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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1913
Page
4
Readable items cover visits from Orange and Marshall residents, church services, a baccalaureate, Memorial and Sunday school events, farming notes, speed limit enforcement notices, Red Men meetings in Jacksonville, and a local wedding at Hoste Hill.
Mrs. Robert Bennett from Indianapolis visits relatives with her son while James Buckner of Dudley Missouri visits friends and family. Dr. Samuel Cullop of Terre Haute and others appear in town as residents list weekend activities and churchgoers attend services.
Mantha White is very poorly. Several from here attended the show in Terre Haute Monday. Ray and Beulah Maurer spent Friday at uncle Tom Whitson's. Mrs Will Salter and Maggie Mundorf spent one day last week with Mrs John Hawker. Lilly Kuhn is working in Terre Haute. Dean Houck and wife spent Sunday at Uncle Tom Whitson's. Mr and Mrs Herman Myers and others from Elsworth Indiana spent Sunday at Harry Maurer's.
Sunday and weekday visits are listed among residents including Jennie Beltz and grandma Beltz, Lizie Raisner and children with Jennie Beltz, Rebecca Francis of Prairieton with Jennie Beltz, Essie Francis Minnie Hall Hallie McClure Fred Hale Ruth Wesnitzer with John Beltz, Minnie Raisner and children with Jennie Feltz, Emma Tingley Jessie Lathrop with Edna McBroom, and Harve Sweitzer family with Mrs Wes Shotts of Anderson.
Auburn notes Ray Burkeybile will teach at the school this winter. A small Saturday evening rain brought thanks for small favors. Mr and Mrs William Kettle of Paris visit her parents Mr and Mrs James McIlrath. Otto Veach, working north of town, visits home folks while recovering from measles. Charlie Shade paints Dude Murphy's house and reports good work. Mrs William Leet has had a stroke and is in critical condition. Miss Futch Murphy has been ill for several days. Young folks visited Mr and Mrs Otto Davis last Thursday evening for a merry time.
Ned Childs serves as secretary for the county fair with few pears reported and most corn planted last week. Chester Snavely and family visited Sunday as the community eyes glimmers in crop prospects. Grandmother Berkley Sof Martinsville stayed with relatives. Edgar county visitors left Monday with twenty yearling males. John Brosman and son Ernest did business in Clarkeville early this week as contracts for new buildings near completion.
Fragmentary OCR reads POSSUM RIDGE Mary Lowry in a note about teaching. Details are unclear but reference to education appears.
West Union will observe Children’s Day at the Baptist church on June 1 at 730 p m. All are invited. Rev W J Drew of Marshall will preach a memorial sermon May 25 at 1030 a m at the Methodist church. The community notes several local visits and events including a recent Royal Neighbor meeting and the death of Joseph Senderson formerly of this community.
A large crowd attended the funeral of Miss Lola Wenaver. Mr and Mrs Verlin Bland and family along with D D Weaver and family joined relatives including Fred Liggett and wife, Charles Kief and wife, and James Weaver’s family for Sunday visits. Russell Brown and wife visited with E J Shirley and wife. Mrs Ben Medley and son were mentioned. Eugene returned home after visiting his parents, Lor Miller from near Marley also visited the neighborhood Sunday.
The president of a major railroad company greeted thousands of employees at the start of the new year and reminded them of Safety First as the world approved policy. The message underscored the goal of accident prevention and company commitment.
The Herald Ad stresses that 80 words express a deep motto urging motorists to observe proper caution. It argues drivers owe safety to themselves and others and that common sense should govern driving, though laws are needed to regulate behavior.
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