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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
1
Strines and patterns offered at low prices. Turkey Reds Cardinals Swiss plain and colored dots India Linen Pique Duck and Satin fabrics available.
Local ad notes umbrellas and parasols priced lower in a clearance sale. Shoppers are urged to grab bargains on assorted styles and sizes. Limited stock may apply.
Juiged Supreme Court scene notes the Board of Managers in charge of five completed cottages dining room kitchen power house and laundry while unfinished buildings remain under contract. A deferral on appointing officers until Sept 8 is noted except for treasurer W N Fleming. Grounds are cleaned and a park area laid out to become a pleasant feature. opening of the asylum is anticipated within two months. An ad for DeWitt's Little Early Risers touts them as a safe tonic for a sluggish liver.
A fragmented notice notes Pemiscot County re cans naming a full ticket for 1908 and discusses tallying results. It references Bollinger County six years and a total amount of 96,280.88 in late reelection measures. Board of Managers meets as reported by Times.
Sioux City man recounts his 11 year old son being poisoned by weed or plant while picnicking last month. The boy rubbed poison into his eyes. a neighbor recommended De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. First application eased pain and within days he recovered fully. The ad touts salve for skin disorders burns wounds bites and piles.
Rain fell Sunday evening as farmers plowed for wheat and locals shared a pleasant hay picnic. E E Lutes and wife visit Lutes parents. P M Lutes family attends Marble Hill church. Mrs Susan Lutes suffers rheumatism. Dallas Crader works for H W Winters. Miss Marietta Winters visits Mus Dora Lutes. Noted are many local visits, travel to St Louis and California, bicycle repairs by W R Seabaugh, and health concerns among friends.
Weather notes warn late corn will fail while early plantings yield less than half a crop. Obituary records Mrs. Susan J. Crader, age 82, died Friday August 4, leaving children, grandchildren, and many friends. Local items mention Mrs Thomas Hoskey visit and Daisy Garner’s return from Neeley’s Landing. Minor local names and places appear amid the fragmented report.
Miss Nellie Huskey was visited last week by Tack Galion who is now working for Pioneer Cooparsge Co. Theo Adams aided Thomas Huskey with carpentry. Farmers plowed for wheat despite dry and dusty conditions. Miss Mollie Angel of Marble Hall visited Mrs. Thomas Huskey. George Ritzel Jr. returned to Spider's Mill after a stay at home. Mia FE BK Robertson and children from Lintesville visited locals. Alma and Carrie Ritzel spent Sunday with friends. Locust Grove plans a Sunday preach event likely to run several days.
Rain is desperately needed as 106 degrees in shade baked the ground. Residents report a picnic between Hill and Lutesville, moves into Corbin town, and a mill work week by Corbin & Kirk. Local skirmish near the heart of town ends without serious injuries. cattle stolen, a move to Honey Pond and Turkey Creek mentioned, with several residents planning travel or work changes.
Local items report weddings and visitors from Flat River and Marble Hill districts, sickness from typhoid fever, a wagon accident near Glen Allen, and a two week revival led by Rev. Peterson and Miss Lena Anderson at Gillest's Chapel with about thirty conversions so far. Also notes a wedding at M C Barton residence and a sheriff sale of Ballinger county school lands scheduled for September 12 at Marble Hill with terms and credit details.
The fragment describes a court matter involving Reuben Proctor of Missouri and several individuals including A. Slinkard, Bessville, and others. It mentions sheriff action and a partition case with names and partial roles, but the text is fragmented and difficult to read.
Notice of partition and sale of real estate belonging to Reberca Proctor deceased in Bollinger County Missouri. The property includes 21 acres in section 7 township 31 range 11 and 79 acres on the east side of the west half of the northeast quarter totaling about 100 acres. Sale set for Friday September 12 196% at the Marble Hill courthouse with payment terms 25 percent cash and rest due 12 months or all cash option. Adolph C. King Sheriff Bollinger County Missouri.
Farmington Missouri opens its seventeenth term on September 2, 1902 with a thorough school for girls and young ladies. The advertisement touts a faculty of nine splendid teachers, a good building, and beautiful grounds. Forest T. Arriany is named in the notice.
A gossiping note from Logansport Indiana hints at a marriage between a girl named Green and a man named Apple. The satire pokes fun at wedding clichés while advertising a one minute cough care remedy and various old time medicines with dubious claims.
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