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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
4
Local items report renewed subscriptions, a rainstorm, and residents visiting town, including Jems Jackson and Rev J C Hembree. Notices advertise livestock for sale, land rental, and a brick cottage on market, with public announcements from M E Church officials and a pension conference.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Caldwell location and a warning not to sell everything. It mentions a trade, ware, and a call to visit or contact at the Westen Building. The legible elements point to a business cue rather than a complete event.
P Prespell of Patton, Hon Moses Whybark from the Cape, Omer Lutes markets fresh oysters and groceries, D R Sample in town, Mrs Clippard and Mrs Drum visit Laflin, Mrs M A Murphy visiting Kansas, wants second hand cook store, W B Wallis from Millerville visits and cashes checks, young men praised for church conduct, burial robes offered by E H Graham, grocery orders by phone 48, Ed Schnapp touring salesman in town, Omer Lutes sells confections, Twentieth Century Club meets with Mrs A P Eldracher, H Elfrank delivers The Press to J B Thompson, flood damage reported near Laflin, Delta to Bloomfield trains, Ed Aubuchon travels via Bismarck, mule buyers active, Spiva firm brings in nearly $5,000, Omar Lutes opens family groceries, public school literary entertainment praised, Pierree Faames-R W Fischer frames pictures.
J C Whitten Missouri University horticulturalist says well cared for fruit trees sprayed last summer will yield a good crop this year, while neglected trees promise only a small harvest due to a heavy scab influx. Property ad describes 160 acres with 100 cultivated, 50 in Perkins Creek bottom, 4 room frame dwelling, cistern, smoke house, poultry house, and 33 by 58 hare, 4 acres orchard, 2 acres Elberta peaches. Price 1,000 with credit terms. apply at the office.
Rosemont Hall presents a home under direct care of President and Mrs Hendershot. Fine new rooms are ready for occupancy now offering boarding in the hall for prospective patrons to consider taking advantage of the opportunities.
Moses Jones traveled to Frederick on business Wednesday. The Meneley Quartette of Chicago performed three temperance entertainments at the Baptist church over Monday and Tuesday to good crowds despite bad weather. Mrs. Bazzell, wife of R A Bazzell, died near town January 19 from typhoid fever at age five years. Her funeral was in Hahn chapel cemetery, leaving a husband and nine children.
Lutesville News reports events inclosing church preaching by DA Ball, L. W Conklin’s handshake tour, FP Loyd's Bachanan business, Thomas Perk moving toward schools, Ed Peter showing mules near Gravel Hill, Ren Johnson's continued ME Church meetings despite weather, and social visits by Mrs A J Barlid and Mrs John Burford from Jackson. Funeral attendance for P T Peak at Glen Alln Monday, and farm life notes on insurance, floods, and community readings. The piece notes Marble iH and Lutesville donating funds to overhaul the foot bridge, and praises the Farmer and Stockman reaching more homes, urging readers to place orders.
A spoof guide from Liberal Enterprise outlines a ritual to gain entry to a printing office. It describes three raps at the inner door, disclosure of name address and year owed, a handshake with a $10 bill, and a jocular exchange with the editor before receiving a receipt.
P T Peak died in St Louis January 22 after months of ill health. His remains were laid to rest in Glen Allen cemetery Monday evening with a Baptist church funeral followed by Masonic lodge services. He leaves a wife and three children. Also reported, rainfall in the area exceeded last year's totals, with July being the wettest month at 13.14 inches, causing crop and property damage.
February issue highlights a dashing ice skating frontispiece by Julia D. Cowles, includes The History of a Papilio Turmus Butterfly by Ellen Robertson Miller, and The New Hand Art by Mary H. Northend, with Harriet among the contributors.
Notice is given to creditors and all interested that I, the undersigned administrator of the Probate Court of Bollinger County Missouri, will hold a final settlement at Marble Hill in Bollinger County starting Monday February 12, 1908, J L Posrom.
Within one year from the date of said letters claimants may present their claims or be precluded from any benefit of the estate. Administrators Davin J. Coxnan and Sam J. McMurs. The Daily Globe-Democrat of St. Louis promotes its newspaper with subscription rates and a free sample copy offer, urging readers to order or request a sample.
By deed of trust dated May 4 1876 Robert Holsum and Elelda Holsum ceding property to secure a note now past due and unpaid Sheriff D J Conrad will sell January 31 1900 at the north door of the Bollinger county courthouse Marble Hill Missouri between 9 AM and 5 PM to the highest bidder for cash the real estate described in the deed of trust containing 107 acres more or less located in Jackson Missouri.
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