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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
4
The bulletin notes farmers drought stress, coalitions, and corn and hay harvesting in multiple communities. It mentions outbreaks of fires on a shed, a house owned by John Well, and a potpourri of visitors, church events, and local road changes. It also records the deaths of Ulmont Hainley and Matthias Taggart and funeral details.
The report says many celebrated the Fourth at home or work as harvest begins this week. Lon Alfred leads the harvest, with more tuckwhesi sown and beans planted than in years. Frank Schwartz visits from near Oakland. Jake Hogue builds a new residence after the May 26 tornado. Wm M. Clapp, recently ill, enjoyed a brief automobile ride. Clarksville held a canfee cream supper at eight.
ENGLISH A M Landers and son Noah were weekend business visitors at Vincennes and Mt Carmel. John Alveys plans to use his farm in August. Chiggers have arrived and all seem blessed with large active families. Allen Wright and family spent Sunday at Chas Smittkamp's. A photographer toured the area last week for The Orange Judd Farmer.
Roy English and family along with Ed M English and wives visited Harold English north of Paris. Grace Mooter and Joe Mooter of Terre Haute stayed at Mr Alvey's, Joe visiting two weeks. A P Fawley and family visited Walter Reynolds in McClure. Rob English and wife and H Co Grisham and family visited Leander Wright in Anderson. A pest note mentions many garden bugs adding work to garden care.
A terse note says odor issues bar a man from serious trouble involving Gaal. The snippet hints at social or moral consequence rather than explicit events, with no clear names beyond the quoted terms.
A.V. Clark left for a two week visit to St. Marys Ohio. William English and wife of Kinmundy visited Casey relatives J.M. Davis of Springfield Mo and daughter Mrs Howard Archer and son of Paris are visiting D.B. Miller who returned from Mayo Bros. Rochester Minn and expects full recovery. A large gathering occurred at Frank Foster’s home near the county line. The local military company planned a Fourth of July celebration at the city park but was ordered to East St Louis for strike duty.
The Westfield chautauqua closed Tuesday night and drew strong attendance with an outstanding program. Prof J M McKinney resigns as superintendent to take a suburb post in Chicago. Wheat harvest this week yields fair with extra good quality as Hiram Hilbert expands his 700 acres by purchasing Chenoweth farm and two oil burning tractors to seed 400 more acres.
Come Murphy and wife are the parents of a son born July 4. Mrs Wm Fox was very sick a few days last week. Mrs Dayton Arbogast and children of Westfield visited relatives here a few days last week. Bruce Spires and family and Mrs Wr Melton spent Sunday with relatives at Rosedale Ind. Robert Babcock and family and Vern Fox and family motored to Kansas and spent Sunday with relatives. The infant daughter of Larista Fox and wife of Kansas ill was buried in the Clarksville Baptist cemetery Thursday.
I will sell at auction on my farm 10 miles northwest of Marshall 15 miles northeast of Martinsville and 434 miles north of Clarksville on Friday July 20 1917 commencing at 10 a m the following live stock six head horses and ponies one draft 2yr old shire worked this season one light 2yr old branded western broke two light 2yr old branded western unbroke one 3 yr old Shetland pony broke to drive or ride one 1 yr old Shetland pony unbroke five cattle as follows thirty one head of 1100 lb steer cattle six head of 600 lb steer cattle twenty head of 500 to 1100 lb dry cows and heifers twenty head of cows and calves inclusive four head of fall and winter steer calves three head of light heifers Some of these cattle had corn last winter and show considerable flesh one Indiana silo in good condition Terms 10 and under cash over 10 credit of 6 months will be given Note and approved security drawing 7 per cent interest.
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