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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
1
Local items recount visits by Ady, Seymour. renewals for Ben Morris and Reed Baler. Many names from Ava, Springfield, Mountain Grove appear. Advertisements urge shopping at Handy’s and Stapp’s. farm, millinery, and grocery notes mix with social calls and citizen updates.
Town store invites customers to a sale featuring ladies slippers at 2.00 and 2.25, child slippers, men's and girlish straw hats, lawns, and assorted goods. Bargain prices list items like jelly glasses, salt meat, coffee, and canning staples. Store promotes as best value in town for visitors.
Eli J. Norcross writes from Greenfield Indiana to Mansfield Mirror readers about his orchard on the north side of the National Road near Greenfield. He describes apple varieties, prices per barrel, past harvests totaling about 15 000 apples plus pears cherries and peaches, orchard value, pruning work, and plans to study horticulture at Purdue with a note on improving fruit production and marketing in the Ozarks.
A dated letter from Drew Turner reports arrival of the Cash Mercantile Company at Pryor Oklahoma on June 1, 1914. Turner asks for the Marafield Mirror to be sent to Pryor and notes crops thriving with ample rain. He expresses that they cannot do without the next issue.
The Safety First prize was awarded to the Ozark division of the Mrisco, granting passes over the Ozark division to numerous Mrisco men families. Names listed include Mesdames G. I. Burney, J N. Crayw, ROL. Alford, BA, silk, Ku, stone, J. EB. Seal, OQ. B Cutheart, and Leming.
Miss Helen Ferren marked a tenth birthday with a party at her home on Thursday. Refreshments were served and guests enjoyed the afternoon fellowship and celebration.
Last week’s notes report Mrs. Van Calhoun and daughter Miss Laila visiting Mrs. Joli Dixon. Lena Calhoun traveled to Hartville Thursday and several from here attended the sixth grade evacuation exercises in Hartville. Samuel Bartley and wife from Od in were in Macomb Saturday. Anni Rippee visited Mrs. Wan Newton. Calhouns hosted Sunday visitors with twenty five at dinner. Rev. Thomas Moody is worse, but Mrs. Moody improves. James Calhoun of Hepner stayed with his parents Saturday night and Sunday. Earl Moody visited Macomb Saturday. Ora Callin, lately working near London, returned home. Melvin Bartley and wife drove to Startville Friday and lived with Miss Kya Adamson. Lena Calhoun, employed for Mrs. Amos Wakefield, has returned home for a few weeks.
Editor Oliver B. Davis of the Douglas County Herald and his wife traveled last week toward Springfield to attend the Republican editorial meeting, continuing a routine press circuit.
Mansfelds hosts its third annual agricultural and stock show October 15 16 and 17 featuring livestock displays exhibits and demonstrations by local farmers and merchants with activities daily and admission information available at the fairgrounds office.
Local surgeon R M Rogers of the Frisco aided four Kansas harvest bound men after a southbound freight struck them near Norwood Ark Their ages ranged from 16 to 25 T D Boushell 23 of Atlanta Ga died shortly after arrival at Mansfield hospital Injured were E W Blake C L Palmer and N C Jones All were transported to Springdale on passenger train No 12 and relayed to relatives for burial in Atlanta
W A Black his wife and son Fran cis returned from Springfield after the 13th annual meeting of the Republican Editorial Association. The trip included tours of the Frisco reclamation plant poultry and fruit stations the creamery ice plant and light plant at Springfield Mountain Grove banquets and a boat ride on Lake Taneycomo to Powersite dam. Uniform hospitality marked the editors visit with a merry time throughout.
Announcement of Jas. K. P. Coday as a Republican candidate for Probate Judge Wright County subject to August primary. Proprietor of Mansfield Drug Co. with long Wright County residence and wide acquaintance, seen as strong qualifications for the office. Vote for Mr. Coday considered a vote well cast.
For sale by Manstrcll Drug Co. Ady.
General manager Byng of Avageeneral confirms KC RR and Pred Grover as local agent in Las Wayne to Iowa. The road owns engine No 62 bought from Prisco, with another engine rented from Frisco now under repair, leaving one engine in use as demand grows.
Rippee and wife have moved to the Blue Turner property. The item lists include 108 Butter Pat 22 Old Hens, the Green Hidest0 Ducks, 7 Pat Turkeys, 4 Clear Fleece Wool, and Springs Wild Teo.
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