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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
1
Local Mansfield items record new Mirror subscribers N M Erwin J W Byng and Gus Brazeal, births, visitors, and frequent townsfolk like Dr J H Kaufman and Mrs J A Hylton. Advertisements tout Kodak products, Sunday dinners, feed sacks, and a large community calendar including road days, sales, and concerts.
An advertising blurb claims customers receive flour free if not satisfied and offers payment for trouble if the product is not perfect. It urges buyers to choose the Square Deal Mill to get flour and satisfaction.
Injured by fall about 4 o clock this afternoon J B Freeman proprietor of the Eagle Roller Mills fell about 25 feet from a ladder while adjusting belting. He was unconscious with cuts and bruises to the head and was bleeding. Dr R M Rogers J A Fuson of Mansfield and Frank B Fuson of Springfield attended him. Widespread concern for his speedy recovery from friends.
A man suffers days with colic, diarrhoea or bowel complaint and is cured sound by one or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This success leads to enthusiastic praise, especially during life threatening attacks. Try it when needed. Sold by all dealers.
Rev J Wolfe of Seymour pastor of Mansfield M E church preached here Sunday morning and evening One addition by letter Sunday morning.
Samuel Crippen of Mansfield Missouri was arrested by Patrolmen Mitchell and Keech on a forged check claim from the Southern Missouri Trust Company. He cashed a voucher for 3 dollars drawn on Farmers and Merchants Bank with D W Hoover’s name. Crippen admitted cashing the check but said he did not know it was fake. He was bound over for Greene county court after a preliminary hearing and jailed when unable to meet a $1000 bond set by Judge John G Newbill.
Pleasant Valley township formed a Sunday school organizing effort at Mansfield Methodist Episcopal church. Wright County Sunday School Association plans to affiliate all Wright county townships with the county body. some townships already organized. Officers elected: President C. A. Stephens, Vice President W. D. Blansitt, Secretary Miss Sarah Gaskill, Treasurer Mrs. G. S. Burney. J. R. Bruton and Ella Hirt attended from the county association. several addresses given.
A Thursday night storm struck the K Poort farm near Mansfield, destroying a 30 by 40 foot bank barn with its contents, four tons of hay, corn, and two calves. A cow outside the barn and a 22 year old heifer owned by S J White were killed by lightning. The loss totals about 1000 dollars with no insurance.
C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas says long costly medicines failed to help after constipation and indigestion. A St Louis and New Orleans hospital visit yielded no cure. Returning home he took Chamberlains Tablets and recovered. For sale by all dealers. Adv.
Beginning next Saturday the Mansfield Concert Band will give two free concerts one Saturday afternoon for out of town visitors and one at 6 pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend, relax, and enjoy. The program features King Hazel March De Malay Commandery Hall Medley Overture Indian Maiden Fulton Armory March Fi Wild Flowers Waltz Barnard Serenade When Roses Bloom and Southwell. Hastings-Hilsabeck's advertised for pre concert, during, and after the event.
Bertha Miller appeals to Mansfield readers as a contestant in a Minnesota Rural Weekly automobile contest. She offers to place $175 in Mansfield Bank for cemetery improvements if she wins first prize, or $50 if she wins second. Subscriptions solicited.
A land swap in Douglas County exchanges 160 acres for Coffeyville Kansas city property via the agency of E E Lugeanbeal. The Tie Advertiser notes the deal and urges readers to follow Lug eanbeal for similar transactions.
The Mansfield Light and Power Co held its annual meeting in Mansfield with Dr. F. B. Fuson of Springfield, M. W. Oliver of Clinton, and W. C. Coday of Mansfield present. Fuson elected president for three years, Coday for two, Oliver for one. Fuson named president, Oliver vice president, Coday secretary and treasurer.
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio claim to be honorable and capable to fulfill obligations. National Bank of Commerce endorses them. Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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