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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
1
In our east window we showcase an attractive line of ladies parasols and gentlemen's umbrellas with prices to suit your taste.
The postal service fights to keep routes active as old carriers, unable to find substitutes, continue on duty despite mud and danger. Wade seeks department guidance while carriers protest delays and patrons complain about reduced trips on routes 3 and others.
The Jesper Literary and Debating Society held its second moot at Maver, debating whether salvation has done more for humanity than capital. The event featured music by Clint Teever with guitar and harmonica, drawing strong applause for a popular performance. Debaters included Hugh Willims Parker Shiels and Sconwt Williams for the affirmative and Lyn Monroe Ed Steiner and Roy Boweber for the negative. Heo Appleby left for Willard, Missouri after the death of his brother, while three other brothers remain ill with pneumonia amid damp weather.
Wm Bayar ban recently received a new range built entirely of metal iron with a thermometer to read exact temperature without opening the urn. The device includes other modern features and refined upper surfaces. Roy Delp, a Jasper native, arrived from Winnemucca Nevada to visit his relative Mr. RB Delp and Roy notes a family member recovering from injuries caused by a stove explosion.
Oldest inhabitants report Coon Creek rising to a record high saturating lowlands and threatening Wagon Bridge. Friday and Saturday saw water break banks, flood Northfork homes, wash away fences, and force residents to flee as property damage mounted.
Fragmented OCR item describes Jasper County roads and a man named Henry Conver from Miami Indiana Territory recounting a fatal road incident. It mentions Dr L C Heidintien from Kansas City Veterinary College aiding tiger and cattle treatment and a double wedding planned within three weeks at Jasper. Also notes Mr Rathbun planning move to Kansas City and local business shifts.
Fragmented item list notes a residence sale by Dr. Gooding Boys at Schochteralt Place near Mai and Belle air in Jasper with a stated $40,000 valuation. Also mentions local events at City Hall, a postponed mayoral event, outlay on provisions, and a strawberry plant public sale by Jr. Gay with 90,000 plants planned for April.
A tense report notes young Germans Otthw td Mere Will Elliot and Marcity arrived from Town and Mer after a Thursday gathering in Carthage. Mr Elliot, a doughnun of 1. Lye, plans to stay a few days with their effects as the couple consider resuming residence there after previously living in Dewper.
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