Renumbering the Streets
The 1941 annual tax assessment renewed the interest in renaming and renumbering Springfield streets to reduce inconsistencies.
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Wizard of Oto
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Omar Palmer, sometimes called the Wizard of Oto, was a healer, perhaps a doctor, who moved to the Ozarks for his health. He ended up helping and healing in the Oto, Mo. community.
Lights in Buffalo, Mo.
Illuminating idea: Buffalo, Mo. residents vote on electrifying the city, 1911.
Heavy rain falls downtown
Springfield's unusual rain patterns are described in this 1927 news article.
William Weaver
The obituary of William Weaver, an early pioneer of Greene County, recounts his full life.
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