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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
8
Mill and Chandler and the Pullisters intervene in a pie hill dispute as witnesses amid a local community contention. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a staged intervention by local figures.
Fragmented OCR text depicts a dramatic lament on societal collapse and violent punishment linked to a plague or revolution. It references Vesuvius and Martinique, death, and moral decay with imagery of justice and ruin. The fragmentary poem-like prose evokes catastrophe and punishment in a historical or literary frame.
Weather is hot and dry with oat and wheat harvests under way. Oats are light but wheat is good. Rev G W Husted and family visited JL Husted's kin this week, Roy and James Miller and Bollinger work with a thrasher in the bottom. Rev Hill to preach at Pine Hill Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs Sarah E Wright of Mine La Motte visited this vicinity early week. MF
Mrs John Rhodes preached at the Ridge church Sunday There will be Children's Day exercises at Moore's chapel Sunday oval at Union church the fifth Sunday in July There will be an ice cream supper at Union grove Saturday night July 1. Miss Nellie Berry is visiting relatives in Colorado Fred Mabuce who is in rather poor health is at home for awhile There was a surprise singing party at Oscar Hales Saturday night It looks now as if we would have lots of corn and fruit Irvin Rhodes will start their new threshing machine this week
A day into last week notes neighbors on a puny list and wheat thrashing near completion with light yield. Miss Fannie McCormick visited A. P. McKelvey's, Maud Beauhaltz from St. Louis visited homefolks, and ice cream suppers are popular. A woods fire caused by an unidentified person violated the law. Jim Haynes and Row Edmiston plan a wholesale hardware store with A. F. Moyers as general salesman in Bucksnort.
Buchanan Health is fairly good. Charley Barrett visited Roy Wagoner Sunday. Miss Mary Thomas of Farmington.
A flood of brief items from Dunklin county and nearby areas highlights visits, crop updates, church and school activity, road work, and local trades. Several residents travel through Cape Girardeau and Marble Hill while farmers report showers, sowing millet, and a promising corn and wheat outlook. An obituary notice notes the passing of Brun McPherson with administration granted.
Is uw guest at the home of her brother this week. WoC Myers has been quite sick but is reported better. People stack wheat this week as a heavy crop is anticipated. Grandma Tankersley of Blytheville Ark visits her daughter Mrs G B Myers. Mr and Mrs West Myers returned home at Blytheville Monday. Mrs H Wolpers and Kate of Boone Terre and Miss Mary Kinder of Columbia visit their parents. School time nears and there is a steady increase in educational interests. The Public School is a strong hold and should receive attention. every pupil should have full attendance. The county superintendent is a capable teacher and the teachers should cooperate to elevate Bollinger schools.
Plurviesae Health fairly good and corn looks well. John Rhodes & Co. have been sawing a bid lot of lumber for Ran sor Garland and will move to A tf Masters after wheat thrashing. Alonzo Mayfield bought cattle. Joh Starkey and family visited J D Ridings. Dogs killed sheep of A J Masters. G W Lin-
A trust deed dated February 1 1911 to Martha A Bell recorded in Bollinger County Missouri secures specified debts. On Monday July 8 111 at Marble Hill courthouse north door auction will be held to sell Lots 3 and 4 in block A in the town of Marble Hill to satisfy the deed of trust obligations.
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