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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1914
Page
8
The item notes a weekly publication effort with publishers CHANDLER and iL emphasized and mentions the Marble WM post office as a coiered second sale matter.
Our Correspondents report L. G. Smith’s yard is newly fenced while James Smith has his house painted. U G and George Smith of near Patton visited town last Tuesday. Uncle Joe Seabaugh remains very sick. Dr El Crites stores wood from John Bollinger’s New Ground. A few new mumps cases are reported in town and nearby. Dro Seatangh and Harrison Moore anticipate purchasing a new saw. A Reankx.
Community news from Hurricane Fork area records slow farm work amid rain and cloudy skies. Farmers plow for corn, sow oats, and mills resume as Mr Baker moves to Maggie Snider farm. Health concerns include Mrs Wilkins broken ribs and Laura Vangiller recovering from specialist care in St Louis.
A short update lists neighbors visiting relatives and attending a Grover Bollinger sale. Grover plans to move to Edna for work. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. John Fulbright, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hartle, Mrs. Harvey Hanners, Will Dewitt, L. L. Bridges, Mrs. Bridles, Mrs. Joe Slinkard, Lola Dockins, Webster Limbaugh, Palmer Bridges, and Lou Limbaugh. The James and Chandler milling company ground about fifty bushels of meat for customers. F. M. Cole’s health shows slight improvement.
Mayfield and nearby residents report rain delays to sowing oats and a shift in store ownership with W D Mayfield back at the counter. visits span Scopus Cole Chapel and Patton area as families gather for church, Sunday school plans, and visiting kin. Truman Mayfield wins a recitation contest at Scopus. repairs, trades, and road conditions noted along with new telephone rental by Amon Sutherland.
Patton Weil reports spring sun in parts of the state but rain halts oats sowing and potato planting plans. Farmers adapt as fields await drier spells and seed work resumes.
Local column records deaths of Abraham Johnson near Patton at 72, parish life, and remembrances. Christian man, Presbyterian since 1868, funeral in Whitewater cemetery. Also reports Christian Seabaugh’s death near town with kin, and multiple local social notes including quilts for Mrs Bone, farming moves, power house accident in Jefferson, and spring happenings in Greenbrier.
Health is good with the exception of bad colds. Families and neighbors visit and host each other across Kerry. Edits mention tiling a garden, sick lists, visits to W J Hale and LC Griffiths, and Mrs Berry’s granddaughter from near Marquand. Arthur Baker family visits, and work trips noted.
Veru Whittentburg visited near Lodge Friday Misses Josie Peters and Kate Estes called on relatives over Sunday Edward Slinkard and his brother attended their grandmother’s funeral a few days ago Henry Fulton and Lynne Dale went to Mr Dale’s home a few days ago Fulton sought relief for his eyes A group of local youths toured the tunnel at Glen Allen Sunday but the rest is cut off.
G S Martin Marble Hill advertises Menace subscriptions at 25c for a few days. Students attend Rev C H Caton's services at Baptist and Christian churches. Herman Andrews of Whitewater joins as a new student this week as elocutionary and vocal music work gains intensity. Extemporaneous speaking sharpens readiness in expression classes.
Farmers sowing oats and planting potatoes dominate the week. Wheat looks promising. Mrs. Bagby and Miss Bagby bought Rhode Island Red chicks from Mrs. Shell. Mrs. Shell visited Sherman Ridewell. Julia A. Shell visits Dongola. Dongola visitors Willis Wampler and T G Revelle. Mrs Willie Shell wove carpet for Oma Bes. Casinger brothers drill Captain Dd. Conrad well. Young hauled freight to Letesville. Lee and Fred Shell pulled 26 stumps in a day. Sweet potatoes at Advance sell for 2 per bushel.
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