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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
2
Fragmentary text from a Jasper Missouri item shows garbled names and phrases. Appears to be an old public notice or subscription list with broken words and no clear event, date, or actionable detail to summarize confidently.
A mixed local update notes farm conditions and social visits. Farmers rejoice at favorable wheat prospects while some fields await mowing. Residents Mabel Luthe and Verne Davis visit or return, with others purchasing gear and attending church. Rain and a hot spell are mentioned alongside a local stove advertisement.
Mrs Lucinds Kirby Smith died Friday near Greenfield of cataract. She was 46 years old and a member of the Holiness church. Funeral services were held at Carry cemetery with Rev Oldham officiating. Survived by husband and six children Elvis Lonnie Ben Lota Lora Myri. Elvis and Lonnie at home, Lonnie near Preston. The community expresses sympathy. Local notes mention church events, convention attendance, farming conditions and other brief social items.
A crowded Sandy night program held at the Presbyterian church featured Dixie children reciting well. Farmers report wheat easy to harvest while oats are short and corn growth is slim due to weather. F J Hales cutting hay dawn. Guy Ball building a large ornery on the farm near Mr. Cute’s. Clyde Warner rents A Cooner’s farm for next year. Miew Sista Nalii visited Mrs Hi Li Hille Thursday.
In old verse the farmers ask if rain will come to save their grain as drought dries fields. The poem calls for blessed showers to nourish clover, grass, and crops while referring to providence and the Lord feeding the land.
Tom Wood hauled a fine load of hogs last week while Wesley Cline shows improvement this week after a leg injury. Roy Mitchell, Theodore’s son, was ill recently. Charley Meffee bought a fine team last week. William Wood and his mother visited Pittsburg. Wheat cutting is widespread in the area this week.
Mrs Alice Reid of Tulsa Ohio planned a visit with her brother C Webber for a few weeks. J C Webber helped with wheat with Lane and Vincent. Alva Dyson and J C Webber harvest oats this week. Miss Mosta Guider returns home from Carthage. The Vogue advertises a closing sale of entire millinery stock at cost and less by W O Cassady.
Farmers in Blue Mont area report wheat in the shock and talk of crops. Community members visit Jasper and nearby towns, with families like the Mevins and Kunkler noted. An infant, Tom Kunkler, died at a Jasper home and was buried in Waters Cemetery. residents suggest bringing cream to JR Wheat.
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