Monett

Voting it Straight in Monett 1909

Monett from Goodspeed 1888 History of Missouri
Monett, the new town at the junction of the St. Louis & Texas Railroad with the Frisco Railroad, 282 miles southwest of St. Louis, is 1,305 feet above the level of that city. The location was originally named Billings, but the citizens of the old town petitioned in October, 1871, to have the name changed to Plymouth. In June, 1876, George A. Purdy, agent of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company, petitioned the court to vacate the town of Plymouth. At this time the company owned the town solely, so that there was no objection to vacating the plat. Plymouth was surveyed by E. C. Frost, for Martha S. Withers and Samuel D. Withers, in March, 1881. On September 19 they acknowledged the original with an addition made thereto. Withers' second addition to Plymouth was acknowledged May 4, 1887.
The town site of Monett was surveyed by F. W. Bond, on the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 31, and on the north half of the southeast quarter of Section 31, lying north of the railroad, and on parts of Section 32, Township 26, Range 27, for the Monett Town Company, September 12, 1887. On September 24 out-lot No. 1 was surveyed. Downing & Topper's addition to Monett, on the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 31, Township 26, Range 27, was surveyed by Clay Stubblefield, and acknowledged by J. L. Downing and A. G. Topper October 25, 1887. Scammon's addition to Monett was acknowledged by E. C. and Ellen J. Scammon October 18, 1887. Marshall's addition to Monett was surveyed for David and Eliza Marshall, who acknowledged the plat November 5, 1887.
Grand View Place (Monett), was surveyed by Charles L. McClung, for E. C. and Ellen J. Scammon, who acknowledged the plat December 16, 1887. Monett Town Company's first addition was surveyed by Edwin A. Sperry, and acknowledged December 10, 1887, before Charles H. Gleeson, of St. Louis, by B. F. Hobart. N. G. Turk's addition to Monett was made December 26, 1887. Downing, Atchison & Badger's addition to Monett was surveyed by Clay Stubblefield, February 2, 1888, and acknowledged February 7. Gonten's second addition to Monett was acknowledged in March, 1888.
The buildings complete or in process of completion in January, 1888, were reported as follows: M. Lipes has finished a fine cottage residence for himself on Oak Street. Dr. J. J. Overton has his residence in West Monett finished, and will occupy it in a few days. J. P. Hess is erecting a dwelling on Oak Street; has the frame up and is enclosing it; value, $750. James Mulranin has his house on Oak Street finished; four rooms; value, $500. Mr. Noble has his dwelling-house on Oak Street nearly finished; worth $2,000 when completed. Mrs. Jane Jewlet has a dwelling partially completed that will cost $750. H. L. Marguardt has just completed his dwelling-house in West Monett, containing six rooms, two stories high, with good cellar and cistern, also a good large barn and cistern for stock; cost, $2,600. W. T. Moxley has his dwelling on Second and Wishart nearly completed; when finished will be worth $1,000. He also has a good barn and out-houses. George Berry is finishing his house on Third and Wishart. It is a cottage residence of four rooms, and will be worth $800. B. Loomis has a nice dwelling of four rooms, a cellar and cistern, on Third and Dunn; a nice, cozy place, worth $750. E. A. Crewson is having a two-room dwelling finished on Third Street, worth $350. Mr. Mace is having a five-room cottage erected on Third Street, worth $750. Byron Callender is having a nice cottage residence of five rooms built on Third Street, worth $750. Mrs. Bridget Murphy has a new house, not yet completed, on Cale and Second Streets; $200. J. C. Ferguson's two rooms and attic on Cale and First Streets will soon be finished; $400. Mark Ternan has a fine six-room dwelling on Bond and Second Streets that will be worth $1,000 when completed. H. C. Peden is finishing a five-room cottage dwelling on Second Street; will cost $750. H. C. Goodrich is building a residence on First and Cale Streets, for Jack Majors, worth $450. Ed. Brooks is having a dwelling erected on Fourth and Cale, worth $500, and has contracted with O. H. Goodin to erect another on the lot adjoining, worth the same. J. W. Lambert has a dwelling on Second and Wishart, not yet finished, worth $360. L. M. Swartzel is building a two-story hotel of four rooms, office, dining room, and kitchen, on Fifth and Bond Streets. L. S. Red- wine is finishing a new cottage residence on Fourth and Cale Streets. James Thomas is erecting a frame dwelling 14x24 in West Monett. Thomas Christensen, a merchant tailor of Wellington, Kan., is erecting a large two-story building, and as soon as completed will put in a stock of clothing and gents' furnishing goods. E. E. Moulder, one of the heaviest contracting architects in the West, purchased Lot 4, in Block 5, on Broadway, and will erect a large business house in the spring.

Harvey House in Snow Storm 1909

Mr. Mace has purchased the lumber from the Long Bell Company for a dwelling. Purvines & Gillette have the contract for building a dwelling for Mr. Wagner, of Pine Bluff. F. A. Crewson has purchased the lumber for dwelling-house. H. M. Gilmore has just finished a two-story frame building, four rooms and an L, worth $800. R. Lunday is completing a new cottage residence for Conductor Charley Myers, on North Street. It is a nice building, worth $1,500. J. Lipes is building a nine-room cottage on Oak Street. It will cost $900. J. L. Conklin has just finished a four-room dwelling in West Monett for $600. W. L. Rooker is erecting a building in West Monett, on Lot 140, Block 26. Mr. Rooker has come to stay. James Truman is putting up a fine building, four rooms, attic and kitchen, with cellar and cistern; contract price, $800. W. L. Mace is erecting a nice dwelling on Third and Cale Streets. The Hilliard Bros. have their livery stable, on Fourth and Bond Streets, completed, worth $750. J. R. Randall has a dwelling on Fifth and Cale Streets, which, when completed, will be worth $900. Mr. Fulkerson, of Eureka Springs, Ark., has a nice cottage residence, at present occupied by Conductor R. B. Kite, worth $575. Before building you should see the cottage residence of Mr. Sherman on Fifth and Wishart, at present occupied by Mrs. M. A. Charles. It is a beauty, in a fine grove of young oaks; worth $1,200. C. H. Haggerty has erected a dwelling in Grand View Place, worth $450. Alfred C. Bell has put up a temporary building in Scammon's addition, to be used until he can get time to erect a better one. He is a carpenter, and is kept busy. C. H. Goodrich has a nice dwelling in Grand View Place, six rooms, worth $1,500. S. C. Gary has built a dwelling on Cleveland Avenue, in Scammon's addition, six rooms, worth $800. Mr. J. Walker has pitched his tent on Scammon's addition. He is a carpenter, and will build in a short time. Mr. John Hanson has a nice small dwelling, worth $250. Henry Grady has a nice small dwelling of two rooms, worth $75. G. V. Majors has just completed a dwelling on Ninth Street, in Scammon's addition, worth $500. Fred Pike has to live in a tent yet, but he says he will have a good house in a short time. Mr. Mahon, who has camped in the Scammon addition, was not at home when the reporter called. He has a stove and camping outfit in his wagon. G. W. Fare has camped on Eighth Street, in Grand View Place, and will swap his tent for a frame dwelling as soon as possible. William Dwyer has a nice dwelling on Eighth Street, worth about $750. His well is thirty-one feet deep, with plenty of fine water. David Webb has camped on his purchase in Scammon's addition. He is preparing to build. Joseph Miller has bought a lot on Eighth Street, and will build a dwelling right away. Huston and Moore are camped on their lots in Scammon's addition, and will each erect a building in a short time. J. W. Briebeck has a very nice dwelling on Eighth Street; $750. John Schappler has a nice, cozy dwelling on Eighth Street. Mrs. E. H. Sons has a small dwelling on Eighth Street, in Scammon's addition, worth $75. Will enlarge in the spring. J. T. Stewart has a nice dwelling on Eighth Street, with two rooms and a kitchen, worth $450. W. H. Hefferman has a nice cottage dwelling of five rooms on Eighth Street, worth $1,000. C. H. Draper is building a two-story house on Seventh Street, 17x26, with a 14-foot L. Within the last few months several hand- some frame buildings have been erected, and the great brick structure built by the Monett Town Company opened as a hotel.
In December, 1887, the depot, hotel and round-house, Patrick Martin's brick block, John Davis' frame building, where the News was first published, and about twenty small buildings existed.

Last Play Monett vs. Grove 1909

A. P. Crosby, editor of the Monett News, formerly of the New Era, of Washington County, Kas., has been connected with this journal since its inauguration. The first lot was sold September 20, 1887. The town in December, 1887, was made up of the following trades and pro- fessions: Saunders & Crewson, B. H. Ager, Robert Johnston, Fulkerson & Co., agents of the Monett Town Company; D. S. Breece & Co.'s lumber yard, L. W. Badger, Draper & Downing and S. L. Redwine, real estate agents; Drs. J. M. Morgan, J. C. Utter, J. N. Dubois, T. H. Jeffries, J. J. Overton and C. S. McCarthy, physicians; Pritchett & Wilburn, George & Brown, H. M. Gilmore, grocers; Crane & Amerman Lumber Company, Long- Bell Lumber Company, P. O. Snyder, jeweler; M. J. Jeffries, drug store; J. T. Williams, saloon; Bicksler Bros., of the Monett; G. W. Jackson, of Hotel Delmonico, and W. J. Piper, of the Central Hotel; the restaurants of Mrs. R. Guinney, I. W. Boggs and Hornish & Loomis were doing a large business, and the dry-goods house of C. Levy & Co.,was established. Prof. Lipes, principal of schools; E. J. Holland, architect and builder; Haseltine & Tim- berlake, hardware store; P. Martin, liquor store; J. McColley and Purvines & Gillett, builders; A. C. Murphy and Segerer & Albaugh, painters. Before the close of the year 1887, McCaffrey & Co., brick masons; A. Wilding, builder; James Dailey's liquor store, J. U. Vermillion's livery stable, C. W. Shelton's meat market, Cary & Brigance, painters, had opened out here. J. Hess & Co.'s brickyards, Means & Sweetman's drug store, H. W. Short & Co.'s meat market were established here. Harrison Attaway leased the brick building just then completed, in January, 1888, and later the Calumet and Occidental were established. The Attaway House was opened in March.

Monett Parade September 12, 1908, Attaway Hotel in background

The Monett Literary Society, the pioneer of all organizations here, was organized in January, 1887. In February, 1888, the new school-building at Monett was completed, and school opened therein by Prof. J. C. Lipes, with Miss Lizzie Baird, assistant. The first Sunday-school at Monett was organized March 11, 1888, with J. F. Bedford, superintendent; J. C. Lipes, assistant; W. H. Redwine, secretary, and Mrs. O. L. Wilson, treasurer. C. M. Swetnam succeeded W. F. Mapes as postmaster at Monett in December, 1887. The Catholics propose to build a large house of worship here. James Cullan gave one acre of ground for church purposes to St. Patrick's parish, on which to build a church. The town company also gave a lot in March, 1888.

Loading Strawberries in Monett, Missouri

Elks New Club House, Monett Missouri 1911

Postcard of B.P.O. Elks (Benevolent and Protective Order) New Club House in Monett at 4th and Bond that was dedicated on April 20, 1911. The club house was sold in 1915 and then leased to the Order of Deer. The house was later bought by the Masonic Lodge and was destroyed by fire on April 18, 1921.

Postcard of Arrival of Fast Mail in Monett, Mo from October 10, 1917