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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
2
East bound trains No.101 No.241 No.108 listed with times 9 55 p m 11 15 a m and 9 55 a m West bound trains No.102 No.240 No.104 listed with times 5 10 a m 11 15 a m and 6 50 p m Agent L F Livingston provides timetable details
Departure sequence shows arrival times for Frisco train 103 at 9 45 a m and Ava at 11 30 a m followed by departures at 3 30 p m from Ava and 5 00 p m arrival back to Mansfield with a late night 10 00 p m leave from Mansfield and 3 30 a m from Ava credited to Fred Grover agent
Sunday school meets every Sunday at 9 45 a.m. W L Matthews serves as septimus preacher on first and third Sundays with Rev P L Kelley as pastor.
Preaching every 2nd Sunday by Rev A S Humphrey with G W Freeman as superintendent in charge at 6 45 a m. The notice lists church leadership and service timing for the upcoming Sunday schedule.
Sunday worship announces morning and evening services led by Rev. C. E. Little pastor. Superintendent Geo Benjamin listed among organizers. time abbreviations imply early morning service.
Bible school meets at 9 00 a m every Sunday. WD NH Kay serves as superintendent and conducts preaching on the second Sunday. Rev Osear Wright is the pastor overseeing the church activities.
The Mansfield Chamber of Commerce announces its board meeting schedule on the first Thursday night each month at Odd Fellows Hall. Dr. A J Clark serves as president and Oliver B Davis as secretary.
Mrs. Walter Beach was hospitalized in Springfield after illness. Mrs. E. O. Skelton escaped with minor mouth and lip injuries from a Frisco train wreck last Friday night. A Bryant post office and Andy M. Miller General Store were destroyed by fire on Tuesday night with unknown origin. Stock and fixtures valued around 2,000 to 2,500 dollars. insured losses included 1,500 on stock and 500 on fixtures.
Mr Ray J Brown a young attorney from New York and his wife Mrs Brown a school teacher from Newton New Jersey have arrived in Mansfield and will reside in the Freeman block above the Mansfield Furniture Co. Mr Brown served in World War I with Company C 109th Machine Gun Battalion 28th Division and will practice law in Missouri. Mrs Brown taught in St Louis and will teach in Mansfield High School this term. The pair recently wed in Jefferson City and intend to make the Ozarks their home.
The latest figures show R R Brewster leading for U S Senator on the Republican side with Sucks a close second. James A Reed leads the Democratic nomination by a few thousand, though Long may overtake once rural votes are counted. Unofficial county races list winners for several posts and names of local committee members, with official results expected next week.
The Springfield sub district office of the U S Veterans Bureau seeks to reach every disabled World War veteran in Southwest Missouri. It is impossible for us to make contact without help from local communities and veteran groups.
The Springfield U S Veterans Bureau urges ex-service men with World War I disabilities to file compensation claims within five years of discharge and to apply for vocational training before December 16, 1922. The office notes hundreds are in training, paid monthly allowances, and that over a million dollars was spent last year on vocations in the district. It promotes reinstating and converting War Risk Insurance and highlights a large national insurance operation.
The Douglas County Republican primary results show Fred Stewart carrying every county in the circuit with a 1400 vote majority. Isaac Kester and William Fletcher secure seats, Frank Scherer unopposed for Presiding Judge, and several county and district posts listed with margins. Report notes four east end precincts not yet counted may boost totals.
A ball game is scheduled on the diamond at Craig field in Mansfeld next Sunday, with Mansfeld hosting Seymour in what appears to be a local matchup at the community park.
A free midday barbecue is planned for the Ozark Stock Show opening on Tuesday October 3 at noon. Cattle from Ozark stock and corn fed beef will be featured with roasting by an Ozark packing company. Ten to fifteen thousand people are expected to dine as bands singers and vaudeville entertain throughout the day in Springfield.
Mrs. Mahala Burns of Savanna Missouri shares a tale familiar to many in which she used Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy nine years ago to cure flux and again a few years later for the same illness. She has recommended it to dozens, praising its quick positive relief for bowel troubles.
Mrs E and J Knight and their young daughter passed through on Tuesday evening en route home after a brief visit with Mr Knight's mother Mrs MV Knightt of Ava. Wesley Stout plans a sale next Tuesday as he and his family prepare to move to California and make their home.
Public auction to be held at Claude Duckworth's residence in Mansfield east part starting 2:00 PM. Household goods include organ, dining set, beds, dresser, stoves, mower, wheel hoe, baby Huey, jars, and many other items. Terms cash. Roy R. Denies as auctioneer and J Craig as clerk.
Public sale notice for Buckels farm located about 3 to 4 miles east of Mansfield and 14 miles north of the Ozark Highway. The listing identifies the property known as the Buckels farm but provides no date or terms.
Auction announces sale on August 8 1922 at 10 a m covering 4 horses cattle Jerseys with milk yield 612 gallons daily, a mule colt two year old filly sheep and goats farm tools wagons hay cane corn beans and diverse produce and household goods. Terms cash under 10 and six months on bankable notes at 8 percent. Wesley Stout owner Col Roy R. Dennis auctioneer G C Freeman clerk.
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