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Page 8: Martha Barde sues to divorce John M. Barde. They were married April 1, 1902.
DEATHS
J. A. BOUL DIN Bouldin. : $4,7 618 Cherry street, died yesterday afternoon in Springfield hospital. Hle In mur . vived only by a brother. ". 1. Rou'- din of the home address. - Funeral services will be conducted at 2:3" Veleek. today at Shiloh church . 15 'miles cast of here. und burlul will e.Js. Rhlloh cemetery. under' di. Tvetlen of the W. L .. Etarne mor:
EUGENE LEROY BARRETT' Funeral services for Eugene læro) Farrout. S-year-old son of Mr. and Stre 1. J. Barrett, of route 2, who died >derday morning. are still Incomplete Funding the arrival of the father frut. Detroit, Mich., but probably will be hold Saturday afternoon at the Starne wermary. The boy Is survived by the Parvita, fear asters. Ruby, Minnie. Ttoratky and Angeletta. ' and five .braiberu,' Charkee. James, Russell, Harrin and Harlan. :
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 18: Divorce suits filed .** I. W. McSwain died .** J. A. Bouldin died .** Eugene Leroy Barrett died .** Mrs. Emma Robinson died .** John Henry Johns died .**
BARRETT FUNERAL Funeral services for Eugene Leroy Barrett, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Barrett, route 8. who dad yesterday morning, are still incom- plate, pending the arrival of the father from Detrol .. Mich. but prob- ably will be held tomorrow afternoon let the Starne funeral chapel.
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J. J. BOULDIN.
Funeral services for J. A Bedlam, 84, 518 Cherry street, who died yeb- terday afternoon in a local hospital. were conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at Shlion church, is miles wat of Springfield. Burial was in Shiloh cemetery, under the direction of W. L. Starne, funeral director. ' He is survived by one brother. C. W. Bouldin, of the home address. .
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DEATHS
I. W. McsWAIN.
I. W. Mobwain, a resident of Springfield until four years ago, died yesterday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at his home in Pampa. Tex., after an Ulness of five months, according to word received bere last night by bis daughter. Mrs. J. D. Roper. Mr.' and Mrs Roper left at once for Pampa, Mr. Mcswain is survived by ! the wife and daughter, two sons, Rex W. Mcswain, of Pampa, and Bernie W. Molwain, of Olarandon, Tax .; five grandchildren; four sisters. Mrs. Katie Baldwin and Mrs. Anna Wil- llamson, of Springfield: Mrs. Mis- wouri Anderson of Btrafford. and Mrs. Delle Orabul of Liberal, Kan .: and three brothers. Baller and Wems Mc- Swain, Springfield. and Boon Mc- Awain of Kansas City, Mo
MEN. EMMA ROBINSON.
Funeral services for Mra. Emma . Robinson, 73, of Sparta, Mo, who died Sunday morning at the home of her won. Jim Robinson, after a lingering i Iliness, ware held Monday afternoon ; at Palrview. under the direction of ¡ Fred W. Fly Undertaking company 'of Sparta. She Is survived by three 'sons, Tom Robinson, Jim Robinson and Walter Robinson, and one daugh- ter. Mra Bill Shipman, all of Sparta .
JOHN HENRY JOHNS.
Funeral services for John Henry Johns, 71, who died at his home ; southwest of Sparta. Mo., on April . 16. following a brief illness of pneu- monta. were held at the Shady Grove cemetery. with Rev. Steele Bilyleu of- ficlating. Burial was in the cenie- tery there. under the white ties of the . Fred W. Fly Undertaking company of .. Sparta He Is survived by a wife and numerous other reh.' ...
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EIGHT SUITS FOR DIVORCE ARE FILED
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The last minute rush to get cases ! placed on the docket for hearing at ; the May term of court resulted in 12 actions being filed late yesterday aft-
CANes Hled right were divorce actions which follow ..
Asberry Blades against Norme . Bludes, Ruth E Walker against Ap- pleion Walker. Ollie Garrets against , LeRoy Garrett. Belle Paston against Cora Paston, Claude'F. Wright against i ¡ Hattle K Wright, Ed Coonle against : Mary Counts Gladys E Burk again !! George A. Burk, and Nora B R'ile ' açallidt Lloyd Rule.
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SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Corda Speight sues to divorce Forest Speight. They were married December 24, 1926.
Page 3: Marriage license: Carlons Lesslie Hilton, 20, and Montese Hodges, 17, both of Springfield.
Asberry Blades sues to divorce Monroe (Roe) Blades .**
E. E. Shields sues to divorce Violet Shields .**
I. W. McSwain died .**
Luther W. Cotter died .**
Gladys E. Burk sues to divorce George A. Burk. They were married July 6, 1924. Page 6: R. J. Glasscock has ordered his casket .** Mrs. Ellen Helen Folk died .**
Eugene Leroy Barrett died .*
J. A. Bouldin died .**
Page 7: Ruth E. Walker sues to divorce Appleton C. Walker. They were married November 29, 1926.
Charles E. McFarland sues to divorce Emma K. McFarland. They were married in January 1923.
Page 12: Mr. and Mrs. Griffith K. Bonham announce the birth of a son James Lee Bonham on April 7.
Marie F. Mittrucker sues to divorce John C. Mittrucker. They were married January 16, 1922.
Ollie Garrett sues to divorce LeRoy Garrett. They were married October 21, 1925.
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Pioneer of Ozark Has Casket Ordered: Will Be Prepared
Any Ozarks pioneer : believes in preparedness:
R.JAGlascock, 78. of Plaxott Ark. ' Is supervising tne manufac-' turo of a special casket which; he" plans some' day " to :use himself, While."MriGlascock contends "that he In enjoying the best of health he will need a;"box" one of these days so inhis own words. "why not get ready for that event that is cer- tain to .come." ..
Glasscock contracted with D. B. Warren and Tom Horn, carpenters." to construct the camket. He gave "the men "their" Instructions nnd many people have . gone to the lumber yard" where the work in in progress to see. Glasscock's ."box.", .: The aged man was'a soliller 'dur- Ing the civil: war. He. enliated ?In New Madrid. Mo. In 1884 he went to .Piggott " with his first wife and they. Ilved together until her death last year.
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". Although he Is having his casket made. Glasscock felt young -enough to marry "again" In . February. Last. week he went to- Bucadora, . Mo .. where he visited his daughter and celebrated his 78th . birthday.
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MRS. KLC
Mra. Ellen' Holen ":40 o'clock last night at bert 7.48 West Scott street"following brief illness. "" She" is survived" by three daughters, Mary and Bertha Folk of the home address and Mrs. D. E.Edmonson" of' Franklin aMoje and four' sons,"George." Robert "and! Fred Folk of the home"address and ! William. Folk of, Cameron, Okla," Funeral services will" be conducted at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. with the Reverend Butler of the Westelde Missionary . Baptist church " officiating. Interment be: in . Maple pari: cemetery Kunder, direction of W. L .. Starne.
EUGENE BARRETT
Private funeral services for Eu- gene hjerny Barrett, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Barrett, route 3, who . died Thursday morning .. probably will be conducted"at the „home Sunday. · ArrangementA: are Incomplete, pending arrival of the father from Derrolt. Meb. Burial will be under direction of. W. L. Starne. .
DEATHS
I.W. M'SWAIN
Mr. and MrsJ. D.' Roper loft Springfield carly yesterday for Pampa, Tazas, after receiving word of the death?there of' Mra. Roper's father. I. W.' MoSwain, at 6:30 o'clock Thursday !: afternoon. Mr. MeBwain was's resident of Spring- field for many 'years, leaving this city four years' ago for the oll fields of Oklahoma and Texas. Hu is survived.by. his wife. Mra. Mattle SicSwain: n -daughter, Mra. Roper o: Springfield: two sons, Rex,. W., Mcswain of [Pampa, Texas, THand Berrie W. MaSwain of Clarendon. Texas:" four sisters. Mrs. Katie Haldwin`and Mrs.' Anna Williamson of this,city. ' Mra. M., Anderson , of Strafford. 'Mo.," and Mrs. ' Bello Grabeel of Liberal, Kansas: three brothers. Bailey and Wess Mc- Pwain of Springfield and'Boon Mc- Swain of Kansna City. Mo. Funeral services probably will be conducted In Pampa today ..
LUTHER M. COTTER
Luther".M .- Cotter .- 64 years old. Joplin, died In a hospital in Joplin yesterday. . Mr. Cotter wns reared 'Ip Springfield. " He la survived by three sisters, two brothers and his father: : " Funeral services will .be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the. Clear Creek cemetery west of Springfield.
WOMAN ASKS DIVORCE AND CUSTODY OF SEVEN
Charging that her husband cursed her almost daily for 20 years. that he assaulted and bent her frequent - liy and once whipped her with u clothes wire. Asberry Blades yes- terduy filed pult in circuit court for a divorce from Monroe (Itoe) Hadex They were married July 115. 1:03, and separated February 15. 1955.
The wife also asks the custody of the seven surviving children of the nine born of the marriage. .
Alleging that his wife equandered his money. nagged at him continu- ally and frequently cursed him K. E. Shields filed suit for a divorce from Violet ' Shlelda. They were married Der. 17. 1926, and separated las! Saturday.
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J. A. BOULDIN
Funeral service for J. A. Bouldin. 84. 618 Cherry 'street, who died · Thursday afternoon In a hospital here, were conducted at 2:30 o'clock yesterday. afternoon at Shiloh ' church, 15 miles enst of Springfield. · Burlal was In Shiloh cemetery, un- der direction of W. L. Starne. ..
.. Gladys E. Burk filed suit divorce from George A. Bur the ground that her husband to . excess_and_that he conti quarreled at and cursed her. were married July 6. 1924, an arated In September. 1926.
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: John S. Robertson sues to divorce Ruth M. Robertson. Elizabeth A. Coonis sues to divorce Clarence M. Coonis.
Pauline Woolley sues to divorce William Wooley. J. S. Gibboney sues to divorce Dora A. Gibboney. Nola Friedhofen sues to divorce her husband. Mila M. Wells sues to divorce Homer Wells.
Page 3: Marriage license: Carlon Leslie Hilton and Montese Hodges, both of Springfield.
Page 10: I. W. McSwain died .*
Luther M. Cotter died .* Mrs. Lillie Munger died. ** Mrs. Ellen Falk died .** Eugene Leroy Barrett died .** Fannie E. Colwell died .*
DEATHS
1. W. MCSWAIN. - - Funeral services for I. W. Mc8wwitt. | formerly a resident of Springfield, who died at his home in Pampa, Tex .. at 5:30 o clock Thursday afternoon. were conducted lu Pampa this after- --- poon. Mrs. J. D. Roper. & daughter, and Mr. Roper. left Springfield yes- terday morning for Pampa to attend the funeral. -
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Funeral services were held Wednse day afternoon for Mra. Fannie K. Col-' well. 60 years old, who died Monday, following a brief illness. Burial' was in Greenlawn cemetery under direc- tion of the Paxson Funeral home .....
:Mrs. Culwell was the daughter of James H. and Melissa J. Foster. 8hc was born at Ft. Leavenworth. Kan .. February 28. 1867, and was married to Thomas B. Colwell, February 20. 1692. She had been a member of the Free Methodist church at Guthrie, Okla. for a number of years. !
Mrs. Colwell is survived by " the husband, a son, Thomas L. Burkett, of Bartlesville, Okla., and two daugh- ters, Miss Connie M. Colwell and Mr. Vivian W. Allen of Springfield, ...
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Mrs. Lillie Munger, '69 years old, : wile of E. D. Muuger, 815 East Wal- 'nut street. died last 'night at the 1 home .of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Mebl. lu Los Angeles, Culif .. accord- Ing to word received here. Mrs Munger had been visiting in 108 | Angeles for the past two months. Mr. Munger, who la connected with the Rogers &. Baldwin Hardware company here, was at the bedalde. The deceased Is survived by the hus- band: two daughters, Mrs. Mehl and Mrs. Don Godkins, both of Los Angeles: one sister, Mrs.' E. J. Perry, also of Los Angeles, and one grand- son, John Henry Mebl. Funeral services will be held 'at 2 p. m., Mon- day. In Los Angeles.
ELLEN HELEN FALE. ---- 7 Funeral services"" for Mra, Falk, 67. who died at 9:10 o'clock Last night at her home, 748 West Scott street, following' &' brief: ilinen, will be conducted :at the homeist 2:30 o'clock Sunday' afternoon," with' Rev. Joase U. Butler. pastor ; of the Westaide Missionary ' Baptist ' church, : officiating. She Is survived by three daughters, Mary and Bertha Falk of the home address, and Mrs. D. E. Edmondson, Franklin, Mo .; and five sons. George, Will. Robert. Pred and Ed Falk. Interment will be in Maple ' Park cemetery, under the direction, , of W. L. Btarne, funeral director. :
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LI THER MI. COTTEN .. ElFuneral services for : Luther
Dotter . died yesterday in hospital In Joplin, were conducted at Clear Creek cemetery, west of Spring- field, "this afternoon'at ] c'look; Mr. Cotter was reared' ini Springfield. He le survived by three sister, two broth- ers and his father. "" "
EUGENE LEROY BARRETT.
Private funeral services for Eu- Rane Leroy Barrett, 5-year-old non! of Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Barrett, route 3'' who died Thursday morning of diphtheria, probably will be held Sunday 'afternoon, + with " interment' under the direction of W. L. Starne funeral director.
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: J. S. Giboney sues to divorce Dora A. Giboney. They were married November 8,1903.
Page 2: Mr. and Mrs. Hal Burns of route 11 announce the birth of a son on Saturday, April 23.
John S. Robertson sues to divorce Ruth Robertson. They were married March 3, 1919.
Page 3: Pauline Wooley sues to divorce William Wooley. They were married December 7, 1916.
Eunice Thompson sues to divorce Edward Thompson. They were married September 3, 1920.
Page 1B: Marie R. Mittrucker sues to divorce John G. Mittrucker. They were married January 16, 1922.
Mrs. J. Clarence Hoffman, 30, died yesterday. She bled to death as a result of acute anemia. She had been given several transfusions. Miland Limbaugh of Rogersville, her cousin, was on his way here to donate blood .**
Page 2B: Mary J. Sparlin sues to divorce Basil U. Sparlin. They were married October 15, 1915. Elizabeth A. Coonis sues to divorce Clarence M. Coonis. They were married January 26, 1916.
Cecil Beswell sues to divorce Hazel Beswell. They were married May 16,1924. Page 5B: Minnie Well was appointed guardian for Julius W. Well, a minor.
Elizabeth Barnhart was appointed to administer the estate of the late David
Barnhart.
Marriage license: George Fanning, 22, and Zelpha Craig, 22, both of Springfield. Page 6B: Hester J. Harris sues to divorce Elmer F. Harris. They were married January 22, 1921.
George Fanning and Zelpha Craig, both of Springfield, were married yesterday. Page 2C: Miss Genevieve Viles and Mr. J. Fred Long will be married .**
Page 4C: John Hanna, 90, a civil war veteran, died at Seneca. He helped construct the Frisco lines through Seneca where he had lived since he was a boy.
Page 12C: The daughter, born April 16 to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Tomia of Monett, died soon after birth.
James Anderson died at Seligman. He was the uncle of Mrs. G. W. Gilbert of Monett.
Mrs. Amiel Reynaud, 37, of Monett, died Wednesday and was buried in the Waldensian cemetery.
Miss Mae Howerton and H. D. Phillips of Monett were married Sunday, April 17. Son born April 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones of Monett.
Clyde Colwell of Kansas City married. He is the son of Mrs. L. B. Colwell of Bolivar.
Daughter born April 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hood of Bolivar. Grandma Delashmit of Newburg died .**
Mrs. Mary King of Ozark died and was buried in Hill Crest cemetery at Mountain
Grove.
Page 10A: Luther M. Cotter died .* Mrs. Lillie Munger died .** Mrs. Ellen Folk died .** Eugene Leroy Barrett died .**
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WOMAN EXPIRI SACRIFICES VAIN
Four Men Give Blood to Wife of Their Friend and Others Volunteer but She. Slowly Bleeds to Death*
COUSIN IS SUMMONED BUT END IS TOO SWIFT
Month's Fight Against Acute Anemia Lost by Mrs. J. Clar- ence Hoffman; Funeral To Be Held Monday
BLOOD sacrifices given by four Springfield men that the wife of their - friend; J. Clarence Hott- man, might live, have been in vain. Mrs. Hoffman, 30 years old. blod to death slowly in a hospital boro yesterday afternoon after a month's fight against acute anemia.
Death came after attending phy- sicians had notifled Miland Lim- baugh of Rogeraville, 19-year-old cousin of Mrs. Hoffman, to hurry to Springfield for a blood traps- fusion, the stricken woman's only hope for recovery. This hope died early yesterday afternoon as Mrs. Hoffman's pulso
continued to mount rapidly and attempts to check hemorrhages of the and mouth -failed.
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... GIVEN THREE QUARTS
During the past ten days" Hoffman hed reoetved meurty thy' quarts of blood in a series of trand. fusions. She was to receive addi tional blood from her coust, x- land Limbaugh, this morning. a casual friend, Mrs. Allen W of 1345 Sherman street, had to teered to give a" pint of bor b this week ..
Attendants early yesterday
Ing observed a sudden turn tor Way cerse In Mra. Hettmia's con
call dispatched to
cousin.
SMILES FAREWELLİ
Mr. Hoffmann, a Meter, Mrs. EL. Ray of 1617 West Em street Mra. W. F. Brisendine of &Lt. eph. Mo., an aunt, all of whom volunteered to give their biopdr. Mrs. Hoffman, were with her &t; time of her death. She remate conscious and was able to talk coherently until a few minutes- foro her death came
Unable to speak because Blood flow in her mouth, Mrs. Hdt man smiled wistfully at bor; - band and, expired about a qu "In the original effort to Mma. Hottman's ufo by tras Son" Ell Menzio, Mr. Hot! business partner, gave three's one-half>pinta of blood. In transfusions he gave an ad two and one-half piata Fey Ernest Boalph, aprtacthid X and a Mr. Bush each sto A. of their bloed.
FUNERAL ON MONDAY
Mra. Hoffman is survived by husband, an Infant daughter. Haft ter. Mrs. Ray of Springfield, and an aunt. Mra. Brisendine of -UL Joseph. Her home: wu at. IH South Fort street.
Funeral servlots will be ducted at 1:30 . o'clock Monday. afternoon at the. Klingner funery home, and burial will be in Hapel.' wood cemetery ..
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The funeral services of Grandma Delashmit were held at the Bap- tlat church and conducted by Rev. A. II. Dase. She was the widow of Aler Delashmit who died a few years ago. She was the mother of fourteen children, grandmother of about eighty, the greatgrandmother of nhout seventy, and the great- greatgrandmother of one. The In- ferment was made in the Newburg cemetery.
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Miss Genevieve V !! en To Marry J. Fred Long
Mr. and Mra. W. W. Vlies. 01: South Notluna! avenue. announce the engagement of their daughter: Genevieve, to Mr. J. Fred Long, non of Mra. J. L. Long. 573 Fast Walnut street. The welding will be a quiet nular early in June on account of the death of Mr. Long's father, Mr. J. 1 .. Long, but will be of much In- teremi to society folk because of the prominence of both families. : Mr. Long IN connected with the Long Furniture company. :
DEATHS
LUTHER M. COTTER
Funeral services for Luther& M. Cotter. 54, who died Friday In'a hospital at dupli .. were conducted.
- Springfield, at " delock sesterday 'afternoon. Mr. Potter le survived tv three spiers, two Mulher und
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MRS. LILLIE MUNGER -
Funeral servies for Mrs. Jolie' Munger of Springfield. 69, who died : Friday night at the bottle of her ; daughter, Mis Harry Mehl. in 1.08 delock Monday afternoonms m La. Angeles. Alt Manger. att employe of the Rogers & Baldwin Hardware company. was at the bedside of hits Wie when death mourred. Mrg. ' Munger bad been visiting in 1.9 Angeles for the past two months.
MRS. ELLEN FOLK
Funeral services for Mr. Ellen Folk. ; 6. who died, Friday night at her home. 748 West Brott.street, will be conducted at the home at 2:30! o'clock this afternoon, with the Reverend. lenge_ \', Hutler, pastor of Westside Missionary Baptist church. officluiting. Interment~will be In Maple Park cemetery, under the I -! recilon of W. I. Starne.
EUGENE LEROY BARRETT
. Private funeral services for Eu- gone Laroy Barrett, 5-year-old Non: of Mr. and Mra. F. J. Burrell, route 3. who died Thursday morning of diphtheria, were conducted at the home at 2:30 o'clock yesterday uft- ernoon. Burlot was In Fastinwen cemetery, under direction of W. L. Starne.
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1B: There is a long article about Mrs. Katie Kentling .**
Page 11: Mrs. Ellen Falk died .** Mrs. Nola Hoffman died .** Births reported .**
Page 34: Card of thanks from T. E. Latchem and others.'
Page 18: Mrs. Vina Brink recalls the Bald Knobbers .**
TARD OF THANKS. We wish. to express our sincere of : preciation to the many kind friend and relatives for the tender avmpet is in our recent bereaveme : beautiful floral offerta MIR T E LATCHEM MI J G. MYERS I E. AND F. E MYERS MRS. A. W. STITH 1 MRS THEO. GRAF
DEATHS
ELLEN HELEN FALK. Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Falk. 67, who died at 9:40 o'clock Friday night at her home, 748 West Scott street, following a brief illness. will be conducted at the home at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. with Rev. Jesse U. Butler, pastor of the West- side Missionary Baptist church. of- ' ficiating. Interment will be in Maple Park cemetery, under the di- ' rection of W. L. Stamme, funeral di- rector. .
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YOUNG WIFE LOOKED ON AS : . !: BALD KNOBBERS SLEW HUSBAND
Mrs. Vina Brink Tells of Rald on Her Home's in 1886 Three of Four Members of Band Hanged at Ozark For Murder.
Interesting tales of Bald Knobber days are recounted by Mr. Vins Brink, 220 North Missour! avenue, whose husband and brother were killed by the Bald Knobbers, and ber ! other surrounding Joonittica. 1.5; father shot through the peck sod hie The man. "Bud" Ray. wa cap- hoed crushed with au ax, co that he . tured on the station platform at died from the effects of the wounds ; Beymour, late that afternoon as he 14 years later.
Mrs. Brink falls how their home, 1 1.9 miles south of Sparta, in Christian county. ww raided one night by & band of men who crashed In both doors of the house and broke a window, and then rushed in. They firat shot and killed her brother, Will Edens, as they entered the door. Her husband, Charles Green, stood at her bedelde, holding her in his arms. Ho was shot, falling: beside the bed. near the brother. .
- The father was shot next, but the bullet went through his neck and was not fatal. : His head was elushed und crushed with an ax, and, al- Chiwith he lived 14 years, hin never Mrs Brink, who then Wan Mrs. : Charles Green, Wan 16-year-old w.fr, and had been married bhe had been ill for 14 * * (45 and was In bed when the house ¡ was rulded.
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Snatched Mask From Man's Toa
. Bbe tells how the men entered the house, firing from both doors and a window. As one of the men rushed - paat her bed and bent over the body of her Methand. the snatched away The raid was made at It o'clock on the night of March 11, 1886, 41 years ago. The 5. 483 whlow did i:
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raider's mask in her hands' the bad recognised the man" When" abe had torn the mask from his face and gare the name and description to a large posse that came from Springfield and
was preparing to leave on a train. He turned state's evidence and wu Ne- leased. Four of the smallants, Will and Dave Walker, father and son, Ald John and Wiley Matthews, broth- ors, were convicted on Ray's evi- denoe, and were sentenced to be hanged.
Ose Makes His - Escape.
A few days before the day of ". ecution, all broke jaul. Three of the men were caught, but ' the' 'fourth, John Matthews, made his escape'sod and Wiley Matthews were banged at and Wiley Mathis were hanged:'s Ozark.
The only reason for the murder of the two men by the Bald Knobbers, according to Mr. Brink, was that they were not In sympathy with the organization About two weeks be. i fare the raid. & band af men had come upon the two Idens' and Green while they were working on 'tbelt farm .! In response to the question! concaming their opinions of the Bald Knobbers, the father and son had been allent, but Green told the bond that he had little use for them and that he thought the organizat tion was unnecessary. The raid fol+ lowed and Green paid dearly 'for speaking his Joind.
Following the hanging of the three men for this er'me the power of the Hold 'Knobbers gradually declined! and moun died out entirely.
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MAS. KATIE KENTLING
Mra. Katle Kentling. one of the ling together an expeditionary force few living persons and probably the ' for the foreign Invasion. His army included. French, Spanish and Belgian troops Napoleon told Maximilian to. rather together the best .troops "obtainable to make certain a successmul tuva- only person in America who Was a member of that iffated group of ad- veuturous Europeans who accompa- nled Emperor Maximillian to Mexico In 1804, w:11 celebrate her 91s: birth- day Thursday at her Ozark home. , ucar Highlandville. 25 miles south of From Family of Soldiers. Springfield.
-- sion of the American continent.
It was at this stage Mrs. Kentiing . entered the scene.
She was born in Austria April 26. 1836. . She came from a family of soldiers-ber father, a veteran of t'in !
Austrian Ari :;. fell In & tattlo he- tween Atstrin und Frruce in 1013 : when she was 12 p. ars old F. Nov .1; his death the fnudly nimet in Vir .. ... It was thereto: there Hehl.e.
greatest ambition was to ....: famous bardmaster.
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Only, bar abldren, and the wde' and possibly ..... few'Latimes friends will gather at her home ' to quietly celebrate .her birthday. "Aunt Kalle," whom home is situated ou one of the highest pointe In the Ozark mountains. yestertuy recalled , many surring adventures in the short- lived southern empire, the brief existence of which the witnessed while wife "! the emperor's bandmas- ter. with.ough her memory Is haniper- ed by the span of years ainoe. the his- toric event.
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