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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1917
Page
4
Aunt Rhoda Lindley visits West Union relatives while families from Paris and Terre Haute attend. Local deaths, accidents, Cross drive results, farm market prices, and church events fill a long rural page with names such as McCrory, Seymour, and Ryan. Thanksgiving gatherings, repairs, and a notable bridge mishap round out the community snapshot.
P. F. Dodd was in Martinsville on Sunday. P. C. Hasten was in Weet Union Saturday. English Bros. are shredding fodder in the vicinity.
A report notes timber being hauled to the railroad for shipment while Rev. C Hix preached Sunday. Revival meetings start next. Wheatless days prove hard amid scarce corn. Snavelys visited their mother Sunday. Corn crop is near failure in this area and livestock suffer from limited feed. A patriotic resident bought Liberty bonds over a farm, revealing strong American spirit. A Melrose church Y M C A meeting drew many. Rev Mr Harry spoke on war work and raising about 90 in cash and pledges, township over the top. A similar Ohio church meeting followed Friday night.
A local area reports only a small percent of corn suitable for cribbing. Residents recount weekend visits and gatherings including Roe Davis’s goose hunt and Mrs Maude Heck of Marshall visiting relatives.
Records of residents visiting and traveling events include DC Cleaver in ill health for ten days Glen Phillips attending a Paris football game Hattie Husted visiting Terre Haute friends Wm McKee moving baled hay to his Kansas area home Emil Romines visiting Terre Haute over Sunday Homer Johnson and William Brosman driving to Terre Haute Mildred Heimer winning first place in a spelling contest at Jeff Davis Friday
Nick Geheb works for Allen Wright. Lorena English spent Saturday at Plainview Farm MWM. Landers family in Terre Haute Saturday. Frank Leseure of c Danville spent a few days last week at Mr Alvey's. Walter English of Redman visited his parents Ed M English and wife. Arthur Wright, from Allerton, spent part of last week with relatives here. Grandma Huey returned home from a three week visit with Pat Madden’s daughter. Mrs Ed M English, ill, went to Terre Haute Tuesday to consult a specialist. Box supper at the school house tonight with a short literary program by the pupils. H. C. Grisham and family, Lorena English and Rob English and wife visited Terre Haute Sunday. Allen Wright injured his hand last Thursday in a gas engine accident. It was
Farmers report heavy frost affecting corn in roasting ear stage. Some growers begin cribbing and feeding corn to salvage what remains. Dry corn for future use is scarce in the region, with potential impacts on storage and livestock feeding.
Wm H Snyder died at the National Soldiers' Home in Danville at age 14 months 2 years 7 months 19 days He spent most of his life in Westfield and his remains were returned there for funeral services in the ME church on Wednesday Families and friends gathered for the service and local events noted a birthday anniversary for a longtime couple and a mining accident fatality near Kincaid involving John B Stanfield 25 formerly of Westfield
Local notes report Rev Edgar Powell of Linton Ind accepts the call to shepherd the Hutsonville Porterville and West Union Christian churches. James B McKnight, formerly Annapolis bank cashier, is named cashier at the First National Bank Oblong. Fire destroys Yale school building just completed, cost 6000 dollars. Will Brush 14 of Robinson suffers fatal train accident after being caught in wheels while attempting to crawl under an IC freight car. A quip about aging and resolutions ends the brief.
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