22 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
1
A letter from Mrs Mary Us Barrett of Sabula now living in Jasper notes two years of illness under doctor care during wartime. Her friends regret hearing of her poor heart and health.
Mrs Mary Hendricks widow of A H Mendtricks suffered a stroke Tuesday morning while attending to her house duties. She fell and burned her arm on a drone burner and the left side of her body and right side of her face were affected. She cannot speak and was not improving by noon yesterday.
Little Daniel Dayringer born August 10 1916 died March 12 1917 at nearly three months. He grew sick soon after birth despite three doctors efforts. Funeral held at home Tuesday March 18 with Geo Johnson of Jasper conducting the service. buried Waters Cemetery. A Friend.
A mass meeting will be held at Nunnellys hall Monday night March 26 to nominate officers for the city and school district election on Tuesday April 2. Only city officer holding over is H FB Pitt councilman from the Must ward. A mayor three councilmen treasurer collector and marshal are to be elected this spring. The school district will elect two directors for three years and one for two years. Levy propositions include 6 cents extra on the $100 for school purposes and 20 cents on the $100 for building and furnishing equipment and repairs.
The Merry Gleaners class of Madison Sunday School presents A Case of Suspension at Salem Church Friday evening March 2. Cast includes Mildred Marie Crow Alice Mitchell hateh hurt, Dorothy Martha Curtis, Parole Pred Crawford Tou Wilford Craw dack, Chirenee Litchhart Joris, Walter Bradbury Kaililyn, Clin Iradbury, faculty members Vrol Incelius didgerton Denyton Uuletis Ophelia Judking uth Dintinian. Preceding readings and numbers by a napale quartet. Admission 14 and 10 cents. Box supper March 24 at Nunnelly's Hall by the I. O. G. K. class of M. kk Sunday School. Singers and performers listed: Mrs. D. C. Houser solo, Emerald Taylor Meredith Taylor Bryant Tiller Chester Hamilton quartet, Creta Kunkler paper, Lida Drake solo, Minam Dodd solo, Cyr Burns solo, Helen Thomas reading. Potatoes game with Prof. Wilkins score. Jasper High School Juniors host reception Saturday night at the schoolhouse. fuel y and Seniors guests. decorations hark to St Patrick. ice cream and shamrocks.
Charley Thomas, a young farmer southeast of Jasper, lost a cow showing hydrophobia symptoms. He sent the head to the State Bacteriologist who confirmed hydrophobia. Thomas is now undergoing the treatment himself.
A. Obergfell in the Diamond neighborhood was badly hurt last Friday when kicked in the bowels while driving horses into a barn. His condition was critical for a day or two but Dr. Schooler reports improvement. J. E. Hall reelected as manager of Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company for the next year at the recent board meeting. Card of thanks from D. P. Thomson J. L. Thomson and Frank Thomson and families for kindness after the death of Wm Thomson. Omer Webb’s household released from smallpox quarantine by the County Physician Guy, house and contents fumigated. Webb ads feature a new copy this week.
Prices for hogs at around fifteen dollars per hundred pounds prompt farmers to closely monitor hogs. Government and state efforts in southwest Missouri counties have reduced cholera this winter and spring. Local deputies will inspect farms at no charge, advising culling or treatment with serum costing 60 cents per hundred pounds.
Miss Fannie Whitesel and her mother Mrs Margeret Whitesel, wintering with relatives on route 2 Carthage, visited friends in juniper yesterday. Whitesel reports her mother in excellent health.
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