23 Jul 1908
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
1
The piece urges Missouri farmers to plow early and use the Os borne and Brazier harrows with the Superior Drill. It endorses the Best Ever and Good enough sulkies and promotes Swifts Raw Bone Meal and Special Grain Grower fertilizers. Webb Brothers Mercantile Co. invites buyers to see the Mandt Rain and Shuttler wagons.
Dope baseball in Jasper ends without a game as the Joplin Browns disbanded on Saturday and failed to notify Jasper. Carterville, set to play, also did not appear. A scrappy affair finally formed at the new grounds with Ross Dodd and Ernest Crawford in the battery. Freund, Carterville’s pitcher, is pursued by several Western Association teams.
The Young People's Society of Christian Redeemer of the Presbyterian church will reorganize Sunday July 26 at 11 o'clock after Sunday School. Preparatory meetings were held weeks ago and an active society is expected. Members include Cream cans st Wolf's 641.
Wm. E. Smith of Webb City announces his Republican bid for county surveyor. He cites Missouri University engineering graduate status and four years as Webb City city engineer. The Jasper County Republican scene favors a strong, qualified candidate like Smith.
Congressman Hackney reports pensions granted to Jasper county residents for a two week period ending July 18. Names include Ada Cor Carthage $12.00 Mary Redburn Joplin $12.00 Margaret Sterrett Carthage $12.00 Mary Smith Joplin $12.00 Wm N Cline seven $15.00 Christina Miller Reeds $12.00Webb City $20.00 Banjo $12.00 Henrietta Cos 8 Joplin $12.00 Ells Chubb Joplin $12.00 Nathan W Hale Joplin $12.00 Nancy Logan Genace $12.00 Week ending July 18 Janette widow Albert Hollingsworth Carthage $1.00 Mollie widow Martin Wilcox Carl Justion $12.00
To The Public announces relocation to a new building with ample space for customers. The notice promises a full stock of up-to-date groceries fruits and vegetables and lunch goods as a specialty with close cash prices. Cranpatt Buos.
Cattle receipts at the Kansas City Stock Yard fell last week as prices slipped 40 to 60 cents on steers and lower on cows amid heat. Today 14,000 head traded with prices 10 to 16 cents higher. top steer price reached 7.86 with most grazed westerns 4.60 to 5.75, cows 2.75 to 4.50, bulls 1.40 to 4.00. Hog market declined then rose, with top at 6.60 and most sales 6.40 to 6.55, while heavy hogs remained scarce and pigs up 25 cents from last week. Prices are about 60 cents above a year ago.
The mutton market advanced about 25 cents last week due to light receipts of 16,000 head at the market. Today’s run is 7,000 with weak reports elsewhere, prices off 10 to 16 cents locally. Top spring lambs sold for 86.50, grass wethers and ewes range 3.00 to 4.60, feeding sheep 4.00 to 8.00, Utah begins shipping freely and more country stuff will be available. market trend hinges on receipts, says J. A. Ricwarr.
The Carthagemocrat column at Inat Thursday carried a provocative advance vote note about the Ray murder case heard in Carthage. It mocked Jasper residents as liquor-fueled and lawless, though police court records show few Jasper names. Reporter humor added by a junior writer sparked anger among locals and readers. J. P. Leigs, now with a Parsons Kansas harvester company, visited Jasper and plans to return regularly, he says.
Mrs Fannie Rays preliminary hearing in Carthage ended with Justice Woodward binding her over to circuit court for trial. Bond set at 1000 after original 8500 bond was reduced. Judge rejected dismissal, saying guilt or innocence must be decided by twelve jurors. Ray pleaded not guilty and plans a self defense defense at the circuit court.
Five and one half per cent interest payable annually with privilege to pave. Large amounts per acre can be borrowed when aired. Abstracts of title furnished in Barton county by C. D. Gooprum of Lamar Mo. Rev. John Blythe arrived from Louisville Ky the first of the week to join his wife visiting her parents Mr and Mrs D H Triplett south of town. Blythe was a former Baptist pastor here and is now engaged in seminary work in Kentucky.
A. Z. Riley will soon start building a new house on the east end of Walnet Grove farm. Only part of the grove was included in the sale to Geo. Rex, not the entire grove as previously reported.
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