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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1921
Page
4
A parade of names and visits unfolds across town with cases of kinfolk and friends from Wynne Arkansas Indianapolis Terre Haute and Charleston seen visiting family and attending convocations. Activities include a church program at First Methodist and Otterbein Guild closing, plus a Paris capitalists backed auto race at Fairview Park and a merchants banquet at the De Lite hotel.
Westfield J 4 L Hays returned from Nare Oklahoma where he visited with Mrs W E Ernst. He was accompanied home by his mother Mrs I J Hays. Mrs Albert McHenry hosted a club gathering with games and music. Effingham appendicitis patient Mrs B O Parker returned home improved. Rider of Denver visited relatives. Edward Parker and Graf were guests of John Parker. George Stewart and Delere Garner returned from Indiana. Harry Parker and children hosted by J H Parker. Gilbert Mattson Lois Swope from Lawrenceville visited Rev and Mrs D E Baer. C G Hall and D A Lee were business visitors in Marshall. Roy W Hall drove to Champaign. Nettie Fritz of Kansas visited sister Miss Cora Pratt.
James Lindley Malcolm Knight and Ernest Buckner return from French Lick Springs after ten days away. Ella Hand visited relatives near Annapolis. Jake Decker leaves for St Louis for civil service training. A string of local visits follows including the Lowes Wilma Bailiff Sims at a funeral in Marshall and others at Robinson Hospital for tonsil and adenoid removal.
Carrie Snyder spent Saturday night with Dorothy Wallace while Clarence Krews of Terre Haute and Mrs John Holler visited Perry Tharp. Henry Bohn and family retrieved their son Russell in Urbana. Dan Gard and family visited his parents. Fairy Mattis of Walnut Prairie visits Alice Ogle. A large crowd attended Sunday night child exercises. Rev Story preaches next Saturday and Sunday nights. Modest Bohn family visited Sol Pittenger. George S Morgan of Auburn and Alfa Burkett of Auburn wed Wednesday at Murphy home with Nellis Morgan as bridesmaid and Clark Leggitt best man. Bride, daughter of James Burkett, and groom, son of George Morgan, plan housekeeping on a farm north of Auburn. Rev Ira Murphy officiated.
Fred Strohm of Darwin was appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff Byram. He assumed duties Friday June 10. A World War veteran, Strohm has worked on the farm and plans to move to Marshall soon.
Reports from the bureau of markets indicate southern hogs can fetch prices equal to corn belt hogs with proper feeding. Mississippi buyers sent nearly 6,000 finished hogs to the National Stockyards, Illinois, selling at top market levels. A Tennessee owner shipped twelve carloads, finishing well on corn and tankage, earning $72,417. Funeral notices from McKeevers Funeral Home in Douglas Township note Mrs. McKeever, about 60, survived by a husband, two brothers and a sister, with service at St Marys church and Catholic cemetery burial.
Two local deaths reported from illnesses and surgery. Martha Flener of this city died Tuesday morning after a week of paralysis and stroke at age about 40. Funeral services will be Thursday at 4 PM at United Brethren Church with burial in the city cemetery. Mrs John Morgan of near Livingston died Friday after a goitre operation in Terre Haute. the goitre extended to the jugular vein and she passed shortly after. She was about 80, survived by husband and six children. Funeral services were held Monday at Livingston with interment in Livingston Cemetery.
Bureau figures from the U S department of commerce show Illinois January 1920 farm totals horses 292,944 cattle 22,803,389 sheep 639,819 and swine 4,640,449. Purebred horses 16,559 or 1.2 percent of all horses cattle 3.9 percent sheep 21.9 percent swine 4.7 percent.
Frank Warriner, one of Clark county's oldest citizens, died Wednesday night at the home of his daughter Mrs Ed Griffith in the east part of town. He was 86 and had lived with Mrs Griffith the past four years. He leaves three daughters Mrs Al Mount of Louisville Kentucky, Mrs J K Black and Mrs Ed Griffith of Marshall. three sons George of Los Angeles Robert L of Jackson Mississippi and Claude of South Bend Indiana. one son Harry preceded him in death. He also leaves 10 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren and an aged sister. Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock Friday morning at the home of J K Black and the body was taken to Mattoon for burial.
The article explains that serum alone does not grant permanent immunity against hog cholera and that a double treatment using both virus and serum is needed for farm herds. It notes recovered dogs are generally immune due to antibodies, and that exposing dogs to a mild form of the disease followed by serum injection aids resistance.
The article notes that owners enjoy showing animals but upon returning home they should segregate their best stock for a period to ensure freedom from contagious diseases. It emphasizes careful handling of animals purchased for shows.
Dr Nesbitt president of the Dinols Veterinary Medical Association advocates vaccinating hogs for hog cholera with a double treatment given from a few days to a few hours old. He cites lower costs reduced losses and immunity lasting until market age based on his experience.
Henry Thompson died at his daughter Mrs Bertha Mullen s home in Terre Haute aged 73 years 5 months born January 1 1848 married to Delia Travioli on February 18 1867. They had 14 children seven living and five predeceased him with 55 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Funeral services were at Mrs Mullen s residence at 1 30 Tuesday June 9 and burial followed at Grandview Cemetery.
State game officials Emery Hoff McLaughlin recently announced surveillance in Clark county with presence in Paris Brocton Oakland and Isabelle. Heavy fines were imposed for violations as officers plan to remain in the Wabash township game preserve area for several days.
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