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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
4
A garbled OCR list shows many political candidates including for U S Senator Breckin Ridcor Long and Governor John M Atkinson with unclear spellings and several offices named. The fragment mentions sheriff judge and county judge with miscellaneous surnames like Corbin Smith and Lilly and Myers. The document seems to be a damaged political ballot notice.
A Jasper County Democratic recat convention adopts resolutions blasting Arthur Capper and his farm papers. It denounces Capper for deceiving the public about Cuban sugar, warns farmers about so called agricultural papers, and urges publication of the Wilson era congressional debate on Cuban raw sugar purchases.
Missouri has long fed the world in mule production and may rise as a pork producer if more sows like Mrs. M. Peeler's can be produced. The animal farrowed 27 pigs, 17 living, according to the State Journal.
The St Louis Post Dispatch urges defeating John L Sullivan for Secretary of State and for State Treasurer and Geo H Middlekamp for State Auditor, a stance echoed by the Jefferson City Democrat Tribune. Sullivan was renominated by the Democratic party without opposition, and Middlekamp’s status is noted.
The Post-Dispatch notes the nomination of the State Treasurer for State Auditor by a plurality nearly as large as the opposing Democrats combined. It criticizes two Democrats for voting against full annexation of farmland and city real estate while valuations were set low. It mentions Sullivan, Middel kamp, and Attorney-General McAllister as blamed for Governor Major’s administration. It references George F. Hackmann as the Republican nominee for State Auditor seeking reelection, citing his high-valuation votes. The piece also covers local society notes from Poplar Bluff and nearby areas, with visits, church events, and an upcoming annual conference at Poplar Bluff on September 24.
Robert Warne Gray, said to be Missouri's smallest baby at two months old, weighs two and a half pounds fully dressed and measures 15 inches long with a 9.5 inch chest. Doctors call him normal and his trained nurse grandmother vows to give him every chance to grow. Parents Mr and Mrs Crasgy Gray reside near Everett in Cass County.
Lutesville area residents report a flurry of travel and new residences. Elza Seabaugh of St Louis retires home after visiting relatives near Scopus. Joe Barnes, buyer of a Union Ridge farm, arrived to join family. Miss Frances Pierce to St Louis to settle after shipping goods. Mrs R W VanArmburg returns from New Madrid visit with her mother Mrs Lee. Jack McClendon and baby depart for St Louis after visiting Isaac Park. Selma VanAmburg leaves for Morley to teach this year. Everett King and son from Gilman IL return home after visiting Eli Hahn and family and Clinkenberds.
Feath school opening recorded Monday with Randall Kincaid and Ruth and Truman Roe visiting Pearl and Marvin Cobb. Various locals including Lottie Stineman, Jake Masters, R Hunziker, Kendall Proffer, Williams, Farmway, Meldrum Cobb, WoW Huffman and daughter Margaret, N W Huffman and daughter Margaret, plus D C Roe welcoming a daughter Beulah May born August 10.
The revival meeting conducted here for two weeks ended Sunday night. John Knowles and wife and Monroe Dennis and wife drove to Portageville Missouri last Thursday to visit Mrs Knowles and Mrs Dennis sister Dr Henry OKelly. They returned home Sunday. Miss Aliene Robinson visited Miss Pearl Kuhlman last Thursday. Roy Smith and Grace Henson traveled through en route to Perryville last Wednesday where they married and returned as Mr and Mrs Smith. George Grindstaff sold his farm north of town to John Shirley and bought L C Corgan property in a good trade.
Arthur Hettman and Gil, son Plat River, visited Mr Heitman’s parents near Flat River. Sarah Hollinger and Mary Bollinger’s kin, and George Statler, visited Mrs Bollinger’s mother who has been ill all week with little improvement. Notices of local deaths, funerals, farm life, and yard news follow with multiple family mentions and distant travels to Perryville and Farmington.
The Fifth District Christian Endeavor session ends after three days in Columbia. In Hopkins Missouri Rev M Kretchman of Chicago is called to the Presbyterian pulpit and has accepted. Republic Missouri forms a community club with officers elected.
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