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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
2
A long reflective piece on Marshall and its institutions critiques the city’s light plant, library, schools, churches, and band while praising local effort and a Chicago Herald Examiner feature. It notes Marshall’s partly shared ownership, calls for improvement, and comments on Chicago’s 90th anniversary as a benchmark for progress.
A heavy snow storm swept the region last Saturday followed by a bright Sunday. References to local figures include David O. Martin as father of a child named Happy David and Dan Doll constructing a large bird cage. The Vandalia company plans moving its depot near Westfield to a site on the Paris and Danville road south of Paris. The city council met Monday evening but did not arrange for a hook and ladder truck, prompting concerns about safety and fire protection.
Forty years ago Mrs John Jeffers of Walnut Prairie raised for market over fifty dollars worth of poultry in 1886. Geo Price planned a Kansas prospecting tour starting Sunday but his wife’s illness delayed the trip. Will Martin left Sunday for Fort Scott, Kansas, to a position in an abstract office arranged by John Drake. Wash Hollenbeck traveled to Humboldt Coles County to seek a new situation.
Thirty years ago readers reported heavy rain but good bicycle riding on some streets. The column mentions Sheriff Lewis owning a fierce bloodhound in a playful note and notes a family birthday for Mrs Joseph Benny with a 12-member Terre Haute reunion dinner. Harlan sold the old Durell fruit firm to Sam Rudy, to be listed in real estate.
FP OR Black purchases W W Ral Stons residence beyond its hames on North Hamilton for 10, En Flom. Hi Lo Matteson sells near U B church to Wm T Hollenbeck for 33 6oo. Miss Fannie Luckhaupt closes Avon school term. Old Hamilton street frame buildings torn. Dr. Doll to erect two story 89 by 65 iron front building by May 1 for Scholfield Bros. grocery. Foster Martin's building to receive iron front and repairs.
The city ticket lists John W. Lewis for mayor with Henry Musselman as clerk and Frank Greenough as treasurer, Harry M Janney as city attorney, and Trev Davis Dr J J Rose and James Mellirath as aldermen. Dr Stephen Bradley was severely cut when his team ran and he was thrown on the frozen ground. the buggy wrecked. John F Reed and Etta Shotts were married last Thursday by Esquire Thos Craig. Miss Margaret Allen Miss Gross Miss Alma Langenstein Miss Mable Lewis and Miss Iva Beeman will attend a Terre Haute performance of Everywoman at the Grand.
Leonard R. Rogers aged 26 of Westfield and Mary J. Higins aged 19 of Marshall were issued a marriage license on Saturday in Charleston.
In Urbana Illinois dairy expert J H Brock reports a member of the Montgomery and Macoupin dairy herd improvement association increased milk and butterfat after switching from corn bran to a balanced ration of ground corn ground oats and soybeans. The tester Wm Selmer found a 120 pound butterfat rise and 3 000 pounds more milk the next month, a 70 percent butterfat gain and 77 percent milk gain valued at 50 cents per pound butterfat and 40 cents per 100 pounds skim milk.
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