The Houston Herald from Houston, Missouri • Page 18

Herald and Republican, Dec. 13, 1962 in the hospital. May Cod richly bless you. Matt. 25:40.

Mrs. Paul Mercer hidden. Military Police from Fort Wood's 208th Military Police Company, assisted by members of the First Training Regiment's Mine Warfare Com -mirte andmembersof the 921- Discovery of Old Coins Opens History Book on Area Mystery WANT-ADS! I Engineer Group, scoured the HOME the BACON' with mine deiectors. probes A 100-year-old buried treasure mystery In Pulaski County, about 20miles north of Plato '9 I At least W. L.

Tilley Plato and picks but their eflorts re-rcJ'er' in notiine more than some old handwrought nails, spikes, and pieces of iron used 10 construct the house and buildings of the Tilley farm. Estimated face value of the 1 'ink banker, whose great -grandfather, Woodford Tilley, reportedly buried the treasure during the Civil war, thinks so. fas placed between (Texas County Conserv. S600 and $700. According to a Springfield, coin col i I -Fin.

lector, value of the old III Wl I may run anywhere from $2. to $20 each. Was this the Tilley Treasure? A Waynesville resident and distant relative of the Tilley's 3S yr- Agent Bland Wilson of Houston also it a great -grandson of Woodford Tilley.) The excitement started recently when a bulldozer, scraping soil from the bed of the Roubidoux River, uncovered two boxes of coins minted before the Civil War. "There has always been talk in the banker Tilley recalledthii week, "that great-grant1 father Tilley had buried some money. As far as I know, nobody in our family ever look-forit.

I believe this is definitely part, or maybe all, of the money he buried." i inHyIIll at the scene, pointed out the locationof the well, fruit cellar, garden and orchard. No one will ever know for sure, but some residents of the area think it was. Banker Tilley recalled today that his father, the late Dr. Robert Bruce Tilley of Waynes-ville, first moved to Plato in 1910. Dr.

Tilley married the daughterof Dr.R. B. Lynch It Just Ducked In COIN DISCOVERY Here Is where a bulldozer unearthed some old coins, believed to be buried during the Civil War by Woodford Tilley on his farm in Pulaski County, now part of Ft. Leonard Wood. Army men are shown aiding in the search for more buried treasure.

This postman got tha turpriia of his life wHen he opened the mail boy at the Roma bvuimuuw na jouna fih aucr insrae. ni informed Tfie superintendent that he hat couecioa a pacnaqa without postage, and the duck was returned to a city lake i Cm both the American and Europe; Calif; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Grove, and top ball size of present-day dimes. of Plato, Miss Maude Lynch.

was Bob Jenkins of Salem Lee Smith Sr.of Rt. 2, CabooL In the army three sisters, Mrs. Francis After The find aroused much interest moug historians, aslowho hid Long-time readers of The UUULaO led Lela Mae Hilde- tryside and killing for food and According tothe records, one night in 1862 a small band of bushwhackers rode out to the HoustonNewspaper'ill recall Ithe loot and among coin col- that Mrs. Maude Tilley for many years was the Plato cor- eccors ai to its value. Records of the Pulaski Coun brand.

To this union four children were bom; Belinda Joyce, Harold Lee, Carolyn Deanna and David Ewing. ispondent for then ty, Missouri Historical Society Tilley farm(the site where die HOW MUCH YOU MAY SAVE ON YOUR CAR INSURANCE WITH STATE FARM! She the al that at the outbreak of tswere discovered) --their County Memorial i Smith was baptiico Into Church of Jesus Chrirt of the Civil War, a fort was es- 702 yards in 78 carries. Final conference standings: Teams 1. Mountain Grove 8 0 0 2. West Plains 6 1 1 3.

Salem 6 2 0 4. Ava 5 3 0 5. Thayer 3 4 1 Houston 3 4 1 7. Mountain View 1 6 1 8. Cabcol 17 0 Willow Springs 1 7 0 Season statistics for Houston, as computed by Aid: object, Tjlley's money, which they knew to be buried-as was A couple of weeks ago, Jasper W.

Mace, employee of the Mace Construction Co, ofRoby, was operating a bulldozer in a new Capehart area, when he uncovered two small boxes of United States coins, minted between 1840 and 1661. The condition of the boxes indicated that they had been buried for many years. The bulldozer cut one of the boxes in half and before Mace knew what was going on, half-dollars were scattered along a dirt bank 50 feetlong and three blished at Way lesvilte by WalkerofSt. Louis, Mrs. Robert Carter of Houston, and Mrs.

Earl Hutcheson of Huggins; one brother Euhlan Smith of Bakersfield, Calif. Funeral services and burial were at Bakersteld. Football Finale Halfback George Robertson was the leading ground gainer and fifth leading scorer this season in the South Central Association. According to figures released Union Central Fremont. Latter Day Saints in 1957.

He became very active in his Residentsofthisarea, the re tiost of the money oi well -to-lo farmers of that day. Tilley wouldn't reveal the ocation of the money so rhey He worked for the Coastal cords state were predominately EoutherosympaihLters, and the Obituaries Ewing Lee (Buck) Smith, Jr. was born January 6, 1922 in Casper, Wyoming, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ewing Lee Smith, Drilling Co.

as a drillec on Union troops were given the their oil dilUing rigs. He was shot him and "strung" him up to a tree, where he was found isslonof keeping the lines of killed in an accident while working as a driller on the Kenai pply and he next day. This account is recorded in ppen. fS'2 Pennisula near Soldotn; Alaska by SCA Statistician Joe Aid, Later the family moved to Houston Mo. and Lee was grad De- Forgotten by th Bill Sponsler Agent fj STATE FARM on Nov.

27. the Historical Society's files as isthe fact that Tilley's money The second box uated from Houston High School rtment, unpaid and unsup-ted, the troops became bush He is survived by his wife, Lela and the four children of ever found. His widow Robertson rushed for 1,133 yards and scored 60 points. Leading scorerwith 119 points was Larry Collins, Mtn. He served four years in the quarters and no longer minted half-dimes which are half the Thanks Jriends lor your prayers, visits and the beautiful lowers and cards while I was didn't even know where it was whackers-pillaging the coun- United States Army, serving in idy St.

Bakersfield t-i i "3sigjigasaJi Hf I Meet The ILrl 0 HOUSTON VS. SALEM I TUESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 18 i Salem captured third place in Houston's Invitational Tournament last week, losing only to West Plains, 46-55. Coached by Tom Fraley, the Tigers from Dent County are expected to make a good showing in this season's scramble for the South Central Association title. Playing out front for Houston's offense this season is Larry Holder, left, and Roger Shelton. The two guards are both juniors.

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