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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
8
The Marble Hill Press is issued every Thursday by Messrs Mill and Chandler. Publication is registered at the Marble Hill post office as second class matter.
Correspondents report visitors and events in Oran and nearby areas. Burton and McPher Son families joined relatives. Rev Pinkney Yount missed an appointment at New Salem. Cherrie Thomason returned from Dunklin County. RL Sample and family visited Joe Shirtum’s. Mrs. Peary Abernathy moved near Mrs. Hulda Wallis. WW Waters visited his daughter, Mrs. Fr Bess, and family. Pansy attended the poultry and stock show at Marble Hill Friday.
A rural note describes shifting weather as winter nears and describes light hog sickness in the area. Social updates mention Voughter and wife as guests of Mr and Mrs Moses Pentur, Mrs En Berry visiting her mother Mary Poston, and Wa Strong traveling to Arkansas to visit relatives. Aunt Eva Puffman stays with Grandma Pentyr for the winter.
Readable fragments show a poultry, star and products show at Marble Hill last Friday and Saturday with attendees including Mr and Mrs Rendall Profer Mrs Minnie Schreier Miss Alpha Craft and Mrs John Blanken. Family visits span Jackson and Marble Hill as Blanken family members travel and a porker is butchered.
Health is reasonably good as winter arrives. Castor river is flushed after Friday night rain. Residents plan a Christmas tree and entertainment. events are invited. Henry Whitener bought a new buggy recently. Rev Twidwell failed to meet appointments due to bad weather. Mr and Mrs Will Senter visited Trace Creek. Pole Myers of Gravelton works for T J Pridy on a dwelling. Mrs Emre Bollinger and children mentioned.
Loogootee Ind Anthony Wilson recalls a lifelong liver trouble and malaria. He credits Thedford's Black Draught with curing him and notes lasting benefits after years of use. The piece promotes Black Draught as a standard remedy for liver stomach and bowel disorders and urges readers to try it.
A crowded Sunday at Will Devonport's church saw Miss Ida Yount and others attend both morning and evening services. Mr and Mrs Pete Welker visited George Moore's home, Emil Mabuce builds a barn on his farm, and Mrs Tildy Shram with son Jesse visited Charley Hawn's brother. A spelling match and entertainment occurred at Hawn school Tuesday night with plans for another event. Miss Maggie Devenport taught in Scopus after traveling there Sunday with an escort.
Misses Lolan and Rica Devenport and her brother Andrew visited at Wm Devenport's Saturday and Sunday with Miss Minta Hown. H Mabuce visits relatives at Flat River this week. George Weltch and family Edna Mabuce and Fannie Black visited at Wm Devenport's Sunday evening. Rev Wixg.
Notice of administration granted by Bollinger county probate court to Ws. L. Hinl for the estate of D. W. Kerr deceased. Claims must be filed within six months for allowance, or within one year from last publication to avoid bar. Includes multiple notices about bank stockholders meeting and stray animal matters with dates in 1914 and 1915, names of officials, and transparency of deadlines.
Trustee W. P. Hasrice and Ortwe proceed with a mortgage sale of several parcels in Hollinger County Missouri to satisfy unpaid debt secured by a deed of trust dated November 119 and recorded in Bank B4. The auction is set for Monday December 37 1815 at the north door of the courthouse in Martie Hil with bidding to start at 10 o'clock in the forenoon for the southeast quarter of section 15 the northeast quarter of section 15 the north half of the northeast quarter of section 22 all in township 31 north range 10 east totaling about 250 acres more or less.
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