Mansfield area notices and local ads showcase region life
A collage of items announces Aug 11 road work, Ava fair dates, Mansfield Hotel dinners, and agricultural show Oct 7-9. Local commerce includes cash bargains, hardware and dress goods at J D Reynolds, and ongoing hotel and band concerts. A mix of traffic updates, political notes, and social tidbits features many residents visiting, selling, or relocating around Mansfield and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava's Fair
Mansfield
Mansfield Mirror
Kansas City Star
Local notes on visits and social events from Mansfield area
Blackberries are gone for 1915 Uncle Joe Letsinger is visiting relatives here Rufus Hitchcock was in Springfield Saturday and Sunday Dave Crider and family visited at Sam Letsinger's Sunday R. J. Freeman and family dined at Paul Williams's Sunday Ben Weit and mother spent Sunday at Wm Loteenhizer's Miss Eudora Barlow called on Miss Bertha Williams Sunday A M Brentlinger and family dined with Mrs Perkins Sunday Mrs Sam Letsinger and child ren visited Joe Maine's Thursday J W Edwards and wife spent Sunday with Harley Stout and wife Mrs Wm Angles was real sick the first of this Week but is reported better now Will Bale visited his uncle Boss Findley and family at Macron Saturday night Mrs R W Keeling and daughter Miss Mary were at M H Barlow's Sunday night Miss Jane Brentlinger and Mrs Ployd Brentlinger left for Springfield Saturday night The day is certainly fine this year The weather has been just right for it but we are needing rain on the other crops Sam Letsinger Clyde Haggins and Mr Peoples have returned from the harvest fields They arrived in Mansfield Monday Miss Nora Brentlinger attended the show Saturday night and stayed until Sunday evening with her Grandma Perkins Mrs George Crain and Mrs Tom Dethreage and children have been staying together nights while they sail away avérking Amos Roy wife and son Rexal attended the Baptist picnic Tuesday They went upon the Gasconade and spent a pleasant day beside the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Park
J. D. Reynolds
Ady
Mansfield Hotel
Mansfield
Frank Smalley
Harry Yocum
Mountain Grove
J. D. Iowans
Cash Mercantile Co
Oxfords
Montana
G. W. Freeman & Son
Adv
K.C
R.R
Donahue
Scranton
H.W. Be, Mfg. Co
Joe Letsinger
Rufus Hitchcock
Springfield
Dave Crider
Sam Letsinger
R. J. Freeman
Paul Wiliams
Ben Weit
Wm. Loteenhizer
Eudora Barlow
Bertha Williams
A. M. Brentlinger
Perkins
Joe Maine
J. W. Edwards
Harley Stout
Wm. Angles
Will Bale
Boss Findley
Macomb
R. W. Keeling
Mary
M. H. Barlow
Jane Brentlinger
Clyde Haggins
Mr. Peoples
Nora Brentlinger
Grandma Perkins
George Crain
Tom Dethreage
Amos Roy
Rexal
L. M. Roy
Leonard
Harrison Babb
Lois
Abe Babb
James Findley
Orin
W.G. Reynolds
W.h.brake
Joseph Gray
Kansas
Dacomb
Dora Robertson
Perry Dake
S. H. Robertson
Ros‘gell
Olathe
Harry Cline
Doc Gates
Henry Royal
James Freeman
Grace Gates
Etta Hyiton
Mack Davis
Ethel Robertson
Nellie Dake
Eda Schafer
Martha
Ila Findley
Harry Carnahan
Miss Jewell
Mountain ‘Grove
Sam Gray
John Woody
Samuel Williams
Laura Brotewartle
Gasconade Abundant haying weather and familiar visits
The column notes splendid haying weather in Gasconade as crops mature. Visitors include G N Thomas’s son and grandson, H J Rice’s business trip to Hartville, and Mrs. Bucher and children returning to Springfield. Social visits occur across Mansfield and Elbert Latimer’s. Local life reflects seasonal labor and light verse about summer ending.
Highland Park Season Opens With Evening and Sunday Hours
Highland Park opens for the season with Tuesday and Friday evenings from 7 to 9 and Sunday afternoon and evening hours. Admission fees apply in advance.
Wheel Scraper Iron Wheel Scraper for Sale
Advertisement notes a wheel scraper iron wheel scraper available for sale with inquiry directed to Peanut and Popcorn Roaster in the advertisement.
Hartville Special Court Meets on Road Aid Donation
The Mansfield Special Road District sent $300 for better roads to the county court in Hartville. The court added $200 and certified a $500 state donation, requesting a matching state appropriation for good roads. Requisitions exceed state funds but will be allocated. Marietta Moore was ordered sent to the state hospital at Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartville
Mansfield
Marietta Moore
State Hospital
Nevada
Macomb Residents Attend Norwood Revival and Church Events
Near Macomb Elmer Findley was in Norwood Saturday. Elmer Findley worked for H K Junch Tuesday, Roy Beauchamp dined Sunday with Clint Williams. Rev Bishop Nevels preached at the Macomb Baptist church Sunday. Misses Mae Nelson and Clara Sowersby spent Sunday with Miss Mabel Pearcy. Sunday school at the Macomb Baptist church every Sunday. Mrs D B Bale O Prairie Hollow spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister Mrs James Brazeal. Among Macomb people at tending the revival at Norwood Sunday night were J Bud Geo Findley John Lock Mose Willis Charles Chadwell and wife Tim and Dalzell Richardson Misses Evga and Grace Richardson Emms Auva Martha and Lella Findley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Findley
H. K
Roy Beauchamp
Clint Williams
Bishop Nevels
Macomb Baptist Church
Mae Nelson
Clara Sowersby
Mabel Pearcy
Macomb
D.B. Bale
Prairie Hollow
James Brazeal
Norwood
J.bud Geo. Findley
John Lock
Mose Willis
Charles Chadwell
Tim
Dalzell Richardson
Evga
Grace Richardson
Emms
Auva
Martha
Lella Findley
New Life Pills Promise Quick Relief From Constipation
An old advertisement claims constipation fills 80 feet of bowels with poisons that cause fevers upset digestion and gas. It promises relief by taking one or two King’s New Life Pills tonight for a free morning bowel movement. Original bottle of 86 pills offered for 25 cents from your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate
King
Local Notes From Wild Rose and Nearby Areas
Mildred Anderson spent Sunday with Bert Johnson and family. Dora Woody and her husband dined with Ed Rich on Sunday. James Brazeal and family are mentioned in connection with recent events. Lee Pope aided Tom Bogart in the day last week. Ralph Bennett was on Wolf Creek last week. Mrs James Brazeal spent Sunday through Monday with her son Jack and family in Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bennett
Wolf Creek
Lee Pope
Tom Bogart
Dora Woody
Ed Rich
Mildred Anderson
Bert, Johnson
James Bragzeal
Jack
Mansfield
Sunshing Weather and Weekend Visits Report
Sunshing weather appears as residents enjoy outdoor blackberry picking and gatherings. Robert Rich spent Sunday at Lee Pope's with Ernest Schlicher and Rufus McIntosh in attendance. Ballard Findley and wife welcomed a baby weighing five pounds. Otto Moody and Miss Clelia Moody visited W. M. Finchey. Raymond and Arthur Bennett spent weekend with Rufus McIntosh. Beria Minnie and Marie Johnson visited their sister Mrs. Mabel Coday from Saturday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rich
Lee Pope
Ernest
Dolph Schlicher
Rufus McIntosh
Ballard Findley
Otto Moody
Clelia Moody
W. M. Finchey
S. Raymond
Arthur Bennett
Beria
Minnie
Marie Johnson
Mabel Coday
Good Road Work In Mansfield Ozark Trail effort
Dr. F d Riley organizes a boys good roads club seeking 100 or more members. They will meet at the square at 7am August 11 to gather rocks and haul them for road work from Rogersville to Licking and Mansfield. The goal is to advance the Ozark Trail with culverts and other improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Springfield
F. d. Riley
Ozark Trail
Rogersville
Licking
Local Society Notes From Macomb and Nearby Areas
Macomb area residents express demand for rain as dust grows. Various visits mark a weekend with families including Roy and Leon ard, Babb, Findley, Doke, and others. Notable items include marriages of Samuel Williams and Laura Brotewartle and numerous visits among relatives in Olathe, Mansfield, Mountain Grove, and nearby towns.
Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy Praised by User
Sam F. Gunn of Wetumpka Alabama reports severe illness from measles and rain exposure. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life and restoring his health. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Sam F. Gunn
Whatley
Ala
Adv
Noted Ozark writer Rose Wilder Lane gains notice
The Mirror highlights Rose Wilder Lane, Mansfield native and San Francisco Bulletin writer, noting her rise from Mansfield public school to a prominent post on a leading California paper. It cites her serials A Jitney Romance and The Story for Art Smith, with sales of 1,000 copies in book form. Lane began as a Kansas City Post reporter and now thrives on a metropolitan daily staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Missouri
South
The
Mirror
Rosé Wilder Lane
A J. Wilder
Near Mansfield
Mansfield Public School
San Francisco Bulletin
California
Bulletin
Lane
Jother
Bulletin Writera
Hills
Ozarks
Mansfield
Rose Wilder Lane
Ozark Hills
Cheerful Valley Crop Outlook Mixed With Local News
The corn crop is in fine shape and hay harvest moves well as farmers work steadily. A shower would help. minor incidents include Hugh Stipp’s wagon mishap injuring nothing serious. Neighbors visit, family thronging nearby homes with social calls and apple drying led by Mrs. Cockrell.
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Springfield Business College
C.v.ashworth
David Findley
Mra
A. J. Wilder
N. B. Pierson
John Stevens
H. C. Tarbutton
Seymour
Col
L. O. Nieder
Willow Springs
Roe Strong
Iowa
C. W. Evans
Otto Tarbutton
Oklahoma
W. C. Shannon
Arthur Kelley
Miss Maude Reynolds
Ava
B. Davis
W.D. Davis
Texas
Nigal Campbell
Frank Davis
Clinton
Stella Bobizeau
Chhildren
B. Robinett
O. L
J.c.turner
L.A. Quigley
Sedalia
Quigley
Eldora Reberry
J. D. Inman
BE. B. Archer
Jessie Craig
Jasper Craig
H.B. Coday
George Crippen
Sunflower
Claud Rippen
Arcola
Earlwood Kelly
Dwyer
Cauble
Lockie Craig
Lois Beach
Velma Hylton
Hazel Burney
J.N. Perry
H. M. Norcross
Goldie
Marie Norcross
C.H. Hensley
Thayer
Frisco
Stevens
Miss
Bessie
Mapleton
Joe Williams
Jesse Ross
Albion
Mich
W.L. Bonnell
Harry Stevens
Charles Edwards
L.E. Stewart
Pete Gaskill
A. O. Hamilton
Wichita
Kans
Good Hope
Avi
J. C. Bottorff
Mountain Grove Chavehauqua
Mansfield Bakery
BE. N. Wailen
Miss Johnson
Omaha, Neb
Nichols
Althea Trisler
John N. Pryor, Jr
Niangua
W.g.reynolds
St. Louis
Ford Car
Joe Turner’s
Ruth Haverty
O.F. F
Joe Turner
Joe
Gasconade
J. Dickerson
Elmer Griffin
Walnut Grove Tribune
Davis
Douglas County Herald
F. J
Henry County Republican
W. E. Young
R. N. Farren
Maxwell
Prof
J. A. Hylton
F. A. Rippee
Cy Craig
G.H. Ayers
Walter Rippee
Ray Wood
Fiona Rippee
Sarah Gaskill
Veri Ellis
Nora Riley
H.E. Bartlett
Mansfeld Press
van Buren
Bernie
Stoddard County
CB. Austin
Mirror Office
Cabool
Stock Show Fund
Mesdames
W. B. Hitchcock
C. A. Darnell
Steve Yates
Ladies Aid Society
M. E
Hitchcock
Wright County
Fulton
Marshfield Chronicle
G. N. Thomas
H J. Rice
H. J. Rice
John Hensley
London
Elbert Latimer
Rippee
Flora
Sarah Rippee
Fred Dennis
Opsl Chapman
Lester Case
Young
Mother
Blanche Hire
Wm. Brand
Jury
Stipp
Hazel Stipp
W. Callicott
Cockrell
Hugh
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