where they entered pleas of guilty and were fined $10. each and costs. Not being able to pay fines and costs they were committed to the county jail.

This paper is in very bad shape and almost impossible to read in places.

Kings Prairie News: Mrs. Jane Browning's little [paper torn] died Saturday night. [paper torn]

Bethel News: Mrs. Burns attended the funeral of her mother near Verona Monday. The bereaved ones have our greatest sympathy.

Milwaukee News: Mrs. Pink Smith of Munsey is visiting Ed Smith and relatives at this place.

Eagle Rock News: Henry Maloney made a business trip to Seligman Monday.

Washburn News: Mrs. T. M. Shelton and daughter Lillian, of Eagle Rock are spending a week with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Augusta Senter.

R. H. Elam and J.C. Skelton of Eagle Rock were Cassville visitors Saturday.

Seneca News: Born to Jim Thompson and wife, July the fifth, a boy.

Pleasant Ridge News: J. T. Black is reported on the sick list.

Accident News: Mrs. F. L. Mason and daughter returned to her home at Colony, Kan., after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Channell.

Washburn Prairie News: Mrs. M. J. Sparkman and son Barney are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Kitt Sims and family.

Washburn Prairie News: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hopkins were called to the bedside of their sister-in-law Mrs. Ed Dunn who is not expected to live but a very short time.

Oak Ridge News: Annie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Epsey Birkes of Black district who has been very sick is improving.

Washburn Prairie News: Electa Miller had the misfortune of getting both her hands badly mashed in the hay fork Wednesday. Dr. Sparkman was called to dress them. She is getting along very well although she can not even feed herself. We hope it will not prove fatal.

Pleasant Ridge News: Mrs. Dick Stone and children and Mrs. Stone's mother, Mrs. Hinkle of Clay Hill were seen on the Ridge Sunday.

On Wednesday afternoon, July 12, was one of the most enjoyable times for some time at the home of Grandpa and Grandma Varner's when 50 of their relatives and friends gathered to help grandpa celebrate his eighty-second birthday. Instead of having a big dinner, 9 1/2 gallons of ice cream were made and easily disposed of. Grandpa Varner is one of Barry County's oldest citizens and he and grandma are perhaps the oldest couple in Southwest MO. They were married in East Tennessee in 1840, 62 years ago. They came to Barry Co. 50 years ago. Grandma is 79 years old. They both are enjoying very good health considering their age. To this union were born 12 children, nine of them are still living. They are Mrs. Lou Cowherd of Okmulgee, Okla., Mrs. Hannah Hopkins, Mrs. Nan Baker, P. A. Varner, J. S. Varner, Mrs. Pearl Fulton and Miss Mattie Varner, Mrs. Mary Harben of Tecumseh, Okla., W. E. Varner of Maud, Okla., Grandma and Grandma have living 36 grandchildren and 61 great grandchildren. [Research Note: William Moulton Varner was born in Sullivan Co., TN, July 12, 1829 and died Nov 11, 1919. He married Catherine Mary Shipley in Hamilton Co., TN, May 31, 1849. She was born April 13, 1832 in Sullivan Co., TN,  and died May 8, 1913 in Barry Co., MO. They are buried at Washburn Prairie Cemetery. Catherine Mary Shipley was the daughter of Orson & Hannah (Hunt) Shipley. William was the son of William and Sebrina Elizabeth (Moulton) Varner.]  

State vs. Thos. Burns, Marion Ayers, Barney Orr and F. Stockton, burglary and larceny, dismissed to Barney Orr. Burns, Ayers and Stockton plead guilty and given 2 years each in penitentiary.

State vs. George Smith, gambling, continued.

State vs. Addie Chastain, felonious assault, continued to November term.

Hazel Dell News:  P. A. Boucher's visitors Saturday and Sunday. [Click here to read]

Mineral Springs News: Arthur Smith came in from Kansas Saturday where he had been at work.

Mineral Springs News: Revs. Smallwood and Ireland are holding a meeting at Gaddis this week.

Mineral Springs News: Otis Baker spent Sunday evening and Monday with Mrs. Edd Dunn who is very low.

Munsey News: Uncle George Reed is able to be out of bed most of the time again.

Munsey News: Ed Vanderpool is talking of going to Garden City, Kansas, to work in the beet fields.

Kings Prairie News: F. R. Dummit went to Oklahoma last week to get his drill. He is going to drill a well for Joe McCormick. [Research Note: Joseph McCormick was married to Frances Arminda Long around 1904. She was the daughter of George and Sarah Frances (Smith) Long. F. R. Dummit was Flemmon R. Dummit and he was married Ludema Mary Marbut in 1881.]

Mineral Springs News: One of Mr. Timmons boys on the Shell Knob road is low with typhoid fever. Dr. Rawhouser is attending him.

A. M. Gurley and Arthur Burrows of Purdy drove down from Purdy Wednesday morning in Mr. Burrows' auto.

H. O. Abernathy has traded for Fred Black's auto.

Esther Higganbotham who has recently been threatened with typhoid fever is not improving.

John Jewell and Louise Wood of Monett were released Monday from jail after serving a 20 day sentence for lewd conduct.

Mrs. Illus M. Lee died Tuesday morning, July 18, of lung trouble, aged 35 years.  [Click here to read]

J. A. Mullon, 21, Leann & Oda E. Robbins, 17, Madry

Listed in Probate Court Records was Jennie Denbo, dec'd and W. T. Denbo as adm'r.

Circuit Court proceedings listed State vs. J. E. Barnes, assault with intent to kill, plea of guiltily entered and fine assessed at $100.

Butler Hollow News: Claud and Clyde Beaver were Seligman visitors Sunday.

Butterfield News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Almstead Sunday the 23, a boy.

Golden News: J. C. Tucker is very busy at this writing notifying hands and working on the roads.

Bethel News: Orville Burns visited relatives at Verona Sunday.

Washburn News: The Bank of Washburn moved into its splendid new building last week.

Washburn News: Jennie Hamilton who has been visiting her son, John at Fortania for the past 6 months returned here Saturday to make her future home.

Washburn News: Sidney Reed is slowly improving, hope of complete recovery is now expected.

Washburn News: Miss Addie Frost will teach in Ellis, Kansas this fall and winter.

Kings Prairie News: Mrs. John Long died Sunday night July 16, and was laid to rest in the prairie cemetery Monday. The bereaved have our sympathy. [Research Note: Nancy A. Hawker was the wife of John Long and she died July 16, 1911.]

[Research Note: Samuel Sanders Haddock and Gertrude Mae Addington were married July 23, 1911 in Barry Co., MO, by G. G. Adams, J. P. But - Sam was age 44 and not 39 as he reported and Gertie was really 19.]

Washburn News: Mrs. Jeff Berryhill retuned Sunday from a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. Newman at Marionville. [Click here to read] 

Washburn News: Mrs. Emma Forsain of Kansas City is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. H. Guiles.

Washburn News: Miss Estella Pease visited Mrs. Ring of Monett Saturday.

Washburn News: Dr. L. B. Northcutt is having a well drilled.

Washburn Prairie News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hefley, July 22, a daughter, mother and bade doing fine.

Washburn Prairie News: Mrs. J. S. Varner and daughters, Kathleen and Pauline and sons Paul and Dalton visited her son Moulton and family south of Washburn Sunday.

Washburn Prairie News: J. G. Daugherty, Mrs. Amah Foster, Mrs. H. J. Hopkins, R. L. Dunn and wife and P. A. Varner and sons visited at W. M. Varner's Sunday.

Washburn Prairie News: Mr. and Mrs. Hasten Fulton and son Grover, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Fulton and daughters, Vesta and little son Eugene all from this place attend the birthday dinner, Sunday near Calvary, given Aunt Vesta McNabb in honor of her 82nd anniversary. [Research Note: In this case anniversary means birthday]

Golden News: Mrs. Jim Rose is said to be some better at this writing.

Golden News: Mrs. T. M. Eden who was hurt by a team running away two months ago is still going on her crutches.

Gunter News: F. S. Whittington and wife went to Monett shopping Thursday of last week.

Gunter News: Harrison Crawford and Miss Gennie Bayless were married. [Click here to read] 

Forest Grove News: Alice Ennes visited her cousin, Mrs. Robert Kerr at Quaker Thursday night and Friday of last week.

Mineral Spring News: Mrs. Martha Taylor and two children are expected here Thursday they are coming for a months visit with old friends and neighbors.

Eagle Rock News: R. W. Whittington played ball at Seligman with Exeter. The game resulted in a victory for Seligman. 

Eagle Rock News: Albert Farwell came home last week from Kansas where he had been the past month working.

Eagle Rock News: Chas. Burris who bought the Eagle Rock mill from J. C. Whittington came in Friday and took charge of it. Whittington will go into the mercantile business here.

Viola News: Miss Brookman was elected superintendent of the Christian Sunday school last Sunday in take the place of Dr. Kelley who has moved to Purdy.

Viola News: Mrs. Hudson and daughter, Gusta Schreiner, retuned last week from an extended visit in Iowa.

Flat Creek News: Love Base and family have moved on the General Barnes' place.

New Salem News: Claud Roller of near Washburn visited his father, R. R. Roller at this place Sunday.

Seligman News: Miss Laura Roller has begun her school on Butler.

Wheaton News: Mr. and Mrs. Port Potts visited Mrs. Potts' mother at Cassville Sunday.

Rocky Comfort News: Sam Haddock and Gertie Addington of Cassville were married Sunday. Here's hopin', Sam. [Research Note: This was Samuel Sanders Haddock, son of Noah and Harriett (Crumley) Haddock. Gertie was Gertrude Mae Addington, daughter of Bertie L. and Melvia Caroline "Carrie" (Long) Addington.]

Rocky Comfort News: Born to Arthur Widders and wife, the 15th, a big boy.

Kings Prairie News: Rev. Whittington preached at the Prairie Sunday morning.

Kings Prairie News: Rev. Clarence Goodnight of Kansas is visiting homefolks, Mr. and Mrs. John Goodnight of Bethel.

Kings Prairie News: Miss Martha McKinney and Mr. Earl Goodnight were united in marriage Sunday. [Click here to read] 

Mrs. Jonathan Eden northwest of Purdy died Saturday at Pierce City of typhoid fever.   [Click here to read] 

G. M. Saxton, the aged father of Prosecuting Attorney Saxton of Neosho, died last week at his home near McElhaney.

Gertrude, the little ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Higganbotham, has typhoid fever. Miss Esther, an older daughter, has had typhoid for sometime but is improving.

Mrs. Berthena fields is very low of dropsy at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. N. Meador, near Exeter.

F. M. Bartlett of Exeter has a light farm wagon for sale.

Old man in Barton Co., MO [Click here to read]

Probate Court Docket [Click here to read]

Forest Grove News: Mary, the little two year old daughter of Fred Ennes and wife, died last Wednesday morning from the poisonous effects of some matches, which she ate a few days before. The bereaved have our sympathy.

Forest Grove News: Sunday - the 71st birthday of Wm. Ennis.  [Click here to read]

Leonard Hankins is visiting parents. [Click here to read]

Citizen remembers the Battle of Wilson Creek. [Click here to read]

Washburn News: Harrison Antle and wife of Coffeyville, Kansas, are visiting the latter's parents, P. H. Hodge and family.

Washburn News: Amos Burnett who has been in Springfield for the past year is visiting his parents, Lige Burnett and family.

Eagle Rock News: Geo. Skelton and lady friend attended the tabernacle meeting at Seligman Sunday.

Eagle Rock News: Albert and Ezra Farwell have traded for the Gee saw mill and are now ready to furnish lumber.

Mineral Springs News: Born, Thursday of last week, to Dan Holliday and wife a son, mother and babe doing well.

Mineral Springs News: Mrs. L. H. Taylor spent Sunday with her son, Hiram Brandon.

Mineral Springs News: Mrs. Andrew Young came in Sunday to be at the bedside of her mother-in-law Grandma Maxwell.

Exeter News: Mrs. Fields died at her home last week and her remains was laid to rest in the Truelove Cemetery.

Cross Hollows News: Wm. Arnold left Sunday for Monett to be with his daughter Ella, who is sick.

Golden News: They are blasting for water on S. J. Sparks farm near Golden to get water to run Tom Edmondson's flour mill.

Golden News: Golden school began Monday morning with Maud Keith as teacher.

Dog Hollow News: Mrs. M. L. Millsap is visiting her brother, A. J. Phillips. She is 78 years old and is in good health.

Dog Hollow News: Mrs. Vanderpool and sister, Mrs. Mellins are visiting her from Oklahoma.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Henbest near Monett, Tuesday, august 1, a daughter.

Will Gilmore of Mano, 33 years old. [Click here to read]

Fred Marbut was placed under arrest Monday by Sheriff Newman charged with seduction under promise of marriage. He gave bond in the sum of $500. The case was brought in the circuit court by Prosecuting attorney Talbert and no preliminary will be held.

Constable E. A. O'Dwyer of Monett brought Shelby Leabo to Cassville Sunday and lodged him in the county jail. He plead guilty to petit larceny in Justice Wilkerson's court, Saturday, charged with stealing some text books and was given a ten day sentence.

Albert Black, eighteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Black, living north of town, has been very low with typhoid fever.

Mrs. Jane Shipley died at her home southwest of Washburn.  [Click here to read]

Richard Robbing, ex-convict of Little Rock, Ark., plead guilty before Squire Wilkerson, Monday to a charge of vagrancy and was given 15 days in the county jail with the understanding that he shall not return to Barry County after his time is served. Monett Times

On Death's Roll: Lewis Barnes, an old and highly respected citizen living near Seligman, died Friday following a lingering illness of many months.  [Click here to read]

Seligman News: Lewis Barnes was buried on Saturday with Masonic honors and service. [Click here to read]

Mrs. Parthena Fields died August 2 - maiden name Thompson. [Click here to read]

Jesse Perine is dangerously ill. [Click here to read]

Washburn Prairie News: Mrs. Nettie Vanhorn and daughters, Effie, Mayme and Myrtle of Wichita, Kan., started home Sunday evening after a weeks visit with J. A. Longley and family.

Mineral Springs News: Mrs. Taylor and children are visiting her brother Lewis Smith and family this week.

Mineral Springs News: Grandma Clines was laid to rest in the Mineral Springs Cemetery, Thursday evening. She was on her way back to Mineral got as far as Cassville, Tuesday, died Wednesday, and was brought to Mineral Thursday and buried. Bro. Jas. T. Brattin conducted the funeral.

Clark News: Born to Will Black and wife, Aug 14, a bouncing boy, weighing 11 pounds. Mother and babe doing well and it is hoped that Will may quit walking on his toes.

Butterfield News: Mrs. Walter Ray left Sunday for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Griggs of near Springdale, Ark.

E. M. Bartlett of Exeter was placed under arrest Wednesday by Sheriff Newman, under a charge of being too intimate with a step-daughter, Miss Suttles. The girl is only about fourteen years of age. Her ruin, she claims is due to the criminal acts of the Bartlett home as one of the family, since her mother and Bartlett were married several years ago. She was taken in charge by Deputy Sheriff Henley at the reunion Wednesday for bad conduct. When quizzed by the prosecuting attorney she broke down and made a complete confession, laying the beginning of all her misdeeds to her stepfather whom she claims has for some time been guilty of this serious crime. Bartlett waived preliminary examination and is out on bond.

Mrs. Gillie Short and daughters Misses Pearl and Grace of Marionville, have been visiting the families of J. H. Thomas and A. L. Galloway.

Card of Thanks: We extend our heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and at the funeral of our beloved father, Jesse S. Perine, May our Heavenly father bless you all. James Perine, Fred Perine, Mrs. Florence Morton, Miss Lillie Abernathy, Mrs. Malissie Horne, Mrs. Ida Wallen.

A young man, by the name of William Pugh of Garfield, Ark., has confessed to putting the spike on the railroad track near that place Sunday, which wrecked passenger train. No. 3, and resulting in the death of engineer John Schappler. He is said to be a half witted boy. The penalty for train wrecking in that state is death.

The lighting during the rain storm Monday morning did considerable damage in this county so far as reports have been received. John England of Mineral Springs had a barn burned on the old Reno farm on Rock House Creek. There were about $200 worth of hay in the barn and all was burned. A residence of a Mr. Brooks at Purdy was struck and badly torn up but not burned. Mrs. Brooks was severely shocked but no one was killed. Morris Bayless northwest of Cassville had a good yearling heifer killed.

Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Abernathy motored to Pierce City Saturday for a visit with Mr. Abernathy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Blackstone Abernathy. They were accompanied by Mrs. C. H. Hadley and Mrs. C. W. Beaver who visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hudson. [Click here to read]

Gabe Potts has brought he James Hurst place from Mr. Myers. We understand that Mr. Potts has sold sixteen acres of his home farm southwest of town for $70.00 per acre. This shows that Barry County real estate is in demand and increasing in value every year. Washburn Review [Research Note: The Washburn Review was the new paper that had just been established in Washburn.]

Washburn Prairie News: Gus LeCompte came out to his brother, Keet's Sunday in his automobile.

Washburn News: Born to Jas. Fielding and wife, August 15th, a son.

Washburn News: Born to Chas. Black and wife, August 10th, a son.

Washburn News: Mrs. Leslie Cargile and children of Kansas City are visiting her father-in-law and family, Plunk Cargile.

Butler Hollow News: Mrs. T. R. Gebhart has had rheumatism in one of her arms the past two weeks. 

Rock Creek News: On Sunday, August 6th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Munday's occurred the wedding of their daughter, Minnie, to Mr. Joe Brock of this place. Their many friends join ye scribe in wishing the young couple success through life.

Oak Ridge News: The school house is to be painted before school begins, James Cooper has the contract.

Eagle Rock News: C. L. Burris, the miller here, is thinking of putting in a dam across the river in order to get more power.

Eagle Rock News: J. C. Whittington has the lumber on the ground for a new dwelling. Eagle Rock is on the boom.

Eagle Rock News: Miss Gertie Bradford is working for R. W. Whittington.

Eagle Rock News: Thursday, the 17th, about 75 relatives and friends gathered at Wesley Reed's with well-filled baskets and set a surprise supper for Miss Jessie, it being her 20th birthday. Everybody enjoyed themselves. [Research Note: Jessie married Arthur Willis Maloney, August 22, 1912, in Barry Co., MO. James Wesley and Bethena (Roller) Reed were her parents. Arthur was the son of Sam Houston & Martha (Tate) Maloney. Jessie was born Aug 17, 1891.]

The little three year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hudson of near Cato, died Sunday of diphtheria.

The little two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson of Golden who was accidentally shot with a target gun in the hands of a little son of Mrs. Dudley Salyer, died Wednesday, August 23.

Uncle Jimmy Thomas, of near Bethpage, who will be 105 years old next October, was in Rocky, Monday. He seems to be in good health and bids fair to live several more years. Why not here in the balmy atmosphere of pure sunshine. Rocky comfort Independent

Lone Elm News: Wesley Long is home on a visit.

Fairview News: On Thursday, the 17th, Gilbert, the infant son of M. T. Cockrell, had the fatal misfortune to fall into a boiler of hot suds when the mother was doing the family washing and burned the right arm high resulted in the death of the child one week later on Thursday morning at 4 o'clock.

Fairview News: On last Monday the Death Angel visited the home of Jas. Smoot and claimed for his own the life of Mrs. M. C. Combs, age 72 years, six months and nineteen days. Death came as the result of an attack of fever together with discrepancies of old age. Fairview World

Gunter News: Sigle Whittington and family visited Sunday with John Blalock and family.

Washburn News: Dr. L. B. Northcutt visited his parents at Fairview last week.

Washburn News: School will begin Monday with Prof. Otha Hamilton as our principal, assisted by Miss Cora Earle and Miss Hallie McCanse.

Seligman News: Sidney Reed is visiting with his sister, Mrs. James Ganus.

Seligman News: Mr. and Mrs. Rand Skelton are the proud parents of a daughter, mother and baby doing nicely.

Golden News: Wilse Gilbert and wife and little son, John, were visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gilbert and other relatives and friends in Golden last week.

Golden News: The little 2 year old son of William Johnson who was accidentally shot died Wednesday and was buried in Viney Cemetery, Thursday. This was a very sad affair and a great shock to the community. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of all.

King's Prairie News: Our school began Monday, Bert Catron, teacher.

Wheaton News: Floyd Clingenpeel was brought to Wheaton Wednesday by constable Chas. Ford of Rocky Comfort and taken to Pineville where he will be tried in court for horse stealing. Clingenpeel who is about 17 years old, went into Robert Lee's pastured, Sunday night and caught one of Mr. Lee's horses and had gone as far a Washburn when he was caught with the horse, Tuesday. Journal

[Research Note: Chloe Roller was the daughter of John Wesley & Julia Harriet (Barnes) Roller. Levi Marion Roller was her brother who he married Rae E. Berryhill, daughter of Jefferson Davis and Clara Elizabeth (Hancock) Berryhill.]

Pleasant Ridge News: We are indeed sorry to learn of the death of Miss Ollie Harris, age 18 years, 8 months and 24 days. She was well known and loved by all who knew her. The bereaved ones have our heartfelt sympathy.

Pleasant Ridge News: Born to Mrs. Elva Ellis, Sept 2, a boy. Mother and babe doing nicely.

Wayne News: Mr. Davis who now occupies the Neil property had a horse killed on the [railroad] track last week and also Mr. Taylor had one killed Saturday night.

Union Valley News: School began September 4, Miss Gladys McNally, teacher.

Flat Creek News: Dave Taylor was called home from Purcell, Okla., to be at the bedside of her brother, Maymont, who is very low with typhoid fever and spinal troubles. Drs. Wheeler, Doggett and Periman have been treating the case.

Calvary News: J. Bert Smith of Liberty is visiting his parents Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Smith.

Washburn News: Mrs. W. O. Black returned home Friday after a few days visit with her parents, J. M. Stark, and wife.

Washburn News: Miss Maude Woodruff and brother., Chris, left Sunday for Springfield, where the latter, will enter school, Tuesday and Miss Maude will work as a trimmer in the wholesale house.

Washburn News: Amos Burnett retuned to Springfield where he has a potion.

Washburn News: Miss Jennie Fielding who is teaching at Lone Star spent Sunday at home.

Seligman News: Commodore Collier is yet on the sick list.

Seligman News: Marion Cook will move to white River this fall.

Seligman News: Cap Roller was visiting home folks here Monday.

Seligman News: Floyd Roller was down from Corsicana Sunday.

Seligman News: Mat Brewer is working with the bridge gang.

Carr News: Berny Denny has had considerable bad luck. He has lost a  fine mare and fine cow lately.

Carr News: We are very sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Glasser. [Glassen?] The bereaved family has our sympathy. [Research Note: In the probate court records of the following week was listed this information: Martin Glasser's estate,  dec'd and the balance due was $291.44 to the estate.]

Brit Carlin of Monett was in Cassville Monday en route to Corinth Church south of Cassville to attend the Barry County Baptist Sunday school convention. [Research Note: Brit Carlin was a son of William Marshall & Nancy (Haddock) Carlin.]

Mrs. Rex Jones of Wayne visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Webber, south of town Saturday.

John Kinser had the biggest snake story of the season to tell while in town Saturday. He told of finding an old snake in her den with thirty one young snakes with her. If there had been a prize offered of the biggest snake story, Kinser would certainly have won it.

Rev. Bert Smith who has been attending William Jewell College at Liberty, is visiting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Smith.

Ray Cowherd who has been attending school in Oklahoma has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cowherd, near Purdy. [Research Note: Henry Ray Cowherd, son of William David and Rilda Emeline (Lane) Cowherd was born July 19, 1892. His mother, Rilda, was a daughter of Wilson and Eliza (Long) Lane. Eliza was a daughter of Simon Hiram and Martha Tabitha (James) Long.]

Washburn News: J. Paul of Springfield visited his son, L. P. Paul and family, last week.

Exeter News: Geo. Hiles has a brother visiting this week.

Exeter News: John Hurd moved into the house vacated by Anderson. [Research Note: When searching look for Herd as a spelling, too.]

Bethel News: Mr. and Mrs. Finis Marbut visited Mrs. Marbut's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Patten, Sunday.

Fields News: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoker, a fine boy, the 8th.

Kings Prairie News: Marion Tate is ill with asthma.

Washburn Prairie News: Walter Weston and family visited his brother, Henry and family Sunday.

Shell Knob News: S. T. Ledgerwood has moved into the house vacated by J. A. Brock and the later into Mrs. Pond's house.

Seligman News: Andy Reed's wife's people of Illinois were visiting him last week.

Mrs. Lillie Abernathy and children returned Thursday to Kansas City, after a few week's visit with her sisters, Mr. M. Horne and Mrs. J. R. Wallen.

A little four year old child of Bert Pinkney, living near Cassville, on the N. L. Hailey place, was bitten Monday, evening by a large copperhead snake. Dr. Newman who visited the child found it doing very nicely and thought no serious results would follow. The child was bitten on one of the lower limbs and the parents had corded the limb until the physician arrived.

Bessie Vanzandt, little ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vanzandt, south of Cassville, in the Corinth neighborhood, died Wednesday morning of pneumonia. [Van Zandt]

Frank Wilson, generally known as Bosco, was fined one dollar and costs in A. J. Baker's court Tuesday for stealing an axe.

Washburn News: Walter Northcutt, of Exeter, passed through town Wednesday, driving a bunch of cattle.

Clark News: Bro. Chas. Bowers filed his appointment at Butterfield Saturday night and Sunday.

Pioneer News: School will begin here Monday with Don Majors of Fairview as teacher.

Munsey News: Bob Jagears has moved to the head of the river for a short time then will move to Charles Sills' farm south of Cassville.

Kings Prairie News: Fleming [Flemmon] Dummit unloaded his new engine Saturday. He will go to mining soon.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hisey, Sunday night, September 17, a boy.

D. O. Daugherty Dead: Mrs. John Varner of Washburn Prairie received a telegram, Sunday stating that her half brother, D. O. Daugherty of Atlanta, GA, was dead. The St. Louis Globe Democrat of Sept 17, gives the following account of his death. Atlanta, GA. September 16. D. O. Daugherty, one of the most prominent business men of Atlanta, was found dead early this morning on the rear porch of his Peachtree street home, with a bullet through his heart. A pistol was found at his side.

Members of the family say Mr. Daugherty arose during the night on several occasions to look for someone who had been tampering with his automobile.

The coroner's jury determined that Mr. Daugherty came to his death through the accidental discharge of his own weapon. However, that Daugherty's automobile was found outside the garage bore out the family's story that he was looking for trespassers.

Daugherty was president of the Daugherty, Little, Redwine Company, one of the largest wholesale dry good firms in Atlanta.

Mr. Daugherty was also a half brother of W. R. Felker of Rogers, Ark., and of Mrs. W. B. Bayless of Columbia. The older citizens of the south part of the county knew him well, many of them having served with him as comrades in the Confederate army during he Civil War.

For a number of years he had been at Atlanta, GA, where he was successful in the mercantile business, being at the time of his death the senior member of the wholesale firm of Daugherty, Little, Redwine & Co. He leaves a widow and three children. The children are Edward J. and D. O. Daugherty, and Mrs. Lizzie Little.

Claude A. Tunnell, 2_?, Verona & Laura A. Smith, 16, Verona

Bethel News: Miss Eula Rumbaugh has just returned from a visit with her uncle, Frank Haddock, at St. Louis. Miss Eula is also preparing to enter high school at Purdy. We wish her much success.

Bethel News: Miss J. M. Marbut is on the sick list the past week.

Bethel News: Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Marbut and family of McDowell visited J. T. Henderson and family Sunday.

Seligman News: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Finn have enjoyed a visit of their daughters, May and Fanny.

Mt. Sinai News: Mrs. Minerva King and daughters Misses Maggie and Mary attended church at his place Sunday and took dinner with A. J. Baker an family.

Forest Grove News: We understand that Cullis Plummer and

Forest Grove News: W. L. Ennes has his molasses mill in running order and has begun work.

Golden News: John Hicks and family of Joplin are visiting relatives and fiends in and around Golden and attending the protracted meeting here.

Washburn Prairie News: Mrs. Newt Meador of near Exeter visited her son, Morton and wife a this place, Sunday.

Seligman News: M. B. Dabbs shipped cattle on Saturday to Kansas City.

Monday Sept 18, 1911, at 2:30 p.m. the death Angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Palmer in Granby and claimed for its victim the latter's grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Cantrell. She was 70 years, 9 months, and 20? days old; was survived by four children Abe of Purdy, Dave, and Henry of Alton and Needmore, Okla., and Mrs. J. A. Longely of Cassville. All were present when she died and brother T. L. Barnes of Seligman and a number of grandchildren. Her husband died about 20 years ago and was buried near Southwest City, MO. She was a member of the Baptist church was a kind and loving mother and loved by all who knew her. Her many friends will be grieved to hear of her death. She was laid to rest in  the Granby Cemetery, Tuesday evening. [Research Note: Eliza was the daughter of Thomas Henry Barnes and his wife Matilda Ann Deweese.]

Frank Wilson, generally known as 'Bosco' was lodged in the county jail, Tuesday by constable J. H. Baird to serve out fine and cost for stealing an axe.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Griffith of near Butterfield, Sept 15, a son.