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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
4
Soft corn remains in fields as roads stay stormy and unused. Quarantine keeps Carrie Alfred ill with scarlet fever. Buckwheat sales rise with strong flour demand. many farmers cut hogs for home use. Local repairs and timber sales occur, with residents moving and updates on farms near Wistems. Public services face mail and train disruptions while war widows gain checks and a church revival proceeds nightly.
Incomprehensible OCR fragment notes J. T. Smith in poor health and Rhoda A. Lindley listed as very low. Mentions a Swuller visiting Marsha and reference to Montgomery and Lake locations, but details are unclear.
Joe Travioli and family spent Saturday in Marshall. Marilyn Weaver visits parents there. Miss Florence Hogue stayed with her brother in Terre Haute. Ollie Craig and family joined Joe Rash and wife of Oliver. Eleanor Campbell visited Velore and Dorothy Tobias. Mrs F Fairgrief of New St Bernice spent time with Chas Fairgrief and family. Roy Hogue and wife of Terre Haute and James Lurber and wife of Dennison visited parents here. Mrs Cleve Garver, visiting here, returned to Pueblo Colorado. Receipts from church play totaled 10 dollars for Red Cross fund.
Fragmented OCR records show multiple names and places such as Arthur Hutchings Roxie Ray Baser Lewia Stephens and Mire Fred Wieland in Charleston and Asheville area. Mentions hospital visit Anna Friday night and a trip to Bingham with John W. Grahan amid partial references to a ghost house event and various misspelled terms.
Carrie the young daughter of Alonzo Alfred recovers from scarlet fever while the family remains under quarantine. Isaac Leach died Wednesday night after a sudden illness and the body was moved to Paris for burial. He is survived by an aged wife and one brother.
Wes Ishler's business trip to Greencastle and Charles Snider visiting his ailing father headline a week of local life. Weather has been severe all ten days with stable market prices for eggs and hens. Sickness hits Homer Snyder while John W. Pessenbeck dies aged 82. Willian Fowler returns from Tennessee, Elza Mallory undergoes appendicitis surgery, and Mrs Dickson Robinson, 96, dies with funeral in Rupp cemetery.
The Marshall Community Club calls for strong local unity to support government needs during wartime. Members emphasize backing Red Cross Y M C A and related groups, expanding food and supply drives, improving roads, and boosting agriculture and livestock to aid national war goals. They urge every resident to join and support this effort.
Westfield reports Hares Garner aged 28 died from pneumonia at a relative’s home near Charleston after medical discharge from military service. A little daughter of Peley visited Watbe ka and Chicago recently. Work to begin soon on a deep well at the Berkley lease southwest of town. Rev and Mrs Tipsword of Paris visited Mr and Mrs Flenner. Mrs Huey left for extended Oklahoma visit with daughters.
Sickness flares in the area with Ezra Cornwell and Mrs Emma Baker reported ill. Pendleton and Leon Dodd are noted as traveling or visiting nearby towns. The Wesley Chapel revival closed, English Bros. shred in the neighborhood, and several horses and mules have changed hands. Visits include Rechel Beckwith and wife to Mrs Newlin. Harry Dudley’s stop en route between Racine and Scottsburg. a daughter of Albert Francis afflicted with peen mosia but improving.
Aaron Hunt of Tulsa visited his father J W Hunt over Sunday. Harry Orr moved from Effingham to Casey last week. Samuel Diday and wife of Gary Indiana visit their uncle Josiah Bowles. James O Cay, 62, died at home Tuesday January 1 from consumption. Roscoe Stoltz left Monday for Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia for training in the electrical engineering division and holds a second lieutenant commission.
Friday night at the Miller home the Kohl Country Club staged a mock murder trial with Judge Wellington Murphy and Russell Dawson as key figures. The merciful women’s jury returned a not guilty verdict, as spelling was the main entertainment and plans were made to meet weekly.
Expressing gratitude from Mrs. D. Kile and family for kindness shown during the illness and after the death of David Kile. Also a notice to Court of Honor Members urging attendance at Friday night meeting to elect delegates to the county meeting.
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