This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
2
Official census by Prof Sweetland reports Jasper city population 704 and Jasper School District with 180 city school age pupils. The tally includes 116 poll tax payers and detailed age and family distributions across the city.
Will Move to Jasper J Downs a retired merchant of Carl Junction was in the city the first of the week looking for a location for a home. He was well pleased with the city and expects to return and buy a home and move there as soon as possible.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Jasper invite members and families to a strawberry and cream dessert with cake on Saturday evening May 10. Attendees are urged to come early with their families. Also advertisement for rent: a house, barn and four acres. inquiries at this office.
The farm house on Otto Rotsch's southeast of town burned Saturday afternoon, driven by a high wind. Lower floor contents saved but upper parts lost. Herman Rotsch occupied the home and carried some insurance, amount unknown. John Maxwell's family helped move furniture. relatives provided temporary housing nearby.
A wedding at the bride’s home in Quaker Valley near Galena Kansas sparked a dynamite charivari last night. Party goers fired pistols and exploded a stick of dynamite near a Katy train at Ward blowing windows and frightening passengers. The groom Ralph Bradford, formerly of Carthage now of Wichita, may visit friends before returning to Kansas.
Louis Kunkler leaves for California joining a long‑standing family there. He vows to write letters about his impressions. Also, Miss Nora Fox and Miss Carrie Magers visit friends in Carl Junction and Purdy, with Drs Geeslin from Lamar expected in Jasper weekly. Colie, cholera and Chamberlain’s pyorrhoea remedy advertisement notes its life‑saving potential.
Mrs Chas Ward and Mrs Thos Hardaway entertained many young friends at Mrs Hardaway home in honor of cousin Miss Lena Meares soon to depart for Los Angeles. Ice cream and cake were served as the evening included social games and guests saw her to the train. Attending were Mr and Mrs A H Hendricks Mrs Cons Ward Mrs Dellar Cather Mrs Bert Rhonecker Miss Bertie Melton Miss Oona Hooth Miss Elsie Boucher Miss Mytle Calhoon Miss Jennie Peed Miss Lillian Garrett Miss Alice Bowers Miss Neta Hendricks Miss Leona Beagle Oma Webb Ida Teeter and others including Jim Hunt Gay Webb Chester Multon Alvin Wilson Bert Crandall Orman Schooler Frank Baker Lyon Squires Roy Davis Fred Powers Bert Ward.
Dr V H Chester of Carthage arranged to move his family and begin practice here. He rented rooms in the Campbell building recently vacated by H C Montgomery and brought office fixtures on Saturday. He has been with a hospital over to Koosss and will relocate his family there soon.
Chas Spaid has been elected as superintendent of the Alba schools for the next term. He previously held the post for several years until last year, when another man was chosen, but patrons realized the mistake and asked Mr. Spaid to return.
A pie supper in the Wells building hosted by the Ladies Aid Society of the M FE Church drew a fair crowd Saturday with receipts around four or five dollars. The report also mentions Julius Miller visiting from Joplin on business and GW Founts of Riverton Ill nearly losing his life and being robbed of comfort, plus an advertisement for Electric Bitters and Kodol for dyspepsia highlighting stomach and liver health benefits.
A Jasper production notes that the stone work on the new postoffice building is finished and the front has a floe appearance. Mr Schott, with his newly established concrete works, has capacity to manufacture many building blocks and reports many orders. He lacks apparatus for arching cave cellars but can produce concrete well curbs and cement fence posts.
The Jasper Republicans failed to elect five delegates to the county convention as no voters appeared for the primaries last night. Chairman Dr Hendricks waited until 9 o'clock, lights were blown out, and Jasper may be left without representation at the convention.
Mrs Beane Mre A M Still spent days in the city tending residence property and was in Pittsburg Kansas when called by the illness of her young wife Mrs Beane. The sickness led to Mrs Beane’s death on April 27. The Beanes were once well known in the locality. Mr Beane is left with three small children, while Mrs Still returns to East St Louis to live with her son Clarence who holds a fine position there.
R R Larrick of this city was elected as a delegate to the State Judicial Convention to be held at Excoleor Springs on May 22.
Wm Thompson learns of the death of his cousin Allen Cresson at his Chillicothe home. TJ Dwyer, formerly a druggist in Livonia, Mo, praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a cure for consumption with a testimonial about a customer who considered moving to Arizona but recovered after using the medicine. Webb Bros. Mo advertises the product with a $1 price and free trial bottle.
Two men in each county to represent and advertise IWardware department. Put out samples of goods and manage traveling position or office manager. Salary 900.00 per month, cash weekly, with all expenses paid in advance. Furnish everything.
The Lincoln Township Sunday School Association will hold its annual convention at Liberty Grove on Saturday May 26 with a full program including openings, devotions, addresses by Leon H. Sweetland and Rev J. J. Martin, reports, discussions, and a dinner. Cordial invitations extended to all members and attendees. Health ads unrelated to the event follow in the notices.
A fragmented notice indicates a plan to leave next week, with requests to settle debts and arrange veterinary services before departure. The text also mentions a sugar corn deal of two cans for 16 and four cans for 25, and signs off with names or nicknames unclear.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.