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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
4
The column records visits from residents like Arthur Swope and the Dolson group, announces upcoming evangelistic meetings, Thanksgiving services, weather briefings, and price shifts in meat and coal. It also notes births, accidents, a fatal cancer case, military veteran memories, a bank foundation, ship of local families, and funeral details.
Henry Musselman of Marshall visited Thursday for hunting and reports heavy corn harvests daily. Rev. T. Z. Wheeler leads Bries of meetings at Flat Rock. Charles Strohm and wife celebrate a daughter’s arrival. First Baptist women prepare for Christmas event on December 9. Bat Handy and wife of Marshall attend services. Mrs Stewart Clark noted among attendees.
Bruce Spires and wife welcomed a son born November 13. Mr and Mrs Chas Goekler visited John Goekler at Mozart. Dessie Perisho from near Grand View spent Sunday with Mrs Timothy Babcock. Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs James Burkett in Auburn Friday. Jesse Veach of Auburn and Sophia Meloy of Dolson wed last Saturday. Mrs Oda Marr visited her mother Mrs Alice Newman at Shilo who is ill. The revival at Clarksville Baptist church closed but will resume. All are invited.
Laura Heimer was Auburn township's champion speller last week. Mrs Emma Husted visits relatives at Dexter. Will Brossman builds a large concrete manger in his barn. Grandmother Cleaver went to Martinsville to spend time with her son. Mrs Amanda Snyder returned from Toledo visit. Rolla Burger works in the pipeline camp commissary. Charles Snyder called to Terr Hayter by a grandchild’s illness. Lena Hibpsman stays with grandparents in poor health. 25 cars of material used on concrete road project. Mrs Evaline Reed of Marshall buried at Blue Grass cemetery. William Flenner and son Claley auction stock and farm implements near Blue Grass. Claley plans to move to Terre Haute for work. Relatives of May Burkett informed of her sudden death in Anderson township. John A. Cope family visited Grandview Institute to see uncle William Clapp, ill with catalysis. The Spires and Kankler noted in fragmentary references amid town chatter.
The fragment notes Calvin Bardin delivering household goods to Terre Haute for Clarey Flenner who plans to move there. Theodore Jones advances on a new residence on Grandview road. Farmers remain uncertain about feeding stock for market as corn prices stay high. Verge Gallatin and family from Martinsville visited Mrs. Gallatin’s mother and sister Mary Stark and Sophia Montgomery.
Shredding is nearly finished here. Mrs G M Hollenbeck is improving. Mrs Goldie Collier of Hursonville visits extended. Fred Holwick and wife spent Sunday with G Garwood and family. Russell Clough of Martinsville visited relatives. Harry Tharp, away on prairie work, spent Sunday here. Ben Ogle and wife of Marshall visited Oliver Morgan and wife Sunday. Roy Wells will occupy Holwick’s vacated house. Sunday school targets one hundred. all invited. Big meeting draws large crowds and interest. Downey and Downey families of Bellair, Anderson and Bartlett of Dana, Ruth Downey of Marshall, Tharp family of Darwin and Joe Tharp of Snyder visit O P Tharp family.
Westfield reports no new scarlet fever or diphtheria cases for several days. Local farming activity includes sale of F R Bennett eighty acre tract for 139 per acre, Allen Bennett purchaser, and John H Parker selling land to Samuel Spell for about 40000. Reverend Burnett resigns from Westfield Baptist church, likely to join Casey church. Thomas Rockwell of Dolson township dies suddenly at age 92, survived by four children.
Dayton visitor Roy Harrieson arrives to see his father and brother. Mrs. Sluss from Page Mississippi visits her son Dr. Sluss. Tom Farmer family and daughter visit Frank Lewis at Casey. Otho McDaniel and family plan a ten day Colorado trip. Margaret Kelly departs for Sheridan Montana for winter. Roy Lowe to St Louis to study six months. Higbee and wife head to Jupiter Florida for winter. Avere McCandlish fractured right arm cranking a Ford. Eleanor Franklin to Minneapolis for four months study. W F Ryan visits Casey from Boone County Arkansas. family left Casey fifty years ago. John Pentecost and Jessie Leigh wed at Mrs Shirrel McKinney’s Robinson home. Mrs Josephine Rowley of Davenport to Robert J Welch of Rock Island wed at Davenport First Presbyterian. James B Gardner dies suddenly after years of local service.
Mrs. Anna Barr of Casey visits Walter Lowe and family. Uncle John Cox of Arkansas visits relatives. Ira Newlin and son Sam with families and T. E. Lindley and families plan to move to Mississippi this week.
William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill is set for addition to the army and navy medals of honor roll. Judge Advocate General Crowder ruled the Indian scout from the 1870s is entitled to the honor and to the pension for enrollees.
Gen Funston builds a southern department force with 4000 to 5000 motor trucks in 77 companies. Many vehicles stored at Fort Sam Houston Fort Bliss and El Paso to enable rapid movement of troops artillery and supplies into Mexico for potential invasion or pacification efforts.
A brisk scene centers on two competitors in a tense match where one remains likely to quit as the other pushes toward a rare win. The fragment hints at a decisive moment and the psychology of a close contest.
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