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neighborhood to the Wiford placoin the
Unerman nelgnuirhoou lrnuK llous
tm wilt occupy the O andal place
Deputy County Collector L M II
Klliott fias In the city Monday Tues
day and Wednesday collecting couoly
t ixes
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Frank IUrdenbrook hiis bought back
his ilrillliij outfit and is again iu the
drilling business
Attend the Uind supper Saturday
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JASPER MISSOURI THURSDAY OQTOBKIl 17 1900
JASPER BOYS VANQUISHED
DEBATED AT BASE BALL BY
GOLDEN CITY
Will Try it Again at Oolden City
Srturday and Mope to Car
ry off the Palm of
Victory
There was quite nn intircsltd gither
ing nt lieatty Hall Park Saturday after
noon to witnss tho ball game between
tHo Golden City club and t uine that
hid been hastily gotten togither for tha
occasion here in Jiu pcr
Although tho homo team had I rac
ticed but little aud wo understand the
visitors hire been placing ball all tho
season the first five innings ended with
Jasper 8 to Golilin City 0 but after
that the visitors found the ball more
freely and their longer training became
more apparent The game ended in a
viotory for Golden City by a score of 2
to 10
The Jasjer ttam has been made
stronger by several changes since this
game and will pliy Golden City on their
luniu grounds ug tin Saturday und are
cmfidenlly expected togituthiniahard
battle
InSaturdiys gnmo the plnrers were
as follow h
Golden City
Cope
Hildebrand
HnK
Catch
pitch
A Mordiek 1st bie
Cbanibi ri Lnd bjfe
11 Mordlck 3 d bass
Whittle fehort stop
Kobb left field
Miller center til Id
Walker right fl Id
Jasper
Spiid
Uixld
illutta
ltaynn
Ilojer
Masters
B i leg
Mushy
Tallmsn
Willis Bthookriift Umpire
Scoroby mniugs
Jasper 013401010
10
Godeu C 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 8 22
Thn Jasper loam Saturday will proba
bly Item d up as follows
Huld cj Lyman p W Hanlawiy
1st b Uoyer LnJ b T llardanaj 3d b
Schoi hraft s t IJayne EiMlcy and
Dodd field
Will Ueglu Aleetlngs November 4
Rev Palmer will begin a sen s of pro
tracted meetings nt ths U i tUt church
in this city on Monday November 1th
How ill bo ossistod In the meetiogs by
Rev TJ Porter jastorofthe Baptist
church at Lamar
Mr 0 A Miller of Brazlcton Kan
saa conio over to attend the Dunkard
I3TU feast Mr Miller accompanied by
his friend D II Wampler were ploas
ant callers at this ofBco yesterday morn
ing
Mrs A M Stewart left lattThurrday
to attend her son who is sick with mar
is fever at Sahna Kansas where he
was at school Grauada Colo Tunis
Mrs Miller is building uu addition to
her residence wuthwest of the illy J
K Well is carf enter In chief
Mr F D Sohott is drilling n well
on Mr Roses foisi one mile south of
Carr town
Or Key tho Nevada dentist wll bo in
Jasper again a fot days of the week be-
V 11 it
AMONG T1IU DUNKARDS
Held Their Love Teast Services Last
Evening
The Dunkards of this vicinity held
thi ir annual Love Feast and Commu
nion services nt their church three miles
south of this city last evening Ihu
services wore attended by a laro throng
and was both Interesting au 1 impressive
They neroionducted bj Eder Gliok of
Oklahoma asjiKled by Elderlloldeman
of Avillii Elder llarnhnrt uf tfarth ige
Eliler Wclmer of Ji rkho Mr Miller
of Kinas und Elder Hanet of the lo
cal church
Tiosrrvlees begin nbout 0 ocloek
and the program wns folloned us tear
as posdble as the last Hen lee conducted
by the Lord Jtsns Cihrist during bis last
night on earth
The communicants were seated at tho
tables the men nt one und tho women
at onother nnd hen followed ia the
order named the sov ral rittf connected
with the List Supper Foot washing
the Hiipior pro er holy communion
salutation with a kiss
Tho meintera agiiu gathered at the
church this morning nnd partook of
breakfast tcgether after whicb they lis
tened ton sermon
lb sides the visiting Elders thorn were
a numb r of bro h ou frjm ctee com
nu duos pro lent
FRANK SCIIOOLCRAIT AtAURIED
Wedded to a Kansas City Damsel
October 1
The Knnsas City Journal of October
Gth contained tho following announce
ment
Miss Edith J Clarlt nnd Mr Frank
lin II Schoolcraft with mirried last
Tuesday by Rev Holmes Dysingcr of
the First EnglUh Lulhrrut church
They are at home to friends at H08 Lo
covt Btriet
On investigation It Is loarned that tho
groom is none other than thn poiulur
son of of Mr and Mw I W School
craft of this oily His marrisgH was
soinewhitof i surpilwi to his many
Jasper friends Iho Niwa joins with
his frbnds in congratulations
Oame Wardens Appointed
Tli ree game w ai dna have Imsju apt otnt
fd for this vicinity and they ill see
that the game Inns iro enforced The
farmers ought to diligontly cooperate
nilh them us they aro the farmers best
friends Iu preservlmg the game Press
Kov Palmer ts numbered with the
crippled this week Ho stepped on a
nail yesterday morning which pierced
through his shoo and nbout a holt an
inch into his foot causing quite a pain
ful Injury
Mr J M Phillips come in Monday
morning and parked his household
goods and shipped them to Chanule
Kansas where they contemplate making
tluir home
Rov S Watron wtat our to Golden
City jcsleuhty to vUlt a sick brolbir
Tho South Methodist parsonage has
received a nciv roof
The Hawaiian womans club at Hono
lul 1 debated the question la it better
t toke Roky Mountsin Tea hot or
colit Hither way It magntriea jour
Pi ir it your drnfgist
Aw-
s4fcAV
ST JONIl PARTITION SUIT
PLAINTIFFS ARE EDWARD AND
BESSIE ST JOHN
Their rather Had Mortgaged the
llamestead Which They Con
tend He Had Not the
Legal Right to do
As was stated in our last weeks paper
Edward St John and his sister Dessln
havo brought suit iu the circuit court
against Jasper county and their father
Willard St John for the potfrsion of
and title to the ICO acre farm just west
of this city
In August 1895 Hvo inonths after the
death of bis wife the defendant Willard
St John borrowed money from the
county and gave n mortgage on this land
The county is now about to forclosu on
it and thn sale h set for Oct 3
Thn pi int IU hold thiittheir father I a
only a life estate In the land and had 110
power to mortgage It The pi lintlfTs
grandfather Sennet Rankin formerly
owned the laud He died in 18J7 and
provided in his will thtt his widow
Elizabeth should as their children came
of age deed them such of his real estate
nasho thought advUabln Actlngonthis
right the said Ellzalieih Rankin deeded
tho above 100 acres to her daughter
Rachel tho mother of the plalutlffs who
had married thn defendant Willard
St John In conveying the lend the
said Elizabeth Rankin deeded it to both
Rachel and her husband Willard St
John The plaintiffs rliini that
Elizabeth Rankin exceeded her delegat
ed rowers in deeding it to Willard St
John also Thoy set forth that the title
could only bo in their mother and at her
death passed to them leaving only a
life estate for their fathr Hence they
ask that tho court render judgment
vesting title in them and restnining the
county from proceeding with the foro
closure sale Thomas Hackney are
attorneys for1 tho plaintiffs
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The Band to Give Supper
The Band will give a concert and sup
per in the Miller building on the corner
of Grand avenue and Main street Tho
good people of Jasper and vicinity linie
been entertained during the summer by
the bands music and now they nil be
able to return the favor andet IheRiune
time pass an enjoyable evening Ie
ruemW it will tako place nextSatuiday
olght Supper 15o Muslo thrown In
Johnson Atkinson and family who
live north of Dublin will leave In a
few daj s for Illinois Mrs Atkfcsoni
father died in August and they are go
inp back to settle up his estate They
will return In a month or ruoie
Tho Baptists have erected a substan
tial coal house on the rrar uf their
church lot W E D ardord manipula
ted the hammer and Morrison Zion con
t relied the uw
Rev Palmer will preach at Golden
City next Saturday and Sunday
Attend the Bond supper Saturday
night
Blankets
10 4 and 1 M etees A nice
lino tit Hastings
NO G
Our Big Line of 4
FAD AND WINTER GOODS
And wo beliove Vou will nreo with us in suying that wo havo the Largest stock over shown in Jasper Everything is
New and and has been purchased with the view of pleasing our customers
Our Shoe
Department
is Hie most complete to bo fount
iu tho city We aro the Sole ngonts
in JuBpcr for tho EWoiib Sela
Shoes of which their Qnejii
JunlUy ia unexcelled Our
stock comprises nil the lntebt styles
in Mens Liulies Misses onil Cliil
dron8 Footwear
A General
Favorite
I vSVl THAT THIS
V I VVV TRADE MARK
Rv X I V s BRANDEO
V IS V tuA 0H EVERY
X v3 SHOE
Klbo Kid
Medium
Heavy
Welt Sole
Low Heel
f atl rtrroAictlon f ihb Style Shoe
Joy Flow 2 per cwt
DRILLING CONTRACT LET
JAPER HEN WILL DO THE
DRILLINQ
Cartilage Company Awards the Con
tract for Sinking rirlt Hole
to flessrs Merrell A
Itardenbrook
llw coiiirnii of Caatbajo capitalists
who limi Icistd about 0000 uctcs of
lrtnl mst of Una cit for tlm purpose of
prist ecling fie oil nud gas liao let the
lonlrict fur drilling o Missrs Muni
nud llanlenbroik ttiu well known drill
Wen of linn cltjl -
1 Im contract tails for one hole to
depth of 100 with tho imdcrstatdlng
id it if ml or gas ia not discovend but
thn indications are good tho heo U to
l o J utduwn to tnelru or thirteen hor
dnsl fret
Thocomiac will look over tho land
at otioo and lect the pi i o whero the
ihsiretho firs hole tu go donti nnd
liunMt sis Minell nnd Hardenbrook
vil boin opcratojs They Mill first
erect n toner iuri I ouch as aro used
iu tliu oil rigioiu IhU mil rrquiro
uIhuiI tttint days efUr which they nil
iu rvnJy to go t oik in oiirLCdt
Tills Y ARE ABOVE HIE AVERAQE
So Says the Inspector Concerning
Our Uu at Rentes
Mr J M Wolt instuctor of rural
ow delivery routes cuno ia Sunds
noiiing for thn fiirKW of Inspecting
tint tuo ruutts at this place lln went
uririojto No 1 with Carrier II E
Ballard on Mondii anil routo No 2
Tilth Currier lleii Vipcby on Tuesda
Mr Wollz reports Ik til loutes in good
txiudltioii in fact aboiB the average
Hon ever lio feu id n few mall boxes on
both routes uhieh neie iu j oor coidi
ton Thtxo n ill lime to bu replaced by
mora substantial boxes or the ntcr
toroajH the carrier a ill lie instructed to
discontinue delivering mail where the
bxa uru not up to the retjulreniunts
WILL HOLD AN OHIO PICMC
Preparations AladJ for Observing
Buckeye Day October 31
Ohio Hosldeuts of Ja9r county nro
nrntuplng to hold their aniiu il picnic at
ljjibcsitta park 00 Thursdaj OcloUr 31
Giiod gpnaken nud n Keoeral Rood time
willcomtitiit tb lerdlnp feiturerf
The Jlloori of the association are Dr
A H aITee provident John Schooli r
and S C HocltnUiorn Tico presldcntti
q WKiuUBHcretary
Orca IlioamoD receired a carload of
potatoea from liia brother Ooy Ju Coloj
1 ado lie hcu already Hold A largo num
bor of lliem but still Las seme for sale
yt
Rev Win Ki ot Uiahop will preich
ntthalreabyteriaD cbuich In this cfty
next Sunday laornlny at 11 oclock
Frank Metre U is ddlliajr a irell for J
A Cornteon Muidep Iiano
J -
AL for Jungft Baking CosJ
bread The lieet you con buy At
CrimliiHa
MR flCARTY DUAD
Stricken With Iarclysl Monday
Monday
Mr It 1 McCnrty jiostmagter and
Btntlon iifnt at Carytonn died last
Mondny evuulnu at his homo in Car
tbaio from a strolcucif paraljaii which
eamo upon him Motday inorniag while
on his way to hla duties at Curytowp
The CarlhaKO Democrat kIvos the ful
lowing accouut of hts sudden death
Mr MeCarty nas apparently fieling
us uhII ns usual yesturd ly inorulnjj und
started on his bioiclo for Carytown
whore he was station nunt and buying
grain Shortly after ha passd the
ICeudnck blacksmith shop in Kucdrlck
t inn he suddenly redid and fell His
bicycle ran him Into n bnrb3 wire fmco
as ho fell and his clothing was torn
Cipt Prior U as coming o town and saw
tho fall but supposed eomcthlog had
hsppenod to Mr MoOnrtys wheel
When he got to him tho unfortunate
man was uncoqsclous
Persons living near came out and helped
carry Mr McCnrty o tlm store in tho
town when he uus allowed -to rest a
little while before being morcd home
lie got so he could s enk a litte but
indistinctly lie was tLen taken to his
honi corner Maplo and Mound st iets
and DrH Thomas and Iobt nero sum
moned Thoy did all that nasjiofuibia
fur physichiis to do under the circums
tanco aulfoa timohuH wmml to rally
a little ilut there was litllo hopo from
fin start iud Ills deitli ciiiij poacnfully
Tho Ixidy w a nt once taken to tho Knell
undei takers room win re It was embal
med in oiises of this kind arterial
circulation is very bid hence it requires
all the uits of nn undertaker tu propel ly
p eccrvo 110 Liihaud then temellniM
it fail I3ut Mr Knell says ho will giv
the eaten cry attention as tlo liody
must be Let i until the arrival cf Mrs
McCnrty and two daughters ffrcin
Europe Mm MeCartj and daughters
Muse Hittio an I Liulso aro In
lruteh Uiiglum nlere the girls have
boo 1 completing their education
Ihey n re cabled tho ninN of Mr Mc
Carthys coudltiuu jesterday morning
and ufter his death another messase was
sent With 10 best of westher and if
they can get Immediate fjiassnge they
cinnot possibly get hctueundrrteudajs
Until thtlr return tho tiomo will be
closed and Miss McCarthy will remain
with friends
Death of a Little Ulrl
The little soven jeirs old girl of Mr
nnd Mrs Ilenjamln Waters living noar
Ioloo died last Sunday of diptheria
The funeral w is beld Monday
Mr J W Crandall has morrd from
his fathers nlace in the Lvnnland
Dress Goods dept
A now and complete lino of Dross Goods beautiful Skiit
Patterns lovely Pressed Flannols for Waists Wo havo tho
New A ppliea Dress Trimmings and now Laces and Em
broideries Our Lino of
Dry Goods
is complete ntrl connistfl of tho Intent Htyles iu Calicos Outing
nets Canton Flannels etc Wo tiro hendqunrtcre for
Underwear
Finn
for Indies Misses and Men Dont fiiilto eeo them before buying
Mens Clothing
Wo cull special attention to our Clothinpf department Wo havo just
received n now lino of lints that is complete ntnl up-to-date Wo enn
suit nil tho men from our lino of Mens Punts
Groceries Queensware
Our lino of Groceries nro ulwnys frosh nud clean fund wo hnvo n
beautiful stock Queonswnro in fact wo limo everything to bo found in
n tirst clahH store Our goods aro of tho test quality and
Our Prices are Right
J D HARBUR
DEATH Of HRS II A RINOER
Passed Away Last Thurscay Octo
ber loth
Mrs II A Ringer died last Thursday
at her home serin miles northeast of
Jaspir The funeral was held on Sat
urday and the remains were laid to rest
in the Mt Carmel churchyard
Again tho cold hand of death his
coma among us and taken from our
midst n dciotcd companion a loving
mother and n fiithful and much beloved
friend Mrs II A Ringer was born in
Ohio Jau20 lSil ami her Ago nas DO
y rs 0 mon and 20 days She bad been
an invalid for several years but It was
known until a few hours befors bor death
that she was feeling worse than usual
In 1670 she gitn her heart to Christ anil
united with tho M E Church and
since that time nhn has been an earnest
Christian nlwajs ondtuvorlng to be au
example for Christ in hor homo and the
c immunity in which sho lived While
she will be so sadly missed wo know that
our lofs is her eternal gain
She leaves n husband and two daughters
to mourn her loss May God comfort
and stre lstlioa them la their sorraw
A precious one from lis is gone
A rolcj wo loved is stilled
A pleoe is vacant in our midst
That never can be filled
AFiUhJin
High School Notes
Tho Botany doss Is much interested
in the ex nnln ttlou of buds
Jennie Ptsxl visited school Friday
afternoon
Edna Houck took examination and
entered tho II Class this week
Tho High Hchoolwlll have the first
literary program one week from oeih
Friday The subject for delutte is
Resolved that ambition and avarieu
causo more misery than superstition anil
ignorance
It was reported that Mattie Correll
had thedlpthoria but It nas a mistake
She Is in school again
The C class is working hard on th
long problems in partial payments
Mr Starretts A class has beea hav
ng very interesting lesions on ourrents
and tides
Aliens Phillips entered Mr Starretts
A class this week
Dora Hums is still out of school on
accountof sickness
Mr ami Mrs W T Roop have re
turned from Iowa where they sent tho
summer with their sons They report
tho crops up In Iowa turning out con
siderably better than was expeotod af
ter the drouth had gotton In its work
The oats crop never wo4 better and
some corn will make forty bushels to
the acre whilo the late potatoes will
make a fair crop
Mr and Mrs I D Webb of Lamar
are spending the week with their sons
Bert and Omer Webb of this city
Harry File la able to be out again af
ter a long tMice of typhoid fever
Attend the Band supper Saturday
night
Monday November I will bo Dr
Koya next visit to Jasper Those who
are ia need of dental work please bnar
taU in mind lit
Window Shades in assort
ed colofs at Hastings
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