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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
1
Missovar strawberries won first premium at the Pan-American Exposition held last week. A rare third term bubble vanished, and President McKinley said he would not accept the proposition if offered. Taz Cubans followed a doctor’s prescribed dose by Dr. Platt, contrasting with McKinley’s favored benevolent assimilation policy.
The Missouri Press Association schedules a summer meeting at the funcled hotel in St Louis on July 12 and 18 with Mr Bryan expected to attend and address the gathering. The piece also notes related political and legal observations including taxation without representation and Missouri slot machine laws taking effect after the new session.
The Fredericktown Democrat News reports a U S Geological Survey planned for Missouri in the year July 1 1901 to July 1 1902, covering Jasper Newton St Francois and Washington counties led by Chas D Wolcott with W S Tangier Smith in charge. It also comments on Governor Dockery and the Jefferson Democrat opinion opposing his resignation to enter the United States Senate, arguing he should remain governor.
The ninth meeting convened at Lutesville on June 12 at 3 p m with Rev H Whitehead of Potosi as secretary. Reports from charges on church work and pastoral effort dominated discussions through June 13, committees on Temperance Missions and more were named, visitors welcomed, and education reports sparked debate. Several pastors present with a few absent. license to preach granted to Arthur Mather and R E Board. traveling preacher candidacy recommended for Mather. delegates chosen for the Annual Conference and alternates named. The district Mission work was presented, climaxing in a strong address by Rev T J Sharp of St Louis.
The Memorial Committee urged church law changes and memorial to General Conference. Bible use in homes and worship was stressed. Sabbath observance called for closer adherence. Epworth League highlighted youth concerns. District Conference set for Potosi. W R Mays term noted. Thanks extended to Lutesville Marble Hill citizens and W W Sample. I S Evans chaired Sunday School, PEB Geneway secretary. Read Tus Press for Bible culture emphasis. Rev H H A Smith noted for report.
A Poplar Bluff circuit court fined local druggists a total of 2850 dollars. Henry Mills and Maggie Swan wed at Marble Hill on the 6th. John Sands was shot and killed near Oriole in self defense. Elijah Moore, once convicted of murdering his father, was granted a new trial and acquitted. Christ Hick fatally injured leaping from a moving train at Carmi Hill. Dexter post office fire causes losses around 11000 dollars with 8500 insured. Jacob Bess dies near town. obituary of his wife to follow. Dogs poisoned in Jackson. cruelty noted. Miss Carleton turns 75 at Farmington with friends paying respects amid poor health. Paul Simpson, about 10, took a gold watch from Albert Fulenwider’s room in DeSoto and sold it. A state law requires the geologist to investigate mineral prospects upon petition of fifty freeholders. Frisco railroad reaches southeast Missouri. lumber may head to Kansas City via new routes. Dunklin Democrat notes Pan American Exposition contest funded by paper subscriptions. Trains run Cape Girardeau to Lotta via Houk road. two miles south of Lotta, with plans for a June-July connection to Clarkton road. Houk claims the line to aid melon shipping from Dunklin county.
A Glen Allen community column reports on students and staff changes, sickness, and social events. Examinations loom for certificates next Friday and Saturday. Local visits include May Green, Ethel Stevens, the Chestners, and the Zimmers. A fond note mentions a planned church belfry funded by recent ice cream and lemonade night proceeds.
Health is good in the vicinity though Hessian fly damages wheat. No heavy rains this spring and dry weather favors farmers with corn acreage and clean fields. F G Lambert runs a mill on Saturdays. A large factory rises on Richland farm by Drum Witmer & Drum. Paxico Company employs sixty. Dongola expects a railroad and new storehouse near completion.
We of our citizens traveled to the county south part for fishing and hunting last week where about 75 preachers and delegates attended a district conference claiming the best time yet. Misses Poor Denton and Della Rhodes of Glen Allen were in town Thursday. O J Soyer Edgar of Fredericktown and others plan to visit Burford's for goods as they advertise a broad stock of fashionable clothing and footwear. Prof 8 Henry and wife of Fredericktown visited here last week.
A long list of local visitors and residents in town includes Will Bowman of Cape Girardeau Pearl Lutes Ed Wane of Buchanan and many others. The piece also features a sermon by Rev J J Smith a gospel meeting at the tabernacle with 80 conversions and 16 additions to the church plus a community code urging residents to shop local support local mechanics and keep earnings homeward.
Nuhklin Democrat reports on proposals to pay Sunday school teachers and shift responsibility from parents to paid instructors. A New York minister supports tuition for pupils while critics warn against eroding home teaching traditions, noting modern parents are too busy to oversee religious instruction.
The Sunday edition of The St Louis Republic is a world wide news service marvel with a high quality magazine section illustrated in color and half tone. It features colored fashions cartoons humor and sheet music offered free with the Sunday issue. The yearly mail price is $2.00 and copies are sold by all news dealers.
Our readers may obtain The Kansas City Live Stock Indicator Farmers Institute Editions and The Poultry Farmer with our paper at 0.80 for one year. The trio is praised as premier agricultural reading in the West. Samples available at this office for a short time.
Jackson, Missouri, announces a service for monuments headstones and tablets executed under order using marble granite and stone. The ad promotes all kinds of cemetery work with English wording.
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