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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
8
A local store touts low prices on underwear while asserting full weight and durable garments. It promises lasting wear through the season or two and provides a guarantee behind every stitch. Family sizes and all ages are catered to.
Sealed bids for the East Side Drainage improvement in Marshall Illinois are invited by the Board of Local Improvements. Work includes outfall and outlet sewer construction along with lateral sewers on Mechanic Main Cumberland and Market streets and related structures. Bids due November 12 1908 at 2 PM in City Hall Council room.
Local notes describe Ed Beecham quitting railroad work and Elmer Rupp prospecting in Oklahoma while James McDaniel plans a move to Texas. Various residents, visitors, and events across Martinsville are mentioned amid election chatter, protracted meetings, a diphtheria quarantine lifted, and a mixing of social notices and light humor.
Items from nearby areas report Elijah and Mrs Trout celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary in Nashville Illinois. Crawford County sheriff raided Stoy illicit liquor sellers and captured thirteen. Demontigny, ex Paris, moves to Japan for railroad work. Nellie West of Pana inherits 25000 from Los Angeles uncle. William Myers of Edgar County dies while feeding chickens in Hume. Jailer Mont Casey’s door left open. seven inmates escape, three recaptured. A Charleston man’s misfortune tops the old hearse accident. Judge Pearce strips Maunie Postmaster Beckley of supervisor title as illegal. Flat Rock’s St Charles Hotel blown by dynamite. suspected well shooter. Libel trials spark belief of political campaign bluffs. Landes and McIntosh convicted. Carmi mule sparks fires and barns burned before fire dept. Pleasant Galloway’s disappearance ends with found body, exposure suspected. Col James Marshall votes first time. West Point grad. long Army career. Charleston home base. votes felt distant from home.
Calv in Miller and wife spent Sunday in Darwin. Nellie Blizzard visited Mamie and Elva Clark. Mrs Charles Williams visited Mrs Hooch Wyrick Friday. Locals recalled Halloween Saturday night. Clara Spittler of Allright stayed Saturday with Edyth and Emma Craig. Elia McCollum returned from Kansas City Friday. Perry Mullen and family visited Bert Hckles and family in Wa bash Sunday. J C Craig and wife and Harry Stricklett visited Joe McCollum's family Friday. Herschel Cane and wife welcomed a baby boy near West Union. Otis Davison family visited their parents John Higgins botham and family, joined by John Davison and Edna Wyrick. Mrs James Barton and Mrs Alice Carpenter with son John returned Thursday from Albany. A daughter was born to Arthur and Mrs Deaner Saturday.
For sale in a prime city location near the Big Four depot at 707 Main Street Robinson UA carlor address F J Stineman. Features include grocery lunch counter dining room and parlor with co-tréam in place. Reason family trouble and price described as cheap if sold fat.
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