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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
2
A local weekly announces its tenth year of publication and urges reader subscriptions. It laments railroad freight congestion delaying four pages of ready print and comments on mining in the Missouri-Mansas district with a sharp jab at miners and fines.
Real estate bargains offer trade for farm properties in Missouri regions including Nevada Jasper Cedar Dade counties. Stock inventories include $5,000 general merchandise and $8,000 hardware from towns with good business. Trades seek farm land near schools with fences and improvements, plus a 14story frame house and 36x40 barn near Golden City. Asking price $15 per acre for some parcels. a 160 acre Dade county farm with cultivation and pastures priced at $35,00 takes if sold soon.
Our school opened Monday morning with Miss Lula Gawson of Jaspers as toucher. There were 12 pupils. Quite a number of our young folks attended the fair at Carthage. Misses Bessie Fain and Lena Victor visited friends and relatives. Josie Johnson returned home from a week with her sister Mia Campbell of Carthage. Look out for mad dogs. Reports place several in the country. Garrett, Garner, Law, Fain, and Victor joined Josie Johnson for Sunday. Alva Dyson returned to Dublin from Western Kansas. Bertha Hyder visited Mrs Lane. Mr and Mrs G H Johnson spent Sunday with son Chas. Mrs Garner visited Carterville. Mrs McLaughlin and Nell from Lamar visited last week with Mrs G H Johnson. Jeoois Johnston spent Sunday with Bertha Hyder.
A Sunday rain blessed Zion and neighbors. Mr and Mrs Sterling and family visited Ben Johnson while Mary Graybeal of Carthage spent weekend with Mr Coverite. Will Clouser shipped two thoroughbred hogs to Carterville. Wild Goose line introduces a wireless telegraphy system. Many locals send children to Jasper school this year. A Lakeside outing featured an Italian band. Maud Klinefelter of Webb City visits Mrs Covert. Panama Canal work tempts skilled artisans despite fever risk. Electric Bitters touted as defense against malaria and other ailments. Webb Bros druggist sells them for 50 cents.
Blue Star residents spent Friday tidying the yard painting the building and improving the property ahead of the term. Mrs Carrie Rathbun of Jasper will teach starting Monday. Zol Davis returned from Joplin to oversee farm repairs and plans a campaign of improvements. Mrs Jennis Kackley visited brother Jas Hull in Springfield. Delbert Hyder traveled to Kasper Wyoming hoping to find work and stay long term.
A fragmentary notice describes an illness event from a late evening to the next day with severe symptoms including nausea and headache. The text references malaria and possible exposure during a social setting. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
The King of itinerant people opens at Curtis Theatre to two turn away crowds with strong applause for every act and number. The Denver Post lauds the season and predicts it will be the ace of attractions this week. Eastern Star calls for attendance at tomorrow's regular meeting. Alpha Club plans a Friday gathering for year work arrangements.
Wanted to buy ten cords of wood. See me at once. 9-5-1 J D Harbur. Payment expected promptly for the wood sought by the advertiser in the notice.
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