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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
8
Publications credited to Hill and Chandler appear weekly on Thursdays in the local press. The notice indicates the publisher names and a standard entry about the newspaper’s operation and filing status.
Our correspondents report after a few weeks rest. A heavy rain and storm Monday night affected farmers starting spring crops. Daniel Proffer rents L A Browns farm to farm. Uncle Jacob Masters suffers rheumatism. John H Cobb cuts his leg. healing. Charles Schreiner works for W H Cobb. Mrs Charles Oswald ill. D Cobb near Marble Hill works for J H Cobb. H Blanken plans to move his sawmill soon.
Last week residents report improving health with Mr and Mrs Frank Corbin visiting Zalma. Visits by Miss Myrtle Morton to Miss Leona Lloyd and Edgar Chapman of Allenville to Uncle J Wiggins are noted. A church pie supper was well attended. Arkansas attract s neighbors like Jesse Barter and NT Lining. Miss Olena Kern is reported. The show progresses with various local names attending recent events.
Mrs Minnie Sitges visits her father T A Shell this week. H R Miller visits Enoch Underwood’s. A large Saturday night supper at Glen Allen draws many. G W Stilts ships two carloads of cattle to St Louis market. Claud Alexander visits family over Sunday. Underwood and Shell gathered sheep on Perkins Creek last week. M B Minter reports strong trade. Blaine Minter visits Dines Bess’s near Bessville. Anthony Seabaugh buys a new wagon for Grassy stave haul. H B Miller clears a large new ground. Walter Denman passes through Sunday. Clay Minter and Charley Alexander study telegraphy. Frank Miller’s family suffers from la grippe. RC Alexander’s singing Saturday night well attended.
The article notes beautiful spring weather spurring early garden work. Willie Green attends to the post office. Grisham M. and M. Co. has acquired an interest in Bennet company's store. John King left Saturday for Cape Girardeau to make his future home. Several town residents were mentioned in passing.
Report from the James school closing exercises notes a pleasant time. Chas King shipped cattle and hogs to St Louis last week, selling well. Dennis family and Mrs McDennis returned from St Louis and stay locally. Wilbur Welker seeks school superintendent office. Crosby and Mrs Ladd of Greenbrier visited. Hy Gaines homesteaded in Colorado citing greener grass. Mouser broke his ankle but uses crutches. Reuben Wills’s boy hurt by a runaway team, improving. Mule thieves hunted four stolen mules recovered. culprits fled.
Doarminville residents report visits from W A Crayton and others, preparations for building on land, and a busy week with stock sales and church services. Local trades include mules bought, a timber project, a cistern dig, and a wedding anticipated on the creek. Notables: Uncle Jack Rhodes, Rev J G Huff, and families from Captains Creek and Union Church attend events.
Crubb Creek Health reports reasonably good condition. A. C. Fowler was at Grassy Sun, indicating a local health and community visit plus regional activity.
Neptant Rev WOA Davault preached at Manly and weekend services. Claud Alexander visited Rossville relatives. Lan Claik called home due to his father's illness. Marie Wells and Maude McGlothlin visited Glen Allen friends. James Bagby with Oscar Carroll visited Dongola. Virgie Pridy spent time with her parents. Harry Wilson was on the sick list last week. Several new students arrived including Ida Yount Ella Yount Bessie Haines Valle Cooper Charley Green August Yount Arthur Lily M S Gladish Philip Barks Clide Seah James McCullough and sister Minnie attended Jesse’s school closing at Bessville. W O Shrum, a former student, visited this week.
E H Graham returned to Chaffee Saturday. Porter Shell and Albert Johnson left for Forest Illinois Monday. Orpha and P J Hahn are keeping house in Mrs Hahn’s property. Squire Tom McGee and son traded in town Monday. Presiding Elder Crow will preach at the M E church South next Sunday morning. S E Chandler bought the property now occupied by the Long family. Rev J A Russell preached at the Presbyterian church at 11:00 am Sunday. Born February 13 to Mr and Mrs John Mungle a fine girl. mother and baby doing finely. R L Teeters visited his sister Mrs Minor Deck near Hahn earlier this week. Married in this city Sunday February 12 Russell Backus and Miss Sands both of Jackson. Associate Judge J J M Sitzes came down from Bessville and sits with the court this week. Mrs Ashe returned from Pasadena California where she visited her daughter Mrs Bee Frost. Hon T A Caldwell and son came down from Jefferson City last week. suppose lay-off due to burning of the capital. Mrs Mary Keplinger visited Mrs J A Berry at Glen Allen and attended the Royal Neighbors box supper Saturday. OA Water, Latesville, fine just rover on porkmetoal...
Two obituaries recount the passing of Eves Lo Bethe at Gravel Hill and Emily Lee near Fredericktown. Bethe, 87, had suffered ten years, leaving a son, a daughter and fifteen grandchildren, described as a devout Christian and respected citizen. Emily Lee, 57, daughter of Thomas Hawn, left a husband and nine children, with strong faith and family ties noted in the notice.
An obituary note honors a devout Methodist mother, urging prayers for her children as they cope with bereavement. The piece references church life, faith, and hope of reunion in heaven, urging readers to remember the family in prayer and to seek guidance for the children.
John A. Nenninger sheriff of Bollinger county announces a public auction on March 4, 1911 at Marble Hill courthouse for cash to settle a promissory note default. The real estate in section 30 township 33 range 9 east, about 75 acres, bounded by the Perryville and Marquand road, will be offered to the highest bidder. The deed of trust originally executed by W F Tinnin and CA Tinnin their wives and P L Doggett and Flora Doggett their wives secures the note. The trustee refuses to act and the sale proceeds go to the note holder.
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