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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
1
Rev J W Keltner will fill his regular appointment Sunday morning and evening. Sunday School at 10 a m. A large attendance of the membership is urged and expected. The public is cordially invited.
F F Follmer went to Wisconsin to buy Holstein heifers for the Jasper County Boys and Girls Club and returned Tuesday with 102 fine calves to be distributed not Carthage Saturday. Calves will be numbered and drawn by lot. he bought 67 head from one seller in Waukesha and others at various points. Ages range from months to 14, at an average cost of about 0. Follmer also visited Marion Lowenstein in Burlington, who has been away from Jasper three or four years and plans to return this spring.
The undersigned express gratitude to neighbors and friends who were kind during the illness and at the funeral. Presented by Chas Awick and Sons and Rachael Ginther.
The News explains limited staff prevents full coverage and announces a partnership with Western News paper Union of Kathang City adding four pages weekly. New sections include agriculture, dairy, roads, women, and a serial story Nun of Music Mountain. Readers are urged to respond and share feedback.
The Carthage Press humorist targets Harry Waters, cashier of the First National Bank of Jasper, recounting his claims of wolves and the town’s readiness to respond if he yells for help, noting that no wolves were seen and locals stay alert.
Peerless Chapter No 75 O E S Jasper Mo adopts resolutions mourning sister Minnie Hendricks. It expresses sympathy to husband and family, orders a copy to be sent to her husband and The Jasper News, and to be placed in chapter records. Committee signatures N H Patterson Anna V Rex Emma Hardaway.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank purchases a so called mysterious clock for its front window. The device features a two wooden banded dial and a 26 inch diameter, with a compass to view and guess its mechanism. The clock will be installed in a few days, providing the correct time to passersby.
Public sales listed for Jasper vicinity include multiple auctions from January to February. Chas Isenmann sells 7 horses and mules, 15 cattle and implements near Oston. J A Boyd and H C Berry plan a joint sale near Jasper with horses cattle and household goods. Karl Ridgley auction at Karl farm will offer cattle mules brood mare and more. H Sterling to sell horses cattle and implements near base line. weitere sales followed by Radford Rex Boland and others across dates through February 12 with cattle horses mules and farm implements.
I C Paxton who runs the Carytown store five miles south of Jasper was robbed about 9 pm Tuesday by three masked men with pistols. Two customers Ollie Cones and Doug Bradshaw were forced to surrender money and a watch. Paxton lost a watch and a few dollars. Robbers fled on foot with about ten dollars and two watches. they appeared inexperienced.
The mayor warns young men who break or injure street lamps to stop at once. A few have been seen, and if vandalism continues someone will have to answer in court. Co L. Hayzlett, Mayor.
Zion Church women will serve lunch at the Marl farm sale near Ridgley on Thursday February 1. An error in the News office line omitted from the bill this week.
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