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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
5
The piece discusses local political figures in Jasper including judges and assessors under Democratic and Republican primaries. It extols community spirit, civic improvements, and practical concerns like roads, lights, and walks, noting farmers and townsfolk contribute. it references Billy Sunday and Missouri strawberry fields amid weather hopes and a record crop.
Sunday gatherings fill the Lebanon area as families and friends visit at Dinwiddie Hiley Keith and Andrews households. Measles keep Miss Hownedmond from school while many households report Sunday calls and weekend visits across towns including Jasper Carthage Mount Carmel and Forrest Grove with names such as Dinwiddie Hiley Forrester and Selsor appearing among the local social circuit.
Local social club chatter lists visits among Nettie Lowe Flossie Patterson May Carter and others with Frank King Abe Teeter and Luther Wescott. A baby boy born May 18 is noted as well as numerous calls and Sunday gatherings across Rising Sun and Jasper last week with several residents visiting relatives and friends.
Jaaper is a growing town 186 miles south of Kansas City on Missouri Pacific line with a four year high school. It features concrete sidewalks, a large city park, five Protestant churches, a live Commercial Club, electric streets and homes, and an active annual agricultural fair. The city hosts two banks with combined resources of 273 30286 dollars, three grain elevators, and strong agricultural output including wheat 24 cars hops 129 cars cattle 72 cars and horses and mules 40 cars shipped last year.
Martin will be away. Roy Bowers preaches morning and conducts evening service. Evening program features Congregational song and prayer, a duet by Miss Mary Dinake and Roy Bowers, address by A F Drake on Young People's Place in the Life of the Church, Malouartette, and Gus Campbell on How the League Might Be a Failure or a Success, followed by benediction.
Miss Fern Patrick hosts and visits fill a Sheridan week with Edna Davis, Alice Templin, and Leola Patrick sharing meals and overnight stays. Neighbors Gresham and Crowd join Sunday gatherings as road work continues south of Sheridan school. The News is the best advertising medium for stock breeders in this community.
J J Martin pastor conducts worship and sermon at 11 00 a m Sunday School Gus Camp bell superintendent Epworth League 7 00 p m Mendel Drake president Roy Lowers leads good cheer ministry service Good music and cordial welcome midweek prayer Thursday 7 50 p m M E Church South services at Jasper Salem Boston dates and times noted Sunday School 10 00 a m Epworth League 6 30 p m Jasper Salem Prayer meetings Wednesday cordial invitation C A Lewis pastor
The Cords family expresses deep gratitude for acts of kindness and sympathy shown during their hour of sorrow from friends neighbors the Commercial Club and others unnamed. They acknowledge words fail to express their thanks and send appreciation for support.
The South Methodist Sunday School class hosted a moonlight picnic for about 45 youths on Tuesday evening May 16 at Brown's park. Girls provided sandwiches and pickles while boys brought a large supply of wienerwurst cooked by all. Participants played leap-frog and old outdoor games before 9:30 to 10:00 when roll was taken and farewell gong rang. The outing drew smiles and is part of a series of summer social stunts planned by the class which may be named Booster Class.
Alumni banquet planned for Friday night at the schoolhouse invites all members to attend an exceptionally pleasant evening. The event emphasizes camaraderie and school spirit among attendees.
An advertisement proclaims a single path to a clear healthy complexion by keeping bowels active. Dr Kings New Life Pills are said to cleanse the system purify the blood and stimulate the liver. Sold as Heplees spring medicine for 25 cents at HFFits.
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