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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1912
Page
8
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Our Correspondents report health is reasonably good with many locals traveling, visiting relatives, and undertaking repairs. Names include Willis Dial, JWG Hahn, Lewis Cline, Edgar Chapman, Frank Faris, Mrs Polhard, Norman Poston, Mose Penturf, G Huffman and family, W M Strong, A Williams, Archie Jenkins, Will Jaques, Jack Patton, John Miller, Misses Hester and Mary Limbaugh, and Ransom Garden. Local road and store activity noted with fence work, ice cutting, barn construction, and a growing Patton Telephone presence. Several social visits, farming moves, and a few illnesses are recorded amid seasonal weather.
Misses Maude Wallis Grave McCans Ollie Wills and Messrs Harley Myers Arthur Liley are among five new students. Miss Myrtle Pogue visited relatives near Marquand. Myrtle Wallis visited home folks Friday to Sunday. Walter Gray visited Hume folks at Perkins Creek weekend. Rev W A Davault preached at Mangu Sunday. Classes now organized to prepare teachers for examinations.
Health is reasonably good with frequent colds. Residents Charley Wiggins and wife visit relatives in Illinois Garrett. Ramsey trips to Advance. Dott Wiggins and Leona Lloyd attend Moot Hart Business College at Cape Girardeau and visit home folks. Mrs. L. C. Cline and sister visit Fredericktown parents. J. I. Wiggens loads corn for N. Lloyd. Elmer Carter of Chicago passes through en route to Plurremne. Hurricane school closing well attended. William Whitener of near Marquant attends. Loyd Brown of near Scopus makes a visit in the vicinity.
Report from Sealpewickville notes fine weather and sturdy health aside from a few whooping cough cases. Will Howard and Charley Statler visited relatives near Jackson last week. Monroe Hartle and Willie Bollinger attended Marble Hill school exercises. Mrs. Margaret Friese held a furniture sale last Friday with good prices. Jasper Seabaugh traveled to Oak Ridge on business. A contest is planned for February 22 at this event.
A horse sale saw Jesse Hartle sell to Francis Statler near Jackson. Harrison Moore and Effie Seabaugh wed Feb 7 with a large crowd. WE Bollinger visited Jackson. John Bollinger hauled wood to S. C. Smith. Julius Bollinger plans mercantile venture. Propst, Crites dig cistern for Julius Bollinger. Tra Crites and Odow Drum visited Propsts. Night News scarce.
Health is very good Mr am. Mrs Sill Eaker visiting Mrs Eakers parents Rev and Mex J Gaither return to Senath. Roy Gaither and Miss Nora am. Delphia and Minnie Spor go to Greenwood for practice. Nora Gaither visits uncle Meo and Mrs Ht S Speer. Rex Buckner holds meetings at Zalma. Rev TJ Gaither's leg mends. Melvin Pickett in Zalma visits. Greenwood school to close Feb 1 with program. Pete Shell a Welcome visitor on Clubb Creek. Tom Fowler visits parents. Fay Austin visits Monroe Fowler. Cold weather freezes Green Fur. News scarce. hope Green Fur and Brown Eyes write back. Love, Bion Eyes.
Winter weather eases after a spell as the WCOT met in Alliance last Saturday with dinners on the ground and a reported good gathering. Community updates include visits by Amon Wilson from Washington to his sister Mrs J B Dolle, Mae Blaylock at H Fo Johnson's, and Everett Johnson buying Jim Fulton’s farm planning to move. Mrs Elmer Bollinger visits her mother, and W J Bollinger attends a democratic mass meeting at Sedgewickville while expressing Clark support.
A crowd of youngsters gathered at Wo J Bollingers Wednesday night for Frank's birthday. Supper was prepared and served, followed by music until two o clock. Henry Bollinger organized the event and hosted a party for the local youths. Mrs Tom Grindstad visited her mother Sunday night. John Granthan visits the mill regularly, and Dan Johnson is getting his ears treated in Cape Girardeau. Henry Bollinger hosted another party last Saturday night. JOH Johnson and sons are clearing a new ground this winter. John Bo Dolle Oor miller remains busy grinding.
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