Big Boomer Day and Rodeo Captivates Marshall
Armistice Day plans center on a big rodeo at Tourist Park presented by King Bros I X L Ranch with 35 performers, 100 horses, longhorns, buffalo and elk. Notable acts include Wild Bill Brady Long John Caruthers and steer pulldogging ace Tommy Cropper. The American Legion and local businessmen promote a full afternoon and evening program.
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Marshall
American Legion
King Bros. I. X. L. Ranch
Henrietta
Texas
King Bros
West
Mr. King
Wild Bill" Brady
Long John” Carruthers
Tommy Cropper
Farmer Bay
Lumber Law
the Stranger
Wabash Valley
Leon Cox
Clark County
The
Amercan_ Legion
Mr. Cox
Former Marshall Man Sells Paper in Lebanon
L. E. Bartlett leases the Lebanon Advertiser to Sylvan E. Williams of Lebanon Indiana. Williams, an experienced newspaperman formerly with the Daily Reporter of Lebanon Ind, will be assisted by Mrs. Williams in managing and publishing the Advertiser. Bartlett retires due to poor health and is a former Marshall boy who moved to Lebanon from his hometown.
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L. E.bartlett
Lebanon (Ill
Sylvan E. Williams
Lebanon
Indiana
Williams
Daily Reporter
Ind
Advertiser
Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Marshall
Fire damages Liberty Variety Store in Marshall
About 2:30 am Wednesday Mrs. Mary McCarty triggered a fire alarm. Marshall fire department quickly extinguished a blaze in the back room, scorching the ceiling and damaging goods, with the front undamaged. Four fires have occurred in the building, says proprietor Mr. Satterfield, with losses still being tallied.
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Mary McCarty
Marshall Fire Department
Liberty Variety Store
I. W. Klineman
Joe Wallace
Satterfield
Quartette Give First Concert Of Season Here
The Metropolitan quartet from Chicago performed the season opener at the high school. About 100 people attended the Thursday night Lyceum course event.
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Quartette
Lyceum
Metropolitan Quartettie of
Chicago
Dennison store and post office destroyed by fire
Ed Volkers proprietor and postmaster loses the general merchandise store and post office at Dennison in a Wednesday afternoon blaze. Estimated loss is 15000 with 2000 insurance, over 1000 worth of shoes burned, mail saved, postoffice equipment largely intact, fire likely from sparks from a nearby railroad train. Postoffice service moved to a building across the street.
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Dennison
Ed Volkers
Volkers
Marshall Woman Injured When Car Wrecks Near Indianapolis
Mrs. J. Kerr sustained minor injuries and bruises after her car ran into a culvert near Indianapolis Indiana on Friday and overturned. She was taken to her sister’s home in Indianapolis before being brought to Marshall Tuesday. The car suffered noticeable damage.
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Mrs. J. Kerr
Indianapolis
Indiana
Mrs. Kerr
Marshall
Shields House Burns in Marsha Fire Relief Drive
A residence owned by Mr and Mrs John Shifeds in the southwest part of Marsha burned to the ground Sunday around 6:00 am. Fred Clatfelter canvassed local business men and gathered 42.25 dollars for the Shifeds' relief fund.
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John Shifeds
Marsha
Fred Clatfelter
Marshall Family Temporarily Relocates to Terre Haute
Mr and Mrs Chas Bruner and family move to Terre Haute where Bruner will manage a hotel this winter. He plans no work at the B F Johnson place on South Sixth Street due to late season and will return to Marshall in spring to reopen the tourist inn.
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Chas. Bruner
Terre Haute
Bruner
Collision on Michigan Avenue Injures Young Riders
Homer Finkbiner and companions in a Ford roadster collide with Herschel Cline and family at Sixth Street intersection on Michigan Avenue. One Finkbiner occupant suffers a minor facial cut. another is briefly unconscious. Cline car occupants are shaken but uninjured. roadster wrecked beyond repair and sedan left damaged on the left side.
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Homer Finkbiner
Michigan Avenue
Herschel Cline
Charleston
Albert Cline
West’ Union
Sixth Street
Michigan
Finkbiner
Robert L Peck Promoted to Sergeant in Marines
Robert L. Peck, a Marshall Illinois native, has been promoted to sergeant in the Marine Corps. He joined the Marines at Terre Haute Indiana and was stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard before duty at Quantico Virginia.
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Washington, D.C
Robert L. Peck
Marshall, Ill
Marine Corps
Sergeant Peck
Marshall
Maude C. Peck
N. 4Th Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Philadelphia Navy
Quantico
Washington
Roush Wins Contract for County Farm Machine Shed
Homer Roush was awarded the county farm machine shed contract by the county board improvement committee comprising John Burr Henry Buser and Norman Forsythe. Work began immediately to pour the concrete floor before bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Roush
County Board of Supervisors
John Burr
Henry Buser
Norman Forsythe
City Council approves sidewalks and bonds at meeting
At the regular meeting city aldermen voted to repair sidewalks on South Fifth and other streets and to pay bonds held by B F Johnson. The meter at the condensory was found to have been turned back by at least a million gallons multiple times, prompting a committee review.
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Scholfield
Howell
Machlan
Bruner
Metz
South Sixth Street
B. FP. Johnson
Herald
South Fifth
South Third
Plum
North Second
North Third
Robert Davidson
B T. McConchie
William Morgan
North Side
John
Brandenstein
Marshall Milk & Cream Company
Condensory
Sol Handy
Herbert Tibbs
Wm Wallace
Darwin Man Arrested and Fined on Charge
Levi Horton of Darwin was arrested Friday on two charges of violating the game law. He was brought to Squire Craig's court and fined 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Horton
Darwin
Squire Craig
Mickie Says No Editor Worried About Proofs Reading
In a candid remark Mickie states that editors cannot prevent readers from wandering in and reading proofs and a copy of material intended for the next newspaper issue. He emphasizes the open nature of the publication process.
November term of circuit court opens with jurors listed
The November term convenes Monday with John H Marshall of Charleston as presiding judge. The bar docket shows 24 common law cases, 63 chancery cases, and 11 criminal cases to be tried. Petit jurors include Bender, Buehler, Norton, and others. grand jurors feature Maurer, Redman, Bradley, Fasig, Morrow, Wells, and more.
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Circuit Court
John H Marshall
Charleston
Dr. J Warren Smith Weds Emma L Schumaker in Terre Haute
Dr J Warren Smith and Emma L Schumaker of Terre Haute were married October 28 at the bride’s North Eighth Street home. Rev D T Black of Marshall performed the ceremony. Smith, a former Marshall physician, practiced medicine there for several years.
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J. Warren Smith
Emma L. Schumaker
Terre Haute
North Eighth Street
D. T. Black
Marshall
Smith
West Union man takes compositor and pressman post
R. Desmond Kern of West Union is now employed at the Democrat office as compositor and pressman. Previously he worked for West Union News in West Union.
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R. Desmond Kern
West Union
Democrat
Mr. Kern
West Union News
Miss Katie Reynolds 55 Dies After Illness At Home
Miss Katie Reynolds daughter of the late John Reynolds died at her home on South Sixth Street after a few days illness of pneumonia. Funeral services were held at St Marys church with Father Wilson officiating. She was laid to rest beside her mother in the Catholic cemetery. Two sisters Misses Lizzie and Bea survive her.
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Katie Reynolds
John Reynolds
South Sixth St
St. Mary's Church
Father Wilson
Lizzie
Bea
Local boy saves. Small child from drowning
Milwaukee vigil on the Milwaukee river ends in tragedy as 11 year old George Maciejewski drowns after slipping through ice near Auer avenue. John O Rourke from Marshall Illinois risks his life aiding others and locates the drowned boy with police help.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George Maciejewski
Humboldt Ave
Auer Avenue
Casimir Szapinski
George
John O'Rourke
Marshall, Ill
Reno Wright
Wright
O’rourke
Pat O’rourke
North of Marshall
Marshall Merchants Handle Eagle Discount Stamps
The Keifer Drug Co Gift Shop H C Veach of Auburn Claypool Co H M Dewey and Lloyd Hanley stores are handling Eagle Discount Stamps with each customer receiving one stamp after a ten cent purchase. Mr and Mrs F T Falk representing Eagle Discount Stamp Co of St Louis have been in Marshall this week arranging the campaign.
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Keifer Drug Co
H. C. Veach
Auburn
Claypool & Co
Esquire Craig Marries Martinsville Couple
Theodore Elkins and Violet Elkins of Martinsville were married Saturday by Squire Craig in a simple ceremony confirming their union in the community.
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Esquire
Craig
Martinsville
Theodore Elkins
Violet Elkins
Squire Craig
Clark County Undertakers Hold Get-Together Meeting
Clark county undertakers met at the National Dixie Hotel on Wednesday evening. Attendees included Chas. Bubeck Joe Gallagher H M Dewey of Marshall Burton Prust of West Union John Polk of Westfield B S Ruedy of Casey and Chester Snavely of Martinsville.
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Clark County
National Dixie Hotel
Chas. Bubeck
Joe Gallagher
H. M. Dewey
Marshall
Burton
Prust
West Union
John Polk
Westfield
B. S. Ruedy
Casey
Chester Snavely
Martinsville
Reward Offered for Unpaid Subscriptions
A notice offers a reward of 2.90 dollars for each subscription found that is not paid in advance. The advertiser clarifies paying 2 dollars for every instance where a home is entered without invitation.
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Wes
Wes Orseyke
Owithoud
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Cowboy Clown
Bury AT
Bill Booster
Pats, Cuet
Shields House Burns
Robert. Peck
Marines
Roush
County Farm ‘Machine Shed
North Side School
Mickie
OkAecei
Sugheoe
Petit Jurors
Frank L. Bender
Bruce Buehler
William Norton
Bruce Daughhetee
Alden Martin Ernest Reely
John Boesiger
Frank Meehling
Charles Shade Bruce Braynard
William Fitch Jr. Snedeker
Charles Lowe
William Conklin
B. H. Emrich Charles Gilbert James Roberts
Otto Lindsey Charley Fain
Forest Troughton
Cecil Fason
John Alvey
Fred Beltz
Frank Taylor
Charles Smitley
Clarence Lee Delmer McMahan
Jeff Heileine
Charles Ogle Claude Bishop
Jacob Maurer
Harry Redman
Leon Bradley
Geo
Fasig
Thos. Morrow J
D. Wells
D. Cochonour
G. A. Freeman
Co. C. Collier
R. W. Ellington
Geo. Claypool
Otto Calvert
Chas. Myers
Newt. Terrell
Walter McCleary
Wm. Travioli
John Baxter Cy Yeley
Ed Bennett
J Lowery
J. A. Sweet
Woros Crow Otto Amacher
O'Rourke
Sister
Wisconsin
Marshall Merchants
EAGLE
the Herald
John Merrick
U. S. Press Association
James Black
L. E. Tolbert
Chas. Metz
Anna Lutz
First National Bank
J. B. McCullough Ernest Ohm
A. Purdunn
Margaret LeGore
Effie Daughhetee
Hel H. Kesler Mattie Giffin
T. R. Babcock
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