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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
5
A wide array of Martinsville notices covers church events, marriages, and obituaries. It notes the arrival of art glass windows for congregations, baptisms and health concerns, farm guidance, and social gatherings. Updates include residents traveling, local auctions, and civic meetings alongside weather and service outages.
Frank B. Riker and J. R. Parkeson buy half interest in the Robinson Constitution. An airship with a search light was seen at Robinson. William Hicks, Charleston, refuses a pension claiming full payment. Brubaker residence gas explosion due to defective plumbing near Robinson. Paris reports a dry mud puddle and water shortage. Wesley Benson, Paris, 12, shot eye by brother with a rifle. Twenty five men killed in a gas explosion at a DuQuoin coal mine. Eva Mulkin arrives Oblong from Pennsylvania and dies after taking headache powder.
Oregon resident describes moving west last September to enter poultry farming and later shifting to a second hand goods business with a partner from Peru Haute. They buy live stock for sale and praise the climate and area’s fruit and grain production as the finest they have known.
York residents report on court hearings this week. Fred Buckner, tax collector, was seen in town Friday. Ned and Mrs. Foster moved to Terre Haute last week. Mrs. Slomer Crutt was taken to Union hospital Tuesday morning. doctors said surgery would fail and she went home Saturday. Mrs. Arden Coryell hosted the Thimble Club Thursday afternoon with refreshments. The death of Mrs. John Staff of Terre Haute shocked the community. she died in her sleep Monday night of heart failure. Mr. Staff and family extend thanks and sympathy.
A rescue station will be established by the United States Geological Survey to reduce coal field facilities in the district. Government mining engineers will be assigned and ready to respond to disasters. The Young Men’s Christian Association plans an extensive membership drive, now at 650 members with a $3 annual fee. An Illinois University program begins January 18 for farmers and stockmen, featuring stock judging exams on January 30 and a banquet January 29 at Hotel Beardsley. A mass meeting January 19 supports relief for earthquake victims.
George Lytton, head of a major Chicago department store, tells 600 employees that true success comes from sticking to business and personal improvement, not acting as a perpetual “good fellow.” He warns against those who avoid honest effort and rely on others to prop up their position.
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