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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
5
Advertisement offers a thorough course to pass US Civil Service examinations. Claims good positions await graduates. Course includes 204 large pages and costs $2.00, sent postpaid. Publisher listed as Hultiseh Publishing Co. Springfield, Mass.
The mortgagees sale of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section seven, township twenty eight, range fourteen in Wright and Shire Missouri is announced. Charles A. McIntosh as mortgagee, assignee L. O. Needler, will sell at public vendue at the east door of the courthouse in Hartville on the 24th day of March 1415 between 9:00 and 4:00 to satisfy the debt secured by the deed of mortgage dated November 7 THDD. The note and mortgage remain unpaid.
Notice from the U S Land Office Springfield Missouri that John Otte of Mansfield Missouri has filed intent to make three year proof to establish a claim to the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter Section 2 Township 28 North Range 1 West Fifth Principal Meridian. The hearing before County Clerk at (illegible) April 1, 191? lists witnesses Ben One Sam Wilken L Q Nieder and Jneeply Mendeicks all of Mansfield Missouri.
Macomb mentions a string of social visits and travel among residents. families from Mansfield, Olathe, and Nebraska are cited visiting relatives, with several showing up for shows, birthdays, or family time. Missouri remains preferred by several as a place to live, amid reports of illnesses and cold symptoms locally.
Lee Pope and SE Frye work for Wo Cullicott as winter supplies ease. The Spence school closes Thursday with a play Thursday night. Herbert Shelton teaches a goal shonl and earns esteem. Charley Deavers hauls rails to town while townsfolk show no intent to fence themselves in. Rail use planned for wand. Sarah and Cora Findley visit Mingle Moody Thursday. Mrs Will Crippen visits Joe Dennis Thursday. Chiud Smith and Alva Hens ley haul hay from Macomb. Thomas and George Dugar visit Joe Forye on Tuesday. Singing at W. Callicott's canceled Tuesday but a crowd still gathers. Fred Anderson and Muabel Dugar attend Woll Creek church Friday.
The forecast lists daily high and low temperatures with precipitation and cloudiness notes. Agencies include C. A. Mingus and the Cooperative Meteorological Observer under the Climatic Service of the Weather Bureau United States Department of Agriculture.
A two day farmers meeting in Ava culminated with a Friday banquet at the Wilson opera house attended by leaders from Mansfield, Hartville, Mountain Grove and beyond. Dignitaries included Mayor G S Burney, Dr H Riley, Hon TL Quisenberry and Hon FOS White. Speakers praised good roads, rail service, and Missouri poultry progress while Ava hosts were praised for hospitality and catering.
Platform statements advocate public school funding revisions, uniform textbooks across Wright County counties, consolidation where needed, improved graduation through stronger scholarships, integration of vocational and non vocational paths, regular textbook updates, and options like year or subject based alternation. Arthur Arnold, candidate for Wright County Superintendent.
A dense local notes item reports multiple gatherings and visits across Hill and Mountain. Names include Charley Brazeal Will Ragenl Mrs George Estus Stella Gaskill Flora Estus and several Gaskills. A Sunday musical at Tom Freeman’s and a singing night at No 5 are noted along with visits among Gilley Tarburton Estus and Stout families.
A special passenger train carried out of town attendees to Ava for a banquet and farmers meeting under Ava Welfare League auspices. J W Byng served as toastmaster while Rev L Arnold welcomed guests and Mayor W A Dobyns offered remarks. Speakers included Prof W H Lynch and Arch McGregor with others on good roads and boosters for the Ozarks.
Mrs B F Hays exhibited Ruff Orpingtons Rhode Island Reds at the Mansfield Pair in Ava Missouri winning top places. She offers a Grand lot of cockerels from eggs priced 10 to 32 000 per setting direct from Owen farms of Winhaven Mass. Also advertised are Rig Dark Brilliant Reds, and Golden Buffs, with cheap cockerels to clear space for younger stock at Ava Poultry Yards Ady Ava Mo.
Classified notice by FL. Bickerton of Sutherland Iowa seeking to trade one or both of two hacre farms in eastern Colorado for land in southern Missouri or northern Arkansas. Price quoted at 31,800 each. Offers requested.
Correspondents are asked to send items by Monday or Theeday. Delays cause many items to arrive late and unusable until the following week. Please submit on Monday if at all possible.
Mansfield Mirror and Weekly Kansas City Star join in a one year subscription offer for 120 dollars a year, with both papers available to readers at this bundled price.
West Plains Mountain Grove and Mansfield push to submit their case to an arbitration board. All three towns persist in calling their locale the Gem City of the Ozarks as Ava Enterprise notes Mansfield is identified as IT.
X N J Craig offers funds to loan on good improved farms located in Wright or Douglas counties. Nonnarrative notice indicates available lending capacity for agricultural properties in these areas, inviting farm owners to inquire for loan terms and eligibility.
Applications invited for loans from 100 to 10000 dollars on improved or unimproved town property and lands. 9 percent interest, payable annually or semiannually. Term one to ten years. Applicants must describe location and value of property offered as security and state improvements and value. Seek county representatives. attorney or real estate law preferred. Requires two character references and five dollar postage for blanks and reply. White Southern Office, Fourth National Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga.
An OCR ad from a local shop promotes items near the Bank of Manstiele with prices for rice two pounds, soda two pounds, chicken meat per pound, cool grade fat meat per pound, and other offerings. It ends with a note about continuing patronage from past customers.
H M Norcross touts improving ore conditions and a strong market for stock. The firm claims steady demand, price likely to rise, and plans to attract investors to revisit ground prospects. So far over 48 tons of low grade near surface ore shipped with satisfactory returns. Contact 409 Exchange Bldg Denver Colorado.
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