Local notes from Bossum Ridge and surrounding area
Sunday visits folk from Newt Brosman and Alex Scott. Ralph Gilbert at Marshal. church at Freedom. Mrs. Morgan Sweet with children with Grace Sweet. Terrence Washburn in high school at Marshall. Dinner at Elizabeth Wright's. Jeds Ruth Cunningham visited Ruby Mallory. Charley Gilbert hauled fruit to Terre Haute. Mrs Ray Cunningham left for North Dakota. Homer Johnson building a new silo. Mead Shields painted house. Terre Haute repairs on west siding. Norman spring water for fair. Ira Brogman visiting. fair entries exceed records. Secretary Child notes record entries through Saturday evening.
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Will Berkley
Newt
Brosman
Charley Cunningham
Alex Scott
Ralph Gilbert
Marshal
Freedom
Morgan Sweet
Grace Sweet
Terrence Washburn
Marshall
Bro. Eckels
I. B. McCullough
Elizabeth’ Wright
Charley Gilbert
Terre Haute
Ray Cunningham
North Dakota
Homer Johnson
Charley Wells
Ralph Beachout
Palston
Hmit
West Union
Mead Shields
Fair Association
Norman Spring
Ira Brogman
Casey
Child
Mission at St. Mary's Opens with 10 O'clock Mass
Special services at St. Mary's Church begin with a 10 o'clock Mass Sunday September 21. Rev Bertrand L Conway C S P will preach the mission. He is a Paulist missionary from New York City and a friend of Father Healey. Lectures follow each evening at 7 30.
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St. Mary’s Church
Bertrand L. Conway
New York City
Father Healey
Melrose School Advances Under Olga Evans
Melrose is making solid progress with Miss Olga Evans as teacher. Local residents note community activity including visits by Miss Blanche Hedges and social meals with residents near West Union. A new bridge is under construction north of town as West Union visitors and Martinsville events draw weekend attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Evans
Blanche Hedges
Perry Green
West Union
Queen of Carnival Candidates Voted for in Marshall
Carnival managers announce a diamond ring prize for the popular queen. Votes cost one cent at local business offices, with a Thursday crowning planned. Candidates listed include Helen Porter Esther Hurst Faye Randall Sarah Bradway Margaret Shaw Helen Martin Marie Scholfield Velda Ramesbarger Doris Keifer Mable Lewis Mary Brown Jane Morton Alma Couchman West Union.
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Carnival
Marshall
Helen Porter
Esther Hurst
Faye Randall
Sarah Bradway
Margaret Shaw
Helen Martin
Marie Scholfield
Velda Ramesbarger
Doris Keifer
Mab
Annapolis Infant Murder Case Sparks Jailhouse Arrest
Coroner inquest held in Annapolis over an infant found in an old well leads to the arrest of Mrs Georgie Robinson Smith for murder. Hydrostatic lung tests show the baby died after birth. The Smiths had married this year after two years of courtship. she is 26, daughter of the Robinson family, and she refuses to speak as Sheriff Highsmith holds her in the local jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Robinson Argus
Annapolis
Herald
Georgie Robinson Smith
Goodwin
Brooks
Davis
Burns
Annual Tax Levy Ordinance of Marshall Illinois 1918
The City of Marshall Illinois passes an annual tax levy ordinance for 1918 to fund city operations including salaries sidewalks elections streets and alleys electric lights water works fire department and printing. It also levies to pay bonds and interest on water fund certificates and water bonds and authorizes the city clerk to file a certified copy with Clark County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Illlinois
Ilinois
RAMO
Aeee
Wi- Nois
Clark County
Greenough
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Gorhadm’s
Pioneer Variety Store
Bear Brand
Moore
Mullhouse Marshall
Illinois
Marshall Within
Saleon
Favorite
Model
Jewél
John Love
Westside Hardware
Treiz
Main — Street
Goekler
Ponte
Ands Shire
H. B. Smith
Napolis
Homer
St. Mary’s
Melrose
Leon Dodd
Fred McNary
Martinsville
John Abbott
Charleston
Chas. Moore
Caroll Hart
Myrtle Hedges
Edna Medsker
A. E. Rogers
Sarah Newlin
Blanche -Hedges
Helen Crow
Tarman
East Side Square
Xwe
Tal Uel
China
Aris
Monad Base
Paige
Paynee Marshall
Tel
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