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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
1
Mansfield residents hear almanac notes, new Mirror subscribers, and local visits. The column lists birthdays, illnesses, purchases at Fullingtons, hotel dinners, and shop ads while reporting rail and bank events, church services, and upcoming stock show plans in Wright County.
Dr R M Rogers visited Springfield on Friday and questioned hospital staff about the death of J E Farmer of Birmingham Alabama. Farmer died at Frisco hospital from septic intoxication after his leg was crushed in the recent freight wreck near Mansfield. Two amputations were performed to save him but he died.
Last week in Justice N. N. Nichols court Perry Rush James Peters Ike Miller Will Miller Lehman Fox and Wm. Denny were fined for disturbing the peace and fighting at the Cedar Gap shing. Denny received a 30 day stay. Arrests were by Constable S. J. White. Some others may be asked to explain conduct. Officials praised for zeal and impartial fines.
The Young Men's Business Club led a blind auction to raise about 700 for park curbing gutters and hitch racks. Subscriptions flowed in from merchants citizens and farmers bringing in 103.56 at one event, with iron seats and flower beds added. Mayor Burney joined as the first gold digger and prizes were awarded despite rain. Dr F H Riley’s energy and leadership drove the effort and progress continues toward finishing the park work.
A notice acknowledges complimentary tickets for Mountain Grove Chautauqua July 18 24 seven days of instruction entertainment music and lectures. Season tickets cost 2 with facilities offered for camping vacations for all who wish to attend.
The notice states the post office will be open on July 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. only, and will be closed for the remainder of the day. Ady M. Estrorman, Postmaster.
The matrons contest at the M B E Church Tuesday evening awarded Mrs Joseph Davis the silver medal chosen by judges Wallace Childs Neosho T H Cartner and J W Kirkham Springfield. Other contestants Meg dames Tripp Cole Burney Beach and Grissom performed well as the program included song scripture reading and prayers under W C T U auspices. Receipts totaled 7 60.
A compact reflective verse describes a tavern as both heaven and hell a gateway to wealth and want pride and ruin honor and despair hope and prayer yet darkness ignorance and grief. It laments drunkenness tearing at home and life with a somber note on sorrow.
The publication announces it will go to press Thursday at noon and urges correspondents and advertisers to submit copy by Tuesday. It states it will continue to accept copy until Thursday noon but cannot guarantee insertion.
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