Volume 9, Number 2 - Winter 1986
TANEY COUNTY NEWSPAPER ITEMS
Transcribed by Bill and Vera Wood, Strafford, Missouri
THE PAST IN REVIEW . . . News items from the TANEY COUNTY REPUBLICAN, published in Forsyth, Missouri every Thursday by B .B PRICE and S .J. WILLIAMS. Lawrence CARROLL was editor and the subscription price was $1.00 per year, in advance. The issue of November 28, 1895 was the first, and this paper is still being published. The date of the paper precedes the news items appearing in that issue. Errors in reporting and printing the news were made then, as they are in current newspapers.
March 16, 1899
Uncle John STIFFLER, an old. pioneer of Taney County, passed away Sunday evening, March 12th at his home two miles north of Forsyth. He came to Taney Co. in its primitive days, was industrious and honest and soon surrounded himself with many comforts which he continued to enjoy to the end. He was in his 81st year and leaves grown children.
March 23, 1899
OBITUARY--John B. STIFFLER died March 12, 1899, He was born in Pennsylvania in 1818, and moved with his parents to Indiana when a child. He came to south west Missouri when a young man, and married Miss Martha BRUMBLELOW in 1844 in north Arkansas. They took up a home where the present Harrison now stands. and there he remained until the Civil War, when he left that area for protection. He moved to near Nixa in Christian County and was in the Militia to protect his home. His wife died in 1866, leaving a houseful of children. and in 1867 he married Lucinda FARR, near Nixa. They moved to the Leonard McHAFFIE farm near Forsyth in 1872, where they lived about 13 years until he bought a farm of his own. He leaves a wife and seven children.
There was an I.O.O.F. Meeting in Taneyville last Thursday night.
March 30, 1899
HOMESTEAD PROOFS
James M. HOLIDAY, Homestead Application #22560, Sec 35, Twp 22, Range 22.Wit: William McCORMICK, George MEYERS, Walter BELT and Luther JACKSON, all of Cedar Valley.
Charles G. SHULTZ, Homestead Application #20776, Sec 3, Twp 23, Range 22. Wit: W. W. WALDEN, W. F. FRONABARGER, Jasper SMITH & Abe FROST, of Garber.
Lewis F. MITCHEL, Homestead Application #19220, Sec 12, Twp 23, Range 21. Wit: T. L. THOMPSON & H. H. COMPTON of Kirbyville and B. F. McKENNEY and J. D. CASEY of Forsyth.
Daniel S. HOOVER, Homestead Application #21502, Sec 25, Twp 22, Range 22. Wit: J. P. FULKERSON & George BRITTAIN of Cedar Valley and J. S. RAMSEY & B. F.
POWERS of Kirbyville.
Born to Mr. & Mrs. J. C. PARRISH, on March 24th, a daughter.
April 6, 1899
Jack TUTTLE of Taney City ridge, died last Thursday night of pneumonia. He was a single man and had lived on the ridge upwards of 30 years.
Unclaimed Letters at the Postoffice
March 31, 1899. D.F. McCONKEY, P.M,. S. F. O’FALLON, Thomas P. MOODY, Charles SILER, Mrs. C. F. HALL
April 13, 1899
Mr. & Mrs. J.B. HICKS were guests of J.C. JOHNSON and family on Sunday.
April 20, 1899
Mr. A.F. MORRIS completed papering the large and beautiful home of J. C. JOHNSON last week and the writer had the pleasure of being shown through the house to make a personal inspection. Beautiful patterns adorn the walls and ceilings to conform with the purposes for which each room is used and makes the house look very cheerful and home like. Mr. JOHNSON and family now have the largest and most comfortable home in our little city.
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April 20, 1899
Taneyville News---"Old Lady MATHEWS", who lives on the James BUNCH place is dangerously ill with cancer.
Mrs. BATEMAN, wife of Amos BATEMAN, died at her home, east of Swan Post Office, last Friday of Puerperal fever She leaves a husband and several children. Mrs. BATEMAN was 43 years of age and a devout christian.
May 11, 1899
The infant child of the James BUTLERs died Thursday morning in Taneyville.
The two year old child of Mr. & Mrs. James SIMS, who live north of Taneyville, died Saturday night.
May 18, 1899
OBITUARY---Norman A. REEVES, born in N.Y., May 30, 1833, died May 13, 1899 near Taneyville. When 19 he moved with his parents to Waverly, Iowa. He came to Taney County about two years ago. He married Rhoda A. WILLEY, March 30, 1856, and she survives him along with three boys and two girls, as follows: Mrs. B.J. BUTLER, Taneyville; Mrs. C.A AUSTIN, Burlingame, Kansas; Elmer M. & Charles E. REEVES, Waverly, and James
E. REEVES, Portland, Oregon.
Mrs. Lou STEELY died at her home five miles north of Forsyth Sunday May 14th of the terrible disease consumption. She was 42 years of age and leaves a husband and four children. She was buried in Everett Cemetery.
July 6, 1899
June 28, was "Uncle Jim" WYATT’s birthday. A pleasant anniversary? James W. WYATT was born in Greene County, one mile south of Greenville, Tenn. June 28, 1828, 71 years ago. He grew to manhood and married in his native county, and in 1854 emigrated to Pettis County in Missouri. From that place he came to Taney County in 1857.
HOMESTEAD PROOFS
George BURGER, Homestead Application#18731, Witnesses: E. N. JOHNSON, Elisha WALLACE, Milton MERRICK and W. H. LEWIS, all of Swan.
Charles A. DAVIDSON, Homestead Application #21379. Witnesses: Geo. W. WAMMACK, Thomas COMPTON, H. GOOrALL, and Robert JONES, all of Branson.
John W. CUSTER, Homestead Application#20179, Witnesses: Urb MERRILL, Ben
LEATHERS, J. M. LEATHERS and J. W. YANDELL, all of Kirbyville.
Eugene COX, Homestead Application #21054. Witnesses: Newton P. COX, Frank DAVIS, Peter SHIDLER and E. J. COX, all of Branson.
Martin CRANFIL, Homestead Application #18619. Witnesses: Enoch COMBS, Ira
LAWSON, Wesley BLEDSOE and J. C. CAMPBELL, all of Bradleyville.
July. 13, 1899
Isom BLEVINS, 24 yrs old, died at his home near Kirbyville yesterday of Meningitis, or severe convulsions. Mr. BLEVINS was married only a few weeks ago to a Miss GOODALL.
Mr. & Mrs. Levi REYNOLDS, with aid of Dr. BALDWIN, added another to their family of seven boys.
The two year old boy of W. S. JONES, living four miles west, died Sunday and was buried in Bowerman Cemetery.
P. GORMLEY arrived Friday from Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. with the intention of locating in Taney County.
A. L. BRACE and family are here from Ft. Scott, Kansas. Mr. BRACE has secured 360 acres of land near Kissee Mills and will make this country his future home.
C. H. GROOM is preparing to put up an awning on the north & west side of his office.
Mr. KAME, living upon Swan Creek, burned his nine year old girl Thursday, of last week, and while the ceremony was being performed, an infant child at home died.
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