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Class of 1902: M. Florenee Anderson, Ethel Edith Barratt, Berniee Bell, Herbert F. Benediet, Beulalı Benton Besse, Berdie May Bradbury, Cora Bradfield, Edith L. Brinkerhoff, Guyon O. Carns, May Clarkson, Pansy B. Clifton, Montelle G. Coe, M. Edna Cooper, Ethel Leah Cupp, Irene A. Cushman, Alice Doran, Lulu Ehlers, Murray Burke Elliott, Charles I. Elting, Pearl Odessa Emerson, Mayme E. Emery, George B. Fugitt, Jennie Goldstein, Audrey A. Hale, Nell H. Hamilton, Helen Marie Hedriek, Katherine Henley, Zoe M. Hiatt, Mary Hille, Jessie Z. Johnson, Nell Tresseder Lanyon, Fannie L. Magill, Hattie MeCarthy, Louise MeCarthy, Berniee Neale MeNerny, Wallace W. McWilliams, Julia Newell, Frances M. Pinney, Janie Rogers, Elba Seymour, Graee P. Shelton, Mae Smith, Lydia Weil, May Wheeler, Essie Williams and Bertha May Zeigler.
Class of 1903: Jennie Adams, Gertrude Armitage, Etta Burch, Olive Boland, Walter Bailey, Daisy Bradbury, Laura Clark, Faye Cor- win, Pearl Cupp, Pearl Coffinbury, Ada Dexter, Ethel Eaker, Harry Elliott, Anna Farrar, Edna Givens, Marian Glenn, Lillian Gould, Pearl Hampton, Eunice Knepper, Raymond MeCoy, Jean MeClurg, Susie Me Coy, Bertha Mooneyham, John Piekett, Eunice Platt, Carlyle Pratt, Vie- tor Russum, Edith Scott, Sallie Sehooler, Virginia Sayler, Faye Smith, Rosa Strauss, Earl Sterritt, Savannah Stith, Jessie Stemmons, Josie Stuckey, Edgar Vance, Lulu Vaughn, Harry Waters, Bettie Wetherell, Clyde Whitlock and Louis Winkler.
Class of 1904: Nellie Ayre, Olive Blaek, Edith Blaek, Ennis Bratton, Harvey Castor, Mary Campbell. Nina Confer, Belle Davison, Marguerite Dinsmore, Irwin French, Harvey Cobel, Beatrice Griffith, Myrtle Ha- worth, Mamie Haines, Mabel Hefley, Marguerite Hille, Walter Hough, Ruby Jennison, Ella Johnson. Neva Kitching, May Lanyon, Myra Moore, Roy Morrow, Aliee Norton, Jess Payne, Ethel Pickett, Mary Schooler, Lucille Snyder, Orie Snyder, Walter Stemmons, Harvey Stevenson,
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Elizabeth Stone, Adele Wallace, Glenn Whitlock, Helen White and Mabel Young.
Class of 1905: Minnie Ale, Estelle Bartlett, Ida Beattie, Bessie Breeze, Ethel Brock, Gladys Campbell, Florenee Campbell, Pearl Cramer, Frances Cuchman, Leona Deemer, Raymond Dennis, Ethel Faskin, Irma Gilmore, Jenny Grigg, Phillip Hardman, Mabel Higgon, Claude Huntley, Myrtle Irwin, Eula Jennison, Dwight Kellogg, Frances Lane, Ella MeLees, Hazel Messenger, Ethel Orr, Florence Russum, Imogene Slade, Herman Thym, Bert Waters, Dwight Wetherell, Ruth Whitney, Don Williams, Frossard Wilson, Kitty Wolf and Lena White.
Class of 1906: Mills Anderson, Ira Buergey, Carl Barnes, Fanny Baker, Inez Benedict, Ruth Clark, Fred Clark, Hattie Davison, Esther Dreisbach, Faye Emory, Minnie Fergerson, Carrie Heathcoat, Bertha Harbison. Esther Hinkle, Agnes Hines, May Hussey, Mayde Jay, Louis Keepers, Raymond Leggett, Don McCubbin, Edgar Maxwell, Matilda McGownd, Evah Spencer. Lorraine St. John, Kate Smith and Frank Williams.
Class of 1907: Raymond Baker, Libbie Bareroft, Floyd Birkhead, Ray Benna, Cora Fisher, Gladys Calloway, Russell Custis, Earl Confer, Herman Cohen, Helen Connelly, Lueille Chapman, John Carter, Walter Clemmens, Norine Forsythe, Carroll Faust, Fred Geisert, Nelle Griggs, Robert Hodson, Lua Holiday, Maud Hiatt, Pearl Hockett, Jennie Jack- son, Edith Jay, Roy Legg, Irwin Miles, Myrtle Mason, Jessie Magers, Harry Milton, Helen McGregor, Ada MeReynolds, Annie O'Bannon, Rose Oratt, Pearl Piekett, Ida Smith, Effie Smith, Charles Stemmons, Walter Stickney, Addie Schooler, Dell Shell, Marva Thompson, Merrill Stnekey, Emma Whitfield, Amelia Wetherell, Regina Weil and Eural Wilbur.
Class of 1908: Etta Allison, Ralph Besse, Pearl Boland, Lorenia Briggle, Wylie Bromley, Gordon Butte, George Cochran, Orla Confer, Lewis Davison, Pearl Ehlers, Mabel Elliott, Clarence Griffith, John Halliburton, Sidney Hardaway, Rebekah Harris, Ceeil Hayes, Maud Hayes, Martha Johnson, Sylvia Judd, Helen Lang, Delia Langston, Elizabeth Lyendecker, Grace MeGregor, Emma Miller, Genevieve Moses, Ethel Norton, Eugenia Patton, Fay Pfifer, Bessie Platt, Cora Potter, Myrtle Ozias, Romaine Roach, Ward Sehrantz, Vaneta Shuler, Effie Smith, Eugene Steinmetz, Herbert Turner and Henry Viser.
Class of 1909: Rex Ashbrook, Ross Burt, Loneta Bigger, May Brown, Merrill Blair, Cora Hendriek, Berniee Ilenley, Mary Hunt, Jeanette Ingraham, Wesley Jolinson, Irma Keepers, Irma Kelley, Hazel Griffith, Blanche MeNerney, Bertie Moore, Eva MeCullom, W. T. Mor- row, Lee Platt, Elizabeth Pritehard, Pauline Roael, James Rider, Ruth Stemmons, Allan Stemmons, Lawrence Smith, Edith Sayler, Hazel Sanlisbury, Rosina Smith, Ruth Thomas, George Taaffe and Bertha Woodside.
Class of 1910: Hazel Allen, Edith Barnes, Frank Birkhead, Hazel Bowsher, Bertha Brown, Vineil Burriss, Mary Burt, Anna Campbell, Cleo Comer, Helen Cornell. Ada Covert, Ruth Faust, Clela Fineh, Vol. 1-35
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Nelle Fitzer, Chris Geisert, Nicholas Geisert, Edsil Gordon, Laurence Gray, Fay Grimm, Ethel Gunter, Louise Halliburton, Ethel Harris, HIelen Harrison, Faye Head, Joe Johnston, Osear Lehman, Carl Lus- vombe, Harold Mattenlee, Esther MeCaughtry, Helen MeReynolds, Ros- coe Miles, Jeffries Miller, Samuel Norton, Ida Prickett, Amy Porter, Marion Shannon, Genevieve Slade, Will Stagg, Harry Steele, Lula Swartz, Carl Tueker, Mignonette Uhl, Leslie ven Gremp and Herbert Woleott.
Class of 1911 : Olive MeNerney, Myrtle Dennis, Roy Coplen, Ernestine Jacobs, Lucille Moore, Clay Boswell, George Brown, Harriet. Brown, Ria Buntin, Lacie Caffee, Geneva Campbell, Wallace Campbell, Josephte Casavan, Lois Chamberlain, Emil Cohen, Claude Crotsenburg. Arthur Custis, Mary Dangherty, May Dean, Walter Delp, Fern Dres- bach, Ben Geisert, Naum Gibbel, Ruth Goldstein, Helen Gould, Grace Guild, Melsin Hall, Ethel Hancock, Gladys Hewitt, Dailey Hill, Edna Hockett, Irvin House, Lneille Jenks, Clell Johnson, Ellen Johnson. Florenee Kenaston, Merritt Keteham. Helen Leggett, Geneva Moore, Agnes Moses, Josie Motley, Veva Nichols, Orlin Pyle, Harry Rollins. Katy Sehrantz, Julia Stiekney, Margaret Tralle, Bessie Tribe, Chester Vanee, Anna Walz, Olga Weil, Winifred Wetherell, Fanny Wild, Jakie Wild and Lena Winkler.
THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
As mentioned in a previous article, a library was organized in Carthage during the seventies and was greatly used by the early citizens of the county seat. The splendid school system, the many literary so- cieties, and the general air of culture which has always pervaded Car- thage, were the natural outgrowth of the literary tastes of the men and women who in its early day gave it the well deserved name of "the Queen City."
Early in the last decade the elub women of Carthage-and their in- fluence, like that of Caesar's, equalled a legion's,-began to agitate the matter of building and maintaining a free public library. The matter was put in form by a largely signed petition to the City Council. asking that the proposition of voting a tax for library purposes be submitted to the people. The matter was submitted to the voters in the spring of 1902 and the vote on the proposition was an overwhelming majority for the publie library; 837 votes were east in favor of the library tax and only 94 against it.
Andrew Carnegie, the great steel king. who has done so much for the libraries of the county, donated $25,000 toward the construction of the building. The following gentlemen were appointed by the mayor as the first Library Board, and they supervised the building of the library. which is most complete in its equipment, and selected the list of books and periodicals which were placed in it: President. W. K. Caffee : vice president, W. L. Calhoun ; seeretary. A. F. Lewis: and W. S. Crane.
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C. O. Ilarrington, E. O. Keefe, W. R. Logan, Samuel MeReynolds and P. Davey. The library was completed and opened to the public in 1904.
In order that the reader may form an idea of the popularity of this great institution and the extent that it is used by the people of Carthage, we cite the following extracts from the report of the librarian for 1910:
Books donated by citizens of Carthage. 252
Books donated by United States government; reports, scientific
works, etc. 368
Books purchased 620
Number of books in library, December 31, 1910 6.819
Number of people using the library 4,235
Total circulation for the year 30,850
LIBRARY, CARTHAGE
The Carthage library works in harmony with the public school sys- tem and, in addition to the above, furnished to the public schools a well- selected list of reference books, especially suited to child study, which have been in the hands of the teachers for use of the pupils of the school.
EASTERN STAR AND ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY
On December 12, 1900, Eminence Chapter, No. 93, Order of the Eastern Star, celebrated the twenty-fifth year of its existence with an appropriate celebration. December 12th was not the exact twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization of this lodge, but was chosen as a more appropriate time for the celebration because it was at the close of the year, and terminated a most successful year of lodge work and influence.
The exercises of the evening were concluded with a banquet which was presided over by the worshipful matron. Mrs. C. T. Stevens, who,
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on taking the seat as toast master, at the head of the table, made a most pleasing address and bid all around the festal board a hearty welcome.
The following toasts were responded to: "Our Helpmates," Justice Woodward; "The Eastern Star Goat," Mrs. Craig; "The Relation of the Eastern Star to Masonry," Rev. Daniel King; "The Ladies in General," W. B. Saylor; "Men in General," Mrs. Mary Flower: "Our Guests," Mrs. Elreed.
Mrs. Flower's address was both witty and spiey, and was pune- tuated with shouts of laughter, and round after round of applause. Concluding Mrs. Flower said: "Here's to men, they fill our hearts, they pay our dues and come to our banquets!" The responses of both Mrs. Craig on the "Lodge Goat" and Mrs. Elreed on "Our Guests" were also well received, each handling hier subject in a manner which showed the speaker well chosen for the subject.
THE M. W. A. LOG ROLLING
The Inter State Log Rolling Association held its annual log rolling in Carthage, September 9, 1902, and was well attended, although the opening of the state Democratie campaign at Joplin drew some from the attendance. Hon. John Sullivan. of Kansas City, was the orator of the day and delivered a masterful address eovering the various phases of fraternal insurance.
In the competitive drills, four camp teams entered for competition for the state prize (Class A), and the foresters of Kansas City Camp, No. 2002, earried off the money, $150. In Class B, open to drill teams not having previously won a state prize. Springfield carried off the prize. $100.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
At the session of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in October, 1900, for the purpose of bringing the lodges eloser in touch with each other and thereby ereating a warmer feeling among the members of this great fraternity the state was devided into sixteen Pythian districts, and the members of the order were asked to organize Pythian distriet associations. Jasper county was placed in the twelfth distriet and, on account of its having so large a Pythian population. it was looked upon as the center of activity. Fraternal Lodge, No. 14, of Carthage, the mother lodge in southwest Missouri, took the initiative in the matter and invited the several lodges to send representatives to Carthage on February 22, 1901, and assist in the formation of a district assembly. Two hundred Knights from all over southwest Missouri accepted the in- vitation and met with the Carthage Pythians on the natal day and were most royally entertained.
After the regular session of Fraternal Lodge No. 14. the Twelfth Pythian Distriet Association was organized, with M. Mehan, of Carth- age, as president. After the formal organization. the members of
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Fraternal Lodge, with the delegates, marched to the Ilarrington Hotel where a banquet was served, Grand Chancellor E. I. Morse, of Excelsior Springs, being the guest of honor.
After the spread the following toasts were responded to: "Friend- ship," Hon. E. I. Morse, grand chancellor; "My Ideas of Pythianism," John H. Holmes, grand keeper of record and seals; "Sociability," J. H. Cook; "What We Get out of Lodge Attendance," John H1. Flannigan.
At the meeting of the District Asociation of JJoplin, 1904. Fraternal Lodge No. 14 won the loving enp for having given the best rendition of the amplified third rank, winning from five competitors. The members of the team in this contest were J. H. Bailey, H. Miller, Dr. J. M. Man- tenlee, Silas Jackson, Gus Hout, Otto Rotsch, John Blakeney, G. W. Asendorf, H. L. Shannon and P. M. Stewart. At the date of this writ- ing Fraternal Lodge is in a most flourishing condition, having a mem- bership of over 200.
THE CHAUTAUQUA
In 1902 R. F. Stickney became president of the Interstate Chautau- qua Assembly and Harry G. Fitzer, a man of great energy, was ap- pointed secretary. These two men lent their energy to the making of a successful Chautauqua and succeeded far beyond their expectations.
A new and more convenient location was secured just sonth of the Missouri Pacific Railway depot and a more commodious building was constructed containing an auditorium capable of holding 4,000 people.
The auditorium was dedicated by a monster rally of the young peo- ple's Christian societies of the county, including the Y. P. S. C. E., the Epworth League. Young People's Baptists Union, Y. W. C. T. U. and Y. M. C. A.
The 1902 Chautauqua was a success, both financially and in a liter- ary way, some of the best talent on the lecture platform appearing before the great audiences which greeted them. The average attendance at the day lectures and concerts was 1,600, and the average night attend- ance, 2,000.
The Chautauqua Assembly hall became a popular ralying place for great gatherings and was the meeting place of both of the county nomi- nating conventions. The Carthage Chautauquan wielded a great influ- ence in the county all during the decade.
CARTHAGE ENTERTAINS THE MISSOURI STATE BANKERS' ASSOCIATION
On May 10, 1900, the Missouri State Bankers Association met in Carthage and that city again sustained its reputation as a convention city.
Major H. H. Harding, one of the pioneer citizens who, during a long and active business and professional life, had maintained a most envi- able reputation for business integrity, was appointed by the citizens' committee as its spokesman to bid the guardians of the people's wealth a welcome, and in a few well chosen words put every one in good
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humor and made the financiers feel perfectly at home. After the morn- ing business session the people of Carthage chartered six special ears on the Interurban Eleetrie Railway and took the distinguished visitors on a sight-seeing tour over the country, and in the evening served to them a sumptuous banquet at Armory Hall, after which many enter- taining after-dinner speeches were made."
This convention was of great benefit to the county, as it gave to the finaneiers of the state a correet idea of Jasper county's wealth and im- portanee, and as a direct result of this meeting a considerable outside capital sought investment in the various industries of the county.
COMPANY A, SECOND REGIMENT, N. G. M.
In 1901 Captain John Bailey resigned the command as captain of the Carthage Light Guard and Lieutenant Ed Hiatt was promoted to the captaincy. Captain Hiatt proved a very efficient commander and excepting during two years, when he was out of the state service, has been in command of the company ever since. Company A, as in the past. has been composed of the best young men of Carthage, and its decorum, eamp discipline and military manoeuvering have reflected great eredit on the county.
In 1910 Wesley Hallibarton, who had served through several official grades in the Light Guard, was elected major in the Second Regiment, and he filled the position with eredit to himself and honor to his old company.
THE KNELL FAIR
In 1901 E. Knell established at his private driving park a fair and exposition which during the last ten years has been a very great factor in advertising Jasper county and her resources, as well as furnishing the occasion for the bringing together at a raeing meet the best horses for miles around. In 1902 the association was incorporated. To give an idea of the popularity of Knell's big fair, we point to the fact that in 1903 28,500 people passed through the gates of the big horse show and the attendance has been larger each sueeeeding year. A more extended mention of the Knell Fair is made in the biography of its founder which appears elsewhere.
CHAPTER XLVIII
WEBB CITY AND CARTERVILLE
POLITICAL IHISTORY DURING THE LAST DECADE-THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM-THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING-PUBLIC SCHOOLS' TEACHING STAFF-CHURCHI EDIFICES AND CHURCH WORK-JANE CHINN HOSPITAL-SALVATION ARMY HOSPITAL-THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION -- THE ODD FELLOWS-FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN 1904-WEBB CITY CENTENARIAN-A REMINISCENCE PARTY-COMPANY , SECOND REGIMENT, N. G. M .- NEWSPAPERS OF WEBB CITY-THE "CARTERVILLE RECORD."
The past decade has wrought a great change in Webb City. It has been a most decided era of progress and advancement, not only in a business way but along social, fraternal, religious and educational lines. Many of the old buildings which were erected in the pioneer period were torn down and replaced by modern briek and stone structures. A sewer system was built and many miles of streets macadamized or paved. The "go-ahead" spirit was very much in evidence, especially during the administrations of two of its mayors, who introduced many new and up-to-date changes in the policy of local administration.
The city has been fortunate in having for its officers, almost without exception, men who had the interests of the eity at heart, and the wis- dom of their aets is attested by the contrast in the appearance of Webb City now and in its earlier day. Below is a list of the city officers who have served the people of Webb City during the past eleven years.
POLITICAL HISTORY DURING THE LAST DECADE
1900: Mayor, S. T. Clark; marshal, A. Bisher; treasurer, Roy Gale; collector, W. E. Reed: assessor. C. S. Spencer; police judge, W. G. Bolen ; councilmen-G. P. Ashcraft, I. C. Iless, II. Eckert and E. A. Potts, and the hold-over members eleeted in 1899. With this adminis- tration L. O. Walker, the present eity elerk, was indueted into office.
At the spring election in 1901 the following gentlemen were elected to the council: Charles Clark, I. C. Hess, Joe West, E. M. Shafer and T. L. Covert.
1902: Mayor, D. F. Wertz; marshal, L. S. Rich : poliee judge, Bert .Johnson; city attorney. W. J. Owen; collector, Ed Chitwood ; treasurer, T. F. Saxton : assessor. W. L. Kelly; councilmen-George W. Moore, B. C. Aylor, P. J. M. Keene and O. T. Arnold.
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In August, 1903, while quelling a disturbance, Mr. Rich, the mar- shal, was killed by an unknown party and H. E. Marquer filled out the unexpired term.
1904: Mayor, G. W. Moore; marshal, R. T. Montjoy ; police judge. Bert Johnson; city attorney, G. M. Pritchett; collector, Claude Watson ; treasurer, T. F. Saxton ; assessor, - Spencer; councilmen-R. M. Gale, W. T. Gill, H. S. Strope, Ed Howe and O. T. Arnold, with the hold-over members of 1903.
At the spring election of 1905, the following gentlemen came into the council : John C. Veach, E. E. Spracklin, J. W. Witte, John W. Morse and W. H. Wiggins.
1906: Mayor, G. W. Moore; marshal, R. S. Moore; police judge, D. H. Mock; city attorney, George V. Farris : collector, Bert Johnson : treasurer, F. F. Saxton ; assessor, S. S. Spencer; conneilmen-J. A. Hardy, W. T. Gill, P. J. MeIntee, James Williams and R. O. Childers. together with the hold-over members elected in 1905.
At the spring election in 1907 the following gentlemen came into the conneil : T. J. Ball. Temple . Chapman. F. H. Nesbitt. Charles Smith. George Sutherland and W. O. Mills.
1908 : Mayor, Patrick MeEntee; marshal, J. II. MeNeil; treasurer, C. R. Chinn; assessor, C. P. Galliene ; police judge, D. H. Mock; attor- ney, G. M. Priehett ; collector, Bert Johnson ; councilmen-H. L. Rose. Robert Toutz, S. B. Stephenson, Jos. Williams, O. T. Arnold, F. II. Danglade, and hold-over members. Mr. Rose moved from the city be- fore the expiration of his term and A. A. Hulett was elected to fill the vacancy.
At the election of 1909 the following gentlemen were sent to the conneil : R. L. Martin, W. T. Gill, George Haysler, .T. W. Wescott and Richard Jenkens.
1910: Mayor, W. V. K. Spencer ; marshal, J. W. Ilarrison; city at- torney, S. W. Bates; police judge, Art Redding; collector, Bert John- son ; treasurer, C. R. Chinn ; assessor. C. P. Galliene : councilmen-D. F. Wertz, Clande Raymond, W. H. Seott, Arthur Rose, John H. Etter, F. H. Danglade and hold-over members.
At the spring election in 1911 the following gentlemen were returned to the council: George R. Mosley, Henry Wonner. J. H. Barrgesser. A. E. Mechie. J. H. Klenfeller and N. S. Slaughter.
On February 1, 1910, the citizens of Webb City voted on local option and after a hard-fought battle went dry by a majority of 67. A heavy vote was polled, the count resulting: for the sale of liquor, 1.195: against, 2,262: thrown out, 49; total vote cast. 3.506.
The appointive officers in Webb City for 1911 are as follows: City clerk, L. O. Walker; city engineer and street commissioner. A. J. Me- Kinzie; fire chief, Chas. Evans. The salaries of the several offices are as follows: Mayor, $250 per annum; marshal, $50 per month and fees:
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police judge and city attorney, the same; assessor. $300 per annum : collector, fees ; treasurer, $200 per annum ; councilmen, $1.00 per session and $2.00 per day for committee work; city elerk, $90 per month ; engi- neer, $150 per month, and fire chief, $75 per month.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
In 1902 Superintendent Young accepted a position in the St. Louis schools and Prof. T. E. Gray was elected to succeed him.
Superintendent Gray was a strong educator and his administration was marked by two distinguishing features-great interest manifest. m the grade teachers' meetings and especial attention given to oratorical and voice culture. In 1903 the Board of Elueation offered two gold medals for proficiency in oratory and declamation- one for the best boy and one for the best young lady student, and this greatly stimulated the cultivation of expression and thought.
In 1904 Superintendent Gray was succeeded by J. W. Storms, prin- cipal of the High school, and he added to the high school course of study and was the suggestor of the Inter High School eontests which have since been annually participated in by Carthage, Webb City and Joplin.
WEBB CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Supt. R. S. Nichols came to the Webb City schools in 1905. Professor Nichols' strong work has raised the High school standard until today it equals any in the state and the magnificent high school just completed speaks volumes for the educational spirit of Webb City.
The following are the graduates of the last deeade :
1900: Ed Lane, Otto Veach, Celia Darling, Anna Richardson, Tru- man Burr, Clara Rolle, Mary Chambers, Nellie Kerr, Gertie MeCafferty, Georgia Farris, Trella Thomas, Minnie Turridge and Emma Robinson.
1901: Elsie Springs, Mande Clary, Pearl Hitchcock, John Abbott. batta Stewart, Lillian Edgar, Etta Harrison, Myrkle Marks, John Tewell, Alice Certain, Pearl Hobart and Don Gunsenhouser.
1902: Graee Ball. Brooks Cox, Robert Flournoy, Perry Hilyard. Grace Leonard, Don Mallory, Justin Noles, Mahel Rolla, Mamie Stin- nett, Orson Bradford, Viola Davis, Pearl Ford, Lottie Kerr. Wallace Lesba, Rosine Morris, Harry Richards, Jessie Schooler, Rosine Sy- monds and Homer Woodward.
1903: William E. Sullens, Robert F. Stewart, Carrie E. Vinson, Ida M. Avery, Lalah V. Brasner, Bessie M. Thomas, Ethel Tholborn, Mande Miller, Jos. E. Wommach, Ora M. Shelton. Kate V. Moran, Ben Ray- mond, Lney G. Bruen, Emma V. Flourney, Blanche Hendrickson.
1904: Oscar Aldrich, Neva Britton, Ed Barlow, Elizabeth Farnham. Orphie Decker, Tillie Goldstein, Allen Jones, Ed MeEntie. Zelphi Short, Cora Martin, Florence Sevey, Homer Wills.
1905: Lelia Bruce. Blanche Leonard, Ralph Morton, Ralph Thomp- son, Nora Crane, Carl Johnson, Henry Robinson and Clarence Wampler.
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Class of 1906: Abigail Morton, Leila Smith, Nelle Hardesty, Louella Mountjoy, Mattie McNeill, Callie Purkhiser, Ula Roney, Mae Wiley, Kathryn Osborne, William Hall, Robert Glenn, Mary Fahrmann. Leila MeColloeli, Maude Crane, Lillian Glaser, James Hegwood, Edward Stevens, Clande Crane, Ethel Bailey, Mrs. Pearl Herrod, Eulah Smith. Carl Jones, Isadore Ells, Edith Pool, Amla Asheraft, Anne O. Wings.
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