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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
4
John Miller visits Hoopeston and many locals are listed visiting relatives across West York Walnut Prairie West Union Robinson and Hutsonville. The Friends Church meeting near Quaker Lane ends with two conversions. Harry Newlin leaves banking to start stock farming. War economy prompts talks of war bread and shortages as residents adjust.
A busy stretch of moving and visiting marks the week in the vicinity. Uncle Jake Fraker of Oak Grove spent Sunday with Mr Wright, while Grace Mooter of Terre Haute visited Mrs Alvey. M M Landers and family were at Plainview Farm, Susie Jones and sons stayed with her parents, and John Kellogg and wife traveled to Lore to visit relatives. John Mowehan moved to Marraball and Robert Wodson joined the Mokefarm. Joe Bush and Winnie Craig were visitors at Malarte Farm.
Seed corn scarce as John Smith begins work for A Perry on Monday. Mrs Henry Murphy suffers from pneumonia. Sugar water ripens. several camps open. Mrs Jessie Beachout visited her mother Mrs Emily Meloy last week. Miss Mamie Claypool hired to teach spring term at Germany. Mrs Marlin Claypool and twins spent last week with her mother near Nuburn. Everett, son of Harry Harbor, sick with pneumonia. Coach approved Mrs Roomd. Mrs John Trawsen, R Soostricker, and Mrs RoF Babcock in Ter Haute Wednesday. Mrs Dom Wo Graham visits Thursday with nephew Caee Pe os e at? of his safe arrival.
Ames Haddix prepares for departure to Denver. Mrs Vaude Paddock spent Friday in Marshall. Charles and Jesse Haddix visited Marshall Friday. Hiomer Prust spent last week in Terre Haute. Otto Cooper and Walter Brown traveled to Danville on business. Mrs Robert Irwin and Miss Mabel Brown spent Saturday in Robinson. Mrs Ben Forsythe visited Marshall with Roy Faw ley’s family. Ora Clime and children stayed with relatives at Snyder. Herschel Cline from Charleston visited his parents in Walnut Prairie. Misses Nelle Forsythe and Gladys Prust joined a Sunday visit with Mrs Ernie Thompson in West Union. Esther Cline hosted a party for Noah Tolland who is joining the navy. Guests included Ther Terris, Zelpha Cline, Nelle Forsythe, Edith Haddix, Laura and Gladye Prust, Margaret, Lizzie, Leslie and Mebel Manhert, Delances Tull, Joe Williamson, John Morton, Noah Tolland, Berton Prust, Himer Waddix, Harold Harmon, Ivan and George Sod Ray Cline, Rendall Hadix.
Ernie Roas of Dudley was hers last Wednesday and Thursday. Jense Meloy will move to the Jack Ballow farm in Edgar county.
John Snyder visited his brother last week as a windstorm passed with no rain. Allen Claypool plans to move to Marshall this spring, renting his farm to Henry Murphy. Several families relocate farms, seed supply is tight at five dollars per bushel due to frost. Davis telephone service extends all day Sundays starting March, and revival efforts foster strong community and evangelistic plans.
The community notes mild weather pleasing coal users. Visitors include John Huckaba and wife in Hot Springs Arkansas Rev Firmin Bennett from Johnson in town. Local events include church revival results with 111 conversions and 64 agitated, and four weeks of evangelistic services ending Sunday.
Hugh Black and Detmar Connelly visit neighbors while others spend Sunday with friends. Local residents note visits of Chas Baker Jr and Mary Baker returning from Champaign. The piece urges farmers to produce bumper crops as soldiers of the plow fight pests like the potato bug and chinch bug and to help win the war.
Republicans of Marshall township are requested to meet in the courthouse March 16 1918 at 2 pm to select a ticket for the April election. Clay Cork committeeman. Notice of Township Convention Republicans of Anderson township to meet at the town house at 2 pm Saturday March 16 1918 to nominate candidates for April election and elect a committee man to fill vacancy. M Tarman chairman.
Sealed bids for Reynolds Bridge Spans two at 60 feet with a 16 foot roadway and 19 foot overall height are due by 1 PM March 26 1918 in the Marshall Illinois courthouse. Plans and specs are available from the Illinois Division of Highways via the County Superintendent or Geo F Burch Acting Bridge Engineer. Engineer's estimate 5960 dollars with 309 dollar certified check required.
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