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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR reads Moucthe Hil petition entry with unclear names and actions. The readable words suggest a procedural filing or petition noted at an office, but essential details such as dates, parties, and jurisdiction are missing.
Fragmentary notice details a weather impact on a sawmill shutdown and a death from consumption on February 4. Mentions visits by local individuals, a cemetery in Donigals, and various names scattered through the text with uncertain associations.
The notes praise Miss Cover and her team for their efforts, mention the arrival of new library resources and a busy Vicarian marking and arranging them. Vaccinations rise as smallpox spreads in the county. New laboratory apparatus and revived interest in literary societies are noted alongside strong English credits for state work.
A fragmented local column reports several health concerns including measles for Curtis Sumeners Lewis Barks Irene Lobbers and others Dora Bonter rheumatism and heart trouble for Mrs May McCluskey and mentions visits by Mines Maud and Homer Rathburn to Whitewater. Community members travel for work and funerals as scattered normals unfold with names and places such as Marble Hill Chaffee Advance Union and Schladtz.
Miss Nina Ireland was the guest of May Long Saturday night. Ben McKee visits his mother Mrs Martha McKee in Lyons. Miss Mary S Graves leaves Saturday for Advance. Mr and Mrs John Long visit daughter Mrs T A Poe in Brownwood. Sunday school poorly attended due to light Sunday snow storm. Edna Steep visits aunt Mrs Mead Ireland and family. Mrs Nelee Lopes, on sack list, reported improving. Clara Pickett visits Mrs Lauren Wilson Sunday afternoon. Miss Ninel Ireland guests Miss Opal Camren Sunday.
In a sprawling county update from southwest Bollinger, residents share family illnesses and deaths, including the passing of Pop Jovet Barks and Hoynes, with mourning notices for Eb Sanders and others. Measles cases persist, with community leaders and ministers attending funerals in Union and at Miller Chapel. town commerce, weather, and local travel are also touched on amid a flurry of brief notices.
Greenbrier Health mentioned along with A S Ramsey and J D Rose on a business trip to Zalma. Nina Ireland of Fornfelt visits relatives. Mrs Marvin Perkins ill. Birth announced to Lawrence Wilson couple a fine boy. Local youth birthday party at Stur府ivant. Bob Ramsey visits Advance. Mrs A C Sample returning from Trent sam. McMing sells hogs to Claude McLane. Donn and Smith bale hay. A. A Kinder buys talking machine. Chas Thomas moves to his father’s Dawes farm. J A Burk hires Verna Thurston for year and builds house. Sapling notes, maple syrup making, smallpox mentioned with no cases. Doon family visiting in-law Ba Vaval. Lee Hughes employed by Mint Kinder Jr. for summer. Thanks to editor of Tat Press. Groundhog shadow observed. William Morgan tours farm. Kendall Proffer family trips to Marble Hill. Proffer and Slinkard hauling ties. Henry Rumney and others in Marble Hill. Proffer clan at Marble Hill midweek. Lizzie Formway and Lena Hunziker trip to town. Joe Benfield returns from Caney. Tim Broderick of Bear Jackson visits. buys cow near Hog Creek. J B Limbaugh and son at Hog Creek. Will and Early Morgan visit farm. Robert Hider and wife in Marble Hill. Marvin Lates and John Blanken visit Marble Hill. Jeff Whecarver listed with rheumatism. Robert Hitler visits John Blanken.
In Sedgewickville Rev Robert Cook filled Ren Bakers appointment at Trinity Saturday and Sunday. Two mills are planned for the town. Edward Statler of near Gravel Hill, who hanged himself last Saturday, was buried here Sunday. P S Statler holds the firal contract for five months. L G Smith repairs his building for a store. Dr Ed Crites, who arrives inear.
The column reports JP Headrick and Sid Dorhan on a business trip to Glen Allen Monday. Kinder Jr and wife visited her parents Mr mod Mes Mike Hughes Saturday and Sunday. John TH Middleton quit the, cartier Moirion Durham plans to move to Bernie soon. Grow Myers, over 50, walked to a neighbor’s house last week. Mr and Mrs Joe Dann stayed with their daughter last week. We learned by telephone Sunday morning of the death of Mr Haynes Denver Hahn of Grassy. Rose visited Mrs Eliza beth McMinns Sunday. Liberty church attendance was low due to bad weather. Preparations for an entertainment at Liberty church after Sunday. A hard snow storm hit Sunday morning but was brief.
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