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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
5
The January school report shows enrollment at 138 with 13 tardies and 67 on time or early. Seniors to Freshmen counts are listed and a note on sickness and new pupils entering mid semester. Rowe Cropp joins the second semester class bringing total in that class to 17.
Local social notes from Marshall detail visits by Opal Richards and others to West York Pana Martinsville and Terre Haute. Conservator Cisxa Davis appointed for Wava Davis. Household Science Club meets Saturday at 2 30 pm. Addresses moves and legal notices include Judge Snavely visiting Tampa and land tax suits near York. Socials include bridge clubs piano recital plans and a charity auction bridge event in February.
Olympia announces record salmon egg harvests across the state. The Columbia river yielded more than 45,000,000 eggs and Grays Harbor districts reached 44,000,000 eggs to date, with Puget Sound hatcheries near 60,000,000. Hatcheries will care for about 160,000,000 eggs this winter and release fry next fall to boost runs.
S H Woodruff of Los Angeles and associates aim to use the undertow of the Gilax river near Palomes Arizona to reclaim a large tract by irrigation. Sunk carlesons will reach the dry bed and pumps powered by electricity will lift water into irrigation ditches. Formal application seeks a 14 000 acre entry under a proposed reclamation plan filed with the United States land office.
Property offers six rooms with cellar and cistern, good out buildings and barn, fruit trees, five acres with ample shade. Located in southeast Marshall. Mrs. Wm. Ferris conducts sale starting at 9 o clock Tuesday. Also Foster Martins offers Hygene Carpet Sweeper for eight dollars on a three dollar price.
A paragraph describes the first Confederate uniform worn in the southern theater after the war by a young actor, son of a Confederate soldier, during performances of He la by the Enemy. The gray garb reportedly startled audiences and disrupted the actor’s performance in Richmond Virginia in 1864.
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