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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
2
Personal notices from Pitts describe visitors and shop updates. Advertisements list stock dips, seeds, paints, laundry, and cooking ware. Local sports mention Harland Burkett’s Oklahoma ball stint and potential return.
Notices include personnel changes Mrs Lena Owens joins Roberts Son and Rex Patterson shipping hogs to Kansas City. Birth announced Dr Knott reports a ten pound baby boy born to Mr and Mrs John C Gantel. Rev L M Scroggs moves to Lawton Iowa with wife and Presbyterian post. Campaigns for goods extract prices and local services offered by M S Jasper box 186 cisterns storm collars flues.
The Nicholas Amusement Co hosts a carnival at Lamar this week with several Jasper residents attending intermittently to enjoy the event.
John Parker and Belle Dunkle of Carthage visited Mrs. Per Singer at the Jasper hotel earlier this week. Also noted is the availability of screen paint in black and green in all can sizes at Pitts.
C C Wolfe of St Louis visited with his wife who is staying with her sister Mrs F J McComb. Mr and Mrs Percy Raney of Eldora visited the former's sister Mrs Jud Hammond and Myrtle Teter. Myrtle Teter has resigned as Jasper primary teacher to join Carterville schools, with Ruby Teter to take over her Jasper position for the rest of the school year.
A note warns of a secure safe arriving in Jasper County within ten days. The message mentions a “Mooler Manguoeee” steal back and a drill proof burglar proof, with references to Fanuung 2 Meeonanrs Bann and unrelated terms. The text is garbled but centers on a planned safe delivery and security claims.
H F Pitts says he has sold paint for 29 houses and barns this spring and can prove the sales. He asserts the figures reflect steady demand and invites verification from customers and dealers.
Phone and when you are in need of the services of reliable veterinary surgeon or dentist will give satisfaction of rates that will not break you. Ox F.F. Lean, Jasper.
Two hard fought games saw the Oklahoma Indians fail to conquer the Red Sox at Ward grounds. Mitchell led Indians batting and Marquat pitched well for the Indians while McComb Crawford and Thompson starred for the Sox. In the second game Cromwell impressed as catcher and Thompson delivered key hits. A lightning strike damaged J A Probert’s farm home nearby but caused no injuries.
The publisher seeks a few cards of wood cut stove length in exchange for a subscription to the newspaperNxwa.
A fragmentary list shows Crandall Bros. RF and F. o. Gs prices for canned fruits and dried goods. Items include currants peas barley dried peaches apricots figs apples and Apple butter, with multiple unit weights and per sack meal pricing. the text is garbled and incomplete.
A colt owned by John Keltner bolted beside a northbound passenger train near the Hayziett elevator Monday, narrowly escaping the cow catcher twice and prompting delays and frayed tempers before ending up beside its mother ready to return to the farm.
Wm Tabler and Mrs Anon Maize, both of this city, were wed last Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony was performed at the parsonage by Rev W C Hill of the M E Church South at Carthage. The couple, well regarded locally, plan to reside with Miss Alice Corder for the time being.
The Alpha Club held a Friday afternoon meeting at Mrs. F J McCombinet home. New officers were elected for the coming year and five program committee members were named to organize next year’s work. The club planned a social picnic at Mrs D W Matthews home near Cary town and guests Mr and Mrs E F Romeiser, from Chillicothe, visited Jasper.
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