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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
6
Community notices list various shops and items from Pitts drug store to Bright’s. Mentions china bowls, embroidery shirts, seeds, eggs, chicks, and Easter hats. Social mentions include visits by Mrs. Wallur of Sarcoxie and families in Joplin, Webb City, and Carthage. Neighborly updates and minor business promotions fill the page.
The piece recounts the 1897 closing of the Jasper County Bank at Carthage run by M. L. Reid and managed by Bert Webb. It details Reid's unconventional methods, a tense examiners’ visit, and a plan to quietly pay off debts, culminating in Reid drafting a now famous letter during the quiet transition.
The fragment from Carthage Missouri dated June 30 1897 appears to chronicle a note about Burt and a bank, with inquiries about being helped to get out if a run occurs. It references halls and hands helping, and a promise of needing credit or support for a short period. The legible lines suggest a distressed request and concern over financial pressures.
A Friday night pie supper at the schoolhouse raised about 26 dollars for the Mirror. The cake for the most popular young lady brought 10 dollars, and was awarded to Miss Carrie Probert. The event featured a male quartet and a plow auction led by Harry Hille. Pitts advertised Bare Paint as the best.
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