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1912 Journal Entries

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Parmelia McFall the widow of William McFall living east of Phillipsburg Mo on Brush Creek died with heart trouble and old age. Died Sunday 3. o'clock P.M. January 7th l9l2

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Snowed about 3 inches Jan. 6th l912

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Theremometer Registered l6 Degrees below Zero January 7th l912

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Charley McMenus of Montana and MAggie Gourley of Phillipsburg Mo was Married at Phillipsburg Mo Jan. 10th l912 (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This was Uncle Elmer and Aunt Emma's son)

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Snowed a bout 8 inches Jan 11th l912

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Theremometer Registered 20 Degrees below Zero January 12th l912

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William J. Williams Now present Sheriff Died at Springfield Mo in the Hospittle on friday at 8 o'clock A.M. with Kidney trouble January l9th l912

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Rained and Sleeted Phillipsburg Mo Jan 18th 1912

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A. McFall house caught fire for which he got $9.05 damages from the insurance company January 4th l912

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Snowed Feb lst Snowed Fev 3rd and Turned Verry cold l0 degrees below Zero Feb 4th l912

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Mooved the Telephone Switch board at Phillipsburg Mo From W P Moffat To Dr. Bradshaws January 1912

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Florine McFall had a Social party at her Fathers A. McFall in Phillipsburg Mo Eetty Herryman, Beath Creek, Olive Beaty. Tracy McFarland and others present Feb 12th l912

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Charley Price son of W.B. Price living on Brush Creek Mo and Miss Lillian Fay was Married Feb 12th l912

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John C. Tait and familey mooved from W.B. Montgomery house east of C.L. Senns Mill to Louisa Chambers house all in Phillipsburg Mo Feb 12th l912

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W.A. Popejoy living 1/2 Mile east of Phillipsburg Mo his wife 4th baby a girl borned Feb 19th 1912

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Snowed Thundered and Litned Tuesday February 20th l912

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Snowed Wednesday 21st 1912 and wind blowed hard Tuesday & wednesday Snow Drifted Blockaded R Roads and County Public Roads 2 feet or more on a leavel Phillipsburg Mo

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Tennissee Tait ne Wallin The wife of John C. Tait now living in the house of Louisa Chambers ne Murphy in Phillipsburg Mo Died Wednesday Evening February 28th l912

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Snowed about 4 inches February 28th l912

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Snowed a bout 4 inches wind blowed and drifted Mar 2nd l912

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Snowed a bout 2 inches Mar 4th l912

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Cub Henderson & Fate Caffey shiped a car load of Mules to Camden Ark February 1912

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Snowed March 5th at Phillipsburg Mo 1912

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Snowed in evening Mar 6th, Phillipsburg Mo 1912

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Snowed in evening Mar 8th l912

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Snowed Sunday Mar 10th l912

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Snowed about 3 inches Mar 12th l912

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Snowed 1 inch or More March 15th 1912

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Snowed Rained & Sleeted March 20th 1912

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Snowed Rained & Sleeted March 23 - 1912

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Snowed about 2 or 3 inches March 24 - 1912

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Dr. Bradshaw of Phillipsburg Mo his wife First baby Borned March 27th l9l2 and died the same day

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J.M. Pitman & Co sold there Store of Merchandise to B.F. McFarland & Martin Caffey finished Envoicing March 29th 1912

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Tellifone Co. put in new post form Phillipsburg Mo Down Brush Creek Last of March 1912

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Bert McMenus & Charley Dunn was Married at Springfield Mo March 31st l9l1 (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This was Bertha McMenus, daughter of Eli and Emily (Martin) McMenus.  She had the out of wedlock baby a few years earlier--it was noted in the journals.  Charley Dunn worked for W.G. McMenus when he and family were still living on the farm.  Loreta was the one who clarified all this for me in l997.  She was old enough to remember Charley Dunn and the wedding to Bertha McMenus).

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Elzie Stokes & --- Hogue was Married April 2nd l912

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Snowed about 2 inches at Phillipsburg Mo April 2nd l912

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NOTE:  I find it interesting that Anderson McFall spelled words incorrectly for years and then would suddenly start spelling them correctly...it also worked the other way.  His spelling was nothing is not inconsistent.

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Mattie Harliment & David A. Haglin was Married at Lebanon Mo April 3rd l9l2

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L.L. Caffey Baught the big house opposite the Depot from W.B. Montgomery consideration 900.00 Dollars April lst l9l2

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Ral Road Reck at wire road crosing north of Phillipsburg Mo 6 coahces off the track no body killed April lst l9l2

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Benjamin Hembree and Maud Marrs was Married April 10 - 1912

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Tom Biggs of Brush Creek Mo cut 2 of the Eddy Boys at the Depot Phillipsburg Mo 2 of W.B. Montgomery boys was implicated in the fuss April 5th l912

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PresThomas of Phillipsburg Mo his father Died April 9th l912

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A. McFall planted garden Potatoes onions Radishes. Peas. Parsnips & Beets Apr. 9 - 1912  (NOTE:  This was late for planting potatoes).

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---Dye and Familey mooved into Barlow Montgomery house near Senns Mill April 8th l912

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Frank McFarland & Familey mooved in to House vacated by Dye April 8th l912

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Dave S. Marrs & Familey left Phillipsburg Mo to Locate in Arkansis April llth l912

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Henry Ragland living North East of Phillipsburg Mo Shot and Killed him Self in his own House Sunday Morning.  April 21st 1912

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Rained a big rain April 25th l912 Phillipsburg Mo

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Rained a big rain April 27th 1912 Phillipsburg Mo

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R.L. Hunt of Buffalo Mo went to Canida Aprilr 17th l912

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W.H. Stout and Familey of Phillipsburg Mo left for Kansas to make it his future home May 6th l912

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W.H. Stout built 2 houses for the Montgomerys North of Senns Mill finished the last one in May 1912 Phillipsburg Mo

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O.H. Ragland & others built new house for Press M. Motgomery near Section house Phillipsburg Mo April 1912

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Rowernacks finished up 2 new houses for L.D. Cordel North of Widow McFarlands West of R.R. May 1912  In Phillipsburg Mo.

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Gladys McFall the oldest daughter and oldest child of John L. McFall now living in Oklahome died May 11th 1912

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Rained a good rain May llth l912

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Florine McFall and R.L. Henderson & wife Left Phillipsburg Mo for Catesby Okla to attend the funeral of Gladys McFall May 13th l912

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John W. Smith Living South East of Phillipsburg Mo Got hurt by a falal or some unknown way May 20th l912  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This is not our John W. Smith, as he died much earlier).

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Rained a big rain Saturday Knight May 25th l912

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C.L. Senn was initiated in to the Mysteries of free Masonery May 25th l912

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Reubin T. Phillips of Fort Smith Arkansas Preached at the old C.P. Church in Phillipsburg Mo May 26th l912  (NOTE:  It's interesting to note that the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was being referred to as "old" in 1912, having been founded in l871.  It's coming up on its 130th anniversary next year).

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Thomas B. Bilderback and Ona Weaver was Married at Lebanon Missouir May 25th l912

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Rained a big rain May 26th l912

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Adaline Sutton the wife of James N. Sutton Deceased, died May 24th l912 at Eureka Springs Arkansas

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Rained a big rain June 4th l912

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Rained a good shower June 13th l912

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Edgar Hays of Phillipsburg Mo got Killed at a little station called Black Oak by a train in Arkansas June 12th 1912, Fetched back to Phillipsburg Mo and Buried Saturday June 15th l912

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Rained a good rain Sunday Morning June 16th 1912

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Rained a big rain Sunday Evening June 16th l912

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Rained a good rain Friday Night June 21st 1912

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Roy O. Senn and Beath Creek of Phillipsburg Mo went to Springfield Mo Saturday Morning June 29th l912 and got Married

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Charley E. Howe and Lillian Robinson got Married at A. McFall in Phillipsburg Mo July 3rd 1912 Rev. J.J. Wolf of M.E. church Married them

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Rained a big Rain Wednesday Eve July 10th 1912

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Mooved Louisa Popejoy house Thursday & Friday July 11th and 12th l912

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Rained a good rain Phillipsburg Mo. July 17th l912

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Rained a light Shower August 7th 1912

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Olive Baty Married at Springfield Missouri August 3rd l912

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Fred Jones R.R. Agent at Phillipsburg Mo was raised to the Sublimed degree of a Master Mason at Conway Mo Saturday Knight Aug 10th 1912

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Rained a good rain Tuesday Knight Phillipsburg Mo August 20-1912

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Mrs. Dye and little daughter Martha Left her husband Dye a barber in Phillipsburg Mo went to Kentucky to her Mothers to live August 23rd l912

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Boss Cow August 23-1912

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Bert Henderson Motherinlaw Died First days of January 1912

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First entry is hard to read... Christopher ----?(ends in ry) and ----- ----- of Brush Creek Mo was Married at Lebanon Mo August 31st l912

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Granma Prosser the wife of George S. Prosser Deceased an Mother of John and Bill Prosser Died Sept. 10 - 1912

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Rained a good rain at Phillipsburg Mo. Sept 17 - 1912

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Louisa T. Popejoy 56 years the widow of John W. Popejoy Deceased living near Phillipsburg Mo and B.F. Pitman 72 years was Married at Lebanon Mo on Tuesday October 15th l912

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FLorine McFall quit work in the Store of McFarland & L. Caffey Oct 18th l912

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Thomas Anderson Living in Webster County Mo Died at Springfield Mo where he went to have an operation For Some Kidney Trouble he was a Master Mason October 22nd l912

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Robert L. Hunt of Buffalo Mo Gotback to Phillipsburg Mo on his return home from Canida October 24th l912

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Maggie Sutton left Phillipsburg Mo for her home Eurekasprings Ark Nov. 31st l912

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Snowed a little at Phillipsburg Mo Nov 1st 1912

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Press McMenus 2nd baby a boy was borned Octoner 1912 (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This was Billy).

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Ward O. Hawkins a son of Wess Hawkins and Ottie M. Turner Daughter of John V. Turner all living in Union Township MO married November 3rd l912  Rec. Joseph D. Babb officiating

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C. Tomery living l/2 mileeast of Phillipsburg Mo had a public sale of his property Nov. 12th l912

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Elbert L. Turner living on Brush Creek Mo who Married C.L. Senn daughter of Phillipsburg Mo his wife first baby a Girl borned Nov 11th l912 and Died Nov. 13th l912

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Vote for President 1912

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Woodrow Wilson Democrat carried 40 States which have him 433 Electrel Votes

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Rosevelt Progressive Carried 5 States which gave him 77 Electrel Votes

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W. H. Taft Repulbican carried 2 States which gave him 8 Electrel votes November 5th l912

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Rev Jessie Lee Closeman Preached  at the C.P. Church Phillipsburg Mo on his way mooving with his familey to Illinois to locate November 26th l912

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Carrie McMenus living west of Phillipsburg Mo Died with some ulceration Trubble Thursday Knight Thanks-given November the 28th l912

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Charley Price a Son of W.B. Price living on the William McFall Farm on Brush Creek Mo his wife first baby a boy borned December 9th l912

 

1913 Journal Entries

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Snowed & Sleeted Jan 6 & 7 l913 the first this winter

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Rained all day January 10th l913

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Widow Clark living North of Phillipsburg Mo Bert Henderson Motherin law Died First days of January l913

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Clarence ----? and Minnie price a daughter of Bud Price living east of Phillipsburg Mo on Brush Creek was Married Sunday January 12th l913

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Rained & Sleeted Sunday Knight Jan l9th l913

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Florine McFall and Effa Howe went to Saint Louis Mo Visiting Relatives & friends Saturday February lst l913

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Snowed Feb. lst l913

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Snowed Feb 2nd l913

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Snowed Feb. 3rd l913 cleard up at noon

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Snowed lightly Feb 5th l913

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Maggie Sutton left Phillipsburg Mo for home in Eurekasprings Arkansas after Visiting Friends and relatives for a short time Sunday Morning Feb 9th l913.

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Rained a good rain Feb 20th l913

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Thundered & lightened Feb 21st l9113

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Snowed about 3 inches Feb 23rd l913

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Belle Ambrosia Daughter of George W. Steen now a citizen of Camden County Mo Stoped off at Phillilpsburg Mo to see some of her old acquaintences after Being gone 5 years February 25th l913

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Snowed February 27th l913

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Snowed February 28th l913 making in all about 4 inches of snow

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James Woodcock an old Veteran and W.A. Hopkins Fatherin law Fell ded on Rail road little north of Phillipsburg Mo March the lst l913

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Jacob Hays an old citizen living near Phillipsburg Mo Died at his home with something like heart trouble 57 years old Sunday March 2nd l913

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John C. Tait and his two boys Errol & Wallace left Phillipsburg Mo for Pleasant Hope to locate on a farm Mr. Tait Baught in Polk County Mo March l3th l913

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May Hays the widow of Jacob Hays had a public sale of a potion of her personal Property near Phillipsburg Mo Feb l6thl913

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Snowed a little March 15th l913

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Rained a good rain Sleeted & Snowed a little March 20th l913

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Maggie Sutton of Eureka Springs Ark came to Phillipsburg Mo to Stay left Eureka Springs March 20th 1913

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Della Lemery got back to Phillipsburg her home From Joplin Missouri Friday Knight March 21st l913

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Easter Sunday March 23rd l913

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Rained a good rain Sunday & Sunday Knight March 23rd l913

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Rained Monday & MOnday Knight Big rain March 24th l913

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Ray Shields a SOn of Jasper Shields living on Brush Creek Mo Died March 24th 1913 he was runing his horse and the horse fell down and mashed him up wase the cause

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Snowed Knight of the 25 and all day the 26th of March 1913 about 12 inches Deep the Bigest Snow for this Season l913

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Carline McFall Mooved all of her goods and chattels from W.B. Prices to Tos. A. McFall her brother March 1913

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Lee Hunt the lumber man at Phillipsburg Mo left Phillipsburg Mo with His familey for Bolivar Mo to locate April 2nd l913

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Joe H. Hopkins Mooved from Press McMenus house to Barlow Montgomery North of Senns Mill April lst l913

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William Lemry his wife third baby a boy Borned April 1913

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Rev J J Woolf Paster of M.E. Church at Phillipsburg Mo was transfered to Mansfield and Seymoore Mo April lst l913

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H.F. Miller a Maried man was Sent to Fill Rev J J Woolf Place at Phillipsburg Mo April lst l913

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Dan R. Dye the barber at Phillipsburg Mo Baught his old barber shop back from White who he sold to April lst l913

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John F. McMenus left Phillipsburg Mo for St. Louis Mo to locate April l3th l913  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Uncle Johnny went to St. Louis, Mag and the girls followed, but they were back before too long).

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A. McFall & wife planted all of their Garden April l6 and l7 l913

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Robert Cummings Died North and Near Phillipsburg Mo. April l913

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Bob Scott put cow in Paster April l7th 1913

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Will Hillma wife Ne Emma Wilson Died with Consummtion Sunday April 20th l913

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Walter Pitman was Closed out of the Livery business at Phillipsburg Mo Monday April 21st l913 and Walter tkane a train west

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Maggie McMenus and 2 children left Phillipsburg Mo For St. Louis Mo to Join her husband John F. McMenus Sunday April 20th l913

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Anna McFall and Charles C. Price were Married at the brids fathers T. A. McFall on Brush Creek Laclede CO., Mo Sunday April 20th l9l3.  They were married by O. B. Lane of Phillipsburg Laclede Co., Mo

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Daniel R. Dye the barber commmenced bording with A. McFall April l6th l913

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W.A. Coonce wife died April 29th l913 and beried at the Kissee Grave yard April 30th l913

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Jasper MOore a son of Kelley Moore living on Brush Creek Mo died with consumption left a wife and 3 children.  May 3 1913

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(NOTE:  Is it my imagination, or did a lot of people living on Brush Creek seem to die disproportionately to the rest of the population that was being reported on?  Consumption and pneumonia.  Could it have been the climate on the creek?)

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Maggie Sutton Lef A. McFall Phillipsburg Mo For Eureka Spring Arkansas May 3rd l913

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Big Show at Phillipsburg Mo May 2nd l913   (????  Any idea what this meant?)

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Ed Stratton Mooved out and left the Poore Farm.  George Moffat mooved in May 7-1913 (NOTE:  I think this was the superintendent of the poor farm).

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Rained a good rain at Phillipsburg Mo & Vacinity May 5th l913

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R.D. Habor of St. Louis Mo SOld his Poultry House to ---- Payne of Conway Mo Deed made May 12th l913

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Rained a good rain Phillipsburg Mo. May 13th l913

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W.P. McFarland & Co. finished L.L. Caffey New House on the west side of Phillipsburg Mo in May 1913 and Caffey mooved into it May 13th l913

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Bert Moore Finished Ed Williamson New house on his farm North of Phillipsburg Mo May the 5th l913

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Vincent Johnson wife Ne Nora Storey Died at St. Louis Mo the Knight of the l6th of May 1913 and fetched back to Phillipsburg Mo on the 18th of May and Berried at the Bilderback Grave yard.

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Arvil McKinney commenced Bording with A. McFall May 19th l913

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George W. Steen of Camden COunty Mo Formley Mercahnt of Phillipsburg Mo Died May 20th l913

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Rained light rain June 2nd l913

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Rained a little June 3rd l913

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Anderson McFall commenced work on his concrete seller in May and finished it June 5ht l913 E.W. Bell built it

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Joseph P. McMenus a son of Eli mcMenus Died in Phillipsburg Mo June 6th l913  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  Another one of Eli's children who died prematurely, all are buried at Twilight Cemetery, Conway).

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Isaac Wills an old Citizen living west of Phillipsburg Mo died June 18th 1913

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Press McMinus got his Barn & Span of Muls an one horse burnt up in Phillipsburg Mo. June 21st l9l3

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Rained a good rain June 21st 1913

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Rained light rain June 22nd 1913

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Rained a good rain June 23rd 1913

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John Hughart Died June 30th 1913 with consumtion

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Rained a good rain June 30th 1913

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Rained a light rain July lst l9l3

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Malinda C. Montgomery widow of John M. Montgomery Deceased, died on Brush Creek July lst l9l3

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Big Rained at Phillipsburg Mo & East July 30th l9l3

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C.L. Senn of Phillipsburg Mo made a Master Mason in Conway Lodge No. 528

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Florine McFall visited at Springfield Bolivar and Pleasant Hope all in Mo July later half ll9l3

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Maggie Sutton work with Emma McFall on Tuesday Morning July 22nd l9l3

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Rained at Phillipsburg Mo July 31-1913

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Maggie Sutton quit work with Emma McFall and went home to Eureka Springs Arkansas Thursday Morning August 28th l9l3

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Effa Howe left Phillipsburg Mo for Saint Louis her Home Sept. 3rd l9l3

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Lillian Howe came to Phillipsburg Mo on a visit September 4th l9l3

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Rained a good rain Phillipsburg Mo Sept. llth - 13th

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Louis Caffey came back to Laclede County MO his Former home after being gone west 20 odd years September 1913

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Sanford Turner and old citizen living on Brush Creek Laclede County Mo Died Saturday Sept. 20th l9l3

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Roy O. Senns wife her first baby a girl Borned in Phillipsburg Moon Sunday Sept. 21st l9l3

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Lillian Howe of Saint Louis left Phillipsburg Mo for her home Sunday Sept. 21st  l9l3

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Big Fire at Phillipsburg Mo Burnt out B.F. McFarland & Caffey Dry goods Store.  John D. Estis Dry goods Store.  Pitmans & S. Wheatt hard ware Store.  Dr. T.U. Gourley Drug Store.  Daniel R. Dye Barber Shop.  September 23rd l9l3

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Joe S. Leib Son of C.H. Leib Formiley of Phillipsburg Mo Died the night of the 30th of September 1913 at Webb City or Prosperity Mo.

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(NOTE:  This is the first time he has spelled night correctly!!)

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Ambress Wilson and ____  Fry was Married at Lebanon Mo. by Probate Judge J.M. Walker Sept. 25th l9l3

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Press McMenus Finished his new Barn where the old one was burnt in Oct l9l3

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William Oscar Massie Son of Marion Massie Formiley of Phillipsburg Mo But now lives in Pueblo Colorado is visiting relatives & friends in Phillipsburg Mo October 9th l9l3

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County Poore Farm at Phillipsburg Mo changed hands Georg Moffat goes out and Floyd Montgomery goes in Oct l9l3

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Snowed & Rained Sunday Oct. l9th l9l3 and turned freezing cold

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Snowed a bout 6 or 8 inches Sunday October 26th l9l3

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Snowed a little Monday Oct 27th 1913

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Snowed about 2 inches Knight of October 28th l9l3

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Fire in Phillilpsburg Mo W.M. Montgomery Feed Store burnt October 30th l9l3

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Fell from the top of a brick wall and got hurt, W.D. Palmer contracot, Ed W. Bell, Pete F. Shields, Ted Caffey, Jake Trulove and Young Jinks in Phillipsburg Mo. November 14th l9l3

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Rev. Joseph Davis closed a 2 weeks Meeting assisted part of the time by Rev. Lane with 31 convertions at the old C.P. Church Phillipsburg Mo. November 24th l9l3

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A.T. Robertson living l/2 mile east of Phillipsburg Mo had a public sale of his properity preparitory to mooving to Springfield Mo Nov. 25th l9l3

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(NOTE TO THE LIST:  The J.M. Montgomery house, near Senn's Mill, where half the population of Phillipsburg seems to have lived at one point or another, is still standing.  I had a look at it on Monday).

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Engine in Senn's Mill replaced the last days of Octor l9l3 Phillipsburg Mo

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W.B. Price mooved to Phillipsburg Mo with his familey December 3rd l9l3

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Sam Latimer living west of Phillipsburg Mo his wife died Decr llth l9l3

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Frank McFarlan Baught from the Montgomery heirs the 120 acres of land where John M. Montgomery Died on Brush Creek Mo consideration 46 hundred Dollars Decr l9l3

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John F. McMenus and Familey Mooved Back to Phillipsburg Mo From Saint Louis Mo Decr l9l3

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John C. Tait contracted for a potion of the Eli McMenus farm the home place Nov l9l3

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L.L. Caffey Traded for the John D. Williams farm on the Phillipsburg Mo and Morgan Road Decr l9l3

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L.L. Caffey traded the J.D. Williams Farm that he got from Tom Hufft to Scotts Hotell in Phillipsburg Mo December l9l3

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Andrew J. McAdoo DIed in Phillipsburg Mo with cancer of the under lip and mouth died about 2 oclock A.M. Sunday Morning December l4th l9l3.

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NOTE:  He was buried in the Union Cemetery alongside a 6 year old child, Hannah E. McAdoo.

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Frank McFarland & Familey mooved from Phillipsburg Mo to theJohn M. Montgomery Farm on Brush Creek which he baught of John J. Montgomery heirs Paid $4600.00 December 15th l9l3

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Big Rail Road Reck at Brush Creek Station l9 cars in the ditch Knight of December 22nd l9l3

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NOTE:  The Brush Creek Station book I referred to a couple of days ago (available at the Old Jail Museum) has detailed accounts of this tragedy and all the people who died.

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Snowed 6 inches December 2lst l9l3

 

1914 Journal Entries

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John C. Tait and Familey mooved from the Widow Mary Hays Farm to the old Eli McMenus Farm west of Phillipsburg Mo January 2nd l9l4

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Nancy A. Williams the widow of W.J. Williams Rented and taken charge of the Hotell at Philipsburg Mo January 2nd l9l4

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W.B. Price taken charge of the Phillipsburg Mo Tellephone Switch board Jan 4th l9l4

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Old Man Bollinger living at Lebanon Mo his wife died January 3rd l9l4

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The Contractors the builders of New brick huses that was burnt out on Sept. 23rd l9l3 own then by B.F. McFarlan & L.L. Caffey John D. Estes, Pitmans & Swett hardware Dr. T.U. Gourley Drug Store, D.R. Dye barber Shop.  Built and finished up the last days of January l9l4 by Press Monontgomery J.H. Wilson J.D. Estes and Petmans & Swett all in Phillipsburg Mo

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Snowed Jan 29th l9l4 about 4 inches

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Snowed Jan 30 light snow l9l4

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Danil R. Dye the barber at Phillipsburg Mo quit boarding with A. McFall after Boarding with him for 7 months and l6 days he gave no reason for quiting Fberuary 2nd l9l4

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T.P. Truelove Raised and lived on Brush Creek Laclede County Mo Died in St. Louis Mo with heart Truble. and was fetched back to Phillipsburg Mo on Feb 3rd l9l4 Died Sunday Knight Feb lst l9l4

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Snowed a light snow Feb 6th l9l4

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Snowed a bout 2 inches Feb 9th l9l4

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Sam Roper House burnt Feb 8th l9l4 near Morgan Missouri

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Judge D.W. Beard living near dry Knob Mo Died with Pneumonia Fever on the 8th day of Februayr l9l4 he was 75 years old

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J.H. Wilson the Druggist at Phillipsburg Mo and Florine McFall of Phillipsburg Mo went to Saint Louis Wednesday Knight to by Drugs and Millinery goods February llth l9l4

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Snowed Feb l2th l9l4

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Snowed Feb l3th l9l4 Snowed in all about 12 or 15 inches deep

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New Switch board put in telephone office at Phillipsburg Mo Feb l3th l9l4 W.B. Price is running it now

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William Schmalhurst an old Man an Citizen living with his soninlaw Frank. P. Knight near Conway Mo Died February l5th l9l4

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Rained and Sleeted Knight of Feb. 22nd l9l4

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Snowed about 3 or 4 inches Feb 23rd l9l4

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R.H. Mansfield died with a Parlytice Stroke Sunday Feb 22nd l9l4

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Mrs. Nan Johnston wife of Dr. Johnston mooved into Barlow Montgomerys house in Phillipsburg Mo Feb 25th l9l4

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Mary A. Williams better known aunt Pop the wife of John H. Williams Deceased Died at her soninlaw John W. Smith near Phillipsburg Mo 26th a.m. of February l9l4 She was 87 years old.

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Melvin W. Tucker and old Citizen age 72 living on brush Creek east of Phillipsburg Mo Died Feb 27th l9l4

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Widow Wilhite the wife of Alexander Willhite Deceased and a Sister of Rebecca F. McMenus living on the Phillipsburg & Lebanon road and old lady Died Feb. l9l4  (NOTE TO THE FAMILY:  This was Nancy Elizabeth, older sister (l842) of Rebecca Frances Smith (l844) McMenus).

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Snowed March  3rd l9l4

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Snowed March 6th l9l4

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Williams H. Franklin wife died with Pnuemonia Fever living west of Phillipsburg Mo Mar 5th l9l4

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Snowed March 7th l9l4

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W.P. McFarland an Familey mooved from Press Montgomery house in south part of Phillipsburg near Section house to L.D. Caudle house on north side of Town Monday February 9th l9l4

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Florine McFall commenced work for J.H. Wilson in Milliner Store Phillipsburg Mo March 16th l9l4

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John Kissee soninlaw of Nick J. Hawkins living in brush creek neighborhood Died with consumption Marchl7th l9l4

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Snowed the day of l8th March l9l4

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Snowed March l9th l9l4

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Snowed a little March 21st l9l4

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Glen Henderson Son of C.C. Henderson and Tom Caffeys daughter was Married March l5th l9l4

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Hershal Caffey a Son of Joe Caffey Jr now living on brush Creek was Married to John Wills daughter Living west of Phillipsburg Mo Sunday March l5th l9l4

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W. Matison Moore and Familey Mooved from W.G. McMenus house Known as the John Patton house Phillipsburg Mo to his own new house on his farm East of Phillipsburg Mo March 25th l9l4

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Lee Hunt of Buffalo Mo taken a train at Phillipsburg Mo for Canida April 7th l9l4

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Rained the bigest rain of the Season So fair April 6th l9l4

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Dr. Jessie N. Anderson located at Phillipsburg Mo Rented a house of Barlow Montgomery north of C.L. Senns Mill Apr 6th l9l4

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Rev. O.S. (Lane?) mooved from D.O. Caudle House west of R.R. to John Patton House now owned by W.G. McMenus wast of R.R. April 9th l9l4

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Foster Green living on Brush Creek Laclede County Mo Started for Canida Wednesday Knight to settle and wind up the Estate of his Son Henry Green who died there This April 8th l9l4

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Snowed a little April 8th l9l4

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Thomas Biggs an Old Man Joe Caffeys Daughter Married at Lebanon Mo Wednesday April l5th l9l4

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A. McFall & wife planted out Garden April l5th and l6th l9l4

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Press McMenus wife Shot in Rist by burning trash in yard April l7th l9l4

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W.G. McMenus put up wire fence a round 3 Sides of Lot 6 Phillipsburg Mo April l7th l9l4

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Nancy A. Williams gave up the Hotell at Phillipsburg Mo to LL Caffey and mooved to Springfield Mo to run a rooming house there April l6th l9l4

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Rained a good rain April l7th l9l4

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Lillian Howe of Saint Louis Mo got to Phillipsburg Mo to Visit relatives and others April l7th l9l4

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United States and Mexico commenced Ware withe ach other April 21st l9l4 

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State Bank of Phillipsburg Mo was robed of about 1700.00 Dollars on the Knight of the 26th of April l914 and 3 of the Robers caught a few Miles west of Phillipsburg Mo the next day.  Most of the Stolen Money was recovered.  April 21st l9l4

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Bill Lemery got back home to his wife and familey near Phillipsburg Mo From California and in the west where he has been pretty near a year Friday Knight April 24th l9l4

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Mrs. Doc Johnston mooved from Phillipsburg Mo From Barlow Montgomery house South over in the woods on Some colledge land April 27th l9l4

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Phillipsburg Mo Bank Robers gave their Names as Mike O'Brien of Memphis Tennissee, Thomas Carrigan of Knasas City Mo, and J.K. Kelley of Canida 21st of April 1914

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Rained a good rain April 27th l9l4

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Louis Montgomery Son of Press M. Montgomery and Edith Vance daughter of Tom Vance all of Brush Creek Mo was Married at Phillipsburg Mo by A.B. Lane May 3rd l9l4

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Hugh G. Taggart living whest of Phillips-Burg Mo Died with Consumption May 4th l9l4

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Rained a good rain May 4th l9l4

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Poore Farm at Phillipsburg Mo changed hands Floyd Montgomery mooved out and Frank Bell mooved in Apr. 6th l9l4

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Louisa Pittman ne Popejoy fell of of some Benches at M.E. church and hurt her self May 7th l9l4

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Rained Monday Knight May 11th l9l4

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Phillipsburg Mo Bank Robers Trial Commenced and Ended May l8th l9l4 their Names as given was Mike O'Brien Thomas Carrigan and J.C. Kelley they got 10 years in the State prison Each.

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R.L. Henderson and wife left Phillipsburg Mo for Oaklahoma to visit John L. McFall & familey. Tuesday June l6th l9l4

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Mary E. Studivant & Daughter Ethel Brown left Phillipsburg Mo for The State of Washington to visit John L. Sturdivant Jr. June 18th l9l4

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Charley E. Howe and Lillian Howe his wife separated as Man and wife in Saint Louis Mo on Friday June 19th l9l4 an Lillian came to Phillipsburg Mo

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Rained a good rain Phillipsburg Mo June 30th l9l4

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Dry May and June l9l4

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Daniel R. Dye and Florence Tait went to Springfield Mo Thursday Morning May 7th l9l4 and was Married

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R.L. Henderson Sold his interest in his Store to his Son Bert Henderson at Phillipsburg Mo June 1914

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W.M. Montgomery Better known as barlow Left his family at Phillipsburg Mo Monday Morning and went west to some unknown place to his familey June 29th l9l4

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Rained a good rain at Phillipsburg Mo July 3rd l9l4

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Charley Swatt of Phillipsburg Mo his wife Second baby a boy borned July 7th l9l4

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Press M. Montgomery Baught 4 houses From Barlow Montgomery & wife next to the public road Sec 22 Town 33 Ran l7 July l9l4

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W.M. Montgomery better known as Barlow living in Phillipsburg Mo was arrested by Sheriff Huft of Laclede County Mo for obtaining Money from the bank under false pretences July 29th l9l4

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B.F. Pitman & wife (Louisa Popejoy) living little North of Phillipsburg Mo Parted August 5th l9l4

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C.L. Senn put in new elevator Machine in Mill at Phillipsburg Mo July l9l4

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Canning Factory at Phillipsburg Mo Finished up by a Marshfield Mo Company in August l9l4

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European NAtions commenced ware with them Selves in August l9l4

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Charles W. Rubey an old citizen living in Lebanon Mo in the Banking Business Died August l7th l9l4

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George W. Chambers and his wife Louisa ne Murphy living on brush Creek east of Phillipsburg Mo parted in August l9l4

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Carline McFall Mooved from Wess Hawkins to Phillipsburg Mo into her own house baught from John F. McMenus known as the John N. Lowrance house consideration $800.00 September lst l9l4

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Rained the bigest rain at Phillipsburg Mo and vacinity that has fell hear for man yeares washed out the R.R. in many places a long on the Frisco between Phillipsburg and Lebanon Mo it washed the R.R. Tract a way and a pasanger train came along and ran into it and l7 persons were Drownded an other were hurt September 13th l9l4

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NOTE:  This is the accident that took place near the Brush Creek Station that is outlined in depth in the new Brush Creek Station book.

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Bill Brooks and wife Baught 2 acres of Land From Laura Hicks in Section 22 Town 33 Ran l7 Last of Sept. l9l4

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NOTE:  I've already indicated that Anderson McFall's handwriting went down hill back a few months ago as the journal entries go...it is now increasingly messy, hard to read, ink blotches everywhere, but he managed to go on for awhile longer.

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Frost at Phillipsburg Mo Sept. 23 - 1914

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Tom Lowrance living near Beat Thicket School house on Brush Creek Mo was Buried at BearThicket Cymmetery Sunday Sept. 27th l9l4

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Elbert L. Turner wife Second baby a boy was borned Sunday September 27th l9l4 Brush Creek Mo

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John D. Williams & wife living on Brush Creek Mo left Phillipsburg Mo For the West to visit their son Floyd who is in ------ and took out a location to live October lst l9l4

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Criss Hanson and old citizen of Conway Mo Died at Kansis City Mo Found ded in bed died on the knight of Sept. 30th l9l4

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Della Lemery Mooved from the Lara Hicks Sold to Bill Brooks East of Phillipsburg Mo October 8th l9l4 near Morgan Missouri  NOTE:  This entry doesn't make sense, and you can tell from the writing that he was really struggling to get it on paper.

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 William Brooks an Familey Mooved From Phillipsburg Mo to the little place east of the Burg to the house vacated by Dellie Demry which he baught of Laura Hicks October l4th l9l4

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George W. Chambers an wife had Case of Arbertration at Phillipsburg Mo his wife Sued Chambers on contract.  Arbortrators Joe Davis favored $500.00, W.G. McMenus $300.00, Press Montgomery Nothing.  They gave her $300.00 October l9th l9l4

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Faydra V. McFarland died at Phillipsburg Mo with Typhoid fever. Buried at Conway Mo October 21st l9l4

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Frosted a killing frost at Phillipsburg Mo. October 27th l9l4

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Canning Factory at Phillipsburg Mo. closed down for the Season October 29th l9l4

 

 

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