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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
2
Weather and storm reports describe tornado damage near Martinsville with wrecked homes, barns and lines. residents, including Allen Wright and family, rebuilt shelters. Local scenes include Memorial Day services, farm activity, hog prices at 15 dollars per hundred, and multiple visits among relatives and veterans.
Mr Poff moved back to Terre Haute Friday. The east siding is being extended 800 feet. Rev Mr Smith of Mulberry Grove spent Sunday here. Mrs D C Cleaver was shopping in Terre Haute Thursday. Airs Owen came up from Olney for a few days visit. The Ven had a trainload of explosives for the war zone Friday. Four large auto tracts came by Wednesday loaded with moving pload er. Lewis Sutton and the birds are at home to their old Sutton homestead.
Judge Connelly gave a landmark Memorial Day speech in Westfield noted for its significance. The crowd lamented the missing youths from the gathering as Mrs. M. M. Hoover and her son plan a summer stay with her father James Dawson in West Virginia. El luren of the Metropolitan Restaurant applied to join the signaled enlistment effort.
Mrs R C Wilhoit travels to Evanston for her daughter Naomi’s Northwestern University commencement exercises. J P Kelly and Miss Phyllis also visit Casey relatives. The banner notes casualties from the Ambraw river storm and Mattoon cyclone victims buried at Casey. Nathan Class departs for Russia via Japan to find his wife and children.
Mr and Mrs Clayton Shrove announce the birth of a son in South Dolson. Service for Chidron will be at Clarksville Baptist Church Sunday night June 24. Piomsant Grove school closed Friday afternoon. Miss Beulah Beachout named as Leacher. Old Folks meeting set for Clarksville Baptist Church Sunday June 24. Carpenters reroof homes damaged by the hall and wind last week, many households affected.
The damaged OCR notes hens blown away and chicks drowned in the storm. Lightning killed an old work horse owned by John Heath. Social visits occur among Ray and Roxie Buser, Miss Edna Hackney, and Miss Cecil Babcock. Miss Hackney travels to the McDaniel home south of Martinsville. Cleophas Hornbrook visits Sam Reely of Sullivan, Ind. Reely injured previously. eye removal followed a blackberry incident. Philippine officials identify nearly 1000 rice varieties. A curiosity note records Grover Cleveland’s middle name Stephen and Woodrow Wilson’s Thomas.
The report shows receipts of 49 008 22 and total funds on hand May 1 1916 of 21 739 14. It lists numerous street paving projects sewer works and light and water funds with total expenditures of 49 590 20 and ending balance 21 157 12. Henry Musselman Treasurer swore to the accuracy April 30 1917 before F W Greenough Clerk.
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