jeffers, m p
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Jeffers, M. P.; M. P. Jeffers
- Record count
- 28
- Sources
- life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Alvord, Texas; Dexter; Dexter, Mo.; Ft. Worth, Texas; Newport
- First event date
- 1910-04-05
- Last event date
- 1931-06-26
Timeline — 19 events
- 1910-04-05 Dexter. Received the largest vote cast of any candidate (302 total); elected Marshal, to be Chief of Police Quote: "Jeffers, for Marshal, received the largest vote cast, distancing his closest opponent by almost 4 to 1"
- 1911-09-13 Dexter. Marshal M. P. Jeffers reported killing sixty-one stray dogs since dog-days set in; the item also tells of a farmer dropping a basket of puppies in an alley near town and of a team runaway last Saturday when a gunshot frightened another farmer's team Quote: ""Marshal M. P. Jeffers has sent si…
- 1911-09-13 Dexter. 'Killed Sixty-One Dogs': Marshal M. P. Jeffers has sent sixty-one canines to dog-glory since dog days set in; item puzzles over who was responsible for a runaway team frightened by his gunfire
- 1913-07-16 M. P. Jeffers is host to A. Eskridge of Coweta, Okla, a nephew of Mrs. Jeffers Co-mentioned: A. Eskridge. Quote: "He is a nephew of Mrs. Jeffers."
- 1913-12-03 Appointed city marshal at the regular Council meeting Monday evening to fill the unexpired term of Arthur Sprinkles, deceased; Jeffers had been Sprinkles's predecessor and "made a fine officer." Co-mentioned: Arthur Sprinkles. Quote: "M. P. Jeffers was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Art…
- 1914-06-17 Newport. M. P. Jeffers returned last week from a ten days visit to Newport and Newark, Ark Quote: "returned last week from a ten days visit to Newport and Newark, Ark."
- 1914-09-30 Dexter. M. P. Jeffers of Dexter, Mo., offers for sale a piano, typewriter, automobile, barber shop, engine, machinery, scales, tables, store, tools, pumps and 1000 other things Quote: "FOR SALE--Piano, typewriter, automobile, barber shop, engine, machinery, scales, tables, store, tools, pumps, 1000…
- 1914-10-07 For-sale advertisement listing a piano, automobile, barber shop machinery, scales, tables, pumps and '1000 other things'; seller line cut off at 'M. P. Jeffers, De' Quote: "1000 other things. M. P. Jeffers"
- 1914-10-14 Dexter. For sale: piano, typewriter, automobile, barber shop, engines, machinery, scales, tables, store, fixtures, pumps and 1000 other things Quote: "FOR SALE—Piano, typewriter automobile, barber shop, eng machinery, scales, tables, store, pumps, 1000 other things."
- 1914-10-28 Dexter. M. P. Jeffers of Dexter, Mo., advertised piano, typewriter, automobile, barber shop, engine, machinery, scales, tables, store, tools, pumps and 1000 other things for sale Quote: "FOR SALE--Piano, typewriter, automobile, barber shop, engine, machinery, scales, tables, store, tools, pumps, 100…
- 1916-05-12 Dexter. The school census is being taken this week, M. P. Jeffers being employed at it; he reports the census will run over 900
- 1916-06-02 Dexter. Selected as local agent of the W. U. Tel. Co.; the up-town office in Dowdy's Drug store would open July 1 [date from clip_id] Quote: "M. P. Jeffers got word from headquarters that he was selected as the local agent of the W. U. Tel. Co., and the up-town office in Dowdy's Drug store would ope…
- 1924-08-15 Dexter. Mrs. M. P. Jeffers, of Alvord, Texas, is here as the guest of relatives and friends; she, with Mrs. Gus Johnson, of Poplar Bluff, called Saturday; they drove to Nocona, Texas, bundled up 'our 'enfant terrible,'' took him to Alvord, 'stuffed him and returned him to Nocona all the same day'; '…
- 1929-08-23 Dexter. Miss M. P. Jeffers and daughter, Miss Fay, of Alvord, Texas, are visiting their many friends in Dexter Co-mentioned: Miss Fay. Quote: "Miss M. P. Jeffers and daughter, Miss Fay, of Alvord, Texas, are visiting their many friends in Dexter."
- 1930-01-03 Alvord, Texas. Enclosed $1.50 check: Keep the wagon coming Quote: "$1.50 hot check enclosed. Keep the wagon coming."
- 1930-02-14 Mrs. M. P. Jeffers and her charming daughter, Miss Fay, are here visiting friends and relatives; Miss Fay called and reported on Mort, who "improves very slowly — 'if any.'" Co-mentioned: Miss Fay. Quote: "he improves very slowly — "if any.""
- 1930-04-04 Dexter. Chief of Police in the April 6, 1910 election Quote: "M. P. Jeffers, Chief of Police"
- 1930-07-11 Ft. Worth, Texas. Wrote to change his address to Ft. Worth from Alvord, Texas Quote: "M. P. Jeffers writes us to change his address to Ft. Worth from Alvord, Texas"
- 1931-06-26 Dexter, Mo.. M. P. Jeffers, the original 'Righter' from Decatur, Texas, accompanied by his wife and daughter Faye, are spending the summer in the Ozarks; they are in Dexter for a few days with relatives and friends, noting the improvements of their twelve years' absence Co-mentioned: Mrs. M. P. Jeff…
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