Mill Chandler at Marble Hill Post Office
Publishers were at the Marble Hill post office as were Metter, with details unclear.
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
8
Publishers were at the Marble Hill post office as were Metter, with details unclear.
ic Correspondents report a string of visits and business trips around Marble Hill Friday and Saturday. Names include Walt Blanken, M Hluffian Henderson, Alexander Slickard, Kendall Profler, John Kinder, Resper Sioford, P Ricketts, Formiway, Charley Hun-Thor, Jukie Kile, Will Linbaugh, Elmer Linbaugh, Mrs Daniel Proffer, and Jake Proffer. Residents transacted business, hosted gatherings, cleared land, and traveled to nearby towns on Tuesday and Saturday.
Rainy weather continues as Monroe Hill visits his father Geo Hill on Sunday evening. Miss Louisa Harris stays at George Hill's. Mrs Victor Hill is very ill. Noah Johnsons visit sister on Saturday, return Sunday. Ed Seabough, recently ill, can sit up. Marion Stuckey visits father Sunday. JH Johnson runs the saw mill this week. Hattie Winchester visits her sister Saturday. School progresses well under Niel Smith. Miss Louisa Harris visits Friday afternoon.
Rain and mud marked the week with several family visits and health notes. David Roe and family, Tom McCormick, Ray Roe, Fllossie Limbaugh and Tivis, George and Roy Schreiner, Moorhead group, Slinkards, and others were mentioned visiting relatives or recovering from illness. Locally, Ledbetter and Roberts worked on tying for Lutes Mercantile, and Rev. Trentham could not keep Harmony services due to weather. A Beaver district update concludes the list.
J D Rose returns to work as Robert Boon and Fammet Hinkle complete cutting tie timber for J K Long. W G Cato lists all buy ind soft wood ties while W D Thomas continues timber cutting. Prayer time noted at Ladd school.
A flurry of visits and travel marks the week with James Fulmer Elmer Hinkle and many others in town for business family ties and medical care. Hog shipments by James Statts and H Ward and a Stork visit at H B Venable’s add to the season’s events alongside notes on health smallpox and recoveries.
Union Ridge notes a string of social visits and illness updates. Mr and Mrs Otte Reitzel visited Reitzel family. the Graves funeral drew many mourners. Rev JOH Younus returned from Burfordville. Urbal Heath visited Rev JOe Yount’s. Mary Seabaugh visited her uncle Adam Sealmuel. Rufert Yount wed Ella Seabaugh at James Peeters home. Dessie McMahan visited Lola Yount. Mary Seahaugh ill but improving. Seahagh and Seabaugh families mentioned in gatherings.
Mud on roads causes hardship while a spate of sickness hits the Grassy area. Mrs Frank Chronister died at her parents home near Grassy and was buried in Myers cemetery. Marion McDaniel, Mrs Baker visiting son George, Annie McDaniel home, Mrs Rachel Vance and two children visited Ethel McDaniel. Sherman McGee to finish teaching local school duties. Various others ill or absent from services as Ester Patton and Leora McDaniel adjust after illness and Marble Hill trip.
Spring weather continues and health remains good in the community. Mrs Dora Hunter bought a Jersey cow from LC Stallings last week. Mrs John Bates is improving rapidly. Mrs McCluskey is on the puay list but able to be up now. Jack Turner has measles and is recovering. Homer Hunter and family visited Dorn Hunter Sunday. Mrs Stallings is taking treatment.
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