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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
1
Local notes report Labor Day weekend visits, court attendance at Hartville, property sales, births, travel by residents to Ava Springfield and Hartville, plus upcoming Mansfield Fair attractions and school notices. Names include G B Freeman, J E Craig, W N Dyer, Rev A M Livingstone, and many residents visiting relatives and markets.
The Mansfield public school opened last Monday with 238 students across Primary, First Intermediate, Second Intermediate, Grammar, and High School. Expected high school enrollment to reach 50 by month’s end, many country students joining. Faculty met after school to plan playground activities, with Miss Hoover leading. High school courses listed by year, text delays noted for textbooks, daily start at 8 55, bell to aid punctuality, parent visits encouraged, Parent Teacher Association meeting Friday evening with all members urged to attend.
Wuwan's World runs through a lively column with quirky observations and playful quips about games books and street life. The piece blends humor with media gossip and showcases a breezy local voice.
Prayer meeting at Macomb Methodist Church held every Sunday night. Community members and PENNY are noted participants in this weekly gathering.
The Mansfield Public School opened Monday with many visitors in attendance. The faculty includes Superintendent B. B. Coats, Principal H. E. Newton, and teachers Mack Hudson, W. H. Fullington, Mabel Codig, and Jewell Hoover. The school board features J. W. Brazeal as president and Geo I. Freeman as clerk.
At a council meeting on October 5 6 and 7 the streets were opened and all money received from Sareelite during the week of Oct 27 was granted to the Young Men's Business Club which will oversee Mansfield's Fifth Annual Agricultural and Stock Show scheduled Oct 5 7. The clubs involvement covers the event and related street use.
It is still dry but cooler air brings anxious farmers for rain. August was hot and dry with only a few showers. the daily average at 2 pm was 41. Miss Edith Schafer home from Mansfield. Edith and Abbie Dovel’s party featured tiny dolls as souvenirs for guests. Vivre left the railroad and entered Mr Schal er’s wire fence, burning 22 posts with no further damage. Delegates from Macomb Sunday School, Martin and Mabel Pearvey, attended a Mountain Grove convention. Mrs Connie B Turner was thrown and seriously injured while riding Sunday. All-day Baptist church singing was well attended. Sunday school at Macomb Methodist each Sunday. SOMEBODY ELSE.
A birthday dinner at Thos Young’s home marked Mrs. Young’s 25th birthday with nineteen guests. Gifts and cards were exchanged as friends offered well wishes for many happy returns. Others note Frank Case returning from Ava and A Parker helping with corn cuts, plus updates on Mrs. Crippen, O H Jury, and Dora Cope visiting relatives.
The W C T U met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. G O L Beach presiding. Officers elected for the coming year are Mrs. C L Beach president, Mrs. W B Hitchcock secretary, and Mrs. G S Hurney treasurer.
N J Craig offers to loan money on good improved farms in Wright or Douglas counties. He seeks investors or lenders with capital for financing in a rural property context.
Advertisement for honey sale from Bee Farm Aug Oetting. 5 gallon cans and quart cans offered, prices listed 45 cents for quart and unspecified for larger cans. Local buyers urged to contact the sellers.
O. B. Allen of Hartville was in town Friday on his way home from a trip to Carthage and Sarcoxie, continuing his local journey after the visit.
Hartville town notes describe judges and officials touring from Bolivar to Hartville and other towns. The new ice plant by Kinser & Sons provides high grade ice. Hartville public school opened with 201 students and curriculum updates. basketball tests planned to showcase the game to nearby towns. Circuit court saw Leming bond increase, S E Smith gets 15 years for incest and rape, Gasperson and Deaver fined for chicken stealing, Williams vs Swift case continued.
A new awning shelters Hilsabeck's bakery and confectionery front. New fixtures from Ezra Dennis have been installed, adding updated display and fitting details.
Republican county committee picks Hartville resident Jesse M. Carter for public administrator and fills township constable vacancies. Democratic committee places Sam O'Shields for representative Bert Herrick for treasurer J W Jackson for prosecuting attorney T W Freemary for judge and T B Bouldin for coroner.
Republicans at Springfield adopt plan for formal opening of the state campaign at the Plan ters Hotel in St Louis on Saturday Sept 2 to be held in Springfield Monday Sept 11. Hon Walter S Dickey Republican U S Senate nominee Hon Henry Lamm Republican Governor nominee and all Republican state and congressional nominees will speak at the event.
M. L. Andrews of Bryant was granted a general poultry judge license by the American Poultry Association at its 41st annual convention in Cleveland Ohio last month. The honor reflects his qualifications and he pledged to support the fall stock show’s success.
Ross Alcorn of Seymour takes charge of A. Glenn & Son hardware store after trading a 17 acre farm four miles north of Seymour for the business. W A Glenn stays on briefly. the Glenns’ past management is praised and patronage is urged for the new proprietor.
Joe Ashworth was injured Thursday while oiling an on silo cutter. He became entangled in the machinery and suffered numerous cuts and bruises. A loosened screw in the machine stopped it, preventing a fatal outcome. His clothes were torn from his body, but he survived and feels lucky to be alive.
Local ad urges shoppers to compare prices with I N Dyer Furniture Co before making purchases. The brief notice highlights value and urges potential customers to check current offers at the store location.
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