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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
4
The readable fragments list supervisors and multiple individuals connected to W Owens and Nash, with partial references to Wabash, Melrose, and Johnson. The text is incomplete and lacks dates or clear actions, yielding a sparse archival item with many unreadable segments.
Correspondence notes Miss Nell Broadhurst at school in Terre Haute returning home for holidays. Rev. Stout to preach at Friends Church Saturday evening and Sunday morning and evening on January 2 and 3. Local social life includes visits, parties, and Christmas gatherings among families in Marshall and surrounding areas.
A busy Christmas week in Spiketown with visits from Terre Haute and Palestine relatives. Residents report a Christmas entertainment drew a large crowd, multiple family gatherings, and note social visits by Mrs. Clifford Washburn, Hosea Irwin, Lizzie McDaniel, Leona Currell, and Eva Honderich among others. A farewell party at the Bierbaum home and various church and revival activities are mentioned along with local skits and music.
West York notes Christmas visits from Cullop and family of Vincennes Indiana and from Terre Haute relatives. Albert Johnson of West York transacted business in Marshall. Lawrence Newlin hosted a Wednesday night musical. Funeral of Grandmother Mary Reynolds at M. F. church with burial in Lindley cemetery. she died December 21 at nearly 42.
Nearly all residents suffer from colds as Rev. English held a regular appointment Sunday. Minnie Travoli of Marshall visits relatives in town. Mr and Mrs Frank Tobias were in Marshall Monday for holiday time with parents.
Mr and Mrs Gerome Hedges hosted Christmas dinner with Nelson Campbell and family Everette Hedges Floyd To bias Lyman Wright Vera Mieses Lila Caldwell Madge Noan Perk of Marshall visiting relatives Frank Tobias A Crawford family McKeen John Campbell Jr and family with John Campbell Sr Mable Snedeker of Marshall with J Q Snedeker family Everette Hedges and wife with Nelson Campbell's parents Wade Forsythe and wife with Maynard family near Oliver revival meetings led by Rev Fuson and Rev Kirkland at Melecen
Auburn Weaver Payne spent Christmas with Mec and Mrs. Paynne in Tetre Haute. John Waybright and Parker wife visited relatives here. W R Murphy, William Veach Jr., and wives with Miss Lillie Read visited W C Barlow family Sunday. Silas Kittle filed his reg jar appointment Sunday. Protracted meeting at Lincoln church led by Rev. Harry Reece. J W Wallace’s daughter sick but improving. Gate at Alexander Scott’s Tuesday. Most sick folks improving except Aden Moore. Christmas quiet. New Year wishes to Republican readers. Rain halted lumber hauling. Hensley moved to farm. McNary to occupy vacated property. Mrs Emma Bennett moving household goods from Marshall. Brandenstein visited Martinaville. Homer Orcutt ill. Athe Scott of Paris visited. Ralph Orcutt of Terre Haute visited. Laura Monk visiting Farmersburg. Lydia Foster visiting daughter in Greenup. Henry Orcutt and Mrs. Orcutt visiting here. Mae Wheeler of Olney IL visiting mother. Howard Jackson family visiting Mt. Carmel. Bruce Fitch visited Terre Haute.
Eckel Mrs. George Kile is very ill. Miss Leyla Ross spent Christmas with Charleston relatives. Ira Neff of Terre Haute spent the latter part of the week with his parents. Miss Leona, Nettie and Josephine Dietz of Terre Haute and Flora Dietz of Marshall visited their parents from Thursday to Sunday. Spent Monday and Tuesday with Blanche Williams. Miss Eva Honderich of Spike town vicinity spent Tuesday with Sam Neff and wife, of Prariton Ind., and Christmas with home folks.
Birth notices list numerous newborns with parents including Arthur Garfield and Ruth Booth Poorman in Marshall, chalmern 0 and Alice Baily in Upper Wabash, Windfield and Josh Rogers twins Casey girl, and multiple entries for boys and girls with various parental names and towns such as West Union and West field.
The two foot square carpenter tool, dating over 150 years, was brought to New York before the Revolutionary War by Jesse B. Norton’s ancestor. Norton, a Marshall resident turning eighty on January 29, kept it as a memento rather than tool, though he worked as a blacksmith for 55 years. The relic will be exhibited at this office for inspection.
The record lists land, personal property, and telegraph assets in county 4 Ash Soo R R Sd8 907 with a total valuation of 5 245 271 reduced by the State Board of Equalization to 4 939 479. Total tax to be collected 245 929 68 distributed among state 21 720 73 county 61 793 30 town 6 907 32 road and bridge 22 261 80 special town tax 1 682 44 schools 75 762 66 township high school 8 765 47 Borough/estl b city bonds 13 888 86 city bond and interest 13 389 12 hard road 6 937 06 district road 6 635 42 dog tax 2 225 00 Casey pays 59 400 08 Marshall 40 500 48 Douglas township taxed under old rates per 160 dollars state 50 county 1 25 road and bridge 40 township high school 5 1 81 district schools 4 98 city 2 00 road and interest 1 60 Total 12 544 There is also 40 cents road tax on last year’s valuation.
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