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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1925
Page
2
The text argues that voting defines American citizenship linking duty to participation. It says voting when possible proves citizenship, while not voting makes one a sponge who absorbs from government without giving back, noting a township election holds equal importance to other elections.
Clark County Farm Advisor Worth Merritt reports Fred W. Halm of Peru has topped local corn yields and produced heavier, higher grade grain. His four year line of utility type corn yields 70 bushels per acre, with a 28 inch wagon load showing 657 bushels, and grain grading above No 6.
A new bulletin by Dr. R. S. Smith summarizes long term tests on gray silt loam at Odin and Toledo Cumberland county and brown silt loam at Urbana. It reports seven inches of depth costs about 2.50 per acre to plow and five dollars to subsoil with dynamiting costs 12.0 to 25 per acre depending on materials and labor.
Ernie Bishop and family and Glen Morgan and family spent Sunday at Amos Morgan's. Mr and Mrs Eliza Newman and their son visited sister Mrs Oda Marrs and family. Mildred and Raymond Spires stayed over with grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Spires. Ben Sweet and family from Marshall also listed.
Sunday visits unfold across the county as John Reed hosts and Mrs. Harry Harbor meets relatives. Abe Babcock travels to Clarksville while Robert Babcock of Marshall visits son in law Virgil Fox. Harry Tingley family visit Jack Wallace household and Jim Phillips calls on his in laws Timothy and Mrs Babcock.
Mrs Emily Black spent the weekend in Martinsville and Casey with her sisters Mrs W B Linn and Mrs Ed Turner. Mr and Mrs F Connelly visited relatives with Mr and Mrs W M Alrey. Delmar Connelly of Newman drove down Friday to spend the day with relatives. C A Garver and daughters visited town for a day. Lulu McNary assists Beverly Morrill after a two week stay with Mr and Mrs Leland Jeffers.
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