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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
4
The speaker urges buyers to prepare for harvest and advocates McCormick binders and mowers. He notes Jasper county uses McCormick machines more than any other brands and claims McCormick and Deering twine offers equal value per pound with a guaranteed long run.
The Jasper News notes an upcoming grand Fourth of July celebration in Jasper Missouri and urges readers to prepare with summer merchandise. It mentions selling eggs butter poultry for best values and invites community participation while announcing local editoria l oversight. Ottis Crandall visits from Kansas City. Fairbanks Morris interest highlighted. An old story recounts Collin Butler and a tale of misfortune at a Virginia farm ending with a morbid joke about a lost toe.
A dealer states Shakespeare autographs are the rarest, with seven known, three doubtful. The best is in the British Museum in a Montaigne translation, valued at $15,000 and possibly $25,000. Two others are in property conveyances, and three are in his will, though two are doubtful.
N Basset of Haines Grove in Barton county promotes growing cowpeas after a wheat yield of eighteen bushels per acre. He explains threshing strategy to preserve peas for fodder and estimates profits from peas and hay, noting cattle fatten well on the feed.
Chas Sharp the Duckney miner won the $50 shovel contest at Barbee park Joplin last Friday by shoveling 22 cans of dirt in an hour. Jack Fox of Web City placed second with 21 cans while Lem Smith, already champion, quit due to illness after leading briefly. The event tested declared merit and may prompt another match.
Carthage residents claim W R Crandall, once Missouri Zine Fields supervisor, vanished three years ago and remains missing. Ashcroft, who says Crandall is alive in Mexico City running a general store, reports Crandall avoids Americans and would not reveal his identity when recognized. The case sparked extensive press speculation until Ashcroft’s southern return.
Susie Lowrey was convicted of murder in Judge Dobbs' court for shooting miner Jake Fitts at Webb City several weeks ago. Punishment set at 0 days in jail and $100 fine, marking the shortest Jasper county murder trial. Local papers note the testimony was highly sensational and the judge appeared to devalue Fitts' life.
Joplin man Atterberry employed by Joplin Transfer Co. died after a load dropped while placing an air compressor at Alba. He was pinned by the machine, transported to the hospital, and died about seven o'clock within ten minutes of arrival. He was a brother of L. L. Atterberry of Alba.
The St. Louis county probate court ruled Jasper county probate court has jurisdiction over the estate of Mrs. Connor widow of Thos Connor of Joplin. The long contested matter names Col. W. H. Phelps of Carthage as curator of Mrs. Connor's ward instead of the Clayton appointee.
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