Items of genealogical interest in the Springfield, Greene County, Missouri newspapers, the Springfield leader and the Springfield daily news for 1929, Part 1, Part 61

Author: Hall, William K. (William Kearney), 1918-
Publication date: 1929 v. 1
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 644

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and for years was the place where numerous public meetings - wore held.

Consider for a moment what a great thing the erecting of that building meant. It would hardly be tak for the people of Springfield today, to put their handi Into their pockets, and dupli- cate the Landers, or the, Woodruff buildings, ' an, it. was for that little band of earnest workers to erect an'd pay for the modest building of

80 years ago. That building stood for 25 years; passed through the Civil war in safety, only to be de- stroyed by the great fire of 1875, which swept the whole north side of St. Louis street, from Jefferson to the public square.

After the close of the war be- twen the states, there was not much heard of any opposition to the saloons until about 1870. For five years the saloons had run riot in Springfield. Several leading men, such as Harrison Lindenbower and others, had died in the whisky ahope. There were sporadic pro- tests, sometimes from some brave man In the pulpit, sometimes by some equally brave Christian woman, but until about 1871 there was no organized opposition to the traffic. That year some good men and women met and . revived the Sons of Temperance. Among them I'can recall but a few names, but there was Morris Paxson and four of his sons, My, Charles, Ellis and Parker. There was good old Father Lee, father of Arthur Lee, who was also a member; and scores of others.

Soon another division of the "'Sons" was organized In North Springfield, and there was a con- tinual battle against the saloons. In December, 1873, the temperance people decided that it was time to do something practical in their op- position against the liquor traffic. So petitions were circulated, numer- ously signed, and presented to the city council, asking that an election be held on the question of licensing the saloons. The council granted the petition, and set a day for the voting. That was the first time Springfield actually locked horns with the question, and it- was a lively campaign, too, as the town had ever witnessed up to that time.

RAN TEMPERANCE TICKET -

Milton Bowerman, who was afterward secretary of the school board for 30 years, and presiding Justice of the county court for four years, carved the word "No License"

on a block of boxwood, and the temperance tickets printed from that block were jet black with the words in white letters. We called- them the "Black Flag" tickets. And that ticket won by a good majority. The next spring we ran a temper- ance ticket for city officers, with republican, Colonel John W.

democrat.

hose men were al- Rely Federal and

Confederate soldiersi) And we elected them, too!

But, as in almost all such con- fucts in'those years, the temperance people, as soon as the battle was won, went to sleep. The other fel. lows never slept, and by one fric !: or another the saloons were gener- ally open. There were men. how- ever, who never iet up In epposi- tion to the traf": I rec:il in 1882 how the Reverend E. B. Burrows, pustor of the First Congregational church, and the Reverend Harvey Dobbs, pastor of the North Spring- feld Methodist church, led & del :- gation to us to protest before the county court against the issue of licenses to four North Springfield saloons, on petitions that did not include one-quarter of the tax-pay- ing citizens, while the law sald a majority was needed. But county court granted the licenses, nevertheless.

Then we proceeded to build up a good hot fire. under that county court. . We held indignation meet- ings all over the county. I recall what a lively time Professor A. P. Hall (he was not & professor then, being only lately graduated . from Drury) and I had at & big meet- ing In the church at Cave Springs one night. That fire we kindled burned to good effect, too, for the members of the court were indicted by the grand jury and, while that indictment was dismissed by friendly prosecuting attorney, we re- tired every man of them from of- fice at the next election-judges, at- torney and alll .

But the hottest times came in 1887. That year 'the writer rep- resented Springfield in the lower house of the legislature. I made my campaign on a straight declaration that if elected I would work for the submission of a prohibitory amend- ment to a vote of the people of the state. On that platform I turned the majority of 500 of the opposite party, to 146 for my party. We car-

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ried the amendment through the house, but were beaten by one vote in- the senate. Then we fought through the renowned "Missouri Local Option Law," under which 75 of-Missourt's" 114 counties weat"

Bety We first made Springfield city, and won . by* majority.'. And then, as usual: went to sleep, and the whisky ta- terests took the election in the city to the St. Louis court of appeals, on & technicality, and got a decision that the election was not held le- gally, and the saloons continued to flourish, until national prohibition came along many years later.

-CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIUM 10 cento a Nas.

WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE our sin- cere thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness shown in the recent death of our beloved mother. JOHN MCCRUM. BROTHER AND SISTER.

REVEREND CROCKETT'S MOTHER DIES AT HOME

Mrs. Ellen R. Crockett, 79. mother of the Reverend John Crockett, former president of the School of the Ozarks and until last S:ptember pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyter- ian church here. died Saturday Afternoon In Oklahoma City.

Mrs. Crockett went to Oklahoma City last October when her son be- came pastor of the Central Presby- tarian church there. Another son. Lenox, is a. minister at Monett. A daughter resides at Fair Play and Ross, another son, is in Kansas City.

Funeral services will be held Mon- day In Greenwood, Mo., Mrs. Crock- ett's former home, conducted by her son, the Reverend John Crockett. al her request.

California Wedding Of Interest Here

The marriage of Miss Harriette Mauren Heckert .. to Mr. Wilfrid Eugene Warnstedt which occurred in Santa Monica, Cal., June 22, has been announced here. " The bride La - the daughter of Mr. Harry Edward Heck- ert, who formerly made his home in th.a city.

Mr. Heckert Is a nephew of Miss Fannie Heckert, 770 West Elm street. of this city. ·

The young.couple will make their home in Sheridan, Wyo., after July 1.

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George Wilson, age '87, father of Mrs. J. E. Jenkins of Monett, died suddenly at his home in Mount Ver- non Wednesday. Funeral services were held Friday. . A nuber of friends in Monett attended the services.

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James Moore, son of Mrs. Maude Moore, was married in Portland, Ore .. June 23 to Miss Winifred Graham at the home of the bride's mother. Mrs. C. E. Graham. They immediately left - for Canada. They will be at home after July 8. Mr. Moore was a grad- uste of 'the class of 1924 of the New- bunt high school.

- Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Kennedy are parents of a son, born June 26.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cox last Tuesday, a girl.

DEATHS

MRA. MAUDE M. FULTON

Funeral services for Mra. Maude M. Fullon, 44, who died at ber home in Rog- ersvitie Saturday, will be held Sunday aft- ernoon at 2 o'clock at Kinser chapel, eight miles southeast of Springfield. Interment will follow In Lee cemetery in charge of the Rogersville Undertaking company. The Reverend O. O. Rogers of Ara will off !- ciate. Mra. Fulton le survived by three children, Pred and Pauline of Springfield and Harold of Tulsa. Okla. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Biggs. ara uv- Ing, as well la the following brothers and mistera: Mrs Daisy Booter nf Tulsa, Okla .: Mra. Lizzie Miller. Mr. Rosa Kin- ser and Mrs. . 'well Kelley, all of Rogers. : Ville: Cecil B:REs of Stockson. Cal. und Ellle, Walter and Lonnie Biggs of Rogers- ville.

FRANK HARVIS

Funeral services for Frank Harvis. 47. of 2010 North Weller avenue. will be held at 2 o'clocki.this afternoon at Klingner's chapel followed by interment in Green Lawn cemetery. The order of Eagles will conduct services at the grave. The wife and four sons survive ..

WILLIAM F. G. BARNHORST

William Frederick G. Barnhorst, 85. died Saturday afternoon at his home at 1520 Boonville avenue. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, as followa: Robert and Will of Springfield; Miss Bertha Barnhorst at home and Mrs. John Indorf of Hannibal, Mo. Funeral arrange- ments are in charge of J. W. Klingner. :

BLICK J. WOOD

Klick J. Wood, 76. of 1000 North Lyon . : grense, died last night at his home fol- lowing a Mitering Illness. He is survived by two sons. Albert and Clarence, both of Springfield, and two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Weblz and Mra. John Wokeriban of Springfield; one brother. James Wood of Route 1: three slaters, Mra. W. J. "Witherspoon. Mrs. Tom Price and Miss Eva Wood, il of this city. Funeral surr- ices will be conducted at In o'clock Man- day morning at the Compbell Street Meth- odia church. Burial will be to Greeniswa cemetery. Jibder direction of the KingDer

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bway Trolley-Service, a Beautiful Jordan, Permanent Streets and Television Seen by Finkci, for Springfield in 2029; Every Man -

Will Own His Own Home, and High School Pupils Will Study the Einstein Theory

the following Interesting'prophecy of monat Springfield will be ce"physically, socially and economically la another 100 years, The unday News and Leader Centennial series an "Springfield 100 years inget comea.to un end. Various phasce af Springfield life have been aligipated by leaders In their lines in previous articles of the series. olay" Dr. B. F. Finkel, Drury' collepe scientist, presente a penera! wysigry of Ina cort of elly wo may expect Springfield ta br-the worl, ofafgik, sohn wollt five In ti-and Now they will think and act in home. i March,. school, and all social relationships. .

WHAT will Springfield be and what will it look like and what will be the statue of ite people physically, morally and Intellectually In the year 2029?

No one now living can answer these questions with certeinty.

I am not a prophet nor the son of a prophet, and so ny prophecy will be based on certain present tendencies which if continued uninterrupled will result in certain con- litlona at that future date.

ONCE I predicted the state of the westher 18 days In ad -! vance with great exactitude.

It was in the year 1903. I was walking home from the First Congregational church, at the corner of Benton avenue and Calhoon street, in company with our lady principal, Miss Caroline W. Danlels. It was a bright, sunny day, January 16, though quite cold. Miss Daniela called my attention to the atale of the weather and remarked that .. was truly wondertut now atthetaiti ....

St. Louis weather prognosticator of that day, had been fore- casting the weather. I asked her if she really helieved in long time weather forecasting and she said she thought There might be something in It; whereupon I asserted that I could forecast long time weather conditions as accurately an any of them, and to prove my assertion. I told her I was going to prophesy that on February 3. following. we would have the worst snowstorm of the season, and asked her to observe the date.

. .. . About 11 o'clock p. m., February 2, it began snowing. and by daylight of the third about 10 inches of snow had fallen. The storm continued unabated during the whole day of the third, thus completely verifying'my"prophecy ..

Often afterward, I was asked by my colleaguea of the college, particularly Dr. Harrison Hale, to forecast the weather with reference to certain college eventa, such Ra football games, college picnics and ao forth, but in order to maintain my reputation as an accurate long lime weather prophetand in order to insure myself against false predic- tiona Inthe future, I sicadisslly refused to make further predictins.

IN the rophecy nf Springfield 100 years hence, no person now fing will, In all probability, be able to check one up. Sragfleld 100 years hence will probably he a very beautlecily nf approximately 200.000 inhabitants. atretch- Ing ouver the hills and valleya for many miles in all directfrom Its present center. It will be truly "a city beauti ' the Queen City of the Ozarks.

T Jordan which now so disgracefully disfigurea the -lt+ wthe completely under man's control. Instead of its unrul position to overflow as banka and to ruin property at its . Il will be held in bounda hy the will of man ; and Inatesff its grimy, alimy bed and tagged banks, a beauti- ful cifel will be lald out for it, beautifully shrubbed and flower through which ils waler will be allowed to flow at m command.

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eas now property damages result from Its reck- ty, then wealth will be created in various ways byi il of its power.

horsen and horse-driven vehleten are seldom aren atreeta In the elly. an in That day no street cars will over ita atreets. If street care there be. or anme almaibstitute therefor, they will be operaled under- KTO Jephone polen will disfigure the skyline of this elt tiful. If auch contrivances an the present then exi if material conductors are needed to connect aub- arnwith a central station. auch conductors will be plaflerground.

in quite probable that no auch conduetora will be! central station will be needed from which atation

au will be called up by means of rac will call up the central station and h lo communicate with Miss Z, and fre aA Z will be notified that Mr. X wish Everything is now set and the conve nlinue indefinitely.

lar way, without very much modif h, television can be accomplished. : a Z. each in his own room, and carry on at the same time.

"ftelecommunication will. in general. v. No sort of mechanical appara ly devised. can take the place of x ! b face communication.

this intimate relationship in the shc I require some simplification of the airplane of a hundred years hence Inalion airplane and outomobile. ] a modern Ford sedan of latest des gracefully folded in the machine x nd and begins lo operale as an motion. The folding of its wings 1 e order of the phullera used in mox ber telegraph polen and telephone 1 Action of these: for if telegraph wil d underground where'no poles are 1 airplane-automobiles must be mar

-- fool-proof. Yet the human ele- ment will always be an im- portant factor in their opera- tion and control. Hence, the operation and control.of these machines will require men and women with strady nerves and keen and active minds.

TO produce such men and women will mean that fu- ture generationa will have to give at least 10 percent as much attention to the rearing nf boys and girls as the up-to- date farmer gives to the rais- ing of a good stock of hogs, cowa. horscs and mules.

It may be safety said that we are producing physically and mentally f attention at all at the present time.

Neither are we allowing the inext vival of the fittest to have its frer contrary, through irrational socalled a are carefully conserving the weak, the mentally defective, and the morally des these classes at an alarming rate to until unless checked by acientific met far away when this wave of enfeeblec whelm modern civilization.

IT is said that we are now spending 1 annually to care for the ten million ( States alone. Thia Is too heavy a tax f

Such a altuation should causa women to "stop, look and listen," in ( ings of modern tendeneles in this ma done in the matter? Take care of derelicta; aee that they do not prop that future derelicts who are the rest natural lawe shall not multiply.

With a proper knowledge of the taking and with a knowledge of the way fies, and with scientific application o Springfield of a hundred years hence of hovela and ahacks where shame ugly faces.

The "poor" which proverhially 1 us, will not be found in the Springfic hence. -

Every man will own his own hom will be thoroughly trained in industr notion that we must always have & por must be kept on the verge of starval work of the world may be done will earth.

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BEFORE 100 years rolls around. it will have been learned by all thoughtful persons what is now known by com- paratively few, that any human bring. whatever his race or color, la economically more valuable to society when living In his own house, clothed in decent clothes, and having wholesome food to eat. People living under comfortable .

circumstances create demanda for the better" products of manufacturing and commerce and thusacontribute to the uplift of the whole level of humanity. .

Cthe Springfield of 2029, there will be churches In which children will be taught the teachings of Jesua; there will be schools in which they will be taught the arts and sciences, and there will be homes where children will be born and reared under proper parental guidance.

The churches will cease stressing thelr church differ -. ences and will emphasize their principles of agreement, thus forming the church universal.

The schoola will be Incomparably superior to the schools of today. There will he hetter equipment and better instruc- I tion. The superior high school student will probably he studying raloulus, differential equations. the theory of : groups, and Einstein's theory of relativity.

THERE have been many permutations and combinations of the social order regarding marriage. In the atruggic for existence only the fit have survived.

The institution of monogamous marriage is one of the combinations of the marriage relation which exists today and which has proved its worth by the fact of its existence. During the hundreds of thousands of years of man's life as a savage and as a semi-civilized being. it is probabile that in his struggle for existence he has played on all tlwr combinations end permutations regarding the marriage rela- tion, and any change now proposed would be merely a repe- tition of one many times used in the past and found wanting.

Hener, it is not likely that monogamous marriage will

give way to miscellaneous reproduction, a precoce which in the past probably had its day many times.

When those who are now talking so freely about the decadence of the Institution of marriage have wasted away. the sacred institution of marriage will yet. he found holding its own and filling the ranks of civilization with stalwart men and women.

SPRINGFIELD of 100 years hence will be a smokeless city. Methods of getting nearly all the energy out of coal in- stead of only about 37 percent as at present will he discovered and utilized. This energy will be transformed into electric energy and transported by means of ether waves to distant places of consumption. Water power will be at the disposal of every Inhabitant In Springfield.

In 100 years hence the streets of Springfield will not be torn up as soon as they are built, by public service cor- porations, but when once built, they will be built with a view to outlaat the centuries. It will not then be considered an economic principle to tear down and build up in order to furnish labor for the laborer, but the laborer will be used to create new wealth.

TT will then be recognized hy all thoughtful people that there is no such principle in the field of economics as the principle of the conservation of wealth. that is, that wealth cannot he rreeled or destroyed, as there is in the physical world where exists the principle of the conservation of matter and energy.

In the economie world, wealth can be created and wealth can be destroyed and, in general, progress ja made only when wealth is added to the sum total of existing wealt) . Wealth is often transferred from individual to individuai.

Many other improvementa economically, socially and phvaically will he made in Springfield In the next hundred years, but space forbids mentioning any more.

MONDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1929 -- DAILY NEWS

Page 1: W. W. Ross of Kansas City was killed last night in an automobile accident near Rolla.

Rev. John W. Mustion, pioneer minister at West Plains, died at the home of his son the Rev. A. Mustion.

Page 2: Eslick J. Wood died .** Jerry Pate died .** John Sheedy died .** F. W. G. Fahrenhorst died .** Lester Ralph Miller drowned .**

DEATHS

ESLICK J. WOOD Funeral services for Eslick J. Wood. 76. of 1869 'North Lyon avenue, who died Saturday night at his home following a lingering Iliness. will be held at 10 o'clock this morning in the Campbell Avenue Methodist church, followed by burial in Greenlawn cemetery under the direction off the Klingner funeral home. He Is survived by two sons. Albert and Clar- ence, both of Springfield, and fuo daugh- ters, Mrr. A. J Weber Alid Mrs. John Wickersham of Springfield. One brother .and three sisters, all of Springfield, also survive.

JERRY PATF.

Jerry Pate. 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pate of Kansas City. was killed In an automobile accident there Saturday night. Besides his parents a sister, Helen. & brother, James, and an uncle. George H. Tolan. of Springfield The Herman H Lolmeyer Bar:r: **** *::: :... .. body at 1:55 o'clock this afternoon. Burial In Hazelwood cemetery will probably be held Tuesday.

JOHN SHEEDY

John Sheedy, Jr., 20. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sheedy of Chicago, died Sat- urday night in Chicago after a br ... ! 11- mess. Burial will be held here under the direction of the Herman H. Lohmeyer fu- neral home. Besides his parents. 1:1 ! grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sheedy, of Route 1. survive.

F. W. G. FAHRENHORST

Funeral services for F. W. G. Fahren- 'horst, who died Saturday afternoon . his home. 1529 Boonville avenue, follow- ing & long illness. will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Klingner fuperal chapel on Commercial atreet. The body will be taken to Hannibal. Mo., by TWO SONS, R. G. and W. C Fahrenhorst, for burial in Riverside cemetery at that city.

PIONEER MINISTER DIES

WEST PLAINS. Mo. June 30 .- The : Itev. John W. Stustion. pior.ce: :..... Later of West Plains, dled at the home of his son. the Rev. A. Mustlon.

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MAN'S DROWNING PUZZLES FRIENDS

Heart Attack May Have Caus- ed Wellsville, Man to Perish in Stream

Drowning of Lester Ralph Miller. 28. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Miller of near Fair Play. Mo., late Saturday In a stream near hla home at Wells- !

ville, Mo .. Is puzzling those Invesil- gating the case. according to a re- port received here last night. It wna! thoughit probable that Miller had suf- fered an attack of heart trouble while In swimming.

Besides his parents he Is survived by his wife. Mrs. Esta Miller, and Alx sisters and Two brothers. as follows Mra. Hampton L. Steele, 889 South Campbell avenue of this city: Miss Ruth Miller, atudent at Southwest Teachera college here: Mra. Albert Shoemaker. Mra. Albert Agee and Mrs John Gruber of Nebraska: M.s. Clav Mallor. Dunnecan. Mo .: John and Edgar Miller of Fair Play. 1

Funeral services and burial will be ! held Tuesday at Carrollton. Mo.

MONDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1929 -- LEADER Page 1: William A. Ross of Kansas City was killed near Rolla in an automobile accident.

Page 2: Mrs. Dora Applegate sues to divorce George Applegate. They were married December 22, 1906. They have ten children: Hamie, 22, Gilbert, 18, Samantha, 16, Rachael, 14, Dane, 12, Viola, 10, Annie, 7, Lawrence, 5, Eva, 4, and Allen, 2.

Page 6: Miss Eula Louise Boggs and Mr. W. H. Wright were married .**

Page 14: Marriage licenses issued .**

Eslick J. Wood died .**

William Frederick G. Fahrenhorst died.' :* Jerry Pate died .**

John Sheedy died .**

Ernest L. Parker died.'

James F. Corum died .**

A son Charles Warren Keller was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Keller. Mr. Keller is Greene county farm agent.

DEATHS

ESLICK J. WOOD

Funeral services for Kalick J. Wood. N. who died Saturday night at bis -home. 184 North Lyon avenue, were beld at 10 o'clock this morning at the Campben Ave- nue Methodist church. Interment foi- lowed In Greenlawn cemetery In charge of J. W. Klingner. Mr. Wood Is survived by two sons, Albert and Clarence, both of Springfield. and two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Webert and Mrs. Jobn Wickersham, alsu of Springfield. One brother and three sisters, all of this city. survive.

JAMES T. CORIM James P Corum. 66, of 1019 Cherry street. died last night at his country home on East Grand avenue following & brief illness. He is survived by the widow. two sona. William of Springfield and Fagar of Kansas City: one daughter. Ma Beste Comum of the home address. I . an tretters. William and Olives, and .... ... His Nancy I Leeper re Ball. war and Mis Anna Sandford of Spring- field Funeral services will be conducted si 2 30 nelock Tuesday afternoon at the Alma Lohmeyer funeral home. Other ar.

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ERNEST I. PARKER

Funeral services for Ernest L. Parker. Houston. Tex .. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Parker, 1518 North Boulevard avenue. will be held at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon at the , Bentout Avenue Methodist church with the Reverend James L. Hervey officiating. | Burial will be made in l'as! ! own crmeters Mr. Parker, who was 46 years of age. died - last Friday noon at Houston after an at- lack of apoplexy. He had been manager of the Fort Sam Houston hotel there for some time and had been manasing Ha !. sey houses and hotels for some time waa reared in Springfield. attending high schon! and then working at the 1 - by his parchita one daughter. Kate Farty Parker of Wichita Falls,

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Items of genealogical interest in the Springfield, Greene County, Missouri newspapers, the Springfield leader and the Springfield daily news for 1929, Part 1, Part 61

Author: Hall, William K. (William Kearney), 1918- Publication date: 1929 v. 1 Publisher: Number of Pages: 644

Author: Hall, William K. (William Kearney), 1918-
Publication date: 1929 v. 1
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 644