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' 'He was a charter member of the Richland Masonic lodge No. 385, and was master of the lodge for 10 years.
Then atill a boy Mr. Wright stop- ped schoot und began learning the printer's trade under his father." David T. Wright, founder of the Christian' P'luteer. then the only religious paper in the United States. The paper later becaine the Chris- tian Evangelist und is now publish- ed In St. Louis.
Før 10 years W. T. Wright was editor of the Waynesville Democrat. He founded the Richland Mirror In 1900. For 15 years he was cashier in the Puinski county bank.
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Mr. Wright 18 survived by the widow, Mrs. Mary J. Wright af Springfield, one daughter, Mrs. Erin Smith of Springfield, one son, Frank Wright of Springfield, and two sis- tera, Mrs. Kate Watson and Mrs. Mary Wells, both of Oakland, Cal. Funeral services and interment will be held Saturday afternoon in flich- land under auspices of the Masonic lodge of the town
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DEATHS
MRS. MAUDE L. MONROE l'uarial service hoe Mra .- Moud- 1.
Feld. Bho'ile surytre Mrai luke' Maoditt
Children, Fred, Robert; and And a sister, Mrs. W. T
Cathe
Omghe Nob.
: W. T. WRIGHT! ... .The 'body of W. T. Wright," who died at 7:30 o'clock Thursday svening at his home, 909 North Fremont ave- nue, will be forwarded this morning by the 'Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home ¡Vi Richland, Mo., for burtal. " Funeral Services and burial will be held there under the "auspices of the . Richland Masonir lodge.
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: Clyde B. Mack died .**
Mrs. Mary Dinesky committed suicide. **
Page 5: The probate court docket for February is published.
Page 9: Mrs. Belle Presley and Mr. William Morrison were married .** Page 10: Miss Cora Horine died .**
Akins infant died .* Perry infant died .* James Edward Turner died .** Clarence Leroy King died .** Wesley M. Stokes died .** W. T. Wright died .** Mrs. Iva Tindell died .**
Memorial services held for J. T. Darr.
DEATHS
MISS COBA HORINE Miss Cars Horine dled yesterday Afternoon in a hospital at: Joplin fol- lowing a brief illness. Funeral serv- Icos will be held at 9 a. m. Monday a$ the St. Agnes - Cathollo : churros. OR Burial will be in St. Mary's: cemetery JA tobmente direction of the Herman Horine Is survived by TIW.born ": Mim three brothers: Mim Harriett Horhe Springfield: Mrs. Anna H. Rush, Long Beach, Callf .; Mrs. William A. White, Kansas City:\ Mrs. Mitchell Parr. Los Angelen, Callf .; · Mra. Lee Ullimann. Springfield; Rev. b. H .. Hortne, Max A. Hortne, New York, and Paul O. Horine of Springfield.
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WESLEY M. HTORES.
Funeral services will be beld at 2 p. m. tomorrow for Wesley M. Stokes, 56, who died at 11 p. m. yesterday at his home. 2147 North Kellett avenue. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery under the direction of the Kungner Funeral bomo. Mr. Stokes Is survived by his widow. two daughters, Mrs. Roy McDonald and Mrs. Floyd Pamplin; 1 wo brothera. Oliver Stoken of Council . Bluffs, la., and George . Stokes of : Springfield: two sisters, Mra. Lou Laythan of Springfield, and Mrs. Frances Brown, of. Tulsa, Okla., and five grandchildren, all of Springfield. ;
W. T. WRIGHT FUNERAL.
The body of W. T. Wright, who died Thursday wat his home. 900 North' Fremont avenue, will be forwarded by the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home to, Richland."Mo. Bunday morning. Funeral services and burial will be held there under the auspices of the Richland Masonic lodge.
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CLARENCE LEROY KING, JR.
Clarence Leroy King, Jr., 215 -year- iol son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence King, died early this morning at the home, 909 South Newton avenue, fol- ! lowing a brief, Illness. Funeral ar- rangementa are incomplete but burial : will be I11 Enct Lawn cemetery under . the direction of the Alma Lohmeyer home. The child is survived by his parents, one brother, Quy, his grand- father. James King, and by grandmothers. &WO
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· AKING INFANT DIKS. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Aking, 1103 North National avenue, died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital. Funeral services were held.at 2 p. m. today and burial was In Greenlawn cemetery under the di- rection of the Klingner Funeral. chapel.
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Coroner Empanels Jury In Death of Code Mack
Will Drastigate Slaying of Carspar Wan p. m. Yesterday From Wo'ttids Inflicted by wayman , Last Saturday Night.
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A Jury separated by porobiet? Jewell . Wedle to investigate the death of Clyde B. Maok, grocer, which occurred af 6:10-p. m. yesterday at 8t. Johus hospital from . gunshot wound inflisted by a lone bandit last Saturday night. viewed the body early this afternoon.
Coroner Windle stated that no in- quest would be bald uuull after the funeral and pending police Investi- ration now in progress.
No charges have been filed against C. O. Bronson, who was taken into custody yesterday by Sheriff Alfred Quen for Investigation. The man ls being detained in the county jail. He refuse to make any statement.
Funeral arrvices for Mr. Mack will be bald at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Tabernacle Presbyterian church, with Rev. John Crockett officiating. Burial will to in Hazelwood cemetery under the direction of the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home. Services at the grave wil be conducted by United Lodge No. 5. A. P. Ad A. M.
Whof by; Highwayman.
Mr. Mack was shot last Saturday night at 9:36 o'clock ben a lone highwayman socosted him and his con. Iran Maat, in front of their home, 1111 Boonville avenue. 'Mr. Mack and ble con were returning trom their grocery store. two blocks south of their residence. They dis- corered a man trailing a short dis- -
Grabbing a basket troco . buis- and taking . butich of keys troc Str. Wack, ran soross the Mack Jawn and disappeared down an alley. Mrs. Mack called an ambulance and her husband was rushed to the hospital. Ele wwe conscious only a part of the time. but gare officers a description of hw assailant.
Dorn in Orecur County.
Mr. Mack was 80 years old and was born on a farm five miles spath ot Springfield on the Campbell treque road. He spent all of his life in Greene county.
He was educated in Springfield schools and after graduation entered the employ of an express company. He traveled out of Springfield for eight years with this .company. He loft this work in 1909 and a few months later opened a grocery store on Boonville avenue, which. he oper- ated at the time of his death.
He was at one time a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Inter transferring his membership to the Tabernacle Presbyterian church. of which he was a descon. He was a manber of the United Lodge No. 5. & P. And A. M. and of the local chapter of' Modern Woodmen of Amerias.
i. jack is survived by the widow. Mrs. Flo Mack, and one son. - : Ivan Mack, both of the home address. tance behind them. As they neared ' He also ta survived by two sisters. their, residence. the man crossed the ; Mrs. Walter Hunt of Springfield, and street and ordered them to balt. At ! Mra. J. E. Wright of Eagle Rock. the same time. Mr. Mack reached for i Callf .: three brothers. A. O., Claude 'his run. The bandit fired and the' and C. A. Mack, all of Springfield; bullet struck Mr. Hack in the left ' and by several nieces and nephews. - side of his neck and emerged from . Including Mrs. Frank Nichols, Misses the right shoulder. The highway- | Lucy and Margaret Payne. I. N. Mack may them struck young back across and tildney Payne, all of Springfield.
DESPONDENT WOMAN HANGS SELF IN BARN
WEBT PLAINS, Mo., Pob. 5-(8pe- cial) -- Mrs. Mary Dineky. o, wi. of Gragor Dinensky. & farmer melding near Howard Ridge. Ozark county. committed suicide by hanging herself in a barn at the home of a Delgh- bor, according to work received here. She Is thought to have been tempor- arily insane. due to despondenay over the Jou of bogs .. . .
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FUNERAL TOMORROW. Funeral services for Mrs. Iva Tin- dall. 29. who died Thursday at her home on route No. 7. Springfield. will be held at 2 p. m. Bunday. Rev. J. B. Dorsey will officiate and burial [will be in Hazelwood cemetery un- der the direction of the W. P. Camp- bell Undertaking company. Services will be conducted at the Campbell undertaking parlors.
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FUNERAL FOR INFANT.
'Funeral services for the Infan: son of Mr. and Mrm. Howard Perry of : 1900 East Chestnut street. who died yesterday afternoon. were held at 10 . u. m. today at the home. The body , was taken overland by the Klingner funeral home to Protem. Mo .. for burial.
FUNERAL OF TURNER INFANT ... "Funeral services for James Edward zurmar. intant con of Mr. and Mrs B. W. Turner. 400 Cory . Court .. who Uled yesterday morning, were held at 3 .p. m. today. Burial was in Maple Park cemetery under the direction of the Klingner Funeral home. The in- fant is survived by the parents --
SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 2: Clarence Leroy King, jr., died .** Akins infant died .** Wesley M. Stokes died .* W. T. Wright died .** Miss Cora Horine died .** Clyde B. Mack died .*
Page 3: Another article about the murder of Clyde Mack.
Page 6: Mr. and Mrs. George Woods of Monett heard that a great grandson was born in California. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lane.
Son born January 28 to Mr. and Mrs. William Walpert of Monett.
A daughter Lenna Marie O'Neil was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will O'Neal of Monett. Son born January 28 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams of Monett.
A daughter Roxie Jane Wilson was born January 29 to Mr. and Mrs.R. R. Wilson of Monett.
John Suttles, 79, died January 31 at his home in Monett. He will be buried in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Breuer and Sue Betty of Newburg went to St. James for the wedding of his nephew.
Mrs. Shattuck of Arlington [near Newburg] died and was buried in the Goodall cemetery.
Daughter born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. William Burris of Newburg. Mrs. Frank Pellican died Thursday. She leaves a husband and one son. Page 1B: Bill Yates recalls the days of the bushwackers .**
D. S. Atteberry is the youngest looking grandfather in Springfield .*
Page 7B: Miss Belle Sheppard and Mr. Homer B. Rickard were married .*
DEATHS
CLARENCE LEROY KING, JR. Terence Leroy King, Jr., two and -half years old, son"of Mr. and Clarence King. died yesterday afar at the botna of his parents South Newton avenue. , Funeral } Whowe will be held at Ji o'clock thia Maing at the home. Burial will be i Me In East Lawn cemetery under ! rection of the Almas Lonnieyer Fu- home. The this is parrired by parents, one" brother. Quy. a adtather. James King. and two dmothers.
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AKINS INFANT
Funeral Ferslive for the
ighter of Alr. ard M !!. Jiet: AX'r .. North National avenue, who died Friday afternoon, were he'd > +p+r- Burial was made in ': ++' An: Finetery under direction of the King- mar Funeral home.
WESLEY M. STOKES
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Funeral services for Wom.es
Some Of North kellett avento, kli! held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at bome. Burial will be mule !:. Thesolar n cemetery under direction the Klingner Funeral home
W. T. WRIGHT
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and Thursday at hie ligne "! !! orth Fremont avenue. will In fur-i warded to Richland. Ma, this more
by the Alma lohmeyer l'unera:
for funeral services and burial.
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Morrison': ware united in' marriage's 3:30 Friday evening at the Methodist parsonage. 400 West . Division street. by the pastor, Rev .. H. A. Hood. They Will Shoot 1641 North Grant are.
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SPRINGFIELD MAN RECALLS ATTACKS OF BUSHWACKERS
'BIII'CYates . Marvels Now at. Survival in Hectic Days When He Drove Oxen Teams . Into the Public Square - -
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City Wasn't Much in Those Days, He Relates, Telling of Helping to Haul Supplies for . the Government - -
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Full time is back in the sixties "RJIl" Yates Is on his way to Springfield and is about 25 miles out from Holla, or the few stures ! thet constitute the nucleus of the
'team of oxen : hitched"to a wagon 'loaded with salt, Iron and a cook store or. two. . He is .driving azen In' the habit 'of helping "themselves to any horses that come that way. Along the cleared path, studded with stumps the wagon to bumping lu way.
1 THE BUSHWHACKERS
Bpddenly out of the woods. rides . band of men whom Yates recog. nisee as the ·dreaded bushwhackers. They' stop him and begin to rum- mago among the sacks and iron. Yates can do nothing because the men are all armed and are known" to shout with little provocation
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Now let's jump a few acure years to the present.
"But just then a group of col- diere came riding up and things began to bepyon." "BIS" said the other day. "A regular gun battle started over the wagon, with every- body shooting. it seemed. But no- body got shot, and the whackers turned around and . beat tt off through the woods." .
BILL TAKES HIS CHANCE
T" "The ozen, got scared . att the' shooting and torv 'ott i"down. the [read, f. bumped into two for*/ trees, busted the yokes. cracked the arstres, and ended up by smash- Ing Into a tres.
What did you do when .it; was Muur gotas on" the visitor Asked, DEL' "I believe I'd have been inspecting the inside of one of the stover."
Bill laughed and looked over the top of his giamses "Well. ! - jest had to mand there ard take my chasse."
- The Biu of this narrative is Wu- liam Yates, almost 81-bo will be 13 the twentieth of next month -- who lives at 1121 North Lyon street, with a daughter. Mrs. Earl tietchell
1 RATHER A LONG WALK
Bill left Tennessee when he was 18 and as he was one of the three oldest of the nine chlidren in the family he was accorded the "priv- llego" of "walking" from old Ten- nesse. to Missouri. The family made the trip in a covered wagon pulled by one team of cxen, but the three oldest children had to walk most of the tinie.
"The woods www full of deer and wild turkeye were all around. . so we didn't lack meat anytime." Bill recalled. "And there was rattle- anakes everywhere. Rattlesnakes and rattlesnakes. 1 carried a gun and whenever one of the rattlers would stick up ity head, I'd pop It off."
.THE WILDS OF PHELPS .
When the family reached Lilinols. they stopped for the winter and wilted until the spring to comme on to MiesourL
It was In 1858 that the Yates waron halted amidst the woede and brush of that part of Missouri that le now l'helps county. They were four or five miles from the site of present-day Holla. Itolla WM 0De grocery store then, and the railroad had not yet left Ita tracks.
"We took our hatchets and axes and cut the trees to get wood to build . our shanty. Sometimes W. com ret a few nalle from the store five miles away, but much of the time It was like our grocery stores today, and didn't have them. When, we couldn't .got the aptkes "watchthe" the boards on the muss .. We'd brace them up with other boards.
SOME MEAN GUEBT8
to Now, the best and their father
. Then wire hart the, vid de westwbackers . . and . everything. Those dirty pupo-every sight ran away with tour . of our bormes.
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Jato. the house they'd. come with their guns in their -, hands und whatever they wanted they'd
NOT: WORTH HANGING
"Two of our neighbors left for Springfield one night with a wagon lund of supplies. They didn't get to Springfield on time and'a week passed by. atill they didn't show
later some ten found them way Juna in the woods murdered, and Chair horses and. wow -romalig But when would meet up with any of. these armed morilles or buch whackers they'd kill them on the spot. Ant wasn't worth while to capture them And hang 'em.
I . SOME MULE TRAINS,
"We didn't have threshing ma- things or anything thome daye but hard work and we'd have to fall the. ..... out About all we'd talar was a livin'. nome potutoen. and whent and corn.
"I made and trip to Springfield driving Ichind alx government truing. 3: wagons to ouch train. and aix mule's hooked up to. each wagon, and I'll tell you there was erano mind and ruta. It rained
#ud the alles of my wagon scraped Thome truinn were haulin" supplies as far ne the Ranking and further. That was the last trip I made back In 1864.
"We'd unload at McElhaney's at
more like a'blockade arrangeod than . it 'did. a, town.
ter i mumd';tai trun ' sebool. " < Tot him about'the" time a buffalo kept you - upra strid "for. "three hours grandaddy ...... ...
Bill grinned " sheepishly. "Steers ropmed around : through itbe woods wherever' they' wanted - to. then, and me one day when I was by myself. He came n. rarin' after me and I skinned up a tree. He stood there and looked at me for balt an hour and then edged off down the bull grazing. Every time he'd duok bis head I'd come down an Inch, and he'd look up again. Finally three hours later I touched the ground and lore off through the woods.
IT'S BILL, SAYS BILL -
"I'hhh-h-h." sighed Hill, all out
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of hreath from the hard run. "but! that was some excitement."
- Mr. Yates lived near Rolla for 50 years. marrying there. In 1909 he went to Ilenver. coming back hore about five years ago. Mrs. Y'ates died .the twentieth of last month. She would have been 71 this coming month. Mr. Yntes' thtre Iving children. Mrs. Eurl Cietchell. Claude Yalre and Harry Yales, all live in Springfield.
"And your correct nnme la Wil- liam Yates?" the visitor asked kus he prepared to leave. "1111." corrected Bill.
SHEPPARD.RICKAR
Mr. and . Mrs .. . J. E 1366 North Clay avenue. the marriage of .their ( Belle, lo Mr. Homer B. Rick Hannibal. Mo., which . Look Jununry 22 at the home of M Mro. L. C. Williams at Tel Reverend W. ' O. Anderson ! the service. The couple . will In Tulen.
MISS CORA HORINE
Funeral servicen for Misa Cura forine, who died Friday afternoon In ERE Joplin hospital. wCI .... . .. ! : : clock tomorrow morning at the F:
" Cathollo . church. Burin) will TABL Mary's cemetery. under di- of the Herman. H. Lohmeyer
CLYDE B MACK. Funeral eerrios for Clyde B. Mart, 4-year-old ruceryman who und.Fr-
this afternoon at the Taber- loty Presbyterian church, corner of TY street and South Boulevard. Farbe Reveretid John T. Crockett. | plater of the church, wil conduct the ? Tices. Hurlid will be in -Haselweod Sachary under direction of the 'Alma
trare will he conducted by United edro Nn { \ F. and A. M.
Mr. Mark had been a member of bernacle I'rr ibyterian ' church 'for meral years nad was'a deacon in ist church. Hle also was a member Modern Woodmen. of America.
OUNGEST. LOOKING. mmdiather In
If not actually the youngest In years, le the olala friends advance for. D. B. Attoberry, manager of the basement department of Rape store bere.
Mr. Alleberry himself refuses to make any elai except that he is the youngest ta spirit of way. .. dad in the city."
"Forty-two would catch me," he says when asked hla age. adding that "s man sort of hales to admit how old be le." feixe Comes In -; for, Come'i"Kidding"
"But I fost as good as I ever did, and don't believe there's a thing I omo't do as well as I over aid."
His "boas," says Mr. Atleberry, "kide" him almost every itny about being the "youhvert-looking grand- father In Springfield, And If there are any youngest In years his friende would ilke to know about it.
Mr. Atteberry's only grandchild ta a 1-year-old girl, Anna Mine, daughter of his oldest son, Willtam. who at " has been married three yours. William Atteberry le munager of a store at White Plains.
Both Parents Are Living
Grandfather Atteberry was 29 years old when he was married ile has three other children. Mag- dalena, a student at State Teachers college: Gretchen, a student at Senior High school and Martha Ann, 4 Statt uld, the baby of the family.
Huth of Mr. Attaberry's parents are living. Hia Iuthri - Ny. unid has been a deacon in the Baptist . harth fut Immer Jours. His mother to $6. They live
Fut Lagrange where Mr. Atteberry was born.
Mr. Atteberry is the next to the youngest in a family of eight chil- dren. He has three okdler brothers in the Baptist ministry. The old- rot le 60. "I am a Baptist, tou, but 1 uttend the Methodist church here because my wife la a Methodist," he explained.
Named for Singer
"At the time of my birth. Moody and Sanky, the travelling evangellat und ainger who were as famous in their day am Billy Sunday is now, were holdiar & revival aex- Ing at Lagrange. Being strong Baptista, my folks tagged me with Banky a a middle name."
"The kids at school made it hot for ma, calling me by that name. but alnoe those days, I haye given folks to understand that it is Just "8.".
He has been in the dry goods business for more than 25 years. and has been manager of Hope basement alace it was atarted right youre ugo. He la known as . shrewd buyer.
SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 3: Card of thanks from John H. Kirkup and others .**
Page 4: James Edward Turner died .**
There is an article about Tom N. Douglas, of Stone county, the youngest prosecutor in Missouri. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Douglas of Crane. He has five brothers and four sisters. He was born December 8, 1903.
Page 16: Miss Coila Melton and Mr. Joe B. Sigler were married .**
Page 25: Births reported .** Perry infant died .* Clarence Leroy King died .** W. T. Wright died .** Akins infant died .**
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Miss Cora Horine died .* Wesley Stokes died .** Clyde M. Mack died .* Page 14: There is an article about Richard Henry Trevathan .** Card of thanks from Mrs. E. B. Porter and others .**
BEGAN EARLY
TO SHAPE LIFE
Judge Trevathan Achieved Ambition to Be Lawyer Despite Handicaps. ١٠٠٠/ ٢٠١٠
An ambition created early in life and persistently pursued along . tized program has been fully achieved by one of Springfield's citizens. That ambition was to be a full-fledged lawyer. ...
Richard Henry Trevathan, for 17 yeara justice of the peace in Camp- bell township, Is the man.
: "Henry, as he is known to his 'close friends, who are many, before the age of ten years, determined on a career .. . lawyer.
*"The remarkable thing about Judge Trevathan's ' achievement is not the fact that his ambition was realized through . persistent efforts .. for all #wyers : expend' that necessary trait of character, but he attained his suc- cem working under . & handicap. 'A aripple since 8 years of age, due to mmfantile paralysis, he now is wheeled to and from his office in an Invalid's chair.
ETA' student. school teacher, grocer, (surah' worker "deputy, county record", di lawyer," a "lover of nature and at Present justice of the peace-that in
Noen but a'few years old: his father died when; Henry : was. 14 years old. Hotll early manhood, he was under the guardianship. of his stepmother. Kuattended school and at the came tto' studied law. Born of pioneer franta. Nba .. ]inherited. the .. sturdy qualities"of the party American: ble- tory. makers "",
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Judge Trevathan was born in Part" Toun .. August 5. ' 1867. His father WAS Dr. H. H. Trevathan, who prac- Head medicine at Ash Grove, Ma, for a short while, and his mother was Susan Frazier. He came ot' Greene county in 1882 with bis father and brothers. Walter and Joseph Thera- than. They settled at Ash Grove when Judge Trerathan was 15 years old. His father practiced medicine,
until he died 11 months later. Judge Trevathan continued living with his stepmother. 'whom his father mer- ried shortly after coming here. ! !
They moved to a farm, near Brook- line where he continued his school work in the Brookinie public schools. Pportly after completing school, ' he Jatered the grocery' business. This didn't suit him. He then taught two terms of school in the Brookline | public schools .. "I was no good at teaching." the judge frankly 'ad- .. mitted.
His first real yjob. as he explained It. was when he was appointed deputy county. clerk under. T. F. Spragins. county clerk. He'was next appoint- ed deputy county, recorder. under Charles H. Dalrymple, He served'two terme at thịt portion and was then elected county collector, serving from 1607 to 1899. During all this time he never falled to grasp every oppor- tunity to study Inw.
Entered Real Estate Field.
Following the expiration of his term as county collector. he entered the real estate field.' ; His office was in the old Star Clothing .: company balding where the Heer Stores como- Dany now stands. While in the real State business Judge Trevathan bad many opportunities to pursue of his ambition.
" .. He was elected justice. of the pesce in 1910. and recently was elected for Bis - fifth consecutive term. "
. then admitted to the Missouri Bar association at Jefferson Olty. July 22. 1922. Judge Trevathan's life ambition was realized. That for Which he had been so diligently striv- ing. a full-fledegd lawyer, at last was attained.
Judge Trerathan was married to Mrs. Laura Burks in November. 1023. Mra. Burke was the widow of the late Judge John T. Burks.''
A" While on the subject of matri- mony." Judge Trevathan said. "I zdarried one man twice in 90 days. That may be a record. at least I must admit that the man is a pretty fast worker .:.
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"It reminds me of the time when a rather Beshy ,woman came into my office with' a 'man about half 'her aise swinging onto her arm and asked to be married. After they were mar- ried she folded. the marriage License neatly and said, 'Well, this license makes a total of aix for me, and with a few more I should have a pretty good collection."" .
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