05 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
1
Webb Brothers Mercantile Co ads urge sowing good seed and proper ground using Best Ever plows and a Superior Disc Drill. They note Swift’s Fertilizers arriving next week and warn to order early. The ad touts Rain Wagon, T. G. Mandt gear, Henney buggy, Turkey flour, Mayflower coffee, and a swap of old books for new.
Jasper's new school year started last Monday with 214 pupils enrolled, including 72 in high school, about 40 tuition students. Superintendent Moon reports progress and a promising outlook though some fear curriculum changes. He urges Latin as an elective and proposes adding a third year to the high school program to elevate Jasper among top rural schools.
The Jasper Gun Club records a passing note on youth and effort. Wes Wolf nearly matches the club record with 23 of 25 hits, while the current record holder, Wea Spaid, has 25 hits of 27. The piece highlights boyhood ambition and community interest in good works.
NM BE Church announces regular preaching services next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. The morning sermon will be from First John 3 1 3 and the evening sermon title will be Jasper in Judgment. All are invited.
A local business demands payment by September 15 in cash or note. If not settled, a call will be made to collect the debt. Resp. J D Harbur. 8-22-f.
Three hundred fifty patrons of the Home Telephone Co at Carthage petitioned last Monday to block a proposed rent rise. Residence rates would move from 1.50 to 2.00 monthly and business from 2.00 to 3.00. The effect on company action is unresolved as Carthage courts had enjoined the raise, an appeal follows.
For sale. A first class stock of millinery goods at a bargain price in a good business town due to poor health will sell very cheap if taken at once. Apatrick 0-6-2 Hamilton Tex.
Carthage businessmen form Asbury Trading and Realty Company with 16000 capital to develop a new addition in Asbury northwest of the county. Four acres near Frisco tracks to be offered by October 1 after incorporation papers arrive from Jefferson City, with planners including R. A. Moonsyham Frank Weeks A. P. Hamilton P. E. Hancum C. J. Smith J. H. Haworth and R. H. Crain.
The Knell fair at Carthage drew record crowds and broke track records. On Thursday 25,000 attended as Daniel J pacing upset the field with a 2:08 1/4 mile, lowering the track mark. Jasper backed the event with over a thousand paid admissions, while Walnut Russell and Pebbles Lady were top pacing contenders.
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