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a compilation of Ozark County heritage and history

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Looking back at

Times Past Cousins Landon (left) and Albert Gaulding of Nottinghill are shown with their handguns in this undated photo from the collection of Ken W. Brown of Springfield. Landon was born in 1881 and Albert in 1879. The two men were mentioned frequently in the Nottinghill items in the Times in 1912 and 1913.

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A path through the weeds led customers to the Ozark County Times building when this photo was taken around 1908. The identity of the men and boy in the doorway is not known, but one of the men is thought to be longtime Times owner Earle Ebrite. The Times, still in the same location on the Gainesville square, is county’s oldest continuously operating business.

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Heritage and History Ozark County highlights from days gone by

Ozark County Times readers tell us again and again that the Times Past column, compiled by Mary Ruth Luna Sparks from our archives, is their favorite regular feature in each week ’s Times. The fact is, whether their roots are deep here or they just recently arrived, Ozark Countians love their county ’s colorful history. Last year we published the rst edition of Times Past magazine, sharing selected highlights from dozens of Times Past columns previously published in the Ozark County Times. The response was so enthusiastic, we knew we had to do another volume. The result is this 2017 treasure trove of Times Past photos and news items, as well as other photos shared by readers and additional items gleaned from the Old Mill Run, the quarterly newsletter published by the Ozark County Genealogical and Historical Society. Photographs were rare in Ozark County newspapers in the rst half of the 20th century. So most of the early photos in this volume have come from private collections that have been shared with us. The source of some pictures is unknown. Several photos were taken by Orval Jernigan, an Ava-based salesman for Milligan Grocery Company who traveled to rural stores in Douglas, Ozark and Taney counties in the mid-20th century. During the winter of 1946-47, Jernigan took pictures of the stores and mills he called upon throughout the three-county area. He typed descriptions on the bottom of each photo and mounted them in a photo album, which now belongs to Christy Voliva of Ava. Kenneth Brown of Springeld scanned the photos into digital format, and Voliva agreed to share them with the Ozark County Historium. Brown also shared several other photos from his family ’s collections. Some of the pictures in this edition came from an old photo album that Gainesville native John Harlin found in an abandoned vault at what is now Century Bank of the Ozarks, which Harlin ’s family has owned since its founding in 1894. The photos in the album were taken in 1913 by Henry Stark, “ofcial photographer of the Frisco and Union Pacic railroads, ” who came to Ozark County with E. Y. Mitchell, who hoped to “colonize ” about 45,000 acres of land he and others were interested in here, according to an article in the Aug. 1, 1913, Ozark County Times. Thanks to all who contributed photographs and stories to this effort. If you have historical Ozark County photos to share for future Times Past columns, please contact Sue Ann Jones, Ozark County Times, P.O. Box 188, Gainesville, MO 65655, 417-679-4641, sueann@ozarkcountytimes.com.

What ’s inside

Early years............................................................................ 6 Gainesville schools............................... ................................21 Bakerseld school................................................................ 24 Tecumseh bridge...................................................................30 Spurlock ’s Store....................................................................32 Mid years.............................................................................. 25 Gainesville ’s Central Hotel...................................................36 Later years.............................................................................38 Ozark County ’s rst jail........................................................ 53

Ozark County Times staff Norene Prososki, publisher norene@ozarkcountytimes.com Sue Ann Jones, editor sueann@ozarkcountytimes.com Mary Ruth Luna Sparks Times Past editor Jessi Dreckman, reporter/page designer jessi@ozarkcountytimes.com Jennifer Yarger, advertising manager jenny@ozarkcountytimes.com Onnica Hutchings, advertising graphic artist ohgraphics@centurytel.net Regina Wynn Mozingo, reporter/page designer regina@ozarkcountytimes.com

About the cover: The original source and age of this photo of Hammond Mill are unknown, and the structure pictured is quite different from today ’s building, which was converted into a private residence several years ago. The old mill, on the west side of the county, no longer stands alongside a mill race that diverted the waters of the Little North Fork of the White River to power the grist mill. The waterway reverted back to its natural stream bed decades ago, and the words advertising Ozark Queen Flour are long gone. The once-bustling town of Hammond is now a quiet homeplace, with only memories of times past swirling through the still, Ozark mountain air. The photo is from the Ozark County Historium collection.

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The early years F ro m o u r e a r l i e s t a rc h i v e s i n t o t h e 1 9 2 0 s

Although it can’’t be veriďƒžed, it’’s thought that this photo, from the collection of Mary Louise Brown, is related to a report in a July 1914 issue of the Times that said, ““Quite a bit of excitement was created here Tuesday when three automobiles from West Plains arrived in town. The ďƒžrst one carried Mr. Robert Martin and Guy Buck, second one J. R. Reed and son Orr, Mrs. Wattenbarger and Mrs. J. N. Herd and daughter, Miss Roy, and the third carried Mr. and Mrs. Renfro and daughter Mattie. They claimed having made the trip in 2 hours and 45 minutes, actual running time.”â€?

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Ozark County Times Ozark County News March 15, 1883 There are two or three persons who complain of not getting their paper. Perhaps it is taken by some other parties. We mail to all subscribers alike. If you don’’t get your paper, it is not our fault.

Page 7 The east prong of the creek upon which the farms of Messers. Grisham, Farless, Dunn and others live had great damage to fencing and crops. ““It just swept them out”â€? is the language used by persons from that neighborhood. Mrs. Conkin’’s ďƒželd east of town is left

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April 12, 1883 If you want a glass of cold Milwaukee Beer, call at the Gem Saloon. Elder Walter Bean of the Christian Church will hold services at the residence of Mr. James Agee one mile south of town of the 4th Sunday in this month. All are invited to attend. May 17, 1883 Editor’’s note: In the May 17, 1883, issue, publisher Conklin spent several paragraphs describing a major storm that happened on the afternoon of May 16. What follows is the list of damage he reported, mainly on Lick Creek: As far up as Geo. Dunnigan’’s and Esq. Simms’’ places the damage was heavy, mostly in washing away of fencing. A. B. Daniel’’s fencing was partly carried away. Robert Q. Gilliland’’s farm west of town was injured by washing away of his string of fence on the side next to the creek.

This photo of the west side of the Gainesville square was taken in 1894, the year the Bank of Gainesville, predecessor of Century Bank of the Ozarks, was established. The photo is from the collection of John L. Harlin, Century Bank’’s chairman of the board.

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sides of the lane was swept away. One of the greatest losses is that of the steam cotton gin, which was totally demolished by the ďƒ&#x;ood. The building, in addition to the machinery, contained about 12 bales of seed cotton. This ďƒ&#x;oated away, but part of it may be recovered as it formed a drift some distance below. The machinery is all broken. The loss in this case will approximate $2,000. Henry McDonald’’s fencing was swept away and his cotton crop ruined; also his mother’’s farm was damaged. Thos. Wattenbarger’’s farm was injured greatly. He thinks his corn crop is entirely ruined. Also the crop of John Harris on the same farm is badly damaged. James Agee lost a large amount of fencing and the damage to his crops is considerable. John Beach lost about 150 panels of fence, and the crops on his farm were This 1918 photo from the collection of badly damaged. Mary Louise Brown shows her grandmoth- We have no information as to the situaer, Frankie Harrison Brown (daughter of tion further down the creek. Nannie and Guy T. Harrison), holding her Latest reports from Bryant are that it was infant son Bill. The house where the photo out of its banks and still rising. was taken, on what is now Harlin Drive in The effect of this loss will be felt most Gainesville, is no longer standing, but in keenly by the farmers as it is a bad season the background is the Harlin House, still a of the year for such a setback. Gainesville landmark.

Sept. 5, 1889 There will be a picnic dinner at Gainesville on Friday, the 13th, given under the auspices of Albert Thompson Post, G.A.R. [Grand Army of the Republic]. There will be a sham battle and a match game of baseball during the day and a concert at night –– also other amusements. Come out everybody and let us have a day of genuine enjoyment. W. A. Love, J. E. Wood, J. A. Bingaman, Committee of Arrangements. Oct. 24, 1889 A disastrous ďƒžre occurred here last Friday evening which resulted in the total destruction of Wood & Reed’’s mill and Lee Wood’’s dwelling house. The ďƒžre commenced near the plainer and saw mill where there were a great many shavings and in an incredible short time, the whole building was in ďƒ&#x;ames. ... The loss included the new saw mill, the plainer, the cotton gin and the machinery of the grist mill and several thousand feet of lumber besides the buildings. The building was a new one, just completed and was a good substantial house. . . The loss is probably $3,500. No insurance. The loss will be felt by the entire community as it is several miles now to any mill or gin.

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Sept. 2, 1897 A team of horses owned by William Blyth of Possum Walk ran away while in town last Saturday and caused considerable commotion on our streets and set the good mothers to wondering where the little tots were. The team was left on the street without being hitched, and they started without any warning, ran down the alley back of the post office, bearing down upon this office like a lightning express, but changed their course in time for us to save everything about the office except a strip of plank carried from the corner of the building by one of the wheels. The next instant the whole outfit smashed into the side of the Methodist church, the wagon tongue forcing its way plumb through the side of the building. Before the team could recover, they were surrounded by a number of men and taken in charge by the owner. The greatest damage done was the breaking of the wagon tongue.

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Ozark County News July 7, 1898 Samuel Burks of this place recently had a letter from his brother who is at Tampa, Fla., with Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, who are ready to embark for Santiago. Aug. 4, 1898 Thornfield – We understand by reading the papers that the 2nd Missouri regiment has gone to Porto Rico. If that be the case, Ozark County has one man, Thomas Norris, in the Porto Rican expedition. H. C. Feemster of Noble was in town today and ordered some bills printed announcing a big picnic at Noble Aug. 20. Ozark County News Aug. 25, 1898 Mark Gault, the well-known stockman who lives 13 miles south of this place, has been up here and also at Dora for the past week, assisting in a cattle deal. He passed through town yesterday on his way home. Mrs. Eliza Luna, 79 years of age, who is the mother of 17 children and raised 16 to be grown, and raised one grandson, came to town on Monday for the first time in over 20 years. Mrs. Luna is hale and hearty for one of her age and is still able to go about and do her housework. She is living on the old homestead 10 miles northeast of town. Samuel Miller and wife living 6 miles south of town lost two of their children Sunday from fever. One, the youngest, aged 3, died early Sunday morning, and the other, aged 5, near midnight Sunday night. The remains of both were buried in the same grave Monday evening at the Miller grave yard. Others of the family have been seriously ill, but at last accounts were slowly improving. M. D. Frazier of Ambrose was in town on business last Saturday and rolled a coin into our temple of truth. Sunday School picnic at Thornfield last Sunday was very successful but not enjoyed so well on account of the hot weather. Pontiac: There are several cases of sickness in this part. Dr. Ebrite is doing most if not all the practice and is giving good satisfaction. Miss Mamie Ebrite has been sick for the last week but is on the mend. P.H. Martin & Son have got their mill house erected and will have everything ready for action in a short time. J. N. Turnbo has declined the idea of building a roller mill in Pon-

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Ozark County native Marion Jackson Luna stands atop the left wagonload of hay in this 1910 photo from the collection of April Legler, a Marion Luna descendant. Others in the photo are not identified. Marion was the 15th child of the 16 children raised by Ozark County pioneers Elisha and Eliza Gray Luna, who migrated to the Zanoni area from Tennessee in the 1850s. Marion, who was born in Ozark County 1860, married 17-year-old Margaret Jane “Peggy” Breeding, and they raised eight children on 160 acres of land they homesteaded here.

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This 1910 photo from the collection of April Arington Legler shows the general merchandise store at the Ozark County community of Birdtown, also known as Toccoa. West Plains resident Jim Decker provided this information about those in the photo: Seated, from left: Pat Briscoe (a local blacksmith), Dr. Gordon (a local doctor), Tim Gordon (Dr. Gordon’s son), John Decker (Jonathon’s son), Marty Moody, Arthur Gordon, Sam Thompson, Walter Tabor, Homer Decker (father of Jim Decker), Mont Tetrick and Bill Moody (and his dog, Molly Cottontail). Standing: John Gordon, Jonathon Decker (who built this store building in 1905), Charles Decker (son of Jonathon), Eddie Lewis, Claude Moody and Eldon Decker (the two boys in front of window).

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tiac, but we think that Martin and Neasby will push matters in that line in a short time. B. F. Lantz has got his house ready, or nearly so, for the shop. He says that he will make times look dull to any smith who may come to Pontiac for the purpose of blacksmithing. Cureall (Howell County): Several people from this place attended the Old Soldiers Encampment at West Plains last week and report it a “grand success.” Ozark County News Aug. 17, 1899 A picnic party composed of Misses Evan and Emily Winkler, Eva Arnold, Mrs. Jim Harlin and Mrs. J.M. Gordon spent the day Wednesday at Shoemaker’s Mill near Zanoni. The party enjoyed the day swinging in hammocks, eating ice cream and watermelons and gathering ferns. It was late in the evening before the little party started home, and the moonlight drive during the early evening hours added much to the pleasures of the day. Ed Arp of Almartha was in the city on business Tuesday. He informed us that he moved back to Almartha about a year ago from Arkansas where he had spent considerable time in the mines of Marion County. ... Ed has studied the situation thoroughly and has come to the conclusion that Ozark County has just as good prospect for mineral as any part of Arkansas. ... Bakersfield Boomerang Aug. 10, 1901 Ad: Just in: A nice line of plain and glass top COFFINS of all sizes from the smallest child to the largest man. Also a fine line of robes, gloves, slippers and all kinds of coffin trimmings, which I will sell at the very lowest prices. Spike Roberts Ozark County Times June 19, 1903 Geo. McDonald started Tues-

2017 Times Past day morning with a load of wire which he will distribute along the route of the new telephone line of Hogard & Son. They will begin stretching wire Monday. Ozark County News March 10, 1904 Haskins & Sanders are the proud owners of a brand new Oliver typewriter. M. D. Frazier of Lawndale was in town Tuesday with a load of potatoes which he sold to the Wood & Reed Mercantile Co. The Lick Creek telephone line is now complete as far down as J. W. Robbins’, 7 miles southeast of town. On the line, there are seven phones including the one at Wood & Reed’s farm. Those who have the phones in their house are satisfied now that they can’t get along without them. A move is now on foot to extend a line from Mammoth to Mountain Home. April 28, 1904 E. K. Sanders is preparing to put in a new ferry boat on the Big North Fork just above the “Hodo” ferry. The boat will not be used for public purposes but simply to ferry the mail hack across when the river is too full to ford. Mr. Sanders only receives $2.10 a trip for his mail services, and at this season of the year pays a dollar a trip for ferrage; hence the necessity of a private ferry. Charley Colvin and wife and Seth Conrad and wife all of Gainesville left here Sunday to visit relatives in Richland township but found the streams of Pine Creek and Bryant so swollen from the rain of Saturday night that they could not cross. So they attended preaching at the Luna school house and returned home. July 28, 1905 The Gainesville band under the instruction of Prof. Force has advanced far enough to give open air concerts on the street, and to tell the truth, they play several pieces of music real well.

Ozark County Times Aug. 4, 1905 Zebe Sanders drowned at Hodgson Mill Monday. He and others were in the river bathing with their clothing on when young Sanders lost control of himself and went over the dam and was drowned before help could reach him. The body was recovered. Everet Luna, who had secured the Pine View school, went up to begin teaching Monday, and found the school house in ashes. The building is supposed to have been burned Sunday night. No reason can

Page 13 be given for the act, but the directors of the district think they have the right man spotted. Ozark County Times Aug. 3, 1906 Mike Burk began work on the court house addition last Monday week. He is assisted by his son, James Sommerville, and Hawk Walker. ... The workmen hope to complete the work this week. The People ’s Telephone Company, now

2017 Times Past building a line from Rockbridge to Gainesville by way of Zanoni, completed the work last week into town. The line is being built by Sid Amyx, who is turning the line over to the stockholders as fast as it is complete. The price of a stock holder ’s share is $13 and to have a phone put in one ’s house is $14 extra. This is an independent line. ... it has no connections with the main lines to West Plains, Bakerseld or Theodosia without extra charge for the transfer.

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Ford Store at Pontiac An item in the Ozark County Times in 1929 mentioned the death of James U. Ford at his store in Pontiac. The store is shown in these undated photos from the collection of Judy Ford Lyons. The woman at the gas pump is Alma Ford, wife of James ’ son, John Cecil Ford.

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...Continued from page 13 Jan. 4, 1907 Clyde Looney and Miss Cora Luna were married one day last week at Mt. Home. Mr. and Mrs. Looney were in Gainesville Friday and while there purchased an outďƒžt to go to housekeeping.

Max Murphy shared this 1910 postcard of the Almartha community with the Ozark County Historium for a postcard exhibit. On the back someone has written ““Lile,”� understood to be Max’’s father, Lile Murphy, who was born in 1906. Also written on the back is ““P.T. Murphy holding a cow,”� referring to the man and animal standing far down the road. Peter T. Murphy was Lile’’s grandfather (Max’’s great-grandfather.) Viewers noticed the extensive use of the split-rail fences and mused over the poles standing along the north side of the road, believing they were for telephone.

Jan. 11, 1907 The County Court at its last session appointed Geo. W. Boone, W. T. Harlin and Marion Haskins as a committee to select a sight and erect thereon a good substantial stone jail for Ozark County. The committee is authorized to sell the old jail and lot and with the proceeds buy a more suitable located lot. They have traded this lot for a lot on High Street. ... Our old log jail is immediately below a livery stable and the drainage from the stable naturally makes the jail a very unsanitary place to conďƒžne persons. Lilly –– Mrs. Jennie Crawford, who has been conďƒžned to her bed on account of sickness, commenced teaching again at the Salley school last Monday. Geo. Crawford bought a new buggy one day last week. Geo. and wife feel like ““quality folks”â€? as they pass by. Aug. 7, 1907 Oak Mount –– Riley Bond has found four bee trees this summer and is conceded to be the champion $872 3$576 63(&,$/,67

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bee hunter of this section of the county. W. R. Landers lost a good mare by catching the calk of her hind shoe in the bell collar. Let this be a warning. Always tighten up our bell collars well in putting them on. Aug. 16, 1907 Tom Hargis, who was caught in the machinery of the Theodosia ďƒ&#x;ouring mill and terribly mangled last Friday, died yesterday morning. Mr. Hargis was oiling some of the machinery in the upper story of the mill when his sleeve was caught in a cog wheel, and his arm was dragged into the wheel and his body whipped around a shaft that was revolving at great speed. His clothing was torn from his body, and he was thrown loose from the machine. ... Somehow he managed to get down stairs and call for assistance. He was taken to his home, and Drs. White of Gainesville, Jim Small of Lutie and Elliott of Isabella were summoned and dressed his wounds. On Sunday it was found necessary to amputate his arm. His injuries were so great that his recovery was impossible. Oak Mound –– W. R. Landers and J. T. Twitty went to Lone Pilgrim school house

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Thursday night to be initiated into the mysteries of the Farmers’’ Union at that place. W. R. Landers sold a nice ďƒ&#x;ock of 74 sheep last Monday to a couple of gentlemen living near West Plains. Mr. Swiver living on Riley Bond’’s farm has purchased a ďƒžsh trap and is going to follow ďƒžshing for a while. Mr. Ambrose Spencer and boys are engaged in cutting shingles on North Fork near Henry Guthrie’’s. Aug. 23, 1907 The Ozark County Fishing Club held its opening session at the Clubhouse on the North Fork of White River Aug. 17, 18, 19. Many interesting ceremonies were entered into and a very enjoyable time was spent by the members present. Fish was the order, of course at every meal embellished with various ““entrees”â€? that were palatable to the tastes of the guests. Mr. J. C. Larkin of Boston, Mass., was one of the outside guests and did ample service as a caterer and a singer. . . W. T. Harlin took the prize for having caught the largest ďƒžsh, a jack salmon weighing 7 ½ pounds. Sept. 6, 1907 E. K. Sanders and Jap Cantrell left one

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...Continued from page 15 Circuit Court news – The Dimock and Sycamore Telephone Co. granted right to erect and maintain a telephone line along the Caney and Sycamore and Gainesville and Sycamore public roads, on condition that line be run at edge of right of way and line to be high enough so as not to obstruct public travel, also officers of the county to have free use of same for official business. Jan. 25, 1918 Bakersfield: A crowd has been gathering on the school house hill and coasting. The married people join the young folks in this sport. The mail from West Plains has been coming in a sled. John Stout, who has been at Mtn. Home doing some carpenter work, has returned home. Raymon Wilson, who is attending school here, visited home folks in Ark. Saturday night. Aug. 10, 1923 Rockbridge - Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mahan have been very sick, but are a little better. Uncle John Byerley has also been very low

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with typhoid fever. Pontiac – S. E. and Willie Hillhouse redrilled the school well last week. We certainly mourn the death of President Harding. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Harding and to his cabinet. Ikie Turnbo now wears the latest style hair bob. She is bound for the promised land we suppose. Romance – The foundation for our new school house is now laid and will soon be ready for the contractor. Mr. Wells has the job of putting up the building. Fay – School began Monday with Mrs. Lee Crawford as teacher. Bert Miller is going with the threshing machines. Dawt – Bushong Bros. have sold their interest in the store and mill to Frazier & Sons of Licking, Mo. Fred Frazier and wife are here from Licking. Melvin Bushong is preparing to go to California. He intends making the trip in his Ford. Lily Ridge – Joe and Claud Cowart and T. F. Blacksher have gone to White River on a few days fishing trip. Aug. 7, 1925 Zanoni – the Pine Creek ball team played with the steel bridge team. Pine Creek won.

Hammond – Mr. Hobbs is having a front porch put on the bank building. All the town turned out Monday and helped put the first tomatoes in cans. Hurrah! Hammond is still in the lead. The cobblestone filling station of Maurice Wood on the southwest corner of the square is now completed and ready for the oil and gasoline fixtures. Nathan Aldridge, formerly a resident of the west part of the county but now of West Plains, put up the building. June 29, 1928 Two bandits about 9:30 o’clock last Friday morning entered the Bank of Rockbridge and after forcing the cashier, John P. Edwards, to hand them over $1,200 made their escape on foot. ... Rex Byerley, 19-year-old orphan is now serving on a 10-year sentence in the state penitentiary for robbing the Rockbridge bank in May. March 1, 1929 Noble – Bessie Davis is beginning to listen for chicks to peep. She has 900 eggs setting. Bro. Kastnings have 600 and another 400-egg incubator ready to set.

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...Continued from page 15 Circuit Court news –– The Dimock and Sycamore Telephone Co. granted right to erect and maintain a telephone line along the Caney and Sycamore and Gainesville and Sycamore public roads, on condition that line be run at edge of right of way and line to be high enough so as not to obstruct public travel, also ofcers of the county to have free use of same for ofcial business. Jan. 25, 1918 Bakerseld: A crowd has been gathering on the school house hill and coasting. The married people join the young folks in this sport. The mail from West Plains has been coming in a sled. John Stout, who has been at Mtn. Home doing some carpenter work, has returned home. Raymon Wilson, who is attending school here, visited home folks in Ark. Saturday night. Aug. 10, 1923 Rockbridge - Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mahan have been very sick, but are a little better. Uncle John Byerley has also been very low

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with typhoid fever. Pontiac –– S. E. and Willie Hillhouse redrilled the school well last week. We certainly mourn the death of President Harding. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Harding and to his cabinet. Ikie Turnbo now wears the latest style hair bob. She is bound for the promised land we suppose. Romance –– The foundation for our new school house is now laid and will soon be ready for the contractor. Mr. Wells has the job of putting up the building. Fay –– School began Monday with Mrs. Lee Crawford as teacher. Bert Miller is going with the threshing machines. Dawt –– Bushong Bros. have sold their interest in the store and mill to Frazier & Sons of Licking, Mo. Fred Frazier and wife are here from Licking. Melvin Bushong is preparing to go to California. He intends making the trip in his Ford. Lily Ridge –– Joe and Claud Cowart and T. F. Blacksher have gone to White River on a few days shing trip. Aug. 7, 1925 Zanoni –– the Pine Creek ball team played with the steel bridge team. Pine Creek won.

Hammond –– Mr. Hobbs is having a front porch put on the bank building. All the town turned out Monday and helped put the rst tomatoes in cans. Hurrah! Hammond is still in the lead. The cobblestone lling station of Maurice Wood on the southwest corner of the square is now completed and ready for the oil and gasoline xtures. Nathan Aldridge, formerly a resident of the west part of the county but now of West Plains, put up the building. June 29, 1928 Two bandits about 9:30 o’’clock last Friday morning entered the Bank of Rockbridge and after forcing the cashier, John P. Edwards, to hand them over $1,200 made their escape on foot. ... Rex Byerley, 19-year-old orphan is now serving on a 10-year sentence in the state penitentiary for robbing the Rockbridge bank in May. March 1, 1929 Noble –– Bessie Davis is beginning to listen for chicks to peep. She has 900 eggs setting. Bro. Kastnings have 600 and another 400-egg incubator ready to set.

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This 1914 photo of the late Chester Bushong’s store at Sycamore is from the collection of April Arington Legler of Bloomington, Indiana, which she shared with the Ozark County Historium. It’s believed that Bushong is pictured standing on the store’s porch. The identity of the ride-up customer isn’t known. Legler is Bushong’s granddaughter.

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Continued from page 16 March 1, 1929 Noble – Len, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Davis, was brought to Noble almost lifeless one night last week from the effects of drinking kerosene from an oil stove. He was taken to Dr. Taylor at Almartha for treatment. He has recovered. Some excitement at Mr. Wade’s the other night when he left his car standing to get water for the radiator. The car decided to go on without him, and it looked like it came near getting away. Aug. 2, 1929 Jenks Taylor was up from Oakland Saturday. He and others had been fishing in White River, and they caught some fish. To prove his assertion, he pointed to the front of his car where hung the head of a yellow catfish. It measured 11 inches across. The fish, when dragged from the water, measured 4 feet in length and weighed 49 lbs. Aug. 9, 1929 Mr. Field of the Central Telephone Co. is here to assist the citizens in the different communities of the county to put up lines to connect with the company’s switchboard in Gainesville, thus giving them service not only over the county but also over the long distance lines at a very small expense. Patrons of the Brushy Knob school district are highly pleased that their school board has again employed Henry Gault as the teacher. This is Henry’s third eight-month term with Brushy Knob. They say he has perfect control of his pupils and is getting good results. Oct. 18, 1929 Shiloh: The pie supper here Oct. 12 was well attended, and all reported a nice time. The program was excellent. Miss Verna Friend won the cake; the jar of pickles was awarded Miss Cleo Austin and Eddie Friend, the soap to John Riggs. The proceeds amounted to $33.36, which will

2017 Times Past be used to buy school supplies. Center Point: N. B. Owens and Lexa Jones have been helping Geo. A. Rose put in his electric lights. Aug. 31, 1933 Hammond: Kidnappers came to Ben Welch’s and took a stand of bees. The stand was full of honey. Lilly Ridge: Steve Prock had a tree which made $7 worth of stave bolts. Oct. 19, 1933 Nottinghill: Our women folks are happy because they have rain water for wash day again. Claud Gaulding and family attended the ball game at Hammond Sunday. The score was 5 to 6 in favor of the married men. Aug. 9, 1934 Brixey: Rosco Mahan and wife and little son Johnny Lon, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Liniger and little daughter Mary Lou, Mr. and Mrs. LonMahan and Ross Mahan and family all went swimming Sunday. Caney: Edward Loftis traded his car to Loyd Gullett for a horse. New Harmony – Quite a few cattle went out of here the past week. The government buying them. The threshers have been here and gone; they did good work. Aud Rose and Elbert Hale had quite a bit of wheat. The rest of us just a few bushels, but every little bit helps. Jan. 24, 1935 The canning factory at Bakersfield will be opened Feb. 1, 1935, for the purpose of canning meats, hominy and other products that may be brought to can. These products will be canned on a 5050 basis. We find that one bushel of corn produces approximately 80 No. 3 cans of hominy; half of this would go to the producer. Anyone desiring to have hominy canned may leave their corn at the relief office or at the factory at Bakersfield. Allen Ferguson, Asst. District garden Supervisor.

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Kyle Store, Thornfield

James J. Kyle and his wife, Ida, owned the Thornfield store shown in this photo from the Ozark County Historium’s photo archives. The picture is from a collection donated recently by Springfield resident Ken Brown. James Kyle was born in Tennessee in 1867 and came with his parents to Missouri about 1890. In addition to being a merchant, he was a teacher and Ozark County’s representative in the Missouri legislature. Both James and Ida Kyle held college degrees. She was born in Tennessee in 1866 and served as Thornfield postmaster from 1914 to 1927.

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Gainesville School through the years Since last year’’s Times Past magazine was published showing photos of some of Gainesville’’s early schools, Times Past columnist Mary Ruth Luna Sparks discovered the photo above of the town’’s ďƒžrst school after it was destroyed by a ““cyclone”â€? in 1891.

The ďƒžrst school (and two later schools) stood a short distance below the Harlin House on what is now Harlin Drive in Gainesville. According to the June 25, 1891, edition of the Ozark County News, the ďƒžrst school building ““was a two-story frame, 80 by 50 feet, completed in 1889 at

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...Continued from page 21 Gainesville’’s second school Eight months later, in its Feb. 25, 1892 edition, the News reported that work was underway on the new school house, which was a ““two-story frame, 40 feet square.”â€? The newspaper predicted that ““when completed it will be a better building than the one destroyed by the cyclone last June.”â€? We don’’t know when that second school building was completed, and no photos of it have been found. What we do know is that it didn’’t last long. Gainesville’’s second school was destroyed by ďƒžre in February 1894. Here’’s how that ďƒžre and its aftermath were described in the Feb. 22, 1894, edition of the Ozark County Times: ““At 3 o’’clock on Wednesday morning, ďƒžre was discovered in the Normal [school] building at this place. Dr. Small was ďƒžrst to discover the ďƒžre and at once raised the alarm, but the ďƒ&#x;ames were then far beyond control. In less than an hour all that remained of our commodious school building was a pile of smoldering embers. ““The cause of the ďƒžre is a mystery, and it cannot be solved in harmony with any other theory than that the building was ďƒžred by some ďƒžend who is too depraved to deserve the name of human. ...

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““It was the result of much sacriďƒžce and work by the people of Gainesville and vicinity. When our ďƒžrst school house was wrecked by the great storm in June 1891, the people, with one accord went to work and by private subscription and public entertainments raised the necessary money rebuild and furnish the house in much better shape than it was originally. The last of these entertainments was given in December 1893, and the proceeds paid for the frames, built about that time. ... Then, after all the sacriďƒžce and worry incident to getting this work done, to see the whole fabric go up in smoke is enough to make those who stood the burden of the enterprise sick at heart. ... ““Nothing has yet been said or done toward rebuilding the house, but our local pride and enterprise will in due time assert itself and the building will rise, phoenixlike in more grandeur and magniďƒžcence than ever before.”â€?

comed its ďƒžrst students on Nov. 26, 1894. In her reminiscence, ““Horse and Buggy Days 1898-1911,”â€? the late Madge Harlin Brown said the school had a large room upstairs and two rooms downstairs. Two outdoor privys were nearby, one for boys and one for girls –– both ““two-seaters,”â€? Brown wrote. The school apparently added high school classes sometime later. The Gainesville R-V School District website says the ďƒžrst graduates of Gainesville’’s four-year high school program, in 1910, were Alaska Clute, Helen Ebrite Blisard, Nettie Enloe and Mrs. J. A. Heap.

Gainesville’’s third school The town’’s third school, built soon after its predecessor burned, is shown in the photo right, that is thought to have been taken in the late 1890s or early 1900s. According to the News, the two-story structure wel-

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Pontiac Cove Marina has been in the Morgan family for more than 50 years. It began when Joe and Alice Morgan bought the business in 1964. Now, the third generation is a part of PCM's management. Gainesville School 1917-1930 Gainesville students attended classes in this building from 1917 until it was demolished due to faulty construction and was replaced by a quarried-limestone building built on the same site in 1930. ty 1841-1991,”â€? Gainesville’’s third school building was sold at public auction in 1912. A new concrete-block building was completed in 1917 with state aid. That building, which had structural defects, stood near the present site of the Gainesville post ofďƒžce. It was replaced in 1930 by a building (pictured below) constructed of limestone blocks quarried north of town. It had six rooms on the ďƒžrst ďƒ&#x;oor, a gym and two rooms on the ground ďƒ&#x;oor, plus an ofďƒžce –– but no indoor bathrooms. In 1937, through a WPA project, the building was enlarged. In 1963, the current high school building east of town was built and the last of the one-room rural schools in the county were consolidated into elementary classes in the limestone-block building in town. In 1995, a new elementary school was built, and the 1930s building was sold to First Home Bank, which demolished the structure except for the gym. It was remodeled and is used today as Gainesville’’s post ofďƒžce, adjoining the First Home Bank building.

PCM started out with a small store, featuring mainly fishing tackle and bait. They had a few boat slips and fishing boats to rent. The business has grown to 250 boat slips, pontoon, tritoon and fishing boat rentals, paddleboard rentals, a scuba air station, fuel dock and a store that sells fishing licenses, bait, tackle, boating accessories, water toys, souvenirs, beer, soda, snacks and more. In addition to the marina, the Morgans also operate the Pontiac Campground, Lake Harbour Resort and the Red Barn Lodge and Loft .

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Bakersfield School through the years

Bakersfield school, early 1900s This photo of the old wooden school at Bakersfield comes from an undated newspaper clipping possibly taken from the West Plains Daily Quill. Bakersfield had the county ’s first consolidated district, which formed in 1914. The building burned in 1915 and was replaced with a building that was destroyed by a tornado in 1928 but was rebuilt the same year, according to A History of Ozark County 1841-1991.

Early Bakersfield School This grainy photo accompanied an undated clipping from the Ozark County Times that boasted, “A Teachers ’ Course is now in progress at Bakersfield public school. I wish to urge you to take advantage of this offer if you contemplate teaching in the next few years. We offer you the greatest number of subjects in the course that you will ever be permitted to choose from. Good board reasonable, and a splendid student body to work with. If you are interested in this course I will be glad to give you about what you want. Yours respectfully, Clarence D. Mitchell, Superintendent. ”

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The mid years

Fred Wright and children on swinging bridge

Fred Wright and his children Janice (holding her sister Jo) and Freddy stand on the swinging bridge near Hammond, probably around 1947. Wright’s homecoming dinner after World War I is shown on page 35. Later he and his wife, Bonnie, operated the Hammond store and post office for many years (page 27). Photo courtesy Ken Brown: “Gardner-Wright images.”

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Ozark County Times June 20, 1935 Hammond – The spit and whittle club have made a fish net. Took a lot of holes and tied them together with strings. Charles Gaulding bossed the job. Howard Ridge – Truman and Marshal Crawford passed through here with a load of passengers Sunday going to the singing convention. Bardie Baxter was home from the CCC camp during the weekend. Feb. 21, 1935 T. J. Freeman and Ed Pendergrass were over from near Dora a few days ago. ... Bro. Freeman says he is thinking of quitting preaching and going into politics. He says he is strictly against the bill lately introduced in the legislature protecting bull frogs. He would be in favor of passing an old age pension and a pension favoring widows and orphans and just let the bull frogs croak. He says a frog can jump farther on an empty stomach. Pleasant Grove – C. E. Hale has purchased a riding plow. He thinks riding will be cheaper than walking. Cora Terry thinks we need a foot log across the creek. Tony Sullivan was home from the CCC camp on a visit. Sycamore – Lyda and China Bushong have just finished picking 40 head of geese. Elvert and Ross Dodson and Quinton Bushong were out for a fox chase a few nights ago. Feb. 28, 1935 Hammond – James Chaney has taught four months of school at North View without drawing any pay. He has taught a good school too. A large crowd attended the singing convention here Sunday. Some fine singing was done especially by Willbanks quartet.

Miss Vada Hobbs closed a successful term of school at Turkey Creek Friday. The patrons surprised her with a bountiful dinner. The school gave a program in the afternoon, and valentines were exchanged. About 35 pupils from over the county were here Saturday as contestants in the county-wide spelling contest conducted by County Supt. Everett Herd. Miss Classie Morrison of Zanoni and Miss Trecie Naugle of Wasola spelled all of the 100 words given, thereby tying for first prize. They were then given a list of 25 words, and Miss Morrison won, Miss Naugle being second and Elisha Brown of Elijah winning third place, spelling 98 of the 100 words. This contest brings to memory a contest of 20 years ago conducted by Supt. A. J. Kimball when two of the three winners were of the same name. They were Everett Naugle, father of Trecie Naugle, winning first prize then and Hobart Morrison, cousin of Classie Morrison winning third prize. July 23, 1936 The grasshopper poison is here, and farmers may get a supply by calling at the relief office in this city. Bring container. The supply is limited. More will be received later. The new 175-foot well at the Amyx garage is now furnishing plenty of water. Lee Wood is having his well drilled deeper. He intends installing an electric pump and piping his home. July 30, 1936 Brixey - G. W. Collins has purchased a ’36 model Chevrolet. The music party at H. P. Bushong’s Tuesday night in honor of Mrs. Edgar Miles was well attended and some excellent music rendered. Mrs. Miles left Wednesday morning for her home in Kansas City.

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Caney –– School is progressing nicely with Juanita Gardner as teacher. Mrs. Tilda Gardner and Virgil Robinson of Romance visited the school Friday. Sept. 3, 1936 Pontiac –– Uncle Joe Sisney, an old pioneer, was buried here last Tuesday. Bro. Keehley conducted the funeral. W. D. Collins and A. J. Johnson have cisterns ready and are waiting for a big rain. L. F. Ebrite and Max Harlin of this city were in St. Louis Sunday taking in the big ball game. Aug. 24, 1939 A ne baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Tan Harlin of this city at Christa Hogan hospital at West Plains Tuesday morning. Vanton James, age 11, of Dawt, is showing quite a talent in swimming, diving and underwater swimming. He easily swims 20 -30 feet under water. ... He took great delight in helping the other boys clean out the old swimming hole at the James Bridge this spring ... bringing up rocks as large as his head. He made grand sport of bringing up tobacco tins, colorful rocks and other bright objects.

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...Continued from page 27 Pontiac - An oil prospector has been in this vicinity making prospects for oil and mineral. He says a test well may be drilled soon on what is now the Fatty Barner farm near the Salt Bald. Silver has already been found on it, the prospector says, in paying quantities. Aug. 31, 1939 For the past few years, the sons and daughters of Uncle Mart Grisham and wife, who settled more than 60 years ago on a farm on the head of Lick Creek north of Gainesville, have been holding a family reunion each year. Nov. 9, 1939 David Wallace dropped dead at his home near Hammond on Monday. Mr. Wallace, a widely known and respected citizen of Hammond, 72 years old, had been in declining health of late. He had been out about the premises of his home that morning when he began suffering a pain in his breast. He went to the house and asked his wife to x him a dose of medicine which he had been taking. She prepared it and was handing it to him when he dropped over dead. ... Mr. Wallace was a member of the Masonic lodge at Lutie. Burial will be at Thorneld. Burial arrangements are in charge of the Southern Missouri Burial Association. Mr. Wallace is survived by his wife, eight sons, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters and other relatives. July 31, 1941 The Friendly Neighbors Club of Lilly Ridge isn ’t dead – it isn ’t even sick. It met the 17th with Mrs. Ollie Crawford. Twelve members and eight visitors attended. ... All these women, assisted by some 10 or 12 juveniles and a few men for extra measure, did full justice to the six fried chickens and buckets of lemonade and iced tea Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Virgie Williams served to their guests. The club tacked two comforts for Virgie and engaged in a round table discussion of canning fruits and vegetables. ... Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Williams as co-hostesses each received eight pairs of beautiful pillow cases. Sept. 25, 1941 Mrs. Frank Johnson, accompanied by her small sons, her sister Mrs. E. E. Upton and daughter Fern, and Miss Agnes Wray came near having a serious car wreck Thursday night on the highway near Isabella. They had started to the Baptist Association at Mt. Lebanon and were driving behind another car. The car suddenly turned off the highway, and Mrs. Johnson either had to hit some school children who were going along the road, or go into the ditch. She took the ditch. The car turned completely over, but luckily the occupants were only slightly injured. The car was pretty badly damaged. April 30, 1942 The “Stitch and Chatter ” Home Economics Club of Barren Fork met at the home of Mrs. Lee High on April 15. The day was spent in quilting and a discussion of a future 4-H Club in that community.

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Gainesville Power & Light plant, 1938 Foss Culpepper, left, and an unknown man are pictured inside the electric plant in Gainesville that was mentioned in an April 21, 1938, story in the Times, which reported, “The Gainesville Power & Light plant is putting in new posts and now copper wire on lines about town. They say they have purchased a large new engine to take the place of one of their old engines. ” The electrical plant, located on North Main Street, was taken over by the White River Valley Electric Cooperative in 1940. The photo is from the collection of Deloris Hambelton Hobbs.

Gardner general store and post ofce, Souder, 1940s This photo of the Gardner general store and post ofce at Souder was taken by the late Orvil Jernigan, a salesman for Milligan Grocery Co. who took photos during the late 1940s of the scenic areas and rural stores he served in Douglas, Ozark and Taney counties. Ava resident Christy Voliva, who inherited the photos from the Jernigan estate, has granted permission for use of the photos to the Ozark County Historium.

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A. D. McDonald store

This 1955 photo shows the late A. D. McDonald, far right, in his store that operated for nearly four decades on the west side of the Gainesville square. The building, built in 1929, has been restored to become the Ozark County Historium. McDonald’s daughter, the late Mary Ruth Landers, identified some of the people in the photo, including, from right, McDonald, Ola Herd, Sue Nell Gault, Hayden Carter, Ruth Hambelton (standing at the counter), Raymond Luna (far back), Imogene Blisard holding her baby, Garfield Luttrel and his wife and Dora Ebrite.

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Tecumseh bridge

This undated photo was taken by M. C. Stephens looking west at the “steel bridge ” that was completed over the North Fork of the White River (now Lake Norfork) in Tecumseh in 1924 at a cost of $50,063, according to “A History of Ozark County 1841-1991. ” The people in the photo are unknown, but they had apparently gathered to be photographed at a newly completed bridge that was considered a modern marvel at the time. The bridge, 18 feet wide, continued in service until it was replaced in 1988 by the current 38-foot-wide bridge, which was built at a cost of $2.1 million (including removal of the old bridge). This photo is one of many historical images shared on the Dora School Library ’s Facebook page.

Photo, top left: This photo, from the collection of Obal Langston, was published in a 1988 Old Mill Run story describing the building of the Steel Bridge at Tecumseh. The 1923 photo shows landfill work being done using three Model T trucks belonging to Roy C. Langston of Caulfield. Joe Blackburn used his tractor to pull a wooden beam plow operated by his son Huston to loosen the dirt. Wages ranged from 25 cents an hour for “shovel work ” to up to $1 an hour for more complicated labor. The completed bridge cost $50,063. Photo, top right: John Lillyquist of Tecumseh shared with the Ozark County Historium this postcard of the former bridge over Lake Norfork at Tecumseh. Known simply as the Steel Bridge, the structure carried traffic over what was then Highway 80 and is now Highway 160.

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...Continued from page 28 Nov. 2, 1944 Word has been received here that Staff Sgt. Virgil H. Fry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fry of Wasola, was seriously wounded in action in Germany Oct. 7. Pvt. Fry was recently promoted to Staff Sergeant. Jan. 27, 1944 Mr.and Mrs. Delmer Herd of Locust received a message Sunday morning stating that their son, Cpl. Marlyn Herd, who had been overseas several months, had died on Nov. 26 from wounds received in action. A few weeks ago word was received that Marlyn had been lost in action, and his parents had been hoping that he might yet be found alive. They appealed to the Red Cross for help in locating him, and on Sunday received the sad answer. May 4, 1944 Anyone caring to donate blood for the servicemen kindly get in touch with me at as early a date as possible. W. B. Hutchison, Home Service Chairman, Ozark County Chapter, American Red Cross, Gainesville.

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2017 Times Past much profit the other merchants make off your dollar is to come to Pontiac and trade at J. H. Hollingsworth & Son store. You not only see it, but your pocketbook can feel the difference. Jesse Shaw and Blanche Mahan took the teachers examination at Gainesville Friday and Saturday.

July 20, 1944 Air Service Command Somewhere in England: Cpl. Byron Dale Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Morrison of Tecumseh, is now overseas and has participated in a course designed to bridge the gap between training in the states and soldiering in an active theatre of war. ... Security training, personal hygiene, a talk by a Special Service Officer informing him of facilities for healthful recreation and a lecture by the chaplain are all in turn a part of the soldier’s preparation for duties overseas. His next station will be one from which America’s fighting planes take off to smash the Nazi war machine.

July 4, 1946 J. R. Driskell, who lives 2 1/4 miles west of Dora, believes he has one of the largest families in the county. ... He has 13 children, 48 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and 1 great-greatgrandchild. ... Fourteen of his grandchildren were in service during WWII. He is very happy that 13 of them returned home and the 14th is expected home soon.

June 13, 1946 Pvt. Utah Strong, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lisses Strong of Sallee District, spent a 17-day furlough with home folks. His mother has been quite sick. Pvt. Strong joined the army in January and completed his training at Camp Lee, Va. He reported at Camp Kilmer, N.J., on the first of June, where he and 76 other boys will leave soon for overseas. Pontiac – Folks, the way to learn how

July 17, 1947 Mrs. Cecil Decker, wife of an associate judge of the Ozark County Court, was painfully burned last Monday in a home canning accident at the family home near Tecumseh. Mrs. Decker was burned about the face, chest and arms when a can of corn she had just removed from a pressure cooker exploded and showered her with boiling water.

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Spurlock ’s Store

Spurlock trading post Charles Spurlock opened this log cabin store at Squires around 1901 “when ... there were two other established stores here, ” Randy Spurlock told Kaitlyn McConnell, author of the OzarksAlive.com blog. “[Squires] was a thriving place because of the cattle drives … ”

Spurlock ’s Store destroyed by arson (above, left): A frame structure followed Spurlock ’s log cabin store, but it was torched by an arsonist in 1933. A new building was built in 1935, but it also fell victim to arson in 1936. It was rebuilt, and housed the business until the current store was nished in 1966. This photo is from the collection of Lena Duke. Spurlocks in 1982 (photo, right) In this 1982 photo, the late Fred and Dorothy Spurlock stand in front of the Squires post ofce, which is housed adjacent to Spurlock ’s Store.

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...Continued from page 31 Aug. 14, 1947 A 17-year-old escaped prisoner from the Howell County jail surrendered himself to Ozark County Sheriff Aud Rose about 9 o’’clock Tuesday night at the ofďƒžce of the Ozark County Times in Gainesville. The youth, Homer Whelehon, was reported to be hiding under the Lick Creek bridge late Tuesday afternoon. Early in the evening, he saw R. J. Ebrite, whom he was acquainted with. He told Ebrite that he wanted to give up. Ebrite consulted with G. D. Ebrite, his father, at the Ozark County Times. ... The two Ebrites decided that Whelehon should wait in the Times ofďƒžce while Sheriff Rose was notiďƒžed. Whelehon escaped from the Howell County jail Aug. 7 along with Charles Hollaris. They reportedly stole an automobile from Ed Coats in West Plains that morning. The car was recovered near Forsyth. Hollaris is still at large. . . . They had been charged with the theft of some clothing and money from the Garrett Store at Pottersville. Willhoit –– Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Tong of the Ozark County Times called at the Snell

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home Friday evening. The men scattered over the likely Indian camp sites –– reward, one arrowhead. Mrs. Tong and Esther took a dip in the spring-ďƒžlled swimming hole –– reward, a bit more coolness than expected. Oct. 9, 1947 The state highway engineer says that when an average of 250 cars per day travel over Hwy. 5 to the State Line, the road will be paved. To hurry things up, some civicminded citizen might be induced into stepping on the trafďƒžc counter hose several times a day. If you want to get a thrill, just let Otis Gilliland, probate clerk, tell you about the old days in Ozark County, when a man could be reasonably assured of getting a wild turkey for thanksgiving dinner each year. Otis can tell stories that are so realistic, you can almost hear the hen answer the gobbler. General Rogers is in a bad humor. It seems his wife went ďƒžshing the other day and left him home. Oh, well, General, you probably wouldn’’t have caught anything anyway. Mt. Lebanon –– Those at C. E. Warrick’’s Sunday to see the new baby boy were J. P. Piland and wife, E. E. Terry and wife, S. L. Terry and wife and Kelly Sallee and family.

Oct. 16, 1947 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Fackler of York, Pa., who made possible the establishment of a library in Gainesville by their donation of books belonging to their late daughter, Jean B. Fackler, will be in Gainesville on Oct. 20th. ... Clyde Rogers, local attorney, will conduct the guests on a tour of the scenic spots in this section. Monday night the Facklers will be guests of honor at ladies night sponsored by the local Lions Club, which has maintained the library. Sept. 15, 1949 Rockbridge –– Mr.and Mrs. Lile Amyx and children made a trip to Ames, Iowa, Saturday, returning Sunday evening. They were accompanied by Mrs. Amyx’’s grandfather, Dr. L. E. Niles of West Plains, who remained in Ames for a longer visit with his sister. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith moved last week into their own home. They had been living with their son Don and his family for the past few months. Another son, Fred, and his family moved into a house on the Lile Amyx farm.

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...Continued from page 33 Oct. 25, 1951 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sims are rejoicing over the birth of a ďƒžne little daughter, who arrived last Thursday to make her home with them. W. J. Latham and family who have resided at Hutchison, Kansas, the past eight months, returned here last week and are at home now in the W. A. Crawford place east of town. Dawt –– The teacher at Bratcher School, Mrs. Evelyn Morrison, took the school children to see the cotton ďƒželds at the former Oscar Warren place. Some students had never seen cotton growing before. If anyone wishes any daffodil bulbs, Mrs. S. A. James of Tecumseh has hundreds of them free for the asking. Also day lilies if you care for them. Aug. 12, 1954 Rex Ebrite, principal of Gainesville High School, announced today that pictures taken on the senior trip will be shown Saturday night, Aug. 14, at 8 p.m. at the high school auditorium. The pictures are of the students taken in Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and

July 3, 1952 Mrs. Leslie Woodworth returned to her home in Bakersďƒželd Sunday after a 10-day visit in Springďƒželd with her sister, Mrs. W. P. Ellis. While in Springďƒželd, she was a special guest of Fred Sharft at a premier showing of Video Views, ““A View of God’’s Planting.”â€? ... The picture, in Technicolor, was ďƒžlmed for showing behind the Iron Curtain on television. The scenes were selected and ďƒžlmed in Ozark County with many of the pictures made in and near Dora. Many of the characters shown are from Ozark County and are easily recognized in the picture. June 18, 1953 An Illinois bridge workman lost his life early Monday when he toppled from a scaffold high above the Little North Fork arm of Bull Shoals Lake 11 miles west of here. The victim, Clarence Herbert Hagler, 26 of East St. Louis, Ill., was sandblasting under the million dollar Theodosia Bridge preparing the metal surfaces for painting when the tragic plunge occurred. Hagler and a fellow employee, Louis Mifďƒ&#x;in, also of East St Louis, were standing on the scaffold under the nearly-completed

span about 1:50 p.m. when Hagler suddenly teetered off the edge, fell 42 feet and disappeared in the lake waters below. ... The body was recovered about 4:20 p.m. Nov. 5, 1953 Travis King, 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde King of Tecumseh was fatally injured in an automobile accident Saturday night Oct. 31 in California. Death occurred in a Napa, Calif., hospital Sunday morning. ... He graduated last spring from GHS where he was a star basketball and baseball player. June 21, 1956 The Junior Dodgers won their ďƒžrst game of the season, beating Summers Market of West Plains 7 to 6 in a game played at West Plains Monday night. Going into the ďƒžnal inning, the Dodgers were leading 7 to 4. The Summers came up with two runs, one an error. Then the play of the game came when Bryon of West Plains, hit the next pitch against the leftďƒželd fence, bringing the second run in and trying to stretch his hit into a home run. Sam Exline, playing left ďƒželd, ďƒžred the ball to David Norman at short. Norman quickly and perfectly threw the ball to the catcher, Wayne Stewart, who put the tag on Bryson.

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Gainesville ’s Central Hotel

Gainesville ’s Central Hotel, shown in the photos above and below, was built by B. W. Hogard in the 1880s on the northwest corner of the Gainesville square. The hotel burned Jan. 8, 1940 (left). The cause of the re was unknown, but Loretta Fern Grisham Wallace, daughter of hotel owners Cona and Frank Grisham, remembers hearing that it might have been caused by a lighted cigarette in a guest room shared by a doctor and his wife. The wife was gone at the time, and the doctor, J. E. Van Winkle, died in the re. Hotel owners Frank and Cona Grisham, shown, below left, with Loretta Fern, stand on the north wall of the rebuilt Central Hotel, which still stands on the northwest corner of the Gainesville square.

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...Continued from page 34 Jarrett Robertson did the hurling for the Dodgers, holding West Plains to ďƒžve hits, striking out nine and walking ďƒžve. ... The next practice session will be held at 4 p.m. Friday. At the last practice, Charles Luna was elected team captain. March 7, 1957 Ronnie Mahan and Eldon Williams will appear on KYTV Search for Talent program on Sunday, March 10, at 2:30 p.m. Isabella: Virginia Pettit was horseback riding Sunday, and the horse fell on her leg and broke it. She is in a hospital at Springďƒželd. Dugginsville: The pie supper Friday night for the charity funds brought $49.49. Fray Duggins was the auctioneer.

The Ozark County Courthouse, ďƒžnished in November 1939, was still new when Loretta Fern Grisham Wallace posed for this early 1940s photo near her parents’’ newly rebuilt hotel.

June 6, 1968 First Lt. Jerry L. Wallace, who is stationed in Viet Nam, spent six days recently on a rest and recuperation leave in Hawaii. His wife, Nancy, of Boon-

ville ďƒ&#x;ew there to be with him. Two men, Gerald L. Walker and Carl D. Hadley, left Wednesday for induction into the Armed Forces to ďƒžll the county’’s June quota. The city dump hours during the summer months will be from 4 to 6 p.m. each day, according to John Luna, mayor. Rocky Klineline will be in charge of the dump this summer, and the charge for using the facility will remain 25 cents. This fee goes to pay his salary. Brixey: Mrs. Earnie Ware and Mrs. Pearl Exline motored down from Ava and stopped to eat lunch and visit with Nellie Moss and Bessie Naugle. They were going to Smith Chapel to attend the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Fay Shanks’’ daughter, Janice, of Zanoni. Theodosia: Mr. and Mrs. Jarrett Robertson and children were here on Memorial Day and visited quite a while with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cook and children. The Robertsons are moving back to Springďƒželd since he has been assigned to another tour of duty in Vietnam.

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Ozark County Times July 5, 1956 Ad: Auction of school property, July 14 ... at the Thornďƒželd School House: The buildings and outbuildings of the following schools: Northview, Turkey Creek, Igo, Mt. Lebanon and Tranquility. Also the building and land of the following schools: Longrun –– includes 1 acres of land; True Vine –– includes 1 acres of land; Otter Creek –– includes 2 acres of land. July 12, 1956 Installation of ofďƒžcers for the Gainesville Lions Club was held Thursday night of last week at the Tecumseh picnic area on Lake Norfork. Immediate past president J. J. Pace was the initiating ofďƒžcer, and the ofďƒžcers installed were: Harold Fletcher, president; Cecil McSwain, ďƒžrst vice president; Rex Johnson, second vice president; J. W. Daniel, third vice president; M. J. Hoerman, secretary; H. T. Harlin, treasurer; Hermon Melton, lion tamer; Rex Graves, tail twister; Howard Wade, Clifford Warrick and J. W. Daniel, directors. Preceding the installation services, refreshments of sandwiches, pie, ice cream and cokes were served to approximately 50 Lions and their families and guests. Aug. 16, 1956 Gainesville will welcome a new business

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Wednesday, Aug. 22, when Jimmy Rose will open a new restaurant on High Street next door to the Rose Variety Store. The restaurant will be known as the Red Rose CafĂŠ. Rose is the son of Mrs. Tressie Rose and the late Aud Rose and was a 1954 graduate of GHS. He attended SMS in Springďƒželd. He proved to be quite popular in both high school and college. Sept. 6, 1956 Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Theodosia Resort on Lake Bull Shoals Sunday. L. B. Cook, who owned and operated the 10-unit resort as well as the Theodosia Boat dock, said the ďƒžre was ďƒžrst noticed by a Springďƒželd couple who occupied the adjoining cabin. ... The cabins, which were a total loss, were covered by insurance, and Cook said he would start construction soon on new cabins. Ozark County’’s ďƒžrst horse show will be held here Thursday, Sept. 20, it was announced yesterday by H. V. Gaulding, president of the Gainesville Saddle Club. Over $350 in cash awards, made possible by the business men of Gainesville and others interested in the improvement of the saddle club grounds, will be awarded.

Oct. 12, 1956 Bakersďƒželd –– The Elijah Mining Co. is now starting a new mine on the Bertha Moody farm and is working two shifts. The dirt is hauled to Elijah where it is washed, and the ore is then hauled to the shipping point, West Plains. The new minnow man, Joe Bill Boles, reports a good sale on minnows here the last two weeks. The white bass are now striking real well. A crowd gathered at the home of Cleo S. House last Sunday to help celebrate his 66th birthday. They also celebrated his son Ray’’s birthday. Oct. 12, 1956 Sammy Exline, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Exline of Gainesville, received an Eagle Scout award in ceremonies at Hodgson Mill Tuesday night. Sammy became the ďƒžrst scout from Ozark County to receive this coveted award. The 1957 Chevrolets will go on display at the Kerr Chevrolet Co. Friday, Oct. 19. Manager Jimmy St. John said that free coffee and cake will be served all day. July 20, 1961 Four youths from Ozark County have enlisted in the Navy. Jimmie Joe Blackburn, 17, son of Mrs. Dorothy Blackburn

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...Continued from page 39 of Hardenville, enlisted in the nuclear program. ... Lee Roy Davidson, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Davidson of Tecumseh, enlisted as a seaman recruit. ... Darrel Eugene Carter 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Carter of Hardenville, enlisted as a seaman recruit. Eddie Carlin Sanford, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sanford of Gainesville, enlisted as a seaman recruit. The County Extension Council recently selected Mr. and Mrs. Olen Mayberry of Dora as Ozark County’’s farm family representative to the state fair on Aug. 21. Oct. 13, 1966 Don Luna, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luna, who has been stationed at Fort Bragg, is due to leave on Nov. 30 for duty in Vietnam. He is here on furlough until Oct 21. Funeral services for Janette Cutsinger, 23, of Udall, whose body was found last Tuesday night after she died of carbon monoxide poisoning, were held at the graveside in the Udall Cemetery last Wednesday. Bobby Charles Robbins, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Robbins of Gainesville, has enlisted in the Navy. He is a 1964 graduate of Gainesville high school and attended the SMS residence center at West Plains. He

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will take his basic training at San Diego. June 22, 1967 Debra Marie Wolverton, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wolverton of Gainesville, suffered electric shock in the bathtub at her home here Friday night and died about 25 minutes later. It was said that Debra had reached for a spigot to get out of the tub and immediately received the shock. It was thought the deadly charge developed from a short which came through a washing machine. Debra was a member of the First Baptist Church and of the Gainesville 4-H club. Mrs. Claude Young of Brixey was bitten by a black widow spider Thursday morning and is recovering after treatment with black spider antivenin at Dr. Hoerman’’s clinic. The spider was in Ms. Young’’s shoe and bit her as she put the shoe on. She saved the spider and brought it to the doctor’’s ofďƒžce with her. The spider is now on display at the Times ofďƒžce. July 9, 1970 Randy Ebrite, former Gainesville resident, now a Navy hospital man in Kittery, Me., was driving home from night duty at

Portsmouth Naval Hospital when he saw a man fall from the steel works of a bridge under construction. Randy pulled his car off the road and ran to the scene, where several injured workers were strewn about. He administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to several of the injured men before ambulances arrived. ... The accident occurred when a platform slung under the approaches for a new highlevel bridge collapsed. Four men were killed and several others were injured. Sept. 30, 1971 Sherry, a 900-pound Jersey belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Verburgt at Dora, gave birth Sunday to three healthy bull calves. Oct. 14, 1971 Loretta Terry was chosen as queen at the 11th annual Hootin an Hollarin festival. PFC Dale Dreckman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dreckman, was wounded in the lower left arm by a ďƒ&#x;ying fragment from a detonated booby trap on Sept. 27. PFC Dreckman, who had been serving with the American Division in Chou Law, Viet Nam, is recovering in a base hospital.

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This photo, from Jonna Richison’’s collection, is believed to have been taken in 1952 and shows her relatives, from left, Mildred Richison, Martha Beard Richardson, Delcie Beard Richison and Loretta Lininger standing in the waters of Bull Shoals Lake, then recently impounded, as it covered the old bridge at Theodosia. The Ozark County Times during that time reported that residents requested that the impoundment be postponed until the new bridge (now the Highway 160 bridge) could be completed, but the arrival of the steel for that project was delayed, and eventually residents on the west side of the lake endured a 30-mile detour to get to Gainesville for school, business and other needs.

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...Continued from page 40 July 8, 1976 The M. J. and Judy Hoerman Bicentennial Park was dedicated Saturday morning in a brief ceremony held at a temporary sign marking the entrance to the park now under development. ... John Harlin, president of the Gainesville City Park Board, said, ““Some people are dreamers and some are doers. Then there are people like Dr. and Judy Hoerman who possess the rare capacity for both. ““For many years, Dr. Hoerman and Judy had dreamed of a park here in Gainesville where the children they loved would have a place to play and picnic. ... His will was written to assure the ďƒžnancing.”â€? Sept. 30, 1976 Mary and Nelle’’s Beauty Shop, the only one in Gainesville or Ozark County when it opened in 1939 and Gainesville’’s fourth oldest business operated by the same family (the Gault sisters) since established, was sold to Joe and Joan (Hambelton) Nash. Mrs. Nash has been with the shop since 1969. The other stylists are Sonja Grisham and Gayle Thomas.

Oct. 19, 1983 Final approval was given Tuesday morning in Jefferson City for the construction of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility near Gainesville. .. The approval is an outgrowth of legislative action excluding Ozark County from a ban on nursing home construction until 1987 and a resolution by the Industrial Development Authority of Ozark County for the issuance of revenue bonds to pay for construction of the facility. At the recent Southwest Missouri District Teachers meeting in Springďƒželd, several Dora students had their art work displayed in a school exhibit prepared by the teachers attending the meeting. Dora kindergartner Daniel Riley had his crayon interpretation of ““Me and My House,”â€? included in the exhibit. Others represented were Matthew Manion, third grade, with his free drawing of a clown; Thomas Dale Frederick Jr., fourth grade, a demonstration drawing of one point perspective; and Ricky Crites, ninth grade, who represented the high school art program with an architectural drawing in a two-point perspective. The art instructor at Dora elementary and secondary schools is Ms. Allison DeLeon.

2017 Times Past Aug. 8, 1984 A total of 2,795 votes were cast in both the Republican and Democratic primaries for candidates for sheriff. This is less than half the county’’s 6,514 registered voters. In this year’’s four-way Republican contest for sheriff, James Shaw with 978 votes was the winner. Among the other candidates, Max Vaughan received 757 votes; Loyd Hambelton 720 and Frank McDaniel 192. The Democratic candidate for sheriff, Burl Roberts, received 191 votes. June 4, 1986 The wave of the future on Bull Shoals Lake may be the wake from a big, big boat. Tim Morgan of Pontiac Cove Marina, the leader in houseboat rentals on the Missouri side of the lake, says he sees increased demand for the big, luxury boats. In fact, this spring he added the ““Cadillac”� of houseboats to Pontiac Cove’’s inventory, a 14 by 60 foot monster that easily sleeps 10. Sept. 24, 1986 Judges Dot Peavey and Pat Deason found themselves faced with a monumental task when they had to pick the winners in this year’’s costume parade last Friday. In the

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Wayne and Hazel Littlejohn and an unknown boy created this postcard, probably around 1960, to publicize their resort on Bull Shoals Lake near Isabella. The postcard was one of several collected by the late Alta Boone and after her death was found among her things by her granddaughter, Mary Ann Heard, who passed the postcard along to John Harlin. Harlin noted “a bit of irony” in accepting the postcards, remembering his mother, the late Billye Harlin “laughing about receiving postcards from my grandmother, and when she picked up the mail, Alta [the Gainesville postmaster] would comment on what my grandmother had said on the card.”

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...Continued from page 42 category infants to 3 years old, April Klineline was the winner among the girls, and Joseph Hathcock was the winner among the boys. In the 4- to 7-year-olds class, Aaron Newton was rst among the boys, and Brandy Snell rst among the girls. In the 8- to 12-year-old category, Michelle Uchtman and Jeffrey Adamson were the winners.

Among the women, the judges found they had to choose two, a winner and a judges ’ choice. They picked Marge Grisham and Wilma Fish. Oct. 15, 1986 Roy Overturf, proprietor of “The Store, ” a second-hand outlet just off the southwest corner of the square, is launching a new taxi service this week. ... Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ... Gainesville last had a taxi, according to the recollections of long-time residents, in

2017 Times Past the 1940s. Sept. 15, 1988 Ralph Amyx, lifelong auto dealer in Gainesville, has been named the Citizen of the Year by the Gainesville Lions Club. Sept. 22, 1988 Tammy Strain was crowned the 24th queen of Hootin an Hollarin and was also named Miss Sweetie Pie by the other queen contestants, a singular honor.

Gainesville High School girls basketball team, 1948 The 1948 Gainesville High School basketball team posed with their coach for a photo on the steps of the school. Front row, from left: Patsy Morrison, Ovia Marie Crisp (McGinnis), Wilma Rae Johnson, coach Irene Walker Charnley Julian, Dixie Bertram (Adair), Irene Rae Young, Ethel Grifn (McClendon). Second row: Dollie Allen Richardson, Loretta Bushong (Walker), Lovice Bushong (Wallace), Juhree Evans, Betty Lou Hickey (Zamora), Pat Wood (Miller). The next year, Marvin Looney served as coach. The team competed against other girls teams from Dora and Bakerseld, and Cotter, Arkansas. Ovia Marie Crisp McGinnis donated her gold-and-black uniform to the Ozark County Historium, where it is on display.

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Holiday Inn Development Association, Theodosia This photo of the former headquarters of the Holiday Inn Development Association at Theodosia was taken by former Ozark Countian Vicki Dancy Leonard, now living in Pleasanton, Kansas. She posted the photo on her Facebook page along with a promotional brochure that touted the development as “a new concept in retirement and vacation resort living. ” It described the planned community on Bull Shoals Lake as “one of the most desirable retirement and vacation areas in all of the fty states. ” According to a 2015 column written by Theodosia Marina Resort owner Bill Cook, Theodosia Hills operated from 1966 to about 1973 and included what remains today as Lost Woods Golf Course on the east side of the lake and Cash Saver Pantry Supermarket in Theodosia. The old Holiday Inn was used by several businesses for the next few years before it burned to the ground in the late 1970s.

Steve Pace and Raymond Luna,1930s-1940s Ozark County cousins Steve Pace, left, and Raymond Luna apparently stopped work to pose for this photo beside the cattle truck they operated for another cousin, Joe Luna, probably sometime in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Joe had joined his father, Rufus Luna, in operating the truck line that ran mainly between Gainesville and Springeld. The photo is from the collection of Raymond ’s daughter, Mary Lee Adamson.

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Farrell Berry, 1970s In a 2016 Father’’s Day tribute on Facebook, Brixey resident Kay Berry Doubek recently shared this photo of her dad, the late Farrell Berry, that gives a glimpse into rural Ozark County life in the 1970s, when the photo was given to Kay as a gift from Lavina McKinney. The photographer caught Berry as he was climbing into what Kay thinks was his 1969 Chevy truck. The family home, with firewood stacked on the porch, is visible in the background, and in the seat beside Berry are the things he kept handy as he worked around the family farm –– a shotgun, single-shot .22 rifle, chopping ax and other tools and weapons, including what looks like possibly a bullwhip.

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Bakerseld banks Today ’s Century Bank of the Ozarks Bakerseld branch (below) stands on the site of the former Bakerseld State Bank, which operated in Bakerseld in the early 1900s. The individuals in the old photo are unknown; however, framed placards for Bakerseld State Bank that hang inside the CBO Bakerseld branch mention these names: W. R. Kellett, president; J. P. Hall, vice president and P. R. Mitchel, cashier. An ofcial statement dated Feb. 22, 1916, lists “resources ” of $62,138.28. More photos are shared on the Bakerseld High School Alumni Facebook page.

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This photo, courtesy of the Pioneer Store in Protem, shows people standing on Main Street in Protem in 1919. The school behind the three men in the center of the picture is still standing. Arrows on the photo point to the bank, cotton gin and store.

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South side Ebrite family Janet Ebrite Taber ’s story about the Ebrite family in Ozark County, published in the December 2012 issue of the Old Mill Run, included this photo of the family home that stood on the south side of the Gainesville square near the Ozark County Times ofce. Earle Ebrite, editor of the Times when this picture was made, sits behind the wheel of the car. In the foreground are Leonard Ebrite, his mother Adeline White Ebrite, Ray Ebrite and Helen Ebrite Blisard. A compilation of back issues of the Old Mill Run from 1986 to 2014 on DVD is available on DVD at the Ozark County Historium or through its website, ozarkcountyhistory.org.

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Zanoni Store, before 1920 This photo of the store at Zanoni, from the collection of the late Pearl Hunt Luna, is undated but is thought to have been taken before 1920. The men on the store ’s porch are unknown, but one might be A. P. “Doc ” Morrison, who operated the Zanoni store for many years. The building still stands near the overshot grist mill at Zanoni Mill Ranch.

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Old Ozark County jail, built in 1870s

Old jail described as ‘unsanitary ’ and ‘little better than a hog pen ’ This photo of Ozark County ’s second jail, built in the 1870s, is from the collection of Judy Ford Lyons. “A History of Ozark County, 1841-1991 ” says the two-story jail, about 12 ’ x 18 ’, was attached to the sheriff ’s dwelling. A small window was located on each level, and removable steps led to a second-story doorway. The lower jail level could be entered from the long porch fronting the sheriff ’s dwelling. The rough-hewn log jail and dwelling were “located in the eld across Lick Creek, northeasterly from the town square, where Highway 160 bridge crosses the creek, ” according to the history book. The jail must have been a rough place. In its Dec. 28, 1905, edition, the Ozark County Republican expressed its opinion that “the courthouse and jail proposition seems to have died. Now the condition of our courthouse and jail is such that every effort possible should be made to remedy them. The only remedy is a new jail and courthouse. “Sheriff Mahan makes every effort to keep the jail clean, but it is little better than a hog pen, and it is disgraceful to the county. “The courthouse is a re trap and likely to burn down any time. ” Two years later, in its Jan. 11, 1907, edition, the Ozark County Times reported, “The County Court at its last session appointed Geo. W. Boone, W. T. Harlin and Marion Haskins as a committee to select a site and erect thereon a good substantial stone jail for Ozark County. The committee is authorized to sell the old jail and lot and with the proceeds buy a more suitably located lot. They have traded this lot for a lot on High Street. ... Our old log jail is immediately below a livery stable and the drainage from the stable naturally makes the jail a very unsanitary place to conne persons. ”

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Pontiac Boat Dock, 1950s Tonja Cox, of Price Place, Arkansas, found this 1950s Pontiac Boat Dock postcard among photos collected by her grandmother, the late Argie Willbanks, whose husband, Lawrence, worked as a fishing guide on the newly impounded Bull Shoals Lake. The boat dock was started in 1952 by a Mr. Funchis, from Texas, who quickly sold it to brothers Sandford and Jimmy Robbins. Sandford eventually bought out Jimmy ’s share and later sold half ownership to his daughter Darlene and her then-husband Floyd Crawford. In 1959, George Labuta bought the business and hired Jake Martin and Barney Jenkins to run it; in 1964 Labuta traded the boat dock to Joe and Alice Morgan in exchange for the resort they had built just south of the Arkansas line. In 1978, the Morgans ’ son Tim and his wife Johnna took over the business. Today, more than 60 years after this photo was taken, the facility, known as Pontiac Cove Marina, includes 250 boat slips. Tim and Johnna Morgan ’s daughter, Jabet Wade, manages the marina and the associated campground and resort with help from her husband, Matt Wade. (Thanks to Marv Looney and Tim Morgan for helping with the history.)

Jack Jones Store, Lutie, 1950s This photo of the old Jack Jones store in Lutie is from the collection of Herval Dean Jones, grandson of Jack Jones. The store originally stood a short distance south of its present location alongside what is now Highway 160 in Theodosia. It was moved using a team of horses and logs when the road was shifted to the north. Jack Jones sold the store to Tom Martin, who sold it to Hobart Ledbetter. Herval Jones, who graduated from Gainesville High School in 1951, recalls that in the summer between his junior and senior year, he worked for a highway department contractor running a gravel spreader from the old junction of Highways 160 and 5 south west of Gainesville to the Taney County line when the roadway, then known as Highway 80, was paved for the first time. The next summer he ran the gravel spreader as the paving project continued from the Taney County line to Kissee Mills.

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Dairy Princess, Gainesville, 1953

In 1953, Don and Dorcas Rackley and Anna Mae and Jolly Pace opened the Dairy Princess, a casual restaurant serving hot dogs, coneys and soft-serve ice cream in this structure built for them by the late Buck Morrison. The building, on what is now Old Highways 5-160 behind the Dollar General store in Gainesville, now houses Ozark Investments real estate. Students of all ages in the then-nearby Gainesville School often walked to the Dairy Princess for lunch, crossing the highway to buy 25-cent footlongs and 10-cent root beers served from the “barrel ” visible in the front left window. The photo is from the Ozark County Historium, which welcomes photos for its collection. Mail them, with identifying and sender information, to P.O. Box 4, Gainesville, MO 65655, or scan using the highest resolution possible and email to Janet Taber at janettaber@gmail.com.

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Dedication of Bull Shoals and Norfork dams, July 1952

This photo of the crowd attending the dedication of Bull Shoals and Norfork dams in July 1952 was taken by the late J. W. Daniel, former Times owner and editor.) No one is identied in the photo, but it ’s thought that some Ozark Countians are shown, including Stella Luna (far left, standing and leaning forward), Addie Lee Lister (standing, wearing sunglasses and facing camera) and Nadine Ebrite (below Lister, wearing broad-brimmed hat and glasses). Daniel ’s report appeared in the July 3, 1952, edition of the Times, but no photos were published, perhaps due to the rather long and expensive off-site process of preparing pictures for publication during those days of hot-metal type. They were recently shared with the Ozark County Historium by Daniel ’s daughter, Sheila Daniel of Flippin, who retired a few years ago from the Los Angeles Times.

Norfork Ferry, Bakerseld, 1940s This photo of the former ferry that operated on Lake Norfork south of Bakerseld is a postcard that was shared by Ozark County Historium genealogist Rhonda Herndon from the collection of her uncle, the late Dale Herndon, who worked on the construction of Norfork Dam, which impounded the lake in the late 1940s. Two ferries originally operated on this section of the lake. One connected Highway 101 south of Bakerseld and Highway 412/62 in Arkansas, and the other carried trafc east- and westbound as Highway 412/62 crossed the lake. Both were replaced with bridges that were dedicated in 1983.

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The Harlin brothers pose for a photo in front of the Bank of Gainesville building which was completed in 1929. From left are Jarrett, Charley, Frank, John C., Lon, Dewey, Jim and Joe.

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