Mary Eva Mize was the daughter of Robertson & Martha Amanda (Williamson) Mize.
The Newton County News was a weekly publication that covered all aspects of community life from 1890 to 1908. The News was published every Thursday by the Mize sisters, three young single Newtonia teachers (Eva, Fidelia, & Belle). Another sister, Martha, known as Lizzie, helped when she returned to Newtonia after her husband, Rev. Francis M. Bowman, died.
Their office was conveniently located in the western portion of the town on Mill Street, close to the center of the shopping district. Here, people would often stop by to visit & provide items for the next issue of the news. At least one page of each issue was devoted to tidbits and informative items about the residents of Newtonia Township & often some of the surrounding communities.
The Mize sisters were the daughters of Robertson and Martha Amanda (Williamson) Mize, who had moved to Newtonia in the fall of 1870, Martha later dying in 1887. Their brothers, George and William, were newspaper publishers in Illinois. They provided the much needed inspiration for the girls and even provided help with knowledge and equipment.
On August 14, 1890, Fidelia, age 36, and two younger sisters, Mary "Eva," age 31, and Erminnie "Belle," age 25, launched their first issue with the salutation: "With this issue, the undersigned begin the publication of The Newton County News. It is the purpose of the publishers to make it a live local newspaper. The type of The News office is all new and modern, and of the latest and prettiest faces. The undersigned will endeavor, by industry and energy, to print a handsome, newsy, desirable home paper, trusting thereby to merit a reasonable patronage. With its best bow, The News bids its patrons a hopeful Good Morning. Very sincerely, Mize Sisters."
The sisters were intelligent and dedicated women with a great sense of humor while reporting the affairs of the people, the holiday seasons, climate, and other interesting happenings in the community. They were members of the Newtonia Baptist church, where Fidelia was treasurer of the Sunday school & taught a class of young girls. Within the columns of their newspaper, they have preserved valuable information about Newtonia and its citizens that would otherwise have been lost.
They tried to impress upon the citizens the importance of a newspaper when they wrote, "The country newspaper is truly a family record. It proclaims your marriage, it announces the birth of your children, it gives the obituary notice of a loved one of your family. It not only gives your family record, but the family record of your neighbors. Many do not realize the benefit their home paper is to them." To the Mize sisters we owe our thanks.
The Mize sisters made this announcement in their newspaper on May 21, 1891.
"We are pleased to announce to the public that we are this week receiving from the press and type foundries in Chicago a complete new job printing outfit, and will, by the time THE NEWS reaches its readers, be prepared to execute job printing in the latest and best styles of the art. Our presses, paper cutter, job type and other necessary material are all new, modern, and first class in every respect; & we feel confident that we shall be able to turn out as handsome printing as can be done in any office. We shall make a specialty of Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, envelopes, Programmes, Dodgers, Sale Bills, Posters, receipt Books, Note Books, Scale Books, etc. etc. In short, we shall endeavor to do any kind of printing done in a first class newspaper office, and shall hope to do it well and at reasonable prices. We have just received a new stock of flat papers of all kinds, as well as colored poster, binding material, etc. etc. Those desiring any kind of printing will, we think, do well to give us a call. — MIZE SISTERS, Newtonia, Missouri."
FEB 1, 1940
"MISS EVA MIZE DIES AT 81
Miss Eva Mize, a citizen of Newtonia all her life, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at the state hospital in Nevada, aged 81 years. She had a general break down in health more than a year ago and was taken to the state hospital. The body was brought back to her old home in Newtonia and the funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church there, conducted by Rev. Lloyd Jeffers of Neosho. Burial was in the old Newtonia cemetery.
Deceased & her sister, Miss Fidelia Mize, published the Newton County News at Newtonia for many years and became widely known over the county. They put out a good local paper and it had a wide circulation. They owned their printing plant & set all the type & printed the paper themselves, doing all the work by hand. They would drive to Neosho with their horse and buggy at least once a week to get the county seat news and some advertising from the Neosho merchants. They worked hard & were thrifty and saved their money during those years. Miss Fidelia Mize died some years ago and the surviving sister discontinued the publication with a competence for the rest of her life. Deceased is survived by no closer relative than a nephew."
Source: The Neosho Times
The Newton County News was a weekly publication that covered all aspects of community life from 1890 to 1908. The News was published every Thursday by the Mize sisters, three young single Newtonia teachers (Eva, Fidelia, & Belle). Another sister, Martha, known as Lizzie, helped when she returned to Newtonia after her husband, Rev. Francis M. Bowman, died.
Their office was conveniently located in the western portion of the town on Mill Street, close to the center of the shopping district. Here, people would often stop by to visit & provide items for the next issue of the news. At least one page of each issue was devoted to tidbits and informative items about the residents of Newtonia Township & often some of the surrounding communities.
The Mize sisters were the daughters of Robertson and Martha Amanda (Williamson) Mize, who had moved to Newtonia in the fall of 1870, Martha later dying in 1887. Their brothers, George and William, were newspaper publishers in Illinois. They provided the much needed inspiration for the girls and even provided help with knowledge and equipment.
On August 14, 1890, Fidelia, age 36, and two younger sisters, Mary "Eva," age 31, and Erminnie "Belle," age 25, launched their first issue with the salutation: "With this issue, the undersigned begin the publication of The Newton County News. It is the purpose of the publishers to make it a live local newspaper. The type of The News office is all new and modern, and of the latest and prettiest faces. The undersigned will endeavor, by industry and energy, to print a handsome, newsy, desirable home paper, trusting thereby to merit a reasonable patronage. With its best bow, The News bids its patrons a hopeful Good Morning. Very sincerely, Mize Sisters."
The sisters were intelligent and dedicated women with a great sense of humor while reporting the affairs of the people, the holiday seasons, climate, and other interesting happenings in the community. They were members of the Newtonia Baptist church, where Fidelia was treasurer of the Sunday school & taught a class of young girls. Within the columns of their newspaper, they have preserved valuable information about Newtonia and its citizens that would otherwise have been lost.
They tried to impress upon the citizens the importance of a newspaper when they wrote, "The country newspaper is truly a family record. It proclaims your marriage, it announces the birth of your children, it gives the obituary notice of a loved one of your family. It not only gives your family record, but the family record of your neighbors. Many do not realize the benefit their home paper is to them." To the Mize sisters we owe our thanks.
The Mize sisters made this announcement in their newspaper on May 21, 1891.
"We are pleased to announce to the public that we are this week receiving from the press and type foundries in Chicago a complete new job printing outfit, and will, by the time THE NEWS reaches its readers, be prepared to execute job printing in the latest and best styles of the art. Our presses, paper cutter, job type and other necessary material are all new, modern, and first class in every respect; & we feel confident that we shall be able to turn out as handsome printing as can be done in any office. We shall make a specialty of Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, envelopes, Programmes, Dodgers, Sale Bills, Posters, receipt Books, Note Books, Scale Books, etc. etc. In short, we shall endeavor to do any kind of printing done in a first class newspaper office, and shall hope to do it well and at reasonable prices. We have just received a new stock of flat papers of all kinds, as well as colored poster, binding material, etc. etc. Those desiring any kind of printing will, we think, do well to give us a call. — MIZE SISTERS, Newtonia, Missouri."
FEB 1, 1940
"MISS EVA MIZE DIES AT 81
Miss Eva Mize, a citizen of Newtonia all her life, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at the state hospital in Nevada, aged 81 years. She had a general break down in health more than a year ago and was taken to the state hospital. The body was brought back to her old home in Newtonia and the funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church there, conducted by Rev. Lloyd Jeffers of Neosho. Burial was in the old Newtonia cemetery.
Deceased & her sister, Miss Fidelia Mize, published the Newton County News at Newtonia for many years and became widely known over the county. They put out a good local paper and it had a wide circulation. They owned their printing plant & set all the type & printed the paper themselves, doing all the work by hand. They would drive to Neosho with their horse and buggy at least once a week to get the county seat news and some advertising from the Neosho merchants. They worked hard & were thrifty and saved their money during those years. Miss Fidelia Mize died some years ago and the surviving sister discontinued the publication with a competence for the rest of her life. Deceased is survived by no closer relative than a nephew."
Source: The Neosho Times
Mary Eva Mize was the daughter of Robertson & Martha Amanda (Williamson) Mize.
The Newton County News was a weekly publication that covered all aspects of community life from 1890 to 1908. The News was published every Thursday by the Mize sisters, three young single Newtonia teachers (Eva, Fidelia, & Belle). Another sister, Martha, known as Lizzie, helped when she returned to Newtonia after her husband, Rev. Francis M. Bowman, died.
Their office was conveniently located in the western portion of the town on Mill Street, close to the center of the shopping district. Here, people would often stop by to visit & provide items for the next issue of the news. At least one page of each issue was devoted to tidbits and informative items about the residents of Newtonia Township & often some of the surrounding communities.
The Mize sisters were the daughters of Robertson and Martha Amanda (Williamson) Mize, who had moved to Newtonia in the fall of 1870, Martha later dying in 1887. Their brothers, George and William, were newspaper publishers in Illinois. They provided the much needed inspiration for the girls and even provided help with knowledge and equipment.
On August 14, 1890, Fidelia, age 36, and two younger sisters, Mary "Eva," age 31, and Erminnie "Belle," age 25, launched their first issue with the salutation: "With this issue, the undersigned begin the publication of The Newton County News. It is the purpose of the publishers to make it a live local newspaper. The type of The News office is all new and modern, and of the latest and prettiest faces. The undersigned will endeavor, by industry and energy, to print a handsome, newsy, desirable home paper, trusting thereby to merit a reasonable patronage. With its best bow, The News bids its patrons a hopeful Good Morning. Very sincerely, Mize Sisters."
The sisters were intelligent and dedicated women with a great sense of humor while reporting the affairs of the people, the holiday seasons, climate, and other interesting happenings in the community. They were members of the Newtonia Baptist church, where Fidelia was treasurer of the Sunday school & taught a class of young girls. Within the columns of their newspaper, they have preserved valuable information about Newtonia and its citizens that would otherwise have been lost.
They tried to impress upon the citizens the importance of a newspaper when they wrote, "The country newspaper is truly a family record. It proclaims your marriage, it announces the birth of your children, it gives the obituary notice of a loved one of your family. It not only gives your family record, but the family record of your neighbors. Many do not realize the benefit their home paper is to them." To the Mize sisters we owe our thanks.
The Mize sisters made this announcement in their newspaper on May 21, 1891.
"We are pleased to announce to the public that we are this week receiving from the press and type foundries in Chicago a complete new job printing outfit, and will, by the time THE NEWS reaches its readers, be prepared to execute job printing in the latest and best styles of the art. Our presses, paper cutter, job type and other necessary material are all new, modern, and first class in every respect; & we feel confident that we shall be able to turn out as handsome printing as can be done in any office. We shall make a specialty of Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, envelopes, Programmes, Dodgers, Sale Bills, Posters, receipt Books, Note Books, Scale Books, etc. etc. In short, we shall endeavor to do any kind of printing done in a first class newspaper office, and shall hope to do it well and at reasonable prices. We have just received a new stock of flat papers of all kinds, as well as colored poster, binding material, etc. etc. Those desiring any kind of printing will, we think, do well to give us a call. — MIZE SISTERS, Newtonia, Missouri."
FEB 1, 1940
"MISS EVA MIZE DIES AT 81
Miss Eva Mize, a citizen of Newtonia all her life, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at the state hospital in Nevada, aged 81 years. She had a general break down in health more than a year ago and was taken to the state hospital. The body was brought back to her old home in Newtonia and the funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church there, conducted by Rev. Lloyd Jeffers of Neosho. Burial was in the old Newtonia cemetery.
Deceased & her sister, Miss Fidelia Mize, published the Newton County News at Newtonia for many years and became widely known over the county. They put out a good local paper and it had a wide circulation. They owned their printing plant & set all the type & printed the paper themselves, doing all the work by hand. They would drive to Neosho with their horse and buggy at least once a week to get the county seat news and some advertising from the Neosho merchants. They worked hard & were thrifty and saved their money during those years. Miss Fidelia Mize died some years ago and the surviving sister discontinued the publication with a competence for the rest of her life. Deceased is survived by no closer relative than a nephew."
Source: The Neosho Times
The Newton County News was a weekly publication that covered all aspects of community life from 1890 to 1908. The News was published every Thursday by the Mize sisters, three young single Newtonia teachers (Eva, Fidelia, & Belle). Another sister, Martha, known as Lizzie, helped when she returned to Newtonia after her husband, Rev. Francis M. Bowman, died.
Their office was conveniently located in the western portion of the town on Mill Street, close to the center of the shopping district. Here, people would often stop by to visit & provide items for the next issue of the news. At least one page of each issue was devoted to tidbits and informative items about the residents of Newtonia Township & often some of the surrounding communities.
The Mize sisters were the daughters of Robertson and Martha Amanda (Williamson) Mize, who had moved to Newtonia in the fall of 1870, Martha later dying in 1887. Their brothers, George and William, were newspaper publishers in Illinois. They provided the much needed inspiration for the girls and even provided help with knowledge and equipment.
On August 14, 1890, Fidelia, age 36, and two younger sisters, Mary "Eva," age 31, and Erminnie "Belle," age 25, launched their first issue with the salutation: "With this issue, the undersigned begin the publication of The Newton County News. It is the purpose of the publishers to make it a live local newspaper. The type of The News office is all new and modern, and of the latest and prettiest faces. The undersigned will endeavor, by industry and energy, to print a handsome, newsy, desirable home paper, trusting thereby to merit a reasonable patronage. With its best bow, The News bids its patrons a hopeful Good Morning. Very sincerely, Mize Sisters."
The sisters were intelligent and dedicated women with a great sense of humor while reporting the affairs of the people, the holiday seasons, climate, and other interesting happenings in the community. They were members of the Newtonia Baptist church, where Fidelia was treasurer of the Sunday school & taught a class of young girls. Within the columns of their newspaper, they have preserved valuable information about Newtonia and its citizens that would otherwise have been lost.
They tried to impress upon the citizens the importance of a newspaper when they wrote, "The country newspaper is truly a family record. It proclaims your marriage, it announces the birth of your children, it gives the obituary notice of a loved one of your family. It not only gives your family record, but the family record of your neighbors. Many do not realize the benefit their home paper is to them." To the Mize sisters we owe our thanks.
The Mize sisters made this announcement in their newspaper on May 21, 1891.
"We are pleased to announce to the public that we are this week receiving from the press and type foundries in Chicago a complete new job printing outfit, and will, by the time THE NEWS reaches its readers, be prepared to execute job printing in the latest and best styles of the art. Our presses, paper cutter, job type and other necessary material are all new, modern, and first class in every respect; & we feel confident that we shall be able to turn out as handsome printing as can be done in any office. We shall make a specialty of Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, envelopes, Programmes, Dodgers, Sale Bills, Posters, receipt Books, Note Books, Scale Books, etc. etc. In short, we shall endeavor to do any kind of printing done in a first class newspaper office, and shall hope to do it well and at reasonable prices. We have just received a new stock of flat papers of all kinds, as well as colored poster, binding material, etc. etc. Those desiring any kind of printing will, we think, do well to give us a call. — MIZE SISTERS, Newtonia, Missouri."
FEB 1, 1940
"MISS EVA MIZE DIES AT 81
Miss Eva Mize, a citizen of Newtonia all her life, died Thursday afternoon, Jan. 25, at the state hospital in Nevada, aged 81 years. She had a general break down in health more than a year ago and was taken to the state hospital. The body was brought back to her old home in Newtonia and the funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church there, conducted by Rev. Lloyd Jeffers of Neosho. Burial was in the old Newtonia cemetery.
Deceased & her sister, Miss Fidelia Mize, published the Newton County News at Newtonia for many years and became widely known over the county. They put out a good local paper and it had a wide circulation. They owned their printing plant & set all the type & printed the paper themselves, doing all the work by hand. They would drive to Neosho with their horse and buggy at least once a week to get the county seat news and some advertising from the Neosho merchants. They worked hard & were thrifty and saved their money during those years. Miss Fidelia Mize died some years ago and the surviving sister discontinued the publication with a competence for the rest of her life. Deceased is survived by no closer relative than a nephew."
Source: The Neosho Times
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