23 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
1
Fragmented notes detail Patterson Merrill property chatter, claims of sales, and transfers around John Rex Farm and nearby farms. Reports mention eighty acre plots, purchases by M Zinn and S Baatty, and alleged misstatements about sales. Unclear dates and partial names appear amid a chaotic real estate gossip column.
Figures corrected for butter output by A F Hall and family near Carthage show nearly 820 pounds produced under Keoots timing, with around 26 cents per pound price and total $102.59. Other notes cover Jasper weddings, patent gate rights by Webb Hiro, and death of I B Monroe grandfather in Liverpool.
Reports from Carthage and Duval township describe oil prospecting stops and local officials debating drill activity. Witnesses recount a drillman’s statements and the scent of oil as chatter about pipelines and derricks stirs speculation.
Will Peterson, a popular drayman, lost control of a cart near the mill on Saturday night. The frightened horses bolted along Mill Street toward a freight engine, pinning two loaders against a rail. One rider fell and was dragged about fifty feet before the second person regained balance. The horse that collapsed was badly injured and has not worked since.
A garbled column reports on jack specimens at blewtiop near the Jasper Lee farm and a party at Park Street. It mentions livestock vaccination by Mr. J O Earl with hundreds of cattle treated, a baby boy born to Mrs. Hinamon, town visits, and various local business and medical notices amid disjointed names and items.
A. Keltner, a well known resident southeast of town, bought the Freme building and lot occupied by the Harness Shop. He intends to replace the frame structure with a new two story building, about ninety feet by sixty, with an upper hall. Construction to begin soon and continue through the season. Several local names referenced, including Mr. Wale and Dr. Sullivan, appear in reports of property and injuries.
The notice states Uncle Allen Whitesel is unable to handle poultry and a buyer seeks hens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or roosters at his old stand while he recovers. Market is good and offering a good price for birds brought in promptly.
R L Roberts and Son advertises poultry stock including ducks geese and other fowl. The text notes fully feathered birds and varieties marked with initials KL R&S and hints at poultry ras t or sales terms.
A long list of attendees at Mr. and Mrs. Jake Byers luncheon on Thursday January 1 reveals a social gathering with games and oyster supper at the wharf. The event includes many local names and notes a young recruit enlisting as a nurse and awaiting royal Philippine service, and mentions impending travels and farm discussions in Jasper Mills area.
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