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A verdiet that John J. Waddell "came to hila death by a pistol wound In the right temple inflicted by hla : ¡ nwn hand" was returned this morn- by immer jury inventigot :... the death of the 31-year-old painter who was shot to death in hla mon! ! at 455 East Grand AttAr Sh 2-1: 1 !: midnight Sunday
Waddell was found dead with a bul- Ist wound in the head after Mr. C &. Morelock, at whose house he lived. had been found downstairs suffering, ...... hint ...... . . milch and right arm and breast.
The Jury was composed of Claude E. Woodruff. foreman, J. G. "Dicker- ! son. George W Young, T. E. Whit- | lock, Art Wyman, and F. H Benties The Inquest was conducted hy Dr. Murray C. Bione. Greene county cor-
Poace H. R. Awbrey, The Jurors, de- Fittigrated about 40'minutes.++->'s Numerous Witnesses
Mrs .. Verna Shumatt, sister of : Wids dell's wife, and Mra. F. W. Oltman. s"friend of Mra. Marslost Who was to the Morelock homs at the time of the shooting, were the principsi witnesses. Other witnesses were Clarence Mare- lock, husband of the Injured woman. Harry Morelock."his brother, both of whom were in St. Louis at the time of the tragedy: Mrs. R. O. Boyts. next- door neighbor of the 'Morelocks; Policeman Bydney Brookshire, who unawered the wall after the shooting. , and Dr & M Powenden who treated MIA Marelock & wounda.
Mra. Pearl Porter of 1508 South avenue, at whose home Waddell hedi formerly roomed. testified to his, character and to the appareil Nome- .... of lite mind a loss dase bringe
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Little now evidence . was brought out In the testimony given thia morn- Ing Als. Morelock's deposition. taken at St. John's hospital, where she is a pallent, was send to the jury after the completion of tesimony
Woman Is Recovering
Albert C. Hawvard, Acting as a :- Inrney for Mra. Waddell and the fao brothera of the dead man. cross- examined some of the witnesses in att effort to show that Waddell had Ilt- Le cause to kill himself.
The condition of Mrs. Morelock was said today to be "quite satisfactory." No trouble is anticipated from infec- tion which bed threatened in the mouth wound.
Waddell was buried ux o'clock Wednesday afternoon . In /"Hazelwood cemetery aftet funeral sertdices in the Aina Lohmeyer funeral home.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 3: Will Bigbee recalls old times .**
Page 8: Marriages performed .**
Page 14: Miss Mary Bryan will be in the Centennial pageant .**
Page 15: There is a chronological history of Springfield .**
Page 24: Mrs. Mary Rupe died .* Milton E. Morgan died .** Thomas H. Leonard died .*
Page 28: There is an article about Isaac F. King .**
Raymond Cunningham of Phillipsburg was killed when he came in contact with a high-voltage wire.
i ... Queen of Springfield lo the Springfield Centrunial Extravaganst pageant next Thursday evening at Sheine Mosque will be Mina Mary Bryan (above). a great granddaughter of John Polk Campbell, who ho.city's.foundera, but also one of Its greatest * attendinti, haben from among the dearend- anta of the city's oldest families, will be Elizabeth Cope Phillips. Tema Pricut. Nan Hackney. Mary Ruth Hubbell. Lonier Mel'luet ! Dillon. Mary Jane Johnson. Louder Dathe Danforth, and Helen !
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PERFORM MARRIAGES IN RECORDER OFFICE
Two marriage ceremonies were per- formed today In the office of Orcene County Recorder Jack W. Mckee. The Reverend Frank Neff. pastor in! Grace M. E.' church. married Thomas S. Davis, 33. of Walnut Ridge. Ark., ADd Miss Bessie M. Cumper. 17. of Springfield. .
Later, John Weeks. 82. of West Plains end Miss Mary Hurst, 22. of (ireeley. Neb., were married by the Rev. A. J. McClung of . Calvary Pira- tyterian church.
COMESHINYCONTACT. WITH WIRE; DIES
CONWAY. Mo. June 14 -- Raymond Cunningham of Phillipsburg ... I killed suddenly when he came in ron- tart with a high voltage cable. The
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played by an electric power company He attended High school In Con -! was last year and was a member of The sentor flaw The other members ¡ of the class attended the funeral and ! Lected as pall bearers and flower girla.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Thomas S. Davis. 33. of Walnut Ridge, Ark .. and _ Miss Brasie M. Cumpre. 17. of Springfield.
John Works. 32. of Weet Plaine. and Miss Mary Hust, 22, of Greeles . . - Nebraska.
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Looking
Backward Through
Melhor /DAY-cars
An Historical
Compiled By.Dr. Edmarie Street
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The rtwhitarmen; according to Bancroft, Shea. "und other -historians, "are believed to . have- penetrated into what is now Greene county about this time, when one of DeSoto's exploring bands probably reached this northern point. -
1541-DeSoto and Coronado. Spanish explorers, claimed for Spain, by right of discovery, the vast territory which Included Missouri: What is now Greene county was probably first under the Spanish flag.
1673-First mention of Osage Indians in what is now Mis- souri found on Marquette's autograph map of 1673. outlining what is. no doubt. the Orage river where this trihe remained untit 1818-the first Indians known to have occupied this region. Greene county Was a part of their hunting grounds.
1674-The map of Joliet also records the Osages in what ia now. Missouri, calling them "Oachages."
1682-Near the mouth of the Mississippi. on April 9th. Robert, Cavalier LaSalle took formal possession of the country in the name of the King of France and called it Louisiana. thus bringing what is now Greene county under the French flag.
1715-The first white prospectors were. it is believed. sent out about this time by the French Voyageurs of the famous "Mississippi B .... " Tradition Imates & number of their prospect holes in Greene county.
1762-On November 3rd. France ceded Louisiana to Spain. : but Spanish authorities did not la'
" upper Louisiana until May 20. 1770. This brought what is now Missouri again under the Spanish flag. 1793-June 11th. Governor-General Baron de Carondelet made a grant of 6,000,000 acres to be located along the White river, which patent was never survered or - sent to the king for his signature. Consequently. in 1800. when theShow.
tory to France, and that country, in turn, sold :: in the United States government. many complications ! arose .due to claims made by the Valliers heirs ; but ; there were never recognized by the United States! because the various .2.
territory, made by Valliers, had never been subject In the processes necessary for legalization.
1800-On October 1. by treaty ratified March 1. 1801, Spain retroceded Louisiana to France, but upper Louisiana. was not transferred until March 9. 1801. coming again under the French flag.
1803-April 30th. France ceded the province of Louisiana to the United States, but upper Louisiana was not transferred until March 4. 1201.
1806-Zebulon Pike's map, published 1810. locates a Dela- ware village on the White river near Forsyth. in 1806. Villages of this tribe existed in what is now Greene county from 1818 to 1829.
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1808-October 10th, the Big and Little Osage Indian tribes, made a treaty with the United States ceding all their territory in southern Missouri, including practically all the Ozark country. For this vast tract. the Osages were given $800.00 in cash, and $1000.00 in mer- chandise. The Little Orages received just half that amount. After having been moved from place to place. these Indians were finally given a permanent reservation in' what is now Oklahoma, where their sales of land and oil leases have made them - the richest people in the world. In 1920 there were about 2000 living members of the Osage tribe. From Interest on funds in the United States treasury. from leases of oil land, royalties and pasturage. their in- come amounted to $10.000 per capita yearly.'
1810- Site of what is now Greene county first approxi- mately located by the position of White and Niangua rivers as seen on the map of Pike's expedition.
1812-A band of Kickapoo Indians located a village at about this time in the southwest part of what is now Springfield.
1818-A lead mine, probably the first in Southwest Mis- souri, was noted by Schoolcraft on the James river near Kershner's Spring. Trappers told him that it had been worked many years by Indians and trappers
1818-A primitive lead smelter. probably the first in South -! west Missouri, and used by Indians and trappers, was found by Schoolcraft at above Incation. Furnace was made by placing two flat stones, like the roof of a house inverted, against the river bank. A fire built underneath burned out the sulphur and allowed the melted lead to escape from the crack at the bottom of the furnace. Photographs of this primitive struc- ture were made by the compiler of these historial notes.
1818-The Delaware Indians occupied the southern half of i Greene county by treaty. from 1918 in 1920 The Piankashaw. Pawner and Crock tribes all hired herr at various times.
1818-The first white hunters known to have visited Greene county were Holt and Fisher; though tradition says that others came earlier and built rough smelters for lead.
1818-The first explorer to leave a published record of a : portion of what is now Greene county was Hom; Schoolcraft, who camped for a few days at. Korsh- ner's Spring. in 1818 and 1819.
1818-The first location of land in what is now Greene . county was made by John Pettijohn. about 1818, at the point now called Patterson Spring. on the geventry place of Dr. Wilbur Smith. eight miles southwest of Springfield.
1819-The Kickapoos, by treats, occupied the north half of Greene county, 1819-1832.
1822-The first settlement and cahin on the Pettijohn Inca- tion was made by Thomas Patterson. August. 1822. at what is now known as Patterson Spring.
1822-The first mill in Southwest Missouri was built hy Ingle. near where the old Galloway hridge crosses the James river.
1829-The first location in what is now Springfield was made by John l'. Campbell near the natural Win which is situated on the north side of Water street. . between Jefferson and Robberson avenues.
1830-The first log cabin in what is now Springfield was built by A. J. Burnett ahout February. 1830. on the ! bluff about 400 feet southwest of the natural well. :
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1830-William Fulbright settled. probably about February.' at the Fulbright Spring west of town near the old ! brewery.
1830-John Fulbright, about this time. seltled near the Captain Jones Spring. just cast of the present wagon. factory.
1930John P Cannow! For his family, and on account of his prior right of inca-
tion Burnett . relinquished to him the cabin which bel had built a few weeks earlier.
The United States government removed the Indians tern: reservation, "which resulted in a/largo Rundt influx of pioneers.
sen Joseph" Miller settled at the Beiderlinden Spring. 1830 Joseph Weaver bought out Miller's claim at Beider- linden Spring.
1831-Daniel B. Miller, brother of Joseph. settled at the Miller spring. now Grant Beach park, formerly the site of a woollen mill. Later, his field adjoining was used as a federal cemetery.
1831-Joseph Rountree reached here in January and setting two and one-half miles southwest of the site of the present public square.
1831-The first school house in what is now Greene county was a log cabin one-half mile west of the city limits on Mt. Vernon street. on the site of the Dabney Dade residence.
1831-The first teacher in fireene county was Joseph Roun- tree. who taught in the above schoolhouse as soon as it was built.
1831-The first store in what is now Springfield was opened by Junius T. Campbell in a little log cabin located near the rear of the present Frisco office building on ! . Olive street west of Jefferson.
IS3]-The first marriage was that of Junius Rountree to Martha J. Miller, August 7, ceremony performed by the Reverend Richard Kizee, a Baptist minister.
1831-The first male child born in Springfield was Harvey Fulbright. son of John Fulbright.
:1831-First white female child was Mary Frances Campbell. | daughter of John P. Campbell, born in the cabin on the hill south of the natural well.
1831-The first death was that of a child of Joseph Miller. buried under a large oak tree near the Grant Beach park spring.
1831-Andrew Taylor and D. D. Berry came from Tennes- ser and established a little store on the prairie south of Springfield and cast of the Phelps place-Kickapo. settlement.
1831-First cemetery in what is now Springfield was some 300 feet cast of Miller spring. In use 18:11 to 1836.
First-First physician was probably Dr. Edward Rogers. 1
ich-The indt schoolhouse in what is now Springfield was built of logs, with mild and stick chimney. on the. north side of what is now College (then Fulbright) street,:just west of the corner of Main. : Joseph Rountree. first teacher.
1 "The first sermon was preached in what is now Spring -! field, at the house of William Fulbright. near Brewery apring, October 10. by the Reverend James H. Slavens. 1833-The first church (Methodist) in what is now Spring- field," was a log cabin built north of Center street, at | a cost of $18.00. Situated in an oak grove north of the branch by Fairbanks apring.
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1833-Greene county established January 2 by the legis -! lature . meeting in St. Louis, which was then the capital. It included the territory bounded by Kansaa i on the west. Arkansas on the south. about the Gas-' conade river on the cast. and running north to' the; 1 Osage fork .. Named for General Greene. of the Revolution.
1833-March 11th the first session of the county court was held at the residence of John P. Campbell.
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1833-First one-mile race track established by John P.' Campbell on the prairie southeast of where Mrs. Owen's residence now stands.
- 1833-At this time. what is now Springfield was called . Fulbright and Campbell Springs; . .-
1833-The first term of the circuit court was held August 12th.
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1833-First judge of circuit court was Charles H. Allen. 1833-November 12th, between three and four o'clock in The morning. the great star shower occurred. Seen throughout the United States. and wonderfully brilliant.
1834-First postoffice in Southwest Missouri established .; Mail was brought once each month from Harrisons Non Little Piney river. Building in which the post- ,office .was kept was a hewed log cabin. situated on the west side of Jefferson avenue between Fast Walnut and McDaniel streets. Junius T. Campbell was first postmaster.
1831-George Catlin, the great artist and painter of Indians. probably stopped at Kickapoo settlement on his way. from Fort Gibson to Boonville.
1834-First blacksmith. James Carter, located here.
1834-First jail established. on west side of Boonville street between the square and Wilson arech. a gift from several citizens to the coulis. i ... .: refunded the cost to the donors.
1834-First probate court established. Governor appointed ' P. H. Edwards first judge.
1835-Springfield laid off in lots. w and the public square. by John P. Campbell, who gave 50 acres of land for county purposes. City was planned after the city of Columbus. Tenn. with streets leading out from the middle of each side of the square.
1835-Town previously called Fulbright and Campbell Springs probably received the name of Springfield : This year. Some authorities say ine nante was taken from Fulbright's spring and field just west of town: others that it was given at the request of Kindred Rose, who wished it to be named after his early home in Springfield. Robberson county, Tennessee.
1835-Springfield visited in summer by an epidemic of Asiatic cholera. Seven persons died.
1835-In July, commissioners appointed by the legislature met and selected Springfield for the county seat. There was great rivalry between this place and the Kickapoo settlement south and the Danforth settle -! ment east of Springfield.
1835-September 1st, the United States land office was established, and J. H. Hayden appointed registrar. 1835-The First Christian Church organized, probably by J. H. Hayden.
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1835-July 27th, First Cumberland Presbyterian church organized at Mt. Comfort, by the Reverend Andrew Buchanan, first called Kickapoo church.
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1835-Coldest winter on record for Greene county. From December. 1834, to March. 1835, a deep snow lay ! upon the ground. Great suffering.
1836-First camp ground established by the Methodist , church at Ebenezer. and camp meetings held an- nually for a number of years. Tradition says that . a camp meeting was held at Cave Spring several Scale previous to this.
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1836-Chescley Cannefas built the first frame house in the county.
1836-First court house ordered built in the center of the Tem public square.
1837-August 27th, John P. Campbell and wife formally chips deeded, the 50 acres for county seat purposes.
1837-September 27th, first Presbyterian church was organ- ized from the members of Mt. Comfort church, the home of Josiah F. Danforth. First called the New
1837 -- The first newspaper, the "Ozark Standard," estab- lished by 'J. C. Tuberville. Name changed "shortly after to "Ozark Eagle." This date is according to J. H. Miller. but Warren H. Graves gives the time as 1838 or 1839. --
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1837-Springfield the base of operations against the Indians . In the Osage and Sarcoxie wars "Colonel Charles S: Yancy was in command of a regiment; of. Greene county militia.
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1837-The first bricks were burnt in Greene county ior chimneys.
1838-February 19th. the town of Springfield was incor- porated and the following trustees appointed: J. H. Hayden. D. D. Berry, S. S. Ingram, R. W. Crawford and James Jones.
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1838-According to Wetmore's Gazeteer, population about 300.
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(1838-The first Greene county Baptist church, the Mt. i Pleasant church. was organized, with 13 members. Pastor. William Tatumı. 4
1839-October 19th. the first Presbyterian church was organized at Cave Spring and called Mt. Zion church. The Reverend Ephraim P. Noel, organizer and pastor. ;
1810-The United States took the first consus of Greene county. This was made when the county was twenty : times . its present area. and showed only 5372 people ..
1841-The first Inder of Masone. Ozark Lodge No So organized June 23.
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1842-Gov. John S. Phelps cieciel In congress A brick non. 111.4 . built by citizens for Prot. Stephens where I'mneget rich marker No. 8 stands. near the southwest corner of the Brn'on Avenue va- duct.
1843-William Fulbright, who built the first cabine in Springfield died 11844-Henry Sheppard came to Springfield. The "Springfield Advertiser" - started In May and continued until 1861. U. S. census gare Greene county a population of 5372.
1- 1845-In the spring the Springfield Branch Bank was established with J H. McBride, president: J. R. Danforth, cashier; C. A. Haden. rirrk
1816-A company was raised for the Mexican war Sprachinin was im- corporated May 7. by a petition of 62 inhabitants. Whole popula- - Hon probably less than 500. "Texas Democral" newspapers started by John P. Campbell.
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1847-Greene county organized for first time Into school districts, and schools were established in nearly every school township in the county in this and the following year.
1848-The tenth day of August the "Springfield Whig" was published and continued until September. 1849. The Rev. Charles Carleton, from Canada, a Christian nunester, established a female college on south alde of College street, near Main. The year of the big sleet storm in November. Ice covered the ground about three inches deep
. 1848-In November the "Southwestern Flag" was published. The "Sons
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1130_U. S. census care Greene county population of 1278.5 In April The Southwest Missouri High school established in Springfield Jan .14 one of the deepest snows ever known fell. In to 15 metes on level. An Osser Indian scare. They persisted in coming back to their old hunung grounds. The first wire fence. without barba, was made.
1837-Oct. 10 a petition'was drawn that no dram shop should be licensed :"'in.the town for 12 months-first prohibition act in county. County voted $100.000 to buy bonds for Pacific railroad.
1861 -- Dram shop license agitated again. The closing vote was rescinded, Sirsthepyapproved,"and later in the year again rescinded. . Word re-, celved that John P. Campbell had died at Oll Springs. Texas, MAY 28.
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1853-C. B. Holland, postmaster. was removed July 4, and A. F. Ingraham. a democrat, was appointed. The "Southwestern Flag" suspended. and "Springfield Lancet" succeeded it. A severe drought during summer and fall. Corn made only half a crop. Hay ruined. Con- «iderable sickness.
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1834-Railroad agitation. $50,000 voted for Pacific railway. $20.000 paid. Odd Fellows organized first lodge, (Harmony Lodge, Feb. 10 First capital punishment in county. for murder. Aug. 23.
1855-In February a snowstorm, 16 to 20 inches deep on the level Ftb. 4 mercury stood at 20 degrees below zero. Mar 4 the "Springfield Mirror" was published. City of Springfield first incorporated by the legislature.
1856-In October a pro-slavery meeting held at courthouse, pledging aldi to the pro-slavery sutterers in Kansas W ( Price, R. W. Craw- ford and others addressed the meeting. A handsome aum of money was raised. From 1850 to 1861 a patrol was regularly appointed from time to time to look after runaway slaves The first county fair. Southwest Missouri County Fair, held October 1. 2 and 3. 1857-Official report gave 1436 slavea owned in the county. J. M. Rich- ardson published the "Weekly' Mispourl Tribune" from November. 1857. to November. 1858.
1838 -Ordinance passed by city council to arrest all persons found on the street at unusual hours "Whites imprisoned uniti & a. in. perues
mail passed Springfield for California. ' Great excitement; 'ak-' brated by fireworks. Oct. 22 the eastern bound mall arrived. 20 days from San Francisco The first steam mill in southwest Mis- pourl erected by James Smith on Boonville street.
male, one male: abd two music schobti Tra I was erected in the southwest part of city. 35x80 feet, two stories Paul. Jacob Schulte, from Tennesse In charge. Continued until breaking out of war. College was used for prison for Confederate prisoners. also for Federal soldiers. It stood on a lot opposite the old cemetery on Campbell street, southeast corner of Cupbell and State.
1860-First telegraph line came into the city from Jefferson City and was extended later to Fort Smith, Ark. "The old wire road," so · well known by early settlers, was named after it. is
1861-Springfield's second courthouse that stood where Heer's now stands . was used in April for the first time. It was uncompleted bourerer. 181-The Civil war found Springfield' favoring, as a general rule the. federal capse. :
1861-Federals under General Lyons deleated by Confederates at Wilde's Creek August 10 Their victory gave them the city, which they held until October 24, when Fremont retook Springfield, in which Zagonyi's charge figured.
1861-Federals retired from Springfield November a ..
1862-Federals retook Springfield February 12 and proceeded to build "four small forts for defense. Springfield established as a supply base.
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1863-Confederates under Marmaduke failed in an attempt to capture Springfield, January 8.
1864-Springfield and Greene county went overwhelmingly for Ltcol & the fall elections.
: 1867-Federal cemetery established here and the bodies of the federal dead were removed ESEt WALE. Check Battlefield : :
1876-Springfield's population was given out officially as 5814.
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1870-The Atlantic and Pacitto railroad entered Springfield's victoity one. mile north of the square, thus establishing a new town known as
1876-Postoffice established in North Springfield In August.
1673-First term of Drury college opeded September 25 with 39 students and three instructors"Boringfluid" had been selected oncristina; other cities in southwest Missouri for Its location. The college Tus ity known sa Bretnethold college.
Han fort to Interest the raftroad from Kansas City to Fhet lo enter Springfield, citizens of the city built a small rattroed to Ash Grave.
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the Kines City to Ft. Scott railway's bulldog "Grove,"thus forming an entrance Into Springfield; the city. Ms ... direct mail communication, to , Kansas City The first train from Kansas City arrived In'the south aide depot May 2.
1881-First ,horse cars in Springfield appeared en a bett Mo pti from the square to' Commercial street and returned to the atre" by way of Benton avenue and St. Louis street.
1882-Stone chapel of Drury. built in 1880, burned down in the winter. - Insurance and contributions enabled the college to rebuild zoom after.
1885-Most of the street car lines in the city were electrified. although there were some lines still operated over by horse drawn cara Springfield. Incidentally, was one of the first cittes in the country to use electrically driven cars.
1887-Along with five other towns in southwest Missouri and Arkansas, Springfield made up the Southwestern Baseball league. It was the first professional aport entered into by the town.
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