University Missourian., 1910-11-11
In and Of Missouri

In and Of Missouri
There are seventeen county seats in
Southern Missouri that are not on any
railroad.
Great rivalry mas, existed between
Cassville, county seat of Barry county,
and Neosho, county seat OF Newton
county, as to the singing of the ar
tiles OF secession. Each city claims
the historic act took place within it's
limits. In Neosho there are two logs
in the court house yard said to nave
been taken from the old Masonic hail
wherein the articles were signed. The
court house il Cassville where it is
claimed the articles were signed is
turn down.
Barry County has not had a court
ii'"'sS Ap4 tNo > CttiS II IL iOt because
the county is too poor but because Of
rivalry for the county seat between
Monet and Cassville and the citizens
refuse to vote bonds for the purpose.
The Old county court house is tern
down.
fancy County supplies the finest
cedar in the world for making lead
pencils. In the yards a, Branson there
is enough cedar timber piled to run
pencil mill for twenty-five years. All
the material belongs to the American
Pencil company. They also have
bought most cf the uncut cedar tim
Der in the county.
The Elk River. which runs through
lhe southwest corner of Missouri. is
called the Cowskiu and few people
know it by any other name. 1t was
named the C0wskin because OF an cpl
sode during which an Indian made a
canoe OF the skin OF COW and crossed
the river. = prairie adjoining is called
uowskin prairie and was the scene OF
battle OF the civil war.
Rutladge, il Mcdonald County on
the CowslliE. that is it was there at
one time. Was for TWO days the state
capital of Missouri. 1t vas during the |
civil war when the governor was be- |
ing chased around the southwest cor |
ner OF the state. All the state docu- |
ments were carried around in farm |
wagons. Rutiedge made big effort |
10 b. the county seat but after Pine |
vile got that honor Rutledge died |
away and does not exist any more.
In Jasper county near Sarcoxie !
here is a paony farm. IN one plot
there are more than fifty acres of
DeOnies. They are arranged in alter
nate rows OF red and white. They !!
are raised for the bulbs wnlcn are sold
to florists.
In tie last few years 3cariy every
farm in Barton County has charged
hands-aGd III most cases the final
owner is II Hlioaiar. The county is
ROW a transplaltcd section OF Illinois.
Mcdonald County mas been repopu-
lated in the last few years by people /
from Iiichigan VINO expect TO raise
fruit-and they are doing it, too.
Last spring Will Knowles. living
rear S2rccNic cloa"cd $G3G.eg an acre
OH ten acres CT strawberries. Two
years ago Knowles started out with
team Of mules ana borrowed money. |
He is now prosperous farmer VINO
helps il producing the two billion
berries"
Springfield IS now the leading nGul-
try town IN the United States. In q !,
few years it is believed this city will
be the greatest dairy shipping center /
in the nation also.
Reeds Spring. a little town of few
hundred inhabitants in Stone county
is the leading city in the world for
The shipping Of railroad ties. Heavy
oak ties are broug.-- in from the hills
ny the farmers. They get from thirty !.
i've TO fifty cents each Tor the ties.
Near Macon there is a real gold
nine. While mining for coal great
many years ago some miners found