Local notes on weather crops and community events in Martinsville
Weather and crop updates note hot spells. oats and wheat yield strong. Reports of Red Cross meeting in Auburn and local shoppers Leah Fasig improved in Denver. Obituary for Mrs Nancy Griffith widow of Charles H Griffith. funeral at St Paul church. Balloon sighting and fuel/merchandise delivery changes discussed.
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Leo Fasig
Denver Cole
Martinsville
Martinsvill
Red Cross
Auburn
Murphy Brothers Introduce Auto Truck for Store Hauling
Rains and warm weather boost corn crop prospects as Charles Turner tops the market selling at 1.80 dollars per bushel. Marley Claypool's mules ran away injuring Arthur, the youngest son. Farmers' Union formed at Clarksville with eleven charter members last Wednesday night.
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Murphy Bros
Charles Turner
Marley Claypool
Arthur
Farmers’ Union
Clarksville
Green Moss Sunday school to reorganize for coming year
Community notices report the Green Moss Sunday school will be reorganized next Sunday morning. Several locals are mentioned visiting relatives including Mrs Mary Kester and Harlan Breedlove. News covers farming, fruit yields, and a funeral for Wm M Clapp with legacy among Clarksville Baptist society.
Local visits and harvest notes from Marshall area
Sunday visits across Marshall area with families sharing meals and greetings. Blackberry yields are fair and potato crops fall short. work on a new school building advances as residents mention the tornado aftermath and local barn rebuilding plans.
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Alvey
Edw. Henbest's
Marshall
Wright
Tom Whitson
Oak Grove
Asbury Visit and Orchard Work Highlight Local Life
Asbury Misa Belva Milligan visited friends at Farmersaburg last week. Blackberries keep the women busy while the men harvest hay. Mina Georgia Lee spent the weekend with Mine Hess Holiday of Weat York.
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Misa Belva Milligan
Farmersaburg
Mina Georgia Lee
Mine Hess
Weat
York
Visits and social rounds noted in local columns
Misses Ethel and Irene Taylor of St Louis have returned home after visiting Mrs Al Dow. Mrs Claude Altemiller of Terre Haute spent days with her mother Mrs Gee at McKeen. The Busy Bees enjoyed a gathering hosted by Miss Juanita Snedeker. Misses Taylor and Georgia Lee joined the club. Mrs Oliver Boyd of Waveland and Mrs L B Laughlin of Terre Haute spent several days with Mrs J A Snedeker.
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Ethel and
Irene Taylor
St. Louis
al Dow
Claude Altemiller
Terre Haute
Gee, Lee
McKeen
Juanita Snedeker
Taylor
Georgia Lee
Oliver Boyd
Waveland
Ind
Laughlin
J A Snedeker
Local social round up lists visits and events
Farmers are busy putting up hay. Mary Myles spent Sunday with home folks. Wm Collier and family spent Sunday in Marshall. Mrs Goldie Collier attended lodge in West Union Saturday. An ice cream social will be given here Saturday night Aug 4. Mrs Emma Scott of West Union spent the week end with her sister Mrs Maud Walls. Mr and Mrs Clarence Tingley and son spent Sunday with the latter's grandparents in Marshall. John Shotwell has returned from Akron Ohio. Mrs Elvira Williams was in Robinson Tuesday. Several from here attended the ice cream supper at West York Saturday night. Mrs Maude Evans and son Edward from Montana are here visiting relatives.
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Allie Miller
Edith Spittler
Allright
Maud Crab
James McCollum
West Union
Fferschel Cane
John Whitkanack
Bert Walls
Grand Turn
George Ledermann
Ohio
Henry Carpenter
Marshall
Elizabeth Jackson
Jane Coombs
Wil Dell
Arthur Wright
John Moke
Mary Forbeck
George Ramsey
Carl Myers
Otis Landers
M M. Landers
Pearl Hodson
West Terre Haute
Robt. Hodson
Margaret Forbeck
Terre Haute
M. M. Landers
Rob English
Frank Syester
Mary Myles
Wm Collier
Goldie Collier
Emma Scott
Maud Walls
Clarence Tingley
Lathrop
John Shotwell
Akron
Elvira Williams
Robinson
West York
Maude Evans
Edward
Montana
Special Meeting for 1917 Melrose Bridge Bonds
Town officers of Melrose in Clark County call a special town meeting August 11 1917 to approve borrowing 2500 for concrete abutments and a steel bridge across Joe s Fork on Fox road and to move and place a bridge across Raccoon Creek. Clark County to fund half the cost. Also notice of administrator sale of Charles E Lee property at H L Marvin farm Walnut Prairie on August 10.
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Melrose
Clark
Joe’s Fork
Fox Road
Raccoon Creek
West Union Road
Clark County
Charles E. Lee
H. L. Marvin
Black School House
Walnut Prairie
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Marshall State Bank
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Bank of the People
North York Street
Joseph Howerton
Ben Husted
Jesse Wilcoxin
Robert ‘Willison
Kentucky
Mr Patterson
Evett
Wood River
Nancy Griffith
Charles H Griffith
Dolson
John L. Whiteside
Green Moss
Mary Kester
Paris
Sarah Davis
Ella Hutchings
Dolsop
Harlan Breedlove
Charleston
Srus Breedlove
John Heath
Grace
Miles
Casey
Lucy Stepleton
Houston
Tex
Mary Ross
Elizabeth Robson
West Union ME
Wm M Clapp
Bes
Huggins
Clarksvile Baptist Church
Clarksville Baptist Society
Elsie Combs
Emanuel
Ham
Bruce
Pink
Isabel Perry
Sophronia Stricker
Wm Carpenter
Perry Jackson
John Garner
John Blizzard
Frank Nichols
Asbury
Sunkist
Prater’s
D. D. Dolx
Alberta
North Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
West- Union
Newis Alexander
Jesse Spraker
Neal Barkalow
Rirseboer
Wiltams
Warner-Lenz
Cole
Nunnaly
Elodaes
EF. M. Duncan
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve System
Dulaney National Bank Member Federal Reserve System
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