Marble Hill Press Thursday publication note
Marble Hill Press is published every Thursday by Hill and Chandler with publishers listed as Hill & Chandler.
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
8
Marble Hill Press is published every Thursday by Hill and Chandler with publishers listed as Hill & Chandler.
Our correspondents report continued rain and local notes from Clubb creek Perkins creek Hahn Sunday. James Summers had business on Clubb creek Monday. Charles Fowler and sister Tina visited Luke on Perkins creek Sunday. Monroe Null was at Hahn Sunday. G W Fowler is building a cellar under his dwelling. Some boys fished Friday and had a good catch. Future notes ask for news from Hill Billy.
Health is fairly good with few colds and whooping cough cases. Farmers plant corn but delays from rain slow progress. Garden vegetables potatoes oats are thriving. Hugo Hebenstreit and family visited Henry Horrell's Sunday. Ben Elfrink's new learn about completed Bennett Horrell and Ben Elfrink went to Marble Hill early in the week. One of Joe Hoenig's children has been quite sick with whooping cough but improving. Dennis Horrell and sister Miss Blanette visited Harry McManus near Glen Allen Sunday. News is scarce May Day ay.
Health remains good with rain and mud persisting. Families visiting from J A Harris, H B McGregor, Joe McCormick, and others. Marriages: Harry James wed Valle Revelle on May 11, and Marion McDaniel with Myrtle Whittenburg on May 11. Corn planting continues amid farm visits. Sunday school organized at New Trace Creek church. A push to form another at Old Trace Creek to counter Sabbath desecrations.
The farm home of Judge Ellinghouse for some time moved to his new home in Flatwoods recently. Mrs Susie Pound of Bertrand was in this vicinity and at Marquand a week ago visiting relatives. We will have a good crop of apples but no peaches in this neighborhood. Judge Ellinghouse was up here last week looking after his farming interests. For fear of taking too much space I’ll close. Bou ar.
Health remains decent with a good rain Saturday night. farmers busy planting corn. Mrs. J. H. Yount sick with little improvement. Ella Yount visiting from Marble Hill. Kora and Irene Jackson and Myrtle Newell visit. Emma Yount visits J. H. Yount. Teeters and families call on Barks family. Henry Fulton visits Adam Seabaugh’s. Nona Lates visits Hester Barks. Fred Feiler moves into new home. Golda and Willie Yount visit Edna and Mattie Teeters. Otto Reitzel’s wife tends ill mother J. H. Young. News scarce. signing off. Win Rore
The W M C notes readers that commencements will feature new entertainments and instruction. From May 20 to 22, contests in history elocution music and oration, plus tableaux, pantomime, and diploma presentation, will highlight the program. Come everyone. You are cordially invited.
Mrs John Hopkins writes that health is very good and she and her children have not seen Greenwood news for some time, promising to send updates.
Sunday visits and family news fill this column with churchgoers, a 10 pound boy born to Luther Fowler and family, health updates, birthday celebrations for Lone Blue Eyes, and various greetings among Mrs Berlin Sides Miss Maud Reitmon Rev T J Gaither and local residents including the Gaither and Speer families.
A letter describes a hail storm and heavy rain last Saturday delaying spring farm work with little corn planted. It notes the community mourns George Hahs, buried at Barks cemetery, and celebrates birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Dunn. John F. Winters thrives as a merchant. Willie Dunn smiles.
A乡 collection of brief notices from Scopus region reports health is decent after rain. Farmers hope for sunshine to finish crops. Webster Limbaugh, Dan Whitener and others pass through, with Dockins and Barks hitching nearby. Arnold Long visits Patton area, Jacob B. Welker leads cattle drive, and Welker family guests join Hester and Limbaugh. A surprise supper for Dellen Brown drew a large crowd with ice cream.
Nez Greer moved to the Whitener residence last week and received a nightly welcome in the form of a charivari. The report notes local visits, a hail storm, and various residents traveling or visiting kin, with church notices and weather events shaping the week.
Lutesville News reports multiple residents ill or visiting. Mrs M A Stanes and Mrs J L Robertson are on the sick list. W H Moore of Laflin visited Lutesville. Sherman Smith works at the chicken house. J H Suttles moved to Burford residence. J J H Sutties does carpentry for J L Paul. Henry Halin of Trace Creek attended to business. Prof C L MaLette finished painting Sample Sons store. Prof Harry Preston of St Louis visited cousin W E Dickey. Will Nenninger of Leopold bought a new buggy. Henry Cheek of Dayton Ark visited his uncle. Dolph Chandler painting Grandma Phelps's house. Burford shop sold six bin- units.
A bustling account lists residents visiting relatives and merchants from Bollinger and surrounding counties. Names include Peter Bess, Mrs. Geo. B. Myers, James Bowman, Peter McKelvey, Henry Vandevan, John Bollinger, Mrs. Ida Baker, and many others. Mentions of farm implement purchases, visits to relatives, a grapho phone for neighbors, school term endings, a lightning scare at a home, and political endorsements for governor EW Major.
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