A history of Jasper County, Missouri, and its people, Part 2

Author: Livingston, Joel Thomas, 1867-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, New York [etc.] The Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 625


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CHAPTER XLVI


GENERAL CLUB AND SOCIAL LIFE


JOPLIN CLUB'S SOCIAL SESSION, JANUARY 1, 1900-PRESIDENTS, 1900- 1911-MISSOURI BANKERS' ASSOCIATION-JOPLIN WOMEN ENTERTAIN FEDERATED CLUBS-THE AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS THE SALT AND PEPPER CLUB-JOPLIN CHORAL UNION .522


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CHAPTER XLVII


CITY OF CARTHAGE


LOCAL POLITICS AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS-MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS SYSTEM-BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS-CENTRAL PARK-CARTHAGE SCHOOLS DURING THE LAST DECADE-SUPERINTENDENT J. M. WHITE RETURNS-TEACHERS' RECEPTION BY PRESIDENT LOGAN-SCHOOL CHILDREN HELP BEAUTIFY CARTHAGE-ARBOR DAY, 1903-CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI-THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY-EASTERN STAR AND ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY-THE M. W. A. LOG ROLLING-KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-THE CHAUTAUQUA-THE MISSOURI STATE BANKERS' AS- SOCIATION-COMPANY A, SECOND REGIMENT, N. G. M .- THE KNELL FAIR 533


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WEBB CITY AND CARTERVILLE .


POLITICAL HISTORY DURING THE LAST DECADE-THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM-THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING-PUBLIC SCHOOLS' TEACHING STAFF-CHURCH 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" 551


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A. A. S. R., Joplin Lodge of Perfection, No. 5, 510


Abernethy, Elbert C., 707


Adams, A. V., 342


Adams, Jesse, 228


Adkins, Henry, 437


Aehuff, J. G., 234


African M. E. church, Joplin, 161


Alba, 221, 338 Alba school, 100, 104


Alcott school, 475


Alderman, J. K., 30


Aldrich, Joseph E., 771


Ale, Andrew C., 941


Allen, Mrs. A. V., 172


Allen, C. C., 92, 122, 247, 249 Allen, Henry, 340 Allen, Mrs. M. C., 373


Allen oratorical contest, 236


Allen, T. R., 109


Alexander, Robert N., 438 Allington, John, 158 Allison, William A., 75 American Mining Congress (1907) at Joplin, 528


Amity district school, 104


Ammerman, Jack C., 735 Amsden, Mrs. J. W. B., 492 Amsden, Lucius, 111


Amusements, 37


Ancient Order of United Workmen-Carter- ville, 430; Joplin, 278, 279, 388 Andrews, William, 438 Andrews, William N., 590


Antles, A. A., 425, 427, 428 Arbor Day (1903) Carthage, 540; Joplin, 268, 379


Armstrong, John, 437


Arnold, Mercer, 657 Arnold, Philip, 190, 195, 231, 207, 458 Arnold, W. Philip, 383 Arrington, C. C., 30


Asbaugh, H. H., 80 Asbury, 433


Ascension Commandery, No. 39, K. T., Jop- Jin, 276


Ascension day, 1891, celebrated by Knights Templar, 360


Ash. Joseph C., 910 .


Ashcraft, D., 227 Ashcraft. Granville P., 212. 219, 213, 857 Ashcraft, Lon L., 437, 438 Ashcraft, W. A., 215 Ashley, G. H., 133


Assessors, 226, 227, 229, 319, 321, 437 Atherton, H. A., 319 Atkinson, Walter, 266 Automobile fire-fighting apparatus, Joplin, 467


Avilla, 41, 42, 76


Aylor, Ben C., 558, 560 Axline, Theodric, 416 Axton, Jesse, 410


Babst, C. W., 188


Bailey, John C., 227


Bailey, John, 344, 550


Bailey, J. H., 1042


Bailey, J. R., 220


Baines, E. W., 238 Baird, Arch M., 1010


Baird, Ernest H., 438, 846


Baker, Alvin J., 649


Baker, Mrs. Beckie (Sharp), 487


Baker, S. A., 484


Baker, Theodore B., 1047


Bank of Carl Junction, 431 Bank of Carthage, 352


Bank of Carterville, 425


Bank of Joplin, 170-264


Bank of Oronogo, 432


Banking-In Carthage during the seventies, 125-Bank of Joplin, 170; Joplin banks es- tablished in the eighties, 264; Webb City's second bank (1889), 306; in Carthage during the nineties, 352; in Joplin during the nine- ties, 367; at Carterville during the nineties, 425; in Jasper county during 1900-11, 451; panic of 1907. 451; business carried on by checks, 452; Jasper County Bankers' Asso- ciation, 453; the Joplin Clearing House Association, 453 Ball, John B., 1030 Bale, Hardy H., 1065 Ballard, Charles, 333


Ballard, D. P., 177 Balsley, Martin T., 346, 670


Baptist church, Carthage, 81, 135


Barbee, Frederick H., 475, 588


Barbee, Gilbert, 259, 472. 491


Barber, F. H., 485


Barker, George, 15 Barker, J. Will, 688 Barley, John C., 319 Barnett, J. J., 512 Barr, A. C., 287


Barr, (Mrs.) C. E., 397-492


Bartlett. Eayre O., 205. 324. 406. 456. 522, 524, 592


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Boyd, Harry T., 598 Boyd, Henry B., 993 Boyd, J. Jay, 994 Boyd, John B., 429 Boyd, Richard C., 989


"Boys in Blue," Carthage, 225 Bradbury, Alonzo, 151 Bradbury, Jacob N., 963 Brader, Mrs. Mary, 526 Braeckel, Frank H., 742 Bradford, George H., 320


Bradshaw, Thomas S., 521 Brand-Dunwoody Milling Company, 257


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Bray, W. L., 308 Brewster, C. H., 206 "Brick Hotel," 181


Bright, Henry L., 438 Briggs, J. L., 202-261-276


Briggs, Mrs. J. L., 409


Bright, Samuel B., 14, 23


Brinkerhoffer, W. E., 353


Bristow, Barney, 226 Broadhurst, James, 53 Brock, James W., 903 Brockman, W. L., 512


Brooks, Charles, 476


Brooks, William C., 119


Brookshire, William H., 1011


Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian Church of Joplin, 489, 558 B. P. O. E., Joplin Lodge, 504


Brown, Charles, 243


Brown, Daniel, 234


Brown, H., 95


Brown, J. A., 512


Brown, Lyman F., 225, 234


Brown, Marion, 321


Brown, Paul, 327, 484, 488


Brown, R. P., 466


Brown, W. B., 380, 429


Brownsell wagon factory, 124


Bruce, Lelia, 557 Brunnet, George, 333


Brunnin, I., 215 Bryant, John, 101


Buchanan, Miss D. Lorane. 325


Buchanan, George V., 475, 485


Buchanan, .J. B., 235


Buck, Evan S., 901 Buckbee, Thomas, 225, 234


Buckhanon, Andrew, 8, 26


Budlong, D. H., 80. 83, 95


Building a church in a day at Alba, 442


Bulgin, W. G., 67


Bullock, Charles L., 623


Burch, E. M., 72


Burch, Edward J .. 1002


Burch, J. W., 94, 238


Burch, Milton, 62


Burch, William C., 608 Burgess, Charles, 761


Burgess, George W., 1008


Burkhalder, W. T., 227


Burning of two negroes, 35


Burning of Sherwood, 59


Burns, R. C., 476 Burns. W. O., 476


Burr. L. B., 266 Burr, L. Z., 193, 267


Burris, J. H., 159


Burton, Perlee E., 791, 879


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Bartlett, Nellie, 413 Barton, Frank, 476 Batcheller, Henry I., 559 Bateman House, 151 Bates, Leslie E., 837 Rates, Sardis W., 829 Baxla, W., 72 Baxter, Annie W., 319 Bayne, George C., 510 Beach, E. W., 276, 410, 520 Beach, S. W., 158 Becker, Julius, 529 Becker, Julius A., 739 Beckman, Martin, 863 Beddingfield, J. W., 427


Beemer, J. C., 93 Bell, Mrs. J. W., 492 Bell, Robert, 445 Bell, T. H., 333 Bellas, Thomas R., 1029 Belden, Charles H., 370, 621 Belville, 315


Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Jop- lin Lodge No. 501, 391 Bennett, Josiah, 337 Benoneine, E., 161 Benton, M. E., 540


Berry, George R., 1063 Besse, Furrow, 962


Betts, James P., 90 Bewler, Anthony, 29, 30 Billick, O. D., 476 Bistline, Viola, 557 Black, George H., 1037 Black, William H., 868 Black. William L., 1034


Blackwell, Amsel T., 764 Blackwell, Henry, 33 Black well (Joplin) Opera House, 205 Blackwell, Z. T., 748 Blakeney, George, 91 Blair, David E., 438, 600 Blankenship, James B .. 521 Blendville, 372 Block well. Henry, 146 Blood, Cable, 81 Blood district school, 104 Blow, Peter E., 282


Blowing up of the Hannibal L. & Z. Co.'s plant, Joplin, 178 Blunt raid (The), 218 Blythe, Billy, 142 Blytheville, 142, 156 Bobbitt, Arthur N., 692 Bodkin, W. A., 95 Boggess, Samuel C., 855 Boggs, F. J., 410 Bolen, James A., 91, 196 Bolton, Dan, 1074 Bond, Ray, 811 Bonham, R. C., 1001 Boonville, battle of, 50 Border Guards, 49 Botkin, Mrs. E. R., 519 Botkin, Mary H., 1013 Boucher, Leon S., 759 Bourne, Edgar A., 607 Bowman, A. B., 206


Bowman, D., 164 Bowman, F. A., 194 Boyd, George A., 988


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Butcher, F. E., 489 Butcher, Frederick E., 1076


Butler, R. F., 234 Butts, Willard L., 823 Butts, William L., 517 Byers, William, 94, 146 Byers Avenue church, Joplin, 488 Byers school, 475


Cabbanis, John R., 76


Cadet system in Joplin public schools, 477


Caffee, A. H., 71, 220, 233, 237, 247, 352, 546


Caffee, Amos H., Jr., 847


Caffee, W. K., 71, 138, 243, 312, 340, 342, 407 Cahn, Al, 125, 249, 360, 404


Caldwell, C. C., 132


Caldwell, S. H., 67, 196


Caldwell, Thomas, 67


Cale, Harvey A., 918


Calhoun, W. W., 237, 351


Calhoun, William L., 546, 965'


Calvary Baptist church, Joplin, 488


Cameron, E. F., 673


Cameron, Robert A., 83, 85, 93, 119, 176 Camp Allen, 341


Camp Caffee, 341


Camp Cunningham, 341


Camp Fire at Joplin Club Theatre, 412 Camp meetings, 29


Campbell, Mrs. Alex (nee Josie Cox), 144 Campbell, D. K., 204, 218


Campbell, I. C., 237


Campbell, James, 333


Campbell, J. W., 225


Campbell, Lee, 468


Campbell, M. Y., 332


Canton Lincoln No. 16, Patriarchs Militant, I. O. O. F., 277, 388


Carey, Mrs. A. A., 409


Carey, Jessie, 557


Carl Junction, 148, 221, 431


Carl Junction Commercial Club. 431


Carlisle, S. H., 39


Carlton, E. W., 424


Carmean, A. F., 437, 438


Carnegie, Andrew, 486


Carpenter, S. D., 85, 108 Carson, A. W. (Kit), 206


Carson, Gib W., 515


Carson, W. S., 227


Carter, A. G., 321


Carter, John A., 125


Carter, W. M., 153, 383, 384


Carter, William, 152, 161, 431


Carterville-Mention, 219, 220, 307-10; in- corporated, 220; city government reorgan. ized, 307; fire department, 308


Carterville Cornet Band. 431 Carterville Female Band, 431 Carterville high school building. 425 "Carterville Journal," 424


Carterville Lodge No. 314. I. O. O. F., 309 "Carterville Mining News," 424


"Carterville Mining Review," 309 "Carterville Record," 566


Carthage-Mention, 16, 41, 42. 115, 70, 76. 338; as a city, 83; public schools organized, 84; county teachers better than school- houses, 84; the "Carthage Patriot," 85; county celebrates July 4, 1869, 85; the Ma- sonic fraternity, 85; Independent Order of


Odd Fellows, 86; organized as a city (1872-3), 120; city officers (1873-9), 121; organization of fire department, 122; in- dustries of the seventies, 122; the Carthage gas works, 124; banks and banking, 125; the Karr Hotel, 126; the Carthage Opera House, 127; Carthage Board of Trade, 127; railroad rates, 127; building of the first school, 127; high school course of study, 129; first pupils, 130; Carthage Literary Society, 130; the Carthage library, 130; in the eighties, 233-254; in the nine- ties, 350-362; during 1900-1, 534-550.


Carthage court house, 324-325 Carthage City Hall, 254


Carthage city light plant, 352


Carthage city park, 352 Carthage market reports (1885), 312


Carthage woolen mills, 122, 234


Carthage white marble, 235


"Carthage Banner," 75, 76, 98, 146, 226, 243, 250 Carthage, battle of, 52


Carthage Blue Lodge, thirtieth anniversary, 361 Carthage Board of Trade, 126


Carthage Collegiate Institute, 236


"Carthage Democrat," 352


Carthage Division No. 34 of the U. R. K. P., 345


Carthage Encampment, I. O. O. F., 137


Carthage Federation of Women's Clubs, 353


Carthage Free Public Library, 546


Carthage Female Academy, 26


Carthage high school course of study, 128


Carthage High School Alumni, 540


Carthage Light Guard, 137, 249, 243, 247, 250, 310, 340


Carthage Literary Society, 130


Carthage Lodge No. 197, A. F. & A. M., 85, 137


Carthage Opera House, 126


"Carthage Patriot," 85


Carthage Pioneer Club, 138


Carthage skating rink, 253


Carthage volunteer . fire department, 235


Carthage waterworks, 534


Case, George A., 130, 264, 367


Casebolt, Job, 945 Casebolt, William, 980


Casner, E. S., 606


Cassel, Edward, 234


Cassel, G. A., 352


Cassell, C. A., 71, 75, 77


Cassil, Ed. P., 247


Catholic church, Joplin, 194


Catholic church, Webb City, 559


Catron, C. C., 346, 535


Caulkins, Frank W., 560


Caulkins, Colonel W. R., 516


Cave Springs, 8, 67


Cawswell. George B., 342


Cedar Bluffs school, 101


Census reports, 42, 88, 221, 318, 567


Center district school, 106


Center Creek (Minersville), 79


Center Creek valley, 79


Centerville (Sarcoxie), 9


Central Christian church, Joplin, 488


Central National Bank, Carthage, 352


Central Park, Carthage, 535


Century Club, Joplin, 382


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Chaddle, Miss M. E., 98 Chaffee, Jerome B., 438, 533 Chamberlain, Jock. 422 Charter Oak school, 99 Chatelle, Napoleon B., 821 Chenault, John R., 8, 15, 18, 23, 24, 47, 55 Chenoweth, Charles F., 565


Chenoweth, L. C., 560 Chickering, Henry L., 712 Children's Home of Joplin, 491


Chinn, Charles R., 565 Chinn, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R., 555, 560 Chinn, C. R., Jr., 560, 830


Chinn, W. S., 229 Chinnourth, F. M., 208 Chitwood, Ed. H., 438 Chitwood, S. J., 437 Chitwood, 464


Christian church, Webb City, 559


Churches-Organization of first, 26; building of the first church, 27; old-fashioned camp meetings, 29; Rev. Harris Joplin and Rev. Anthony Bewler, 29; Peace church of Ga- lena township, 30; during reorganization period, 80; Carterville in the eighties, 308; at Carterville, during the nineties, 429; Carthage in the seventies, 132-135; organ- ized in Joplin (1873), 172; in Joplin during the seventies, 191-195; in Joplin during 1900-11, 487-491; organized in Webb City in the later seventies, 217; in Webb City during 1900-11, 558-560


Circuit court-Mention of, 17, 67, 73; judges, 1841-61, 21, 226


Circuit clerks, 94, 227, 319, 321


Civil war-Civil organization destroyed, 45; molding influences, 45; armed neutrality urged, 46; votes to remain in the Union, 47; divided sentiment and action, 47; the Border Guards, 49; fruitless conferences, 49; first engagement at Boonville, 50; Con- federate forces, 51; movements of the Union army, 51; battle of Carthage, 52; Price and McCollough enter Carthage, 54; county raises a Confederate regiment, 54; the Livingston Scouts, 54; county records during the war; Medoc skirmish, 55; the Coon creek engagement, 55; Shirley Ford, 57; Fisher's company of United States Volunteers, 58; two skirmishes at French Point. 59; negro regiment and burning of Sherwood, 59; a girl's daring and bravery, 60; Katie Sill's biscuit, 61; at Diamond Grove, 62; Captain Burch scouts on Turkey creek, 62; Shelby's raid, 62; removal of Confederate families. 63 ;. the return of the veterans, 63 Clark, Albert P., 665


Clark, Charles, 321 Clark, Joseph A., 620 Clark, W. M., 512 Clark, Samuel F., 438 Clark, S. T., 551 Clay, George R., 644 Claycomb, S. H., 227. 472 Cleaveland, Winfield M., 331, 489, 650 Cleveland, William P., 413, 1050 Clehouse, J. W., 162 Cline, Harmon C., 287 Cloe, William, 75 Cloud, W. F., 226


Cloud, W. H., 71, 72


Club women of Joplin, 382 Cochran, W. B., 193 Coffee, W. K., 324 Coffin, Dennis, 93


Coghizer, Samuel W., 785 Cohenour, W. C., 229 Cohenour, W. S., 319


Cold winter of 1884-5, 311


Cole, Herman C., 1072


Cole's (Major) revival, Carthage, 243


Coleman, Lyman M., 784


Coleman, Norman J., 109


Collectors, 94, 226, 227, 229, 319, 321, 437


Colley, Walter, 475, 1057


Colley, W. B., 439


Colley (negro), 35


Collins, Daniel, 177, 182


Colly, Walter B., 441


Colman, A., 134


Colored churches built in Joplin (1903), 489


Colter, J. E., 394


Columbia, J. C., 216


Columbia school, 475


Columbian parade, Joplin, 378


Common pleas court, 73, 181


Company A, Fifth Regiment, N. G. M., (see Carthage Light Guard)


Company F, Second Regiment, M. N. G., 520 Compton, H., 438


Compton, H. Clyde, 517


Compulsory education, 476


Conditional Union party, 47


Congregational church, Carthage, 132


Congregational church calendar fair, Carthage, 356


Connor, Thomas, 185, 259, 489


Conrad, C., 91, 352


Conspiracy or riot case, 18


Cook, Frederick S., 793


Cook, S. A., 1061


Cook, W. L., 512


Cooke, Lawrence F., 565


Cooley, George T., 886


Cooley, Samuel B., 23, 24


Cooley, S. M., 14


Coon, Byron H., 438, 1032


Coon Creek engagement, 55


Cooper, Bennett J., 977 Coplen, Isaac E., 923 Corl, G. F. C., 417


Corlett, Eva, 475 Corn, S. B., 156 Cornish, Harry E., 800


Coroners, 93, 226, 228, 229, 319, 321, 437 Coulter, J. E., 490


Coulter, Mrs. J. E .. 490


County clerks, 21, 67, 73, 91, 227, 319, 321


County commissioners, 227


County court, 67. 72, 91. 93, 94


County court houses, 321-324


County officers-From 1841 to 1861, 21; from 1865 to 70, 72 County jail built, 112


County judges (1841-61), 21


County school commissioners. 73, 102, 231


County seat-Located, 15; Cave Springs tem- porary county seat, 67; Carthage re-estab- lished as the county seat, 70 County surveyors, 93, 226, 227, 229, 321, 437


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County treasurers, 21, 67, 73, 91, 93, 94, 226, 227, 229, 319, 321, 437


Court house, 16, 18 Court house elections, 228


Cowan, Andrew E., 1000 Cowan, William G., 342


Cowgill, H. C., 237


Cowgill and Hill mill, 124


Cox, B. F., 144


Cox, C. E., 457


Cox, John C., Jr., 144 Cox John C., 141, 142, 143, 146


Cox, J. Gilbert, 562


"Cox diggings," 372, 373


Coyne, T. F., 561


Cragin, John A., 264, 454, 584 Craig, Charles H., 658 Craig, Clarence T., 1003 Crane, A. R., 359


Crane, H. W., 319 Crane, R. H., 320


Crane, W. S., 320


Cravens, Jeremiah, 14, 23


Crawford, C., 342


Crawford, Robert W., 18


Craycroft, Clark, 148, 257, 263, 285, 286, 310, 322. 384, 456, 457, 487


Creech, Ira, 158 Creller, Frank T., 831


Crocker, Fred, 234


Crossman, P. L., 324, 336


Crossman, W. B., 119


Crowther, George J., 514


Crothers, W. H., 238 Crow, E. C., 130, 231, 249


Crow, G. W., 71


Cruch, Mrs. Lou, 159


Crum, Benjamin F., 1029


Cullum, Francis, 905 Cummings, James, 314


Cunningham, J., 193


Cunningham, L. C., 72


Cunningham, Leonidas P., 94, 209, 255, 258, 458, 464, 523, 571 Cunningham, Thomas W., 264, 324, 364, 369, 370, 373, 410, 432, 465, 472, 524 Cunningham's grove, 370, 465 Cunningham Undertaking Company, 728 Currant, David, 216


Dale, H. T., 975 Dale, H. U., 337 Dale, John A., 324 Dale, (Mrs.) John A., 324 Dale. John B., 35


Danford, Maggie, 389


Dangerfield, H. Edward, 698


Dangerfield, J. H., 394


Daniels, Mrs. Dona C., 492


Daugherty, James A., 231, 319, 320, 321, 573 Daugherty, W. A., 219, 220, 425


Daughters of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, 520 Davey, P. N .. 510-511 Davidson, G. K., 322 Davis, C. B., 429 Davis, Eugene A., 1025 Davis, Franklin, 72 Davis, I. W., 153, 154, 166 Davis, W. P., 95, 146, 182 Davison, H. W., 520


Davison, Orville B., 727 Dawson, C. C., 39 Dawson, Lola, 389 Day, James, 321 Deagan, James, 235


Dearing, Ben, 311


Dearing's (Ben) camp meeting, Carterville, 311


Decker, Perl D., 465, 1019


Deer Creek district school, 105


DeGarmo, W. F., 431


Deggins, A. B,, 340, 342


Democratic state convention (1904), Joplin, 471 Demuth, H. C., 342


Denison, E. B., 326, 441


Dennison, E. D., 439


Department encampment, G. A. R., at Car- thage (1898), 361


Destructive fire, Webb City (1883), 302


Deutsch, A. B., 247, 341, 342


DeVore, E. C., 234


Diamond, 75


Diamond Grove, 62 Dickey, S. M., 128


Digby, Henry, 520


Dixon district school, 104


Dixon, Allen, 369, 437, 438, 578


Dodd, E. E., 236


Dodson, William J., 953


D. O. K. K., El Plomo Temple No. 126, Joplin, 509


Dolan, Thomas, 459


Donehoo, Mrs. John J., 528


Dorsey, T. M., 166


Doty, E. T., 394


Doughty, J., 30


Downing, Mrs. M. T., 409


Downing, R. J., 308


Dragon fly pest, 35


Dragoon, James, 234


Drake, A. M., 71, 138


Driver, William J., 985 Drought of 1901, 445


Drye, Mildred, 475


Dryden, James A., 319


Dryden, J. H., 229


Duckett, E. E.,- 410 Dudman, William H., 900


Dugan, Dan F., 472


Dumars, Charles, 288


Dumbald, W. A., 437


Duncan, W. T., 221 Dunham, Orson W., 787


Dunlap, Cyrus H .. 204 Dunning. John H., 949 Dunwoody, J. T., 466 "Dutch Pete," 153 Dutton, Dean C., 558 Dykeman, Charles W., 437, 438, 575 Dwyer. Daniel, 699 Dyer, Hugh, 185 Dyer, P. D., 92


Eagles of Joplin, 504 Eames, C. A .. 437 Earl, Harvey C., 996 East Joplin. 165. 166, 187 East Joplin Congregational church, 488 East Joplin fire (November, 1874), 180 East Joplin Improvement Association. 466


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East Joplin Literary Society, 159 East Joplin schools, 190, 209, 478 East Joplin Union high school, 159 Fast Seventh street (Joplin) opened, 366 Eastern Star and its Silver Anniversary (1900) Carthage, 547 Eastridge, James, 918 Ebert, Charles, 422 Eberts- Wright Stag Party, Webb City, 422 Eckart, J. Hermann, 805 Edington, John, 226


Edmondson, George S., 342 Educational (see Schools)


Edwards, John, 990 Eighth Missouri Cavalry, 59, 62 Electric lights introduced to Joplin, 259 Eleventh Regiment, Missouri State Guard, 54 Elks Club House, Joplin, 504 Elks' Fair, Joplin (1904), 504 Elks' First Street Fair (1899), Joplin, 391 Elliff, A. C., 466


Elliff, J. D., 380, 474, 529, 484, 485, 486 Elling, Alonzo, 333 Elliott, Charles E., 314, 437, 602 Elliott, Charles W., 56, 71, 72, 79, 146, 320, 354 Elliott, Kos, 93, 98, 226 Ellis, S. O., 257


Elting, Alonzo, 942


Elting, Isaiah, 943


Emery, C. A., 321


Emery, S. A., 321 Emerson Club, Joplin, 382 Emerson school, 475


Empire District Electric Light and Power Company, 259 Empire Zinc Company, 256, 373 Endrickson, D. H., 216 Enrolled Militia of Missouri, 58 Erwin, Virgil C., 1069


Estus, Joseph, 67 Etter, C. M., 228 Etter, John H., 841 Eugene Field school, Joplin, 475


Evans, J. M., 489


Evans, Milton H., 967 Evans, W. P., 439


Ewing, Thomas, 62, 63, 68


Exchange Bank, Webb City, 306 Exciting campaign of 1896, 320


Fairbanks, W. H., 276 Fales, E. F., 133 Fallis, William, 153 Fallis, W. H., 155 Farlow, Frank, 563


Farmers Alliance of Jasper County, 431 Farmers and Drovers Bank, Carthage, 125 Faught, B. F., 234


Faulkender, J. C., 394


Fellowship Lodge No. 345 (formerly of Fidel- ity), A. F. & A. M., Joplin, 196 Ferguson. A. B., 274 Fetlers. . Joseph. 299 Fewel. W. W .. 430 Fidelity, 75. 76 Field, Frank A., 743 Fifth Regiment, Missouri State Guard, 310 Filing land, 11 Fillmore. L. A., 208, 320, 366, 384, 459, 518. 520


Fillmore, (Mrs.) L. A., 396 Fingerlee, Christian, 883 Finke, Julius, 345 Finn, Frank J., 954 First Baptist church, Joplin, 194 First Baptist church of Webb City, 559


First Christian church, Joplin, 191, 488 First church at Carterville, 220


First church in Webb City, 218


First Church of Christ Scientist, Joplin, 488


First church wedding, Joplin, 195


First commencement exercises, West Joplin schools, 268


First Congregational church, Joplin, 488


First election in Joplin, 158


First Jasper county fair, 80


First Joplin street improved, 168 First M. E. church, Carthage (in the 'eighties), 241


First Methodist Episcopal church, Joplin, 160, 488


First M. E .. Church of Webb City, 558


First National Bank, Carthage, 125


First National Bank, Carterville, 425


First National Bank, Joplin, 264


First Odd Fellows' lodge, Joplin, 158


First Presbyterian church, Joplin, 172, 487


First Presbyterian church, Webb City, 218 First Presbyterian church, West Joplin, 204 Fisher, C. W., 235


Fisher's company of United States Volunteers, 58 Fitner, F. E., 559 Fitzer, Harry, 549


Flannigan, James, 234


Flannigan, John, 229


Flannigan, John H., 234, 359


Fletcher, George T., 1046


Fletcher, Walter R., 638


Flohr, A. W., 163


Flood, Henry, 206 Flood (of 1872), 116; (of 1902), 446


Florance, F. C., 407


Flower, Mrs. Mary, 548


Forlow, Frank L., 646


Forsyth, Newton M., 1024


Fosken, William J., 1040


Foster, Orrin E., 713


Foster, W. E., 417


Founders' day in Joplin, 281


Fountain, Joseph, 220, 229


Fountain, Isaac, 59. 226, 227, 229


Fourth of July (1875), in Joplin, 184; (1885), 293 Fourth of July (1904), Webb City, 563


.Francis, David R., 401


Frank, J. H., 231


Frank, John P., 756


Franklin, Frank, 287


Franklin school, 143, 475


Fraser, H. B., 319


Fraternal Lodge No. 14, K. of P., Carthage. 136


Freedom Baptist church, 28


Freeman, Arthur B., 463, 653


Freeman, John W., 259. 368. 760


Freezes (of 1848), 34; (of 1905), 446


French, A. P., 84


Frey, John W .. 1017


Frickelton, William H., 747'


Friek. Jacob, 324 Friend, R. C., 227


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Graff, William G., 947 Graham, Richard N., 437, 484 Granby Mining and Smelting Company, Lone Elm, 205, 269 Grand Army of the Republic, 360, 410, 519 Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Joplin, 511


"Grangers" (see Patrons of Husbandry)


Grasshoppers, 118 Gravelle, J. Silas, 331


Graves, George A., 703


Graves, William, 156


Gray, Carl, 325, 345


Gray, C. E., 206


Gray, C. L., 429


Gray, Howard, 234, 350, 895


Gray, Howard E., 799


Gray, John W., 377


Gray, Thomas E., 238, 553


Grayston, George J., 813


Great Western Business College and Normal School, Webb City, 563


Grebe, T. V., 437


Green, Leander, 91, 297


Green, William P., 681


Gregg, H. H., 327, 399, 406, 528, 626


Gregory, Clay, 528


Grippe in Jasper county, 334


Grisham, A. C., 119


Guengerich, Christian, 170, 369, 382, 466, 528, 697 Guinn, John C., 75, 208


Garrison, Benjamin F., 137 Garrison, Russell, 344


Gass, L. D., 521


Gaston, H. C., 417


Gaston, J. C., 70, 75, 151, 166


Gaston, J. G., 86


Geiger, George W., 836


Geldmacher ("Moneymaker") H., 147


Gelwitz, Charles J., 252 Gentry, Colby C., 850


Gentry, William H., 854 Geological Society of America Visit, 445


Georgia City, 75, 76


Georgia City district school, 106


Germania Social and Literary Society, Joplin, 197


Germania Society, Joplin, 391


Hall, Joseph E., 851


Hall, J. I., 226


Hall, L. J., 475, 484


Hall, W. E., 94, 346, 360


Hallburton, J. W., 234


Halliard, Mrs. W. F., 409


Halliburton, John W., 277, 341, 342, 346, 347 Halyard, W. B., 227, 364, 384


Hamilton, L. C. (Cass), 187


Hamilton, W. B., 67


Hamlin, O. B., 270, 394


Hammer, W. T., 268


Hancock & Lowe, 297


Hand, C. H., 465


Hand, Leon H., 466 Hannibal Lead and Zinc Company, Joplin, 178 Hardaway, Luther, 441. 465 Harding, H. H., 121. 549


Harmon, W. S .. 208


Harmon foundry, Joplin. 208


Harper, E. W., 71. 75, 125. 139. 233


Harper (Mrs.) J. W., 327 Harper, Waldo H .. 919


Harper. W. E., 509


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Gaddie, William R., 1010 Galbraith, William, 320 Galbreath, R. L., 238 Galena township, 169 Galesburg, 76




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