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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1915
Page
4
Fairfield resident John White and Dudley visitors Sam and James Buckner and Will Holmes of Indianapolis gather with friends. Lectures, church events, and social gatherings fill the week from Terre Haute to Grandview with family visits, farm work, and ice cream suppers at Dolson Chapel and Clarksville Baptist church.
Cole and Cole advertise insurance on farm and city property in strong companies at low rates and invite written or personal inquiries for terms. The notice also mentions local residents and several families visiting relatives in nearby towns.
Miss Maude Tipsword of Colorado visits her sister Mrs Wilbur Flenner in town. Mr and Mrs Frank Rupert of St Marys Ohio arrive for a relatives visit with Mr and Mrs R F Thomas. Johnnie Hasson, 12, breaks left arm in a Tuesday accident. O W Vanscoyk of Oswego New York visits his parents. Annual Briscoe Lee reunion planned for Aug 26 at the Briscoe homestead east of town. Miss Olive Lee and Mr Harry Hamp wed Wednesday in Charleston. Hamp came from Ohio to work in oil fields.
Fragmented social notes list Reed Routledge ill with pneumonia and multiple Sunday visits. Includes Mrs Myrtle Black, Leed Sears and family, Miss Nellie Beltz, Charley Switzer and family, Frank Henderson, Howard Traylor, Miss Pearl Weir of Marshall, and other neighbors. A church supper is planned for August 21 and local residents are mentioned in casual visit entries.
John Vance attended the city last Saturday amid a busy period for Park county fair events. Orange residents William Davis and Mit Perisho. Dan Cooper and family. and others from St Louis and Parker were seen in the city Saturday. Weather has been favorable for thrashing and locals attended the Chautauqua and millinery openings in St Louis this week.
A parade of visitors and relocations fills Marshall and nearby towns. E Bair repaints his York and Bond street home roof green. Westfield pair David Bennett and daughter visit Martinsville. Judge Snavely and family spend weekend here. Mrs Andrews returns from Kansas visit. Summers depart for extended California trip. Reverend Tharp visits from Waynesville. Forrest McNary visits his parents. Thomas Wilcox and son quarry Wells land rock for roads. Charles Fasig bought 1200 dollars of cream in July and expects near double in August. Homecoming at Lincoln UB church with basket dinner led by Rev Perkins. Basement engine room added to South Side school to meet heating code. Blankenbaker family visits Orange township roots. Miss Bartlett and Ida Craig visiting Marshall and West Union. Ethelbert Bartlett visiting Indiana. Vanffleet visits Medsker family. Various local residents host or visit friends and relatives through weekend.
Miss Marlie Tippy left Wednesday for a year in Colorado Springs. Mrs Vern Chancellor and children of Muncie Indiana visiting Casey relatives. Ira Davis and wife of Detroit visiting his mother Roswell Davis. Miss Ruth Young left Monday for Harlan Iowa to visit a school friend. Miss Flossie Lee left Monday for Oil City Pa to visit her sister. Mr and Mrs J R Brooks of Tulsa Okla welcomed a 9 pound boy on July 29. Mrs B formerly Miss Marie Peters. Misses Rose and Grace Turner left Thursday for Holland Mich for a month. Board of education to add one more teacher at North Side building for sixth and seventh grades. Mrs J F Means of Claremore Ok visited J F Emrick last week, left for Ashland Ohio. C B Appleby received word Monday of a sister's death at Darlington Indiana. Joe Flint and wife left Tuesday for McMinnville Oregon to visit his brother A J Flint. Dr J Y McCullough has moved to New Albany Ind after disposing of office and business.
South Dolson reports Silas Murphy owns a new car. Farmers plow for wheat as Fred Wieland of Charleston visits Monday to view crops.
Several people attended the funeral of Mrs. Fredenberger in Marshall on Friday. An ice cream supper at Clarksville Baptist Church drew a good crowd with net receipts of 4075 dollars. Grandma Babcock celebrated her 83rd birthday with family gatherings and old-time songs at her home.
The Improvement Committee of the Board of Supervisors invites bids by noon Saturday August 14 for furnishing screened six inch lump Harrisburg coal to be delivered and stored for the county court house and jail. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Some women are born beautiful, and others have beauty thrust upon them by the society reporter who writes up the wedding.
A local dealer plans a large used car clearance sale with over 40 vehicles of various makes and sizes offered at bargain prices. The event will begin soon, following business changes prompting the sale.
Saturday morning August 7 begins a two week sale with terms to clear the floor early if possible. Prospective buyers are told they can save from 100 to 500 dollars on a car via phone or mail inquiries, or better yet by visiting in person.
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