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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
4
The Recardellerald of Arcola reviews letters from broom corn growers nationwide showing the year's supply and demand outlook. It helps farmers price their crop by comparing anticipated supply with manufacturer demand, offering a progressive and valuable read.
State Superintendent F G Blair urges school officers to use summer vacation for cleaning, disinfection, and repairs of school buildings. He notes the Illinois common school system owns about seventy five million dollars in property and warns neglect harms health and efficiency. Directors should ensure water, toilets, desks, floors, and walls are hygienic for when students return.
Eckel E K Arford is slowly improving after illness. Miss Tillie Kile visits relatives in West York. Mrs Charles Williams travels to Terre Haute for a few weeks. Squire Williams of Bingham and Mrs Richard Garmony of Terre Haute visit brother Chas Williams and family. Ira Neff of Terre Haute visits home folks. Mr Romoser of Anderson township spends Sunday with daughter Mrs Chris Renner. Rev Robert Griffin of Marshall arrives Tuesday afternoon and night.
G. U. Brown announces coal for threshing at Eleva. Location and schedule details are limited in the fragment, but the notice indicates local farm use and a named contact.
West Union correspondents report visitors from West York Lima and Kentucky visiting local families. A baby was born to Walter Snyder and wife. the mother fell seriously ill but improved. Dolson and Craig opened a business. Cork and Poorman and Bush rooms under construction. Funeral attendees included relatives from Terre Haute and Bridgeport for Mrs Frank Miller of Walnut Prairie.
Cleone Kite family visited Olney. H S Akens attended Martinsville and Charleston trips. Misses Garver Slammond shopped in the city. Tarble plans Charleston move. N A Kite to Arkansas. Halcyon Hammond drives broke leg near M V Connelly place. Wiser attended Martinsville and Chautauqua in Charleston. Akens Newman passed exams and will study in Paris. School to begin last Monday in August with instructor Sylvester Perishoax. Meats market bought by M C Baker in West Union. West York syndicate bought timber near J N Phillippi. Rev Downey preached here. Arlie Dodd ill. Master Slarry filling store place. Quotation about finding good in worst.
Sassafras Norman Forsythe's baby is sick. Laura White improves slowly. Waller moved back to the farm vacated last spring. Jim Bryant and Indiana kin visited with his father Mary Bryant. Jay Swern and family of Marshall visited relatives here last Sunday. Frances Campbell visited Marshall late last week. The four year old son of Charles I and Mima Myera was buried in Forsythe cemetery last Saturday. Lola Wolkers and children from Dennison visited her parents George Hail and wife over Sunday. Mell and Mrs. Fawley hosted dinner Sunday with Walter Hutchison and Al Fawley and wives of Livingston. Miss Mattie English's music class from here gave a recital at the former's home north of Marshall last Wednesday.
Melrose reports dry hot conditions and a busy period with L L Trump hosting a sale Thursday featuring fine young stock. J B Pendleton builds a barn for James Crow at West Union amid neighborhood activity. Leasing and drilling underway with more to follow before noon as threshing delays loom until a machine arrives.
West York residents and visitors spent Sunday with relatives and friends across several Indiana towns. The weddings of Hampton Angel and Goldin Sims were celebrated at the bride’s parents home in West York.
J. E. Dixon visited in Indiana last week. A. C. B. Powell and son Fiddy of Terre Haute visited Mrs. C. V. Powell of Darwin Sunday. James Huey of Quincy Soldiers' Home visits John Paddock at Darwin. Bowman and Green, brick masons of Marshall, repair Livingston M. E. church. Ben Culter smiths at Oliver last week. Threshing winds down as farmers break for wheat. Henry Strohm and wife attend cousin’s funeral at Walnut Prairie. John Black of Martinsville to Livingston Monday. Ladies Aid to serve ice cream on Livingston school lawn next Saturday night. All invited.
Homer Vern Church works for John Husted. Mr and Mrs Geo Baker spent Sunday at John Brossman s. These hot days hurt corn. Clarence Beachout works at the tank farm. Ronda is dusty for the first time this summer. Mrs Allen Fraker s sisters from Chicago visited her. Arthur Beachout helped move Professor McCahee from Charlestown to Martinsville last week. Asa Johnson returned to Evansville after a three week visit with his parents. Bethel folks netted 23.50 at ice cream social to fund a new church roof.
York M R Newman is on the sick list. Parl Nichols and Miss Lillian Newman visited Hutsonville. Burt Dudley left for Louisville Ky. from Mrs Mary Brandenburg’s. A crowd of York youths joined the camp meeting at Lower Union. Abram Hodge visited near Flat Rock. John Willard was found dead Tuesday and buried Wednesday afternoon.
The Marshall Illinois Amusement Hall has been remodeled with ventilation electric lighting electric fans fire escapes water heat and a large stage. It offers seating for 2000 and is praised as unmatched in cities ten times Marshall's size.
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