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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
4
The Paris Beacon notes farmers endured a cycle of heavy rains and drought threats that damaged crops yet left corn and grain able to recover. Farmers resist despair, expecting more weather shifts as they thresh and hope for a strong harvest.
The 20th Annual Crawford County Veteran Association reunion will be at Robinson on September 1 to 3, 1908. The 21st Illinois Gen. Grants old regiment reunion coincides, inviting all veterans to attend daily with a feast. Gen S T Busey and Miss Anna O Lain drowned fishing at Wantrap Lake Minnesota last Thursday. Busey aged about 75. An exchange notes the city cemetery as prettiest and best kept, reflecting community pride and reverence.
Correspondence reports weather cooling after a heat spell. Mrs Chadwick’s house suffered lightning damage but did not burn. Several residents travelled to Chicago and Niagara trips noted. George Burnham died in a Dakota harvest field and was buried at Beulah with Odd Fellows in charge. Local visits and institute attendance recorded. Frank Cline injured while working for the Big Four at Mt Carmel.
West York residents report family and friend visits from Chicago to Niagara Falls with trips for work and vacation. A heavy Sunday rain returns, a newborn arrives, evangelist tent meetings begin, and a lightning strike damages barns causing minor losses.
Local notes describe Auburn Road activity centered on fieldwork and threshing. Farmers and neighbors report a busy day with machinery in use and grain processing underway as harvest chores continue.
Rain mix mentioned as light and sporadic. Benjamin Stevens loses a fine colt Sunday. Rev Silas Kittle conducted services at the Ohio church through Sunday night and Monday. Elisha Hurst has a new tent and plans camping. George Throckmartin and wife visited Auburn Monday. Thomas Craig and J W Adams of Marshall visited Monday. J W McNary’s daughter ill with fever. Joseph Payne returned from a ten day Dudley Missouri trip Saturday. Funeral attendance for Mrs Benjamin Veach at Clarksville Tuesday. Wallace Cleaver and mother H B McNary returned home after four weeks in Kansas. Mr and Mrs C L Binnings and Seelyville guests visited Auburn area for a week.
Eckel Maud Lewis of Marshall visited Mr and Mrs John Casteel last week. John Willard son of Cyprian and Hannah Willard died Aug 10 1909 in York Missouri aged 74 with 7 months 7 days. He was Civil War veteran in 62nd Hl. Vol. Inf. and disability pensioner. He left 7 children with Mary Beeman his wife. Interment by Undertaker Trust at York Cemetery.
Nellie Ethel Sellars Miller daughter of Porter and Florence Sellars was born July 20 1880s? and died August 6 1900 aged 20 years 16 days. She joined the M E church at 15, married Frank Miller January 27 1908, and a baby born July 27 died within two weeks. She leaves husband, parents, one brother and three sisters. Funeral at Walnut Prairie church with Rev C Bailiff. burial in Ohio Cemetery.
80 acre farm six miles from the city on a main traveled road. Seventy acres cultivated and sixty acres in creek bottom. Includes a new house and a new barn with conveniences. Building cost about $1200. For price and particulars call or address T. W. Clark Drawer 308 Marshall Ill.
A three room house with well and barn near the eastern city limits offered by T. W. Clark. Lot has young fruit trees set out. Seller accepts a horse in part payment. Price 800 dollars.
Regional ads list coal for threshing at the Elevator ary, Lockard’s for groceries, and an Early English Writing Desk and Chair for 7.50 valid in August. Also cataloged are newspaper subscription rates from The National Farmer and Stock Grower and Republican 1.75, The Toledo Blade and Republican 1.75, Weekly Globe Socrat and Republican 2.25 for one year or 2.75 for two years, plus many other combinations.
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