14 May 1902
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
1
J V Sluskard is cited for prosecuting attorney duties with Chamele s Revelle named in the Pur County docket. The fragment indicates official posts and judicial context, though precise actions and dates are unclear.
A jumble of fragmented notices reports and names from Cape Democrat and Cape Girardeau era items. Mentions Aneuntawor Connioax Bad Hawt and others dying in New York London and at home. Includes political nominations in Cape Grarden and local club plans in De Soto. Reports on Guatemalan unrest Martinique St Vincent volcanic eruptions and a new independent paper in Bismarck.
A partisan column reviews the Republican convention at Jackson and denounces nominating Moses Whybarke and endorsing N A Moxley. It attacks leaders, notes debates on trusts and Philippine policy, mocks Gardener, and comments on teachers and students amid local Marble Hill politics.
The article laments the failed yearlong petition, lauds Admiral Schley for possible silver gifts, mourns the death of Congressman Amoar Cummings, and condemns brutality toward Filipinos. It calls for improved War Department accounting and questions appointing a democratic Secretary of War to expedite budget inquiries.
The Southeast Missouri Normal board of regents finished its session with significant appropriations. Eleven thousand dollars was allotted to equip the new science hall, two thousand for books, and fifteen thousand to repair and equip the assembly and society hall. Work will begin immediately under plans by Chas. F. Varney & Co. of St. Louis, aiming for readiness by mid September before seeking further funding from the general assembly. Cape Republican notes Mr. Houck’s road plan from the Cape via Jackson north, to be built with iron and stone depots, contingent on securing right of way.
The essay urges men to select a noble vocation fit to their capabilities and interests, warning against square minds forcing round holes. It stresses careful unbiased consideration in choosing a life's work and the duty to aim for the highest station possible.
An essay argues youths should face drudgery with steady zeal rather than chase easy prestige. It warns against picking medics, lawyers, or theologians solely for honor and advocates farming, mechanics, or labor for dependable success. Environment and self analysis guide a sensible path.
The Bollinger County Bank at Lutesville Missouri reports a close of business on April 30 1902 showing loans and discounts notes on real estate and personal security totaling over 11 thousand dollars with considerable deposits. The balance sheet lists United States bonds other bonds and stocks cash items and a banking house valuation totaling 98 533 52 with capital stock surplus profits and various deposits and notes payable. The statement is sworn by President C M Wrrwen and Cashier F M Wells before a notary in May 1902.
In a Wisconsin countryside scene a student on a bluff recalls a creek fishing episode with a talking farmer. The farmer mocks urban schooling and extols a myth about Hinkson Creek fish lacking sense from endless dark and knots in the stream, ending with the narrator quitting in frustration.
Swift and Co patent lawyers report patents issued opposite the U S Patent Office Washington D C. Copies available for 10 cents. Inventors listed include Corydon I Posh Kansas City syringe Matthew Lynch Maltabend tank-heater William McMeanz Iantha hay-loader Milvern J Morford and G E Ambrose Skidmore vermin exterinator George W Smith Hardin motor vehicle William W Smith Kansas.
Southeast Notes reports Madison County Republicans nomination of a county ticket on May 5. Governor Dockery appoints John T. Meredith Jarge to the County Court Second District to fill the unexpired term of Judge A. Petty amid illnesses. Also noted are a drainage ditch project in Gigfridt No. 1, hospital board elections in Farmington, a shooting in Cape involving Ike Bollinger, a mixed marriage case in Ironton, and other local items from Fredericktown, Doniphan, Kennett, and Doniphan County.
The April 24 issue features ex President Cleveland in The Serene Duck Hunter with humor, William Marconi on wireless telegraphy experiments, and James A Hart recall of ball players. Also included are Arithor MacFarlane on fishing and Paul Latzke on James J Hill's School.
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