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Newspaper
Mansfield Press
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
4
Mansfield community notes list residents and visitors including M. D. Gorman of Hartville, J. D. Reynolds on business in Macomb, and Clif Jones in Springfield. Local commerce features quotes on heating stoves, farm sales, cattle shipments, and a civil service exam for rural carriers, with social events at the M. E. Ladies Aid and county vendors promoting goods.
J B Quigley superintendent of the construction firm on the electric line traveled to Kansas City last night to inspect progress including ker and connection plans. The contract aimed for completion within weeks but delays leave the project at a cleanup stage with workers idling.
Wright County, Colorado has the United States youngest prosecuting attorney in Arthur M Curtis aged 22 on October 18 born near Norwood. He entered law at the State University in Columbia February 1906, graduated June 1908, then opened a law office and began practice.
Mansfield a town of 750 to 800 people in southwest Douglas County Missouri lies on the Frisco road east of Springfield. The Kaneas City Ozark and Southern Electric Line under construction will connect Mansfield south to Ava and extend north, aiding north south east and west travel. The road grading is half done and steel laid for four to five miles with ongoing work by local and outside interests, promising a future for home seekers and regional growth.
A Missouri land prospect piece argues land near the Ozarks is cheap due to undeveloped status and recent north and east immigration. It claims land can be bought for 5 to 20 per acre with gains from 1 to 10 per acre upon improvement, featuring fertile soils for clover timothy and orchard grasses and praising climate and water quality. It urges relocation as a prudent choice with strong growth potential.
The Gasconade river dominates the county with many creeks feeding it, producing fertile bottom lands and prime farms. Soils are fertile and moisture retentive, suited to diverse crops. rocks are plentiful but not crippling, with clover and bluegrass thriving on rocky patches. The area has solid schools and churches, no saloons, and welcomes honest visitors. A Bakersfield meeting raised 30000 for an entry road right of way, and the Dixie Jubilee Concert Co played at Miller Opera House to an appreciative crowd.
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