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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
4
Dismissive jabs fly as candidates B Benson Canyon and Watsamax vie for the Missouri governorship with endorsements and party feuds shaping the contest. Calls for delegate selection to the Sedalia state convention on April 15 accompany reviews of national figures and press commentary on political strategy.
Ex Senator Butler mocks Tillman as repeating every line of the old debate while Republicans fret over candidate lines and internal feuds. He predicts Democrats will avoid folly seen in 1894 and accept a measured, resigned campaign tone as Missouri voters grow wary.
DeSoto Facts suggests Frederick town figure Hon. B B Canyon is a Republican governor candidate. It notes Ca hoon as a party loyalist, praising his ability and implying he would make a strong candidate if nominated, reflecting partisan comment.
Hiram Lester, aged in his 129th year, died early Friday morning at the Henry county poor farm Georgia, after a life spanning a century and a half. Born in 1768 in North Carolina he moved to Georgia as a young man witnessing vast national changes while a temperate, regular life prolonged his days beyond average expectancy.
More than fifty winters’ snows had fallen on a man who gained comfort in youth yet grew feeble and poor. He left the Henry county poor house in 1891 to attend the Piedmont exposition where his life’s greatest event occurred. On November 11, 1891 at Edgewood Avenue theater he wed Mrs. Mary Mozeley, the bride over seventy and the groom about 125, perhaps the era’s oldest couple to marry.
In a continued letter from Cape Girardeau the writer hails the contract with four of Missouri’s finest society halls as a historic milestone for the school. The event is seen as epochal for literary work and its regional influence, with high praise for President Vanniver and his efforts in making the halls possible.
Weather remains fine though a serious accident struck A O Kelley when his horse dashed into a fence, severing a leg. Miss Jane Heitman finished a term at Green schoolhouse while Charles Rats of Illinois bought mules. J M Knowles improves his property and M F Bollinger moved a sawmill to John Doggett’s. Jennie Shell is ill with diphtheria. Brooks Robinson visited from Cape Girardeau county. H F Yount closed his distillery last Friday. Bollinger served as arbitrator in a small assault case.
Mud and town news from SCY Eprevile. Abe Bess resigns as store clerk to join stock business. Dolph Mayer buys all local furs. Sam Dunkin visits from Lutesville. J H Bess & Co building granary and warehouse. Henry Bollinger ships hogs. Sherman Shell moves to St Louis to settle. Ed Baker welcomes a son. Mrs Nealy Murphy dies in January. Revs Dunkin and Shelton host protracted meeting. Prof J H Bess closes a term of school at Sylvan. Patrons give a dinner after a successful term. W H Fowlers house and contents burn. Bailey and Mrs Shell marry in Ult. Local news ends with chaotic fragments.
The item recounts business activity around Joseph Waldrup's farm and Cane Creek, noting mill activity and a political stance urging laborers to organize. It mentions Schoenite, a tour mill, bond talk for county expenses, and the Free Silver party, with W. J. Looney attending a lodge gathering. the tone is local and opinionated.
In Glen Allen Dolph Riggs remains at the telegraph office. Clara Snyder returns from Farmington. A baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Zimmerman died last Wednesday. Mrs. P. T. Peak travels to Kentucky after a death in the family. Mrs. A. N. Ragsdale of St Louis visits Zimmerman. C L Hargis restaurant break in yields cigars and tobacco. J M Sitze visits town en route to the Cape to reenter the Normal. J A Berry trips to the country. Pet Sr. in town, younger than Pet Jr. George Zimmerman of Fredericktown attends Zimmerman funeral. Reverend Jamison leaves for Indian Territory to preach at a funeral.
The report notes persistent rain and mud in Laplin. W N Somes of New York visits for Knight Templars and Life Indemnity Insurance, seeking applicants. The local factory operates at about 85,000 units weekly amid busy activity and chatter.
Local chatter from CAHN reports rain and mud, mill business, and residents. John Gouge returns to work. Pete Baker may wed this year. Dock Myers amiable. Ed Wells ill but wife well. Question about L Fisher a Republican. Merchant plans a new house. Henry Cooper buys calves. Sant Jackson buys hogs. old Slaybacon rumored dead. Fists at church. two long-time students quarrel after school. First letter to The Press signed Guews at toe amid small-town chatter.
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