Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-05-11
CITY'S FOUNDER DIES
Senator F. M. Mansfield
Passes Away at His
Home in Hartville

The man fOr whom Mansfield
was named Senator f. NJ. Mans.
field of llartviIle passed away at
3::'O a. ~. yesterday, having been
in poor health for the past four
or five years. He was born in
October, lSiO, and came to Wright
county when a young man, To-
eating at HartvilIe.
In conjunction with President
George Nettleton Of the Frisco
Railroad, he plated the city of
Mansfield, which was named in
his honor. Additions and Il street
were named in honor of Mr.. Net.
tlrton. The land on which Mans.
field is located was purchased by
MeSsrS. Mansfield and NcttletOn
after the railroad was surveyed
through here in 1881, but before
it was built in lSs2. Mr.. Mans
field was one of the greatest fac.
tors. if not the greatest, in the
early development of the city.
For some time he boarded at
the home of +. W. Rudd, father
of Mrs. NJ. &. Hnnslev of Mans,
field, from whom he obtained his
early knowledge of the law, the
practice of which he made his
life work and in which lle was
eminently successful, being one
of the oldest members Of the bar
in Wright county and one OF the
widely known lawyers of the
state. He continued in the prac'
tice of his chosen profession un.
til his last illness. being aSSocli
ted with Judge Argus Cox OF
Springfield. He was considered
one of the ab!eSt lawyers of the
county and one who took int"
consideration the moral phases
of the cases in which he was con
suited. II he thought his pros
pectlye client had no case. or a
weak one, he was frank to tell
them so and to advise him against
litigation. For a number of years
he was general attorney for the
Frisco and was in their employ
as attorney at the time Of his
death
He served in the Missouri Leg
islature us senator from this dis
trict and was once the Drmncral
ic nominee for congress.
For many years he had served
as president of the Bank of Hart
Vile, and had been connected
with Il mercantile company at
liartvIle.
Funeral at Hartville at ! 80 p.
IN. today, conducted 10y Rey.TP
Shatler, of West Plains. a former
pastor of the IiartviIle NJ. T..
church, of which deceased was a
member the TO. q. t.. lodge. of
which he was also 4 member,
having charge of the service. The
interment will he at Lebanon
Friday; under the auspices of the
lebanon !. o. O. f.. lodge
| Mr.. Mansfield was 75 years OF
age and is survived by his wife.
who formerly resided in Mans
field and is we'll known here. Tie
also leaves many other relatives
and hosts of friends, who mourn
his death.
The city Of Mansfield, his name
sake, regards his death as a per.
SOnal loss to every resident, and
extends tn the hereaved ones its
sympathy.
He was Il man of good deeds,
done unoStentatiOuSly and with
no wish nor thought of praise; as
guardian Of numerous estates he
showed many kindneSses to or.
phans and others. His advic.
and counsel and his work for the
advancement of our city and
country will long be remembered
One of the snddeSt deaths that
has taken place in this cOmmun
ity for some time was that Ol
Miss Louise Eldridge, which Oc
cured very suddenly 1T t O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon at the home
! of her parents, John Eldridgt
: and wife. She had been suffer
! ing with the measles but he,
case was not thought 10 be Seri
Gus. Mr.. Eldridge and all the
. other children also have the
: measles. Deceased was the old
est child of the family. being a