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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
9
Visiting relatives Patsy and Honet suffered an arm injury after a horse kick. Camp Shelby soldiers return home on furlough. A neighbor’s 96 year old Aunt Rachel Newlin funeral noted. Red Cross drive raises over 30 dollars with 25 new members. Local families report cattle and hogs and wood heat as coal shortages ease.
John Barbee of North Dakota 13 visits his brother A TO Bar bee Donald Henderson in Wyoming to see grandfather G W Vansickle and uncles Frank and Robert Vansickle. J H Parker arranges to start a deep well on leases southwest of town with casing on the ground, the well on the north end of the W H Berkley farm. John B Lowery, veteran Rich Woods resident and former farmer, dies at his residence after about two weeks illness.
Earl Williams enlisted as a truck driver in the army after traveling to St Louis. A new concrete road north of town is expected to open for travel around Christmas. Mr and Mrs FR Harris of Arcadia Oklahoma visit their daughter Mrs W C Hitt. Mrs Emma Hancock arrived from Haskell Oklahoma to spend winter with Mrs India Sanford. Mary Gillian Taggart died in Chicago aged about 42. remains brought to Casey for burial. Claire and Harold Stump of Toledo arrived for a visit with their parents, Mr and Mrs SB L Stump. Clyde and Asa Goodwin went to Terre Haute and enlisted, then mustered into service at Jefferson Barracks.
Miss Hattle Husted visits sister Mrs. HE Maus in Indianapolis. Emil Helen and Grace Romines spend the holidays at their home here.
A Martinsville column records many local visits and greetings from Orange Champaign Decatur and Peoria with weddings and engagements noted. Soldier returns from Camp Taylor San Antonio and a Christmas sale at merchants are highlighted along with a buffalo fish sighting and a job transfer for Charles Oberlink to Jewett.
Grace Coller spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Dewey Craig Naomi Bohn Remonsa Batley and Ted Craig visited Mr and Mrs Dewey Craig A party at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Tharp Saturday night was attended by several young folks Raymond Huffington traveled from Ga ry Ind to spend Christmas with his sister Mrs Henry Hutchinson Mr and Mrs Clarence Scott joined the Gard family for Christmas Mrs Ethel Hutchison Helen Blair Emma Gard Grace Collier Mable Serwise Nellie Walls Jim and Daniel Gard Doris and Frank Cummins and Leonard Collier formed a wagon ride to Miss Goldin Thompson box supper Saturday night Many a man who isnt quite sure of the Bible has unlimited faith in the almanac.
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