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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
From all indications we are to have a fair crop of wheat of excellent quality and the best oats crop in years with good prices. The store has Plymouth Twine at 8 1 4c cash or 8 3 4c Sept 1st and International Twine at 8 and 8 1 2c. They urge stocking up for harvest and note eggs butter poultry will buy twine along with a wide range of goods from clothing to buggies and farm equipment.
The Odd Fellows held their annual supper after a regu lar lodge meeting in which Rev. F. A. Culmer received the first degree. About eighty guests, including local members and wives and several from Boston, enjoyed food and drink for two hours. Controversy over the ontologist contest saw Harve Griffin upset long-time champion Bill Crandall. Crandall's friends cite distractions from training. Omer Webb also fell back, failing to place among the leaders.
An advertisement notes services from a local practitioner, promising reliable veterinary care and dental work. It mentions affordable rates and a contact name, 56x F.F. Lean, Joaper, as the point of reference for services.
Nashville built an early lead with four errors and big hits but the Redsox surged in the third inning and never trailed again. Jasper pitched steadily after two rough frames, Thompson struck out eleven, and Pioch delivered a key hit as the Sox overtook Nashville 8 to 7.
Ed Wardrow sold his stallion Kaokanee Jr. last week to Wes Wolf. J A Wolf sold Frank Daugherty of Helena Oklahoma to which place the horse was shipped this week. Kapokakes Jr. is expected to become a notable sire in Oklahoma. He is a blood relative of Nancy Hanks Maud and Citation. He will finish the OO season at Helena then tour Oklahoma fairs. Register number 40154. Price paid was 600.
W.T. Berry offers heavy, best made lightning rods in Carthage Missouri on June 20. The sale promises sturdy protection for homes and structures against storms and fires.
A small turnout at the Jaeper opera house meeting leaves mayor Putnam unlikely to call further gatherings. Debate narrows to municipal bond ownership versus granting a franchise, with bond issuance seen as better if voters approve. Locals fear debt though water and lights are needed, yet progress hinges on public sentiment.
M. E. Church South announces Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Morning service at 10 o'clock, League at 7 p.m., and Evening service at 8 o'clock. No services next Sunday. Invitation extended by Pastor A. Coumen.
Hugh M. Harker formerly of Jasper suffered serious injuries after a 20 foot fall while removing shingles from a rental property south of his home in Carthage area. He remained unconscious briefly, later treated by Dr. D. Wise, with ribs broken a shoulder dislocated and a small shoulder bone broken, condition still serious though improving.
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