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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
8
A fragment notes an entry at the Martie Hill post office involving a person named Kevond Celaas matter. Further readable details are limited in the supplied OCR fragment.
Our Correspondents report health steady though colds persist. Lone Grove school to close next Saturday. Ollie and Eula Nanney, Alpha and Bertha Nanney, Roscoe Nanney, Charley Leach share plans to attend Clarkton Monday. John Brown back from training camp to visit. Roy and Tray Brown visit uncle John Brown Friday. Alylin Nasimey visited T M Strovion’s last Saturday and church in Lone Grove. Robert Geley visited Mr. and Mrs Rosene Nanney Tuesday night. Tra Dockins moved to Grand me Fetes place Thursday. Two Sisters.
Health is fair. sleet and snow fade but water and mud hinder travel. Creeks impassable. Tom Hart hauls corn to Latlin. Monroe Hill and Lee Mabrey court timber for LFE. Lewis Cunningham's daughter listed as puny. Wille Fifrink worked for Lo A. Conningham. School drag due to weather. G W Hill plans farming this year. Mrs Mollie Baker of Randles died February 3 1918 of measles leaving husband four sons three daughters and many relatives.
Mrs Kate Knowles visits relatives in our midst miles Whitener and wife of Bol Miaigner County transacting business here last week Rev Badgley called to Sugdon for funeral of Wall Coombs last Tuesday The Misses Badgley teachers near Fredericktown visited their brother Rev J Badgley February 2 and 3 Rev Badgley and wife visited at J H Whitener's Friday night Pat Carr and wife rejoice for arrival of a time little Tee Lelia Venable up and about after two weeks illness Misses Lena Osborn and Minnie Itzer spent the weekend with rs JH Whitener on the farm Lyman Rhodes from Grisham to town one day last week John Grindstatt of Dunkle county former Bellinger county farm came up Saturday He says plenty of snow down there Deputy Sheriff Sharp attended to business in our town last D.C. McLean called to Flatter to see his daughter-in-law Ms John Ellis who has typhoid Daisy Gregory Health fairly good except a few grip Our mud and water plenty Monroe Kinder and Arthur Allard Millerville visited relatives here end of last week Albert Myers started his factory again Born To Mr and Mrs Charley by February 5 a fine boy Marion Myers and family visited T J Gregory's Sunday Several of our young people at church at Grassy Sunday Willie Baker filled his regu
Local residents make weekend trips to Marble Hill Lutesville and Cape Girardeau. Illnesses are reported including Mrs Albert Baker and Mrs Nessie Newell. Several visits and social calls among the Ossig Liley Winters and McMinn families. No major events beyond everyday town life are detailed.
The community records visits by Glen Miller, Henry Bollinger, and Frank Hansen among others. School districts prepare programs, families attend Epworth League events, and farms report a three pound parsnip. A birth is noted for Mr and Mrs J A Shell with a February 11 girl.
A fragmented report notes that stating all enjoyed the occasion would be overly modest. The line suggests modesty about the group's reception and leaves the full context unclear.
A potpourri of community items reports illness and weather, farm work delays, animal mishaps, and local visits. It notes Rev Pape missing duties due to high water, Dknigias and Fulton travels, and efforts to boost yields. Bridges planned on Allenville Delta and Bloomfield roads receive county orders, with $900 in local contributions for the Little River Drainage district impacts.
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