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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
4
Martinsville reports cherries found faulty while crops cope with dry weather. Local social notes mention visits from John Hazen of Duison, J. W. Eliott of Orange, and plans around river recreation and Sunday school convention at Lindsay. A large cannon passed through Casey and residents prepared for changes as families relocate to Paola Kans.
The north part of Dolson received a good rain on Thursday while the southern part saw little. Mrs Charity Ross is recovering well after an eye removal some time ago. Bruce Brainard and family of Rab bh Ridge visited Dave Montgomery’s family Sunday. Road work progressed last week on the road past Kan namacher saw mill and Green Moss church. Art Hutchings and wife from Marshall visited Friday to Sunday. Wm Fitzgarrald and wife, Mrs Cora Bradley and children, and Mrs Lille Veach and children all visited here for a Shari time Saturday. Dick Duran and wife of Marshall were here part of last week visiting her sister Mrs Elizabeth Nicholson and other relatives. Will Lowry and family of Filson visited his parents Joan Ross and wife and brother Cien, who with his family left taniatiespecs for Hasises City, Mo. The Crean d4033 cemetery is to be
The Smoot bill increases civil war veterans pensions with a minimum of 30 dollars per month. Congress has approved the measure in both chambers.
Mrs Sophia Keys returned from a visit with her daughter in Chrisman. Grandma Bell and Mrs Charles Moore of West York visited friends here Monday. Mr and Mrs Charles Snavely of Sullivan Indiana spent the weekend with her parents. Pearl Frakes, home on furlough from the Great Lakes station twelve days, married Saturday to Miss Lindley of West Union. He returned to the station Sunday night.
About 42,860 young men in Illinois registered for military service on June 5. The figure is roughly 60 percent short of earlier projections, signaling a sizable gap between anticipated and actual registrations.
Marriage licenses issued: Joseph L. Claypool Dolson township and Stella Thompson Auburn township J P LeMay and Gladys M Miller Casey Perly Fowler sork and Elsie M Lindley West Union. Death of Mrs Kohl Terre Haute. Anna Spittler Kohl dies at home. Survived by son Ernest in military service and four brothers five sisters. body to be brought for burial.
Township assessors and the county treasurer review a seasonal schedule of property values. Average local prices vary widely from horses 48 to 105 dollars, cattle 24 to 40, mules 50 to 74, sheep 5 to 12, hogs 9 to 13, steam engines 52 to 293, carriages 7 to 30, automobiles 154 to 284, watches 3 to 65, pianos 20 to 77, reflecting countywide fluctuation in assessments.
obituary notes Mrs Margery A Gardner born Coshocton Ohio June 12 1845 died Pueblo Colorado June 9 1918 aged 73 wife of John B Gardner married December 26 1861 mother of 11 children with 4 survivors listed Adam II West York Harry C Terre Haute Tick La Junta Emma E Lane Pueblo plus siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She joined the Baptist church then Presbyterian and spent years in Clark County before moving to Colorado. Burial next to her husband in Mountain View Cemetery Pueblo. Also mentions Matinee Musicale meeting and wartime slogans and Kaiser peace comments.
Government releases weekly casualty tallies showing killed in action 1033 died of wounds 310 died of disease 1192 died of accidents and other causes 392 wounded 1046 missing 342 Local 7315. Verey Cox writes from France urging his brother Sidney to stay home until needed.
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