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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
4
The region reports severe storm impact with damaged barns roofs felled trees and shattered windows. Farmers face continued rain delaying planting and field work while relief efforts and local notices drive recovery and safety actions.
Carpenters from Van were called to Marshall Sunday to fix tower damage east of the station after Saturday's storm. A Fasig family reunion is planned in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in early June with four generations expected. Martinsville residents greet Guy Fasig’s Navy recruitment and sharing hopes for advancement. A Greenup crowd visited Mattoon to view cyclone devastation while armed militia protected the flooded area. Civil War veterans attended memorial services led by Rev. O. O. Tracy with choral music.
The local W. C. T. U. held a reception for new members at Mrs. F. M. Rhoads home. The program included a paper on why the world needs a W. C. T. U. fund, readings, songs, and essays on tobacco and its effects by a group of members.
Will F Taylor will register voters for precinct No 2 in Wabash township at the H Kessler house in Livingston on Tuesday.
Floyd Flinn and Carrie Frances Griffith from Dennison Lewis Duckworth and Anna Morris from Casey Burl Poulter, Sidell I, and Ella Lanham from Westfield are identified in the case records.
Sunday school at 9 30 in the morning and Endeavor at 7 30 p m. No preaching Sunday night. Prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 p m Grace. Sunday school 9 30 twan ship convention 10 30 Centenary. Board meeting Monday 7 30 pm in the church. N E Royer pastor.
The Marshall township court mourns Rosa Ann Mathews, drapes its charter for 30 days, sends copies to family and The Court of Honor, and records the resolution. A Grace Chapel gathering on June 8 features devotional services and speakers on Sunday school and missions with committee appointments and reports.
The S S will render its missionary program Sunday morning at 1045. Various lodges will assemble and the memorial sermon will be preached by the church minister. There is no evening preaching, but all are invited to the baccalaureate services in the ME church led by J L O'Neal.
A community club urges securing or offering lots for gardens and offers free seed to those who cannot buy. Committees for town and farmers organize, with folders and dues kept low to support food production and civic improvements. A Montgomery county Indiana farm may be confiscated for not using land patriotically, amid wartime shortages.
Residents of Madison township push authorities about a land rent matter. Judge Goodrich to appoint an investigator. Also notices announce a Chancery suit Ellen C. Rowe vs J E Johnson and unknown heirs, with a July 9 summons and required appearance. Plus a school district bid invitation for a new Jeff Davis school building due June 16 1917 with a 50 dollar bid bond.
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