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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
8
A terse note reports NHL and Chandler publishers involved in a matter at the Marble postoffice. The incident centers on postal handling or filing, with local officials weighing the case and potential implications for press operations. Details specify the institutions and city context, highlighting the ongoing inquiry and administrative response.
Correspondents report agricultural activity and town life in Partonrre Missouri with plowing for corn, measles cases improving, new residents Adolph Rites and family moving in, and several local visits. Other items describe school progress, church services, vehicle mishaps, property trades, and residents moving to nearby areas.
Lone Grove Health shows strength while Rev. Trentham misses a scheduled appointment. Roscoe Pierce closed his Blodgett school and returned home Saturday then traveled to Cape Girardeau Sunday to enroll in school there.
Joto Pierce recovering from measles at home with Mr and Mrs Ira S Dockins as April 5 brings a daughter Qhear Pierce. Relatives include Mrs Mary Docking and two children of Scopus visiting Nancy Pierce. Teeters traveled for Diehlstadt business. Ora and Oare Pierce from near Jackson spent weekend at home. Miss Mattie Teeters visited Miss Ruby Sebrock. Dessie McMahan and Bland Seabaugh wed at Frank Seabaugh home. Rev J M Stratton officiated. Win Ho Nanney hired to teach Lone Grove School. Lions Kinder Jennings Yount and Lee McGlothlin from Marthe Hill attended Lone Grove church. Clarence Allen to teach Pin Hook school at Hurricane Bryan Stone to teach James school next term. Mrs Minnie Heider visited Jack for Sunday then returned with two loads of household funds Meo and Mrs Herman Blanken and daughter visited John Blanken. End of notes from Hawn area.
Health is very good with the exception of a few measles cases. Rev. John Fowler filled his regular appointment at Clubb Creek church Saturday night and Sunday. Bud Myers and family visited at George Myers Sunday Grace. The little daughter of Mr and Mrs Perry Sheil is very ill. Welman Cooper hired to teach the coming year's school. George Myers visited home folks Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joe Myers visited Judge Go Lo Myers Sunday night. Mrs Etta Bess visited Ro L Fisher Saturday evening. Ed Collins attended church at Clubb Creek Saturday night. Mrs Etta Bess and daughter Hettie visited Perry Shell's one day last week. HL F.
A list of residents and relatives including Rudolph Hunziker Lena Proffer Daniel Proffer W F Sadler Elmer Robinson Harry Reynolds George Reitzel George Call James Stovall Marvin Lutes N W Huffman Charley Stallings H Blanken son John Resper Slinkard Will Hartwick visited Marble Hill for business on Saturday. Mia Formway Lena Huziker Roy Formway Gale Allen Wilson Burfordville also visited Marble Hill Tuesday. John Blanken and family visited Mrs Blanken’s parents M C Oldham.
Local notes describe a measles outbreak with several serious cases while rain delays farming. A fatal accident at the Daniel Bollinger ford near Scopus claims a team and two children as a wagon sinks in the river. Community details include mail route changes and ongoing rainfall interspersed with news of land deeds and sheriff sales.
Notice to creditors and others that administrators Mary Ro Yount W A Phelps Fred J Rauh and J W Vanorpern will make final settlements in Hollinger Ballinger and Tollinger counties Missouri Marble Hill on specified dates in 1017. Letters granted for Catherine Poston estate. claims must be shown within months or be barred.
Notice in pursuance of statute invites sealed proposals from banks, associations or individual bankers to act as county depositary for Hollinger County. Bids due May term 1917 by noon. Proposals must state offered interest rate for two year term and include a security check of at least one half of one percent of county revenue. Bids opened publicly to select the depositary offering the highest rate.
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