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MRA. H. M. SMITH
Funeral services for Mra. Sarah C. Smith, who died Sunday night. just five days after her husband, H. M.
8mith, Springfield banker. will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon In the 'residence, 595 Kast Walnut street, with the Reverend Frank Neff officiating ... Burial will be in Maple Park cemetery under direction of the Alma Lohmeyer funeral home. MIL Smith Is survived by two daughters, Mra. George M. Thompson and Mrs. Frank Dillard of Springfield, and one Mater. Mra. Amanda J. Rybolt, Indianapolis, In- diana.
WILLIS HALLER
Funeral services for Wilita Hallet. “4. Prisco brakeman, who died Sunday at his home. 304 East . Division street. will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon In the Klingner funeral chapel. Interment be In Maple Park cemetery.
HARRY FENTON
Funeral services for Harry. Fenton, 65. of 1343 North Olay avenue, who died Sat- urday night, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the Klingner funeral chapel followed by burial In East Lawn cemetery. Servicen at the grave will be conducted by the Gate of the Temple Lodge, A. P. and A. M.
F.I.ME.R MASON
Funeral services for Elmer Mason, 30. former Springfieldian who died In Kansas City Sunday morning after an appendi- titta operations will be held at 11 o'clock. Ihla morning in the Pirasant View church. 25 miles northeast of Springfield. Interment will be in Pleasant View ceme- tery under direction of the Klingner Un- derteking rompanv. Mr. Mason in sur- VIved by his wife and amail son. who arrived here. from Kansas City yesterday afternoon on the same train with the hody. and by his parenta, Mr. and Mra. Ed Maann of Springfield, and three hrnthera and sisters. Mta Mason la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown of 2122 Travis avenue.
WILLIAM R. RICF
The body of William R Rier. 73. who i died last Friday in a hospital here, will be Arnt this morning by train to Quail 8pur. i Mo. from the W. L. Starne mortuary. Mr Rice Is survived hv hla wife.
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MRS. ANNA LARY
Mrs. Anna Lahr. 17. died at 10 o'clock last night in her home. 1625 North Camp- 1 heil avenue. following a lingering illness. ; She is survived by her husband. Ralph Lahr; her parents. Mr and Mrs. Tom Burt. and one brother. Ralph Burt, who Is in the United States navy Funeral . Arrangements are not complete but burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery under di- Tertion of the Klingner Undertaking . compent.
MARRIAGE LICENSES İ Tavle T Chamberlain 30 of Inn- iji. and Alma Elisabeth Pryor, 19. ! Fot. SpringneTappland Mizer. 30, of .
of Lebanon; and Chester H. Gibson,
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TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1929 -- LEADER
Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .** Page 4: F. Okey Adams died .** Page 10: Robert Morrison died .* James A. Woods died .** Mrs. H. M. Smith died .* Willis Haller died .**
Harry Fenton died .* Elmer Mason died .* Mrs. Anna Lahy died .**
Page 14: There is an article about the Diemer theater .*
MARRIAGE LICENSES Willir R. Carter. 25. Republic and : Delphia Kritner. 19. Battlefield, And , Clyde T. Cohaus, 22, Visalia. Cal, and Anna Mar Johnson 22. Exeter, Cal . Both couples were married at the ¡court .house by the Reverend Thomas H. W'iles. -
Oral Stewnid. 22. of Fordiand. And VIvian Cincaminion. 21. A10 01 ' Pullman, West. Fordiand. dient Interment ol
Robert Wilson. 25. F.lwand. andi Gertrude Anderson. 13. Springfield.
DEATHS
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BELIEVE SUICIDE EXPLAINS DEATH -I:BOLIVAR MAN!
No Inquest Probable in Fatal Shooting of P. Okdy Adams, With Some Officials Think-
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abetoce frogs the county of the reg. coroner, mid .this morning his investigations had e !! minated _ny i pomibility of a murder theory, and that a coroner's inquest' therefore would not be necessary. While he expressed considerable confidence in the belief the Adins ... 4 by
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Frar Business Suffered
Frends ci Adımis were at a fuss to secribe a motive for suicide: though they said Adams' loan coin- pany, dealing heavily in farm loans. pay bare suffered through the Ren- '
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2. Adams, for years had been con- i nected with the firm, which was . ... shished as Adams atd Spier by his father. F. W. Adams, and Ous. Poster. now a Springfield real estate :
Ju us main offkes here. with the! younger Admins in charge of an arsi that Bollar, but his father Later ; wwwred the partnership with Mfoster
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www. to his wife and the . chidren he is survived by his father, A Mix- ter, Mrs. Arthur C. Fisher, and a brothertnlaw" Ailhut Frher. who : formerly operated a drug stor a' . 300 East Wathill street. The efter.
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NOTE
Since 1929 was the centennial year for Springfield, there were many articles of historical interest in the newspaper. Therefore it seems appropriate also to include this chronology of Springfield compiled by Lucile Morris Upton and published in the News and Leader of Sunday, March 16, 1975. It adds another 46 years to the excellent chronology compiled by Dr. Edward M. Shepard and published in the Leader of June 14, 1929.
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F1 Sunday News & Leader March 16, 1975
The First 146 Year - 1
From that day in 1829 when John Polk Campbell carved his initials on an ash tree near the "Bottomless Spring," the city has known turbulence and tran- quility, boom times and economic doldrums. This chronology re- counts the long-remembered and trend-setting highlights of Springfield's almost century and one-half of existence.
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About the Author
Author-historian Lucile Morris Upton wrote this chronology of Springfield, compiling it from histories, her own earlier work and research. She is a former city councilicoman and long- time staff member of Spring- field Newspapers, Inc.
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F1 Sunday News & Leader March 16, 1975
The First 146 Years
From that day in 1829 when John Polk Campbell carved his initials on an ash tree near the "Bottomless Spring," the city has known turbulence and tran- quility, boom times and economic doldrums. This chronology re- counts the long-remembered and trend-setting highlights of Springfield's almost century and one-half of existence.
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About the Author
Author-historian Lucile Morris Upton wrote this chronology of Springfield, compiling it from histories, her own earlier work and research. She is a former city councilwoman and long- time staff member of Spring- field Newspapers, Inc.
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By Lucile Morris Upton Copyright 1975
Chronological history of Springfield, Missouri, starts with 1829, if we are to follow historians who charted it before us.
That year, apparently, is accepted as the year in which John Polk Campbell of Maury County, Tennessee, later to be known as founder of the city, cut his Initials on the hillside"ash tree to mark . his future homesle" This was near the "Bottomless Spring" or "Natural Well" That gave our present Water Street ils name.
On this trip Campbell was ac- companied by his brother, Madison. They returned to Tennessee to prepare their families for the move to an area only recently vacated by Indians.
On the night of March 4, 1830, Campbell and his family with his brother - in - law, Joseph Miller, and family, were camped beside the Natural Well, ready for home building. Madison Campbell returned two years later.
About three weeks prior to this, three Fulbright brothers and a brother - in - law - William, John, and Levi Ful- bright and A. J. Burnett - with fam- ihes, arrived at the future Springfield site. They also were from Maury County, Tennessee. William Fulbright had crossed the present Greene County on a trip in 1819, but did not designate a homesite at that time. Several slaves also accompanied the first seillers.
Before the Campbell - Fulbright set- tement was made, a few homesteaders had come to the James River area, not far from the future Springfield site. Before that, Indians, especially the De- lawares and Kickapoos, occupied the land. The Osages had used it as a hunting ground. There also was evi- dence of prehistoric occupation.
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A geologisi and explorer, llenry Schoolcraft, interested in lead deposits he found on an 1818-'19 trip into Arkan- sas and Missouri, camped near the present city and wrote of his experiences. This is believed to be the first published comment on the terrain.
The first 100 years of the following chronology owes much lo two valued historians: R. I. Holcombe, editor of "Ilistory of Greene County, Missouri," published in 1883, and Dr. Edward M. Shepard, Drury College professor and internationally known geologist, who brought the year - by - year history up - to - date for the centennial celebration in 1929. They, in turn, had relied heavily on the "History and Directory of Spring- field and North Springfield, " published in 1878 by George S. Escott. lle had taught the first school in North Spring- field after that town was incorporated in 1870.
A somewhat revised summary of the first hundred years and an outhne of the next 25 years were prepared by this writer in 1954 and published in these
THE NATURAL WELL SS FECT NORTH OF THIS POINT" DAUSED THE LOCATION JOHN FOLK CAMPBELL
AND THE SETTLEMENT, 1830 AF WHAT IS NOW SPRINGFIELD MARKER ERECTED:1921 BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF SPRINGFICLE
A marble slab, placed in a wall of the Missouri Pacific right-of- way on Water Street, is 55 feet from the spring which attracted the city's first settlers.
newspapers. The following, again, has revisions as well as additions.
It is appropriate, also, to repeat an explanation made in the 125 - year outhne - "Many important events ner- essarily are omitted in the chronology below. For instance, if space would permit, it would be interesting to record when cach church, school, and business plant in Springfield was built. Since that is impossible, the aim has been to choose happenings that set a Irend, that have been long - remembered, or that were first in a group or series."
1829
This year is accepted as time of first designation of a Springfield homesite, though some reminiscences of pioneers mention 1827 or 1828, Selection was made by two Campbell brothers when they arrived at the "Natural Well," near the north side of the present Water Street, between North Robberson and North Jefferson Avenues.
1830
In mid - February the Fulbright families arrived. A. J. Burnett built first cabin, at about present northeast corner of Olive and Boonville, which he relinquished to John Polk Campbell upon learning he had marked the site for his homestead. William Fulbright settled at a big spring not far from the 1200 block College Street.
March 4 - John P. Campbell and Joseph Miller families arrived. Burnett moved five miles cast.
1831
Jan. 16 - Joseph Itountree and family and Sidney S. Ingram, his nephew, ar-
rived. This homesite was 212 miles southwest. Itountree taught first school in present Greene County in log cabin at about 1824 West Mount Vernon. In 1832 he taught in log house that bad innd and stick chimney, on north side of College. then Fulbright Road, and the present North Main Avenue. Ingram built a cabinet and wagon shop near his home on the present West Walnut Street; later a saw and grist mill on his James River Tarm.
Daniel B. Miller, brother of Joseph. settled at Miller Spring. now Grant Beach Park. He died in 1839. A pioneer graveyard (1831-36) was established when Miller's child died, the first death in the settlement. A temporary federa! cemetery was established in a nearby field after the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Among other 1831 settlers were Samuel Painter, wife and three sons - John. Jacob, the famous gunsmith, and Elisha.
Aug. 7 - First marriage in settlement was Junius Rountree, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rountree, and Martha J. Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller.
Det. 10 - James II. Slavens, a young preacher, gave first sermon in Spring- field in home of William Fulbright. He 'and Amanda Rountree, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roundist, well married in 1832. In 1833 he was pastor of log cabin Methodist Church, north of present Central Street in an oak grove east of Silver Springs Park, near Na- tional Avenue.
First male white child born here was Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ful- bright; first female white child was Mary Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Campbell.
Junius T. Campbell, 18. youngest brother of John, rode horseback alone from Tennessee and opened first store in log cabin near present Landmark Building, Jefferson Avenue and Olive Street.
1833
Jan. 2 - Greene County was es- tablished by Missouri General As- sembly; named for General Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War hero. First boundaries (approximate): west, Kan- sas; south, Arkansas; east, Gasconade Iliver; and north, Osage Fork.
March 11 - First session of Greene County Court in home of John P. Campbell, county clerk. Settlement called Fulbright and Campbell Springs. Court included Samuel Martin, presiding judge, Jeremiah N. Sloan and James Dollison.
Aug. 12 - Judge Charles "Hoss" All- en held first term of circuit court In this district. John D. Shannon was first sheriff.
1834
First log cabin post office was on west side of Jefferson between East Walnut and East McDaniel, with Junius
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T. Campbell postmaster. Mail came twice a week from Boonville and Fayet- teville, Ark, Formerly it was brought twice a month from Jimmy Harrison's Store at the mouth of Little Piney, on the Gasconade, near the present Arlington.
Businessmen this year were D. D. Berry, Henry Fulbright, Cannefax and Ingram (R. W. Cannefax and S. S. Ingram), all dealers in dry goods and groceries; and James Carter and John W. Ball, village blacksmiths. Ingram also made coffins, bedsteads, chairs, spinning wheels, and the like. 1835
Early months of this year became part of the "Hard Winter." Livestock perished from the cold. In June the settlement was terrified by outbreak of cholera. At least seven persons died.
July 18 - Springfield became county seat of Greene County. The County Court adopted plan of John Polk Campbell to lay off town in lots with streets in- fersecting each side of Public Square, as in his home town, Columbia, Tenn. There had been contest with Kickapoo Settlement, south, and Joslah T. Danforth Settlement, east, for county seut designation. Campbell and wife, Louise T., made deed Aug. 27, 1836, giving 50 acres for townsite, including two acres for Public Square ..
Sept. I - United States Land Office established with Joel It. Haden first registrar. He later organized and was pastor of First Christian Church on College Street.
1836
Nov. 28 - County Court ordered two - story, red brick courthouse built in cent- er of Public Square at cost of $3250. Temporary courthouse, no doubt of logs, possibly was at southeast corner of Pat- lon and Olive, according to early city plot.
First newspaper, Ozark Standard. later Ozark Eagle, of which there are no known files, was established about this year.
First frame house was huilt by Benjamin Cannefax; first briek chim- neys were from home - burned bricks. 1837
John Smith Phelps, young lawyer, and wife, Mary, from Simsbury, Conn., arrived. He served as congressman, 1844-'62, and as Missouri governor, 1877- '81. The distinguished statesman (1811- '86) is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery beside his wife (1812-'78). She is espe- cially remembered because she proteet- ed the body of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon by temporary burial in her garden after the Battle of Wilson's Creek. Also she es- tablished an orphanage for wails of the Civil War.
1838
Cherokee Indians came through here on "Trail of Tears" removal to Okla- homa.
Feb. 19 - Springfield was Incorporated with trustees Joel H. Had-
One of the best known drawings of the Battle of Wil- son's Creek is this one which shows the fatal shot fired at Union Nathaniel Lyon on Aug. 10, 1861, in the fury of the final attack of the battle.
en, Daniel D. Berry, Sidney S. Ingram, Robert W. Crawford, and Joseph Jones. Population was abont 300. There were 15 business houses.
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1842
lohn Andrew Stephens opened first "classical academy" in brick building, built by popular subscription, between Short Benton and Kimbrough, near St. Louis. He was shot by reckless riders in the Zagonyi Raid, Oct. 25, 1861.
1844
Population 532, including 105 slaves, . erating. according to circuit clerk's records.
The Springfield Advertiser, earliest. newspaper of which files are available at Springfield Public Library, was pub- lished 1844 to 1861.
1845
May · Springfield branch of the State Bank of Missouri was established; J. H. McBride, president; J. R. Danforth, cashier; C. A. Haden, clerk.
1846
First Springfield volunteers left for Mexican War. Others were mastered into service in 1847.
1848
The Rev. Charles Carton from Ca- nada established academy, generally called "Carlton College," on south side of College, near Main. The street,. carli- er' ealled "Fulbright" or "West," now
took its name from the institution. Be- rause of his Southern sympathy, Carlton left at outbreak of Civil War and is- tablished college in Bonham, Tex.
Among contributors to Carlton Col- lege was Nathan Boone, youngest son of Daniel Boone, a Missouri and Midwest hero. He is buried near Ash Grove on his homestead. Ilis log cabin home is on the National Register of lestorie Places.
1849
In a Ing temperance movement, 75 members joined Sons of Temperance in two months.
Five private schools and academies, mostly for young women, were op-
1850
Population "about 508." California gold fever "carried off some citizens."
1851
March 3 - Election was held to choose municipal officers; called "an attempt to resuscitate the almost defunct act of incorporation making Springfield a city.
1852
First Baptist service here was held by the Rev. B. MeCord Roberts in small brick house on Olive near Main.
1854
Aug. 25 - First legal execution in Greene County was hanging of Willis
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Washam of Taney County for murder one month after his conviction on cir- cumstantial evidence. Many believed Washam was innocent. This was one of two legal hangings in the entire history of Greene County.
1856
Population 721.
Southwest Missouri District Fair. first in Greene County, with Col. Marens Boyd president of the association, was held on east side of Mount Vernon "Road" near the present West Avenue. 1857
Official report gave 1436 slaves in county. At a public auction in Spring- field slaves sold for $715 to $1000 each. In August, Il slaves were sold by estate. of Nathan Boone, youngest son of Daniel Boone, on his homestead near Ash Grove.
1858
Sept. 17 - First west - bound stage of Butterfield Overland Mail reached Springfield about 3:15 p.m. from Tipton with John Butterfield among the pas- sengers and son, John, Jr., the driver. This mail arrived in San Francisco, Oct. 10. First stage arrival here from Cali- Tornia enroute to the railroad terminus at Tipton probably was Oct. 8.
Aug. 28 Greene County appropriated $40,000 for new courthouse and jail at northwest corner of College Street and Publie Square. Contract was let to Josiah Leedy. Dec. 25, for $36,000. Building was occupied, but not quite completed m 1861 when Civil War erupt . ed. Last session of ciremt court was held There March 23, 1912, and structure was torn down in 1914 to make way for Ilver's Store.
1859
Christ Episcopal Church was orga- med: reorganized in 1866. Church at Walnut and Kimbrough was dedicated Jan. 1. 1870
Feb. 12 - Bids were laken for two - story brick college building, southeast corner South Campbell and State. Prof. Jacob Schultz of Tennessee was in charge. During Civil War building was used as prison for Confederates.
This year Springfield had eight priv- ate schools, including five female, one male, and two music schools.
1860
Population estimated at "about 2000."
First telegraph line was built mio Springfield from Jefferson City, by way of Bolivar; extended to Fort Smith, Ark. A later line from St. Louis, connected with the Arkansas extension, following what became known as the "Old Wire Road."
1861
Tensions mounted between "Union"
and "State" sympathizers and clash was barely averted in May.
June 24. Sunday - Col. Franz Sigel with his Federal St. Louis German troops marched up St. Louis Street into the Public Square at 11:30 a.m .; then to First Christian Church on College Street. The congregation was compelled to take nath of allegiance to the Union cause.
July 20 - Gen. Nathaniel Lyon with his Union troops marched into Spring- field.
Aug. 10 - Battle of Wilson's Creek fought. General Lyon was killed and Federal Army and sympathizers re- treated to Rolla, Battle was considered a Confederate victory on the field, but it set forces in motion that won the war for the nation.
Aug. 11 - Gen. Ben McCulloch and Gen. Sterling Price marched their Southern troops into Springfield about noon. Late in month Gen. Price went to Lexington and Gen. McCulloch to Ar- kansas.
Oct. 25 - Maj. Charles Zagonyi, at head of Body Guard of Gen. John C. Fremont, with some reinforcement. made charge into Springfield ahead of main Union force, which followed, Oct. 27.
Nov. 2- Gen. Fremont received notice to turn command over to Gen. David Hunter, which he did, Nov. 3, and a day later. with the Body Guard, started return to St. Louis.
Nov. 9 - Federal Army. under Gen. Hunter, withdrew to Rolla.
Nov. 18 - Gen. Price again moved Confederate troops into Springfield.
Springfield was under military rule 1861-65
1862
Feb. 12 - Confederates began to evacuate Springfield as Federal troops again approached. Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis was in command. Union rule was reslored in Springfield. Five small "forts" were built for protection of stores of government property.
1863
Jan. 8 - Battle of Springfield. Confederates under Gen. John S. Mar- madnke made unsnecessful attempt to capture city.
1865
With the close of the war, soldiers from both sides, returned to their homes here.
July 21 - James B. "Wild Bill" Illekok killed Dave Tutt of Yellville, Ark .. on Public Square, following elash after Tutt won Hickok's gold watch in gambling game the night before.
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