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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
7
Miss Burney repeats with a medal as Mansfield High School secures first place in the Southwest Missouri Inter-High School Decimatory Contest at Springfield. Miss Hagel Harney delivered the gold medal declamation The House With the Paint Worn OR. Bertha Miller also won a gold medal as Mansfield expresses pride and hopes for 1917 success.
A roundup of court entries shows multiple State v cases including Branson, Jarrett, Ellis, Reed Lee, Dirney, Downs, Downs v J, and others continued or stricken. criminal and civil matters such as liquor license charges, forgery, theft, and various appeals. Also listed are divorces, quiet titles, partitions, ejectment, contracts, and a council note.
Seymour Citizen reports Prof WoS Shither resigned as director of the Dean Tite unit this week, with Lowell Phinsweell to lead temporarily. The community regrets the loss of a respected instructor and citizen.
Notice offers cash buyers rewards during May at Fullington's Furniture Store. Spend $10 to choose any 40 article of enameled ware, $15 to select one article, with higher thresholds for other items. No long details provided.
Railroad time tables show No. 101 and No. 102 passenger and local freight trains westbound and a few notes on arrival and departure times. Agents Burney and Grover schedule daily operations with departures from Mansfield and arrivals after grain shipments, indicating morning and afternoon services and exceptions on Sundays.
Preaching services held every second and fourth Sunday by Rev JM England in Diaster. Sunday school convenes at 9 00 am with W B L Bullington serving as superintendent.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church announces preaching services every fourth Saturday evening and Sunday. Rev. Joseph Davis is the pastor and Sunday school runs every Sunday at 9:30. GW. Freeman serves as superintendent.
Sunday services planned by Rev. J. W. Needkin pastor with OAS aan. I. D. Reynohis superintendent. services scheduled for morning and evening each week.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Church of Christ event with Wednesday services led by I A Riles, plus a Springfield arrest tale of Will Dice tied to wrist county. The text lists medical claims and a liver tonic advertisement, mentioning Diggins and Vertige, with disjointed phrases and no clear narrative.
Lead Hill hosts Sunday School at 10 am each Sunday with singing on Saturday evenings. Preaching occurs on the 1st 2nd and 4th Sundays. The Young People Union Band and prayer meeting are suspended until fall. Local visits include A Brateher of Mansfield and Mary Meek of Mountain Grove.
A veteran writer urges a 12 year old to curb noise and rudeness, cultivate respect for adults, and build character now to win trust from business men later. He stresses gentleness, self control, and continuous education as paths to future employment opportunities and societal standing.
The Boy Scouts met Friday afternoon to take their examination for advancement from the tenderfoot degree. All proved proficient in Scoutcraft and showed they could handle an emergency with a match, a piece of meat and a polite. Raymond Ruler and Eugene Brentlinger have joined the Scouts, and there is always room for more.
In Esquire Morton's court at Macomb on Thursday Della Denver and Ada McIntosh were bound over to the circuit court on a charge of stealing chickens. Mrs McIntosh posted bond but Denver remained jailed. Prosecutor C. E. Jackson of Hartville led for the state with defense by A. M. Curtis and J. Wooderson of Hartville.
After several days delay due to a machinery break Mansfield Bottling Works resumes high class soda water production with James Coday in charge, highlighting renewed activity at the plant.
Norwood C S Perkins of Oswego Kans inspected loans for W S Elrod. Cones team frightened by Dr Ryan's car, bogey flipped, Cones slightly hurt. J A Randall visited Mountain Grove. Jake Hudson shipped hogs from Norwood. Mamie Inman May Ryan and Verbia Carter went to Springfield to attend the Normal. John Hay adding to his dwelling. Corn planting underway. J A Hanes doing concrete work in Mountain Grove reports strong contracts. L A Huffman near town saw silo blown down by April 19 windstorm with insurance. Dr HS Calhoun and wife returned from Kansas City. Citizens at justice court in Macomb April 27 on sterling chickens case, bound over to circuit court. Hanson Allen and Agnes Turgon wed by Squire Graves Sunday evening. Visitors from Mountain Grove included G B Townsend Col N L Townsend Judge E H Farnsworth A F Collier C M Mitchell and Mr McIntire. W S Elrod to Ced ar Gap Monday.
A call to community action urges residents to boost local efforts rather than complain. It frames boosting as a shared duty, with lines encouraging proactive effort, backing town growth, and reciprocal support among neighbors. The verse promotes self reliance and civic involvement in building local opportunity.
A reflective piece urges readers to see towns as reflections of themselves not distant places. It argues real towns are built by brave individuals who refuse to fear progress. Personal effort and mutual work can raise a community that matches their vision.
The Rocky Mountain Hawk appeared at the opera house last week in a brief public performance. The show drew local attendees and featured a notable act by the troupe.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review clip reports fewer prisoners as prohibition takes effect in Spokane County. Jail totals drop from last year with 30 inmates last week and 15 federal plus 26 county prisoners last night. Few prisoners arrive. one jailer notes likely closures of local lodgings as seven men await release and only a dozen await six months. Deputy U.S. Marshal Hyatt says bootleggers fade, borders tighten, and federal prisoners fall toward zero. County physician Dr. Stuht notes delirium tremens cases decline to near none, while dope habit cases persist with opium ash usage as a substitute.
The speaker notes that aid has not been requested in liquor cases since January, citing a focus on broader financial concerns. The remark frames judicial or enforcement issues within a constrained budget context, highlighting limited intercession from the speaker’s side.
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for chronic or muscular rheumatism claiming it provides relief from pain worth many times its cost. It states the product is obtainable everywhere.
H G Shanes writes from Pendennis Kansas April 4 describing a promising wheat crop on 400 acres and 75 acres of drilled barley. He notes ongoing rain stopping prairie fires and recounts three recent fires, including flames near his house and the loss of three lives, where he assisted by rescuing women and children in his car and driving through burning zones with his two daughters.
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