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HENRY COUNTY HISTORY 159 school houses, and on the street corners. Men who hitherto were content to sit on the fence and squirt tobacco juice at a grasshopper clamored to be put on committees to farther arouse their neighbors. Even the "Nail Keg Clubs" were decimated, and only a few chronic cranks were left to say: "It can't be did. Only another trick to get something for nothing." But the headquarters of the Kansas City, Osceola and Southern were established in Clinton. Col. William Bailey took charge and the con- struction gang closely followed the surveying party. Colonel Nettleton directed his forces from Kansas City, building the Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield. It was a race as to which road should run the first trains. On September 3, 1885, Col. William Bailey invited a party of Clinton peo- ple to go with him on his first trip to East Lynne. The road was then extended to Brownington and later to Osceola, which was the terminus for some years, and was later built to connect with spur of the Frisco at Bolivar. Colonel Nettleton soon completed his line from Olathe, Kansas, to Ash Grove, Missouri, intersecting the main line at the two points, and Clinton had high hopes that this would become the main line, but their hopes long since vanished. The Clinton Eye is a weekly paper established in November, 1885, by T. 0. Smith. The paper grew from the first and has continued under the same ownership and management to the present. It is rightfully classed among the newsiest county weeklies in the State. New equip- ment has been added until now it is one of the most modern offices in this section of the country. The latest acquisition was a new Linotype in 1918. Miss Ella Smith, the oldest daughter of the proprietor, has learned every detail of the business even to operating the Linotype and is qualified to take over the management of the business. Along with the railroads came numerous booms. What is now the Dickey Clay Works asked for a small bonus to locate at Clinton. The bonus was refused, and the owner of the land where Deepwater now stands saw the opportunity. The tile factory was located at Deepwater. It is now the parent plant of the Tile Trust of America, and said to be the largest factory of its kind in the United States. It is the life of Deepwater, a beautiful little city of 1,500 people. Hartwell was laid out west of Clinton with the intention of making it the shipping point for that section, but the people would not have it
| Title | History of Henry County, Missouri |
| Creator | Lamkin, Uel W. |
| Subject |
Henry County (Mo.)--History Henry County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1919 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Historical Publishing Co., 1919. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000080 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Henry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Henry County |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--St. Louis. St. Louis Mercantile Library |
| Copy Request | Contact St. Louis Mercantile Library reference desk at (314) 516-7240. |
| Title | mch000080p0159 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | HENRY COUNTY HISTORY 159 school houses, and on the street corners. Men who hitherto were content to sit on the fence and squirt tobacco juice at a grasshopper clamored to be put on committees to farther arouse their neighbors. Even the "Nail Keg Clubs" were decimated, and only a few chronic cranks were left to say: "It can't be did. Only another trick to get something for nothing." But the headquarters of the Kansas City, Osceola and Southern were established in Clinton. Col. William Bailey took charge and the con- struction gang closely followed the surveying party. Colonel Nettleton directed his forces from Kansas City, building the Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield. It was a race as to which road should run the first trains. On September 3, 1885, Col. William Bailey invited a party of Clinton peo- ple to go with him on his first trip to East Lynne. The road was then extended to Brownington and later to Osceola, which was the terminus for some years, and was later built to connect with spur of the Frisco at Bolivar. Colonel Nettleton soon completed his line from Olathe, Kansas, to Ash Grove, Missouri, intersecting the main line at the two points, and Clinton had high hopes that this would become the main line, but their hopes long since vanished. The Clinton Eye is a weekly paper established in November, 1885, by T. 0. Smith. The paper grew from the first and has continued under the same ownership and management to the present. It is rightfully classed among the newsiest county weeklies in the State. New equip- ment has been added until now it is one of the most modern offices in this section of the country. The latest acquisition was a new Linotype in 1918. Miss Ella Smith, the oldest daughter of the proprietor, has learned every detail of the business even to operating the Linotype and is qualified to take over the management of the business. Along with the railroads came numerous booms. What is now the Dickey Clay Works asked for a small bonus to locate at Clinton. The bonus was refused, and the owner of the land where Deepwater now stands saw the opportunity. The tile factory was located at Deepwater. It is now the parent plant of the Tile Trust of America, and said to be the largest factory of its kind in the United States. It is the life of Deepwater, a beautiful little city of 1,500 people. Hartwell was laid out west of Clinton with the intention of making it the shipping point for that section, but the people would not have it |
