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A HISTORY
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JASPER COUNTY
MISSOURI and Its People
BY JOEL Ty LIVINGSTON Selon
VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
PUBLISHERS : THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO 1912
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INTRODUCTION
In presenting this volume to the public, the writer begs leave to make the following introductory announcements and explanations.
In gathering the data for the history, a vast amount of interesting matter was collected, and had we utilized it all, a book would have been created twice the size of the one offered. It was thought, there- fore, that a more condensed history giving a sufficient number of stories in each of the several periods to correctly represent the habits, manners and customs of the people during each of the epochs and the events which helped to mold the destinies of the county, would be most appreciated by the public. It was difficult at times to determine just which facts to include and which to omit, and some events which we desired to mention at length were omitted because we were unable to secure ac- curate and complete data for their narration.
The matter for the history has been obtained from the following sources : Personal interviews with old-time citizens of the county ; replies to letters addressed to different well informed citizens; scrap books saved by lovers of historic information and the newspaper files that were preserved.
To each and all who have so kindly given us data for the work, we wish to here return our most sincere and heartful thanks. We are es- pecially indebted to the following: To John Nelson, of Carl Junction, for the loan of a file of the Weekly Carthage Banner covering the period of the later sixties, the seventies and the early eighties; to the Carthage Press and the Joplin Daily News-Herald, whose editors both kindly placed their valuable files at our disposal; to the Joplin Public Library for the loan of the early files of the Daily Herald covering the later seventies and the eighties; to Charles Ebert, of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, who forwarded to us from the far golden west, a most excellent and systematically kept scrap book of Webb City and Carterville events which happened during the eighties and early nineties. We found this information invaluable for the reason that the early files of the Webb City and Carterville papers had not been preserved.
There is one feature of our work which is not as complete as we had originally intended it to be, to-wit: the lodge and church chapters. In view of this we deem it proper to make a special explanation relative to these two important parts of the history. The statement briefly made is this: In May, 1911, we mailed out something like fifty letters to the
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pastors of different churches in the county, asking them to assist the au- thor in collecting the historic material for the church story. To these letters less than one-half replied and not having access to the records, we could not make as complete a church story as we had hoped to do. In like manner, some of the lodges of the county failed to provide us with desired information and mention of them was necessarily abbre- viated. However, we did not neglect the important part of the history, but obtained much information regarding the societies that did not re- spond to our request from the newspapers, mention being made of their several organizations.
We believe that the information herein contained is authentic,-at least, we have used every effort to make it so, and if inaccuracies have crept into the book, it is because we have been misinformed.
Again thanking the many persons who have assisted us in gather- ing the materials for the stories herein contained, we beg to be
Respectfully,
JOEL T. LIVINGSTON.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I COUNTY TAKING FORM
EARLY EXPLORATIONS-EDMUND JENNINGS-CIVIL DIVISIONS PRIOR TO COUNTY ORGANIZATION-THE COUNTY NAMED-THE FIRST SETTLERS -CAVE SPRINGS A FEW OF THE "FIRSTS"-PIONEER LIFE-LOG RAISING THE SPANISH CARAVAN-EARLY METHOD OF FILING ON LAND-GAME AND WILD ANIMALS 3
CHAPTER II CIVIL AND POLITICAL
THE ORIGINAL JASPER COUNTY-FIRST TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS- COMMISSION TO LOCATE COUNTY SEAT-COURT HOUSE BUILT-FIRST CARTHAGE HOUSES-EARLY PROVISION FOR GOOD ROADS-NO SNAP TO HOLD OFFICE-FIRST SESSION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT-CONSPIRACY OR RIOT CASE-A NEW COURT HOUSE BUILT-EARLY POLITICAL HIS-
TORY-COUNTY OFFICES, 1841-61 14 1
CHAPTER III PIONEER SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
FIRST SCHOOL SECTION SOLD-PIONEER SCHOOL DISTRICTS-FIRST SCHOOL DESCRIBED-FIRST COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER-SCHOOL FUND GREATLY AUGMENTED-THE CARTHAGE FEMALE ACADEMY-ORGANI- ZATION OF THE FIRST CHURCH-BUILDING OF THE FIRST CHURCH- FIRST CHURCH AND REV. GREENVILLE SPENCER-OLD-FASHIONED CAMP-MEETINGS-REV. HARRIS JOPLIN AND REV. ANTHONY BEWLER- PEACE CHURCH OF GALENA TOWNSHIP 22
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CHAPTER IV
VARIOUS PIONEER EVENTS
MINING COMMENCED AT LEADVILLE HOLLOW-FIRST LEAD FOUND IN JOP- LIN CREEK VALLEY-DISCOVERY OF LEAD NEAR ORONOGO-THE FREEZE OF 1848-THE DRAGON FLY PEST-BURNING OF TWO NEGROES GO- ING TO MILL-SOCIAL AMUSEMENTS-A SCHOOL TEACHER TARRED AND FEATHERED-FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE COUNTY-OLD SHERWOOD- TOWNS IN JASPER COUNTY BEFORE THE WAR-FIRST CENSUS OF THE COUNTY 31
CHAPTER V
PRECEDING ACTUAL WARFARE
CIVIL ORGANIZATION DESTROYED MOLDING INFLUENCES-ARMED NEU- TRALITY URGED-VOTES TO REMAIN IN THE UNION-DIVIDED SENTI- MENT AND ACTION-THE BORDER GUARDS FRUITLESS CONFERENCES- FIRST ENGAGEMENT AT BOONVILLE 45
CHAPTER VI
THE WAR IN JASPER COUNTY
CONFEDERATE FORCES-MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION ARMY-BATTLE OF CARTHAGE-NOTES OF THE BATTLE-PRICE AND MCCOLLOUGH ENTER CARTHAGE-COUNTY RAISES A CONFEDERATE REGIMENT-COUNTY REC- ORDS DURING THE WAR-MEDOC SKIRMISH-THE CORN CREEK EN- 51 GAGEMENT-SHIRLEY FORD
CHAPTER VII THE WAR CONTINUED
THE FOURTH MISSOURI AND JACKMAN'S SCOUTS-FISHER'S COMPANY OF UNITED STATES VOLUNTEERS THE SIXTH KANSAS SCOUTS INTO THE COUNTY-TWO SKIRMISHES AT FRENCH POINT-NEGRO REGIMENT AND BURNING OF SHERWOOD-A GIRL'S DARING AND BRAVERY-KATIE SILL'S BISCUIT-CAPTAIN BURCH'S SCOUTS ON TURKEY CREEK- SHELBY'S RAIDS-REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE FAMILIES-THE RETURN OF THE VETERANS 58
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REORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY
CAVE SPRINGS, TEMPORARY COUNTY SEAT-HONEST JOHN ONSTOTT AND THE TREASURY-CARTHAGE REESTABLISHED AS THE COUNTY SEAT- SUBSTANTIAL NEW-COMERS-REGISTRATION UNDER "TEST OATH"_ COUNTY OFFICERS (1865-70)-THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-BUS- INESS ENTERPRISES AT THE COUNTY SEAT-CARTHAGE BANKS ESTAB- LISHMENT OF THE "CARTHAGE BANNER"-TOWNS FOUNDED IN THE 'SIXTIES-TOWN POPULATION IN 1869. .67
CHAPTER IX OF GENERAL COUNTY MOMENT
JASPER COUNTY VOTES RAILWAY BONDS-RAILROAD MEETINGS-WHY RAILROAD BONDS WERE DESTROYED-REOPENING OF THE MINES-HOW THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO ORONOGO-THE FIRST JASPER COUNTY FAIR-CHURCHES DURING REORGANIZATION PERIOD TOWNSHIP SUN- DAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS-COLONY OF SWEDES 77
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CARTHAGE HISTORY
CARTHAGE AS A CITY-PUBLIC SCHOOLS ORGANIZED-COUNTY TEACHERS BETTER THAN SCHOOLHOUSES-"THE CARTHAGE PATRIOT"-COUNTY CELEBRATES JULY 4, 1869, AT CARTHAGE-THE MASONIC FRATERNITY -THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. .83
CHAPTER XI POLITICS AND RAILROADS
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS REENFRANCHISED (1870)-TOWNSHIP ORGANIZA- TION ADOPTED (1872)-COUNTY REDISTRICTED AND TOWNSHIP LINES CHANGED-JUDICIAL DISTRICTS-THE CAMPAIGN OF 1874-THE NEW CONSTITUTION-CAMPAIGN OF 1876-THE REPUBLICAN RALLY-DEMO- CRATIC BARBECUE AND PROCESSION-TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION ABOL- ISHED-THE CAMPAIGN OF 1878-RAILROAD MATTERS 89 .
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EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
COUNTY SUPERVISION OF SCHOOL-J. W. JACOB (1871-2)-"SPELLING DOWN"-JASPER COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE (1871)-SCHOOL EXHIBITION-U. B. WEBSTER (1872-3)-JASPER COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE (1873)-THE SIXTH DISTRICT TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION- COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER (1875)-S. A. UNDERWOOD (1877-9) -STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION (1878)-SINGING SCHOOL-UNI- FORM TEXT BOOK LAW-MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 96
CHAPTER XIII COUNTY SOCIETIES
OBJECTS OF THE GRANGE-GREAT HARVEST HOME CELEBRATION-POMO- LOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY-MCDONALD TOWNSHIP FARM- ERS' CLUB-JASPER COUNTY SHEEP-JASPER COUNTY IMMIGRATION SOCIETY-THE SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SOCIETY-COUNTY JAIL- JASPER COUNTY OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION-COLONEL YOUNG AND
THE COUNTY OF '65 .109
CHAPTER XIV MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS
A SURPRISED METROPOLITAN-THE FLOOD OF 1872-THE GRASSHOPPERS -JASPER COUNTY RING HUNT-A REMARKABLE JURY 115
CHAPTER XV CARTHAGE IN THE 'SEVENTIES
ORGANIZED AS A CITY-FIRST OFFICIAL DOCUMENT-CITY OFFICERS, 1873-9-ORGANIZATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT-INDUSTRIES OF THE 'SEVENTIES-THE CARTHAGE GAS WORKS NEWSPAPERS-BANKS AND BANKING THE KARR HOTEL-THE CARTHAGE OPERA HOUSE-BOARD OF TRADE-RAILROAD RATES-BUILDING OF THE FIRST SCHOOL-HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY-FIRST PUPILS-THE CARTHAGE LIBRARY 120
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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-THE METHODIST CHURCH (SOUTH) -GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH-THE SWEDISH CHURCH-COLORED CHURCHES-THE METHODIST CHURCH (NORTH)-PRESBYTERIAN AND BAPTIST CHURCHES-RED RIBBON MOVEMENT-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS -THE I. O. O. F. LODGES-THE MASONS-CARTHAGE LIGHT GUARD- THE CARTHAGE PIONEER CLUB 132
CHAPTER XVII FOUNDING OF JOPLIN
THE FIRST SETTLERS-BLYTHEVILLE POSTOFFICE-JOHN C. COX-FIRST MINING AT JOPLIN-MR. COX PLATS JOPLIN-REV. HARRIS JOPLIN -THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL-MOFFET AND SERGEANT-FIRST NEWS- PAPER MENTION-TOWN OF JOPLIN PLATTED-MURPHYSBURG, OR WEST JOPLIN-CLARK CRAYCROFT ARRIVES FIRST MEAL AT JOPLIN'S HOTEL -MURPHYSBURG MAKES RAPID GROWTH-JOPLIN-MURPHYSBURG (SPRING OF '72)-JOPLIN AS A MINING CAMP-THE "REIGN OF TER- BOR"-THE MAN OF THE HOUR-UNION CITY-EARLY LEGISLATION -- DISSOLUTION-LONE ELM-EARLY NEWSPAPERS-POSTOFFICE FOR UNION CITY-JOPLIN'S FIRST "FOURTH OF JULY"-THE MINERS' UNION-FIRST ODD FELLOWS' LODGE-FIRST ELECTION-ORGANIZA- TION OF SCHOOLS-SCHOOL OF WEST JOPLIN-EAST JOPLIN LITERARY SOCIETY-FIRST CHURCH-THE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH-ST. PETER'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH-THE AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH-JOPLIN AND BAXTER STAGE LINE-AMUSEMENT HALLS-RACE TRACK-VALUE OF ZINC DISCOVERED .141
CHAPTER XVIII JOPLIN IN 1873
UNION MOVEMENT STARTED-JOPLIN'S BIRTHDAY-THE SPIRIT OF JOPLIN -E. R. MOFFET-JOPLIN CITY SCRIPT-MAIN STREET GRAVELED- JOPLIN AND GALENA TOWNSHIPS-MINING AND SMELTING-ZINC- EXHIBIT AT WORLD'S FAIR, VIENNA-THE FIRST CITY ELECTION -OPENING OF EAST JOPLIN SCHOOLS-CHURCHES ORGANIZED DURING 1873 165
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JOPLIN IN THE MIDDLE 'SEVENTIES
SALOONS IN 1875-SCHIFFERDICKER'S GARDEN IN 1876-THE LUPTON RIOT-BLOWING UP OF HANNIBAL LEAD AND ZINC COMPANY'S PLANT -CITY ELECTION OF OCTOBER, 1874-PATRICK MURPHY-TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS IN 1874-DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NOVEMBER, 1874-THE JOPLIN HOTEL-COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-LAND OWNERS' Asso- CIATION-JOPLIN'S FIRST CIRCUS-FIRST THEATRE-FOURTH OF JULY, 1875-HUGH DYER & COMPANY, BOILER WORKS-HACK LINES TO CARTHAGE AND NEOSHO-BOARD OF TRADE-FIRE DEPARTMENT- CITY ELECTION, 1875-EAST JOPLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY-BRUCE YOUNGER-JOPLIN AT THE CENTENNIAL-CITY ELECTION, CENTENNIAL -F. E. WILLIAMS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IN 1876-SOCIETY MASK-BALL DECEMBER 28, 1876-THE RISELING BUILDING-THE EAST JOPLIN SCHOOL-THE WEST JOPLIN SCHOOLS-LONE ELM SCHOOL- THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH-CATHOLIC CHURCH-THE BAPTISTS-BUILD- ING OF THE TABERNACLE-FIRST CHURCH WEDDING-THE FRATERNI- TIES JOPLIN TURNVEREIN GERMANIA 174
CHAPTER XX IN THE LATER 'SEVENTIES
JOPLIN AND GIRARD RAILWAY-THE MISSOURI AND NORTHWESTERN- KANSAS CITY, FORT SCOTT AND GULF-A CITY OF HOLES-DEATH OF JOSHUA P. TAYLOR-SOMETHING ABOUT BLACK JACK-BOARD OF TRADE-BUILDING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS-ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORKMEN-THE WHITE LEAD WORKS THE GRANBY SMELTER-THE JOPLIN OPERA HOUSE-THE "HERALD"-THE MINERS' BANK-JOPLIN GAS WORKS -THE FRANCIS MURPHY MOVEMENT-OLD SKATING RINK-FIRE DE- PARTMENT REORGANIZED-JOPLIN EXPOSITIONS-HARMON'S FOUNDRY -SCHOOLS-CITY POLITICS-WILLIE WATSON'S CHRISTMAS SOCK- WEBB CITY-G. P. ASHCRAFT-WEBB CITY AS A TOWN-AS A FOURTH-CLASS CITY-FIRST CHURCH-THE BLUNT RAID-CARTER- 199 VILLE-ORONOGO-OTHER TOWNS
CHAPTER XXI COUNTY POLITICS
THE "BOYS IN BLUE"-"329" PRESENTATION TO COL. W. F. CLOUD- CAMPAIGN OF 1882-1884-8-LOCAL OPTION ELECTION 1887-COURT HOUSE ELECTIONS-CAMPAIGN OF 1888-WEBB CITY DEMOCRATIC FLAMBEAU CLUB-COUNTY SCHOOLS IN THE 'EIGHTIES J. M. STEV- ENSON 1887-93-THE JASPER COUNTY TEACHERS' NORMAL. ...... 225
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CHAPTER XXII
CITY OF CARTHAGE
OFFICERS AND CITY POLITICS TEMPERANCE AND LOCAL OPTION-THE HARRINGTON HOTEL-CARTHAGE WOOLEN MILL-WHITE MARBLE AND LIME-VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT-SCHOOLS-THE ALLEN ORA- TORICAL CONTEST-CARTHAGE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE-M. E. CHURCH -MAJOR COLE'S REVIVAL-CARTHAGE LIGHT GUARD-CHRISTMAS POSTOFFICE SURPRISES FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT, JUNE 12-14, 1888- ENTERTAINS THE GRAND LODGE, K. OF P .- JASPER COMMANDERY NO. 31, K. T .- THE SKATING RINK-CARTHAGE CITY HALL .233
CHAPTER XXIII JOPLIN, CIVIC AND BUSINESS
THE WHITE LEAD WORKS-ZINC FACTORY-WOOLEN MILL-JOPLIN FLOURING MILL-FIRST STREET CAR LINE-WATER WORKS-BUILD- ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION-THE JOPLIN CLUB-INTRODUCTION OF TELEPHONE-ELECTRIC LIGHTS-CITY POLITICS AND AFFAIRS-FIRE DEPARTMENT-BANKS AND BANKING-THE NORTH ROAD -THE SPLITLOG (KANSAS CITY & SOUTHERN) RAILWAY-SCHOOLS DURING THE 'EIGHTIES-FORMAL ADOPTION OF HIGH SCHOOL COURSE-ARBOR DAY-FIRST COMMENCEMENT-HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY-DISTRICT OF JOPLIN ORGANIZED-COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. . 255
CHAPTER XXIV JOPLIN, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL
FIRST M. E. CHURCH-METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH-TEMPERANCE RE- VIVAL-FIRST SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR-YOUNG MEN'S CHRIS- TIAN ASSOCIATION-MITE SOCIETIES-AMONG THE LODGES-O. P. MORTON POST, No. 14, G. A. R .- KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE- ODD FELLOWS' ANNIVERSARY DAY-SOUTHEAST KANSAS PYTHIAN Ex- CURSION-GERMANIA SOCIETY-FIRST OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY- KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BALL, 1889-CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETIES FOUND- ERS' DAY-JOPLIN'S SOCIETY-IN HONOR OF EX-MAYOR WILLIAMS' BRIDE-VISIT OF GENERAL SHERMAN 273
CHAPTER XXV MILITARY AND SPECTACULAR
THE JOPLIN RIFLES JOPLIN ZOUAVES-MARDI GRAS IN JOPLIN-JOPLIN EXPOSITION-FOURTH OF JULY, 1885-THE PROCESSION-SHAM BAT- TLE-A STORY OF SPANISH ADVENTURE 285
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CHAPTER XXVI
WEBB CITY
BUSINESS IN THE 'EIGHTIES-"WEBB CITY TIMES"-CITY POLITICS- AMONG THE LODGES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT-DESTRUCTIVE FIRE (1883)-LEAP YEAR PARTIES (1884)-K. P. MASQUERADE BALL-IN HONOR OF MR. AND MRS. W. C. STEWART-WEBB CITY'S SECOND BANK. .297
CHAPTER XXVII CARTERVILLE AND OTHER MATTERS
CARTERVILLE DURING THE 'EIGHTIES-FIRST MODERN MINING MILL-CITY GOVERNMENT REORGANIZED-THE CHURCHES-SCHOOLS-VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT-AMONG THE LODGES CARTERVILLE'S FIRST PAPER -CADETS-JASPER COUNTY'S MILITARY-FIFTH REGIMENT, MISSOURI STATE GUARD REGIMENTAL CAMP AT CARTHAGE-BEN D. EARING'S CAMP MEETING-COLD WINTER OF 1884-MARKET REPORTS IN 1885- MINERAL TOWNSHIP RAILWAY BONDS ORONOGO CYCLONE-I. O. O. F. CELEBRATION, 1886-LEHIGH-BELVILLE-ZINATE-THE SARCOXIE FAIR. 307
CHAPTER XXVIII
COUNTY AT LARGE
COUNTY POLITICS EXCITING CAMPAIGN OF 1896-BUILDING OF THE COUNTY COURT HOUSES-CORNER STONE LAID OF JOPLIN COURT HOUSE-THE COURT HOUSE AT CARTHAGE-DEDICATION OF THE COURT HOUSE-AT THE SOUTH WEST MISSOURI TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION OF 1890-THE TEACHERS' NORMAL-AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO (1893)-THE INTER STATE CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY-BUILDING OF THE INTER URBAN STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM-ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE JASPER COUNTY ELECTRIC CLUB-THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT- JASPER-NEWTON COUNTY OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION-THE GRIPPE IN JASPER COUNTY 319
CHAPTER XXIX MINES AND MINING
NEW PROSPECTING AND MECHANICAL ERA-DUENWEG-NECK CITY- REEDS-PROSPERITY-MINING AROUND CARTHAGE-ALBA, SARCOXIE AND ELSEWHERE-OUTPUT OF DISTRICT FOR DECADE .336
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CHAPTER XX
MILITARY MATTERS
SECOND REGIMENT ORGANIZED INTO TWO BATTALIONS-LETTERS REPLACE OLD NAMES FIRST APPEARANCE AT ST. LOUIS THE FIRST REGI- MENTAL CAMP-CAMP CUNNINGHAM, AUGUST 15-22, 1897-SHAM BATTLE-CARTHAGE HONORS HER DEAD THE UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS SEMI-MILITARY SOCIETIES-THE THIRD REGIMENT, U. R. K. P .- PATRIARCHS MILITANT, I. O. O. F. .. 340
CHAPTER XXXI CARTHAGE IN THE 'NINETIES
LOCAL POLITICS AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS-BUILDING OF THE CITY LIGHT PLANT-CITY PARK-NEWSPAPERS-BANKS AND BANKING ORATOR- ICAL AND DECLAMATORY CONTESTS-CARTHAGE FEDERATION OF WO- MEN'S CLUBS-WHIST CONTESTS-REUNION OF THE SIXTH KANSAS CAVALRY, U. S. V. .350
CHAPTER XXXII LODGE AND SOCIAL EVENTS.
Y. M. C. A. PERMANENTLY ORGANIZED-CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CAL- ENDAR FAIR-I. O. O. F. NATAL DAY-THE UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS DECORATION DAY-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS COLUMBIAN BALL-OGLESBY CAMP, SONS OF VETERANS, MEMORIAL MONUMENT-THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC- ASCENSION DAY, 1891-THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF BLUE LODGE- DEPARTMENT ENCAMPMENT, G. A. R. .356
CHAPTER XXXIII JOPLIN IN THE 'NINETIES
LOCAL POLITICS AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS THE OPENING OF WALL STREET-OPENING AND BUILDING OF EAST SEVENTH STREET-BUILD- ING OF THE CITY LIGHT PLANT-BANKS AND BANKING JOPLIN RE- COVERS FROM THE PANIC OF '93-SOUTH JOLPIN-JOPLIN SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT-JOPLIN ELECTRIC RAILWAY-CUNNINGHAM'S GROVE BECOMES A CITY PARK-THE "JOPLIN DAILY GLOBE"-JOPLIN TELEPHONE COMPANY-REDELL'S DEEP WELL-VOLUNTEER FIRE- MEN'S TOURNAMENTS-THE PAID DEPARTMENT .363
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CHAPTER XXXIV
JOPLIN EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL-SCHOOL DISTRICT ENLARGED-HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI-FIRST ALUMNI BANQUET AND REUNION-ON THE AP- PROVED LIST-PUBLIC SCHOOL CADET CORPS-COLUMBIAN PARADE- ARBOR DAY, 1893-JOPLIN TEACHERS VISIT KANSAS CITY-MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL OFFICIALS (1890-9)-ALUMNI OF HIGH SCHOOL -JOPLIN STUDENTS AT BAIRD COLLEGE-JOPLIN BUSINESS COLLEGE -BEGINNING OF THE LIBRARY MOVEMENT-CLUB WOMEN-THE EMERSON CLUB-1872 BOARD ENTERTAINS 1892 BOARD-OLD SET-
TLERS' ASSOCIATION .375
CHAPTER XXXV
SOCIAL, BENEVOLENT AND CHARITABLE
THE MASONS-KNIGHTS TEMPLAR-IN HONOR OF JOHN GILLIS-A. O. U. W. 4TH OF JULY, 1894-CANTON LINCOLN NO. 17, PARTRIARCHS MIL- ITANT-THE REBEKAHS-THE WOODMEN-THE INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-M. W. A. LOG ROLLING- THE GERMANIA SOCIETY-FIRST ELKS STREET FAIR-YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION- ENTERTAINS THE STATE Y. M. C. A. CON- VENTION-THE JOPLIN CHARITABLE UNION-POTATO DAY-A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT-THE JOPLIN CHILDREN'S HOME .386
CHAPTER XXXVI MUNICIPAL AND MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
JOPLIN CLUB ASSUMES CITY PROBLEMS-CLUB HOUSE AND THEATER DED- ICATED OTHER JOPLIN CLUB TOPICS COMPANY G, SECOND REGI- MENT, N. G. M .- RELIEF ASSOCIATION-THE "HERALD'S" COMPANY G Box-GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT OF 1893-THE PARADE-THE CAMP FIRE-ELECTION SOUTH WEST MISSOURI PROTECTIVE ASSOCIA- TION PICNIC-THE JOPLIN CYCLE CLUB 399
CHAPTER XXXVII WEBB CITY
POLITICAL HISTORY DURING THE 'NINETIES-SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR TWENTY- FIVE YEARS-THE WEBB CITY COLLEGE-NEWSPAPERS-BUILDING OF THE NEWLAND HOTEL-RECEPTION BY WEBB CITY LODGE, NO. 115, K. P .- WEBB CITY DIVISION, No. 11, U. R. K. P .- THE EBERTS- WRIGHT STAG PARTY 415
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CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
NEWSPAPERS-THE CARTERVILLE BANK-PUBLIC SCHOOLS-CHURCHES- AMONG THE LODGES CARTERVILLE BANDS-CARL JUNCTION-SAR- COXIE-ORONOGO-ASBURY 424
CHAPTER XXXIX
GENERAL COUNTY TOPICS
COUNTY POLITICS THE COUNTY SCHOOLS STATE COURSE OF STUDY- JASPER COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE-STATE UNIVERSITY S. W. MISSOURI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION-PURCELL-LA RUSSELL-BUILDING A CHURCH IN A DAY-SEMI-MILITARY SOCIETIES RAILROADS VISIT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA-THE DROUGHT OF 1901-THE OTHER EXTREME-WATERS ON A TEAR 437
CHAPTER XL
MINING AND BANKING
FIFTEEN YEARS' MINERAL OUTPUT-PRICES FOR TWELVE YEARS-STRIKE AT ORONOGO BANKS AND BANKING-THE PANIC OF 1907-BUSINESS CARRIED ON BY CHECKS JASPER COUNTY BANKERS' ASSOCIATION- THE JOPLIN CLEARING HOUSE 449
CHAPTER XLI
OLD-TIMERS FROM EVERYWHERE
LAST REUNION OF JOPLIN OLD SETTLERS ASSOCIATION-PRESIDENT CAR- TER'S ADDRESS "OLD SETTLERS' ODE TO JOPLIN"-THE TOASTS AND SPEAKERS-PERSONNEL OF THOSE PRESENT-OLDEST LIVING PIONEER -STATE PICNICS AND ORGANIZATIONS .455
CHAPTER XLII
GENERAL JOPLIN MATTERS
EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS-CITY CENSUS IN 1905-10-THE CITY PARK SYSTEM-EAST JOPLIN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION-JOPLIN'S FIRE DEPARTMENT-MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, 1900-11-JOPLIN AS A CONVEN- TION CITY-REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, 1902-DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION, 1904-NEWSPAPERS-RAILROADS AND NEW UNION DEPOT-THE HEIM STREET CAR LINE 464
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EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS
MANUAL TRAINING, MUSIC, AND SUMMER NORMAL-INCULCATING LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL-SIZE OF JOPLIN DISTRICT AND TEACHING FORCE -COMPULSORY EDUCATION-THE TRUANT SCHOOL-THE PLAY GROUND IDEA-RECENT ADDITIONS TO SCHOOL WORK-VISITORS' DAY -THE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI-ALUMNI BANQUETS-SCHOOL OFFI- CIALS-THE JOPLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY-THE CHURCHES OF JOPLIN- FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-THREE COLORED CHURCHES BUILT -BILLY SUNDAY-THE BROTHERHOOD MOVEMENT-THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION-JOPLIN CHURCHES IN BRIEF. ... 474
CHAPTER XLIV
THE NEGRO LYNCHING AND THE RIOT
MURDER OF POLICEMAN LESLIE-CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER-THE JAIL BATTERED IN-AWFUL LYNCHING OF GILYARD-CLEARING OUT THE NEGRO QUARTERS-LAW AND ORDER IN CONTROL-FINAL RESULT. . 496
CHAPTER XLV
JOPLIN'S FRATERNITIES
THE RED MAN-THE EAGLES THE ELKS-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS- -RATHBONE SISTERS-EL PLOMO TEMPLE, No. 126, D. O. K. K .- THE SCOTTISH RITE MASONS JOPLIN CHAPTER ROSE CROIX, NO. 3- JOPLIN COUNCIL, NO. 3, KNIGHTS OF KODOSH-THE CONSISTORY- GRAND CHAPTER, ROYAL ARCH MASONS-W. O. W. LOG ROLLING- GRAND LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-GRAND COMMANDERY, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR-BALL IN A MINE-STATE ENCAMPMENT, UNITED CON- FEDERATE VETERANS-GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MATTERS- 503 COMPANY F, SECOND REGIMENT, M. N. G.
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