Clark County Fair Displays Strong Crowd and Talent
Clark County Fair drew notable interest with cattle horses hogs and poultry shows. Winners included Joe Thompson Martinsville for Hereford cow, York and Deathridge Onlong for Polled Angus, and Temple Lovett Marshall for Holsteins with a robust pig club and 270 poultry entries signaling strong community effort despite rain.
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Clark
The
International
Chicago
Giark
Bat
Joe
Thompson
Martinsville Township
Johnson & Sons
Farmersburg
Ind
York and Deathridge
Angus Les Trimble Brothers
Crawford County
Jersey
Temple Lovett
Clarkcoilt’ Farm
Marshall
William Sinclair
Parker- Township
Moody
Ashmore Firmare
Merritt
Bennett
Kansas
Mr.Cuppe
Paris
Emil
Township
Otto Veach
Auburn
Carl Shaffner
Melrose
Ophir Claypool
Chester “White
Don Bennett
Westfield
Burnee
C. R. ‘Kitcheloe
Charles Morgan
Futurity
Duroc
Boys and
Poland
Chinas
Crystal
Weaver
Paul ‘Maurer
Raymond “Macey
Morris
Macey
Glen Wright
Harold, Wright
Duroes
Mart
Mitchell
Martinaville State Bank
First’ National ~ Bank
Martinsville
Dulaney National. Bank
China
M. Bergman
Martinsville ‘Township
John Allen ‘Turner
Wyandotte
Bergman
Tom Fitehol
Auto smash up near Plainsville Ohio injures McMorris party
A Charleston Ohio driven car and a Cleveland group’s auto collided near Plainsville. Charles B McMorris and wife and infant escaped injury. Cleveland drivers arrested for intoxication and jailed in Lake County. McMorris headed to Marshall Hi to assume duties at the New Archer House remodeling project.
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Charleston
Hil
Plainsville
Ohio
Cleveland
Charles B. Mc
Morris
Charleston’Chamber of ‘Commerce
Smr
McMorris
Archer
Gun Drops From Officer Pocket Wounds Hartzler
At Kelser corner, the pistol of Policeman John Forbeck discharged as it dropped from a pocket injuring J. We Hartzler in the right finger and neck area. Hartzler is reported not in serious condition.
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J. We Hartzler
Darwin
Kelser
John ‘Forbeck
Forbeck
Hartzler
Marshall Band Concert Promised Despite Confusion
Readers are informed that the Marshall Band will perform a concert tomorrow. The note explains earlier confusion around band concerts and emphasizes a public-oriented program designed for enjoyment and accessibility.
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Marshall
Coal Prices Jump As Illinois Mines Reopen After Strike
August 24 Springfield observers report coal prices rising to six dollars per ton for door delivery as miners resume work after a four month strike. Operators had charged five dollars at the mines with retail gains passing to dealers. In southern Illinois, over 30,000 miners return to work in Williamson, Franklin and nearby counties as mine operations partially restart after the Chicago settlement.
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Springfield
Sprinfield
Frankfort
Illinois
Chicago
Williamson
Franklin
Ilinois
Duquota
Belleville
Marion Christopher
Hershel Knowles and Andrew Williams Fined for Trefile Violation
Hershel Knowles and William Andrews were arrested by Fire Chief Cassady and Special Officer Ross for violating the trefile ordinance. Magistrate Howard fined each 53 dollars as reported by the Paris News on August 26.
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Hershel Knowles
William “Andrews
Cassady
Ross
Gosta
Howard
Paris News
Marshall Township High School Readies for Big Freshman Class
Freshman enrollment reaches 100 as Marshall township prepares for a new school year. Principal F. G. Edwards notes 60 freshmen last year and an expected total enrollment around 400 in grades. Teaching staff listed across South Side and North Side schools with assignments in grades from first to eighth and high school subjects.
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Marshall Township
F. G. Edwards
South Side School
Dore Stateler
Lola, Kile
Jessie Ruttman
Carrie Behner
Elizabeth Reynolds
Jack Cline
Cora Church
North Side School
Eunice Gilbert
Cora Baird
Nola Kammecher
Prada
Irene Tau
J.M
Harvey
E. R. Bailes
Ela
Hopwood
B. H. Crandall
Laura Odell
U. S
Bouldh
William C Spotts Dies at Work in Garden
William C Spotts, 64, died from a stroke while working in the garden on Friday. He was the eldest of eight siblings, with Wesker Spotts of Marahkall noted among them. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ on Sunday afternoon.
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William C. Spotts
Wesker. Spotts of
Forty Nine Years Later, He Is Found Alive
George D Griswold of Robinson and Merom re located by chance by editor Harper of Robinson. A tale from 1873 recounts Griswold believed drowned after a fishing accident near Mormon Indiana. The search ran a week with no body found, and later letters reveal Griswold survived, returning to Ohio and West.
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George D. Griswold
Robinson and Merom
Harper
Robinson
George W. Harper
Robinson Argus
Clark County
Mormon
Ind
George D. Giswold
Indiana
Argus
Perkins
Griswold
Washington
Co. E
A. C. Goodwin
Powell
Merom
A. ¢ Robinson
G. W. Harper
George D. Forest
Co. Et
Mr. Harper
Ang
Calif
Therin
George Dudley Griswold
John D. Morrison
George W.jenkins
Benton Buckingham
Noah‘Tohill
Charles’ D. Fitch
Austin ‘W
Gordon
John Meyers
Lela’ M. Forest
Ohio
Ilinois
98Th Illinois
Oberlin
West
Forest
Helieva
George Dudley Forest
Augustus BE
Randall B
Lucy
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Smatller
Lezhovna
Fred _McFarlan
Plymouth - Rock
Squire Holt
T. B. Cunningham
Swith
Rhode
Fred McFarlan
Plymouth ‘Rock
Mike O’brien
Arthur. Hammond
Dolson Township
Walter Cline
Auburn Township
Huckaba
Chas
Husted
McMorris Mnan
Southern
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Hershel OF Marshall
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