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DEATHS
Funeral servier died at Pendleton. 'Or ... "MUT. held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday Afternoon at the home of a brothar. Oharleys Scorcher. rural route & Springfield Interment will take place in Cleat Creek comriely i. charge of the Herman H. Lohmeyer tu- heref home. The body arrived .bare .from Oregon Sunday afternoon.
KANEST TIMMINS
Ernest Timmins. 30. of Harrison, 'Ark :. died at 7 'o'clock Sunday evening in a hos- pital here as 'the result of injuries ha received In an automobile accident -March 5. in Idaho He had become Ill after re- turising to 1 .! home In Arkansas and caine 'here. for treatment He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Tim- mins. by two sons. Izo brothers, and one sinter The body was sent to Harrison for burial The Herman H Lohmever tu- meral home was in charge of arrange- menta here.
JAMER M. M.ELWEE
James M. McElwes. 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Mckiwe of 1544 Test Florida street died Sunday afternoon at @ hospital here after a long nmest. He Is survived by his parents. grandparents, Mr. and Mrs 8. O MeElwee. and grand- mother. Mr. Pearl Pailler - Interment will he in Greenlawn cemetery under the direction of J. W. Klingner.
T M. WOODROME
Fijneral .erslees for T M Wondrome. 73 The died at 3 3. nikt marring at the home of his son. Ben dresse. Stotts City. Mo .. will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the He-man HT Lotire· ·· Funeral home Burial will be In Hazelvant .cometors Mr woodrome is survived to his affe three daughters, Mra. W. H. Whittington, -
Houston, Tex., Mrs. N. E. Evans, New York Ofty. and Mrs. Ida Wall of Springtlek, and the son et whose home he died.
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: George L. West was killed .**
Mrs. Lee Holland recalls what life was like when she was young. [An interesting article.]
Page 3: A son Edwin Ainsworth DuBois was born May 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. DuBois of 223 East Park street.
Page 4: There is an article about Rev. J. A. Hyder .**
Page 6: Miss Elda Norman and Mr. Benjamin Calloway were married .**
Page 14: Mrs. James Mansfield died .**
Mrs. Nellie A. Kell died .** Mrs. Margaret Barnes died .** Mrs. S. L. Bain died .** Marion Fulbright died .**
Page 16: There is an interesting article about the quarries in Springfield .**
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50 YEARS BACK
Didn't Have Careers. Nor Did They Yearn for Them, Mra. Holland Recalls's
PARLOR GAMES POPULAR
Church Socials-and Bazaars Elaborate Affairs: Horse- back Riding Sport
BY HELEN LAVERTY
Women In Springfield didn't have: :"DETTers" . 80 years ago-mar 201 them, because they' perer so much .as thought of tt. They never dream- I ed of voting themselves, and for the most part weren't even much Interested in how their menfolk voted, knowing little of politics
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Nevertheless they lived very busy! lives, with variety of interests and a great deal of gayety. rocalla Mra. In Holland, who lives at the Co- Jonial hotel. Mrs. Holland is one of the outstanding feminine. mem- bers of the "Fifty-Year Club." or- wanted in lake a trading part in the approxima, Contenmal crie- halim In view of the Centennial Inere has been a great deal of re- mmtrence concerning the city's :anders and their activities, but most of It devoted so exclusively to „masculine affairs that one might : .. almost suppose there were no wom- en about.
Jours WAS Churches On the contrary . they plast colorful and Important part.in the city's development. . even though Tpogie bỉ leme in the background. it pecially. Mfra. Holland remember- they were active in church affairs Two customs of the time are expe- cially vivid In her mind: the very elaborate . annual bersars, and the "mite society" parties.
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"Postoffice," "Clap-in. Clap-out.": and "King William."
No party was complete, Mr. Hol- Jand contributed this morning. un- less "King William" was played, sometime during the evening. The plavers gathered in a circle, with one in the middle, and gang a song ; which began. "King Willlam was Kine Jame's son: Around the roval iare he 'run. A crown apon nis head. be wore. Upon his breast he ! anr a star. Pointing away. to the compasa far-" ·
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.Neither Mrs. por Mr. Holland is ; abla to remember the rest of the song. but Mr. Holland remembers the last line and the climax very well, for therein lay the point of the game: "Down on the carpet vou
Joe best." Thereupon the player in - the center carried out the song's instruction.
Games and lavish refreshments - provided the entertainment "for these' mite society affatra,' which were purely social. A collection was taken to raise money for the aup- port of the church. "Every church had its own mite society," Mrs. Holland said. "but that didn't make Any difference. People from all churches came to all the mite so- slety meetinga."
Bazaars given by the Ladies' Ald societies were far more ambitious than they are today. Usually .they were given in the court house which stood on the Public Square, or the city hall, which was where the Landers building now 18.
"The ladies would spend months getting ready for them." Mrs. Hol- land says. 'They did all sorts of fancy work, but they made more useful things and articles of plain sewing, too-little girls' aprons. and men's nightshirts, and all sorts [ things."
Among the popular novelties were "watch pockets," usually made of velvet. and elaborately embroidered. These had a stiff back with a pocket in front. They were to hang on the bedroom wall, convenient to reach: and each night before going to bed a man would drop his watch into the portet .
"Tidies for chali -backs were very popular. One year there was a fad for spice baskets, Introduced by Mra. Charles E. Harwood, who had just come from the east. Mrs. Harwood was the young wile of Charles liar- wood, who at 90 is still a trustee of ....... ......... ..... 1 Visited here last week. It was immediately after the war of secession, and Mrs. Holland remembers that. although she was a very small girl. she too helped In making the spice baskets
These latter parties were most ; enjoyed by the younger folk. who delighted to come to play the pop -.. ular kissing games of the period ..
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They were made of cinves and other pungent apices, and were aito- zether ornamental, used to hang from chandeliers or otherwise to add a touch of garety and a epley fragrance In the room
Sociala Were Popular
So large were those bazaars that sometimes the aid societies made peteral hundred dollars from one sur- crmlul affair They usually lasted | about three days.
Another favorite entertainment was the ice cream and strawberry sociala. These. ton, were given in the court- house and by the ladies' ald societies Throughout the evening the young, tik would promenade in couple ?. having a grand time. Special excise-i In.co! was created when a cake was offered for the most beautiful or most. popular girl. Each swain would be de- termined that his favorite should ...
matttjes of all sorts of food placed
torta of home entertaining. .. It was customary for women to visit thetr friends. brtuging their ervins and staying all day.
The one sport enjoyed by young Women was borteback riding. "I can't wwwpember when I learned to ride." mys Mat Holland. "Everybody rode. and we learned as little eblidren. We used side-taddies and wore the very long skirta, with hats that bad plumes over the side. I remember bearing my mother my she thought the riding costumes were most beautiful of all."
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Mra. Holland laughs pow to recall the sensation created when the riva- cloue wife of a prominent doctor. noted for her originality. first appear- ed riding astride. More conservative WOMAD WON so shocked that they i turned their heads as the rode by. ro- fusing to witness auch a spectacle.
A year or two after the war croquet [was introduced- the first sport be- aides riding erer to be adopted by the rtris of garty Springfield. Mra. War- ren H. Graves, Hru. Holland remem- bera, ordered the first croquet set from the east and paid $18 for it-4 price that eren today would seem ex- orbitant for a croquet st.
All Homes Had Planos
If girls didn't go in much for sports, they did for accomplishments. "Almost every house in town had ita plano." Mfra. Holland MALA "Every girl could play and sing We all danced-the old square dancea, and later the polka and the schottlahe and the waltz. And of course every girl learned to .mw. My mother would have thought it was tertible if she hadn't taught me to æew beautifully."
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Dominoes was a popular home game Most generally entertaining was done during the day; of an evening the family would gather to amuse It- self with dominoes. checkers or chers. More than 50 years ago, too, wo- men's clubs were organized, known at first as literary societies. The Stres oDe Mra Holland can remember was the Ollo society. of which Miss .Har-
riet Ohlen (now Mra Edward M. Shepard) was president. Miss Ohlen was a Vassar graduate, just out from the east, and girls' principal at Drury. Mrs. Holland still remembers how she was charmed with the capable and gracious manner in which abe pre- alded over the Ollo meetings About the same time the Saturday club. attil one of the cut anding class bere, was organized.
PIONEER CLERGYMEN KNEW JESSE JAMES
WEST PLAINS. Mo., May 28-The ! Rey. J. A Hyder. 00 years old known pioneer clergyman of Wert Plains, who now makes. his home the greater part of the time with bis daughters, Mra. N. J. Rollins In ; Ti" and"Mri. D. L. Steph-i ens in Anton, Tex has Arrived here to spend the summer at the home of
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Hyder. who is a man of remark- able physical and mental ability for' oneof hia years, has an unusually in- : trusting . pemonality' and his life. has been one filled with sich expert- Dieces. Born in Tennessee, he moved, with his parents when verr vouss to Clay county, Missouri, where he frew to manhood in the same com- munity with Frank and .Jesse James. who later became Missouri's most no- torious outlawa.
Because of the fact that he knew : Berse James so well he was the mar. who was summoned in den !!!! desperado. when he was shot . death of Ft Tranh Sin H:++ +++ then preaching et Platub .::. ^ ^-^ burried to St. Joseph to A !!! han .h. report that the s. : band:' wa. .. Tem!ity Jeaan James. James ',id !("; reported killed in various parts of the country hut each ti. ... ... man had been found in "
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Miss Elda Norman Weds Mr. Calloway |
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daughter, Ilda, to Mr. Benjamin Cul- tony of Erte Oris The wedding took place at the Funt Bapttit chryarch In Tulsa. Otla. Mar 20 The Rever- end Grover Cleveland was the oc ctating minister. Mr. and Mrs. Gifford
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way will be at home ta Doorperidence. Kan. Then Mr. Calloway Ma 000- nected with the Lone-Dell' Lumber compacy.
Mr and Mrs Calower an well knowa hrr boca Martor attended Drury college Mr. Celkemar ls a mem- be: . Kapp. ;. : : sec.ty and Mrs Calloway : - ): : De :: a Delta Del: por .** ...-.... ... are planned com. Callover for the west.
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The Wastebasket Into which are often tossed things well worth while.
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Rocks have been"one of the great assets of Greene county and are today. Quarries have pulled out many tons of stone in this city and county ever since -the country was opened up. ·Soare in the earth in. Springfield show where large . each rations' have been made for stone in the past. " One of the marks of rock digging may be noticed at Olive and Main. A low place wea'mede in the. effort to get limestone many years ago. The quarry extended across Main streit and the excarstion made an extensive gash bat on the west side of the street buildings have sprung up and most traces of the stone age have disappeared. The stone blasted out In town was chlefly used for foundations for boild- Inga but concrete has taken the place of stone and the atone ludustry jags. The Korton quarry out on College street is still taking out rock in the same place it has for 40 years or more. It has dug @ hollow 40 feet below the starting puibt. Crusued roca is Delug prepared all the time and the raw material will last for some years yet The Sitrall Construction company probably"has enough etone inches quarty north of the city to last half a century. For years the property just north of the Frisco building on North Jefferson was a quarry. Tons of lime- stone were excavated and to doubt there is mach there today but It was not practical to continue the work further south as property 1s too valuable in that section in permit of rock
Out In the country there is great stone develop- meat. The plant of tha Ash Grove company at Galloway has of late years become the principal one of the corporation. It is believed 'be com- pany will find a larger deposit of limestone at Aab Grove in order to bring the lime output of that plant to old time porportion: White time la not as extensively used as it once was there is still a good demand for it and always will be. l'ement is used now so much in butiding that it has curtailed the use of lime to some extent. The great works at Phenix have cut out thousands of tons of building stone The headquarters of the company are in Kansas U'ltv and Maston Simp- aon. with office in the Scarrett building. is president. Stone has been cut out of the Phenix works for in veats and Jakes i !! zh :2ck The Interior of the . .. trt !!!!... · -
= City is finished with Napoleon gray marble from Phenix About 200 men are employed and of late there has been some nervousness among the hands who have noticed the diminishing supply of mar- ble and fear exhaustion. The works aro in the Northern part of the county between Ash Grove and Welant Grove. The works supply the high- (department .with crushed stone on occasions Felicianot be done by the lime companies.so sott'stone is too soft. The Marble head company
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continues to dig out plenty of limestone from tte plant on National avenue. A tremendous gash "has been cut In the earth after 50 years of dig- ging. The Asb Grove company is becoming more and more interested In cement and has a large plant in Nebraska.
On the subject of ronks Judge Altred Page te!d a rock story at the banquet .r. rally given bere in bls bonor when he was appointed special at- torney of the department of justice. The orators had told the judge of his greatness and his ability as a lawyer and statesman: eulogies were glow- ing. When the judge spoke he told of his boy- hood days which were spent in west Tennessee where there were no rorka. No une went any w .. ir ald few wien tropendf the river into Ark. ansas. One daring soul final !; crossed the rise: and went a dozen miles Into Arkansas where he found some rocks as large as a wagon. He re- turned and told of the wonderful rocks to the sur- prise of the natives. One day n Dative said to the traveler. "B ;::. : tu us about those big . .... Of course we know it is all a damned lie but we like in hear it."
DEATHS
MRS. JAMES MANSFIELD
MONETT. MY X-WN. "*OF MIST fleid died at her home after a short rick- best. Although she had been an invalid for so years, her death came unexpectedly.
MES. NELLIE A. KELI.
Punerel servicea for Mra Nellte A Kell. $7. who died Sunday morning at her home 10 this city, were held at 10 o'clock this morning . at the Sterne Mortuary. Inter- ment was at Maple Park cemetery. Mrx Kell ts survived by her husband, W. N. Kell of the city health department here: one daughter, Mrs J W Harelman. a mon. Leslie E Keil, two sisters and one brother.
MRS. MARGARET BARNES
Mrs Margaret Barnes. 3.'. wife of Gy" W Dernes, contractor, rural route 2. at the southeastern edge of the city. died at + ? n'clack Monday evening in a Springfield hospital 8t # is survived by her husband. one son. George Wilson, 10: one daughter. Margaret. 3: her parents. Mr and Mrs J P Wition of Gulfport, Miss: oną brother. Clark Wilson, Oultport, and four Listers, Muss Pernell Wilson, Miss JOMe- phine Wilson. Mius Emlee Wilson, and Miss Stella Wilson, all of Ouffpor! nera: arrangements a :- incomplete h .. will be held under direction of Alma Lol1- meyer funeral home. Interment will be In Haselwood.
MRS. S. L. DAIN
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Wednesday for Min 3 L Bain, who died at & o riock Monday morning In her home neer Ozark following @ lingering illness Before her marriage. Mr. Ban .. . ina Lazing, a daughter of the late MI fand Mr. W T Lawing pinne! !! de ::: 1 of Christian county. Besides her husband. ! she ta survired by four tops. and. daughters. One daughter,
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MARION FULBRIGHT
Services for . Marton Fulbright 16, who dled early Monday morning will be held ||the accident, and Mr .. West's body Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the was not taken away until after be arrived. Two ambulances : from Springfield made quick trips ta.the scene. home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gay Fulbright. 1410 West Olive street. Inter- mont will be in Maple Park cemetery un- der direction of the Alma Lohmeyer funer- al home.
MAN KILLED. FAMILY HURT IN CAR SPILL
On Way Home to Oklahoma, Meet Tragedy Near the Greene County Line
WIFE, CHILDREN HURT.
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George L. West, 37, of South Fork, Mo., was instantly killed, and bis wife and three children were seri- .ously injured when their auto , turned over in loos. gravel when . West attempted to pass another car about 11:30 this morning on high- way 60, four miles west of Rogers- ville.
The Injured. one of whom may Cle, were rushed into Rogersville to the hospital of Dr. W. A. Atttas, who performed & hasty. examination re- vealing that Mr. West's bacx' was scriously injured and the. children more in critical condition. J Tried to Page Car Coroner Murray Stone, of' Greene.
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county, was called to the scene of
The car was a touring car. Ac- cording to Doctor Adkins, the driver attempted to pass another car and skidded the light machine Into the ditch where it rolled over, throwing the occupants out.
'Corodir. K .. K. Kally: of county, was called to. the, kocky but was unable. to fix .. they definitely due to the fact that the accident: occurred Just Webster' county . Hoe, "The
wkdin Orsane 'county.
Mother Near Death
Examination, col ducted, by Adkins ' this afteriche Khov West having . several broken ribs, & dislocated or broken vertebra, and serious internal injuries. Her condi- tion was considered critical.
The children, Fay, Bernice and Nadine, ages 6. 4. 2. respectively. were all brusied and the youngest suffered a broken shoulder.
Doctor Stone's investigation dis- closed that the driver of the car which Mr. West attempted to pass was John B. Dobbins, of Mountain Grove. The man stopped immedi- ately after the accident and helped in taking the injured into Rogers- ville.
The West family only six months ago left South Fork. Mo .. and moved to Maud. Okla., where Mr. West found employment as a pump sta- lion operator. They purchased the cas he was driving and returned to South Fork a few days ago to vidt the father's parents.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: Arch McGregor remembers the first circus he ever saw. [This is a long interesting article.]
Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 3: There is an article about John W. Harris .**
Page 8: There is an article about Springfield in 1837 .**
J. J. Frazier was appointed to administer the estate of his father George T. Frazier. His mother, Mrs. Mary E. Frazier, relinquished her right to act.
Page 10: Mrs. Margaret Barnes died .**
Mrs. M. L. Perkins died .**
Page 14: Mrs. Elsa M. Marvin and her daughter Miss Mildred Mae Marvin were married .**
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SPRINGFIELD IN 1837
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Being One of a Series of Descriptions of the Ozarks Cap- ital in Earlier Eras
Oprtastieit's Oratennial celebration planned for mart month in observados of the hundredth anniversary of the city's founding. Inevitably leads to a new Interest in the city's history. Todsy The Leader begins a series of pen-ple- tures of the city in tts various apochs. Theet have been compiled by Dr. Ed- ward M. Sheperd, Who for 50 years his bees an observer and student of Spring- field's history. The first one, printed below. Is taken from en sariy "Onzeteer of Missouri," which was compiled by Alphonso Welmore and published in St. Louis by C. Keemle, in 1837.
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Greene County. The boundaries of this county begin where the line di- viding townships 26 and 27 crosses the line dividing ranges 17 and 18: thence west with sald township line to its intersection with the eastern boundary of Barry county, Ihcace along said Itne to the southern boun- dary line of Polk county: thence with sald line to the southeast corner thereof; thence south in the begin- ning. This county con:aina much good land, with a fair proportion of timber and prairie; the soil, however. is not as deep as that of some of the counties on the Mississippi and Mis- souri. The limestone appears in the ravines and branches in the prairies.
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'Mean Little Town' Was First Picture
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italia "Title town"-that, to far-se la known, was the first de .. scription over printed of Spring- Oud.In : 1838. 7'about six years after its founding. w. F. Bwitzler passed through the village and made that record in his diary. Some eight or 10 log cabins all in- sether constituted the town There were already four atores, two fre- cerien, two blacksmith shops and :a tanyard
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and it generally lies nearer the sur- face of the earth than in any other part of the state. Lead mineral is sometimes found where the lime- stone ta thua exposed. Large volumes of water. in various parts of the county, flow out of the earth, of break out of !lasuren of the rocks. of sufficient capacity to drive a pair of milstones; and these streama vary but little during all the wet and dry BEERONE Of the year. The value of these springa to the Individuals who may secure the title to them. and ??
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the county generally, ja Incalculable ! One of the task: Imposed on a farmer In Missouri, who la not so fortunate. as to realde near to a water crist- mill, consists in the loss of the time | of banda and a team that he is obliged to employ at the horse-mill There are but few of the early set- tiers of a new country who bare capital sufficient to employ in erect- Ing mills; and fewer who are willing to risk it in much enterpilars Il." soft is anmetimes found a) light on the bank of a mill-stream where the rock does not appear that it is difft- cult to make a inill-dam stand per- manently. The legislative enariment of Missouri have latterly tended to discourage building mills It ! 1.ox- ever. belirten that the light. c: " cease to interfere with the contracts that millers and their customers mati choose to make, and allow the former. to fix the rate of toll according to the Interests of the contracting parties. Nothwithstanding the pro- hibitory enactments now in force, it 18 the practice of nome millera to take
but the bag . ....... with the griat. Competition in mill- Ing will eventually make the terma inf grinding easier to the farmer-by .(swiatlon never' James'a Fork, and some other branches of White river. water Greene county; and the head of keelboat navigation on this river Is supposed to be about 40 miles from Springfield.
Springfield la the county seat of Greene. The land offices for the southwestern land district of Mis- MOU:I are located here. There are in Springfield seven stores and several mechanics' shops. This town is dit- uated near the Kickapoo pra ::: which has been a point of attraction for emigranta for many years. The country around Springfield, and the county generally, ara well settled with A respectable and wealthy population the principal part of whom migrated hither from Tennessee. The great in- terior road that the natural opera- Lona : of ;; business intercourse have traced out between the Mississippi, at Marion county, and the Arkansas and Red river" rich. settlement, runs through > Springfield, and . Crosses James's Fork of White river about 10 miles beyond'the town at & pisce called the old Delaware towns. The territory :" lying south of Greene county, and bordering on the state
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line. is erected into the first stage of existence as a county, named Tanev. huit vet attached to Greene for the purpose of government, cielt! sand military. The descriptions and raamination of this county lead to the Impression that the good land in .. "' may be in amount, like the religion ' of Mr. Randolph of Roanoke, as he rated it himself. "None to speak of! None to speak of!" This circumstance may, however, make many locations there more deatrable to stockraisers, as they will not be annoyed with the animala of near neighbors. The paa- turage for range an it is familiarly called) is good In the Taney county district. The face of the country is broken, and the rugged hills #111 shelter stock in winter. while the bot. toms afford rane and grass sufficient! In winter animals without the ex- pense of feeding. The narrow bot- toms on the numerous streama and branches of this region afford suffi- cient arable land for small farms, and tha soll la very productive. The streams and mprings are all clear and pure. and these and the fare of the country afford atrong indications of great salubrity. Taking all these facts into view, the just conclusion is reached that an unostentatious peo- ple may here find frugal, happy honice, where an honest rompeienre witt he earned with, light labor. It will. however, be found essential to the interests of the people of Taney district that they persuade a few Irhimbod Cranelike schoolmasters to rake the trall down through their . .:.: n. " The timber of Greene county is good, and conalata of al- most all the varieties that are found in other parta of Missouri, Including. probabir. some good yellow pine.
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