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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
1
The Cassville Thirty-Seventh Annual Reunion invites friends to four days of recreation August 7 through 10 on the grounds described as beautiful with Mint Creek on two sides. For privileges contact Carl Mitchell, Cassville, Missouri.
A 5-year-old boy, son of Clarence ore and wife, near Jasper, was badly bruised when he reached for a horse in a barn. The horse pulled back, tripped him, and stepped on him. He sustained non dangerous injuries and is rapidly recovering.
Auto thieves struck George Campbell east of Jasper on a Wednesday night, rolling the Ford from the barn, cutting three barbed fences to reach the road, and leaving via a prearranged route with another car in waiting. No arrests or tracer clues reported. Intermittent showers Friday to Sunday slowed thrashing but boosted corn prospects. J and Hull report unusually tall, healthy stalks north of Jasper with tassels forming.
The Jasper Commercial Club meeting reported 296.50 in Jefferson Highway subscriptions plus 200 from the club totaling 496.50 for the road to Barton County line. A five mile west road tally showed 1227. h0 subscribed, with the club's 40 described making 1727.50. A Carthage petition trip was set for state aid with N. H. Patterson II T. McCune Dr. Knott J. F. Gulick Bert Webb Omer Webb A I. Drake W. H. Waters Jr. The piece urges farmer and town cooperation to achieve lasting progress and public-spirited support despite incomplete enrollment.
Thursday dawn lightning struck Roydan Seidner's barn 46 miles south and 2 east of Jasper, burning the structure and saving most contents except about two tons of hay. Two barns on Mr. Swigart's place nine miles southwest were also burned, one directly struck and a second ignited due to proximity.
The News seeks the names of every enlisted man from Jasper and nearby areas, detailing his Naval or Army organization and current location. Friends and relatives are urged to provide this information to aid the publication.
Mrs. M Burkett of near Jasper sold a 40 pound hog at Farmers Elevator for 75 50 a local stock buyer calls it the best hog offered this summer as the school bond election proceeds with expected approval a heating plant and improved schoolhouse conditions are planned Grace Blythe and son John D returned to Eldon Mo after visiting her parents D H Triplett and wife Triplett joined them en route to Columbia T H Hammond Jay Good and families visited Mr Good s parents near Oronogo two weeks Earl Good stayed with grandparents Fr Nebel writes from Picher Okla that they are doing fine and Nebel runs a cafe and rooming house there
The Red Cross fund surpassed 500 dollars Monday night with Jasper Lodge No. 488 contributing 20 dollars bringing total paid in to 516.17. Unpaid subscriptions remain and a final meeting will organize a chapter. New contributions may be made at the News office and a record of all donors is sought.
The undersigned express sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness and assistance during the illness and death of their father I. C. Wastell. Mrs. Ki C. Wastell and family,
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