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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
1
Names of residents and visitors in Hartville, Ava, Seymour, Norwood, and surrounding towns recount a week of arrivals, purchases, and community happenings. A Joplin trip, car purchases, furniture ads, Scouts, church aid, and a spring bazaar are noted alongside local business and road work updates.
Bankers from Wright county form Wright County Bankers Association at Youngs Hotel Mansfield Friday evening. Officers elected include J A Chase president J M Ryan vice president B Freeman secretary treasurer. Member banks listed from Mansfield Mountain Grove Norwood Hartville Manes Grovesprings and others. Next monthly meeting set for Friday April 14 in Mansfield.
Dr. R M Rogers will lecture on baby welfare at Mansfield M B Church on Sunday May 6 at 2 pm under the Parent Teacher Association. The talk follows the state and national baby week movement and will address vital questions with a large audience expected.
For sale 75 or 40 goal Angora goats and about 10,000 feet of gond Qak lumber. Contact Indy George Freeman.
Robbers broke into GCW Freeman & Son and Dyer Furniture Co last night. They entered via rear windows and plate glass, stealing suits of clothes groceries hosiery shoes shirts underwear and even a few pennies. They opened the cash register and tried to force the safe, leaving old clothes behind and taking items they favored. Entry at the furniture store was through a rear door, taking condensed milk hosiery and assorted goods. milk cans were consumed on site. Two intruders escaped through the basement as Mrs Newton and Lee Lathron heard movement but saw nothing. Police are urged to apprehend the guilty.
Farm loan offers advertise the lowest prevailing rates with no delay. Providers Ady Gro Bretestan announce streamlined processing and quick funding for eligible farmers seeking operating or capital loans.
Owing to heavy work, no more literary meetings in high school or grammar department this year. Playground work completed. blue grass to be sown. Several students quit, risking lost year’s work. Miss Mabel Coday ill. Miss Nthel Seal led fifth grade work. Grades study Robison Crusoe, Star Spangled Banner, Arthur legends, and South America. debates held by 7th and 8th grades. PTA meeting praised grounds beautification. patron day planned April 13. Board of Education to meet Thursday evening.
An open letter from Mayor H Riley asks Mansfield residents to display at least one flag on every home front porch to show support for President Wilson during tense times. The mayor cites Kansas City and Columbia as examples of towns decorating their streets with Old Glory to reflect national unity.
Denlon Luther Pennington made a business trip to Mountain Grove Monday. Frank Curnutt and wife entertained at their home Sunday. John Stronk and wife of Fox Greek and J. A. G. Reynolds and son of Ava visited Alta Upshaw. Fred Stewart and wife traveled to Norwood for dental work. George Upshaw lost a young cow last week. Arthur Mallonee and wife went to Oklahoma to seek summer employment. ht. A. Alaups plan to move west possibly to Idaho. We express sympathy as neighbors depart, wishing them success.
The 13 day old son of Amos Peabody died at 11 30 p m of bronchial pneumonia. Mae Cooley daughter of Madison and Vina Cooley died after an operation for appendicitis in Oklahoma. Clifford Brazeal two year old son of Jesse Brazeal died of septicaemia in Harlowtown Montana. Funeral in Mansfield with Rev J M England officiating. Community extends sympathy to bereaved families.
Seven percent farm loans advertised by Shannon and Shannon of Mountain Grove Missouri. The offer promises 7 percent interest on farm loans to be repaid on the borrower’s own terms. No other details provided in the readable text.
The 1.C.C.F. conferred the second degree on A. KE. brown Saturday night. A BLN. A. meeting Tuesday night added Mrs. Meyrtle Tarburton as a new member. Reports from state camp meeting at Chillicothe were given. Out of town visitors at the Masonic school included members from Hartville, Norwood, Mountain Grove and others. Banquet at Mountain Grove praised. address of welcome by C. A. Stephens praised. Dr. F. H. Riley reports from W.O.W. state camp at Columbia. Net gain of 55,239 for 1916. Missouri has 48,500 of 804,000 members. Delegates endorsed legislation beneficial to the order. Sam E. Senseny described as a live wire. The meeting adjourned in honor of President Wilson. A message endorsed and wired to Wilson pledges support and patriotism.
The James Patterson Wild Animal Show with Gollmar troupe brings a 12 foot long hippo weighing 9 to 10 thousand pounds to Springfield on April 9. The animal will be displayed daily in the center tent of the mammoth menagerie with a Grand Free Street Parade at 11 am.
The PTA meeting at the school house Friday night urged Dr. R M Rogers to speak on Patrons Day Friday April 13. The event aims to beautify school grounds with volunteer labor and district patron involvement. refreshments will be served and workers will have an all day on ground dinner.
The Missouri State Veterinarian office in Columbia sends over 11000 letters to district clerks urging hog raisers to watch for hog cholera and report outbreaks to the nearest deputy state veterinarian at no cost to farmers. Deputies include Dr. R. B. Love of Springfield and Dr. R. M. Sarde and Dr. W. N. Russell of West Plains. The program aims to contain any outbreak through local school district meetings on April 3.
The Pixies, Milne's famed production, features Dr F A Riley of Mansfield in the Springfield event with a souvenir program from Decatur Illinois 1904 noting a charity benefit for Bethsaida Hospital. The show highlighted Milne and Dr Riley with the trick dog Misa Beauty as a noted feature.
The Frisco local freight train struck the I. H. C. auto truck about 11 o'clock yesterday morning in Mansfield yards, demolishing it. Driver J. H. Atkinson was badly hurt in the head but not believed to be seriously injured. Mrs. Skelton was in the truck but jumped out unharmed. Meg Atkinson's friends express sympathy.
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