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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
8
A terse public notice from JL and Chandler appears in the May issue. It references a publisher’s statement and a forthcoming response, with emphasis on a legal or administrative action awaiting official posting.
The Dongola region news lists births at home of Mr and Mrs Charles Ramsey and a July arrival. It records visits by Mrs Bellvie Hughes, Miss Leona Lloyd, Miss May Hovige, and several local residents to relatives in town. Protracted meetings closed, Union church services, and Harmony church house construction are noted alongside harvests, threshing, rain, and a new telephone line project.
Health is good and recent rain improved corn. Rev Patton held services at Harmony. Locust Grove Sunday school reports large attendance. Everyone is invited to participate and help carry on.
A vintage ad proclaims family groceries including flour meats lard canned goods sugar coffee fruits and confections with National Light Coal and White Rose Gasoline offerings. It touts three cans of corn or peas for 25 cents and four cans of hominy for 25 cents as well as peaches at 18 cents a can and temperance drinks.
Rainy weekend in the locale with social visits and ceremonies. Elbert Meldrum of Sikeston and Miss Dora Mahnuee of Roseville wed at Linesville on July 4. The presiding elder preaches at the Ridge Monday night. Local residents attend services and observe a Covered Cars procession in Bessville on Sunday in the heat.
Tonio Toight reports farmers haying while sun shines. Rev Mr Poole of Sikeston preaches at Union Light Sunday at 11 a m and again at night. Ed Bennett and wife visit daughter Mrs Grounds after Saturday and Sunday. WB Louis family visit Will Salyers Saturday night. Baseball favored. Sunday school at 10 o clock daily. Otto Munich and family visit daughter Mrs Stevens Castor Saturday night. Dan Salyer and grandson Roy Powell of Marquand visiting Will Salyer. Mr and Mrs Lee Ellis of near Perryville visit family.
Mrs Yount spent last Saturday night and visited at Will Salyer's Sunday. Uncle Frank Henson and his wife from Marquand are visiting friends and relatives in the area, with Lowe Buack evenings.
Local notes report good rains last week and healthy crops with corn thriving and wheat stacked. Mentions fires in Alton Illinois, visits to Kennett and Palmore, church services, revivals by Rey Galloway in Kentucky, and many social calls and travel to Monticello and Pitts Town.
A long page of notices from Hollinger and Bollinger counties Missouri details creditors’ claims in the Toot Wo Halin estate and final settlement at Hollinger court. It also includes a land sale advertisement for property in Marble Hill with bid details, the required dates, and names of executors and witnesses. Additional items mention property disputes in Bollinger county and notices from the U.S. Land Office at Springfield regarding five year proof for a homestead claim by Calen Shelton, with witnesses listed.
Letters testamentary granted to Thomas J. Trenuna by the Probate court of Hollinger county Mixaguri on the ith day of June 1913. All persons with claims must exhibit them within six months, or be precluded from benefits. if not exhibited within one year from publication, they are forever barred.
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