Shelving Collapse Destroys Stock at Roberts Store Room
East Side shelving at R. L. Roberts & Son store broke loose shortly after opening on a Wednesday morning. The entire dry goods stock fell, scattering items across the floor and show cases, while the iron safe toppled and its door broke off. No glass was cracked in the adjacent display. Roberts had just moved in and organized the stock days earlier, and the incident caused delay and trouble for the day’s business.
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R. L. Roberta & Son
Meanerz
Roberts
Shelving Restored After Minor Goods Damage
Report notes minimal damage to goods, shelving damaged but repaired. Items were collected, shelving replaced, and stock reinstalled with no work disruption reported.
Girl of Four Travels From Jasper to Kansas City
Edna Payne a four year old orphan arrived unaccompanied at the Union depot in Kansas City. She said she had lived with the Crundall family at Jasper and would return to Brother Glens, superintendent of the Children’s Home Society of Missouri, in Missouri. Mrs Tabler accompanied her on the journey.
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Edna Payne
Union Depot
Jasper
George A. Glens
Children’s Home Society of
Midsouri
L A.shall
Crundall
Notice To Tax Payers City Collector to collect taxes
Notice to taxpayers that city tax books are in bonds for collection of taxes and the city collector may be found at residence at any time to waive taxes.
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Tos
Elocutionary Entertainment for Public School Library Fund
Mrs Lula Keith Crowder of Carthine presented an elocutionary program at M E Church for the benefit of the public school library. Despite weather and light advertising a fair audience heard her impressive recital. Receipts totaled 10 dollars 45 cents with 10 dollars 90 cents to Crowder and 8 dollars 55 cents added to the Library Fund. The sum plus 62 3 dollars from an Ice Cream Supper brings the total to 31 dollars 55 cents, to be added later.
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Lula Keith Crowder
Carthine
M.E. Church
Olent
Bread Held For Postage In Mail Box Incident
A mail carrier found a loaf of bread left in a UIC Route Three mailbox on a Tuesday morning. The bread was not eaten, and Postmaster Wade says mailboxes are for mail only and must be used accordingly. He notes ongoing misuse by residents and urges proper use.
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Uic
Post Office
Pautminster Wade
Mr. Wade
Mrs Lillis Pitts Leaves for Denver Visit
Mrs Lillis Pitts who has been visiting friends and relatives in Jasper and Carthage for two months heads to Denver Colorado this morning for her next scene or appointment.
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Lillis Pitts
Jasper
Carthage
Denver
Colorado
Isenman’s Barn Loft Accident Breaks Leg
Chas Isenman of four and a half miles east of town suffered a painful accident Tuesday evening when a fall from the barn loft landed him on the cement floor. He fractured his right leg between the ankle and knee after missing the hole in the hay chute. Dr. Hendricks set the limb. wood and oval items were reported by the paper.
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Chas, Isenman
de. Hendricks
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Ladies Pingree
Bro. Hardaway
Webb Bros. Mercantile Co
Jasper, Co
Kansas City
Elocutionary Entertainment
Lula Keith” Crowder
Isenman
Harlow
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