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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
8
A long local items list mentions Add Joyce's apparel specials and garden seed at Bright's, Mrs. W. H. Crabtree and Mrs. Bogardos visiting relatives, several travelers including Mrs. LaForce to Kansas City, phone news tip requests, local visits by Miss Edna Shands and Miss Minnie Sanford, bank exhibitions, and small town travel notes among residents and visitors in Jasper.
Corn for sale at 700 per bushel from farm. Crandall Bros. have moved to a new building in the north side business section expecting to attract more customers. For sale male sow Poland China 15 months old. Heavy spring wagon in good shape. Deering and plaining twine at your Hardware Co.
Jasper will observe the Fourth with nearly all stores closed and celebrations shifted to Carthage Joplin Lamar or Nevada. Local notices mention Carthage Joplin and Kansas events while ads note tuition plans for Joplin Business College and available student positions. Local residents visit Sheldon and Kansas City for business trips and sales listings appear alongside literary notes on Leffy by John Luther Long.
The Christian Church will hold a sermon titled Does God Know on Sunday July 6 at 11 a.m leading to baptisms after the service. Pastor J A Avnus will lead. CO W Stratton reports from near Kanana City about floods hitting Amos Walters farm in the Missouri river bottom, but Walters saved most stock.
Mrs Susan Lewis and her daughter Mrs W MeIndoo left Friday for Toronto Canada to join the Imtter lady. Mrs McIndoo has been visiting here for months and will likely live with her mother in the Canadian town.
Kansas City Stock Yards report for June 29, 1998 shows cattle receipts at about 20,000 head with best fed grades scarce and selling at 88.00 to 89.25. Grass steers declined while calves and stockers fluctuated, quarantine division opened, packers active, and run counts around 8,000 today. Sheep market weak with 6,000 head on sale, lambs at 6.00 to 6.25, yearlings 4.65 to 5.00, and muttons 3.75 to 4.35. Northwestern range receipts delayed until August.
Mr. A. A. Fel tor of Harrisville endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as the right remedy after years of use. The pills claim to ease constipation biliousness and malaria with no discomfort. Available at Webb Bros. drug store for 26 cents.
A matron's contest for the Silver Medal will be held at Bethel Church on Saturday night July 1 1908. The event is under the direction of the Jasper local W C T U and admission is ten cents. Seven contestants will compete for the prize.
The Mo Pacific will operate a special southbound passenger train Saturday night July 4 from Nevada leaving at 11 p.m. Lamar stop at 1 55 p.m. and Jasper arrival at 12 20 a.m. The timetable reflects a short run with limited stops.
In Jasper the city will be closed all day Saturday July 4 as proclaimed by Mayor D. Caanpuxer. The order, issued by the city, calls for a civic pause and allows government offices and many businesses to observe the holiday.
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