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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1914
Page
4
West York neighbors attend local home coming and social visits as families share news of gatherings. Obituary notes report the death of Mrs Bailiff at 52 and funeral services led by Revs Crandall and Cooper with interment in Bailiff cemetery.
Aliss Edith Burkholder spent Sunday with Miss Celia Elliott. Misses Ruey Irwin and Maynie Fair visited Anna Welsh. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shirley spent Thursday with William Shirley and family. Catherine Wyrick of Livingston was guest of her cousin Core Wyrick last week. Edith Weaver arrived after a week with her sister Mrs. Verlin Bland. Mrs. Nina Chaffee and Miss Lulu Elliott were guests Sunday of Delbert Shirley and family. Mrs. Nina Chaffee also noted. Mrs. Lloyd Hackley and children, Misses Jane and Nora Chaffee of Chicago, Miss Katherine Fairgrief, William Shirley and family, and Mrs. S. M. Kimble visited Sunday with William Elliott and family.
Insurance on farm and city property in strong companies at the lowest rates. Write or call on us for terms. Cole and Cole, Marshall, Texas.
Livingston entries list visits and family gatherings with names such as Mrs Andrew Cork Mrs John Crumlin Till Alcorn Mrs John Bartrum Zintha Bartrum Paul White Gary Ind Mrs Isaac Kessler Mrs John Sullivan Mrs Wm Travioli Mariel Kessler Iva Kegley William Sears Andrew Kessler Homer Guinnip Virginia Stricker and Dollie Stricker as they spent Thursdays Sundays and evenings with relatives in Livingston Terre Haute and nearby areas.
Community notes list Ed and Emma Tingley visiting in Terre Haute and Darwin. Emma Pearce in Marshall. Lizzie Hall with Emma Tingley. Jos Cameron with Harvey Sweitzer. Tingley Bros. baled straw for Thos Pearce. Effie Sweitzer with Marguerite Tingley. Ea Raisner from Marshall visiting Grandpa Raisner. Louise and Frank Tingley to Darwin for the show. several Tingley family members visiting Harve Sweitzer. Albert Tingley entertained guests. Jennie Beltz and Lydia Volkers spent time with Aunt Mary Beltz. Jennie Tingley and daughter Emma with Belle Sweitzer. Mrs Harry Coldren and Robt Geisert with Belle Sweitzer. Mrs Ray Carter noted. L Barry Whitson visited Otto Crumway. Willem Salter with Parry. Maurer and Bekner visits with Johnny Seiter. Eth Suites with Mrs rank Gossert. Anna Hisit from iarchall visiting Aunt Mariah.
Social notes from Marshall show Fred and Nellie Salter and many others visiting relatives and friends across the district. Prof. Harold Bright enters the race for county superintendent of schools, praised for extensive school work and community ties.
Christian Endeavor meets each Sunday night. Families and individuals, including Miss Maud Ogle, Miss Fairy Cline, and Reba Spangler, visited relatives and friends across the area. Attendees joined an ice cream social at Snyder and Sunday school attendance remains strong.
Joy Cunningham remains ill while local farmers keep up with chores. Jack Sweet of Crofton Ky visits relatives. Charlie Gilbert and wife were Marshall visitors Monday. Trixie Cunningham returned from Indiana Saturday. Carrie Lowry visits sister Clara Mitchell of Chrisman. Orpha Martin at normal school in Charleston spent Sunday at home. Ruth Cunningham stays with sister Mrs Lillian Atkins for the past week.
Lola Cleaver of Martinsville visits here while the Vandalia opens an Adenmoor express office. Robinson’s Duane Romine visits grandparents. Seeleyville’s Leo Snyder and wife call on friends. A Carrier 7 horse injured on a broken bridge. Baptist church ice cream social next Saturday. Rev Crossley preaches at both churches. McKee from Kansas buys Houser farm. Berl Maggert baling new hay. Edgar Jones and Fern Dickey wed Sunday afternoon. Helen Burr of Terre Haute visiting Will Davis. South half of Dolson had two good rains. oats and hay harvesting ongoing. Fred Wood injured after horse and rake incident. Lightning struck and burned a large barn Thursday afternoon.
Belonging to James Fowler, about 14 tons of hay, farm machinery and tools were lost with an estimated value of 1000 to 1500 dollars, uninsured. The same afternoon Jasper Fitzgerald's residence was damaged, and a shade tree in Allen Claypool's yard was torn up by lightning.
The column lists numerous visits and arrivals from Marshall Parker York Auburn Indianapolis and Terre Haute and notes a hot dry spell with a chance of rain. Comrades and families visited area landmarks attended church events and a jewelry school trip to Peoria is mentioned. A Chicago candidate toured the city. A mishap at a hay rake incident is briefly described.
A charity gathering distributed eatables to the less fortunate. about 200 people attended. The reporter notes the strong Sunday school interest in the city and its surrounding community.
Stella Hamilton and others visited, Susie Weber and Flossie Chamness visited Mina Hamilton. The Sunday School was canceled due to the Wesley Chapel convention. Attendees from here joined the funeral of Mrs. Cassa Bailiff at Bailiff church on Monday.
The item reports Miss Bessie Orcutt and Miss Grace Beam visiting Indiana friends. Mr BR Newman recovers and walks streets again. Rev Read attended Epworth League at the M E church from West Union. Mr and Mrs Biddie Thompson and Mr and Mrs I Weeks from Terre Haute are on a short outing at Old Bed. The funeral of Harrison Weathers was held Sunday at 10 am in the M P church, Rev Billings officiating, with burial in York cemetery.
West Union report notes dry hot conditions with thermometers up to high on Saturday. Farmers mow oats and others hurry to cut due to drought and dust. Sunday brings preaching at Beulah and a later Methodist church picture show featuring biblical incidents.
An obituary notes William Morrow, a Snyder area farmer of Verlean County, who owned about 4000 acres on the edge of the eight mile prairie. He reportedly had substantial banked cash and possessions, with an estimated value of $150 per acre for his fields and $2000 to $3000 in banked real money on his person.
Notice announces the sale of the firm interests of Archer & Casteel to L G Archer & Son. The writer thanks the public for patronage and asks continued support for the new firm Len & Dandy, noting they need no introduction.
A fragment reflects on human reason facing vanity and the lure of grand speech and striking appearance.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Commissioner of Highways, Wabash Township, Clark County, Illinois, for furnishing materials tools and labor to complete several gravel road sections. Bids due August 14 1914 at Weaver's Store with separate bids for each section and potential contract awards.
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