Road Drag Campaign Encourages Jasper Farmers To Try It
The Coss County News urges Jasper area farmers to adopt road dragging, noting its success elsewhere and praising the effort on Route 3 south of Lone Tree. J H McCulloch of Creighton keeps mile after mile of well-built road, described as smooth and level, aiding travelers and heavy loads. Good roads boost tax revenue, mood, and local advertising, and the paper promotes affordable hog fencing from Dickason Goodman Lumber Co.
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Jasper
Coss
Route 3
Lone Tree
J H McCulloch
Creighton
Beat
Porty Eighth Anniversary Me And Mee Wedding
The embroidery club hosted a surprise gathering for Mr and Mrs John Fairfield on their 48th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mesdames Cozats Gooding Knott Schooler Pitta Pires Wells Wooton Larrick and others with Misses Frick Larrick Loud Logan and sherrells family. Mrs Sherrell and son and daughter recently returned from California where her daughter's health has improved.
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Embroidery Club
John Fairfield
Fairfield
Mesdames
Jd. A. Cozats
B. A. Gooding
Wm. Knott
J. K. Schooler
J. C. Pitta
H. IF. Pires
J. K. Wells
J. A. Wootoh
R. R. Larrick
Mont Inirtma
Woll
Ada Frick
Bettie Larrick
Miss Loud
Miss Logan
Jake Sherrell
Daughtter
California
New Building Project Replaces Old Hi Hendricks Hall
The former Hi Hendricks building beside the new postoffice site has been torn down to clear space for a business block connected to the new postoffice. The old hall above was a Jasper landmark and the main lodge room in early days, with tales of prominent locals and lodge goats likely held within its walls.
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Hi Hendricks
Postoffice
Jasper
Eggs for Hatchings White Plymouth Rock for sale
Ajta bursts 2 miles south of town offering choice young stock. Eggs for hatchings White Plymouth Rock at 1.00 dollars per 15. F W Rumors, proprietor.
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Plymouth Rock
Ajtaburst
Rumors
End of Lecture Course Last Attraction March Twenty Fourth
The final program features Ly dian Edgar Follansbee, famed editor and orator of the Pacific Coast, billed as a broad, witty, and scholarly lecturer. His talk at the lecture course promises wholesome, helpful insight without pedagogy or dogma.
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Lorentzo Zwicky
Lydian
Edgar Follansbee
Pacific Coast
Follansbee
Thompson Buys Old Postoffice Building
Mr. O Thompson purchased from Postmaster Wade the property now occupied by the postoffice for 8700. Wade takes possession after the new postoffice building is completed. Wade also bought H O Baker residence at Park and Belle streets for 1475 and will reside there after the postoffice moves.
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Thompson
Postoffice
Mr. O. Thompson
Wade
Jasper School Notes Headlines 1906 Students Update
Jasper High School notes report late bedtimes and early rising habits for 1906 students. Gertrude Spill returns after a three week absence. Leoni Hoots and Lena Little miss days due to sickness. Grammar room improves with quarterly music exams. Pictures received show most portraits satisfactory. Journal entries mention sports with Jasper preparing for Joplin game and classes reviewing English and physiology ahead of finals.
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Lena Little
Grammer
Otto Rotsch Goes to Texas for Summer Home
Otto Rotsch, a prominent Jasper County farmer, left Thursday with his wife and child for Weatherford Texas to spend the summer and consider making the state his future home. He is well known and respected locally, came to the county at age ten, has lived on the farm north of town for twenty years, and was once nominated in 1908 for representative in the eastern district.
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Otto Rotech
Weatherford
Texas
Mr.Rotech
Jasper County
Carthage Democrat
Will Probably Return to Jasper Says Dallas
E C Dallas, a former well known blacksmith now in Wallace for several years, says he may return to Jasper. He has bought the blacksmith shop opposite the Post Office from Mr Schoolcrest. Revival meetings at the M E Church Booth continue though weather has cut attendance. Rev Ogden preaches with earnestness to the few brave enough to attend.
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E.C. Dallas
Jasper Bischemith
Wallace
Jasper
Schoolcrest
Mia
M E
Ogden
Surprise Birthday Party for Miss Owings
A surprise party was held Tuesday evening March 13 to honor Miss Owings on her eighteenth birthday. The event featured music and dancing, with guests arriving in celebration of the milestone.
Jasper Telephone Company Offers County Rate Beginning April First
The Jasper Telephone Company of Jasper Missouri markets a 50 cent monthly county rate for subscribers connecting via Carthage to Home Telephone Company. The offer covers Joplin Webb City Carterville Oronogo Alba Neck City Purcell Johnstown Prosperity Duobweg Lakeside Oakland Zincite Chitwood Carl Junction Diamond Widelity Gravby Blendville Reads Station Carthage Jasper. Business lines at 2.50 and residence lines at 1.50 under county rate. Kinloch long distance tollline connects. Managers Rice and Lows announce new directories.
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Jasper Telephone Company
Jasper
Missouri
Carthage
Jasper Country
Joplin
Webb City
Carterville
Oronogo
Alba
Neck City
Purcell
Johnstown
Prosperity
Duonweg
Lakeside
Oakland
Zincite
Chitwood
Rice & Lows
Jaspor
Resolutions Of Sympathy By Alpha Club
At a Friday afternoon meeting the Alpha Club passed sympathy resolutions for their bereaved sister Mrs Add Joyce. The group extended heartfelt condolences through Mrs Ronenrra and Mrs Marruews.
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Alpha Club
Add Joyce
A L Nutt Public Sale At His Home Southeast Of Jasper
A.L. Nutt held a large public sale at his home southeast of Jasper on Tuesday. The sale brought in over $4100 with a big crowd present and items selling fairly well. The Dickeson Goodman Lamber Co announces a clearance sale at cost to reduce stock.
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A.L. Nutt
Jasper
Crand
Dickeson-Goodman Lamber Co
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PORTY
Mee
Foley
L. M. Ruggles
Reasoner
Iowa
C. E. Campbell
Lucius Edgar Pollansbee
Jasper School Notes
Gertrude Spill
Joplio
Jasper Grounds
Leoni Hoots
Mies Buzzard
Goa
Otto Rotsch
Just
Mra
Campbell's
Dallas
Authority OF the American People
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
W. T. Harris
Ll.d
U. S. Commissioner of Education
G.&c
Merriam CO
Springfield
Mass
Ronenrra
Marruews
Mus Monnog
Harbur
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