11 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
1
Ida Goldsmith Monis writes of a strained day between Mandy and the speaker. After anger and harsh words the pair return home to a quiet room filled with memories of a lost child. A tender reconciliation follows the shared grief and whispered promises.
Rain floods creek levels while residents share updates from Cross Roads. W W Grimsley visits his daughter Victoria Grimsley as she finishes school term. Judge Barton loses his saddle on the way home. Hurricane and Mared Gth schools close. Donklin county trip for spring school planned. Miss Lizzie Sample begins at MS academy. Married Grindstaff of Patton to Laura A Wilkinson of Millerville Mo officiated by Rev Stephen Yount. congratulations extended.
Farmers hope for less rain after February sowing. Avery Zimmerman spent time with his family. James McGee seen in town with the Young Pumper, signaling business. Religious service at M. E. Church reported twenty five conversions. Died March 8 Pinckney Me Daniel of consumption. John Gouge made a rapid visit and took two young girls home. Weather and illnesses referenced in brief neighborhood items.
Seven new pupils enrolled at the academy with several others expected as the M A. students come from county families. The school hosts visitors R. W. Fischer and Rev H. W. Marshall while teachers Anna Dram Columbia Yount J A Burton A M Garrett General Chandler Eli James CU. R. Estes Pr Estes M. Gladdish and S. M. Dulaney refresh plans for next year.
County court adjourned session approves road overseer bonds for Seabaugh Mungle Tenholder Hahn Welker Sturgeon Dunn West Cobb Albright Zimmerman Vanderen Long Fowler Laird. Credit collector Limbaugh for $4.58 school tax error. allowances for relief and repairs. approve Bollinger county printing contract with J G Finney. approve George Mitchell school fund bond 165. SECOND DAY: payments for courthouse pump repairs stationery desk and clerical outfits. delinquent list credit for Cape Girardeau & Fort Smith railway. Prosecute Green v Bollinger. settle Limbaugh accounts. total state and county revenues and allocations listed. Credit Limbaugh 34 merchant licenses. charge Yount. Coffin payments and road district apportionments. Marble Hill village incorporation petition continued. Hiflie school fund bond 300 with 100 extra loan. coffins for burial.
Court orders the incorporation of new territory into the marsh village pending approval of a land boundary with Mrs. A. A. Hollis while approving bond for county printing and salaries for county officials. Adjournment set to the first Monday in April 1897 amid notes on personal philosophy and conscience.
A local tale contrasts a man who rejects church membership to avoid fees with a neighbor who helps him yet is maligned as hypocritical. The critic cites petty misdeeds, like a pig raiding a potato patch, to argue moral standards in a small community.
A passage urges workers to deepen skill and understanding, arguing that weak bodies or careless effort hinder quality. It claims true advancement comes from thorough mastery, thoughtful, detail-focused labor, and a passion for excellence, not easy positions. It stresses personal improvement as honorable and essential.
A Jefferson City special reports that the anti lobby bill of March, proposed by Barton as a substitute for the Dyer bill, passed the session today. The measure is substantially a copy of the Georgia law and aims to curb lobbying activity.
It is possible the legislature will adjourn sine die March 22 with no resolution yet introduced in either branch. Speaker Farris said he is certain the House could finish by the 22d and quit, while the Senate waits on the House. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher died at Stamford Conn March 8 at age 85 after a peaceful end.
John Allen recounts a tale from Tupelo about a barefoot boy driving billy goats to a wagon with a water barrel. A traveler learns the boy earned about 16 cents a day hauling water, and the boy would sell oats for a high price if offered. A local cries out that if El Bryan is elected the goats and water could fetch big money.
Unusually ferocious coyotes in Colorado show signs of hydrophobia as several dogs bitten by them die with rabies symptoms. Mexico faces timber preservation concerns as a five member commission is appointed by President Dias to report measures. The resignation of Congressman Vandiver leaves the President’s chair vacant in the Southeast.
An amalgam of ads and notices. The Simmons Liver Regulator touts cures for liver biliousness and digestive woes, urging household use. Local reports note Prof John S McGhee named president of a normal school faculty, with Prof M Tall filling his chair. Also observed are insurance claims after limb loss, a New York lawyer teaching a female class, Spain’s farming aid, an Arkansas bill to curb licensure for intemperate physicians, and crime and census notes.
Percy A. Walter, a Minneapolis real estate man, told a customs inspector he feared leaving highly explosive cartridges in his trunk as the spree reached New York. A cartridge belt on his waist concealed diamonds and jewelry valued at 1,000, quickly found by inspectors.
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