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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
3
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In Fillmore, rain boosts crops while local Democratic and Republican clubs clash over who stands for offices. The Cooper family dominates nominations with Ohn M. Cooper as notary, John E. Cooper for constable, Thomas J. Cooper for justice, Jasper Cooper for assessor, and John M. Cooper as club chairman. A large Cooper bloc may sway the township, as voters anticipate more family candidacies and possible shifts when John M. Allen departs. Ilector closes in wary humor about the waste basket.
In Laflin news the threshing season kicks off with five machines in use. Local tradesmen including Judge Miller, John Englen, Siler & Erwin, and A. Nenninger & Co hustle grain. Reports mention births, a revival at Hog Creek Park led by Rev. C Brown and Mrs Nations, and lively political banter about Republicans and Democrats with anecdotes from Marble Hill and local elections.
Glen Allen reports a Fourth of July celebration with a sick Prof J Zimmerman and busy Dr Berry in town. A. Sander runs a good livery business and Arthur Sander teaches at Zalma school. Banister Brothers had a successful show last Saturday. Ashley Sander and wife of St Louis visited parents. Baptist services were well attended Saturday and Sunday. A horse race is planned for July 26 with grand preparations underway. Arthur Sander attended a militia bounty teachers institute in Fredericktown. He is noted as one of the town’s best young men.
The Bollinger County court orders sale of multiple tracts of school lands at public vendue in Marble Hill on September 14, 1894. Minimum bid set at 125 dollars per acre with one fifth cash and the rest on twelve months credit, interest 6 percent, bond required. Sale to occur during a circuit court session with sixty days prior notice by publication in the Marble Hill News.
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