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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
1
The News records two births this week. Dr Knoatta V1 Pickering and wife welcomed a boy ten miles southeast on Thursday March 5. Arthur Probert and wife welcomed a girl ten miles southeast on Sunday March 11.
A strong rain fell Monday evening and continued intermittently through the night and into Tuesday with light showers. The moisture is welcomed and expected to significantly improve the appearance of the wheat. Field observers note the wheat roots are alive, awaiting moisture to drive growth, and many fields show shoots as soil improvement and favorable prospects spread across the region.
Public Isles lists two farm auctions around Jasper. On Tuesday March 20 Joe Taffner plans a sale at his home one mile north of Jasper with horses cows hogs and farm tools auctioneered by Rex. On Friday March 23 M Bray four miles west and 1 1/2 miles north of Jasper offers horses mules Jersey cattle six shoats and farm machinery and household goods auctioneered by C F Rex.
Mrs Louisa Webb mother of Hert and Giner Webb died at the Hert Webb home last Saturday afternoon after a severe illness. Born in Rush County Indiana in 1825 she moved to Barton County Missouri in 1870 and later lived with Emma Avery in Porterfield Colorado. Services were held Monday at the Webb home and Moorehead Chapel with large attendance. interment followed at Moorehead Cemetery. She married Israel J. Webb in 1840 and leaves Emma Avery and sons Bert and Omer Webb. Her church membership was with the M E Church in Jasper.
William Thomson a longtime resident of Jasper County died at home last Friday after years of ill health. Born in Kentucky he moved with his family to Ray County Mo then to Jasper in 1875. Survived by three sons and two daughters, his funeral was held at home and he was laid to rest beside his wife in Jasper Masonic Cemetery.
We thank friends and neighbors for help and sympathy shown during our mother’s sickness and death. Signed by Joe Kauffman James Kauffman Wm Kauffman Susie Wilkins Nannie Crowl Frank Kauffman Elsie Kauffman
Mrs Jemima Kauffman born May 10 1839 in Seneca County Ohio died March 7 1917 at age 77. Survived by children James Frank Elsie and others living in Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri. Funeral Friday at Brethren Church with Rev Barnhart officiating. Numerous out of town relatives attended and deep sympathy extended. A Friend.
A brief reflective line from Thomaa A'Kempla extols true greatness as humility and disregard for earthly honors, asserting that real worth lies in modest self-regard and inner virtue rather than accolades.
The undersigned express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness shown at the funeral of our mother and grandmother Bert Webb and family Omer Webb and family Mrs Muon Avery.
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