Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-01

on Nov. 10. 1850, by G. II. Nellie
ton, j. A. Ncttlcton and +. NJ. Mans
field. ana has been growing ever
since.
The first merchants in Mansfield
were |. |. Hart and NJ. ID. German
who opened the store that is NOW
occupied by the II. A. Alcorn Hard
ware Company.
Mr.. Spence built IL livery stable and
| established il before the railroad op-
ened. He also purchased Harris
building and tried to help build
| Mansfield.
s. w. McNaul was the third mer-
chant here. lie built & store in lSS2.
| r.. B. Young 4 Co. opened their sior"
some time later. li"rslcy " itrS-
sells drug store was established by
| Crider 4 Newton, but the former sue
ceeded them in 1882.
Our %postoiiic" WAS established III
1881, with II. u. Ioun& as postmaster
| who served until the latter part oi
1882. s. w. McNaul preceded T.. f.
Barnes, who was appointed in 1880
The value of stamps sold during the
quarter ending Dee. 81, 1858, was
Sl24. and cancellations $l29.
Now Mansfield has telephone con
l.,
ncctiOn with adjoining towns. Ill
1889. the Arno, Mansfield Il AVE
Company decided TO extend tIle lin"
from Mansfield to ilartyill", the l6'Al
cost being estimated at Tl3O, but M
project was abandoned.
Our first hotel was opened ny j. l.
Agee and was conducted by Nit. Sha-
fer under the name OF Mountain
House.
The railroad office was opened IN
1882 by Mr. Hawk, who died in 1888,
when Mr.. Jeffrys was appointed
Frank Parker took charge in 1854
and was relieved by William Ritch"y
VINO III TURN SdN' piH''
ney. Then he turned tn" oiti"" over
to l.. f. Livingston in 1917.
DR.. j. b. Stacy was the first ply
stefan here, having built the house
which was william Days dwelling.
Drs. Pool and Hamilton were rli!"i-
clans here for two years. In. "
left for the South and DR.. Hamilton
for Nebraska. Dr. Barnes who came
in 1856, stayed only Il short tIiit'
Drs. r. NJ. Rogers, j. A. Fuson ano
VIM. NJ. Hamilton are the present
physic ans.
Our first school building was ;
large frame structure, was erected II
1885 and was opened by MI. iIlch
man, who was succeeded by PreI
Moore. Prof. Caldwell presided owe
the school in 1856. Then Miss Annie
! Miller had charge unill succeeded D!
:, Houston Freeman in the fall OF I'M"
3, The assistant teacher was Miss ANN
Martin. The enumeration was -
' Among the first merchants, II
1885, were NJ. ID. German " Cos u
4 1889, the Wright County Mer"antll
= Co.. and J. +. McGowdu moved II
Tennessee; S. w. McNanl, and j. J
- Prophet, moved to iIariNll", IN
druggists were Henry Holay an
German, but not in business; iIam'I
ton a. Dennis, not in business >. |
Spence was our hardware dealer, bu
in 1889 was Il general dealer. NJ u
Hensley and Mrs. A. NJ. II W'r
hotel proprietors; after some TN
Mrs. Young moved 10 llartVillr. II. !
younp was our furniture dealci
Ridgeway 4 Moon made q lew KIN
of brick in 1855. Johnson, Newt"
a. Riuure were our contractors. Ia
& Dorsey We're stock dealers. ron
Il owned a produce house spence
Rippee built a livery stable. the
y ID w Hoover purchased il from th"l
IL and has been in bus mcss eyer since
}. G. w. Freeman ran a flour MIL an
s w. McNaul was our postmaster,
1887 a planning mill VAS establIs''e
~ nv G. J. Roots 4 Ritchcy, the latte
y. buying the formers interest in Jun
), 1883. The capacity was 10000 lee
per day.
\" Among the first houses, in lSH,
I. was the house where Jak" Hoover II
sides and the place where the Grim
produce house is located and II
house where rom Rippcc lives.
One of the first stores Is wh''
10 Yates store now stands; II was Az
where our postoffiCc was located
Mcsdamcs Headlcy and McNa
made the first flag that was made
Mansfield or was owned in Mansiiei
We are glad to say we have
grades in our school and we II
hoping some day TO be finished WI
another grade to complete u grade
Sylvia Braznal Mansfield High Srho