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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
4
Casey residents and surrounding towns reported visitors and travels throughout the week. Families from Indianapolis Auburn Monticello and Urbana joined others in town for Mother's Day events and social gatherings while local clubs hosted dances plays and exhibits.
Mrs Will Imle and Mrs Chris Imle, with Clara and Luella Schaefer, spent Friday in Terre Haute. Mrs John Sockler, Mrs Otto Sockler, and Mrs Will Imle with daughter Marguerite visited Mrs Julia Denzer Wednesday afternoon. Pearl Lacy and wife visited John Blockinger and wife on Sunday.
Sunday visits highlight Spiketown residents. George Bierbaum and family spent time with William Washburn. Pete Gidorkis and Terre Haute relatives joined Shes Lovell. Clifford Irwin from the navy is on furlough. Numerous families including Perry, McCarty, Mathews, Shank, Harper, Honderich, Eckel, Fredenberger, Hoenig, Goldie Stepp, Irwin, and Harper gathered at various homes.
Mr and Mrs Henry Olum and family visited Leonard Kile and Lenore Spittler. Several households including Stiverly Buckle, Spittlers, Jacobs, and Maurer shared Sunday meals. The seventh grade at our school passed Friday exams with seven students promoted.
Mildred Dolson and Audrey Clay pool shopped in Martinsville. 8th year scholars wrote finals at Blue Grass schoolhouse. Elijah Wright and family spent Sunday with Marlin Claypool. Green Moss church to preach Sunday afternoon May 8. Jess Hurst Alpha Claypool and families visited Virgil Hurst. Glen Nay and Frank Nay with families near Kansas and Redman visited Bueschmeyer. Mrs Sperry Claypool sold eggs. Theron Murphy visiting Terre Haute. Walter Hendrix and family and Owen Hendrix visited home of their brother Twill. Walter Meloy and family with Digerts visited Will Davis’s home. Roe Davis and family visited Will Davis’s Sunday.
John Blizzard and Frank Coombes host Sunday with their wives from Union. Charles Hollenbeck’s roof damage from a Sunday fire. Walley Williams and family visit Perry Williams. Perry Jackson and family visit Howard Serwise and wife of Avon. Gar Benoit and family join James McCollum at Hershel Cline’s. Hollenbeck and wife visit Wash Hollenbeck. Mabel Jackson and Mrs. Blizzard with Wilma Cline. Dickersons of Auburn visit Frank Fuller's family. Herman Carpenter and wife visit Grand Prairie parents. Herman Berger visits John Garner. Anna Bender and Elsie Strohm visit Mrs Hattie Blizzard and daughters Thursday. Eunice Jackson and children visit Mrs Jennie Craig and Margaret Hollenbeck Wednesday with Cora Walker and children.
The Clarksville Baptist church announced Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 and preaching at 10 80 pm all are urged to attend. Bruce Spires and family visited near Pleasant Hill with Mr and Mrs Burnsides. John Cartright was buried in Clarksville cemetery Saturday. Elva Morgan visited Cecile Babcock Sunday. George Spratt of San Francisco and Charles Spratt of St Louis visit uncle John B Graham. Grandma Allman of Carmi stayed with Rev WW A Weigant. Frank Hornbrook’s 20th wedding anniversary planned by relatives and friends.
A fragmentary intake mentions a church visit and surprising remarks about an affair. It notes Robert Screech and family visiting near Grandview for Sunday with Timothy abcock and Rennie Maloney of Oliver visiting Ben Richey. Louis Lycan reportedly listed as ill.
Martinsville reports include the death of Skoot Flenner a Blue Grass neighbor and memorial remembrances. Infant Robert J Snavely son of Holgar Shavely of Cincinnati was brought to town for burial in Ridgelawn. Weather permitting a concrete culvert project from the mill pond drain may finish this week. Local families Arthur Beachout and L O Kitchen hosted visitors for dinner. Mothers Day will be observed with regular church programs. Daniel Binder Joseph Davis and farmers discuss spring work and highway construction expanding east to west. The town longs for a new flour mill to boost the local economy and surpass water works benefits.
Mrs. Emily Ketchum celebrated her seventy first birthday with a Wednesday gathering. Friends Virgil Denning Parl Nichols Charles Fowler and others joined for dinner and well wishes as she marked the occasion. An eighteenth wedding anniversary surprise dinner was given for Reece Pritchard on Sunday.
West York residents share Sunday visits with relatives from Georgetown Hutsonville and Annapolis. Mrs Johnson recovers from surgery and stays with her father-in-law Albert Johnson. Malcom Knight marks 40th anniversary hosting about twenty five relatives and friends for dinner. Little Lillian Holiday under doctor care for tonsillitis. Oblong and Graysville guests include C R Piety and Routan.
Mr and Mrs Watt and son of Darwin attended church Sunday. Mrs Mortowa Millerot Atina and Mrs John Wood of Martinsville visited their grandmother Aunt Sarah Bell Sunday. Miss Edna Combs visited friends at birds last week. A minister who guarded his Storns discussed life and death. an insurance agent Houston Post was mentioned.
In a heartfelt exchange, Mary Ellen pledges not to ride past the hospital to avoid upsetting hospitalized children. She proposes getting off to push the tricycle instead, turning the act into a show of consideration for the patients.
A twelve year old named Rosie rushes into a hospital dispensary with a three year old boy, asking for a doctor after the two children swallowed ammonia. The admitting physician works to determine the liquid involved as Rosie proudly reveals the family fortune amid the scene.
Farmers in Illinois counties participate as the Illinois Agricultural Association films four reel movies showing state and county farm activities. Peoria hosts the first footage with plans to show more statewide. The farm bureau uses lantern slides in churches and schools as preparation grows for portable movie displays.
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