Arkansas City Traveler, April 23, 1879.
Prof. Eph. Mowry with his jig dances and vocal sweetness entertained the audience at the Literary last Friday night.
PUT IN SEPARATE FILE: EPH MOWRY...TURNS OUT TO BE A NEGRO.
Arkansas City Traveler, July 7, 1880.
Patterson dearly loves a joke. He was never known to let the chance slip for perpetrating a joke, no matter upon whom or by what means he gained his end. Last Saturday, while Prof. "Eph. Mowry" was sauntering up the street with his violin under his arm, Brother Patterson quietly asked to "look at the thing." Opening the box, he examined the instrument with apparent interest, taking occasion before handing it back to put one of those "Union" firecrackers in the box, after which the box and violin were returned to "Eph.," who walked leisurely up the street thinking up some advantageous trade by which he could dispose of this musical elephant and obtain something he could use. The question was soon solved. A sudden report, a perceptible turning white on the part of the negro, and the violin was—everywhere, but "lost to life and use and name and fame." This part was all very funny, but as Pat was called upon to fork over an X in payment for the violin, we doubt whether the fun paid for the expense.
[LYCEUM: BOLTON TOWNSHIP.]
Arkansas City Traveler, April 4, 1883.
Communicated. Ed. Traveler: During the past winter the enterprising citizens of Dist. 96, Bolton Township, have conducted a Lyceum, greatly to the instruction and amusement of young and old, under the leadership of J. B. Guthrie, supported by Messrs. Walton, Marshall, Conway, Andrews, and others, not to mention the Clark brothers. The object has been to cultivate a taste for refining literature, as well as to develop the forensic art; and by way of parenthesis, let me say that this is one of the most profitable ways that the denizens of the rural districts can spend the long evenings of the winter months, as it furnishes not simply amusement and recreation, but is specially adapted to prepare the young people to acquit themselves with credit in after life.
On Tuesday evening, March 27th, the closing exercises were held in the Guthrie school-house, which was crowded to its utmost capacity. A special effort was made to entertain the public pleasantly and profitably, and great credit is due the managers for the success of the entertainment. Messrs. Dayton, Hahn, McGinnis, and Arnett furnished instrumental music, with violin, guitar, and organ, which was highly appreciated. Several pieces of vocal music by Mrs. Sheats and others was well rendered. Eph Mowry and W. Maxwell rendered "Carve that Possum" and another two other plantation melodies with good effect. It is not possible to enter into the merits of the literary part of the entertainment. The recitations and selections were in good taste, and well rendered, while the dialogues brought down the house. The reading of the Regulator displayed the usual amount of dry wit and local thrusts which amused all. Owing to the lateness of the hour, the debate, which has always been a prominent feature of the programme at the regular meetings, was set aside and doubtless Bolton Town-ship will never know what pent up bottles of eloquence Messrs. Conway and Clark will have for private use the coming summer. On the whole the entertainment was excellent and the zeal of these Boltonites is worthy of imitation in other places. OBSERVER.
Winfield Courier, April 10, 1884.
HOW WE BOOM!
Winfield the Prettiest and Most Substantial City in the West,
And Still the Work of Improvement Goes On!
BRIEF MENTION OF WHAT OUR ENTERPRISING CITIZENS ARE DOING.
Three Hundred New Homes Going Up and More Contracted For.
Could the following be the residence of Professor "Eph" Mowry???
I am unaware of any other Mowry living in Winfield. MAW
Mr. Mowry has just built on 7th Avenue a good dwelling and has moved into it, and a few yards distant J. M. Rennick has built an addition to his house.