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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
1
Local items from Mansfield include visitors like L A Quigley and J J Brown, renewals for Mirror subscribers, and addresses from Mountai Grove to Springfield. The Mansfield Bakery promotes ice cream and candies, new stock, and a senior play setup for May 16, with various residents visiting, buying goods, or updating properties.
The C Walter Beach pupils staged a piano recital Saturday night in the opera house. Though many performers were first timers, the children behaved well and kept time, earning praise for their instructor. The program featured solo, duo, and trio pieces by Hylton, Wachs, Guiliani, Ver Gael, and others, with notable numbers like The Cuckoo and Rustic Dance. Receipts totaled 12.25 with expenses detailed, leaving funds for metronome and music for class use.
G T Smythe of Springfield has been appointed agent here for the K C and 8 railroad and has arrived preparatory to assuming his duties tomorrow. General Manager Woods will be here from Ava at that time. C C Daves, who has been acting as agent, will return to Ava. He has made many friends here who will regret his departure.
Frank Smalley received the second degree at the Odd Fellows gathering held Saturday. The Mansfeld Hotel advertises special Sunday dinners for 85 cents.
Special Correspondents report warm weather busy with planting corn. W A Glenn is Antrim’s blacksmith and Mrs W A Glenn’s family shop in Seymour. Reece Deckard returns from Springfield with measles. Frank Borders praises his colt in Wright county while helping a neighbor, and Miss Blanche Moore visits in Mansfield. Several locals marked illness and community church events with communion and foot washing.
M Hodge resigns as carter on the star mail route between here and Ava after a year of acceptable service. He has leased A A Drennan’s Square Deal Mill and will take charge of the business Monday. John Matney succeeds him as the new star route carrier.
At the Yeomen meeting Wednesday evening two members were received, D. S. Cantrell by transfer and Jasper Pool by adoption. Clarence Smalley was appointed master of accounts, Minnie Morgan chaplain, and W. L. Bonnell sentinel.
Special church notices announce preaching at the Baptist church by Rev. G. Chadwell. Services held every first Saturday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., with Sunday services at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited.
London residents attend church at Dennistown and New Hope church while many visit relatives around Hartville, Rembert, and Cantrell Creek. Neighbors share meals, sheep shearing begins at Newton’s, and a Prairie Hollow foot-washing trip follows a Saturday musicale at Elbert Latimer’s.
Sheriff reports Jobin O'Brien alias Sullivan confessed to complicity in Mansfield Bank robbery the night of April. described with a star on his left leg and an elephant tattoo on his left farm. He claims a 14 year career as a yeggman and blew safes in Pine Bluff Arkansas with three others.
Lon Palmer suffered a splinter in the eye while loading cordwood at Coker last week. Dr. J A Fuson treated him and he is recovering as well as could be expected. Special Sunday dinner at Mansfield Hotel 85 cents. Ady.
News notes from Mansfield Hartville road improvements and local church schedule. Inspectors visited road work this week while Rev Findley preaches German in morning service and English in afternoon. Local visits include Mrs Bradbury with Mrs Pollock and Miss Kirch with Miss Oetting. Strawberry season arrives as farmers welcome rain and crops progress. Roy Gan travels to Ava for summer. Willie Hensley visits Oetting area. WANNETA.
Sunday church attendance at Prairie Hollow with a long standing May second Sun day all day meeting planned and a dinner on the grounds. Weather dampened expected turnout though Gertrude Stone from Springfield attended and locals visited Amos Roy’s all week. Mrs Dennis remains ill with some improvement noted Wednesday morning.
The Mansfield Concert Band presents a park concert featuring marches by Pilcher Barnard and Southwell selections from Bohemian Girl The Elves Overture and Majestic by Biglow Kieffer and Scott My Tuba Solo and Megaphone Bells with Our Director The best concert of the season, don’t miss it.
Frisco representatives arrive Saturday for a luncheon at the G A R Hall honoring the visitors. Secretary W C Coday invites non members of the Young Men's Business Club to submit applications and join the gathering. Mayor G S Burhey presides as Ozark division head, signaling a premier local meeting.
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