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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
8
The Jasper City Council orders a general clean-up day on an August Thursday. Property owners and occupants must mow weeds and grass and remove trash to alleys so wagons can haul away debris. Citizens are urged to participate to improve the city’s appearance for visitors.
Local items include visits by Fred and George Earl from Illinois, Mrs Boston winning a dinner set, fair postponements due to high water, poultry shows and state station dedication details, travelers and tradesmen, cream collection days, and upcoming sales and fashions from Bayne and Deardorff. Also reported are church services, union meetings, and Baxter reunion preparations with Jasper participants traveling to St Louis and Chicago markets.
A Rexall Store contest invites women to learn CHI NAMEL graining on a ready board. No purchase required. The nicest grain wins a CHI NAMEL finishing outfit worth 2.75 with lasting value. Contest highlights finish cost and product boasting durability and easy learning.
The Jasper City Fair grows yearly as Jasper and Barton Counties showcase fine stock, farm products, and cuisine. Advertising is highlighted as vital to town and county development, with leading citizens contributing time and money to attract visitors from Southwest Missouri. Everyone in Jasper is urged to join and support the fair.
Exhibit list from the county fair includes Frank Guilick Hereford cattle J Statter Poland China hogs Frank M King Poland China E J Lauderbaugh horses Thompson horses J A Rose horses E Crawford two yearling roadsters C D Wright two 3 year old fillies.
Crandall Bros. grocery and meat market suffered an interior fire early Saturday morning the 19th. While stock damage lessens the need for a fire sale, bargains will be offered for some time. The owners thank those who helped extinguish the blaze including Mrs. Bright who notified them.
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