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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
5
DOLSON Pearl Nicholson adds three windows on the Green Moss school north side and conducts other repairs. The piece notes local activity including threshing machines at work, a newborn, a house fire with a damaged oil stove, illnesses, travels, reunions, and community updates across multiple families in Avon and nearby areas.
York residents report very dry, hard ground hindering wheat plowing and expect poor potato yields in the county. Several locals attended the Terre Haute fair last week while Charles Snavely of Sullivan visited his wife's mother here. Mrs L Roberts plans a few days in Sullivan with family. Leonard Roberts and wife spent Sunday at Merom, Ind.
A number of our citizens spent Sunday at the Merom chautauqua. Mrs Mary Murphy and her daughter in law Mrs Miles Murphy spent Sunday in Indiana. Mrs Howard Jackson spent last week with her sister Mrs Willis O Donnall. Arden Coryell and family spent Sunday at Merom.
Marshall Chapter 43 members traveled to Paris with a Kansas delegation and guests from Chicago and Omaha to assist Paris Chapter in initiating two candidates. Rain limited Kansas attendance while Paris offered a program of music readings. About 250 members attended a decoratively adorned hall with American flags and flowers.
Peter Brossman died July 2 last and Henry Carpenter died July 25. Mr Emerson the Woodmen clerk received a draft for 2000 dollars for Mrs Brossman on July 23 and one for 1000 dollars for Mrs Carpenter on August 25. The certificates of Woodmen killed in the U S army will be paid in full.
Mrs Fred Stohr returns from Bolivar New York to Casey. Irene Radebaugh and daughter Sarah from Chicago visit O Maring family. Guy Sloan and Chicago relatives stop by Casey. Glen Shinkle travels to Chicago for work. Ewing departs for Last Wye store duties. Mrs John Wiley visits St. Louis. McCullough from New Albany visits Casey friends. Ale Payne and son Glen with B B Sturdevant head to Chicago. Walter Gossett and family from Chicago visit Martinsville area. Essie Woodburn and family from South Dakota and Alva Fogler family visit W A Woodburn. J B Nay returns from Ohio Pennsylvania trip. Harry R Brooke of Powderly Texas visits H M Brooke. Harry Lewis and Los Angeles visitors visit J W Johnson family.
Wm Medsker drives a new Ford. BE Evans and family from Casey visited over Sunday. Wm Maxwell took his threshing machine to Edgar county. Herman Bartlett and Ed Buckner visited from training camps. A barn belonging to Miss Sarah Bartlett burned after a lightning strike on Monday. Ed Grant may move to West Union soon. Some rain last week but not enough for corn growth. Registrants from this township were examined in Marshall last week. Exemption notices were sent to some who claimed exemptions. The War Department plans to issue word on American soldiers in France as they begin fighting.
Miss Iris Eginton married H B Simon of Norfolk Nebraska in a quiet home wedding at 7 o clock Wednesday evening at the bride's mother Mrs Etta Nickerson home. Mary Nichols left Saturday for Westerville Ohio to spend the coming year in school work. Fred Mann of six miles southeast of Westfield broke a leg Wednesday while running after stock.
The September meeting of the Household Science Club will be held in the high school building Sept. 1 at 2 o'clock. A demonstration of the cold pack method of canning will be given. There will be an exhibit of canned products. Everyone is invited to attend this meeting. Come whether you have ever belonged to the club or not.
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