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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
8
A publisher imprint appears in Marble Hill postal records as second class matter under Hill and Chandler. The notice notes ongoing weekly distribution on Thursdays with the Hill publishing stamp and imprint details.
Our correspondents report a hopeful season with farmers preparing to plant crops. Charley Shell’s workers A M Bess and Jessie Francis visit. Mrs L Wiseman and Sadie Shell are noted. Church services at Clubb Creek were well attended led by Rev Bailey. Grandma Francis funeral held for a death on April 16, 1915. Green Myers and wife visited L W Wiseman.
Community tidbits recount visits and trips including Mr and Mrs Lee Strader and sister Miss Beulah Kinder visiting town, Beulah Kinder staying with her Chaffee family, Schreiner family business in town, Willie Bollinger visiting grandparents, multiple Proffer family visits, a big Gravel Hill dinner, and neighbors John Roberts Clarence Eli Hatin trip to Illinois. Nearby travels mention Jackson and Tre Press trips by local residents.
Health good in Balch area as farmers plant corn and anticipate heavy cotton sowing this year. Many expect strong prices this fall. E H Dellinger advances on rice farm and sells a horse for 150 dollars. Dredge boat work proceeds under T G Scott while J H Allen breaks a young horse. Mrs Scott visits Allen. stock on range in good shape. Southern Booster sends best wishes.
Local residents in Sedgewickville discuss weather conditions urging rain after a period of fine weather for vegetation. Mention of corn highlights agricultural concerns in the small burg.
Seabaugh Moore finish sawing for R. M Estes, then move to Dave Moore’s on Caney Fork to help. D R Seabaugh and family toured to Cape Saturday evening, returning with friends. Cape Girardeau appears booming as residents report better spirits and local activity.
Prof W A Davault filled his regular appointment at New Bethel. Andrew Slinkard visited home folks from Friday to Sunday. Miss Hazel Crader visited friends at Laflin from Saturday to Monday. Lee Mabrey visited home folks near Dongola from Friday to Monday. Floyd White of Marquand visited the College on Monday.
Our farmers are getting along fine planting corn. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bess of Flat River are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Burk Sample moved to Dongola the latter part of last week. Mr. Sipes moved near Greenbrier last week. James Babey visited Burk Sample. Miss Bessie Murphy and Pearl Talbert visited Myrtle Seabaugh Sunday afternoon. Miss Lou Harris visited Pearl Pit and Cat Winchester Thursday afternoon. Mrs. May Harris visited at Harris's Sunday.
A large crowd attended the closing event at Cane Creek drawing local residents and visitors. Organizers reported strong turnout and noted community support for the ceremony, with speakers highlighting local history and future plans for the site.
The Cane Creek school hosted exercises on Thursday night while Grandma Overbeck from Burfordville and two nieces visited her son August Overbeck. Families and neighbors attended activities in Jackson on Thursday and Friday, with Miss Pearl Oldham visiting Esther Schroeder and Tim Broderick making a business trip. Local farming and gardening work continued as Jim Howard helped his brother Bern plant corn and Willie Zites visited relatives near Jackson this week.
Messrs Charley and Roy Smith haul cord wood to the flour mill. Wilbur Miller visits the hotel each Sunday. The cornet band performs well and pledges Hurah for the band. Theod ere Dennis and his brother haul gravel for A Yamnitz. Mrs Effie Robinson visited her parents the Statlers. Milch the traveling salesman was in town. Nerve Services at Kinderchapel were well attended. Sunday visits to Claud Whitener. Born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Swan a boy. Several families share meals at Emma Kinder's. Will Miller and Roy Barrett attended singing at Claud Whitener's. E Kinder and Joe Miller host Sunday gatherings. Henry Haynes suffers rheumatism. Sunday school at Kinder Chapel at 10:00. Farmers busy planting corn. Joel Goodson attends Kinder chapel services. John Rickman visits with their son. Adolph Haynes plants corn for his father.
Health remains good as J H Alkens sells two young mares for 90 and 125 dollars. Wm Winkler Sr sells a mare to Scott Eakins for 100 dollars. Hy Brennecke buys a five passenger, Uncle Marshal Gibbs a runabout, both Ford cars. Merchants report busy week. Gordonville Mercantile ships 35 cases of eggs and poultry Monday. Keller company buys cream for Fox River Butter. Dr. Maclay Lions from Kansas City treats Grandpa Ahrens in poor health. Road supervisor Hu Springer notes good work on new road west of the railroad north of the depot. School board elects Wesley Deinecke as principal and Miss Virgie Hays as assistant. Wm Buhr narrowly avoids collision with a train on RFD 2 route.
Mr Buler narrates a near miss on a rural mail route when his team halted on the tracks just as a train loomed. He freed horses from the heap of mail and carriage, with one horse falling and another leaping over the obstacle. He credits luck and avoids blaming the railroad or staff.
A compact roundup of Sunday and weekend church attendance and social visits across Mount Zion and nearby communities. The item lists Rev Thomas Ladd, Rev W F Shanks, and local families such as the Schrocks, Pattons, and Pierces visiting churches, farms changing hands, and neighbors like Omri Pierce and Delmer Elmer Schrock seen in various locales.
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