INDEX TO THIS SECTION BY LYNN RISENER
Documents:
Document #1 is Mrs. Moore's diary below in four parts.
Document #2 is entitled Old Times.
The following has been taken from “The Observer”, Vol 6, No 1, July 1985 and Vol 1, No. 1, 1976-77,
publication of the Franklin County Historical Association.
“Excerpts from an Old Diary”
Mrs. T. Moore kept the diary from the 1870’s until her death in 1923. Her daughter, Mrs. W. C. Bill, continued the diary until shortly before her own death in the late 1930’s.
Transcribed for the Franklin Co. web site by Lynn Risener
1874
Aug 10, 1874:
Helen Lacy and I went sweet-gum hunting.
Aug 28, 1874:
Mr. Will Littleton and Miss Mary Orr were married.
Sept 3, 1874:
Raining, first rain in three months.
Oct 18, 1874:
Mollie and Chris Webb were baptized today.
Nov 11, 1874:
Mrs. W.W. Jennings and Mrs. W.B. Moore collected money to buy a carpet for the parsonage.
Nov 28, 1874:
Ebonezer Bourland’s gin burned; the second one.
1875
Jan 3, 1875:
Mrs. Margaret Stanley died.
Jan 28, 1875:
Mr. James Moore died (T.C. Moore’s father)
Feb 1, 1875:
Eugene Hail opened a confectionery.
Feb 15, 1875:
Bro. B.H. Greathouse, our new pastor and wife started to Fayetteville for a visit.
Feb 18, 1875:
Mrs. Dick Berry, Mrs Laura Wallace and Mrs Jennie Blackburn all have babes born today.
July 9, 1875:
Mr. M.F. Fleeman is having the dead removed from the old grave yard to the new one on the bluff.
Jul 9, 1875:
Moved Wm. Faith’s remains today from the old to the new grave yard.
Aug 7, 1875:
The wife of Prof. F.J. Allen died today in Magazine, Ar.
Sept 1, 1875:
Hester Felker is very ill.
Sept 1, 1875:
J. Dick Berry's family spent the day out at Bond's spring, (Watalula.)
Sept 18, 1875:
Eli Littleton died.
Oct. 2, 1875:
Bro. E.M. Roach and Bro. B.H. Greathouse began a protracted meeting.
Oct. 8, 1875:
Carter Fleeman, small son of Mr. and Mrs M.F. Fleeman, died.
Oct. 19, 1875:
Mr. Flet Stanley died.
Nov. 17, 1875:
Mr. Oscar Webb died.
Dec. 1, 1875:
Mr. Eichenberger (the old gentleman) died.
Dec. 23, 1875:
Mr. John Moore and Miss Kate Head married.
1876
Jan. 29, 1876:
May Moore and her cousin, Will Ross, went to Ft. Smith on the steamboat named Ella Hughes.
Feb. 5, 1876:
The cars reached Ozark for the first time.
March 19, 1876:
Dan Rice's Circus is here today.
May 23, 1876:
Had a Sunday School Picnic and a May Pole at Walker's Spring
June 5, 1876:
Bettie Shores and Elmira Collins started to California.
August 13, 1876:
Bro. L.L. Burrow preached for us today.
August 21, 1876:
W.B. Moore commenced to keep books for Tom Parks at Webb City.
Sept 14, 1876:
Methodists had two festivals, one on night of the 13, also on night of 14th. Made $300.00.
Dec. 20, 1876:
Mrs. Forrest died over at Huntsville, (grandmother of Mr. Sid Forrest.)
1877
Jan 4, 1877:
People are walking over the river on the ice.
Jan 8, 1877:
Susie Calloway died.
Feb. 14, 1877:
W.B. Moore and family moved to Webb City.
Feb. 21, 1877:
Mrs. Tom Carter died.
Feb. 22, 1877:
Mr. Henry Hunter and Miss Mollie Wright were married.
1878
1879
March 19, 1879:
F.M. Elsey's hotel burned.
May 18, 1879:
Mrs. Addie Lane visited in Webb city today.
May 20, 1879:
The Methodists had another festival. Miss Addie Elsey and Miss Alice Moore waited on the table.
June 22, 1879:
They are repairing the steam ferryboat.
July 3, 1879:
Tommie Moore and Eugene Hail have joined the band.
July 9, 1879:
Mr. Quaile is having a tin roof put on his store building.
July 15, 1879:
Miss Alice Moore is spending the week with Mrs. W.B. Moore in Webb City.
July 17, 1879:
Mrs. W.R. Douglass died at ten pm. Dr. Thos. Douglass' mother.
August 12, 1879:
Miss Lizzie Montague and Miss Alice Moore visited friends in Webb City.
Sept. 1, 1879: A temperance society, known as the "Murphys," organized.
Sept 27, 1879:
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Forrest announce the birth of a son.
October 3, 1879:
Mrs. Harriet Crabtree came from the Nation to visit her sister, Mrs. Sula Fleeman.
Oct. 12, 1879:
Bro. B.L. Ferguson began a protracted meeting.
October 25, 1879:
Bro. Withers preached for us last night.
Oct. 26, 1879:
Allie Montague, Parthena Turner, Edna Jennings, Susie Miller and Sammie Carter were baptized by Bro. Ferguson, and joined the Methodist church. Lura Blackburn joined the Presbyterian church.
November 10, 1879:
Annual conference meets here today; quite a number of preachers here. Bishop Pearce is to preside.
Dec. 24, 1879:
Mr. Jet Greer and Miss Jennie Plunk married.
Dec. 28, 1879:
Mr. Dupree Sadler was killed south of the river.
Dec. 31, 1879:
Rev. B.L. Ferguson and Miss Belle Bourland were married
1880 & 1881
(note from Lynn….these two years were mixed together in the Observer transcription….I don’t know whether they typed the wrong years on some of them or just mixed them up but this is the exact dates that were on the submission. Because I’m not sure what happened I have left them listed in the order as they were)
Oct. 2, 1880:
Rev R.L. Ferguson died this morning. The text from which he preached his last sermon was "Oh that I had wings of a dove, I would fly away and be at rest."
Dec 17, 1880:
Mr. Greer and family came here from Ga. to reside.
Jan 17, 1881:
Mr. Henderson Bourland died suddenly, at the home of Buck Bourland.
Jan 19, 1881:
Miss Mollie Montague and Mr. E. Douglass, also Miss Elizabeth Montague and Mr. W.W. Adams were married.
Jan 25, 1881:
Miss Alice Moore and Mrs. T. Moore are circulating a petition to the legislature for total prohibition; been out two days and have over two hundred names.
Jan 8, 1880:
Wm. P. Smith started to St. Louis to have his eye treated. He was shot in the eye by a Roman candle, Christmas.
Jan 8, 1880:
Tommie C. Moore is clerking in Will Quaile's hardware store.
Jan 12, 1880:
Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Eichenberger announce the birth of a son.
Jan 15, 1880:
Mr. and Mrs. S.R. Chew announce the birth of a son.
Feb. 12, 1880:
A supper was given at the court house for the benefit of the brass band.
Feb. 14, 1880:
Dr. E.M. Blackburn died.
Feb. 27, 1880:
Jas. Howard was hanged here today for the murder of his wife. Some estimated the number of people here at five thousand.
March 12, 1880:
Mrs. Dick Shores died.
April 4, 1880:
Jack Eichenberger is having a bridge built over Gar Creek. The wooden part of the bridge is complete but the fills on either side are to be made.
April 16, 1880:
Mr. Blackburn died. (Dr. Ed Blackburn's grandfather.)
May 2, 1880:
Rev. Sam Buchanon dedicated the new Presbyterian church.
May 20, 1880:
Misses Allie Montague, Edna Jennings and May Moore attended a picnic at Webb City.
May 30, 1880;
Mr. R. Hooper and Miss Julia Webb were married.
June 26, 1880:
Mrs. Mollie Elsey and Mrs. Jennie Blackburn started to Eureka Springs for a visit.
June 30, 1880:
Mrs. Nelson Moore and family started to Texas on a visit.
July 3, 1880:
Had a barbecue at Walker Spring. One of the seats in the Flying Dutchman broke and Delia Bender was hurt, but not seriously.
July 25, 1881:
Davis Williams, Tommie Moore and Eugene Hail started this morning to Mineral Springs on a camping trip. They have a balkey team; am wondering how they are getting along.
July 25, 1881:
Everything burning up; has not rained in so long.
Sept 8, 1881:
T.C. Moore is taking the census.
Oct 6, 1881:
There is a tent show here; they have their tent back of Quaile's warehouse.
Dec 31, 1881:
Those present at the watch party tonight were Davis Williams, Tom Moore, Casper Winburne, Will Lane, Eugene Nail and Misses Orelsa Huggins, Delilah Felker, Deal Bender, Mattie Williams, Leona Williams and Alice Moore.
Jan 1, 1881:
The river is frozen over and has been for several days.
Jan 15, 1881:
Some of the young men of the town advertised the fact several days ago that Prof. "Merganser" would fly over the river on the afternoon of Jan 15, 1881. Quite a crowd gathered at the appointed time on the river bank. One of the young men was up on a high scaffold with a mysterious looking box which had a cloth over it. At the appointed time he took from the box a gander and pitched it into the air, thinking it would fly over the river as they had procured it from someone over there. But it just flew down to the ground a few feet from the scaffold, and the show was over.
Jan 29, 1881:
Warren Collins started this morning moving to Eureka Springs.
Mar 2, 1881:
F.M. Elsey sold his hotel to Jack Eichenberger.
Mar 16, 1881:
Oscar Taylor and Miss Sammie Carter, also Jack Nichols and Miss Lizzie Naylor went to the Indian Nation and were married.
May 3, 1881:
The Mabel Norton theatrical troupe is here. Will be here two nights.
May 4, 1881:
Mr. Will Webb and Miss Enfield Garner were married.
May 28, 1881:
Mrs. Vaughan (Albert’s mother) died.
June 10, 1881:
Eugene Hail commenced to run a soda fountain, the first in Ozark.
June 22, 1881:
Tommie Moore resigned his position running a hardware store in Webb City for W.R. Douglass.
June 24, 1881:
Miss Bettie Carter, our school teacher, is giving an entertainment tonight, the proceeds to buy a bell for the Methodist church.
Jun 25, 1881:
W.B. Moore and T.C. Moore are planning to go into the grocery business together.
July 4, 1881:
Had a picnic at Walker’s Spring. All had a good time. There was a woman speaker there, Jane E. Weeden.
July 7, 1881:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleeman announce the birth of a son.
July 14, 1881:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carter announce the birth of a daughter.
1882
March 23, 1882:
Blind Tom, a wonderful pianist, gave an entertainment here. He is a colored man.
April 10, 1882:
The meeting being held at the Methodist church by Rev. Geo. W. Hill still continues; has been going on about eight weeks. One hundred and four conversions so far.
April 16, 1882:
As we came out of the church tonight the whole northern sky looked like it might be on fire. Said to be an aurora borealis.
May 2, 1882:
Went to hear James H. Berry speak today. He is in the race for governor of the state.
May 3, 1882:
Prof. Paul Graham organized a choir for the temperance meetings known as the Murphys.
June 6, 1882:
Been raining a great deal lately and has been cold for several weeks, some think the cotton is ruined.
July 4, 1882:
The railroad gave another excursion today to Van Buren.
Aug 3, 1882:
Jas. H. Berry, Mr. Breckenridge and Mr. Numan spoke at the court house today.
Aug 8, 1882:
Mrs. F.M. Elsey, Mrs. J.D. Berry and Mrs. W.B. Moore went out today making up money for the temperance campaign. They received $62.
Aug 21, 1882:
Rev. Geo. W. Hill, L.L. Wittich, W.W. Mansfield and others are canvassing the county in behalf of temperance.
Sept 5, 1882:
Election day. This township gave a majority of 70 against license to sell whiskey.
Oct. 12, 1882:
A comet is visible now and is very bright about 4am.
Oct 22, 1882:
We felt a slight earthquake at 4pm.
Nov 21, 1882:
Mr. Thomas D. Berry was elected president of the Murphys temperance society.
1883
Jan.22, 1883:
Very cold. People walking across the river on the ice.
Feb. 4, 1883:
It is snowing and sleeting, lightning flashing and thundering all at once. Never saw the like before.
Feb 4, 1883:
T.C. Moore and Wm. Quaile are collecting taxes.
Feb 12, 1883:
F.M. Elsey sold the hotel to Buck Bourland.
March 7, 1883:
Three or four men tried to rob the train west of Mulberry; they killed Mr. Cain, the conductor of the train.
Apr 18, 1883:
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Adams announce the birth of a son.
May 28, 1883:
Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Moore announce the birth of a son, named him Roy.
June 22, 1883:
The four men who robbed the train and killed conductor Cain on March 7, 2343 hung in Clarksville today.
July 14, 1883:
Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Eichenberger announce the birth of a daughter.
Sept 27, 1883:
Jack Eicheberger's livery barn burned.
Sept 29, 1883:
H.C. Carter's home burned. So many fires lately people are growing suspicious of a stranger who has been in town about two weeks.
1884
Apr 16, 1884:
We have a new milliner, Mrs. M.J. Henley. She and family came here from Searcy. (Mrs. Henley was Mrs. M.B. Conatser's mother)
Apr 19, 1884:
Hunter's show is here, the tent is back of Mat Greer's brick store.
Apr 21, 1884:
Jim Crawford died; tuberculosis was cause of his death. Will be buried at Gar Creek cemetery.
Apr 30, 1884:
Dr. Wyatt, dentist, is here; makes regular trips here.
May 10, 1884:
The ladies of the Methodist church met at Mrs. Colburn's to work on our quilt.
June 11, 1884:
Mrs. Pleas Harris died. (Elsey Harris' mother)
July 15, 1884:
Raining this morning; first rain in thirty-five days.
July, 1884:
Corwin Bill is postmaster here now and Frank Naylor is deputy postmaster.
July 23, 1884:
There was an excursion to Little Rock today. Alva Greer, Eugene Moore, Willie Bill and others went from Ozark.
Aug 7, 1884:
The Ozark Blues (baseball club) went to Clarksville today for a match game; were beaten.
Aug 8, 1884:
Mr. Perry F. Webb died. He was one of our old-time citizens.
Aug 14, 1884:
The Clarksville baseball club came up today and played the Ozark Blues. Our blues beat them 10 to 5.
Aug 30, 1884:
The Democrats had a barbecue at Walker Spring today; Poindexter, W.W. Mansfield, Hulbert Sadler and J.T. Tolleson spoke.
Setp 1, 1884:
The election was held today. The Brothers of Freedom and Republicans beat.
Sept 26, 1884:
The county Sunday School convention met here today. Miss Bettie Carter, C.C. Colburn, W.W. Jennings and Mrs. T. Moore are the delegates from our Methodist SS. The next convention will be held at Watalula.
Sept 29, 1884:
Genie Greer died this morning at 4:30. I loved him and we will miss him so much in our Sunday school class.
Oct. 2, 1884:
Eugene Hall commenced working at the depot with Al Reynolds
Oct 7, 1884:
Miss Bettie Carter gave an entertainment at the court house, gave two plays; the parts were taken by young people of the town. One of the plays was entitled "The School Marm;" the other was "Paddle Your Own Canoe."
Oct 11, 1884:
Corwin Bill returned from a trip back to his old home in Ohio.
November 4, 1884:
Presidential election, Cleveland and Hendrix running for president and vice president.
Nov 8, 1884:
Governor James H. Berry spoke on the street rejoicing over the Democratic victory.
Nov 8, 1884:
Corwin Bill commenced a five months school out at Lonelm.
Nov 16, 1884:
We are needing rain, wells are giving out.
Nov 29, 1884:
Henry Cready who has been working in T.P. Williams' store in Webb city came to Ozark to work for Web Bros.
Dec 20, 1884:
Heard today of the death of Robert Steele. He had started to California looking for a location, but died before he reached his destination.
Dec 26, 1884:
Dr. John Blackburn and several others started today to the New Orleans Cotton Exposition.
1885
Jan. 6, 1885:
Jeff McIlroy and Miss Lettie Gosnell were married at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Gosnell.
January 14, 1885:
Chris Steel got back today with his brother Bob's remains. F.M. Elsey's family who went with Mr. Steele, are in California.
Jan 21, 1885:
Allie Montague and Bettie Henley are working for Mr. Colburn in The Democrat office.
Jan 29, 1885:
Alec Wortherm and Irene Monroe (col.) were married.
Feb 9, 1885:
W.W. Adams and wife left today and Jack Eichenberger and wife leave tomorrow, all going to New Orleans, La., to the Cotton Exposition.
Mar 2, 1885:
C.C. Colburn went to Little Rock to the legislature to do some lobbying against establising two courts in Franklin County.
Mar 12, 1885:
Bro Pettie is conducting a protracted meeting at the Baptist church.
Apr 6, 1885:
The Bible Society was organized. Elected W.W. Mansfield president; Dr. H.H. Turner, vice president; Tommie Davis, secretary; Mrs. Crudup, treasurer.
May 1, 1885:
Rufus Eichenberger came home with his little boy. His wife died in Illinois.
May 8, 1885:
Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Eichenberger announce the birth of a girl baby.
May 12, 1885:
Bro. Geo W. Hill is conducting a protracted meeting in the Methodist church. There have been twenty-two conversions so far. Bro. Hill received an anonymous letter a few days ago, but it does not disturb him.
June 9, 1885:
Eva Elsey came home today from McMinville, Tenn., where she has been attending school.
June 12, 1885:
The steam mill over Gar creek blew up today, killing John Malloy who worked there. They found his body in the well close by.
June 25, 1885:
Has rained every day for about ten days; never did see so much rain in June.
July 4, 1885:
There was an excursion to Van Buren today and all the men and boys on the train were drunk and fought all the way home, so said Aunt Meck Johnson (colored) who was on the train.
July 13, 1885:
J. Dick Berry has received his commission as postmaster at Ozark.
July 27, 1885:
Have just returned from the Sunday school convention at Watalula. Miss Bettie Carter, Mrs. Laura Wallace, Corwin Bill and Mrs. T. Moore were delegates. We went in Uncle Jim Sutherland's hack.
July 28, 1885:
Eli Littleton and Miss Nina Jones were married.
July 31, 1885:
The school board have employed a new teacher, his name is J.A. Kimbrough.
Aug. 1, 1885:
J. Dick Berry takes charge of the postoffice today.
Aug 2, 1885:
Jake Lane died at 6pm.
Aug 12, 1885:
J. Henry Cready and Miss Leona Williams were married.
Sept 14, 1885:
Mr. W.S. Garner moved his goods from the old frame store building to the new Webb brick.
Sept 24, 1885:
An evangelist by the name of Robinson is holding a meeting in a tabernacle which the people of the town built just south of Greer’s store. It is crowded every night and there have been several conversions.
Oct 4, 1885:
There were thirteen people joined our (Methodist) church today, seventeen joined the Presbyterian and seven joined the Baptist. Result of Bro. Robinson’s meeting. I pray they all hold fast to the faith and be workers in God’s cause.
Oct 6, 1885:
Mrs. Montague received a telegram saying her daughter, Mrs. Mollie Douglass, died in Riverside, California. Will be buried tomorrow at sunset.
Oct 28, 1885:
Hal Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Berry died at four o’clock this afternoon. Typhoid fever was the cause of his death.
Nov 8, 1885:
Our township Sunday School convention met at the Presbyterian church. Delegates from our school were B.L. Jones, Bro. Geo W. Hill, C.C. Colburn, Miss Bettie Carter, Mrs. Carrie Stroupe, Mrs. T. H. Moore. Officers for the ensuing year, F.J. Allen, pres; Will Webb, vice pres; Corwin T. Bill, sec-treas.
Oct 10, 1885:
Mr. J.T. Bill and family moved from Watalula to Ozark.
Dec 13, 1885:
Mr. George Ross died this morning; pneumonia was cause of his death.
Dec 25, 1885:
Dr. Thel Bourland and Ada Quaile were married at the Presbyterian church.
Dec 31, 1885:
Emma Carter, Myrtle Berry, Lura Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Nichols and Fannie Nailor all went to Van Buren to a dance tonight.
1886
Jan 6, 1886:
Mr. Alf Williams and Allie Montague were married and left on the eventing train for Fort Smith where they will reside.
Jan 8, 1886:
Thermometer registers two degrees below zero this morning. They have been crossing the river on the ice for more than a week.
Jan 27, 1886:
W.W. Adams and wife, B.L. Jones and wife, Mrs. Lizzie Nichols, W.C. Bill and May Moore started to New Orleans to the Cotton Exposition. Mr. and Mrs. Jones will go on to Florida.
Feb 2, 1886:
Snow is eighteen inches deep. The roof on the Jack Eichenberger's Livery Barn fell in from the weight of the snow. Several have had the snow taked off their houses.
Feb 17, 1886:
W.W. Jennings and Mrs. Ellen Williams were married in the Methodist church.
March 10, 1886:
M.B. Conatser and Mrs. Mollie Bradley were married at the home of her mother, Mrs. M.J. Henley. They left for St. Louis immediately after the ceremony,.
March 12, 1886:
Rufus Eichenberger died. He and Miss Mollie Faust were to be married the 31st of this month.
May 14, 1886:
Had a Sunday school picnic in Wallace woodland. Dick Berry and W.W. Jennings ran a foot race.
May 24, 1886:
W.W. Adams, O.B. Donaldson and C.T. Bill will go to Charleston to audit the clerk's books.
May 25, 1886:
Mrs. Lizzie Berry is here visiting her mother, Mrs. J.F. Quaile. She came from Washington City.
May 25, 1886:
J. Dick Berry is very sick. Doctor says a foot-race between he and W.W. Jennings at a picnic a few days ago is the cause of the trouble.
1887
Apr 12, 1887:
Mrs. Laura Wallace and Mrs. T. Moore are to call on people this afternoon for contributions to finish paying for the monument which has been placed at the grave of W.H. Fayth in the Ozark cemetery. The inscription on the monument is: Lt.-Col. W.H. Fayth, killed June 25, 1864; age 26 years.
Apr 24, 1887:
Mrs. Sammie Carter Taylor died this morning at her home in Memphis, Tenn. Her husband (Oscar Taylor) and three children survive her. The youngest about a week old. The remains will be brought to Ozark for burial.
May 11, 1887:
Someone burned the colored Methodist church last night.
May 11, 1887:
Dr. Hairston and family leave today for Texas to reside.
May 17, 1887:
Mag Montague and Corwin Bill leave today for Camden, Ark., to attend the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
May 24, 1887:
Sheriff Billie Huggins and Baylus Webb brought Mr. Hammond and son from Texas who were wanted here for the murder of Clay Collins in 1871.
May 30, 1887:
Bert McLane and Orelsia Huggins were married today.
June 30, 1887:
Mr. J.R. McIlroy died last night. Another one of our good citizens passed away. The Masons will conduct the burial service tomorrow.
July 14, 1887:
W.S. Garner bought Benham Carter's store house and goods. W.B. Moore and Charley Lewter are invoicing.
July 24, 1887:
Mrs. E.E. Montague (mother of Mrs. W.W. Adams) died at 9pm. We will miss her so much, she was so faithful to the church. funeral service will be tomorrow in the Methodist church.
Aug 1, 1887:
Willie Garner and Miss Lula Lay were married at the home of the bride's parents in Quitman, Ark.
Sept 6, 1887:
The Y.M.C.A. had an entertainment at the home of W.W. Jennings. Anna Alston and Edna Jennings furhnished the music and Oma Bourland and Corwin Bill gave recitation.
Sept 21, 1887:
A.H. Boles moved to Ft. Smith. Judge Wilson is moving into the boles home here.
Oct. 6, 1887:
John Greer and Miss Minnie Cook were married.
October, 27, 1887:
Prof. Graham died at Alma today.
Dec 25, 1887:
Mrs. W.S. Garner died at her home in Ozark.
1888
January 11, 1888:
Rev. Joe Johnston has arrived. He is the new pastor for the Presbyterian church.
Marh 28, 1888:
Corwin T. Bill and Miss Anna Alston were married at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Joe Johnston and Rev. F.S.H. Johnson officiating. The attendants were John Blackburn and Oma Bourland, Thos. Douglass and Nannie Carey, Mag Montague and Bonnie Carter.
Apr 6, 1888:
Had five barrels of ashes hauled from the ferry boat and made lye, then made more than a barrel of soap.
May 1, 1888:
Candidates for governor spoke here today, Rector, Fishback, Hughes and Eagle.
June 1, 1888:
Frank Berry, J.M. and W.C. Bill and I papered the Y.M.C.A. hall.
August 1, 1888:
Aunt Mournin Montague (colored) died in her log cabin home in Cedarville.
Aug 30, 1888:
Mr. John Floyd and Miss Lela Meek were married.
Sept 1, 1888:
The Celveland and Thurman campaign is on so the democrates had a grand rally today, about two thousand people in the parade. The young ladies who were dressed in bandana riding habits, and rode horses in the parade were Allie Eichenberger, Mollie McIlroy, Ethel Reagan, Effie Kyle, Edna McKinney, Nannie Carey, Carrie King, Maggie Baker, Anna McIlroy, Lura Blackburn, Emma Carter, May Wilson, Omah Bourland, Bettie Henley, Maud Eichenberger, Jessie Carter, Myrtle Berry, Truce Turner, Mattie Berry, Sallie Bet Carter, Bonnie Carter, Mrs. Alf Eichenberger, Mrs. George Eichenberger, Mrs. Allen Berry.
Sept 12, 1888:
John Head and Miss Teresa Gambel were married.
Nov 5, 1888:
We have four passenger trains a day now. Been having only two.
Nov 8, 1888:
David Williams and Bettie Henly were married at 8pm, at the Methodist church.
Nov 18, 1888:
C.A. Pullen and Miss Hughes were married today.
Nov 30, 1888:
Charles Hambright and Mattie Berry were married.
Dec. 1, 1888:
A man by the name of Bowlin, who killed Capt Parkes at Charleston Nov 3, is in jail here.
Dec. 16, 1888:
Rev and Mrs. Joe Johnston announce the birth of a son.
Dec 20, 1888:
Mr. and Mrs. A.H. Treadway announce the birth of a daughter.
Dec 20, 1888:
H.E. Dowell and Sallie Bet Carter were married at 6:30pm. They left immediately for Virginia, on a wedding tour.
1889
Jan 10, 1889:
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mathes and Mrs. Mathes' two sisters, the Misses Roundtree, are running the hotel known as the Ozark house. A man by the name of Billingsley has bought the brick Bourland hotel.
Jan 15, 1889:
The west bound freight train ran into a big rock which had slid down the hill above the cut, and caused an awful wreck. The engineer was caught under the engine and killed. His name was William Voss.
Jan 27, 1889:
There is quite a snow on the ground, the first this winter.
Jan 27, 1889:
George Nixon and Lofa Hunter were married.
Feb 14, 1889:
Mrs. Leona Williams Cready died at 6am. Pneumonia was the cause of her death.
Feb. 23, 1889:
Henry Cready and little boy, Henry, Jr., came today to make their home with us, (Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Moore)
Feb 25, 1889:
J. Benham Carter and Miss Tattie Lacy of Van Buren were married today.
Feb. 28, 1889:
Jack Eichenberger bought the Livery Barn from John Armstrong.
March 3, 1889:
Frank Fleeman and family returned today from a visit to Texas.
Mar 15, 1889:
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Chew announce the birth of a son.
Apr 1, 1889:
Mr. W.S. Garner got back from St. Louis, where he went to buy goods. I had him to bring me a side-saddle with a leap horn.
May 10, 1889:
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Woodruff's little son, A.P., died today, will be buried in the Ozark cemetery tomorrow.
May 15, 1889:
Mr. Erwin and Mrs. Belle Ferguson were married in the Methodist church at 10am.
May 20, 1889:
Corwin Bill received his appointment as postmaster.
June 1889:
We have had a very wet, cool spring; has rained almost every day for a month. It is injuring the wheat.
June 30, 1889:
News came today of the death of Mrs. Eva Felker, wife of Steve Felker. She died in Georgia.
July 3, 1889:
Casper Winburn and Miss Lula Hamlin were married in the Methodist church.
July 1889:
Prospects for splendid crops now. Early in the summer it was too cool for cotton, but is hot enough now.
July 25, 1889:
There was quite an excitement in town last night over Paul Mathis being missing. This morning he was found upstairs at home in bed. He said he was hid in the jimson weeds when they were hunting him, so of course he was known as "Jimson Mathis" after that.
July 25, 1889:
Thomas Parks is at the hotel with his bride, who was Miss Reaf.
July 28, 1889:
Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Bill announce the birth of a daughter, Louella.
August 1889:
The following families have gone to Manitou Springs for the summer: T.C. Moore, A.H. Treadway, W.B. Moore and Eli Littleton.
Aug 15, 1889:
A lot of girls came up to the springs today to camp a few days. They are Lura Blackburn, Eva Elsey, Myrtle Berry, Emma Carter, Maude Forrest and Sudie Taylor.
The hotel at Manitou is being run now by Mrs. Carie Stroupe. The families boarding at the hotel are W.W. Mansfield, Riley Wallace, Benham Carter, Henry Carter. Mrs. Allie Williams, of Ft. Smith and Mrs. Ada Bourland, of Van Buren are here also.
Aug 26, 1889:
Henry Cready went to Van Buren to clerk for McKibben & Pape. He leaves his little boy with Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Moore.
Sept 8, 1889:
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eichenberger, also Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eichenberger, announce the birth of a son.
Sept 16, 1889:
Judge Hugh F. Thomason came to hold circuit court. He is boarding with us.
Sept 20, 1889:
Mr. J.F. Quaile died this evening. He was one of our oldest citizens. All of his children are here. Lizzie Berry came this morning.
Nov 25, 1889:
Charley McLane and Nole Berry were married.
Dec 18, 1889:
Hayden Myars and Eva Elsey were married.
Dec 25, 1889:
Very warm and cloudy and has been for a month. People who have killed hogs are losing the meat.
Dec 27, 1889:
Tom Henderson (brother of Mrs. John E. Bryan) died at his home in Webb city. Will be buried in Ozark cemetery.
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Jan 8, 1890:
Chris Webb and Miss Ida Fane were married.
Jan 20, 1890:
Mrs. Tom Berry died. Wife of "Uncle Tom" Berry.
Feb 1, 1890:
Jack Eichenberger is putting in a branch store in Coal Hill.
July 23, 1890:
Had a good rain today, the first since June 15th.
Aug 27, 1890:
Arthur Darragh and Pona McIlroy came up to Poole's Spring and were married; Bro. B.C. Matthews said the ceremony. They were married sitting in their buggy. Then we sang "God Be With You till We Meet Again." There was a crowd of us campers there.
Sept 1, 1890:
This is electiond day. Eagle and Fiser are candidates for governor. Fiser on the Labor ticket.
Sept 12, 1890:
Whit Stevens was killed today south of the river by a man named Seab Smith
Sept 15, 1890:
W.J. Glenn and Mrs. Dick Berry took Mrs. Hodnet to Little Rock to the asylum.
Sept 17, 1890:
Mrs. Allen Berry (Sis Roberts) died today.
Sept 23, 1890:
Mrs. Jim Huggins died very suddenly this morning.
Sept 23, 1890:
Mrs. Mollie Elsey started to San Antonio, Texas, today to see her daughter, Mrs. Eva Myars and her new grandson.
Oct. 19, 1890:
Hill Burrow was buried here today. He died in Texas.
Oct 19, 1890:
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Hancock announce the birth of a son
November 16, 1890:
This is Bro. B.C. Matthews last Sunday with us this conference year. He goes to conference in a few days. Hope they send him back to us for the coming year. Conference held at Eureka Springs.
Nov 19, 1890:
Mr. Will Cannon and Miss Minnie Milton were married.
Nov. 22, 1890:
They are moving the old Ozark Hotel to the corner of the lot. (The Ford garage is on this lot now.)
Nov 27, 1890:
Mr. George Wilton and Miss Truce Turner were married in the Methodist church today at 1:30pm. Dr. Thos. Douglass and Miss Mollie McIlroy, Art Garner and Miss Stella Jennings were attendants.
Dec 24, 1890:
Mark Stanley and Miss K. Woodruff were married at the Presbyterian church.
Dec 25, 1890:
Our Sunday school (Methodist) had the Christmas exercises in Webb's Hall. Gave a cantata entitled "Santa Claus and Co." Also had Snow Fairies, the Hollys and the Evergreens, all very pretty. The school gave Mr. W.W. Jennings, our superintendent, a gold-headed walking cane.
Dec 30, 1890:
Mell Treadway died at his home in Altus.
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Jan 9, 1891:
W.W. Mansfield got the nomination for supreme judge.
Jan 13, 1891:
Mrs. Winn, who is an invalid, has been here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dick Berry. She was taken back to her home in Coal Hill today. Claud Talley drove the hack.
Mar 12, 1891:
It is snowing, the ground is white, the most snow we have had this winter. The thermometer stands at 28.
Mar 17, 1891:
Bro. B.C. Matthews, our pastor, is holding a protracted meeting. The Baptists and Presbyterians are helping us in the meeting.
Mar 18, 1891:
The passenger train was wrecked about two miles east of here this morning. W.C. Bill, Bro Geo. W. Hill, Edna Jennings and Davis Williams were all on this train but no one seriously hurt.
Mar 18, 1891:
The measles are all over the country.
Mar 19, 1891:
Miss Bettie Carter was found in her room unconscious this morning. Her left side seems to be paralyzed.
Mar 22, 1891:
Miss Bettie Carter died at five o'clock this morning. She has taught school here several years, and was a member of our Sunday school.
Apr 5, 1891:
Charley and Nole McLane announce the birth of a daughter.
Apr 6, 1891:
Jack Eichenberger sold his home to Jim Sewell. Mr. Sewell deeded it to his daughter, Mrs. Pink Quaile.
Apr 7, 1891:
Margaret Webb bought her brother, Will Webb's interest in the big brick store building.
Apr 11, 1891:
Dick Berry resigned his place as suiperintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday Schoo.
Apr 21, 1891:
Ethel Reagan died today about twelve o'clock.
April 22, 1891:
Ethel Reagan was buried today. John Dell, the young man to whom she was engaged to be married, his mother and sister, were here for the funeral.
Apr 29, 1891:
Virgil Bourland and Bonnie Carter were married in the Methodist church. They took the train right away for St. Louis to buy furniture for their home.
Apr 30, 1891:
Corwin Bill and wife, Anna, returned from Texas today where they had gone for his health.
May 5, 1891:
Mrs. Emma Morgan, nee Emma Parks, died this morning at nine 0'clock. (Mrs. Tom Davidson's mother.)
May 6, 1891:
Mr. Hammon, from Paris, Texas, and Alice Greenwood were married.
May 10, 1891:
Methodist S.S. reorganized. Elected W.W. Jennings, superintendent; B.L. Jones, 1st assistant; Walter Clinton, 2nd assistant; A.H. Treadway, treasurer; M.B. Conatser secretary; W.C. Bill, librarian; Ben Jones, assistant; Carl Berry, organist; Edna Jennings, assistant organist.
May 13, 1891:
Mr. Tom Berry married Mrs. Poe and brought her to his home today.
May 19, 1891:
Harlow Cary and family started to Dakota today.
May 21, 1891:
Our Sunday School (Methodist) gave a picnic at Manitor today and invited the other schools. But I find by referring to my diary it was the Baptists turn, so we will have to send an apology. We were just mistaken.
May 23, 1891:
The officers and teachers of the Methodist Sunday school were invited to Mr. W.W. Jennings home this evening to celebrate his 48th birthday. We all enjoyed it very much.
June 8, 1891:
Jack Eichenberger sold his store building to Rice, Stix & Co. of St. Louis, Mo.; consideration $4,000. Also sold his livery barn for $4,250.
June 17, 1891:
The commencement exercise was to have been tonight; but was postponed on account of Blind Tom, (colored) the noted pianist, giving an entertainment tonight.
June 19, 1891:
Had an ice cream festival at the home of Mrs. Carrie Stroup. Made $15.00.
June 23, 1891:
Clark Bros. Circus is here today.
June 25, 1891:
Alfred Berry, T.D. Berry's second son, died today.
July 1891:
Mrs. Stroup, M.B. Conatser, John Maxey, C.F. Holden, Mrs. Nelson Moore and Mary Mansfield, all have built new houses up at Manitou Springs.
July 2, 1891:
John Dell, of Ft. Smith, the young man to whom Ethel Reagan, who died two and a half months ago, was engaged to be married, concluded he could not live without Ethel, so took eighteen grains of morphine and passed into the great beyond. He left a note requesting that his remains be brought to Ozark and buried by Ethel. This was denied. I can't see why.
July 31, 1891:
Davis and Bettie Williams announce the birth of a son, D.C., Jr.
Aug 12, 1891:
Mr. Woods and Miss Frankie Hamm were married.
Aug 16, 1891:
Corwin T. Bill died about nine 0'clock pm at Manitou Springs. It will be a subject of wonder to me as long as I live who he, who was so good and useful was taken and other left who are not so.
Aug 18, 1891:
Mrs. Anna Bill was appointed Postmistress for a time by Corwin's bondsmen.
Aug 26, 1891:
John Armstrong, also C.F. Holden, are trying to get the postoffice.
Aug 26, 1891:
Quite cold, had to have fire in the grate.
Sept 3, 1891:
Rev. J.H. Avery died today. Mrs. Turner's grandfather.
Sept 23, 1891:
Mr. T.P. Williams died suddenly at his home in Webb City this morning. Will be buried in the Ozark cemetery tomorrow.
Sept 30, 1891:
Mrs. J.D. Berry brought her daughter, Myrtle, home from a hospital in Little Rock.
Sept 30, 1891:
The race for postmaster, which place was made vacant by the death of C.T. Bill, is getting to be fast and furious. John Armstrong, C.F. Holden and W.C. Bill are in the race.
Oct 5, 1891:
Heard this morning of the death of Mrs. Truce Turner Welton. She leaves a babe about a week old. they live in St. Paul, Madison County.
Oct 5, 1891:
Dr. Marr of Mulberry and Miss May Wilson were married.
Oct 11, 1891:
Lum Davidson and Miss Maud Scott were married today at the residence of J.D. Berry.
Oct 16, 1891:
W.C. Bill was the successful one in the race for the postoffice.
Oct. 23, 1891:
Ballentine Gin at altus burned. Not insured. About forty bales of cotton burned.
Oct __, 1891:
General Jessie Miller of Mulberry died a few days ago. Do not know the exact date.
Nov 1, 1891:
We are getting a good rain this morning, which is a great blessing, as we have been having a terrible drouth. Wells over town are dry.
Nov 7, 1891:
Mr. and Mrs. Will Quaile announce the birth of a son.
Dec 5, 1891:
Methodist annual conference met at russellville this year. they took Bro. Matthews from us, sent him to Russellville; are sending us Bro. McClintock. I hope we will like him as well as we do Bro. Matthews.
Dec. 12, 1891:
Bro. McClintock and family have arrived from Boonesville. They have eight children.
Dec 21, 1891:
Mr. N.Y. McGinty and Maggie Baker were married this morning at 7:30am at the Presbyterian church. They left for Argenta, their home for the present.
Dec 24, 1891:
We were giving our Christmas cantata in Webb's Hall when the fire alarm was given, which caused quite a distrubance. It proved to be Dock Smith's (colored) house in Cedarville.
Dec 29, 1891:
Prof. Rose and Miss Ella Sadler were married out in the country at the home of Prof. F. J. Allen. They left right away for Nashville, Tenn.
Dec 30, 1891:
Eugene Hail put up a telephone line. It goes from my home to his home, then to the postoffice.
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Jan 3, 1892:
Mrs. Mat Self died today at one o'clock.
Jan 9, 1892:
"Uncle Jim" Sutherland died last night, the 8th, and was buried today. Bro. B.C. Matthews and Bro. J.C. Crudup conducted the funeral service.
Jan 14, 1892:
Snow four inches deep, thermometer 4 below zero. River is frozen until the ferry boat cannot cross.
Feb 9, 1892:
America (Aunt Meck) Johnson, colored, left today to make her home with her daughter at Galloway Station on the Little Rock and Memphis Railroad. Guess it will be the last time we will ever see Aunt Meck.
Feb 28, 1892:
Mrs. Lucinda Eichenberger (mother of J.J. Eichenberger) died this morning.
March 17, 1892:
Mr. W.W. Cotton and Miss Lillie Richardson were married at the Presbyterian church. The little flower girls in dresses with trains looked very pretty.
Mar 25, 1892:
The Beneaux boys and Ab Quesenberry were fixing up a big distillery at the Beneaux mills and it burned down tonight.
Apr 14, 1892:
Mr. Mat Self and Miss Edna Barcliff were married.
Apr 21, 1892:
My much loved friend, Mrs. Henry Webb, died at 8:15pm. She left glowing evidence of her acceptance with God.
Apr 23, 1892:
Willie Polk died in Clarksville. Will bury him here tomorrow afternoon.
Apr 28, 1892:
Mr. Jim King and Miss Emma Carter were married in the Methodist church. They had thirty-one attendants.
May 1, 1892:
Yesterday, April 30, the Democratic primaries were held. Wallace Milton nominated circuit clerk; G.W. Barham, judge; Sam Howell, treasurer; T.A. Pettigrew, senator; Sam Chew, prosecuting attorney; Joe Scott, assessor; Wm. Richardson, sheriff; R.F. Hooper and Capt. Bailey, representative.
May 12, 1892:
Mr Champe Carter and Miss Lura Blackburn were married in the Presbyterian church.
May 18, 1892:
Eugene Hail and Miss Maude Brown were married at the residence of her uncle, Mr. B.A. Hancock.
May 23, 1892:
"Aunt Meck" Johnson (colored) died at the home of her daughter in McAlmont, near Little Rock.
July 15, 1892:
Mr. Abner Woodruff died.
July 30, 1892:
Bro. John P. Lowery commenced a protracted meeting at the tabernacle at Manitou. He is the evangelist who held a meeting in Ozark last April.
July 30, 1892:
Mr. Colburn has yellow jaundice. He is at his summer home at Manitou Springs.
Sept 16, 1892:
J.J. Eichenberger and Prof. Kimbrough have swapped dwellings.
Sept 23, 1892:
Mrs. Hulbert Saddler was buried here today. She died at Fayetteville and was brought here for burial.
Oct 1, 1892:
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Russell announce the birth of a son. This is their second son.
Oct 18, 1892:
Wm. Bean Moore started to Denver, Colorado, hoping to regain his health. He will be with Henry Cready, Sr., who has a job there.
Oct 26, 1892:
Mrs. Quaile died. Mother of Will and Walk Quaile.
Oct 29, 1892:
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Carter announce the birth of a daughter, Rebecca.
Nov 11, 1892:
There is a big circus here today, called the Walter L. Main Circus.
Nov 16, 1892:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Valentine announce the birth of a daughter, Veta.
Nov 19, 1892:
Mrs. Della Maxey, Mrs. Maud Hail and Mrs. T. Moore went horse back to Manitou Springs.
Nov 21, 1892:
W.C. Bill and Chas. Hambright have gone south of the river for a few days soliciting insurance.
Nov 24, 1892:
The Presbyterian and Methodist missionary societies served dinner and supper in the Huggins brick store building; made $46.00.
Nov 29, 1892:
Winton Cornish and Jessie Carter were married in the Methodist church.
Nov 30, 1892:
Mrs. Harriet Crabtree is here, came to attend Winton and Jessie's wedding and to visit her sister, Mrs. Sula Fleeman and family.
Nov 30, 1892:
Henry Carter has bought the John Armstrong dwelling; now owned and occupied by Frank Gosness.
Dec 5, 1892:
Idus L. Fielder committed suicide in New Mexico.
Dec 7, 1892:
Billie Felker and Tossie Stanley were married this pm in the White Oak church. Rev. Samuel Baldridge said the ceremony.
Dec 24, 1892:
Mrs. Warner, a teacher, had a Christmas tree for the children at the school house. Prof. H.A. Nickell acted as Santa Claus.
Dec 25, 1892:
Everet Morgan died suddenly at the home of Mr. Parks near Webb City.
Dec 28, 1892:
Jim Parker (colored) died today.
Dec 31, 1892:
Mr. Thomas D. Berry died on this the last day of the year, at 5pm.
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Jan 21, 1893:
Miss Sallie Alston died today.
Jan 22, 1893:
Mr. Fleeman used his new hearse the first time, at Miss Sallie’s funeral.
Jan 26, 1893:
Arrington and Armstrong are embarking in the dry goods business.
Feb 1, 1893:
Mr. and Mrs. M. Montague’s baby boy died yesterday and was buried today. The pall bearers were Eula Wallace, Stella Jennings, Mary Jones and Maude Eichenberger.
March 11, 1893:
Mr. and Mrs. Champe Carter announce the birth of a daughter, Marjorie.
Mar 26, 1893:
Bro. J.E. Johnston, Presbyterian minister, preached his farewell sermon today. His son, Lindsey, sang a solo entitled “only remembered by what I have done.” It was beautiful.
Apr 6, 1893:
Alva Greer died at 1:30 today. Almost nine years ago his right arm was so mangled in a gin it had to be amputated.
Apr 9, 1893:
Had quite an excitement tonight; one of the prisoners ran over Jeff McIlroy and got away; another one came right after but Jeff got him by the throat and held him.
Apr 19, 1893:
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Cotton announce the birth of a son.
June 13, 1893:
Allen Berry and Hattie Hansberry were married.
June 14, 1893:
Two weddings today: Walk Quaile and Nora Stanley; also Mr. Stevenson and Floy Kimbrough.
June 19, 1893:
Frank Conatser and W.C. Bill started to the World's Fair in Chicago.
June 22, 1893:
Art Garner and Lizzie Durram were married.
June 22, 1893:
A strange girl who says her name is Florence West drowned her two year old boy in the river above the cut. She and a young man named Oscar Williams are in jail for the crime.
June 29, 1893:
Al D. Reynolds and Edna Jennings were married.
June 29, 1893:
Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith announce the birth of a son: this is their fourth child.
Sept 3, 1893:
Mr. Jeptha Evans was elected circuit judget to fill out the unexpired term of Judge Thomason of Van Buren, who died last July 30.
Sept 12, 1893:
Mrs. Frank Nailor who died in the Nation was broght here and buried today.
Sept 18, 1893:
School started today. Mr. and Mrs. Withers, W.W. Cotton and Miss Mathes are the teachers
Sept 21, 1893:
Dr. A.J. Hansberry and Miss Dora Nichols were married
Oct 7, 1893:
Freddie Holden accidentally shot his brother Curtis in the face, afraid Curtis will lose the sight of his left eye.
Oct 7, 1893:
T.C. Moore and W.W. Adams started to the World's Fair in Chicago.
Oct 16, 1893:
Hoyt Sadler died last night.
Oct 27, 1893:
W.W. Adams' barn at his home on the mountain burned.
Nov 7, 1893:
Eugene Hail is buying cotton seed paying .35 per bu.
Nov 10, 1893:
Bro. Wall, Presbyterian minister comes this week to take charge of this church.
Nov 19, 1893:
John Mansfield and Ella Wagner were married at the Methodist parsonage.
Nov 30, 1893:
Miss Pet Alston and I went around delivering invitations to a quilting the Presbyterian missionary society is to have Dec. 1st.
Dec 2, 1893:
Mr. Colburn's printing office caught fire from a stove pipe and burned, it also burned M.B. Conatser's store building on the northeast corner of the square.
De. 7, 1893:
Arrington & Armstrong are selling out, quitting business.
Dec 7, 1893:
Sugar is selling 25 pounds for one dollar.
1894
Jan 1, 1894:
W.C. Bill and Will McWhorter have bought the butcher shop from D.C. Williams. They took charge today.
Jan 1, 1894:
D.C. Williams and Walk Quaile open a new grocery store today.
Jan 1, 1894:
John R. Davidson bought the transfer business.
Jan 1, 1894:
Farl Nichols and Clay McElroy bought Mag Montague's stock of goods.
Jan 3, 1894:
Mr. and Mrs. Clay McElroy announce the birth of a daughter.
Jan 3, 1894:
C.C. Colburn and family have rented Henry Webb's residence. Mr. Webb will board with them.
Jan 12, 1894:
W.B. Moore sold his soda fountain to J.M. Bill.
Jan 19, 1894:
Mr. and Mrs. M. Montague announce the birth of a daughter, Emily.
Jan 25, 1894:
Snow on the ground this morning and the thermometer says two degrees below zero.
Jan 26, 1894:
Mrs. Jake (Addie) Lane died at her home in Denning. Will be buried in Ozark cemetery tormorrow.
Feb 1, 1894:
Mrs. W. W. Adams was thrown from her horse today and considerable hurt.
Feb 3, 1894:
Dowell and Lewter opened a "Racket" store.
Feb 6, 1894:
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hail announce the birth of a girl baby, Bessie.
Feb 14, 1894:
The Presbyterian missionary society had a party at the residence of Bob Eichenberger. Served gelatine, whipped cream and cake.
Febg 23, 1894:
Bro. H. Pucket has come to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Billie Glenn.
Feb 25, 1894:
W.B. Moore is helping Wm. Richardson collect taxes.
Mar 9, 1894:
Mrs. C.C. Webb died yesterday, she and babe were buried in Ozark cemetery today.
Mar 10, 1894:
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Bill gave a dinner today, it being their seventh wedding anniversary. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Russell.
March 12, 1894:
Mr. and Mrs. Walk Quaile announce the birth of a girl baby.
March 27, 1894:
Easter Sunday and ice an inch thick.
May 11, 1894:
An army of men led by Coxey, Brown and others are in Washington City trying to get Congress to do something to relieve the hard times.
May 18, 1894:
Dr. Carridine came to hold a meeting in the Methodist church. He brought his singer, E.T. Rineheart, along.
July 5, 1894:
There is a big railroad strike on now all over the north and west. No freight trains on this road at all and the passenger trains running irregularly. The man at the head of the strike is named Debs.
July 15, 1894:
The following families are at Manitou for the summer: W.W. Mansfield, T.C. Moore, J.D. Benson, D.C. Williams, Bro. Wall, J.J. Eichenberger, Farl Nichols, C.F. Holden, Mrs. Stroupe, B.L. Jones, C.C. Colburn, A.D. Reynolds, W.W. Jennings, Eli Littleton, J.B. Moore, J.D. Berry, W.B. Moore.
Aug 2, 1894:
Frolic Bradley and Lena Elsey were married.
Sept 19 1894:
Henry Richardson has taken charge of the ferry over the river here and is building a new ferryboat.
Sept 30, 1894:
Late this afternoon as Mrs. Serena Turner was going home, about two miles west of town, the horse she was driving ran away and threw her out of the buggy, her head struck a stump, badly hurt, little hope for her recovery.
Oct 2, 1894:
Bro. and Mrs. Wall, Jennie Blackburn and George Carter started to Bentonville to attend Presbytery.
Oct 9, 1894:
Geo. Nixon’s remains were brought down from the Nation.
Oct 10, 1894:
J.S. Turner and Bessie Fleeman were married tonight in the C.P. church. Bro. Wall read the ceremony.
Oct 10, 1894:
George Cox and Mittie Greer were married today at noon at the home of her father, John T. Greer.
Oct 10, 1894:
Walter Clinton and family moved into the Jake Smith residence; he has bought and repaired it.
Oct 12, 1894:
Mag Montague has opened a grocery store. W.C. Bill clerks for him.
Nov 15, 1894:
J.D. Berry and family moved to Fort Smith.
Nov 27, 1894:
Mrs. Sutherland is very sick at the home of W.W. Jennings.
Nov 27, 1894:
Mr. H.L. Hembry and Miss Ollie O’Kane were married at Altus. Had quite an elaborate wedding.
Nov 29, 1894:
Thanksgiving – Bro. Wall, Presbyterian minister, preached at the Baptist church. W.C. Bill sang “The Wayside Cross” as a solo.
Nov 29, 1894:
Presbyterian society gave a Thanksgiving supper at the home of Mrs. George Carter; the proceeds, $93, to go for repairing the Presbyterian church.
Dec 6, 1894:
The C.P. Society sewed all day for Mrs. J.J. Eichenberger.
Dec 6, 1894:
Have just heard that Jerome Barnes died in Florida a few days ago.
Dec 9, 1894:
Methodist conference has just closed at Quitman. Bro. W.H. W. Burns is to be our pastor the coming year. (Father of Ben and Harlan Burns.)
Dec 24, 1894:
Fred Maxwell Glenn died very suddenly this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Glenn.
Dec 25, 1894:
George Mansfield and Jennie Cabell were married in Charleston.
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Jan 2, 1895:
About eight inches of snow on the ground this morning.
Jan 19, 1895:
Spent the day at the home of Willie and Lizzie Adams. They are now living on the hill above Walker's Spring. This is their fourteenth wedding anniversary. It is also the birthday of Miss Jessie Jones, who is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Adams. She is 20 years old.
Feb 28, 1895:
We went to the court house today to hear the trial of Jesse Jones, the young man charged with killing the Hibdon boys near Booneville some time ago.
March 2, 1895:
The jury in the Jesse Jones case brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree. I am sorry, for they had only circumstantial evidence. Seems to me he should have been dealt with in mercy, not vengeance.
Mar 3, 1985:
Dr. John F. Blackburn died this afternoon. (Dr. E.W. Blackburn's uncle.)
Mar 9, 1895:
Mr. James Sewell, of Roseville, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pink Quaile.
Apr 5, 1895:
Mr. and Mrs Steve Turner have moved to the Tom Berry home.
Apr 24, 1895:
Mr. John Obar and Miss Lillie Holland were married in the Baptist church. Bro Wall officiated.
June 9, 1895:
Henry Webb and Mrs. Dupreast were married at her home in Bagwell, Texas.
June 24, 1895:
Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Moore announce the birth of another son, Hayden.
July 11, 1895:
Mrs. Edna Carter Fears is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Sula Fleeman. The C.P. society sewed for Edna this afternoon at Mrs. Fleeman's.
July 31, 1895:
There was a very hard rain last night. The fish pond owned by Charley Carroll and John Warner washed away; they lost all their fish.
Aug 3, 1895:
Riley Wallace has bought the Jack Eichenberger dwelling, once owned by Prof. Kimbrough.
Aug 12, 1895:
Al Reynolds is building a home just across the street from Henry Webb.
Sept 2, 1895:
Alf Eichenberger is moving into the Mathis Hotel.
Sept 9, 1895:
Miles Flanigan's wife (colored) died yesterday. Her funderal procession today was the first to go over the new bridge at the west end of Main St. to the cemetery.
Oct 1, 1895:
Mr. Bill Davidson and family moved into the Dick Berry home. Berrys have been gone to Fort Smith quite awhile.
Oct 20, 1895:
Funeral service of Matt Greer was held in the Methodist church today. He died the 16th in Semour, Texas.
Oct 22, 1895:
Charley Carroll and Miss Jessie Jones were married.
Dec 6, 1895:
Jesse Jones, the young man who was accused of killing the Hibdon boys near Booneville was hung today at twenty minutes to twelve. He made a spledid talk, standing in a hack near the well in front of the jail. he said, "Oh boys, beware of bad company, for that is just what has brought me to this. But I am not guilty of the crime for which I am to hang." Buried him next day in the Ozark cemetery. Bro. Joe Johnston, who visited Jesse often in jail, conducted the funeral service.
Dec 31, 1895:
Vert Calentine and Bina Elsey were married
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Jan 15, 1896:
Frank Conatser and Allie Eichenberger were married.
Jan 22, 1896:
Mr. Robinson and Nellie Roach were married.
Jan 29, 1896:
Elvis Armstrong and Grace Forrest were married. Had a reception at the Armstrong Hotel.
Jan 30, 1896:
Took Willie Garner to Little Rock to Dr. Green for treatment, possibly an operation.
Feb 1, 1896:
Willie Garner died in Little Rock, will be brought home and buried tomorrow.
March 2, 1896:
Mr. and Mrs. Withers announced a subscription school, $1.50 a month.
Mar 1, 1896:
Mealses just raging. Mr. Boyd, editor of "The Populist", has measles, and quite a number of grown people.
March 13, 1896:
Mrs. Eva Elsey Myers and two children are here. Her husband, Harry Myers, is in poor health.
Mar 30, 1896:
Redmond Walthing, a colored man who has been working for Eugene Hail at the oil house, died this afternoon.
June 4, 1896:
Had a picnic at Walker Spring. Mag Montague, W.W. Jennings, A.D. Reynolds and our family all spread dinner together.
June 9, 1896:
Mrs. Mat Greer died this morning at 7:30 o'clock.
June 22, 1896:
W.S. Garner, father of Ed Garner, died this morning about eleven o'clock.
July 10, 1896:
We are needing rain badly, looks like the forrest trees will die.
July 30, 1896:
Monta Adams has gone to Hot Springs on his wheel.
August 7, 1896:
J.J. Eichenberger died at his home at eleven o'clock this morning.
August 9, 1896:
We have had no rain yet; I don't think I ever saw such a drouth. the forest trees are dying.
Aug 10, 1896:
Will Quaile and wife are having the C.P. church painted.
Sept 14, 1896:
No rain to amount to anything yet--it is distressing.
Oct 26, 1896:
Henry Richardson has lately given up running the ferry boat.
Oct 29, 1896:
A good rain at last. The first good rain since May 20th.
Nov 4, 1896:
The boys were firing anvils and George Turner was badly burned.
Nov 6, 1896:
Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson announce the birth of a daughter.
Dec 24, 1896:
Mrs. Mattie Hambright came from Muskogee to spend Christmas in her old home town.
Dec 28, 1896:
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Carter announce the birth of a son, Benham.
Dec 31, 1896:
The Democrat has had a contest on for several weeks. The prize, a sewing machine, was won by Mrs. Florence York.
1897
Jan 14, 1897:
Mark Stanley has taken charge of the hotel known as the Gunter Hotel.
Jan 14, 1897:
Henry Richardson and family left for McDermott, Okla., to reside. Sorry to see them go, they are good people.
Jan 29, 1897:
Awfully cold, ice is floating down the river.
Feb 8, 1897:
Tom Elsey and family and Vert Valentine and family have moved to the Dick Berry place.
Feb 17, 1897:
Weather has warmed up quite a bit, today is clear and birght and the thermometer registered 70.
Feb 21, 1897:
Will Warner and Katie Britt were married.
Feb 28, 1897:
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mansfield's baby was killed by falling fackward and its head striking the floor. They will take the babe to Charleston for burial.
Apr 10, 1897:
There is a man here who claims he can hypnotize people and he has a man asleep in Conatser's store window who is supposed to be hyponotized.
Apr 30, 1897:
Strawberries on the market now. The C.P. missionary society had a strawberry festival at the home of Henry Carter. Proceeds to go toward painting the church.
May 7, 1897:
Prop. Vaughn took his pupils to Martins Mill on White Oak creek fishing. 12 or 14 conveyances went.
June 12, 1897:
Heard today of the death of Rev. W.H. Burns at his home in Van Buren. He will be buried here tomorrow. Father of Ben and Harlan Burns.
Jun 17, 1897:
Went to the Presbyterian church to hear Prop. Charles E. Stokes give one of his Calk talks. It was fine.
June 28, 1897:
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Cotton announce the birth of a daughter, Vivian.
July 5, 1897:
Sol Stanley died last night.
July 30, 1897:
Jim Moore's house on Randal Reed mountain burned.
Sept 1, 1897:
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Russell announce the birth of a daughter, Bertie Lee.
Sept 10, 1897:
J.A. Holbrook, a Seven Day Adventist, is holding a meeting at Walker Spring. He says the generation who saw the stars fall in 1883 will see the coming of Christ
Sept 20, 1897:
School began this morning, Prof. Parsons, principal; W.I. Agee, Miss Jasimine Sadler and Miss Lemons, teachers.
Sept 29, 1897:
Pres Moseley and Mrs. York were married.
Oct 8, 1897:
Ed Garner and Lottie Carter were married.
Oct 18, 1897:
Pugh Garner and Calmer Boyd commenced to paint the C.P. parsonage.
Nov 24, 1897:
Henry C. Carter died this morning at 4 o’clock.
Dec 8, 1897:
Mrs. M.J. Henley, mother of Mrs. M.B. Conatser, died at 7pm.
Dec 15, 1897:
Harry Keelen and Shoddie Colburn were married.
1898
Jan 3, 1898:
Mr. Bob Leslie died yesterday and was buried today. The Masons and Odd Fellows took part in the burial service.
Jan 6, 1898:
Hayden Myers, husband of Eva Elsey Myers, died in San Antonio, Texas.
Jan 10, 1898:
Mr. H.E. Dowell and wife, Sallie Bet, are very sick caused by ptomaine poison.
Jan 14, 1898:
Bob Glenn - colored- died from over-heat coused by dancing.
Mar 15, 1898:
A telephone line is being put up from Little Rock to Fort Smith. The men doing the work are camped back of the house where Mr. Bill Davidson lives, the Dr. T.A. Carter place.
April 3, 1898:
Flint Turner and Agnes Davis were married.
May 8, 1898:
The river is higher than it has been in 40 years. The bridge over Gar creek east of town is completely covered, even the bannisters are out of sight.
May 10, 1898:
"Uncle Tommie" Golden was drowned today just above the cut. He was a section hand and had been sent up there to bring a skiff down to the ferry, the water was running so swift it upset his skiff.
June 14, 1898:
An ice cream supper given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Quaile. the proceeds to go to the baseball boys.
July 5, 1898:
Mr. L.H. Moore and Miss Maude Forrest were married at the C.P. church.
July 12, 1898:
Mrs. Lucy Ross, wife of George Ross, died this afternoon at 6 o'clock.
July 12, 1898:
Ed Blackburn and Jim Woodruff were married at Manitou Springs
July 26, 1898:
Mr. John Mathis died here at the home of his brother, Ed Mathis, yesterday. The funeral service was conducted today by Rev. Chas. E. Stoaks.
Aug 9, 1898:
Mr. Bill Parks died today. father of Mrs. Mollie Dowdle.
Aug 9, 1898:
Henry Richardson and family have come back from the Nation. Are moving into the old Tom Berry home
Aug 14, 1898:
Mr. Bill Wagner and Mrs. Toka Stanley were married.
Oct 12, 1898:
E.R. Protheroe and Lillie Eichenbarger were married
Oct 18, 1898:
Dr. S.J. Hairston died in a hospital in Little Rock; will be buried here tomorrow, the funeral service will be held in the C.P. church, conducted by Bro. Chas. E. Stoaks.
Nov 8, 1898:
W.C. Bill bought the old Tom Berry home from Henry Richardson.
Nov 8, 1898:
Henry Richardson and family are moving back to the Indian Nation, going to Wagoner this time.
Nov 22, 1898:
Dr. Shibley, of Paris, and Mrs. Allen were married at her home about five miles north of Ozark.
Nov 24, 1898:
Mr. and Mrs. Vert Valentine announce the birth of a son. This is their second son.
Dec 1, 1898:
J.P. King and family moved into the Tom Berry home recently purchased by W.C. Bill.
Dec 8, 1898:
R.E.(Bob) Eichenberger died suddenly this morning. Funeral service will be held in the C.P. church tomorrow. Bro. Stoaks and Bro. Roach will conduct the service.
Dec 22, 1898:
We bought 28 bushels of coal at 11 and one half cents a bushel.
1899
Jan 4, 1899:
Robert Douglass was buried here today. He was working in a coal mine at Coal Hill and his lamp fell into some powder, it exploded and killed him.
Jan 22, 1899:
James Moore shot and killed his wife, then killed himself in Fort Smith. His father, Rev. Roswell Moore, had James' remains brought to Ozark and buried beside his sister, Mrs. Frank Naylor. Mrs. Moore was buried in Fort Smith.
Feb 11, 1899:
Coldest weather we have had since 1863. The thermometer stands this morning 15 below zero. People are walking over the river on ice seven inches thick. Some are putting up ice.
Feb 22, 1899:
Elmo Cooper and Rose Maxey were married.
Mar 8, 1899:
Mrs. Lura Blackburn Carter died about 11:30 o’clock.
Mar 8, 1899:
Miss Flora Williams died today; daughter of Mrs. W.C. Conatser.
Mar 17, 1899:
Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Moore announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret.
Apr 30, 1899:
Rev. Doc Tollison preached his first sermon at the Methodist church.
May 6, 1899:
Rev. Oscar Hudson and his wife, Nettie, began a protracted meeting in the C.P. church.
May 17, 1899:
Mr. Polly and several others are surveying the McKay railroad out north of town. Prof. Stoaks and W.C. Bill went out to the surveyors camp and stayed two days.
June 9, 1899:
Vert Calentine and Truman Adams have moved to Denning, going to work in a mine.
Sept 15, 1899:
Bob Nichols died this afternoon at one o’clock. He was a brother of Farl Nichols.
Sept 18, 1899:
School started this morning, Clarence Weems principal. The others are Miss Jelks, Miss Lemons and Rev. Brewer.
Sept 20, 1899:
Mr. M.F. Fleeman died this morning at one o’clock.
Sept 20, 1899:
Mrs. Mytle Berry Lewter died at her home in Tenn.
Oct 2, 1899:
Miss Carrie Nichols died; sister of Farl Nichols. Another sister, Miss Ollie, died last July 29th.
Nov 3, 1899:
The three missionary societies had supper at the home of Mrs. George Carter.
Nov 15, 1899:
J.M. Bill sold his dwelling to Mrs. Nan Parks. This place is across the street from Mr. B.A. Hancock.
Nov 26, 1899:
Laura Wallace and I paid a long visit to the prisoners in jail, and they all enjoyed it so much,.
Nov 29, 1899:
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Cooper announce the birth of a son, Fay.
Dec 14, 1899:
James M. Bill and Grace Strong were married.
Dec 15, 1899:
A reception was given at the home of W.C. Bill in honor of J.M. Bill and bride. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Strong, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Hall, Mrs. Geo. Russell, Mrs Anna Bill and daughter Louie, Mrs. T. Moore and Henry Cready, Jr.
Dec 17, 1899:
Mrs. Penelopy Sutherland died.
Dec 20, 1899:
Mr. Sid Haynes and Norma Carter were married.
Dec 21, 1899:
Mrs. A.P. Woodruff died. Mrs. E.W. Blackburn’s mother.
Dec 30, 1899:
Bob Titsworth (colored) died. Too much Christmas whiskey.
1900
Feb 11, 1900:
Had a union service at the C.P. church in honor of their new pastor, Rev. J.T. Donnell.
Feb 28, 1900:
Will Webb and family have gone to Ft. Smith to reside. Bayluss Webb and family and Mag Montague and family will go soon. Sorry to see them go.
Mar 28, 1900:
Heard today of the death of Mr. Fount Crabtree in the Indian Territory. He married Miss Harriet Carter.
Apr 7, 1900:
Convention was held. Ed Milton was nominated for sheriff; J.M. Wells, county judge, and W.W. Cotton for State Senator.
May 25, 1900:
Benham Carter and family have moved to Sherman, Tex.
May 31, 1900:
Mag Montague and family have gone to Fort Smith to reside.
July 2, 1900:
Have just heard of Frank Berry’s death in Muskogee.
July 19, 1900:
Prof. Dick Hooper died.
July 26, 1900:
“Uncle” Willis Munroe (colored) died today.
July 31, 1900:
News came today of the death of Bob Russell. He died in Texas.
August 23, 1900:
Mr. Samuel Church died this afternoon.
Sept 18, 1900:
F.M. (Doc) Tollison and Stella Jennings were married at the Methodist church.
Sept 26, 1900:
Rev. W.J. Harney from Kentucky, began a meeting in a tent on the Riley Wallace lot. The lot now is occupied by the Dyke Lumber Co.
Oct 23, 1900:
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Adams announce the birth of a son, Harney.
Nov 12, 1900:
C.C. Colburn, C.A. Pullen and W.C. Bill started today to the Indian Territory on a hunting trip.
Nov 28, 1900:
We came back from Little Rock. I took my boy Henry Cready, Jr., and went down and saw them lay the corner stone of the new State house.
Dec 11, 1900:
Truman Adams preached a sermon on “Dress” today. Some did not like it.
Dec 15, 1900:
Dr. Tom Douglass came home from St. Louis. He was operated on for appendicitis there three or four weeks ago.
Dec 1900:
Several of us went to Mrs. Blackburn's the nights of the 1st and 8th to let Dr. Moon try his hypnotism on us. No good!
Dec 20, 1900:
Rev. John Brown and Nita Arrington married.
1901
Jan 7, 1901:
Went to a donation party for Bro. Oscar Hudson and wife. They live in the rooms above J.M. Self's grocery store.
Jan 8, 1901:
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bryan announce the birth of a son.
Jan 18, 1901:
"Uncle" Charles Oliver (col) died this morning.
Feb 13, 1901:
Davis Williams bought the hotel from Mrs Flora Eichenberger.
Apr 24, 1901:
Jettie Smith, Mary Williams and Raymond Moore have smallpox. They are using the old Eichenberger home as a hospital.
May 12, 1901:
Mrs. D.C. Williams was taken to the smallpox hospital this morning.
Jun 2, 1901:
W.C. Bill and wife visited J. M. Bill and family in Denning.
July 10, 1901:
Very warm and dry, crops are burning up. The furniture is warm to the touch and has been for 8 or 10 days.
July 13, 1901:
Awful hot. Thermometer registers 108. Crops burning up all over the United States, and in Russia, so the papers say.
Aug 1, 1901:
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Russell announce the birth of a son, Fredrick.
Aug 13, 1901:
Mr. and Mrs. J.P. King announce the birth of a son, Carter.
Oct 14, 1901:
The remains of Mrs. Sallie Hansberry Hamm was brought from the Indian Territory and buried here.
Oct 2, 1901:
Dr. J.C. Bridges and Miss Dossie Wright were married.
Oct 15, 1901:
A man who gave his name as Dr. J. Kooken Brown committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth at the Johnson hotel. He had been here about two months.
Oct. 29, 1901:
There is a tight rope walker here, he has a rope stretched from the top of Maxey hardware store to the brick building across the street south. He was going to roll his body across on this rope, but our mayor, Geo. W. Barham, would not let him. Good for our mayor.
Oct, 1901:
Prof. Stoaks came back here a few months ago and is now teaching a subscription school, $3 per month.
Nov 11, 1901:
Rev. J.T. Donnell and Mrs. Jennie Blackburn were married at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Berry in Bentonville.
Dec 9, 1901:
Prof. Stoaks showed the famous Tissot pictures with a stereopticon. They were fine.
Dec 30, 1901:
Uncle George Sutherland died.
1902
Jan 6, 1902:
Andrew Milam and Agnes Stroupe were married.
Jan 15, 1902:
Mrs. Bessie Turner gave a reception today in honor of Lillian Carter, Mrs. Gordon and Lottie Garner.
Sept 8, 1902:
Postmaster W.C. Bill is moving the postoffice to a brick building on the north side of the square. Dr. Ed Blackburn’s drug store will occupy part of the building.
Oct 15, 1902:
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Bill announce the birth of a daughter, Jean.
Oct. 18, 1902:
Sherman Stahl got drunk, smashed up the furniture in his home, then got on a horse and was running up and down the streets. C.A. Pullen, town marshal, tried to take his gun from him and he shot Mr. Pullen in the thigh. Ed Milton, sheriff, in trying to arrest Stahl killed the horse Stahl was riding. The horse belonged to John Davidson.
Nov 9, 1902:
Mr. Lewis Moon and Susie Britt were married.
Nov 17, 1902:
Mrs. Bart Jackson died.
Nov 23, 1902:
Mrs. Mary Ann McCubbins died. She will be buried in the Ozark cemetery tomorrow.
Nov 27, 1902:
Mrs. J.C. Crudup gave a dinner today to a lot of elderly ladies. Those present were Mrs. J.C. Cook, Mrs. E.N. Moore, Mrs. Bill Davidson, Mrs. S.J. Littleton, Mrs. B.L. Jones, Mrs. Anna Blackburn, Mrs. E. Bourland, Mrs. Perry Webb, Mrs. W.J. Glenn, Mrs. Ann Carter and Mrs. Carrie Stroupe.
Dec 11, 1902:
Quite an excitement in town on account of someone dynamiting colored folks houses. They have blown up Frank Gardner’s house, also Lizzie Parker’s. Last night dynamite was put under the house just south of the Burns house, a white man lived there. The houses are almost blown to pieces, I don’t see how the people in them escape being killed.
Dec 20, 1902:
A young man named Green went up in a balloon here. The ascension was fine.
Dec 23, 1902:
Mr. L.O. Fisher and Miss Eddie Cook married.
Dec 25, 1902:
Mr. and Mrs. Walk Quaile announce the birth of a son.
1903
Jan 1, 1903:
Mrs. Malinda Humphries McIlroy died.
Feb 3, 1903:
Mr. J.B. Carter died at eleven pm.
Mar 15, 1903:
Mr. McWhorter (the old gentleman) died this morning.
Mar 22, 1903:
Bro. Cocke has accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian church.
Mar 28, 1903:
Have just heard of the death of Will (Bud) Berry at McDermott, I.T. Will be buried here April 1st.
May 4, 1903:
Judge Gibson and Mr. Jim Mat Milton died today.
May 7, 1903:
Will Littleton and Blanch Pullen married.
May 10, 1903:
Vert Valentine jumped out of a hack today and broke a leg.
May 10, 1903:
George Welton and Miss Jessie Scott married.
May 26, 1903:
Profs. Agee and McLeod are teaching a normal here now.
May 27, 1903:
Mr. Tom Elsey died.
June 4, 1903:
Noah Barcliff died in Logan County. Will be buried here tomorrow.
June 10, 1903:
Henry Richardson and family have moved back to Ozark to stay.
June 16, 1903:
Mrs. Emma Holden, wife of C.C. Holden, died at Mulberry; will be buried here tomorrow. This will be the first funeral procession to go over the new cemetery bridge.
June 19, 1903:
Underwood and Duram were hung at Clarksville for killing Sheriff Powers when they tried to rob the Clarksville bank Feb 5, 1902.
July 4, 1903:
A.H. Treadway has bought the Bayless Webb home in west part of town.
July 12, 1903:
Have just heard of the death of Una, youngest daughter of J.Dick and Mary Berry, at their home in Fort Smith.
July 18, 1903:
Henry Cready is here from Morinci, Arizona, visiting relatives and friends. His son, Henry Jr., who has been living with Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Moore, will go to Morinci in about two months to live with his father.
Aug 3, 1903:
Oma Bourland died at 8pm.
Aug 4, 1903:
Dr. Tom Carter died in Muscogee, I.T. Will be buried here tomorrow. The Masons will conduct the funeral service.
Aug 16, 1903:
Mrs. Orr died this morning. Grandmother of Arthur and Sam Littleton.
Aug 29, 1903:
Davis Williams sold his hotel to Mr. Chas. E. Haberer.
Aug 29, 1903:
Mr. John Johnson bought Mrs. Bob Russell’s home.
Aug 30, 1903:
Curtis, little son of Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson, died this afternoon.
Dec 1, 1903:
Mrs. Conatser (mother of M.B. and W.C. Conatser) who died in Texas, was buried here today.
Dec 6, 1903:
Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Littleton announce the birth of a son.
1904
Jan 13, 1904:
This morning about five o’clock the bells rang out the alarm of fire. Geo. Russell’s store was all on fire inside; R.H. Strong’s store burned, also Mrs. Mattie Smith’s residence; two offices belonging to Mr. Mansfield and a warehouse by the store which belongs to Mr. Russell. They stopped the fire from going farther west by tearing the roof off the Postoffice and tearing down the awning.
Jan 13, 1904:
Mr. Jim McCubbins died in Roseville.
Feb 8, 1904:
Mr. and Mrs. B.L. Jones left today for California to make that their home.
Feb 14, 1904:
Miss Anna Davidson died this morning at Roseville. Will be buried here tomorrow.
March 1, 1904:
Eli and Nina Littleton and children and Eli’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Littleton, left today for California to reside.
Mar 3, 1904:
Mrs. B.L. Jones died today in California.
Mar 24, 1904:
The Thursday Afternoon Club met at Mrs. D.B. Anderson’s three miles north of town. A storm came up and several of the ladies spent the night there.
Mar 26, 1904: (the original transcript says 1934 but it is placed between Mar 24, 1904 and Apr 3, 1904)
Democratic primaries, Ed Milton, sheriff; Harley Russell county clerk; George Rankin, circuit clerk.
Apr 3, 1904:
This is Easter Sunday. Mr. Sherman Stahl, who died the night of the 1st at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. Boles, was buried today.
Apr 3, 1904:
Dave Lowry and Anna Bell Pennington were married.
Apr 5, 1904:
Corporation election today. Rev. Roach has been mayor and James Britt recorder the past year.
Apr 24, 1904:
Lev Martin and Aurora Wilson were married.
April 30, 1904:
Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Williams announce the birth of a daughter, Lura.
May 5, 1904:
Mrs. Mattie Smith moved into her new home today. Her old home was destroyed by fire.
May 10, 1904:
Clint Turner is off on a fishing trip. He works in the post office. Walter Maxey is filling Clint’s place in the office while he is away.
May 10, 1904:
Well, Henry Richardson has decided to move to the Indian Territory again. He wants to sell his home here, the old Alden home.
May 13, 1904:
Gus Anthony was killed by a train today in Ft. Smioth.
June 8, 1904:
The river is very high, it is half-way up the walls of Jeff Council’s house on the bank near the ferry.
June 8, 1904:
Dr. Thos. Douglass and Lillian Carter were married at 1pm in the Methodist church. Rev. F.M. (Dock) Tolleson officiated.
June 24, 1904:
The contract for a new court house has been let to a man by the name of Koontz from Warren, Ark. $60,000.
Jane 24, 1904:
Thirty years ago today Lt. Col. Wm. Faith was killed.
June 29, 1904:
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wallace are moving to the Stanley home. They swapped places with Mark Stanley.
July 9, 1904:
The body of a young woman was found floating down the river this morning. It was Miss Grace Hill of Webbers Falls, I.T. On the fourth she and some other young folks were crossing the river in a skiff, going to a picnic. The boat ran among some willows and capsized.
July 19, 1904:
Roy Moore and Selma Eichenberger were married.
July 30, 1904:
Sister Nettie Hudson, Bro. Hodges and Bro. B.L. Jones are conducting the camp meeting this year.
Aug 2, 1904:
Have just heard that Adrian Eichenberger fell from the platform of a train and one arm was cut off.
Aug 17, 1904:
Little Walter Clinton died. On 12th he was badly burned from playing with matches and set his clothes on fire.
Aug 26, 1904:
Mr. Jim Warner died at 7pm.
Sept 21, 1904:
It has just been announced that Mr. Eugene Stevens and Miss Frances Burke were married June 14.
Sept 30, 1904:
Bros. E.M. Roach and J. M. Coake are conducting a very successful revival at White Oak crossroads.
Oct 1, 1904:
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Felker moved into the old Alden hotel today. (this hotel stood on the lot where the Ford garage is today.)
Oct 11, 1904:
Raymond, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Moore, started to California today.
Oct 22, 1904:
Laid the corner stone of the new court house today. I put in a history of the “Hail” family. Judge W.W. Mansfield made a speech. He said, “This county was cut from Crawford county in 1837. Alfred Henry was the first county judge; Samuel Evans the first county clerk; Jesse Miller the first sheriff. Asessor’s list was 330. Ozark was founded by Archibald Yell, David Walker and William Hail. First county court held in Feb 1838. First circuit court in June 1838. This is the fourth court house built by the county. The first one was built in 1839; was only 20 feet square and had nine windows. The second one, which was burned during the Civil Was, was built in 1848. It was very much like the third one which stood on this spot and has recently been town down. The third one was built in 1871.” The Masons had charge of the laying of the corner stone.
Dec 7, 1904:
Dr. Jacobs died today of swamp fever, at his home in Webb City.
Dec 13, 1904:
Mr. A.C. Gardner and Clora Colburn were married.
Dec 22, 1904:
Whitney Johnson and Jennie Lackey were married.
1905
Jan 5, 1905:
Davis Williams and Walk Quaile have sold their grocery store to W.P. Richardson.
Jan 5, 1905:
Claude Carter has sold his interest in the Cox-Carter business to Cox, who will move it to the Indian Territory soon.
Jan 24, 1905:
Farris Greer and Maggie Hendrix were married.
Feb 15, 1905:
Geo. Cox and wife Mittie, left today, going to the Indian Nation to reside.
March 14, 1905:
Eugene Hail has bought the Geo. Cox home in west part of town and moved to it today. He sold his home (now occupied by Alec Nichols) to Mr. Keeton from Webb City.
Mar 22, 1905:
Bean Collins and family are moving to California. Started today.
Mar 31 1905:
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Chew are occupying the home of Mrs. M.A. Hail. Mrs. Chew’s grandmother, Mrs. Harris, lives with them.
Apr 15, 1905:
Mr. Ed Witt and Eva Elsey were married.
Apr 25, 1905:
A strange woman came to the house of “Aunt” Mary Phil (colored) and left a little dark eyed, pretty baby boy.
Apr 30, 1905:
Mrs. May Cowen Shew took the little babe which was left with Mary Phil.
May 2, 1905:
Bert McLane died at his home in Clarksville today. His wife was Miss Orelsis Huggins of Ozark.
May 15, 1905:
Mr. C.C. Colburn gave his Sunday school class an ice cream and strawberry supper at 6pm.
May 22, 1905:
Mr. Hansberry, father of Dr. A.J. Hansberry, died this morning.
May 25, 1905:
Jim Henry Fleeman died this morning at five o’clock. So sad for a young man to die. He would have been 20 years old July 14.
June 14, 1905:
Bro. Coake has resigned as pastor of the Presbyterian church and he and family are leaving today.
July 12, 1905:
Richard Swindler and Sena Milton were married.
July 13, 1905:
Dr. J.C. Bridges sold his home to Daniel Jeffers. Mr. J. M. Hopper occupies this home now.
July 19, 1905:
The passenger train was wrecked just this side of the slate cut east of town this morning about three o’clock. No one killed, but quite a number badly hurt; several of them are at the Haberer Hotel. Ed Milton (our sheriff) was badly hurt. Running too fast around the curve caused the wreck. Joe Haines was the engineer. They used the bell of our town clock for the first time as an alarm for people to come and help care for the wounded.
July 30, 1905:
“Uncle” Billie Crawford died at the home of Dr. Rambo at White Oak station.
July 31, 1905:
I spent the day at the camp meeting, enjoyed the service. Dr. Carridine is conducting the meeting.
Sept 18, 1905:
John Bonds is putting up a merry-go-round in the Jennings & Treadway wagon yard.
Sept 30, 1905:
Mr. W.W. Jennings died at 8:30pm. I do not suppose any man in town would be missed more than Mr. Jennings. He has been superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school for 31 years.
Oct 13, 1905:
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Walker announce the birth of a daughter, Mabel.
Nov 7, 1905:
Mr. John Cary died in Stigler, I.T. Will bring him here for burial.
Nov 10, 1905:
There is a band of seven Salvation Army folks here. They hold a service on the street every day and at the Methodist church at night. Mr. and Mrs. Dimmerline are in charge of the band.
Nov 20, 1905:
“Aunt” Dicy Flanigan (colored) died.
Dec 6, 1905:
Garland Williams and Kathrine Barham were married.
Jan 29, 1906:
George Fleeman started to California today.
Feb 25, 1906:
Eugene Hail’s new home is finished. He and family are moving in today. (Owned now by Mr. Chas. Matthews)
Mar 8, 1906:
Heard today of the death of Mrs. Nole Berry McLane at Ft. Smith.
Mar 9, 1906:
Our dear, devoted, sacrificing mother, Mrs. M.A. Hail, passed from this life at noon today, age 81.
Mar 22, 1906:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swindler announce the birth of a son, M.B.
Mar 29, 1906:
Held primaries yesterday and Lin Johnston who was running for county judge and came out so strong for temperance, was defeated; I am sorry.
Apr 6, 1906:
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Johnson announce the birth of a daughter, Mamie.
May 30, 1906:
Miss Lona Corley gave her musical exhibition at 7pm in the YMCA hall.
June 20, 1906:
Heard Carrie Nation, the great temperance worker, lecture at the court house.
June 27, 1906:
Dr. Walker and Miss Emily Hays were married in the Methodist church.
July 13, 1906:
Mr. and Mrs Walter Clinton announce the birth of a son, Clark.
Aug 3, 1906:
Mr. John Brown and Mrs. Eliza Crawford were married.
Aug 3, 1906:
Bro. Harney is conducting the camp meting this year. He is a splendid evangelist and has lots of converts.
Aug 21, 1906:
Mr. John Davis and Emma Eichenberger were married at Manitou.
Aug 22, 1906:
Mrs. Flora Eichenberger has sold her Manitou property to Mr. Sherman who will conduct a holiness school there.
Sept 8, 1906:
Sam McLane has resigned as assistant postmaster and will take charge of rural route No. 3.
Sept 24, 1906:
Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Moore announce the birth of a daughter, Grace.
Sept 26, 1906:
Rev. Steve Burke and his singer, Prof. Crosier, are conducting a meeting at the Presbyterian church.
Sept 30, 1906:
Mr. Wm. Richardson is having his home remodeled while his wife is visiting their two daughters in Seattle, Wash.
Oct 7, 1906:
Bro. Burke’s meeting closed. Had about sixty conversions.
Oct 26, 1906:
Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Haynes announce the birth of a son, John.
Nov 4, 1906:
Mr. Charley Shaver and Miss Bertha Chancey were married.
Nov 24, 1906:
Mark Stanley sold his home (the Wallace place) to Mr. Bill Wagner.
Dec 4, 1906:
Miss Florence Corley died on the train on her way to Stroud, I.T.
1907
Feb 27, 1907:
Rob Chew has opened a dry goods store in the old Glenn brick building.
Mar 5, 1907:
Mr. Joe McKinney was buried today out at his old home place. He died in the Indian Territory.
Mar 20, 1907:
There is some excitement about a comet that is said to be traveling this way and will destroy this earth on the 22nd.
Apr 12, 1907:
Mr. Henry Webb died this morning at 9 o’clock.
May 5, 1907:
Reorganized the Methodist Sunday School. Elected Walter Clinton, superintendent; Dr. Thos. Douglass, first vice; Mr. John Floyd, second vice; W.C. Bill, chorister; Mrs. T. Moore, historian.
May 18, 1907:
Mrs. Calloway died at four o’clock this morning. Grandmother of J.P. and Jas. Chancey.
June 5, 1907:
Ouita Carter died. Was a daughter of Mr. Benham Carter.
June 24, 1907:
Mark Stanley is building a two-story house on the street next to the river.
June 24, 1907:
Ed Milton is building a brick store building on the lot where the ten-pin alley stood.
June 24, 1907:
The walls of the brick store buildings on the west side of the square, where my father’s store stood, are going up nicely. They belong to John Bryant and Harley Russell.
July 7, 1907:
Received a letter from Henry Cready, Jr., of Pocatello, Idaho, saying he has a job as engineer on railroad. He says they call him the “Kid engineer from Arkansas.” He is 21 years old.
Aug 12, 1907:
An awful hail storm this afternoon, wind was from the east; almost all the windows on the east side of all three of the churches were broken. R.H. Strong and Elias Hill will have to recover their store buildings.
Aug 25, 1907:
Mr. and Mrs. June P. Clayton announce the birth of a son, Junius.
Sept 1, 1907:
Mrs. Maud Richardson Allen is here on a visit from her home in Idaho.
Sept 5, 1907:
Oscar Floyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Floyd, died. He was an exceptionally good boy.
Oct 8, 1907:
Mrs. H.H. Hall had ten ladies to spend the day with her at her home about two miles northwest of town. Those present were Mrs. W.W. Adams, Miss Ella Blackburn, Mrs. A.D. Reynolds, Mrs. Geo. Russell, Mrs. J.B. Carter, Mrs. Henry Webb, Mrs. J.S. Turner, Mrs. Beuckman, Mrs. W.C. Bill, Mrs. T. Moore.
Oct 24, 1907:
Carl Strong and Rob Eichenberger started to Oregon.
Nov 8, 1907:
Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Reynolds announce the birth of a son, James.
Nov 10, 1907:
Visited the C.P. church today and heard their new preacher, Bro. Bass.
Nov 17, 1907:
Bro. W.T. Thompson is sent back to this (Methodist) church as pastor for another year.
Nov 17, 1907:
Jim Flanigan (colored) son of Katie Flanigan, was killed in an elevator in a hotel at Little Rock.
Dec 7, 1907:
Mr. J.C. Cook died this afternoon at 5 o’clock. Father of Mrs. J.T. Greer and Mrs. L.O. Fisher.
Dec 13, 1907:
Two bazaars today. The Methodist ladies have theirs in the postoffice window and the Presbyterian ladies have theirs in J.T. Greer’s window.
Dec 18, 1907:
Monta Adams and Myrtle Johnson were married.
1908
Jan 6, 1908:
Chas. Butner and Eva Keeton were married.
Jan 10, 1908:
Floyd Hoss and Ada Bet Carter were married.
Jan 16, 1908:
Mr. H.S. Ramsden died after a long illness.
Jan 24, 1908:
Old Lady Roberts died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Al Vaughan.
Feb 18, 1908:
Mr. R.H. Strong received a telegram announcing the death of Mr. B.L. Jones in Los Angeles, California.
Mar 16, 1908:
Mrs. McEwen (was Rose Scroggins) died at 5pm.
Mar 31, 1908:
The past week the Peoples Bank closed the Beuckman store, also The Ozark Dry Goods Co. Bueckman has sold his home and is leaving here.
Apr 12, 1908:
John Davidson found a boy about 17 years old about three miles west of town on the railroad badly hurt, skull crushed. They brought him to the Bristow Hotel; suppose his name is James Fox and lived in Montgomery county.
Apr 16, 1908:
James Fox, the boy John Davidson found on the railroad died, never regained consciousness; did not speak a word in the four days.
May 30, 1908:
S.H. Bell and family have moved to the Ross place. Going to have their home torn down and a new stone residence built on the lot. The stone is being hauled now.
June 23, 1908:
Robert Steele and Mabel McIlroy were married.
June 25, 1908:
D.C. Williams and family are here visiting relatives. They live in Booneville now.
June 27, 1908:
Dr. J.C. Bridges sold his home to Jack Nichols. (This home is just north of the new Gulf filling station)
June 30, 1908:
Remains of Mandy Hays (colored) were brought here from Muscogee and buried.
May 2, 1909:
Mrs. Bettie Williams, wife of D.C. Williams, died at Booneville, Will bury her here tomorrow.May 7, 1909:
Held our last service in the old church. Mr. Clinton, Mr. W.W. Cotton and Bro. Bass spoke. I read a history of the church and Sunday school. Then all went out on the church lawn and broke dirt for the new church. A member of each class shoveled dirt. The teachers of each class and the member who shoveled dirt for that class is as follows: Class No. 1, Mrs. Nannie Russell, teacher; little Clark Clinton and little James Reynolds. 2, Mrs. J.M. Wells, teacher; Alex Treadway, Jr. 3, Mrs. R.M. Wildman, teacher; Panline Clayton. 4, W.C. Bill, teacher; Benham Carter, Jr. 5, Mrs. Anna Bill, teacher; Sidner May Thompson. 6, Mary Clinton, teacher; Sam Warner. 7, Mrs. J.B. Carter, teacher. 8, Mrs. E.F. Webb, teacher; Laura Clinton. 9, Mrs. M.B. Conatser, teacher; Luther Welton. 10, Dr. Thos, Douglass, teacher. 11, B.A. Hancock, teacher. 12, Mrs. M.A. Glenn, teacher. 13, Dr. H.H. Turner, teacher. 14, Mrs. T.H. Moore, teacher; Mrs Alice Treadway. 15, Judge Wells, teacher. 16, Mrs. George McGlumphy, teacher; Fredrick Russell. 17, J.A. Swaim, teacher; Ruth Adams. Then each of the building committee shoveled dirt: M.B. Conatser, president; Walter Clinton, secretary; W.C. Bill, treasurer; John E. Bryan, Geo. W. Russell, L.L. Ford and A.D. Reynolds, members.
May 8, 1909:
Commenced to tear the old church down. Claud Talley is at work himself tearing the belfry down.
1909
May 2, 1909:
Celebrated the 36th anniversary of the Methodist Sunday School, also reorganized. Elected Walter Clinton, supt; Dr. Douglass, first vice supt; Mr. B.A. Hancock, second vice; A.D. Reynolds, secretary; Walter Maxey, asst. sec; A.H. Treadway, treasurer; Frank Gosnell, librarian; Arthur DuPreast, asst. librarian; Ruth Blaylock, organist; Veta Valentine, asst. organist; Edna Hancock, chorister; W.C. Bill, asst. chorister; Mrs. T. Moore, historian; Mrs. J.M. Wells, memorials.
May 15, 1909:
Mr. and Mrs. Farris Greer announce the birth of a son. Named him John Sterling.
May 18, 1909:
Let the contract to Claude Talley for the new stone Methodist church.
May 20, 1909:
Mr. Will Littleton died. Father of Arthur Littleton.
May 25, 1909:
Bro. Burke has been conducting a revival meeting since the 9th in a tent in front of the Baptist church. His singer is named Hobbs. The meeting closed tonight. Had about fifty conversions. So far six have joined the Methodist church and 18 have joined the Presbyterian.
May 29, 1909:
Mr. and Mrs. Monta Adams announce the birth of twins – a boy and a girl, John William and Frances.
June 1, 1909:
Little Frances Adams, one of the twins, died today.
June 15, 1909:
Have just heard of the death of Mrs. Wm. Felker in Washington State.
June 23, 1909:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steele announce the birth of a son.
June 23, 1909:
Mr. Fulks’ barn burned on the Ned Walker place. Mr. Wm. Richardson’s store at Dyer burned also.
June 24, 1909:
Carl Strong and Daisy Milton were married.
June 29, 1909:
Champe Bell and Ethel Davidson were married.
July 1, 1909:
Our town papers, The Ozark Democrat and The Ozark Enterprise have consolidated and now the name is “The Democrat Enterprise.” Mr. Gene Stevens sold The Enterprise to Mr. Colburn.
July 1, 1909:
The owners of the picture show, Richard Swindler and Orkney Milton, have built an airdome on the corner lot west of the Democrat office. The lot where the opera house burned.
July 6, 1909:
Alonzo Miller and Miss Lona Corley were married at Cordel, Okla.
July 10, 1909:
Celebrated the 100th anniversary of the town of Ozark. Had a beautiful parade, lots of pretty floats and decorated buggies. Mrs. Gochenour and Mrs. Wakefield took first prize; their buggy represented a big water lily, had two horses, one in front of the other. Miss Mollie Parks took second prize. Mrs. Gene Stevens, third prize. The girls who had attended Galloway College had a beautiful float. Thousands of people in town and had a big time.
July 11, 1909:
Mr. F. Hildebrandt was found dead in a cornfield near Popping.
July 12, 1909:
Bro. Roswell Moore died today.
July 13, 1909:
The house occupied by the Warner children burned. It stood east of Aunt Sal Littleton’s and north of Mr. Bill Davidson’s home.
July 26, 1909:
The Ed Milton and Jeff McIlroy fishing party have gone on a camping trip out near the old Spanish mine. W.C. Bill went with them.
Aug 16, 1909:
Hottest day of the summer, the government thermometer at W.W. Adams’ home registered 105.
Aug 16, 1909:
Mr. John Stanley died today.
Aug 20, 1909:
Mr. C.C. Cooper and Miss Ella Blackburn were married.
Aug 24, 1909:
The Ladies Guild and the Thursday Club gave Mrs. Ella Cooper a miscellaneous shower today.Aug 20, 1909:
Mr. C.C. Cooper and Miss Ella Blackburn were married.
Aug 24, 1909:
The Ladies Guild and the Thursday Club gave Mrs. Ella Cooper a miscellaneous shower today.
Sept 12, 1909:
The meeting at the camp ground closed. Had the best preacher this year they have ever had, I think, Rev. Ed Ferguson. About 80 conversions. There were bout 25 camps this year; I camped with Mrs. Wm. RichardsonOct 4, 1909:
Mrs. Sallie Mansfield died at 11:30pm. All of her children are here.
Nov 3, 1909:
Jim Quaile died at his home in Coal Hill.
Nov 20, 1909:
Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Ford announce the birth of a daughter.
Nov 25, 1909:
Thanksgiving service was held in the Presbyterian church. Bro. Ruth, the Christian minister, delivered the sermon. Bro. Roach led the prayer, Bro. Bass read the scripture, and Bro. McClumphy talked at the close.
Nov 30, 1909:
Arthur DuPreast has given up the rural route he has had so long.
Dec 3, 1909:
Rob Chew failed in business and his store is closed.
Dec 11, 1909:
Mr. Bill Wagner’s nice two-story house burned.
Dec 30, 1909:
Stump Mandy (colored) married a few days ago; married a strange negro.
Dec 30, 1909:
Sam Mullen has resigned his position in the postoffice. Dennis Davis takes his place.
1910
Feb 1, 1910:
Mrs. Leaser died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sil Greer and Mr. Greer.
Feb 8, 1910:
D.C. Williams and children have moved into one of Flora Eichenberger’s houses down on Quaile’s lane.
Feb 14, 1910:
Bro. O’Bryan, our Presiding elder, conducted the laying of the corner stone of the new stone church.
Feb 15, 1910:
Mrs. Ebenezar Bourland died today about noon.
Feb 18, 1910:
A.D. Reynolds is quitting the Valley Bank and John Bryan takes his place, and Finis Stockton takes Bryan’s place in the Peoples Bank.
Mar 15, 1910:
The stone opera house built by Mr. H.B. Bartleson is finished. Mr. John Freeze was the contractor.
Apr 4, 1910:
Have just heard of the death of Bean Collins in California.
Apr 10, 1910:
The Christians have moved the old Self home back on the lot and have commenced building a church on the corner of the lot.
Apr 19, 1910:
Mag Montague bought the Hill-Williams stock of goods.
Apr 25, 1910:
Eugene Hail is moving to his new home over on the bluff.
May 22, 1910:
Grover Wagner and Lizzie Bryan were married and started to Hot Springs.
June 3, 1910:
Public school closes. The graduates are Tod Richardson, Anna Joyce Johnston, Edmond Cotton and Curtis Hooper.
June 10, 1910:
Vera Littleton died at 10pm.
June 21, 1910:
Frank Gosnell and Miss Frank Carter were married in Fort Smith.
June 29, 1910:
Mrs. Lizzie Adams gave a dinner today. Those present were Mrs. Sula Fleeman, Miss Wal Fleeman, Mrs. Flora Eichenberger, Mrs. Bessie Turner, Mrs. Jennie Donnell, Mrs. Ella Woolum, Mrs. Anna Butler, Miss Lizzie Butler, Mrs. Tat Carter, Mrs. Mamie Bill, Mrs. T. Moore.
July 1, 1910:
A Tuberculosis sanatorium is being built at Booneville, and Claud Talley has the contract. Byrd Walker is over there working for Claud.
July 19, 1910:
Mrs. Rans Alston died at 10pm. Mother of Mrs. Anna Bill.
Aug 4, 1910:
Had a balloon ascension today, the man took a goose up with him. He came down just east of the fill east of the cemetery. The goose came down at the old Greer place west of town where Charley Williams lives.
Aug 15, 1910:
Bro. Joe Ramsey, a little blind preacher, began a meeting at our church; the church is not yet finished, but we can have services there if it doesn’t rain.
August 31, 1910:
Bro. Joe Ramsey’s meeting closed and there were 20 joined our church.
Sept 5, 1910:
William Jennings Bryan spoke in the court house yard at 8pm. He spoke on amendment No. 20, The Initiative and Referendum, to refer all laws passed by the legislature to the people for them to vote on.
Sept 11, 1910:
Mrs. Flora Eichenberger received a telegram to come to Milton, Oregon, that her son, Paine, was near death.
1911
1912
Dec 26, 1912:
Carrol Milton and Elinor Mallory were married.
1913
Jan 3, 1913:
Senator Jeff Davis died this morning at Little Rock
Jan 5, 1913:
Mrs. P.F. Webb died this morning at her home in Ozark.
Jan 5, 1913:
Miss Amanda Turner died today out in the country.
Jan 6, 1913:
Mr. Rice and family came to Ozark to reside for awhile.
Jan 6, 1913:
Dr. Green, the wonderful surgeon of Little Rock, committed suicide by shooting himself. Ill health was the cause.
Jan 6, 1913:
Martin Crouch, the blind man of Watalula, died today.
Jan 16, 1913:
J.S. Turner has resigned as cashier of the Peoples Bank and Harley Russell takes his place and Finis Stockton takes the assistant cashier’s place.
May 30, 1913:
The graduates from our high school this year are Gelene Nichols, Margaret Horton, Wallace Milton, Robert Reynolds, Lacy Felker, Mildred Nichols, Eloise Snelling, Mary Dowell, Una Stockton, Hattie Bet Stanley and Sidney May Thompson.
June 21, 1913:
Bro. I.L. Burrow died at his home in Altus last night.
June 24, 1913:
Mr. and Mrs. Ottie Haberer announce the birth of a daughter. Their second daughter.
June 28, 1913:
Dr. and Mrs. Warren announce the birth of a son, George.
June 29, 1913:
George Davis and Miss Phoebe Helberg were married.
July 1, 1913:
Mr. Bill Wagner died at a hospital in Fort Smith. Will be buried tomorrow at Lonelm.
July 6, 1913:
Had quite a storm from the east; blew trees down and broke a window in the front of Dr. Ed Blackburn’s drug store, but we are thankful for the big rain which came with it.
July 11, 1913:
Mr. and Mrs. Montie Adams announce the birth of a son, Paul.
1914
Jan 24, 1914:
John F. Maxey died in a hospital in Little Rock at 9pm. Will be buried here the 26th.
Feb 3, 1914:
Mr. Lewis Scott died yesterday. His funeral service will be this afternoon in the country.
Feb 3, 1914:
Mr. Jobe Addy died at his home in the country.
Feb 3, 1914:
Marvin Holland and wife Mary who have been in quarantine since Jan 17, were released today. Marvin, a traveling man, came home with smallpox at that time and was quarantined.
Feb 5, 1914:
Mrs. Joe Johnston died last night.
Febg 7, 1914:
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davidson announce the birth of a daughter, Caroline.
Feb 10, 1914:
Mrs. Anna Bill’s S.S. class and Mr. Z.S. Thompson’s class gave a Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. Nannie Russell. Made $10.10.
Feb 11, 1914:
The “Butt-ins” came to our house today, they were Mrs. Wildman, Mrs. Jennie Donnell, Mrs. Nannie Russell, Mrs. Sadie Ramsden, Mrs. Geo. Brockman, Mrs. Jim Blackburn, Mrs. Gardner Dean, Mrs. Maude Moore, Mrs. Jim Bill.
Feb 11, 1914:
Lee Greer, son of Mr. Jet Greer, died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Feb 11, 1914:
Mrs. Grace Bill, Mrs. Myrtle Adams and Mrs. Gardner Dean entertained at the home of Mrs. Bill. It was raining so the guests went over in the wagonette.
Feb 11, 1914:
Methodist Auxiliary gave their chicken dinner in the building north of George Russell’s store; made $42. this is the fifth chicken dinner we have had, always on the first day of circuit court. In all we have made $169.
Feb 17, 1914:
Eugene Hail sold his jewelry and stationery, in front of post office, to Pit Chancey.
Feb 18, 1914:
Judge Jeptha Evans will not be a candidate for circuit judge this time. He has had this office about 21 years.
Feb 27, 1914:
Went to an entertainment at the Public school, Mr. Dave Ford, principal. Teachers are Mr. Robert Austin, Miss Ethel Garrett, Miss Willie Bryan, Miss Elgin Milton, Miss Poe and Mrs. Edna Reynolds.
Mar 7, 1914:
Frank Gosnell opened a drug store in Webb City one day this week.
Mar 13, 1914:
Mamie and Nannie Russell have gone to Fort Smith on the Dinky for the day.
March 17, 1914:
Mrs. D.B. Anderson gave a St. Patrick’s party; 28 present.
Mar 19, 1914:
Mrs. Sarah (Aunt Sal) Littleton died in Los Angeles, Cal.
March 25, 1914:
Democratic primary today. Later – Jeff McIlroy nominated for sheriff. Hill of Dahoma and Allen Nixon, representatives; Waterfield and Hill still hold the office of clerks. Cochran got the nomination for circuit judge over Sam Chew.
Apr 20, 1914:
Ladies of the Christian church gave a reception for the societies of the other churches at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Farris Greer. Silver offering $9.25.
Apr 21, 1914:
Mrs. Anna Bill started today to Grand Island, Nebraska, to visit her daughter Louie and husband Ward Rice.
1915
Mar 16, 1915:
Tom Fleeman took charge of post office.
Mar 17, 1915:
Fannie Titsworth (colored) died.
Apr 11, 1915:
Bro. Galloway had family day at our church today. Mr. M.H. Sossamon from the country had the largest family there, 14 members in this family.
Apr 21, 1915:
Fount Quesenbury, Sadie Ramsden’s brother, is very sick in a Ft. Smith hospital, was operated on for appendicitis.
Apr 29, 1915:
Mrs. Ada Chancey, wife of M.M. Chancey, died at her home near the camp ground.
May 2, 1915:
Forty-second anniversary of the Methodist S.S. Elected John E. Bryan, supt; W.C. Bill, 1st vice supt; Robert Reynolds, 2d vice supt; Walter Maxey, sec’y; Miss Ella Harlan, pianist; Chester Thompson, librarian; T. Moore, historian; M.B. Conatser, treas.
May 28, 1915
The river is very high; it is almost up to Jeff Councils house.
May 29, 1915:
Mrs. Henry Webb and Mrs. John Johnson gave a shower at the home of Mrs. Webb for Miss Ella Harlan.
June 2, 1915:
John Carter McIlroy and Miss Ella Harlan were married in the Methodist church. Bro. Galloway said the ceremony. Little Robert Steele, ring-bearer. The decorations were beautiful, the bride and groom stood under a large umbrella which was covered with flowers.
June 15, 1915:
Went to a silver tea at the home of Mrs. Jennie Donnell.
June 15, 1915:
Harley Russell, agent, has sold eight more automobiles.
July 14, 1915:
Mrs. T.C. Moore and Miss Jettie Moore started to the Pan American Exposition at San Francisco, California. Will be gone three months.
July 21, 1915:
Warwick Nickell died in Fort Smith.
July 30, 1915:
Mr. and Mrs. Monta Adams announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth.
Aug 3, 1915:
The Ladies Guild butted-in on Mrs. Della Maxey and daughter, Mrs. Rose Cooper. Nineteen present and all enjoyed it.
Aug 3, 1915:
I visited Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Lillian Douglass and Bro. W.J. Davis this afternoon. All are very sick.
Aug 15, 1915:
Mr. Reeder Forrest died at 3am.
Aug 17, 1915:
Jack Nichols died in a hospital in Little Rock at 5am. Will be buried here tomorrow.
1916
1917
1918
May 2, 1918
Mrs. Mollie came for a short visit.
May 3, 1918:
Bro. LeRoy, Methodist pastor; Bro. Teague, Presbyterian pastor, and Bro. Moore, Nazarene pastor, are putting up a tent just west of the court house yard for a protracted meeting.
May 11, 1918:
Mrs. Ann Duncan was drowned this afternoon. She and her son were going home from town in a buggy and drove into a deep creek.
June 1, 1918:
Claude Ganner and Norma Champ King were married at the Methodist church, Bro. W.J. LeRoy performed the marriage service.
June 8, 1918:
Had an almost total eclipse of the sun this afternoon about six o’clock. It was so dark the chickens went to roost.
1919
Apr 29, 1919:
Mr. Joe Williams was buried here today. He lived near the camp ground.
Apr 29, 1919:
Dr. Douglass and family left for Annapolis, Md., to visit Benham Carter, who is in school there. Mrs. Carter and daughter, Rebecca, and Fannie Taylor have been there with Benham about two weeks.
May 11, 1919:
Mr. C.C. Colburn died this morning at ten minutes before six o’clock.
May 10, 1919:
Genie Greer arrived home from over sea.
May 23, 1919:
Sid Forrest bought Mr. Colburn’s interest in the Democrat-Enterprise.
May 26, 1919:
Mrs. Wallace Carter died last night.
May 29, 1919:
Gurney Walker arrived home from over sea.
June 2, 1919:
Willie Russell and Sidney May Thompson were married at Conway.
June 10, 1919:
Hardin Guthrie arrived with his bride.
June 22, 1919:
Mr. Alex Treadway, Mr. L.L. Ford, and Mrs. Nannie Russell have gone to Camp Pike, Little Rock, to meet Co. K., which has just arrived from France. Several Ozark boys belong to Co K.
Oct 11, 1919:
Ben Edgin died today at 3 o’clock.
Oct 20, 1919:
John Sax was killed today when he fell from the roof of his house.
Oct 22, 1919:
Mr and Mrs. Claude Ganner announce the birth of a son. Mrs. Ganner was Miss Norma Champ King.
Oct 27, 1919:
Dr. Kennon has bought the M.V. Waterfield place. Paid $2,500.
Oct 29, 1919:
Judge Little of Fort Smith, who was shot by his brother-in-law on the 25th, died on the way to St. Louis.
Oct 29, 1919:
Mrs. M.A. Brinks was buried today. She died yesterday sitting in her chair.
Oct 30, 1919:
Have just heard that Mr. Sid Crawford and Mrs. Warwick Nickell were married the 26th in Fort Smith.
Nov 14, 1919:
Sam McLane sold his home to M.M. Chancey, $1,500.
Nov 22, 1919:
Mr. O. McKinsey will killed in the machinery of John Bond’s gin in Webb City.
1920
April 29, 1920:
Mr. and Mrs. Ottie Haberer announce the birth of a son, Albert.
Apr 30, 1920:
Mrs. Sam R. Chew died at Van Buren after a long illness.
Apr 30, 1920:
The Electric Light Co. have extended their lights to Webb City, have just got them going.
May 2, 1920:
Celebrated the 47th anniversary of our Sunday school. There were 16 of the original members thee: Mr. and Mrs. Billie Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Adams, Mrs Alice Treadway, T.C. Moore, Mrs. May Bill, Mrs. Ella Cooper, Mrs. Mary Cary, Mrs. Jennie Sanders, Mrs Allie Montague Williams, Mr. Mag Montague, Mrs. Laura Wallace, Mrs. Daisy Burrow, Mrs. Ellen Jennings, Mrs. T. Moore, Dr. H.H. Turner. Those who had charge of the Cradle Roll gave a little program and had there a little white cradle, and in this cradle was Mrs. Ruth Adams King’s little babe Corrine, asleep.
May 25, 1920:
Message came today telling of the death of Mr. Fears, of Eufaula, Okla. Husband of Mrs. Edna Carter Fears.
May 26, 1920:
The first airplane to land here landed today at 6:30pm, in Joel Arrington’s field north of town. The owner of the plane was J.I. Barnett, of Vian, Okla.
June 5, 1920:
Eugene Hail, my beloved and only brother, passed from this life to eternity at 10pm.
June 11, 1920:
Mr. Wm. Milton died at the age of 93.
June 12, 1920:
Mr. Wm. Milton’s funeral service was held at the White Oak church. The Masons took part in the service.
June 12, 1920:
Bro. Norman Guice, an evangelist, is conducting a protracted meeting at the Methodist church. He delivered a fine sermon today on “Will a Man Rob God.” He said, “If you do not contribute to God’s cause, hear me my friends, you will pay, you will pay and that with compound interest in doctor bills and other calamities.”
June 17, 1920:
News came today of the death of Miss Texas Spillman at the home of her niece, Mrs. Leta Greer Cunningham in El Paso, Tex., June 4.
June 17, 1920:
Have just heard of the marriage of Roy Bell and Miss Willie Vivian Quinn, June 8 in Little Rock.
June 22, 1920:
Mrs. May Cowan Shew was buried here today. She died at her home in Fort Smith.
July 4, 1920:
Champ Bell is dangerously ill at Manitou Springs.
July 5, 1920:
Jim Oliver (colored), Mart Oliver’s son, died at 10pm. He was a solider in the World war.
July 19, 1920:
Champ Bell died at Manitou Springs.
July 20, 1920:
Mr. Jesse Hill, father of Will Hill, died at his home in west part of town.
July 29, 1920:
Ellen Jennings and Mr. Carlisle Ellis were married in Little Rock.
July 30, 1920:
Harley Russell is building a stone garage on the lot west of Billie Glenn’s store.
Aug 6, 1920:
Mr. C.L. Mallory died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Milton.
Aug 28, 1920:
This is the 50th wedding anniversary of Bro. E. M. Roach and wife, and their friends from Johnson county sent them $105.00 in gold, and they were given $50.00 in gold by Ozark friends.
Sept 2, 1920:
Mrs. C.C. Colburn sold her home in north part of town to R.S. Jeffers for $2,700:
Sept 9, 1920:
Gurney Walker left today for St. Louis where he will attend a school of pharmacy.
Sept 21, 1920:
Mr. Donnell, father of Rev. John T. Donnell, died today.
Sept 25, 1920:
Mrs. Z.S. Thompson died today in Fort Smith.
Sept 26, 1920:
Harold Russell and Lois Davidson were married today at high noon, and left at once for Shawnee, Okla.
Oct 3, 1920:
Mrs. Emma Wilson, one of the teachers to our school, died today. She was the mother of Mrs. Ernest Bateman.
Oct 5, 1920:
George Muc---ore sold his home to Dr. Gibbons, $5,000.
Nov. 9, 1920:
Ottie Haberer died today in St. Edward’s hospital, Fort Smith
1921
April 29, 1920:
Mr. and Mrs. Ottie Haberer announce the birth of a son, Albert.
Apr 30, 1920:
Mrs. Sam R. Chew died at Van Buren after a long illness.
Apr 30, 1920:
The Electric Light Co. have extended their lights to Webb City, have just got them going.
May 2, 1920:
Celebrated the 47th anniversary of our Sunday school. There were 16 of the original members thee: Mr. and Mrs. Billie Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Adams, Mrs Alice Treadway, T.C. Moore, Mrs. May Bill, Mrs. Ella Cooper, Mrs. Mary Cary, Mrs. Jennie Sanders, Mrs Allie Montague Williams, Mr. Mag Montague, Mrs. Laura Wallace, Mrs. Daisy Burrow, Mrs. Ellen Jennings, Mrs. T. Moore, Dr. H.H. Turner. Those who had charge of the Cradle Roll gave a little program and had there a little white cradle, and in this cradle was Mrs. Ruth Adams King’s little babe Corrine, asleep.
May 25, 1920:
Message came today telling of the death of Mr. Fears, of Eufaula, Okla. Husband of Mrs. Edna Carter Fears.
May 26, 1920:
The first airplane to land here landed today at 6:30pm, in Joel Arrington’s field north of town. The owner of the plane was J.I. Barnett, of Vian, Okla.
June 5, 1920:
Eugene Hail, my beloved and only brother, passed from this life to eternity at 10pm.
June 11, 1920:
Mr. Wm. Milton died at the age of 93.
June 12, 1920:
Mr. Wm. Milton’s funeral service was held at the White Oak church. The Masons took part in the service.
June 12, 1920:
Bro. Norman Guice, an evangelist, is conducting a protracted meeting at the Methodist church. He delivered a fine sermon today on “Will a Man Rob God.” He said, “If you do not contribute to God’s cause, hear me my friends, you will pay, you will pay and that with compound interest in doctor bills and other calamities.”
June 17, 1920:
News came today of the death of Miss Texas Spillman at the home of her niece, Mrs. Leta Greer Cunningham in El Paso, Tex., June 4.
June 17, 1920:
Have just heard of the marriage of Roy Bell and Miss Willie Vivian Quinn, June 8 in Little Rock.
June 22, 1920:
Mrs. May Cowan Shew was buried here today. She died at her home in Fort Smith.
July 4, 1920:
Champ Bell is dangerously ill at Manitou Springs.
July 5, 1920:
Jim Oliver (colored), Mart Oliver’s son, died at 10pm. He was a solider in the World war.
July 19, 1920:
Champ Bell died at Manitou Springs.
July 20, 1920:
Mr. Jesse Hill, father of Will Hill, died at his home in west part of town.
July 29, 1920:
Ellen Jennings and Mr. Carlisle Ellis were married in Little Rock.
July 30, 1920:
Harley Russell is building a stone garage on the lot west of Billie Glenn’s store.
Aug 6, 1920:
Mr. C.L. Mallory died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Milton.
Aug 28, 1920:
This is the 50th wedding anniversary of Bro. E. M. Roach and wife, and their friends from Johnson county sent them $105.00 in gold, and they were given $50.00 in gold by Ozark friends.
Sept 2, 1920:
Mrs. C.C. Colburn sold her home in north part of town to R.S. Jeffers for $2,700:
Sept 9, 1920:
Gurney Walker left today for St. Louis where he will attend a school of pharmacy.
Sept 21, 1920:
Mr. Donnell, father of Rev. John T. Donnell, died today.
Sept 25, 1920:
Mrs. Z.S. Thompson died today in Fort Smith.
Sept 26, 1920:
Harold Russell and Lois Davidson were married today at high noon, and left at once for Shawnee, Okla.
Oct 3, 1920:
Mrs. Emma Wilson, one of the teachers to our school, died today. She was the mother of Mrs. Ernest Bateman.
Oct 5, 1920:
George Muc---ore sold his home to Dr. Gibbons, $5,000.
Nov. 9, 1920:
Ottie Haberer died today in St. Edward’s hospital, Fort Smith
1921
Jan 21, 1921:
Mrs. Mary Anderson died. Mother of Mrs. Stringfield and Miss Ella Anderson.
Jan 28, 1921:
Benham Carter and bride, who was Miss Jane Richardson, are here visiting his mother, Mrs. J.B. Carter. Benham belongs to the U.S. Navy.
Feb 5, 1921:
Have just heard of the death of Mrs. Jimmie Alston at Morrilton. Mrs. Anna Bill and her brother, Drew Alston, have gone down to Morrilton.
Feb 19, 1921:
Has been snowing most of the time the past two days..it is now 18 inches deep. We had the same amount of snow in February 1886. The awning in front of Mrs. Garner’s store has fallen from the weight of the snow.
Feb 19, 1921:
Mrs. Sammie Jones, daughter of Mrs. Kate Moore, died after a long illness.
Feb 20, 1921:
Henry Starr was shot at Harrison, Ark., as he and three others were robbing the bank there. This happened the 18th.
Feb 22, 1921:
Y.D. Williams and Emma Grace Bell were married at high noon. Left at once for Dallas, Texas where they will reside.
Feb 22, 1921:
Henry Starr died.
Mar 7, 1921:
The Masons gave a banquet tonight in honor of D.L. Ford as he and family are moving in a few days to Fort Smith. Good people, we are sorry they are leaving Ozark.
June 29, 1921:
Mr. Gage was killed by lightning on a farm two miles west of town.
June 30, 1921:
Have just heard of the death of Mrs. Enfield Garner Webb, which occurred in Lubbock, Texas, June 20. Age 62.
July 17, 1921:
Mr. R.M. Wildman died at 9pm. He had been sick several days, and as it was very warm he was sitting in a chair out in the yard.
July 30, 1921:
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Hyden announce the birth of a daughter, Wilma Ray.
Aug 23, 1921:
The remains of William Bateman arrived today. He was killed in France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Billie Bateman
Aug 31, 1921:
Lately there has been an addition made to our cemetery on the west. Mrs. Sammie Jones was the first one to be buried in the new part, and Mr. Wildman the second one.
Sept 3, 1921:
Mrs. Wildman has gone home with her daughter and rented her home to Leo Paul.
Sept 5, 1921:
Walk Quaile died last night in Oklahoma City. He had been in very poor health for a year. Will be buried here on the 7th.
Sept 27, 1921:
The Knights of Pythiss had a big blow-out here this afternoon. There were visitors from Fort Smith, Van Buren, Alma, Dyer, Denning, and coal Hill. The D.O. K.K’s. were here, too. Their costumes were very pretty, but the noise they made was fierce. Mrs. Bristow prepared the dinner in the armory. All went off well and had a big time and lots of fun.
1922
Aug 26, 1922:
Mr. Climer Cooper fell from a light pole and was killed in Fort Smith.
Sept 8, 1922:
Thurman Warner and Kate Quaile were married. Rev. J.T. Donnell, officiating.
Sept 12, 1922:
Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Greer, Mrs. Hickey and Charley Fuller started to California to be with Sil Greer who is very ill.
Sept 23, 1922:
Mr. Bernard Colvard and Eugenia Currier were married.
Oct 4, 1922:
Dr. Watson and Gelene Nichols were married, Rev. J.T. Donnell officiating.
Oct 4, 1922:
Whit Martin, Jerome Wilson and Dave Partain were on their way to Fort Smith, when their car turned over. Whit Martin’s arm was broken. The others not hurt much.
Oct 21, 1922:
Mrs. Willie Bryan Dowell died this morning at 8 o’clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bryan.
Oct 24, 1922:
Mrs. Edgin died at the home of her son, John Edgin.
Oct 30, 1922:
Ely Littleton and his wife Nina came on a visit from California. They have been gone from here over 18 years.
1923
Mar 1, 1923:
Mrs. Maud Hail has rooms at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Adams. She has rented her home to Mr. Arthur Metcalf, manager of the Star Store.
Mar 6, 1923:
Mr. and Mrs. Pitt Chancey announce the birth of a son, J.P., Jr.
Mar 9, 1923:
John Carter McIlroy and family moved from the Sam Mullen place to the Frank Johnston place in west part of town.
Mar 10, 1923:
Walter Faust (our pastor’s boy) about 11 years old, got the end of his thumb and two fingers blown off playing with a dynamite cap.
Mar 11, 1923:
Old lady Ponder was buried here this afternoon.
Mar 16, 1923:
Mrs. Cornee Fleeman and Mrs. Lois Russell gave an announcement party for Miss Jewell Russell, who is to be married April 12 to Mr. John Guthrie.
Mar 20, 1923:
Mrs. Jennie Greer, wife of Jet Freer, was buried at Mulberry today. She died March 12 in Los Angeles, California.
Apr 26, 1923:
Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Dowell and son Edgar and his two children moved to Fort Smith.
May 1, 1923:
Dr. A.J. Hansberry has been appointed temporary postmaster to fill Tom Fleeman’s unexpired time.
May 1, 1923:
Farl Nichols’ store burned at Altus between 10 and 12pm. Every evidence of having been set on fire.
May 6, 1923:
The fiftieth anniversary of the Methodist Sunday school. They gave a beautiful pageant, so impressive. Dr. Douglass read the history of the school for the past year. W.C. Bill was elected Supt., J.G. Wilkes, Asst. supt.; W.L. Haskew, sec.; Ralph Knapp, librarian; Mrs. Hazel Dodgen, pianist; Miss Elizabeth Davidson, assistant.
May 11, 1923:
The Pricilla club is giving a mothers’ party this afternoon at the Fleeman home. Each member to invite their mother and mother-in-law.
May 16, 1923:
Received an invitation to the graduating exercises in Muscokee, Okla., from Clark Clinton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clinton. Clark is one of the class.
May 17, 1923:
Mr. Jim King’s residence came near burning today, supposed to have caught from matches in a coat pocket which was hanging in a closet.
May 18, 1923:
Last week Lura Williams (youngest daughter of D.C. Williams) took the prize for being the most popular girl in the senior class of the Fort Smith high school. When a baby she took the prize for being the prettiest baby in Fort Smith.
May 20, 1923:
Nelson Moore and Miss Lena Mae Jackson were married near Van Buren. Paper says she is a leader in religious and social life in her community.
May 21, 1923:
Rev. D.J. Weems died in Conway, age 76. His son Clarence taught in Ozark school several years ago and is now in Korea as a missionary.
June 1, 1923:
Had the graduating exercises at our church in the evening. Tommie Douglass and Elizabeth Davidson were in the class, the others were strangers to me.
June 7, 1923:
Tom Davidson and family started in their car to California.
June 10, 1923:
A few days ago a pigeon flew into Mrs. Frank Gosnell’s yard. She caught it and it had a metal band on each leg. On one of these bands was “J.F.223505”, on the other, “6661”. Supposed to be a carrier pigeon, lost or hungry.
June 12, 1923:
James B. Ross and Jean Bill were married in Conway at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Bill.
June 12, 1923:
David L. Ford was elected mayor of Fort Smith. He received 1066 more votes than all three of his opponents put together.
June 15, 1923:
Frank Warner, Arthur Littleton and Ralph Littleton got back from Cleveland, Ohio, had been to a Grotto meeting. They visited Uncle Alvin Bill while there.
1924
1925
July 4, 1925:
Mrs. D.B. Anderson gave a dinner today in honor of her guest, Miss Pauline Galloway. The invited guests were Miss Bertie Walker, Miss Grace Lois Warner and Miss Clara King.
July 7, 1925:
Mrs. Kate Quaile Warner was bitten on the foot by a copperhead snake up on Manitou mountain.
July 9, 1925:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russell announce the birth of a son, George Wallace.
July 14, 1925:
Mrs. Tat Carter left for a two months visit to Claud Carter and wife, in Chicago, and son Benham and wife in Lakehurst, N.J.
1926
1927
1928
June 7, 1928:
Jno. R. Davidson, J.C. Wakefield, Chas. Matthews and W.C. Bill went to Bentonville today, they having been appointed a committee by the Chamber of commerce to go and look over a cheese factory there. They are thinking of putting up one here. Homer Hall went with them and all came back very much enthused over the subject.
June 8, 1928:
Rev. Stonewall Anderson died suddenly at his home in Nashville, Tenn. Bishop Boaz said at his funeral at Conway that “Dr. Anderson was a church leader and statesman, and that Arkansas has produced no greater citizen, Arkansas Methodism no greater minister, nor the Southland no greater leader than Dr. Stonewall Anderson.”
June 9, 1928:
Mr. W.E. Roam and Claudia McClellan were married.
June 9, 1928:
Mr. Wm. Fergus, age 75, died suddenly at his home at 9:30 this morning. Funeral service will be in the Methodist church tomorrow. Mr. Fergus has been sexton of this church seven years.
June 11, 1928:
Mrs. Etidorphia Jeffers died in a hospital in Fort Smith this morning.
June 11, 1928:
Mrs. Mabel Hall and Mrs. Ethel Melton gave Mrs. Pearl Gibbons Bryan a shower, “butten in” at John and Pearl’s home.
June 12, 1928:
Joe Casey committed suicide in Altus.
1929
Sept 10, 1929:
Mrs. Flora Lacy Miller is here visiting her uncle, Ed Garner and wife.
Sept 14, 1929:
The Whit Martin gin, as it was called, burned last night between 12 and 1 o’clock. It was owned by a company, Jess Brannam of Mulberry was manager. A gin burned on this same spot several years ago.
Sept 24, 1929:
Had a letter from Henry Cready, Jr. He has sold his silver fox farm at Pocatello, Idaho, and he and wife, Stella, have gone to San Diego, Calif., to reside.
Sept 24, 1929:
John Bryan Jr., left today, going to McCrory, Ark. To work in a bank. Pearl, his wife, will go later. Sorry to lose them.=========================================================================
=========================================================================(The following article was first published in the Franklin County Historical Association “Observer”, Vol 6, No. 1, July, 1985) “Old Times” (Written by Mrs. T.H. Moore, and read by her at an “Old Folks Gathering,” which was held in honor of Mrs. Nelson Moore’s birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.H. Treadway and Mr. Treadway, Ozark, Arkansas, August 24, 1916.
I can remember when we had no lights for our houses except home made candles, melted tallow and poured in molds in which the wicks had been drawn. Also when we had no cooking stoves, I think Mrs. Montague had the first cooking stove in Ozark.The first stove I remember was one my mother bought in New Orleans, La., as we were coming home from California, it was a little step stove.
Mrs. Overton Alston, Riley Wallace’ mother, had the first sewing machine we ever saw. Will Whitley brought the first piano to Ozark. We got our mail by stage about twice a week. The driver used a bugle and would sound it long and loud as he came into town with the mail.
All traveling was done by steamboat or stage coach. Our merchants would be gone a month or six weeks after goods. My father David Hail, always went to Louisville Ky., for his goods. The Arkansas river was then as it is now, would be too low for boats to run for months at a time, imagine how people would fret now to have to wait for freight that long.
We had open saloons here then, my father and family lived where the Arkansas Valley Bank building is now, and one of the saloons was run by Bob Tweedy across the street from us where Roy Bells confectionary is now. The men would crowd around that saloon door and drink and fight like a pack of dogs. I have watched them from a window in the upper story of our house, three men were shot down on our streets by drunken men. Calvin Davis, a sober young man, was killed by a drunk man named Degan. Nath Qualls and John Whittle killed each other. We had only one church and one Sunday school. The court house was a little framed building.
Then came the civil war the worst of all wars, for every one who had a grievance with his neighbor, real or imaginary, tried to get even. I remember saying to my father one night as we sat around the fire talking of the coming war, that I would surely agree to almost anything before going to war among ourselves, these United States considered the greatest Nation on earth. Father was so provoked at me he made me go to bed.If he could have seen 48 years down the stream of time, and have seen the wreck and ruin the slaying of thousands of our noblest young men and the maiming of thousands more. The tears that were shed, the hearts that were broken, the homes destroyed forever, and millions in property destroyed. We are still spending in pension to the widows and orphans of our enemy, and the pittance paid to our own, he too surely would have said agree to almost anything before going to war. We could not tell in a week all the thrilling, heartbreaking things we went through.
Ozark was sometimes occupied by the Federal army and sometimes by the confederate army, we women went to the woods and brought in our dead, made their coffins, dug their graves and buried them with our hands.
Col. Will Faith, one of our own boys, was killed 4 miles north of Ozark, my sister and some other women took a little cart with calves hitched to it out there and brought him in and we buried him, there were 40 odd bullet holes in his body. James Tweedy and Billy Bond were killed on the side of the Adams mountain northeast of town. I dipped a rag in the spring and washed Jim’s face, there was a bullet hole in his forehead. He was our nearest neighbor’s son. Willis Jackson and Miles Williams were killed out west of town, we brought Willis here and buried him, Miles mother took him home out on White Oak.Eleven years later I saw Willis and Will Faith taken up from the grave where we had laid them in the old cemetery and moved to the new cemetery a little farther west of town.
One day I saw the Feds chase Riley Wallace and some others down Barcliff’s lane east of town, shooting a perfect shower of bullets at them; their horses were running as if they understood it to be a chase between life and death.
We wove cloth and made our dresses. We would wash cotton in a lather of soap as we could not spin unwashed cotton. When dry we carded it and spun it, then colored the thread with cedar tops which colors gray or drab. When we wanted the thread black we used green walnut hulls and bark.
You, who have never had the experience, have no idea how dependent we are on salt. Our family did not get out of salt, but some went to where old smoke houses had stood and dug up the dirt and boiled it down to get a little salt. One day two men came to our house (mother was not at home) and told sister and I that our father, who was in Texas, had told them to come to our house and tell us to give them a little salt. Sister and I gave them a half gallon of salt, almost with fear and trembling. People would come with tears in their eyes and beg for salt.
Serena Webb Turner and I crossed the river in a canoe when the river was high and drifts floating down. We had only a wash pan for a paddle. Some one had called us from Webb City and said there were letters there for us from our loved ones in the army, who were then in Texas. One day Lou Collins and I walked to Lonelm after mail, out there we ate dinner with Mrs. Martha Nixon, had soup, back bones and wheat coffee, no bread.
My sweetheart, Wm. Bean Moore, slipped in from the army and Miss Sarah Francis Webb, my sister, Mattie Hail, he and I went out to what is now known as the Fleeman ranch, where his sister, Mrs. Mary Williams lived and went up to what is now known as the Henry T. Williams truck farm, where “Uncle” Jake Sexton, an old Methodist minister, lived and had him come down and perform the marriage ceremony for Bean and I. Did not have to have licenses those days. Next morning, we heard the bugle of the enemy out north of town. My husband went back to his regiment and I did not see him again for five months, when peace was made.
When our men came home after having been gone four years and when we tried to realize they were not in danger of being shot down in their homes, it seemed to be too good to be true. My experience with war has made me a lover of peace.