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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
8
Publisher entry shows Marhie Hill gostothee aa seyndeclase mattri in a local record. Details appear fragmented but indicate a publishing action by Hill and Chandler with a formal entry at a registry.
Our correspondents report a busy week with residents such as Linder Miller passing through toward Marble Hill and Lunesville while others like Green Martin head to Sturdivery to work on cross ties for James Phelps. Farmers are installing new poles for the phone company and many locals visit Marble Hill and Jackson. Household news includes visits by Mr and Mrs Daniel Proffer, Herman Blanken, Damel Praffer, and Catherine Baker. Health updates mention Artie Smith and Mrs C I Cooper, with several residents visiting relatives and attending local gatherings.
Mrs J M Sitze of Cape Girardeau visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs J Q Stevens. A M Baker visited family Sunday. John Swan of Cape Girardeau visited relatives nearby. Leota and Winnie Long returned home Saturday after weeks with their sister. Samuel Rhodes seen at Frederick Lutes home Sunday. Bessie Baker returned home Thursday. Frank and Albert Stanfill visited friends in town Sunday. Ice cream supper at Methodist church Saturday night with all invited. Grace Gibbs of near here left for Zalma Thursday. Julia Bess of Marquand went home Friday after visiting Blaine Minter and family. Radie Yount left Friday after visiting brother Oscar. Arch Deck did business in Marble.
Misses Sarah and Gertrude Pulliam visited Miss Eva Long on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Pulliaw visited Mr. Pulliam’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pulliam. Robert and Ernest Tallent of Sco pus visited Bryan and Robert Long Saturday night. Bertha Welker visited sister Mrs Fred Schleininger near Glen Allen, returning home Saturday with Schleiningers. Will Whitener visited Webster Limbaugh Saturday night. Henry Angle and Mrs Angle visited Mrs Angle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs Jacob Welker, Sunday. Kin unlisted or appt unclear.
Letters from Dunklin County describe a strong cotton crop and a large planted corn crop with worms forcing replants. They note plenty of work and low wages, mention a Senath show, Marble Hill water, and a public well at Glen Allen awaiting pump and concrete work. The writer, a Democrat supporter, closes with best wishes to old Bollinger friends.
Jackson Land Company advertises three farms for sale north west of Jackson including No 100 a 114 acre farm known as Scott Wilkinson place with 6 room house dam orchard and 65 acres of rich Byrd creek bottom land priced 55 per acre No 106 a 105 acre fenced farm on Byrd s creek adjoining the above at 52 50 per acre and No 105 a 243 acre cross fenced farm with 8 room house tenant house three barns orchard grapes and more near Whitewater Gordonville Tilsit Houck church school roads and a 7000 price sum Jackson Land Co
Roxie Hale Grandma Huff man and Jesse Irvin visited Dan Huffman and family at Bessville Friday Elmer Sitte Charley Welker went to Litesville Saturday returning home Sunday Rev Hill filled his regular appointment at the Ridge Our Sunday school grows larger each Sunday Miss Father Moore returned home from Glen Allen Sunday Mines Wesley Smith and John Rhodes on the sick list Miss Dora Mabuce returned home from Pathow the first of the week Miss Gladys Spain of Bessville visiting her aunt Mrs Dea Rae John Lee and wife Sundayed with T D Cambet Mr and Mrs T M Brown of Bessville and Charley Thomas W T Moxley of Hurricane attended church at the Ridge Sunday Jake
Health is good farmers are about all done planting their corn crop Rev Sikes filled his appointment at Little Valley Saturday night and Mr Johnson returned from line one day last week Several young folks spent Sunday afternoon at Sidney Johnsons and had a nice time etc health and community notes plus a notice about a school hygiene congress to be held in Buffalo Aug 250th.
Homer Hale and Henry Huffman visited relatives at Besaville Sunday. Born June 2, 1823 in Alabama, a son to Abner Venable and wife. June 2, 1913, we find that late son enjoys his birthday, well and hearty, cheerful and happy. Though blind, his spiritual eyes are clear and bright and he is happy in the religion that has been such a help and comfort to him all these years Ohio Mas Jaen.
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