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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
1
A fragmented Missouri newspaper item discusses a February meeting of the Missouri Press Association at the Laclede hotel in St. Louis, legal questions on game licensing, and a long political commentary. It references Gov Roosevelt era policy debates, Stickney’s railway stance, and Missouri Democratic strength against GOP allegations of graft and vice.
Promoters of the St Louis Hillsboro and Southern electric road announced financing completed and contracts let for building a St Louis to Hillsboro line forty miles south. The project plans a Thebes bridge route via Potosi and Bismarck with branches to Salem and Cabool, costing about 1.5 million dollars. Syndicate financiers in Chicago New York and Boston back the first segment. local officers include R E Williams president H M M Bowen vice president and GM, H D Brandt secretary, L H Winer treasurer, S J Winter. Ten acres near South Broadway river des Peres crossing secured for terminals linking with outer belt line and Iron Mountain terminals.
A local dealer announces a large stock of new and secondhand furniture offered at bargain prices for a limited time. The promotion highlights mattresses and springs at cut rates and urges early purchases in Langdon Building, Lutesville MO, promising significant savings and urging patronage.
The plan envisions electric locomotives pulling forty passenger cars at up to sixty miles per hour with a sixty five minute Hillsboro to River de Péres schedule. The line would access new coal and lead mines in Jefferson, Washington and St. Francois counties and compete for traffic into St. Louis via the Thebes bridge, with survey routes through Sappington, High Ridge, and along the Moramnes and Missouri rivers toward Hillsboro and beyond to Commerce.
The Charleston Enterprise and The Morehouse Sun burned out last week with $800 insurance on stock and plans to resume soon after securing a new plant. Heavy rains flooded low land along streams across Southeast Missouri while Modern Woodmen held a Farmington rally with Head Consul Talbot present and about 100 new members joined. Talbot also visited Jackson a day earlier where many joined the Jackson camp.
A wind blown stack of bays belonging to Taylor Rea was toppled recently. Ore Spain and wife lost an infant child last week. J J Conrad of Alllange vind L C Griffith last week while returning from the south county real estate visit. Crooked creete intruded about four inches high at the railroad bridge. Ridge church secretary attended the quarterly meeting at Moffee's chapel. The county wonders about building bridges without county funds. Joseph Davenport prepared high water by building timbers and a makeshift washout remedy.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions a Granny arrival and a rushed tone. The readable bits hint at a dated communication or diary fragment with a lone exclamatory line about a punctual bearing. No definite persons or places are identifiable in the legible text.
The Pars provides a compact Union Ridge village note with weather hints for farmers and mentions Hoquiam travel for Cooper and associates. It records sickness including Myrtle Newell, a sink child for Ed Teeters, and various local labor, schooling updates, rail making for Mangle, and shop activity at Scopus.
A fragmented note mentions science and strength on a Saturday event with bare handed activity. Names like Banty Risen appear, along with references to many finders and support for a Tax Pass. The text is obscure but suggests a local event or column teaser.
Last Thursday residents repaired the Hog Creek crossing and celebrated at Huskey School under manager Mine Bap his Stator. Pupils and Marble Hill W. M. College alumni attended a spelling bee. Nearby, George Routzel plans to bring a gasoline engine for lead prospecting, while A B Lessley sold a span of mules for 2500.
Health is reasonably good. Otis Baker underwent surgery by Drs Witmer and Chandler for a left leg abscess at Robert Francis's home, with doubtful recovery yet hopeful. W. Myers married Miss Anna Rhodes in Erie, Pa, Jan 9, returning Jan 14. Seth Hill moved near Grassy. Bees swarm near Southeast Missouri and a community gathering with music and apples at W. C. Myers. Lareve Saxe reports.
The notice outlines cheerful community updates including church services at Pleasant Valley with Rev. Hall and Rev. Whitener, a sermon series concluding a shop term at Castor, and visits by Curtis Dennis of Patton. It mentions local events and remarks on weather and verdure.
Memphis Cairo by 3T Louis offers two daily trains via the Cotton Belt with through cars and sleepers to Memphis and St. Louis. Daily through service to Cairo. Inquiries for train times and fares directed to the nearest agent or to E. W. Labeaume G P & T A.
John Munch buys a fine horse from W G Kitchen last week as town store keeps morale high. J W Tallent lends support in good business. Friday’s debate drew keen interest with Rev O B Tallent singing The Death of My Mother. Next meeting promises historical topics and animated discussion.
Creditor notice that J L Posprom administrator will present final settlement of the estate of F M Poston deceased at the next probate term. Hearing set for Monday February 13 2006 in Ballinger County with Marais In as location.
Administrator F M Watts announces final settlement of the Elisabeth Goheper estate in Ballinger Missouri at the probate court in Marble Gill beginning Monday February 12 1905. Creditors and interested parties are urged to appear and present claims before the term ends.
The Circuit Court of Bollinger County in the March Term 1906 issues an order of publication against defendant Mary Pout for a land appropriation and condemnation to establish a school house. Plaintiff Norman L. Atwood files an affidavit that the defendant is not a Missouri resident. The notice details land description near the northwest corner of section 34 township 2 range 10 east, with court appearances required the second Monday of March or by term end, and publication in The Marble Hill Press. The clerk’s office issues the true copy.
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