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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
1
Chautauqua week begins next Tuesday with the Southlanti program and Souvenir program urging attendance. Tickets are priced for adults 2.00, children 1.00, with season tickets and special prize contests for women selling tickets.
Old-time Kansas newspaper man J M Cavaness and his wife visited A F Dinke and family in Pittsburg on a motor trip via Joplin. Cavaness, once publisher of the Chetopa Advance, later ran the Chanute Daily Tribune and coedited the Jasper News. Luther Taylor, a Pittsburg real estate and loan agent, met old friend Henry Conklin during the visit.
Ira Smith and his wife on Marsh Dear dorn place suffered the loss of their two year old child who died after ingesting strychnine tablets prescribed for the father. The child fell, was taken to the Dear dorf home, doctors Knott and Schooler arrived, and the cause was found to be the poison. The Smiths are regarded as estimable and mourned by many friends. they also have a two month old infant.
A Jasper county farm near I S Dake sold 60 spring lambs on the Kansas City market. Ewes brought about 4.07 dollars per head, with fleece averaging a little over eight pounds per animal. Mr Blake reports no losses in his flock over his one year in sheep trading.
The News records several births this week. To WF. I. Werrick and wife a girl was born Saturday July 17, four miles east. To Allan Buerge and wife two miles, a girl born Monday July 19 at the feast. To J M Henley and wife miles west, a girl born Monday July 19.
The Jasper Rebekahs plan an ice cream and cake sale at City Park Saturday afternoon in July. Proceeds support local charitable projects and community activities.
A night watchman reported a prowler at a residence near Jasper. A thief entered and fled with tools from a pocketed case, taking about 700 dollars in value. Mrs Fyers and the Wilson family, west of the railroad, were awakened by a noise around 2:30 AM but were not harmed. The intruder fled, suspected to be the same person responsible for other recent break ins.
County officials and opposing surveyors, Bates and Griel with Burton County judges, resolved a long running boundary disagreement between farmers on each side of the Marois line. The issue centered on the location of the commercial stone marker and crowd concerns. the judge says the matter was settled to the apparent satisfaction of all sides.
A heavy wind rose Sunday night around 9 30 followed by considerable rain. Caps were blown from wheat shocks and stacks were damaged. The wind wrecked the area with cyclone like force in Zion neighborhood and caused great damage to wheat fields. Col. Johnston reported stacks badly torn up.
Melvin Buazard, 12, son of John Buazard and spouse, lost the second and third toes of one foot while playing on a hay press at the family home several miles northwest of Jasper last week. The great toe remained intact, sparing long term limp.
The newspaper declares it avoids sensational content to prevent stirring local strife in Jasper. It asks advertisers to submit copy by Monday and no later than Tuesday noon for timely publication.
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