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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
1
Our Shoe Department is the most complete in the city and the sole Jasper agents for Famous Selz Shoes. The Queen Quality line is unexcelled and our stock covers styles for men women misses and children.
Carthage company wins contract for sinking first mole to secure oil and gas at a site west of Chinelly. Merrell & Smedenbrook to oversee the drilling. project aims to 14 to 13 feet with a tower and oil machinery planned. Inspectors note routes and mail service improvements alongside Buckeye Day preparations at Lakeside Park.
Mr Fvcarty dead at his home in Carthage after a paralysis stroke on Monday morning while en route to Carytown to begin duties as postmaster and station agent. He collapsed near Kendrick and died shortly after, with funeral arrangements and family travel delays noted.
A young girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Waters near Boston, died Sunday from diphtheria. funeral held Monday. Notes mention local moves and various names and activities in the Sheridan and Lyouland areas, with several garbled lines about local officials and events.
A Saturday afternoon crowd at Heatly Call Park watched Golden City beat Jasper 12 to 10 in a hastily assembled nine. The Jasper lineup underwent changes since the last game and will host Golden City next Saturday for another likely hard battle.
The Kansas City Journal reports Frank H. Schoolcraft wed Edith J. Clark last Tuesday by Rev. Holmes Dysinger. The groom is the son of local families, and the couple reside at 1408 Lorquet. The News joins friends in congratulation. The piece also mentions new game wardens, a nail accident injuring Rev. Palmer, cattle shipments to Chanute, and varied local notes.
The Dunkants near the city held Love Feast and Communion services last evening at the ehurels three miles south. Elders from Oklahoma Avilla and Jericho led the ceremonies with local clergy. Services began about 6 o'clock, followed by a Lord's Supper and communal meals. Breakfast and a sermon concluded the gathering this morning.
Edward and Bessie St John sue Jasper County and their father Willard St John in circuit court for possession and title to a 100 acre farm east of the city. They claim the father held only a life estate and lacked power to mortgage it, tracing ownership to Bennet Rankin. Elizabeth Rankin deeded to Rachel, then to Willard, beyond authorized powers. Foreclosure sale set for October 25. Also notes a charity concert, local deaths, school notices, weather and community items.
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