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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
2
Community updates recount social events and local visits across Jasper and nearby towns. Letters urged to reach the office by Monday evening, noting varied submission days among correspondents and listing numerous residents and happenings from the prior week.
A town social notices a triple birthday dinner at Orin Buster’s home honoring Woods Buster Mrs Gertie Buster and Mrs Harve Goff with neighbors traveling from Jasper Carthage and Careytown. Events include marriages visits farming notes school director election and local gatherings amid a bustling community scene.
Viease mail your correspondence so as to reach us Monday evening. Dublin. Misa Bertha Hyder and brother Harley of near Avilla were visiting Griffitts and family. East Santa. Mr. and Mrs. Ginder spent last Sunday on Carthage visiting with their children.
Pleasant Hill community letters describe visits and gatherings. Wm Patterson attended county convention in Carytown. Happenings include visits by U S Lowenstein and wife, Ernest Edwards and family, and J W Edwards. A revival at the Baptist Church drew many youths. Beulah Patterson hosted a Thursday gathering. Regina Gresham sewed for Harve Griffin and John Gaddis. A large group enjoyed an old fashioned picnic with a wood flowers outing and a broken tree mishap.
Ji S Nichols trades J N HatchER farm to Mr Korp of Lamar for property there. Families move Saturday. Job Miller has a phone at home navy. Mrs HC Ruckel spent the weekend in Jasper. Job and Sam King traded horses last week. Lou Hucker and wife of Dade County passed through the vicinity last week en route to Kansas. Mr and Mrs Frank Wardlow near Neck City are parents of a baby boy arriving April 6. Most farmers finished sowing oats and plowing for corn. A Bevson and wife spent Wednesday at F A Baston’s. Charley Lilly bought 40 acres south of his farm last week. Rene Lucas took Myron Miller and Arthur Mevine. buying riding Mrs George Kex of Jasper spent Sunday with family. McCarty of this vicinity visited. John King purchased a team of mules from Vivian Costley last week. Drue Sharp family spent Sunday at Louis Lucue’s. J R Mather and wife made a business trip to Lamar Monday. W M Mevius building a granary on his farm. Fred Merrill and wife of Jasper spent Sunday evening at Hugh Kinemd home. Usele Billie Onstott passed away Sunday night and funeral arrangements are being made for today Monday.
The mayor tells the town marshal there is no money for salaries this month while the marshal cheerfully dismisses the claim. A rumor of six unknown travelers prompts the town to assess fees for speeding as the rest of the funds are supposedly exhausted.
A local rag reports on students, teachers, and events at the high school including Junior and Senior class activities, a royal examination, and notable speakers. It also mentions seed corn from the First National Bank, human body notes with phosphorus data, and a misquote about crowded theater audiences.
Socialist party platforms and books at Nunselly's news stand of Hay Balers and Bale Ties. Schreiner Bros Hay Co offers a gasoline outfit for $500 cash capable of bale processing with two men. Demonstrations at Lamar office. Orders for bale ties accepted in June at 60 cents per bundle for 74 x 10.
Community notice invites families to bring babies for a free photography session this Friday and Saturday. Couples and groups encouraged to visit the studio, with stable accommodations for a permanent photographer needed locally.
A 19th century study notes Baikal near central Asia holds many unique species while sharing some with Europe and Siberia. Of 32 species found, 14 are unique to Baikal and 19 occur elsewhere. experts propose the lake hosts ancient freshwater lineages preserved by its long existence and cold winters.
Fragmentary note lists fertilizer on hand including manure and potash. Mentions Corm prowing and Grain Cu. Details unclear but reflects agricultural supply terms at a local store or fair. Entities include Gali Schooler and Grain Cu with unspecified quantities or dates.
The report lists numerous customers who bought hardware items during the week, including wire, incubators, belts, and poultry gear. Names such as Willis Moone, Toni Costley, M Hats, A J Lowe, Dud Hres, T Bayne Lought, Roy Robinson, N A Vincent, J W Edwards, W O Kelly, and others appear as purchasers alongside items like Royal American wire, barb wire, old trusty incubators, poultry wire, and rabbit wire.
A girl in the Catskills rode at midnight to warn locals about a spreading forest fire, credited with saving many lives. The piece cites Dr King’s Now Tracer for coughs colds and pneumonia, mentions a Wellington, Virginia reader, and advertises a herbal remedy priced with a free guarantee, noting a seven pound anecdote.
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