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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
4
Local notes recount storms and community life across towns
The column describes a windstorm and rain that disrupted travel and roads, reports on injuries and illnesses including heart trouble, and details community events. It notes a wolf killed at a farm, a class picnic spoiled by weather, school closings, church news, and various visits, farm sales, and family outings across Lamar, Carthage, Carterville, and surrounding areas.
Storm Damage Hits Farmers in Local District
The storm on Friday night and Saturday toppled trees and ripped shingles from homes and barns. The wet ground prevents field work for days. Local farmers had planted watermelons last week. Gossip notes include Kes visiting Saturday, Henry Graham and family visiting Mec Keith’s, and William Lyman and family with Mrs. Mary Lyman at Allen Miller’s on Sunday. Ice is available at Wheat’s grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Crandall
Jasper
Marchel Rachord
J. M. Sanford
Joplin
Fern Powell
Bertha Sherrell
Grace Neighborhood
Henry Covert
Pat Kinnefelter
C A. Covert
Amos Hill
Barter County
Charley Walaay
Glen Cartwright
Rab Conroy
Alec Keith
Bersice Locke
H. O. Earl
Fred Eay
Clara Hubbard
Jivha
Besvie Strrekker
Bredart
J PV. Curtis
Frank Magers
Lamar
Pansy Connell
Carterville
Fred Miller
Farners Union
Henry Winder
L. MH. Miller
Geo
Redawnd
Adam Malone
J. J. Miller
Farmers Union
Fred Kes
Henry Graham
Mec Keith
William Lyman
Mary Lyman
Allen Millers
Missouri Pacific Adopts New Employee Pass System
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Railroad will issue annual transportation passes to about 1500 employees with five or more years of service. Rules grant passes for 5, 20, and 25 years of continuous service, with varying entitlements across divisions and the entire system. R W Waters, a longtime conductor, is nearing 50 years of service, having begun before the Civil War. John Cook and son C W Cook, both on the Central Kansas division, are eligible under the 45 year rule for passes for themselves and wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Railroad
Himell
R. W. Waters
Saint Louis
Missouri Pacific
John Cook
C. W. Cook
Central Kansas Division
Preston Township Poll Tax Notice
Preston Township residents may pay poll taxes at Farmers & Merchants Bank of Jasper for receipts. New law sets the poll tax at 2 dollars for men age 21 to jury. older men pay a higher amount. 433 FLW. Wescott, Road Commissioner, Preston Twp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Township
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Jasper
Wescott
Preston
Hardware Buyers Parade Through Week
Wm Rice bought seven wire last week. Mrs Boyer bought screws or beet week. M Tienman bought galvanized roofing Monday. W A Cline bought a sauce mill Friday. Walter Weimer bought a garden plow Friday. George Dintaman bought edge wire during the week. Mrs Jacobs bought diario edge scissors Tuesday. Mrs Aines bought a list of hardware during the week. Keener was a Monday buyer of galvanized roofing. Homer Sherrel bought a good Emerson gang plow Tuesday. L S Snyder was a Friday customer and bought a cultivator. W B Lyman purchased screen doors and screen wire last week. C E Lambeth bought a wire stretcher and a post daul Saturday. Hee red Gresham bought poultry wire and other hardware Monday. Hi Hendricks purchased screen wire hingus and other hardware last week. Tom Wardlow bought screen doors screen wire and poultry netting Tuesday. Pol Strecker was a Monday customer and bought an Emerson harrow and other hardware. Chas Lilly W T Simmons and Frank Wolf purchased barb wire and other hardware this week. LHU Hall bought a bill of goods this week including an oil stove lamp tea kettle coffee pot and silver ware. H A Vincent Chas Lilly C E Lambeth T Lawson and Rien Ik Wolf sought Royal American wire during the week. Past week among valued customers were C T Woodrow J L Welsh J E Carter Harve Comer C S Andrews Thos Seal J L Lawless Mrs J W Bowers C A Nott W A Keener Sam King B Bender George Patterson G King H Conklin and J Hubbard Jake Sunderland and J E Wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Rice
Pol
Strecker
Emerson
Chas
Lilly
W. T. Simmons
Frank Wolf
LHU
Hall
H. A. Vincent
C. E. Lambeth
T. Lawson
Rien Ik Wolf
Royal American
C. T Woodrow
J. el. Welsh
J. E. Carter
Harve Comer
Andrews
Thos. Seal
J. L. Lawless
J. W. Bowers
C. A. Nott
W. A. Keener
Sam King
B. Bender
George Patterson
King
H. Conklin
Feubbard
Jake Sunderland
J. E. Wine
Demons of the Swamp and Laughing Wife Tale
Fragmentary clipping blends humorous quips about Skribbs the joke writer with an aside on a merry laugh from a wife. It shifts to malaria and typhoid remedies, touting Hot Bitter and a testimonial from Van Fretwell in Lucama North Carolina, then hints at an advertisement insert offering more details elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skribbs
Skribba
Cleveland Plain Dealer
van Fretwell
Lucama
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