Volume 6, Number 12 - Summer 1979
The Past in Review
From The Taney County Times
Transcribed by Vera Wood
The first issue of this weekly newspaper was printed in Kissee Mills, Missouri, November 17, 1887. Items of interest have been copied from subsequent issues which are on microfilm in the Missouri State Historical Society Library in Columbia.
November 24, 1887
James FRY made a trip to Chadwick with his brother and sister-in-law, Jacob GATES. Mr. & Mrs. GATES were on their way back to Green County, Arkansas after visiting relation here.
December 1, 1887
KISSEE MILLS PRODUCE MARKET PRICES
Cotton---- In bale 8 cents-In seed 2 1/4¢
Eggs----Per dozen, 10 cents
Butter---- Good, per lb. 12 1/4 ¢
Potatoes----Per bushel Sweet 50¢ - Irish 50¢
Pork----Per pound 5 cents
Chickens----$1.25 per dozen
Hides----Dry, Good 30¢; Damaged 5¢ to 8¢
Feathers----Live Geese 35¢-Duck 20¢-25¢
Wool----Tub Washed 30¢ to 35¢; Unwashed 17¢ to 20¢
Furs----Opposum 5, Black Skunk 40¢ to 60¢, Fox 50¢ to 75¢, Beaver $1.50 to $3.00, Raccoon 20¢ to 40¢
Seneca Root 20¢ per pound.
December 8, 1887
James OWEN, son of Judge C. C. OWEN of Protem, started for California Wed. to make his future home in the Sunset State.
Joseph PUMPHREY, Jr. of Lead Hill, Ark. and his aunt, Mrs. Volley GAYHEART and her family, were guests of Mr. & Mrs. J. K. McHAFFIE on Monday night. They were on their way to Kansas to visit Mrs. Lunce YANNELL, a sister of Mrs. GAYHEART.
John WOODS, formerly of Belfont, Ark. is putting up a dwelling in Protem and will become a permanent citizen.
January 5, 1888
Mrs. HODGE of Eglinton, a daughter of James COOK, presented her husband with a pretty baby girl as a Xmas gift.
January 5, 1888
J. J. BROWN & son Lincoln, of Ozark, were in Forsyth on Wednesday.
J. P. BELLEW of Verona, Mo., father of our hackman, W. S. BELLEW, visited in Forsyth this week.
Levi BOSWELL returned to his home in Polk County on Tuesday.
The wife of George W. STIFFLER, a gentleman who lives northwest of Forsyth, died last week.
Miss Mary PARTON died last Thursday eve of pneumonia fever, and was buried in the STIFFLER Cemetery. She was a step-daughter of Dick MEEKS and granddaughter of J. B. STIFFLER.
Petitions to the County Court of Taney County, asking that body to cider an election for the purpose of determining whether or not spiritous and intoxicating liquors, incl. wine and beer, shall be sold within the limits of this county, are now in circulation at Kissee Mills, Forsyth and other places throughout the county. Scarcely any opposition to this movement and it is beyond all doubt local prohibition will carry by a majority.
A number of citizens around Kerbyville were interviewed on this question and the majority favored dry. George BRAZILLE, John KINTREA, J. R. VANZANDT, Jack, Tom and Wm. VANZANT, Peter SMITH, Jack MIDDLETON Anda WATSON and others are dry. Mr. HILLMAN, Joe GABNETT, Tom LAYTON and a few others are wet.
February 2, 1888
The following gentlemen living in the neighborhood of Taney City, have signified their intentions of giving their service free of charge at the coming local option election.
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R. ISAAC, J. L. GRIGS, John S. HUNTLY, James WARREN, George GEI4LIN, J.C. CHITWOOD, J. L. TRAUGHBER, W. L. PECK, J.T. REYNOLDS, J . W. MESSERSMITH, Wm. MERCER, J.L. COOK, J. F. CRADDOCK, R. RUNNELS, and W. R. SIMS.
A gentleman who located 2 mi. east of Kerbyville last fall, name of Joseph GRAY, died Monday of gravel, aged 72.
One of the survivors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre lives at Protem. His name is William TACKETT. There are about 10 or 12 of the 17 who were brought back who are still alive.
OAK GROVE SCHOOL - February 2, 1888 Record of Deportment and Attendance
Georgia KINNEY |
Florence GLOYD |
Mary PRATHER |
Bessie DeVALL |
Willie BRANSON |
Grant GLOYD |
Allie DeVALL |
George ROSE |
Paul KINNEY |
Frank MARS |
Hiram McFARLAND |
Sammie BRANSON |
Eddie BRANSON |
Myra ROSE |
Maude McFARLAND |
James HENSLEY |
Zacky HAGGARD |
Jimmie GLOYD |
Leslie MARS |
Walter ROSE |
Effie MARS |
Robert H. PRATHER, |
Sarah GLOYD |
Teacher - 3 month |
Harry ROSE |
term closed |
Dick PRATHER |
Jan. 20, 1888. |
February 16, 1888
Miss Susan L. FRY of Hawkins Co., Term. visited her brother James FRY of Kissee Mills.
Sister Georg Ann STIFFLER departed this life Jan. 5, 1888, aged 39 yrs, 6 Mo. & 11 days. She was married to Brother George STIFFLER on Aug. 11, 1867. She was the mother of nine children and leaves a husband and five children to mourn her loss.
February 23, 1888
Our old veteran Justice of the Peace, Alex NEELY, aged about 72 years, died Monday night. He lived 1 ml. south of Forsyth for near 20 years, serving the greater part of this time as J.P of this township. He left an aged wife and one son.
February 23, 1888
Mr. John SMITH and John MORGAN of Bilyeu Creek are making improvements in the way of paled gardens.
March 1, 1888
Charles H. GROOM & Co., placed a nice lot of gravel in front of their office on Wednesday. We’d like very much to see all of the businessmen of Forsyth follow up their enterprise. Our streets could easily be macadamized, and at a trifling cost, thus doing away with the mud and dust.
March 15, 1888
PROHIBITION WINS BY A CREDITABLE MAJORITY!" (reads a headline this day)
All who are interested in providing Taney County with a High School are invited to attend a meeting Saturday, March 24th at Kissee Mills.
The following Military Pensions have been granted recently;
James N. HUGHES, Kerbyville
William H. BLUNK, Bradleyville
Martha BRILES, former widow of Benj.
DALEY of Forsyth for the minors of Benj. DALEY.
Increases in Pensions
Nelson DYER, Ava
Winfield S. MASTERSON, Arno
Wesley COTRALL, Kerbyville
Jacob L. DAVIS, Galena
William L. MAYDEN, Bradleyville
James SMITH of Ozark, a Mexican War survivor.
Mr. Walter DIPLEY of Swan, is visiting his father John DIPLEY, who is suffering from a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. S. A. MITCHELL has come to Kissee Mills for the purpose of taking Photographs, Views & Gems and Copying and Enlarging Pictures. She is getting her tent ready and will be able to go to work about Saturday, next door to J. W. UNDERWOOD’s store. Will do cheap and beautiful work, so do not delay as she will only stay two weeks.
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