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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
8
The Marble Hill Press is published every Thursday by Hill and Chandler. It is mailed from Marble Hill with second class matter status at the local post office.
Our Correspondents report health good Emanuel Shelton and sons busy making ties in Marion Luther and Dudley E J Walker moved from M Dulaney place on Dry Creek to Lutesville Fiddler departed Hugh Puryear attends school at Lutesville Dry Creek school thrives under Sheila Miter Marion Walker and family visited Me and Mrs J Walker over the weekend Marion Daugherty of near Sedgewickville visited relatives near Lutesville Reaper.
People in Buchanan and Blytheville area are visiting relatives and attending local events. A singing at Everett Talient’s drew a good crowd, an oyster supper at Clarence Swan’s was well attended, and residents visited family over the weekend. Local residents recover from illnesses, travel to nearby towns, and rumors mention a new mail carrier.
Flatwoods notes widespread colds with several smallpox cases nearby. Local visits include N V McCormick group, Dora McCormick, and T M McKelvy families. Ernest Cameron teachers the school as some pupils quit due to illness. Liley sells land to Vance and enters Zalma livery business. Sherman McGee visits. Mrs Baker improves. press wishes success to readers.
Health is reasonably good in Pond Creek as residents report. Edminston sold his blacksmith tools to James Fowler and moved to Texas. Various residents travel to Zalma and Marble Hill for business, college, or family visits. Reports mention illnesses, moving plans, and missed church appointments with several locals named.
A county section reports widespread illness with grip and pneumonia cases improving. Social visits include the Beal and Ward families, Dolan and Bollinger siblings, and others attending church, oyster suppers, and shopping trips. Various neighbors travel to Springfield and Cascade, with Amta Kinder Jr busy hauling goods amid frosty days.
The report notes a stretch of winter weather since Groundhog Day with the old ground hog likely to remain in for some time. Romer Call visited Lutesville on Saturday and Adam Seabaugh has hauled lumber from the Blanken sawmill. Henry Schreiner Will Hartwick and Newton Huffman were in Marble Hill on Thursday for business. John Blanken visited Gabe Reynolds on Sunday.
George Call with Philip Schreiner visited Herman Blank Sunday morning while Mewton Huffman hauled wood for Doctor Clayton on Wednesday. Tom Formway hauled wood to Marble Hill this week and Charley Oswald made a business trip to Lutesville on Wednesday. Green Martin hacks ties for Charley Oswald. Born-To Doctor Clayton and wife February 2, a girl. Mrs. Tom Formway is up again. Charley Hunziker Charley Schreiner Leo Bollinger and W Schreiner walked to town Saturday. Rudolph Hunziker in Lutesville Saturday. Thornburgh school closed Friday. Roy Tormway and Leo Bollinger attended. George Masters and wife were in Marble Hill Monday. Tom Formway also in Marble Hill Monday. Heurine Hanp.
Health is fair and winter bites. Miss Bertha Gray visits home folks. Local students and teachers report new faces at the school and a vaccination drive against smallpox. Neighbors share goings on from Lowndes to Mayfield, with marriages births and travels mentioned alongside farm work and social visits.
Joe Vangennip of Dongola bought cattle in the neighborhood. Phillis Fowler plans a crop with Mr. Wiggins near Greenbrier this summer. Jesse M. Shell runs his saw mill full time. Roswell Crites Jr lured by directors to finish Canecreen school term. Jasper McGee in poor health. Josie Mouser and Elva Kern visited Lutesville Saturday. Hoyt sale drew several locals. Born to Peter L. and wife a fine boy Feb 7. mother and baby well. Colorado fever touches Louis Null and Henry Cooper. William Herris to farm with James Griffey. Peter Shell visited friends near Zalma. Leo Cavaner leaves Saturday nights. returns Monday. Clubb Creek school to close Feb 21. all invited. C M Null moves his blacksmith shop near Hahn. Constable Null and W H Skelton.
Henry Crites and Walter Hosea called to see Geo. Crites Sunday morning. Geo. Crites and Amos Lee were present, with weather noted as fine at the time of writing.
J Wiggins offers corn grinding services in Zalma as ex sheriff A C King returns home. D B Corbin shifts from Cape Girardeau to Greenbrier to oversee business interests. Ervin Herrington and John Shrout clear land while C Gibbs and Luther Kinnison ship hogs to St Louis. Rev Henry George and S G Virgin hold a week long protracted meeting at Brownwood. A TH Lee buys a work horse. Preston Crites visits home. Snowball.
People discuss garden projects but may change plans. Joe Burk loses a fine mare valued at 275 dollars. Otto Dunn clears land for Grover Myers. Oscar Ward and Miss Nora Shetley of Castor attend church. Robert Barrett and family visit relatives. Mrs Atiza Kinder on the pay list. Sawmill idle due to Dr Thomas welcoming a new 11 pound boy born February 3. Purk school progresses under Miss Myrtle Bollinger. Lillie Hovis visits Bertha and Lena Turner. Cinda Campbell stays with D J Thomas. Interest grows in the state road. auto traffic expected soon. Mrs Willie McKinzie and daughter visit relatives. George B Myers budgets at Lutesville. Ben Vance visits Luke Vance family. Asa Hill visits Tom Turner. Albert Dunn and Charley Barrett skate. good time reported. Everett Tallent mail carrier considers moving to Glen Allen soon. Will Baker of Zalia visits Charley Thomas. Dee Bess conducts Cascade business. Vin-Leva.
A light exchange from a Mason club dinner notes chatter about luck at table thirteen. Brown quips that the misfortune is avoided if the thirteenth guest covers the cost, reflecting social humor of the era.
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