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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1903
Page
1
The store advertises a stock of Cottonade and medium price Woolen Pants priced from 75 cents to 3 dollars per pair. It invites customers to buy a serviceable everyday pair at far below actual value and to come in and see the selection.
An advertisement extols Chase and Sanborn’s celebrated coffees, urging readers to try their Mocha and Java for exceptionally good flavor. The copy is aimed at lovers of high grade coffee and promotes the brand as well known and desirable.
A mud hole south of town, long feared by travelers, has been brought under control. Road Overseer EB BR King led efforts Friday to drain, trench, and mound with rock and gravel, raising the road and making it passable though rough. Nearby, Mrs J W Bowcher and daughter, Halph and Nell, Miss Kertie Melton, and Harry Houck households joined in picking strawberries at Houcher’s large patch, with harvest expected to last one or two weeks.
A new milk delivery begins in Jasper with Distence 8 Stratton delivering Monday morning. Farmer C A Bitratter will start the route to Jasper, making two daily trips from 7 to 8 AM and 6 to 7 PM, selling 24 quarts for one dollar. The town anticipates fewer cows as families switch to regular milk delivery. In other news, local horticulture reports a 65% inch circumference Clyde variety berry harvest and other notes on residents' movements and health.
The Jasper band voted to build a new four foot high wheeled band stand for downtown use. It would be mobile to keep music near the band and home venues, as critics say the current stand is too big and carries sound along Main Street toward nearby homes. The project aims to place the stand at the center of the street by the cooler of the wus ness block for the next event.
Rev T C Guy long in charge of northern Carthage churches travels to England and Scotland. Rev Hays a Princeton graduate will lead Grace Jasper Preston and White Oak churches replacing him in the Jasper area, Prows.
W Johnston of Dublin wins contract to paint the Methodist church in this city both inside and out. Work to begin at once. Mrs Warren Lipo attends a family reunion at the home of Mr Wesley's brother in Carihdge Sunday before their parents’ extended visit to Indiana and Ohio. E W Boott and E J Lauderbaugh report outings with a yellow geared trap. Miss Franie Peterson departs for Colorado to visit sister. Lillie Rhoads visits Claude Wood in Webb City. Embroideries and appliques for trims shown with low prices.
A severe rainstorm yesterday caused streams to overflow and washouts on the Missouri Pacific Railway near Ooo, Cary town, and near Boston. Trains faced delays as crews bolstered tracks. thirteen car loads of warehals were stalled before the line reopened. Separately, a man had a fright with a cow on his farm, injuring nothing serious. Drugstore owner E. J. Leanderbaugh sold his Jasper shop to Dr. Schooler of Nashville and planned to replace the telegraph system before pursuing new business ventures.
Socially the Epworth League event at the Methodist church drew a large crowd with strong turnout and good receipts. The town proceeds with street work on Grand avenue and First street while local residents travel and visit, appointments for medical and professional services noted, and a new line of white waistings announced by McCaslin and Houck.
Report of a clash over road matters near Carytown ends with Road Overseer Jake Broffett striking Muma with a board. Muma sustained a deep scalp wound requiring stitches. incident occurred one mile from Carytown as tensions over pole tarops escalated. Nearby sports note: Jasper crossbase beat Preston 18 to 1. Local visits include Henry Hendricks of Jackson County visiting his brother after 20 years. Blacksmiths plan Saturday shop closures for Decoration Day events. items and trips noted in brief.
Nashrills correspondent reports Rev C W Jones may relocate to Jasper soon. Locals express worry at the potential move, though he believes Jasper offers a better setting for his work.
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