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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
8
The sparse OCR copy records villagers attending church and social events in Leopol d while noting farm work, cattle sales, weather, and building. Residents visit relatives in nearby towns, purchase stock, and discuss corn planting. Several names appear with scattered actions, travels, and illness among families.
W M College notes Prof L A Smith called to Farmington by his ailing mother. Numerous town updates include new students, arrivals, church moves, a clay mill project, and various local trades and incidents. The piece captures community life, travel, illness, and small business activity in brief entries.
In chapel Dr. William Lages delivered a high school lecture on how the German army is organized. He noted his eighteen years living in Germany as proof of his knowledge. Miss Murphy followed with a talk in the same program.
Farmers lament dry weather and need rain as wheat ground work slows. Joseph Vandenuip builds a new dwelling on his farm while O Harris is on the mend. Mr and Mrs S Sample and family visit Marble Hill. Our new schoolhouse nears completion and classes begin October 15 with Truman Burns as teacher. Mr and Mrs De Johnson plan a trip to Illinois. Fred Shell returns from Lutesville to visit family. A number of cars travel through the area.
Community updates show Miss Leona Lloyd departing for Deering to work as a stenographer for the Deerng railroad. Mrs Clara Pickett and son Leon and Miss Blanch Jones traveled to Bloomfield for shopping and dental work. Several locals attended church at Stepp schoolhouse. Mrs Hindman and daughter Verbe ill. Mrs. Sample remains ill. Dan Rose left for Iowa. others toured to Luresville via Cape. Barn purchases and a cattle lot sale announced.
Floyd Robertson is employed at the poultry of these days Wen, Hughes went to Frederick town Saturday returning Sunday. Mrs Alexander Slinkard visited her brother R Mo Croft last Monday. Henry Lutes was under the weather the first of the week with chills. Mr and Mrs Geo Clubh of Zalma.
Leopold arrived late for last week. Health is fairly good with exceptions of tonsillitis. We need rain. Jobin Vandoren has typhoid fever and was taken to Cape Girardeau hospital but not much better. M. J. Vandoren moved his saw.
Mrs. H Hankemeier of Otho town, Kokomo, describes taking Cardui about six months before her baby’s birth. She says it cured dreadfully bad ailments including backache and nausea, left her irritable and nervous, and that she felt grand during and after pregnancy. She cites many grateful letters from other women and urges others to try Cardui.
The Drum area reflects community efforts with a Red Cross unit and a ladies and girls group forming to aid the cause. A basketball game between the local team and Frederictown High School is scheduled for Friday night October 12 at Drum ball, followed by a pie supper to benefit the Athletic association. Admission 25 cents. High school principal Mr Masters visited from Friday to Sunday. Thelma Hickam entered high school Tuesday morning, enrollment rises. Silas Gladish addressed the chapel before heading to training camp, eager to defend his country. Quezz Barrett visited home recently. The girls are organizing a basketball team and gym in Drum hall prepared for practice. Trespassing and hunting are forbidden on local farms.
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