Barry County Missouri, Cassville Democrat-Jan 22, 1876-Barry County, Mo Cassville Democrat-Jan 22, 1876-Barry County, Mo ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: © Bill Landers ==================================================================== The Cassville Democrat January 22, 1876 Submitted by Bill Landers Cassville Democrat, Saturday January 22, 1876 John Ray, Editor Barry County Officials Representive -Charles S Bryan Circuit Clerk-Michael Horine County Clerk- M L Abernathy County Justice - Allen Hudson Judge Common. Pleas and Probate Court- A B Greenwood Sheriff- James D Wooten Collector- J W Lecompte Prosecuting Atty- W M Pardue Treasurer - D P Pharis Asessor- Ben F McCary Surveyor- B F Northcutt Public Adm'r- B L Ivans Coroner - Allen Perryman School Comm- John C Sellers Advertisers- O S Cravens & George Hubbert, Lawyers, Neosho, Newton County A B Greenwood & F M Bates, Attorneys at Law Paterson & Kelly, Law Practice A K Wear, Attorney at Law Dr. Allen Trim, Physician & Suegeon Dr J H McDon's, Physician, Surgeon Dr John T L Crmer? Roaring River Mill, McClure & Trin, Proprietors John B Hutchens at his Mill 4 miles N E of Cassville William M Fitbian (Succesor to W G Neeley) Blacksmith J M King & W R Hamilton, Washburn, MO Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils Geo. E. Loop & Co- at the old stand of Silas May, Corsicans, MO W M Hawk- the old and Reliable Blacksmith Ethan Brown, Wagon Maker and Wood Worker at the old stand of W G Neeley Wm Fithian, Blacksmith and Gun Smith Sam C Clevinge- Wood Workman ------------ We would call attention to the card of Ethan Brown as wagon maker and wood workman, to be found in todays paper. He has the character of being a good workman. ----------------- James Thornton was down from Cherokee county, Kansas, last Sunday, and he informs us that they have discovered a rich deposit of lead and black jack near Baxter Springs in that county. ----------Just as we Expected: W W Munday, Proprietor of Verona story Cassville, MO., Has Busted the high prices on goods in that Town and surroundings, come and see. ------------------ It is hardly necessary for us to call attention to William Hawk's blacksmith card, in the Democrat this week, for he is known far and wide as one of your old time blacksmiths, whom the people love to patronize. --------------------We have got some twenty odd new subscribers this week at the present writing, and if our friends will keep the ball moving we will have our thousand by the time the canvass is fairly opened. ------------------The county Court is getting along so slowly with its settlement with the Treasurer Collector and officers that we will not be able to give results in this weeks issue; but if we are permitted will give them next week. ---------The election for sunday School officers, for the ensuing year, resulted as follows to wit: W G Hobbs, Superintendent; S W Simpson Asst Superintendent; M C Messer, Secretary and exofficio treasurer; A H Weer Librarian. --------Uncle Billy Earle lost five hundred dollars mighty slick the other day; but found it again, we are happy to say. We would advise him to keep away from such light fingered gentry in the future; or at least to keep his pocket book where the ends of the bills cannot be seen. --------------- Henry Hadley, one of our most esteemed citizens, died at 4 o'clock lst Tuesday morning. He was born in the year 1809, in the State of Kentucky, and was censequently in his sixty seventh year when he died. He had been a conscientious and consitent member of the baptist church for thirty four years and died in the full faith of a blessed immortality. His funeral was preached last Wednesday, by the Rev. J C Sellers, of the Baptist church, to a very large concourse of relatives and sympathizing frinds. ----------------------Mr Miles E Finney Esq., informs us that Elisha Stubblefield let the job of getting boards to cover the poor house, at the lowest bidder, and that he got the same, by bidding one cent less per hundred than was bid by any other bidder, without specifying the amount per hundred. Mr Stubblefield was commissioner of the poor farm, and fully understood what was meant by the lowest bid, and recogized the fact that when Mr Finney bid one cent under any other bidder, that his was the cheapest bid, for the other bidder had bidden 40 cents per 100, and the lamented Stubblefield knew that one cent less meant 39 cents per hundred and gave the contract to Mr Finney as aforesaid. ----- ---And this from the Granby Miner- 16 Sept 1876 - Crawford Arrested Crawford the murderer of Dr. Holliday of Corsicana, was arrested last week in the Choctaw Nation, near Ft Smith. Crawford was engaged in teaming and Captain Boswell and his party waylaid him by the roadside and arrested him. He was brought on to Cassville and lodged in jail. His preliminary examination was to commence on Wednesday at Corsicana. .---------- Transcriber Notes: [There are two entries in Goodspeed's 1888 History of Barry County: "Dr. J A Holladay was a registered physician in 1873." "On Monday, July 10, 1876, Dr J A Holladay was arrested on a criminal charge at Corsicana, and set out under charte of Bud Crawford toward his house. When near the house Crawford ordered his prisoner to halt, but upon the latter's refusal Crawford fired, killing the doctor, who was buried on July 12. Crawford fled. Sometime before the murder the unfortunate physician pointed to his pistol, stating that he would send himself or somebody else to hell before daylight. Crawford was subsequently captured, but while awaiting trial died in jail at Springfield." Dr J A Holladay June 12, 1841-July 10, 1876 is buried at Clark Cemetery. (Mrs) Dazrean Holladay married George E Lopp in 1877. They were living in Shoal Creek Township in 1880. Four Holiday step children were in the home. Dazrean 'may' be the widow of Dr Holladay. See the Geo E Lopp & Co advertisement above. Crawford, Thos married Howerton, Sarah E on 9-5-1868 Thos 'may' be Bud Crawford. Sarah E Crawford, widow, was in the home of her parents, Rufus and Emily C Howerton, in Shoal Creek Township in 1880. In 1882, Sarah E Crawford married James K P Rodgers. Both had children from a previous marriages. Rogers, James K. married Morton, Phoebe on 1-7-1872] © 2003 Susan Tortorelli & Bill Landers All Rights Reserved