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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
9
The fragment notes Maude Tall poseernce being entered or designated as second class matter with publishing details for Marble Hill Press Hill and Chandler publishers.
Charles Welker is ill with fever and Mrs Cheeriee Minorere is on the sick list. Rev Barret preached at the Ridge Sunday and Rev Haiy is to speak at night. LL Griffith and family visit Prenton relatives. Noah Yount and Doe Stell visited this vicinity Sunday. Rev Paschal preached at Civon the second Luna. Prohibition speaking at school house Thursday night. Mrs Russell of Lronton visited her aunt Mrs De Griffith last week. Brasv thay.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Bert's crest blest moment on October 2 and a series of family and visiting individuals. References to Jobe Whiteners twins boy, mother and babies, Samo OLanpher, Damile of Whitewater, Bess visiting Avil, Willie Dodinr, Elmer Patton, M B Minter, and Mrs Vw Boo Minter in Fredericktown. No coherent narrative or dates beyond October 2.
The Modern Brotherhood of Ameries held a fish fry at Grissy on Wednesday evening October T1 for members and families. About a hundred attended, enjoying fish, soda, bread and other foods. Music followed with Joseph McCormick and Martha McCormick on piano and organ. It was the first entertainment by the order at this place, leaving a sense of renewed vigor and a hopeful future.
The column reports Capt DSW Conrad of Marble Hill building a dwelling and barn nearby, Charles Rew selling out to move to Clarkton, and Rev Carroll of Marble Hill leading revival meetings. Charley and family will be missed as Hargrass from Neelys Landing returns to town, with community hopes for better times amid farming notes and town movements.
Health is improving for Jobo Vangilder after weeks of illness. The General Baptist Association met at Barks Chapel and drew a large crowd with several conversions and six baptisms. Local residents report hunts planned for winter and many citizens attended Senator Stone’s speech at Lutesville. Democratic candidates hold large rallies as campaigns push toward election day.
Miss Eva Davis is very sick. Willis Dials little boy was seriously hurt by tilting from a horse last Sunday. J D Cobbel, sick for some time, is reported better. James Davis and his sister. Mrs Annie Spears of Broadwater Missouri were called to the bedside of their sister Miss Eva Puvis. A S Green of Tallent was in this part of the county last week. The prolonged drought has made stock water scarce. Aad Bailey and his brother Mack.
A local passerby recalls visiting relatives near Hahn and questions stock law versus water. Green Fuzz asks if the speaker has lived under stock law, leading to claims that residents here won’t vote for it. The piece ends with a forecast that the stock law will be buried like the dogtax law when a chance is voted.
The item records health updates for several residents and mentions work opportunities in a southern area. It notes Mr. Farmer urging residents to vote against a proposed stock law, arguing livestock watering needs and alternative labor, with locals such as Cobble and the Americus Bailey family noted in visits.
Mrs Henry Lincoln is slowly recovering from erysipelas. Republican county candidates spoke at the Misters schoolhouse Saturday. Joseph Denton and W T Lincely consider going to St Louis for work. George Kirkpatrick and family returned from Dunklin county with cotton. Alex Grable passed through with squirrels. Burette Penderson visited his father Alex Henderson Saturday night. Mrs Adaline Masters returned from Cape Girardeau. G W Lincoln plans a Cape Girardeau trip. George Kirk on the play list. All Mayfield and wife with son Truman and Miss Texie Yount and
Burette Limbaneh and Alex Grable were seen in town Monday morning. Balis Nanney and family visited John F. Cheek Saturday night. Henry Rhodes came to town Monday. W O A Masters hauling cross Lies and W T Winchester visiting his brother J M Winchester this week. Rev J A Mendrek to preach at UHuerrienne church the third Saturday night and Sunday of every month. Parry.
The undersigned collector announces tax collection sessions for Bollinger County residents to pay current year taxes and delinquent prior year taxes. Sessions span October 25 to November 15 across Lorack Townshi p Whitewater Sedgewickville Mayfield Crooked Creek Union and Patton precincts with specific dates and locations. Pay promptly to avoid accrued interest on back taxes.
A testimonial from William Billings of Lutesville Missouri praises Dean's Sidney Pills and Japan's Kinney Pills for kidney disorder relief and back pain. He reports long suffering before using the remedies, noting marked improvement and urging others to try them. Sold by Foster-M Tbure Ga. and Buffalo NY, sole agents for the Dolrel States.
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