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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
8
The notice states Hill and Chandler publish every Thursday and that the paper is issued from the Marble Hill post office as second class mail.
Local readers report visits and health notes in Marble Hill and nearby communities. Huskey and Murray families welcome relatives, while Geo Fox recovers from a fall at Lutes Tie works. Marriages, school progress, social visits, and small community happenings fill the week.
Health in the locality remains good with rain recent. Andrew Ford and wife announce the birth of a big boy on January 14. Mother and child are progressing well and there is hope for Andrew's recovery. Quilting party attended by Martha Shell Pearl Shell Della Bess Minnie Roberts Amanda Shell Eva Deck Bertha Null Parlee Null Ida Shell and Emma Hender shot. Rev W J Wilburn visited Willis Dials en route to Cane Creek for services. Dan Cullins from Illinois is negotiating for J W Halin's place MS.
Weather has been poor with more soon. Mrs Will Whitener improves slowly from the puay list. An oyster supper and candy breaking at John Cargle’s New Year’s night drew a large crowd. Brush Creek Methodist preaching drew good attendance. Eva Scott of Gipsy stays with Mrs Peter Stilts. Mrs Dan Bennett and children of Zalma visited relatives here last week. Effie Fish Lola White ner visited Eva Scott. Bland McKee travelled to Zalma for business. Ed McKee’s visitors included Will Stratman family Will Kimmel family and Miss Dodson. School mam praised. Tom Stephens family visited relatives in Stoddard. Mr Jenkins of Illinois visiting local friends. End.
Edward Hendrix remains gravely ill though reported no improvement. G. L. Myers summoned a doctor for his youngest child Sunday. The bulletin ends with news of a sudden death noted by phone on Sunday.
Robert Rogers died at his home near here on January 16 from pneumonia. Amaziah Baker attended his funeral at Thomason graveyard. Several local residents visited relatives and travelled to support ill kin, including Vesta Zimmerman and Mrs Golda Shell.
Health is not so good with pneumonia prevalent among children. Wheat looks fine for the time of year as a light winter begins. Babies of John Miller Elmer and Early Poston showing improvement, while John Winters's condition remains unchanged and Enoch Shell improves. Guests of Mr and Mrs Lige Allen and Mr and Mrs John Van Gilder are mentioned.
A village column notes visits and sickness among local families including Winters Huffman Barks Propst and Cariile. Mr and Mrs Huffman visited sick baby at Winters home. a resident quilts a 12288-piece piecework. Ed Seabaugh plans move to Dongola. Cunningham exchanges mare for wagon. Numerous social visits, a maple syrup run, chapel services, and local chatter fill the week as Breezy Buu signs off.
Gentle notes describe fair weather and muddy roads. F. E. Seabaugh is puny, while John Revelle Jr. has returned in good health. Wim Wilfreth builds a new meat house with J. W. Atchison handling the work. Gean Gunter of Advance plans to depart for Illinois. A skating band passes by in the mud as Ed Seabaugh travels to Allenville. School expected to continue another month.
A Kansas or Iowa seed house advertises a free mailed seed catalog covering corn oats wheat barley grasses clovers alfalfa pasture lawn mixtures seed potatoes and other farm and garden seeds. Readers are urged to request the catalog by writing the paper and mentioning the notice.
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