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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
9
A catalog style list from Crandall Bros P O includes seeded raisins one pound and dried fruits such as currants one pound peaches and pineapple canned in syrup. Prices quoted include 66. 8175 and 400 per snok with varying weights and packaging details.
Roy Wells offers watch repair and sells golds. several Jasper and Carthage residents visited over the weekend. Local trades advertise seeds, watches, and hardware while reporting social visits, sporting events, and church activities in the Carthage region.
Banker Robert Hartley of Brookton Kansas visits R. J. Parrish family as a week begins. Attendees include Bes Schuoler patota and several names from Greentel and Anderson. Gas lights repaired, improving street illumination. Pitts offers paint. Dright’s store buzzing with new northern-prawn garden seed and other goods.
A compact old notice offers up-to-date laundry services including cleaning, pressing, and ladies' work with emphasis on quick turnaround. It also markets cistern and storm cellar construction, flue inspection and repair at reasonable rates, to be addressed via M.8., box 120, Jas yer.
Screen Paint and assorted sizes of cans are available at Pitts. Fine box candy is now sold at Burch's. Mrs Putnam returned home to Stockton after weeks with her son’s family. Mrs Claud Boyer came back from Sarcoxie with sister Miss Juanita Hendricks for the baccalaureate. Josh Thompson moved his family to Sheldon and will take charge of his livery business there. He previously handled two properties for Hoy Brook livery at Sheldon weeks ago.
Rain Tuesday night fell steadily with no wind, soaking the ground more than recent downpours. The steady showers left surfaces saturated and more pronounced after the heavy rain events.
W L Snargent of Cleveland Ohio, in transit between trains, calls on F O Branch’s family and friends. He runs an oil refining business in Cleveland. Also advertise ladders 12 footage and 10 foot lengths now available from Buroxen Bowman Lumber Co. The business men’s picnic at Lang's Grove was rained out again, ending efforts to promote the event.
Jefferson City May 17 Representative James Roach of the Joplin District Jasper county died here yesterday afternoon after a six week illness of typhoid pneumonia. He was 52 and a Republican with three successive terms in the Legislature. His wife and three children were at his bedside.
A lurid tale claims William Parr England lived 152 years and married three times at 120 while working fields at 132, then 152 years old. It cites James Wright of Spurlock Kentucky who touts Electric Bitters as a miracle cure for kidney trouble, urging weak and elderly readers to try a bottle, sold by Webb Bros.
The Redsox prepare for next Sunday's game against Carthage, a fast-clocking squad that stunned Sarcoxie 6 to 2 last Sunday. George Cochran, a strong twirler who opened the season with the open leaguers, will again start on the mound. Barrett Cochran will catch, with Thompson and Cromwell forming the battery.
The W C T U will present the Flower Mission program at the Baptist church on Saturday May 20 at 3 pm with invited guests and bouquets. Mrs Mackey and Mrs Moulton discuss origin and benefits of the Flower Mission. Mrs Hordenbrook reads a paper. A Grand Union Tea Co agent delivering prior orders was stopped by Mayor Putnam for lacking a license but allowed to continue after it was clarified.
A local ad announces a 6 cent per yard reduction on summer goods for next Saturday May 22. The notice, signed by J. D. Herbur, urges readers not to miss the bargains and offers subscriptions for all newspapers.
Roslette is a thoroughbred profile noting sire Anteros 6020 by Electioncerius, full brother to Antero 21614, with J. C. Simp 2.1814 as lineage and 12 standard performers from Anteroa. 1st dam Hartleta Girl by Electioneer and Roslette’s bloodline shows Electioneer 160 in the list. A 161 hands horse around 1200 pounds, described as capable of grand finish with substance, strong conformation, and stout bone and feet.
The report notes Blue Boy a blue jack with 16 bands and 1100 Iba, described as very heavy bowed and outstanding beyond question. It records first prize at the county fair in 1906 and 1907, with the breeder unnamed but acknowledged as the top in their field.
Description praises Jumbo Jr. Black Jack with white points after 1544 hands, noting a beautiful head, well tapered ears, a very heavy body, and heavy bone. The breeder is commended for producing an excellent line.
Grover Black jack white points 15 hands high fine head and eas clean fat bone d foot lengthy body Of Black Hawk and Warrior stock proven a good breeder Above stock will make season of 00 at my farm 1 2 mile north of Jasper TERVS Dapple Rose 82 Roulette 815 Blue Hog 812 Jumbo Jr S10 Grover 8 insure living cost when colt is fould All swing becomes due when mates are sold or taken out of the country Lien retained on all mates and colts till service fee is paid possible care taken to avoid accidents not responsible for any occurring
A historical notice lists H. A. Vincent as keeper for a high value Percheron named Mike 279. The 11 year old horse is four in May and weighs 1790 pounds, with pedigrees available at Bern.
Rex Rex, a beautiful dark seal brown fine style saddler horse, shows strong trot and pace potential. The mare is sure of foal, with colts described as large and fine, suggesting robust offspring and continued quality for breeding and show rings.
J W Keltner notes Ed Steiner from Carthage began plumbing work yesterday on 5 KE Carter’s new residence east of WO, marking the project’s early progress.
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