DEB, Loved the articles! Found one family name. Hope you have more. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: <DebShipmanRowe@cs.com> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:01 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] Newspaper Article Transcribed by Deb Rowe > This is a newspaper column entitled Way Back When > Granby News Herald (abt. 1943-46) > > When the old "Supply" pump would be going clakity, clank in the wee small > hours of the night pumping water into the flume or trough, to the smelter > one-half mile down the hollow. It was finally supplanted by a well drilled > about a thousand feet deep just south of the smelter? > > When Granby's main street extended to "Arkansaw." The division was about Bill > Farris' carpenter shop. Arkansaw had one famous grocery (not "Jot em down") > but Spangle and Dahnke, they also handled mining supplies? > > When Uncle John Davidson could be found every day at his blacksmith shop at > the north end of Main Street? > > When J. W. Whitlock had one of the largest clothing stores in the county? > Julius Fishel was his Clerk until the arrival of Uncle "Mike" and Simon > Fishel. The Fishels opened a store across the street. This store soon became > "Political Headquarters," Simon the Republican, and Julius the Democrat in > that way they played both ends against the middle? > > When Granby Mining and Smelting Company operated a General Merchandise store > a couple of blocks East of the Smelter and for several years did a wonderful > business? > > When everyday uyou could see a high spirited team of horses being driven by > Preston Wells, usually in the back seat of the surrey was John Kingston, the > Superintendent of the G. M. S., and in contrast was Tom Ferguson driving up > Main Street with a load of "mineral." Tom always drove the finest and largest > team of mules in or near the city. > > When it took all day for the farmer to drive to Neosho and to the rack around > the court house, went to Ames Baakery and bought a square of "Lincoln" pie, 6 > by 8 inches and an inch thick and proceeded to eat lunch then attend to > business and start back home. > > When on Saturday night the miners would meet down to "settle up.?" The > laborers were paid in silver. They would pay their bills, then go to a > restaurant and buy a plate of fried fish or oysters for 15 or 20 cents, and > maybe a couple of bowls of oyster stew or chili. They usually brought their > families with them, as there were no picture shows to attend. > > Christopher Columbus Hudson was city marshal? Grandfather of Mrs. Underwood? > > Jim Morton ran a grocery store on the east side of Main Street? He would not > sell his last plug of tobacco. If he did, so he said, he would be out of plug > tobacco. > > When you could purchase 16 one pound packages of Lion, Arbusckle or Mokaska > coffee for one dollar_on time, if your credit was good? > > Sometime during the week it would be necessary to buy a load of stovewood, > which could be bought at Wood Hauler's Corner, south side of Sweet's Grocery? > > A picture gallery would come to town and you could always smell it for three > blocks? If you had your tin-type taken it would be necessary to sit perfectly > still for a couple of minutes with and iron brace put up against the back of > your head so you could not move. > > When you patronized Fishel's store you would be waited on by Johnny Hardesty, > later by Charley Robinson, then still later by Robert Richardson__ all of > them fine friendly boys? > > Bud Barlow had the only hardware store in town, with Al Vogel as clerk? > > Fred Gaugh, with his little span of mules kept the city supplied with ice? > > The Missouri Pacific entered Granby with two passenger trains daily, and when > the engine whistled you could hear someone say, "Here comes the Paisley!" > > > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Dear Patti and List, I am looking forward to more of your stories as my family are from Newton county. Looking for: BRITTAIN / VARNER / PAUL / JENNINGS / MACKINDER / ADAMS and many more. With Best Regards Victoria Brittain Allen 1917-1918 Online Directory(Parts of Oklahoma) http://brittainsbookbarn.homestead.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Patti Brandle <pattib@brightok.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Newspaper Article Transcribed by Deb Rowe > DEB, Loved the articles! Found one family name. Hope you have more. > Thanks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DebShipmanRowe@cs.com> > To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:01 PM > Subject: [MONEWTON] Newspaper Article Transcribed by Deb Rowe > > > > This is a newspaper column entitled Way Back When > > Granby News Herald (abt. 1943-46) > > > > When the old "Supply" pump would be going clakity, clank in the wee small > > hours of the night pumping water into the flume or trough, to the smelter > > one-half mile down the hollow. It was finally supplanted by a well drilled > > about a thousand feet deep just south of the smelter? > > > > When Granby's main street extended to "Arkansaw." The division was about > Bill > > Farris' carpenter shop. Arkansaw had one famous grocery (not "Jot em > down") > > but Spangle and Dahnke, they also handled mining supplies? > > > > When Uncle John Davidson could be found every day at his blacksmith shop > at > > the north end of Main Street? > > > > When J. W. Whitlock had one of the largest clothing stores in the county? > > Julius Fishel was his Clerk until the arrival of Uncle "Mike" and Simon > > Fishel. The Fishels opened a store across the street. This store soon > became > > "Political Headquarters," Simon the Republican, and Julius the Democrat in > > that way they played both ends against the middle? > > > > When Granby Mining and Smelting Company operated a General Merchandise > store > > a couple of blocks East of the Smelter and for several years did a > wonderful > > business? > > > > When everyday uyou could see a high spirited team of horses being driven > by > > Preston Wells, usually in the back seat of the surrey was John Kingston, > the > > Superintendent of the G. M. S., and in contrast was Tom Ferguson driving > up > > Main Street with a load of "mineral." Tom always drove the finest and > largest > > team of mules in or near the city. > > > > When it took all day for the farmer to drive to Neosho and to the rack > around > > the court house, went to Ames Baakery and bought a square of "Lincoln" > pie, 6 > > by 8 inches and an inch thick and proceeded to eat lunch then attend to > > business and start back home. > > > > When on Saturday night the miners would meet down to "settle up.?" The > > laborers were paid in silver. They would pay their bills, then go to a > > restaurant and buy a plate of fried fish or oysters for 15 or 20 cents, > and > > maybe a couple of bowls of oyster stew or chili. They usually brought > their > > families with them, as there were no picture shows to attend. > > > > Christopher Columbus Hudson was city marshal? Grandfather of Mrs. > Underwood? > > > > Jim Morton ran a grocery store on the east side of Main Street? He would > not > > sell his last plug of tobacco. If he did, so he said, he would be out of > plug > > tobacco. > > > > When you could purchase 16 one pound packages of Lion, Arbusckle or > Mokaska > > coffee for one dollar_on time, if your credit was good? > > > > Sometime during the week it would be necessary to buy a load of stovewood, > > which could be bought at Wood Hauler's Corner, south side of Sweet's > Grocery? > > > > A picture gallery would come to town and you could always smell it for > three > > blocks? If you had your tin-type taken it would be necessary to sit > perfectly > > still for a couple of minutes with and iron brace put up against the back > of > > your head so you could not move. > > > > When you patronized Fishel's store you would be waited on by Johnny > Hardesty, > > later by Charley Robinson, then still later by Robert Richardson__ all of > > them fine friendly boys? > > > > Bud Barlow had the only hardware store in town, with Al Vogel as clerk? > > > > Fred Gaugh, with his little span of mules kept the city supplied with ice? > > > > The Missouri Pacific entered Granby with two passenger trains daily, and > when > > the engine whistled you could hear someone say, "Here comes the Paisley!" > > > > > > > > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >