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Ray County Missouri Genealogical (Genealogy) Association, 901 W Royle Street, Richmond, MO (2026)

Located in the Ray County Museum is the Genealogical Library. The Ray County Museum & the Genealogical Library are staffed by Board Members of both organizations.

08/10/2026

100 Years Ago This Week in Ray County:

Over 10,000 people attended the annual Old Settler's Picnic at Hardin. The 2-day event celebrated the 111th anniversary of the first settlers in Ray County. Over 2,500 automobiles visited the small town. People from at least 6 different states had travelled here for the event. Congressman Milligan gave a speech.
Fred Holman won the award for the fattest man in attendance and was given a year's subscription to the Hardin News. Bud Fannon was the oldest man at the event (77) and was given a pound of coffee from the Lyons Restaurant. The two-week-old baby of Mrs. William Black was the youngest in attendance.
Charles Young won the fiddler's contest.
Orville Tracy won the largest family in attendance with 7.
The ladies nail driving contest drew the most attention, which Mrs. Henry Silkwood of Richmond won.
Sylvester Blankenship won the longest spit with 18 feet and was awarded a pound of Star Chewing To***co.
LeRoy Branson won the 50-yard-dash and won a bottle of Lucky Tiger Hair Tonic.
Mrs. Clare Hayes won the ladies walking contest.
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Leuders won the newest married couple on the grounds and were given a rug. Mr. & Mrs. S.D. Thomas were the oldest couple and were given an electric toaster.
J.C. Wollard won the pony race. There was also a mule race.
The only drama at the picnic was when some of the Hardin ministers called Prosecutor Moody Mansur to the scene and had him shut down a few of the vendors, as the religious men did not like what they were selling. Because of this the vendors received their money back and a few other vendors after seeing this decided they wanted their money back as well and left. This left the event to most likely be a loss and the businessmen and organizers of the picnic will have to pay for the loss.

The County Court is discussing a suggestion by Prosecuting Attorney Moody Mansur to put the inmates in the County Jail to work.

The official election results are in after the 47 absentee ballots were counted, though they did not change any of the outcomes. A total 5,800 ballots were cast for the Democratic ticket and only 640 were cast for the Republican.

A new road has been created by the County to the new Fowler Resort on Sunshine Lake. It will start from the gas station north of the Lexington Bridge, then through the farms of H.M. Davis, A.B. Ritchie, Charles Acree, & Lulu Dillon, when it will hit the lake.

Also, the County Court approved a new public road to connect the Hardin-Henrietta Road and the Hardin-Rodman Hill Road. It will be 3/4th of a mile long (today Register Road). C.W. Schwensen & Yates Cole donated their land for free for the new road.

The County Court votes to not give any further funds to the Ray County Farm Bureau extension office.

County superintendent Otis Chandler states that Ray County schools will begin on September 6th.

A 7-piece orchestra performed at the opening of Spencer's Pharmacy on the east side of the square. Around 1,200 attended.

Harl L. Douglass has published the book "Modern Methods in High School Teaching". He is a professor of education at the University of Oregon. He was born & raised in Richmond, being a graduate with the class of 1908.

Bush Rust has given a report on the condition of his farm, 7 miles north of Hardin, where he has 47 acres of corn. He is growing an acre of sweet corn and a half acre of navy beans. He reports that wheat, oats, and hay are not doing well in the region up there. He has 300 chicks and 100 hens.

Thomas J. Wollard has sold 52 acres of land northeast of Richmond to Frank McDowell for $3,000.

Lawson is glad to report that they now have a "lady barber". Wilma Lockard will work on the hair of men and women at the barbershop of her father, John S. Lockard.

Benjamin J. Fitzwater has filed for divorce from his wife, Winnie, claiming indignities and desertion. They were married in Olathe, Kansas in November 1925 and separated in January 1926. He claims that she refused to cook meals or do any other household duties. He operates and garage and blacksmith shop at Orrick.

Leonard Mott has moved his family to Henrietta. He is a barber in the Henrietta filling station.

100 chickens were stolen from the Catherine Outersky farm, south of Richmond.

Siblings, Galen R. Clemens and Mrs. Allen Stratton are suing their uncle Sam Hogan of Hardin. Mr. Hogan was placed in charge of the estate of their mother Emma (Hogan) Clemens, who died in 1921, and last month Mr. Hogan attempted to do a final settlement of the estate. Clemens & Mrs. Stratton stated they were still owed $767 & $495 respectively. Hogan stated there was no money left in the estate and he didn't have the money to make up the shortage. Hogan used to operate the general store at Rockingham, but now lives in Hardin.

Clarence Hays of west of Richmond was pulled over for having his cut-out or his exhaust open and was arrested and taken to the County jail. He pled guilty and paid $12.50 in fines.

Walter Pence & Vivian Reyburn got to take a ride in an airplane at Kansas City.

Charles Thacker has finished his 90 days in jail for violating prohibition.

John Cowan, aged 83, has been admitted to the County Home ("Poor Farm") in southwestern Richmond.

Betty Lee Endicott of Richmond has been elected teach school in Puerto Rico.

A.V. Wallace is moving to Richmond to take over as manager of the A&P store on the west side of the square.

C.E. Traylor, Richmond postmaster, has been approved to accept young men to enlist in the U.S. Marines. They must be between 18 & 35, single with no dependents, and at least 5 feet 5 inches in height. Those enlisted will be sent to South Carolina for a 13-week training course and they will receive a free education in any field they desire.

The steep hill along the east side of the Crowley Cemetery, Rayville MO is being cut down by road overseer John R. Shelton and his crew, under the supervision of county highway engineer R.P. Estill. The County Court observed as the ravine on the north side of the cemetery was filled up.

Lydia Pearson, age 94, the county's oldest woman died at her daughter's home, near Camden.

The Severe barn, a historic relic that sat on Highway 10, 1 mile southeast of Hardin, burns down. The barn was built around 1826. It was here before the railroad and served as a stagecoach stop for many travelers. This barn was located in the center of what was Old Hardin. It appears that the barn was set on fire on purpose, but by whom is unknown. It had been used for machine storage by Ed Summers. Olan Lentz lost his clover huller that he left there. There was also 2 disc cultivators or "go devils" there. It was determined that someone set fire to Lentz's huller and that caused the entire barn to go up in flames. It is believed this was done so Lentz could not use it this farm season, but he informed the public that he will purchase a new one immediately and will still be available this season.

Delbert Crowley, age 17 of Lawson, mistakenly offered liquor to Lawson deputy marshall William Anderson, who arrested him and took him to Richmond.

Obituaries:
- William H. Darneal
- Josephine (Bruns) Wuttke
- Ed Mulligan
- George Priestly Albright
- Thomas Gant*
- Allie Louise Shumaker
- George R. Akers
- Thomas J. Gorham *Confederate Civil War veteran*
- Viola Octavia Maddox
- James Franklin Vanderpool
- Lydia Pearson
- Charles Van Gundy

08/07/2026

Sorry for the delay, but we didn't know what the program was going to be until today.

Our program is tomorrow, Saturday, August 8th, at 1pm, at the Ray County Museum. Refreshments will be provided, as it is open to the public.

The program will be on a 1938 3-hour shootout that occurred on East Lexington Street in Richmond, with a crowd of about 500 watching, that ended with 2 dead.

08/06/2026

100 Years Ago This Week in Ray County:

Primary Election results (almost 5,700 votes were cast, compared to the 5,000 from the last primary):
- for County Collector, Hevner Hoover of Hardin won, defeating J.J. Pardue, Ray Lile, & 7 other candidates.
- for Presiding Judge of the County Court, Hannibal Harris won re-election, defeating former Presiding Judge W.R. Patton, & 2 other candidates. Harris fought in the Civil War with the Confederacy, was part of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, and was present at Appomattox, getting to see Lee surrender his sword to Grant. He is said to be possibly the last Confederate soldier to hold office in Ray County.
- for County Clerk, R.K. Nutter was re-elected, defeating D.C. Hamilton.
- for Circuit Clerk, R.K. Brady was re-elected, defeating R.C. Elliott by only 42 votes.
- for Prosecuting Attorney, Moody Mansur was re-elected, defeating Eugene Farris, who formerly held the position.
- for Recorder of Deeds, young bachelor John E. Joiner defeated the incumbent M.R. Waller. G.N. Robertson came in 3rd.
- for Probate Judge, Ben Shotwell was re-elected, defeating W.T. Thompson.
- Bud Hutchison was re-elected Richmond Township Constable, defeating 2 opponents. He is known as "Hutch".
(these results are for the Democratic primaries. This is considered the real election, as a Republican is never expected to win in November, and the results of the Republican primary is not even reported in any of the 3 Richmond newspapers).

Hardin reports that this had election had the most female voters in the town's history.

The Richmond Telephone Company has finished a survey and printed a map that is the first of its kind in Ray County. They found that Richmond has 1,254 houses, with 51 of them vacant, and 50% of the homes had a telephone. They also found that Richmond has 235 businesses, and only 4 buildings are vacant. 72% of businesses have a telephone.

The C.C. Lillard building, just west of the Trust Bank building is being renovated with a new front and steam heat will be installed. There will now be a door in the center, with large display windows on each side. The contractor is M.W. Alnutt. (This is the building currently located at 203 W. Main Street).

Land owned by the failed Richmond Trust Bank was sold. 227 acres located 3 miles south of Henrietta was sold to Harry M. Davis. 120 acres of land south of Camden was sold to T.C. Smithy of Lexington.

At coal mine #17, just outside Richmond city limits and owned by the Mercantile Coal Company, a new 60 horsepower motor hoist is being installed.
At mine #21, near Richmond and owned by the Ray County Coal Company, 15 horsepower coal conveyor and dirt hoist is being installed.
The Martin & Hubbell Coal Mine is installing a 75-horsepower motor generator to power their new electric mining machines and electric trolleys.

S.H. Owen has purchased a lot in the Sunny Slope Cemetery.

Richmond's newest store the Biles Family Shoe Store has its grand opening. It is located in the Lillard building on West Main that is going through renovations. Jimmie Rimmer & Pat Wall are managers of the store.

The Wabash Railroad is planning to rebuild the depot at Orrick that was recently destroyed by fire. The new one will be made of brick and cement and located in the same location. (near intersection of Creason & Front Streets).

In the Probate Court, the W.H. Darneal estate has been appraised at $18,000.

Paul Farabee had the bones in his right wrist broke while he was trying to crank a tractor on the Charles Hedrick farm near Henrietta, and the engine backfired.

Nine miles northeast of Richmond, the Bob Dixon farm was raided by the Sheriff's department. Several bottles of beer were found in the smokehouse, and several pints of whisky were found hidden in brush near the home. Dixon was not home at the time, but officers saw 22-year-old Sam Sportsman on the premises and arrested him instead, charging him with possessing intoxicating liquor and confined him to the County Jail.

The officers then made a raid on the Swanwick farm of a black man, Frank Carter, and found a gallon of beer. He was also not home, but they located him later and placed him under arrest. The 70-year-old man was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Next, the home of Ad Sisk, just east of the Excelsior Springs golf course, was raided. They found 2 gallons of wine and 10 gallons of mash. He was arrested and charged with violating prohibition.

Lenvil Elliott was married to Gladys Nelson, both of Richmond.

James Sutton, Richmond High School Principal, announces that he will offer to teach 1st year French this upcoming school year, the first time such a class has been offered. It is open to any Sophomore or Junior who wishes to enroll.

Mary Frazier celebrated her 84th birthday at the Perry Fravel home 5 miles northeast of Richmond.

Paul Evans of Camden has purchased a new Chevrolet car.

Vic Walker was injured in Mine at Camden.

Virgil Thomas is calling all members of the East Camden Cemetery to meet and help clean up the cemetery of weeds.

Elliott Self is selling off his farm equipment as he is leaving his farm 6 miles southwest of Richmond, in the Friendship community.

The rental home of Sue Darneal, located at the corner of Royle & Camden Streets is being re-shingled.

Robert Lile has moved Jim M. Francis from his home in Rayville to the home of Frank Q. Proffitt on South Camden Street in Richmond. Francis has lived in Rayville for over 25 years. It is claimed that in 1896, Mr. Francis, a staunch Republican, went with other Ray Countians to Chicago for the Democrat Convention. After a speech by William Jennings Bryan, Mr. Francis cheered first and when Bryan asked who was that, Mr. Francis reportedly shouted, "Sallie O'Dell of Rocky Fork" to play a joke on him.

Mrs. Emmett Smith is offering her home for rent, located at the corner of Institute & North Main Streets. She says it is 4 rooms with a bathroom and modern heat.

Emily Clarke of the Hickory Grove community has been hired as a music teacher at a college in Jacksonville, Illinois.

County Clerk Nutter reports that only 19 of the 38 candidates in the recent election followed the law and turned in their expense reports. He stated that one candidate sent in a postcard stating, "about $60 as near as I can figure". Nutter states this is not allowed, that it must be an itemized list.

T.J. Wollard was named the tomato king of Ray County after showing them off at a meeting of the Richmond Kiwanis Club.

There are 30 Ray Countians on the state blind pension, and they have been informed that they will not receive their pensions until next year.

Lawson will have 182 students this year, compared to 170 last year.

The annual Old Settlers Picnic at Hardin has begun. It is a celebration of the 111th anniversary of the settlement of this community. The Richmond Boys Band performed the opening ceremonies, and there will be loads of entertainment and vendors over the weekend.

Obituaries:
- Mary (Melling) Pifer
- Mildred Melling
- Elizabeth (Crowdice) Booker Smith
- Clifford Parks
- J.W. Milligan
- Thomas H. Phipps
- John Daugherty
- G. Priestly Albright
- George C. "Doc" Clark

07/31/2026

100 Years Ago This Week In Ray County:

Ethel Bowlin is un-married and pregnant, and was living with her mother, Mrs. Ham Bowlin, in Hardin. Ethel was sent to the insane asylum recently, but was turned away because she was pregnant. She apparently gave birth to the baby and buried it in the Bowlin yard. Mrs. Bowlin found the body and reported everything to the authorities. It is unknown if the baby was born alive or dead, and/or why Ethel buried the baby, and her current mental condition is so bad that they can't get any answers out of her.

The residence of John Denning in western Richmond near Mine #10 was raided by the Sheriff's department. It was discovered that he had a beer garden setup in his back yard, with a 50-gallon barrel full of bottles of his own brew. He along with a parishioner, Jess Carper, were arrested. Denning pled guilty and was fined $200.

Henry Richards, a World War 1 veteran, who lost his leg in the war, became intoxicated and broke into the home where his separated wife was living, and luckily no one was home. It was a home off Whitmer Street, owned by Jeptha Reynolds. He made a mess of the home, and had left with his wife's pocketbook, which had $8 in it. As he was backing out in his vehicle the sheriff pulled up, but he refused to stop, so the sheriff jumped on the longboards and was able to get Richards out of the vehicle. He was placed in the county jail. He pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and was given 60 days in the county jail.

For the upcoming election there will be changes to how voting is done because of the new sod and bushes that have been planted on the courthouse lawn. Now, about 20 voting booths will be placed inside the courthouse, with each precinct having its own section in the lobby. The elections judges and clerks will be in their normal room, but instead of handing your ballots to them through the window, they can be turned in through the inside door.
The ballots will be a strip of paper for each party. Voters will have to announce which party they belong to and will only be able to vote for candidates from that party. Instead of a square or circle to fill in next to the candidate's name, they will have to mark out the names of the candidates they do not wish to vote for, leaving only the candidate they are voting for.
Absentee voting is said to mean that if you are outside your home state you cannot vote. However, if you vote at any precinct outside Ray County, in Missouri, on election day, they will forward your ballot to Ray County. As long as it arrives by Friday, the week of the election, it will be counted.
Sheriff Frank Williams has been busy handing out ballots to all the precincts in the County.

The Richmond Post Office has been ordered to reduce the number of rural routes from 10 to 9. Route 6 is the one being gotten rid of and taken over by 4, 7, & 8.

Two girls who were found intoxicated in a field north of Richmond a few weeks ago were found to be delinquent minors and have been ordered under the care of the County Court until they are 21. Minnie Allen was ordered to stay with her father James Allen. And Gladys Chittick was ordered to stay with her aunt Mrs. Elmer Hixon.

Ben Sullard & Milo Seek were both sentenced to 2 years in prison for breaking into a Hardin farm home. County Prosecutor Moody Mansur says that this now makes 18 people he has sent to prison in the year and a half since he took office.

A new dance pavilion has been built on the property of T.L. Cooper, on the Missouri River cut-off lake, 3 1/2 miles from Camden, and 1 mile from the new Elks Club Lodge. The co-owners are Al Rex, R.H. Hudgins, & Thomas Gibson. They plan to hold a dance at least twice per week. The name will be Cooper's Lake-view Camp.

Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Proffitt have returned from their honeymoon, and will be living with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. L.A. Proffitt of the Friendship community. 75 friends gathered at the Proffitt house to welcome the newlywed's home.

Thomas Y. Mason has been appointed in charge of the estate of his brother, Keith Mason, who died 8 years ago while in service in World War 1. There is a $10,000 government insurance policy that is needing to be paid out.

Ernest Dale has moved from Hardin to Richmond, to take over as sales representative for the Burnett Motor Company, in Orrick & Camden.

The Davis & Child Ford Motor Company has sold their branch in Hardin back to the Hardin Motor Company, now owned by Roy Linville, Emmert Hogan, R.H. Tudor, & W.A. Ferguson. These young men will continue the Ford dealership and gas station.

Gerald Davis was sent to the VA Hospital in Excelsior Springs, as he was suffering from nervousness.

Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Marshall of the Richmond Hotel are re-opening the Richmond Hotel Cafe.

Rayville now has oiled streets.

Over 100 people attended the 93rd birthday of Lou Lillard, of 4 miles southwest of Richmond. She was born in 1833 and came to Ray County in the summer of 1854, landing at Camden.

The Richmond Missourian newspaper is celebrating its 28th anniversary. It was founded in 1898 by W.L. Stewart & Jewell Mayes. In January 1903, Stewart retired, and since Mayes has had sole ownership. Charles F. Bassett has been the business manager for many years. The current editor is J.J. Roark.

The Halstead building in Lawson, formerly home of the Lawson Review newspaper, is being renovated to be a Chevy dealership.

T.E. Sisk of Lawson has completed building a modern home for Dr. Edwin Shouse in Lawson. It will also serve as his office. There are 12 rooms and hardwood floors throughout. There is a sunroom with French windows. There is a breakfast room and a closed in porch. The 3 bedrooms upstairs have built in closets and mirrored doors. The large basement has a coal room and there is also a garage. This is said to now be one of Lawson's best-looking homes.

F.E. Lamb has filed a lawsuit against Harry Lillard, saying Lillard still owes him $450 for installing plumbing and heating at the new Lillard Creamery. Lillard states he will fill a countersuit, saying that the heating is unsatisfactory.

Mary Shaw and her son, Harvey, have placed a small headstone at the grave of Icey Shaw in the Hardin Cemetery.

John McMullin, a former Ray County teacher, has returned to Orrick, as spending 11 years in the Philippines doing educational work. He is here on 11-months leave, and will then return to the Philippines.

Neville Tinsley of Hardin has been elected superintendent of the Millville High School.

Nannie Stigall celebrated her 72nd birthday in the Sunshine community.

Obituaries:
- Vickie (Williams) Love
- Lenora (Gorn) Faulkner
- Allen Milo Fowler
- Nellie Rowland

07/23/2026

100 Years Ago This Week in Ray County:

The special election for the 3rd Ward Alderman on the Richmond City Council resulted in a tie between Carl Haynes & Albert Weber. The law required a new election, but neither wanted to go through campaigning again, and then someone recommended flipping a coin and both sides agreed. Dr. R.L. "Bob" Hamilton was chosen to flip the coin and H.P. Settle was chosen to pick the sides, and he chose heads for Haynes and tails for Weber. Hamilton flipped the coin and Haynes was elected to the City Council thanks to a flip.
Old timers recalled something similar 20 years ago when Cal Bales & Lee Brown tied for City Assessor and Bales suggested flipping a coin, but Brown declined, so a new election was held. Brown then lost by a large margin.
They also recalled that the closest County election was Ed Ball defeating T.N. Lavelock for Prosecuting Attorney by 1 vote. Another race was Irvin Mizner defeated D.B. Brady for County Clerk by 3 votes.

Charles Sexton, who had left town last week after driving by his wife being arrested on East Main for the illegal alcohol, went to the Sheriff's office to bond out his wife, only to find out that she already had and that he would now be placed in the County Jail as well.

W. A. Templeton of Hardin driving on the old Richmond-Hardin road, near the Buffalo Bridge, south of Hardin, when he passed a vehicle on the side of the road that had a man laying lifeless next to the car. Templeton turned around and discovered that the man was not dead, but drunk, and he had a passenger who was also intoxicated trying to help him change a tire. Templeton drove on to Hardin and notified the Constable Al Smith, who went out and arrested the men. They were Ernest Jones & Thomas Dotson of Tennessee, who had been in Hardin the past few days working for a threshing crew.

Elton Campbell, a black man, had become drunk off of moonshine and barged into the home of his father, Charles Campell, demanding to fight to prove how "hard" of a man he was. Elton produced a knife and stabbed his father multiple times on his hands, and had stabbed his sister as well when she intervened.
By the time the sheriff's deputies arrived, Elton had left the home. The Sheriff caught him a little later and brought him back to the home, as they talked to the witnesses. During this time, Elton being screaming from the car that he could not be arrest without a warrant and was going to leave. The Sheriff told him he did not need a warrant, and Elton stated he did and opened the back door and as soon as he stepped one of foot out of the car, the sheriff punched him in the face, knocking him back into the car. When Elton came back up and appeared to again be ready to try and leave the vehicle, the Sheriff pointed his gun at him and he finally stopped. He was taken to jail, charged with assault with intent to kill. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 2 years in prison.

A.P. "Bert" Hamilton reports that the concrete foundation for the new Elks Lodge clubhouse on Sunshine Lake has been laid and walls will go up soon. He stated that the crew took a break and had a caught a 10-pound catfish that was 2 feet long. There will be a chimney in the clubhouse and a large barbeque event is being planned for next week if construction is completed.

It was discovered that Amelia Crispin, who had taught the past 2 years at Richmond, was married to J.D. Keel Jr. of Millville at Liberty. They will make their home on the Keel farm, where their own home is being built.

Ray County Sheriff Frank Williams that there is now a new record for the amount of inmates in the County Jail, as he has now reached 29 inmates. Over the weekend he had 2 new inmates, who he had to make beds out of newspapers for. He then bought two new beds for them, when 2 more inmates came in. He just had to give them blankets and put them on the floor.

Roy Rinkenbaugh, age 7 of west of Richmond, was stung by a bee in the temple. His skin became inflamed and his feet swelled so much that he couldn't put his shoes on. Richmond doctors said there was nothing to be done, but wait for the swelling to go down.

Elizabeth Paulson, owner of the Bandbox Millinery Store, is taking a course in Kansas City about the newest fashions.

Charles Happy, mechanic at the Davis & Child Ford Motor Company, was injured when a truck body fell off its chassis and scraped "a good deal of skin" off his leg.

Jewell C. Fields of the Richmond Drug Company has passed his exam to become a registered pharmacist. He has spent the past 5 years studying for this.

Virgil & Will Coleman of Orrick, half-brothers, were arrested by Orrick Constable W.T. Bailey for having 3 bottles of beer in their car.

The businessmen of Richmond are planning a baseball game for next week as the "fats" will play the "leans", to raise money for the Richmond Fall Festival. It will be played at Zuklin Park in eastern Richmond. The last time a fats vs leans game was played was 1901.
John Wilkinson will coach the fats, with the players being R.B. Hughes, George Pickering, J.J. Pardue, Ivan Weber, Dr. J.P. Gill, Robert Nutter, R.K. Brady, H.R. Booth, & R.D. Farris.
The leans will be coached by C. Hayes Johnston, with the players being Nelson Hill, Carson Carter, Robin Gould, Frank Nichols, H.E. Spencer, L. Megede Jr., J.P. Wall, Carl Steva, & Jess Dugger.

Baylor McGaugh of north of Rayville is showing off his high yield crop of wheat. He planted 4 acres that have produced 39 bushels per acre and will sell for $1.32 per bushel.

Homes almost finished being built include the Paul Stuart home on Institute Street and George Aumiller on South Wellington Street.

175 people attended the Mansur family reunion at the old antebellum Isaiah Mansur home & farm northeast of Millville. The home is said to have been built around 1846, making it 80 years old and it was remodeled and rebuilt a few years ago and is in great condition (and still standing). The oldest in attendance was W.H. "Tip" Mansur, age 86, of Chillicothe, who is a Civil War veteran. Mary Mansur, age 85, of Millville, was the oldest woman. The furthest travelers came from Oklahoma. A photographer from Kansas City named Anderson was hired to take photos of the event.
The Mansur's are pioneers going back to Charles Mansur from New Hampshire, who came here in 1837, and had his home built 1 mile northeast of the current Mansur home. Charles had his brothers follow him to Ray County shortly after, namely Isaiah, Stillman, Porter, & Dr. Moody Mansur.

The small house on North Camden Street owned by Alice Swope/E.J. Kiesling and occupied by Mrs. Becky MaAble was destroyed by fire. Fireman George Brown was able to prevent serious damage to the house to the north occupied by John Jones, a black man, and the house to the south.

Elmer O'Dell, courthouse custodian, is putting up signs to remind loafers to stay off the grass, especially on the terraces that have just been sodded.

Riley Bales is filing for divorce on behalf of his daughter, Ethel Wilson, as she is a minor. She was married to Emmett Wilson in December 1925 and they separated in March 1926. She claims that a few days after marriage, her husband began mistreating her. She states that on January 1st, she attended a gathering for young Baptists, and her husband came and forcefully dragged her away from the event, cursing at her in front of everyone. When they got home, he shoved her out of the car, resulting in a broken ankle.

James Edgar, who lives on a farm west of Richmond, has purchased a home on South Institute Street from John Gooch.

Nan Jo Wilkinson, age 3, of Henrietta, had a toe on her right foot almost completely bit off by a cat. Her father, Lambert, had to pry the cat's teeth off of the cat. The cat thought to have gone mad, had its head taken off and sent to Kansas City for examination.
New came back that it tested positive for rabies and Henrietta Mayor, John Kraft, issue a proclamation that all dogs and cats must be muzzled for the next 21 days, unless their owners can show proof of vaccination.

Some payments were made from the process of the bankruptcy of the Richmond Trust Bank. Former employees, Mary Burleigh & R.E. Brown, were paid their remaining salaries. C.E. Traylor, Richmond postmaster, was given $250 for which the post office had on account at the bank. The Ray County Savings Bank was paid $1,800 for money owed them.

John Branaman, Richmond water commissioner, is going around town turning off the water of everyone who is delinquent on their payments. He says will accept no pleas, only full payment.

Ernest S. Gant, candidate for Missouri Supreme Court, came to Richmond to speak to voters.

Dr. A.R. Remley has purchased the large home on South Street, owned by the estate of Julia Duval.

Robert Middleton has bought a home from the John Paulson estate located in the Grandview Heights addition of Richmond.

Sullivan's Cafe in Richmond has a new frigidaire ice cream compartment that holds 50 gallons and 10 flavors.

Joe McDonald & Mose Slover of the Georgeville community put on a fiddling performance in Richmond. They were returning from a fiddler's contest at Bowdry Lake.

The Elwood Clark poultry store at Rayville was robbed of 2 cases of eggs, a $200 radio, and the money in the cash drawer. They broke a window to gain entrance. The bandit's footsteps in the mud were tracked to the train depot.

A temporary association was formed by Sunshine Lake residents, with plans to eventually make it a full organization to protect and improve the area and lake. The meeting was held at the Enterprise rural schoolhouse. George Horneburg, deputy fish & game warden, plans to bring several thousand bass and crappie for the lake.

Coal Mine #14, located south of Richmond, known as the Hubbell-Hamilton mine opened this week.

The Will of John Peck, the 98-year-old man who recently died was entered into the Probate record. His Will was written in 1892. He left differing amounts and interests in his land to all of his children except for his son, Luther, who he only left $1 to.

At the Lawson Methodist Church, baby Annie Sue Reed was baptized by her grandparents, Rev. J.J. Reed of the church and Rev. B.D. Sipple, of the Fayette Methodist Church.

Three new homes are being built at Elmira for their owners, Don Hunter, Charles Guy, & J.J. Gilmore.

Jesse Gilmore has sold his Elmira Cafe to John Bisby of Excelsior Springs.

The Jesse Spitzer car caught fire at the tailpipe, while driving west of Hardin near the Charles Dawson farm. The fire was put out after damaging the foot boards. His family was in the car at the time.

Obituaries:
- Dora (Wells) Williams
- Edgar J. Kiesling
- Sarah (Sisk) Clevenger
- Mrs. Fred Rowland
- Joseph H. Lutz
- Floyd Williams
- Isabelle (Reid) McCall

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