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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
2
Miss Luna Dixon and families visited Joe Rand and wife in Barton County. Mrs Fl Collier and daughter Beatrice of LaRusgell stayed with W B Milton. Mrs L St Ross hosted a birthday gathering for her daughter Elsie with Lula Dixon and Grace White among the guests.
Ruth Green and family visited Lena Westerman at Webb City last week. Miss Gladys Bradford visits Mrs. Norton near Lamar. Miss Mary Lawson spent Friday with Mrs. Will Lauderbaugh. N. M. Dixon and family visited relatives in Webb City Wednesday. Frances Pace visits Mrs. J. A. Wine in Jasper this week. Will Wood and family out riding in their new Ford Sunday. F. W. Wescott and wife motor to Carthage Tuesday. Mac Ithel Martin and Edna Shriver visit Frances and Esther Ferguson Wednesday. Mrs. Joe Bird and daughter Fay visit Mrs. Chas. Wescott Tuesday. Many attend church services at New Providence Sunday night.
Gerald Selsor and family spent Sunday at Virgil Dinwiddie's. John Wheeler and family and Elmer Pugh and family visited Chas Andrews. Frank Miller and family visited Bob Beatty's. Mrs J M Selior of Jasper stayed on the farm. Beulah Stansberry spent Sunday with Eva Coffman. Mrs Beatty ill last week. JW Phillips and family leaving the farm after buying property in Carthage.
Very hot and dry conditions persist in the community with hot winds. Mrs. Elting learns of a fatal accident in which her oldest brother Cr. W. Edwards of Joplin was injured in an auto wreck August 1, dying two days later. Harold Mitchell, near 16, dies after illness. Waters Cemetery burial. Sympathies extended to families of Edwards and Mitchell, with several local residents traveling and visiting.
The Dewey column records the death of Ray Earls in the front line fighting and condolences to the Earls family. It notes Chas Edwards death, a local sale proceeding as planned for livestock, and various Sunday visits, travel, and social events. Weather notes report a 107 degree day.
Rev. Mr. Bain preached two sermons at Avon last Sunday and one in Jasper. A large shade tree dinner at Mr. John Schooler’s preceded covenant meeting in Jasper Saturday at 3 pm and Sunday services at Lynnland. Iverelt Looney, Pastor.
The office recorded renewals of subscriptions in the past week including J. A. Simpson Walter Dodd Frank Wolfe W. hillips Norrisrummy Henry Winder A D Owensby A LB Saltsman.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Jacobrick deceased that I C L Spaid administrator intends to make final settlement thereof for the next term of the Probate Court of Jasper County Missouri to be held at Carthage on the 12th day of August 1018 C L Spaid Administrator First published July 11 5t
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