Dry weather and grasshoppers devastate farms in the Diamond area
Mrs. Charles Elting reports extreme drought with dry land, burned crops, lost pastures and grasshopper damage to corn fodder. Farmers struggle to store and thresh grain as elevators reject wheat and two threshing crews work nearby. Visitors gather with locals amid hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Milton
Grandpa Milton
John Pfander
Liberal
Ray Wardlow
Will Mandal
Mr. Taylor
Joplin
Ennis
Carthage
Mabel Hawthorne
Frances Gulick
Will Montgomery
I. Klting
Chris
Ting Toad
Jay Bradford
J. K. Gulck
Berk Ingle
Thomas Wardlow
Jake Byers
McClintock Family Hosts Visitors from West Point Ill
SHERIDAN NEWS reports Cieo McClintock and wife with daughter Gladys Irene and Miss Ruby Ancelet from West Point Ill. visiting W A McClintock and family last week. Ciscar Faskin family spent Sunday with John Sunderland. Lloyd McClintock visiting cousin Milo McClintock in Kansas City. Basil McClintock and family and Charley McClintock and wife at W A McClintock Wednesday social. Mrs Hyder aided daughter Mrs Loyd Winder in threshing cookery Saturday. Essie Wright returned from Springfield where she had been.
Local Socials Note of Weekend Visits
Attending school, visiting sister Mrs Charley McClintock. Carl McClintock spent Sunday with Theodore Lane. Misses Clara and Hester Lermasters spent Sunday with Edna McClintock. Roy Carter and wife were Carthage visitors Saturday. Dan Wampler and wife returned last week from Colorado. Ollie Harvey of Joplin spent Sunday with her parents, Amos Harvey and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley McClintock
Carl McClintock
Theodore Lane
Clara
Hester Lermasters
Edna McClintock
Roy Carter
Carthage
Dan Wampler
Colorado
Ollie Harvey
Joplin
Amos Harvey
Local Socials and Visits on Jasper Route 2
Miss Lina Dixon and Mrs Oliver Kneel plus children visit Ped Martin family in Jasper Route 2. Families visit Frank Gilick and others. Lula Dixon spends time with relatives. Lee Cline and Celia Cook wed. many friends offer wishes. Floy Rudy ill in Pittsburg Kansas. Violet Henderson visits home folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Kneel
Purcell
Ped Martin
John Pfander
Jay Bradford
Frank Gilick
Lonnie Beach
John Covell
Homer Dixon
Lee Cline
Celia Cook
J.C. Ross
Tool
Roy Ross
Charley Wood
Mia
Geo
Moser
Itny Moore
Charley Sliver
Floy Rudy
Pittsburg
Kens
Violet Henderson
Paper Sent To The Boys In Trench And Camp
The last issue is dispatched to soldiers in trenches and camps, ensuring reading material keeps pace with long deployments. It notes distribution to units and hope for morale, with no further details given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trench
Trench and Catop
How Ray Karls Died
A 1918 letter to K F Karls Jasper Missouri reports Sergeant Ray M Earls No 200007 Co C 117 Field Battalion Signal Corps died from gas intoxication shell shock from high explosive shell and a wound to the upper left arm after aiding wounded men during bombardment The Grave Registration Bureau will provide grave location and markings and his personal effects were sent to Effects Depot for disposition
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. F. Karls
Jasper
Ray M. Earls
Co. C
Vield Battalion
Signal Corps
Karls
Mrs J W Coop Dies at 54 in Carthage
Mrs Virginia May Coop wife of local realty dealer J W Coop died at home from heart disease after a sudden onset. She was 54, lived at 203 Kelley Place, moved to Carthage from Jasper via Chillicothe, survived by husband daughter Homa Coop sister Mia St G Coop and niece Mrs J A Walker. Funeral at Christian Church Thursday at 10 with Rev H H Swift, burial in Brethren Cemetery eight miles north of Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia May Coop
J. W. Coop
Kelley Place
Coop
Carthage
Jasper
Chillicothe
J. W. Meredith
Miss Homa Coop
Mia
St. G. Coop
Norman
J. A. Walker
Bogard
Ofelock
HH. Swift
Burint
Brethren Cemetery
Former Jasper Woman Dies in Topeka
Mrs Marjorie Biggs a former Jasper resident and sister of J Ri Howers died at her Topeka Kansas home on Monday August 12 aged 57. Funeral held at Jasper M E Church on Wednesday August 14 with Rev Bobini of Carthage Presbyterian officiating. Interment in Mitchell Cemetery. Survived by one daughter. Mr Bowers called to Topeka by the tragedy. George Emrl wife Tom Hardaway wife traveled to the State Fair at Sedalia last week in Mr Earls car, covering 623 miles through 19 counties and 45 towns enjoying the trip despite Ozark hill roads being rough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Biggs
J. Ri. Howers
Topela
Kins
Mondaay
Jasper
M.E. Church
Bobini
Carthage Presbyterian Chigrely
Mitchell Cemetery
Brigg
Ieorze Emrl
Tom Hardaway
Mr.Earl
Sedalis
Boonville
Columbia
Jefferson City
Buffalo
Lebanon
Springfield
George
Ozark Hill
Local Subscriptions and Addresses Listing
New subscribers include J. W. Phillips of Carthage and Wm. A. Schell of France along with Joe Pace. Mrs. J. B. Thomas of Baldwin Kansas and Mrs. W. St. Farr on route 2 are listed. Jacob Scott route 1 and C. C. Sullens of Jasper appear with Mrs. W. B. Milton route 2. Lester Earl, Camp Funston is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Phillips
Carthage
Wm. A. Schell
France
Joe Pace
Range
J. B. Thomas
Baldwin
Kans
W. St. Farr
Jacob Scott
C. C. Sullens
Jasper
W. B. Milton
Lester Earl
Camp Funston
Guardian's Notice of Appointment for Henrietta Gohr
Guardian J T Lannom appointed July 17 1918 for Henrietta Gohr adjudged insane by Jasper County Missouri Probate Court. All claims against estate must be filed within one year from publication or be barred. Edith Kerr Probate Clerk. First published August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Gohr
Jasper
Missouri
Jasper County
Hhey
J. T. Lannom
Guardian
Edith
Kerr
Firat
Iona Yates And Winfred Joyce Marry In Lamar
Miss Iona Yates from Blue and Bethel and Winfred Joyce surprised friends by marrying in Lamar on Tuesday. Winfred departs Friday for Kansas City to enroll in Rahe Auto Training before heading to camp. The note lists relatives and neighbors visiting and spending time in the area including Clarence Foulks, Chester and Virgil Cline, Theo Mitchell and family, and others in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Arner
Winfred Joyce
Lamar
Winfred
Kansas City
Rahe
Clarence Foulks
Independence
Geo. Lilly
Chester
Virgil Cline
Pittsburg
Theo
Mitchell
Lee Mitchell
Donnel
Jasper
Bert Donnel
Hert Quillin
Dukes Home
Neatrice
Fred Mitchell
Fred Cather
Joe Maris
John Barley
Henry Pugh
Rel Buxsard
Althea Armstrong Wins Ribbons with Barred Holks at State Fair
Miss Althea Armstrong entered 13 Barred Rocks at the State Fair and earned premium ribbons for her birds. Her display adds to a growing collection of prizes from past shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althea Armstrong
Farm Sold Near Jasper for Zero Dollars Per Acre
FE Davis sold his 160 acre farm last week to Allan Buerge. The place lies two miles south and one east of Jasper. The consideration was reported as zero dollars per acre. C C Sullens of Jasper was the agent in the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. Davis
Allan Buerge
Jasper
C.C. Sullens
Circus Heads for Jasper at Caldwell Bros Show
The Caldwell Bros Dog and Pony Circus visits Jasper on Saturday August 24 for two performances, afternoon and night. Trained horses and dogs, clowns, contortionists, bare buck riders and a galaxy of clowns provide the circuit ring attractions led by Dynamite the notorious trick male.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell Bros
Jasper
Renewal Subscriptions Recorded Last Week
The past week saw renewals for AB Saltzman GB Cartwright Mrs Will Roby NI C Sharp Lee Mitchell M A QQuillin Mrs Ed Preston Koy Davis JA Cozate Alva Pugh J Schooler Mrs Wir Busby Henry Goudrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AB Saltzman GB
Cartwright
Will Roby
Sharp Lee Mitchell
A Qquillin
Ed Preston Koy Davis
JA Cozate
Alva Pugh
J Schooler
Wir. Busby Henry Goudrich
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Dame Fashion
Cordz & Son
Diamond
Charles Elting
Lina Dixon
Rexalt Store
H. F
PITTS
Ray Karls
Topeka
State Fair
Jasper, Mo
Blue and
Bethel
Miss Iona Yates
Wiga
Siduas
McCune & Tallman
Jasper, Missouri
Circus
Mano Oin
Live Stock Commission
Link
Fasken
Dell W. Hubbard Commission CO
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