Local Notes From Marshall Area Social Roundup
Correspondence from Mrs D W Hull and daughter Estnry lists Marshall viewers on Saturday. Mae Weldon of Went York visited West Union. Marion Puurman recovers from injuries and is out again. Thimble club met with Mrs Val Mount. Omer Poorman family went to Perre Haute and back. Mrs Cox of Robinson visited daughter Mrs Roscoe Richardy, then returned home. Harry Craig's Sunday school at Mrs Elsie Cork's event. Rose Randall visited sister Mrs Walter Cork. Mrs Walter Cork visited Marshall. Mrs Kerrington of West York visited Cary Marvin's parents. A W Wright spent day at his mother's in Melrose township. Miss Mexa Adams of Dana Ind arrives to visit Mr Hi G Taylor. Little son of Mr and Mrs R G Poorman recovering from illness. Wharton went to Indianapolis, returning Monday morning. Little daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Moore is very ill.
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D W. Hull
Marshall
Mises Mae Weldon
Went York
West Union
Marion Puurman
Thimble Club
Val Mount
Omer Poorman
Perre Haute
Cox
Robinson
Roscoe Richardy
Harry Craig
Elsie Cork
Rose Randall
Walter Cork
Marshall Wriday
Kerrington
West York
Cary Marvin
A. W. Wright
Melrose Township
Mexa Adams
Dana
Ind
Willl
Hi. G. ‘Taylor
R. G. Poorman
Gome
Wharton
Indianapolis
Mra
Will Moore
B. F. Campbell
Carmel
J- T. Smith
Harry Smith
John Miller
York
Lula
Ruth Seymour
Seymour
la Motte Prairie
Herman Miller
Wil
Joseph Times
Maggie Murean
Terre Hane
Grant
John Thomas
Lawrence Newlin
Mart Guyer
KR. Lindley
James Bennett
Clarence Piety
Graysville
Indiana
Will York
Trimble
Wes
Paris Burch
Francis Lawhead
William Wheeler
Fairfield
Elva Bishop
Alert
Bell Ruckle
Rds
Auburn News Highlights and Local Visits
Picket shot along the line noted in Auburn reports. Residents Robert Stevens and wife remain sick. Clarence Atkinson and wife from Martinsville visited William Mia-Wary and family Monday. George Morgan and wife checked on their uncle W. T. Pennell southeast of town. he is quite ill. Charles Dick nears completion of a new blacksmith shop. Mrs W. Barlow, confined to home for over two months with illness, is improving but not yet able to leave. Mrs Abe Snyder, southwest of town, is very poorly. Mill Creek circuit’s second quarterly meeting held Saturday with light attendance. Charles Cunningham of Martinsville visited Auburn Monday. JW Woodlee moved his sawmill to Baker furnas. The text notes a tinker incident involving WM Vanilder and a fall near the eloas. Dr Phelps of Martinsville aided a restrained patient. the braking ordeal was painful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stevens
Clarence Atkinson
Martinsville
William Mia
George Morgan
W. T. Pennell
Charles Dick
W.°. Barlow
Abe Snyder
Mill Creek
Charle Wo Cunningham
Mer
Finsville
Auburn
Woodlee
Furnas
Wreter Cotta
Arn
Eloas
Dro Phelps
Local Notes From Eckel Area Sunday Visitors and News
Young men Ott Amacher and Blanche Williams of Eckel spent Sunday afternoon with Eva Honderich. The Eckels family horse died Sunday night. Misses Rhode and Cloe Jenkins visited friends here over Sunday. George Bierbaum is improving slowly. Snonk Shonk baling hay for Goo Gibson. Two more weeks of school. Morris Lodge was in our area baling hay Tuesday. Grandma Smidly is quite sick. Albert Shonk up around again. Frank McDaniel and Riley Vaughn visiting Belridge this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ott Amacher
Blanche Williams
Eckel
Eva Honderich
Sfe Eckels
Rhode
Cloe Jenkins
George Bierbaum
Snonk & Shonk
Goo
Gibson
Morris Logde
Grandma Smidly
Albert Shonk
Frank McDaniel
Riley Vaughn
Belridge
Illness progress and local church activities noted
Homer Mrs Hannah Snider shows improvement after illness. Rev L G Fasig returns from Louisville where he attended a theological school for two months. Bethel school closes February 2 with a fitting program by scholars. Charley Meynard loses a mare to distemper. Allen Fraker Otto Snyder families visit Hart Shaffner's. Sunday school is well attended despite bad roads. Young people share dinner with Miss Myrtle Brosman. John Husted and wife visit Frank Romines and wife. Mosers and Mesdamves visit Harve Ax and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Snider
L. G. Fasig
Louisville
Bethel
Charley Meynard
Allen Fraker
Otto Snyder
Hart Shaffner’s
Myrtle Brosman
John Husted
Frank Romines
Tom Husted
John Brosman
Harve Ax
Family
West York Social Notes and Local Visits
West York families host and visit relatives including the Campbells Smiths Miller and Seymour clans. A baptismal birth, a musical by the West York orchestra, and a rail job visit are noted along with revival plans and pool room change. The new station nears opening.
Choctaw T M Walker Improves After Fall
Choctaw T M Walker shows slow improvement from a fall several days ago. Sunday visits included Nellie Blizzard, Bert Bekels, Joe McCollum and families, James McColum and wife, Carrie Brewster, Francis Carpenter, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Walker
Wolf
Nellie Blizzard
Bert Bekels
Joe McCollum
James McColum
Carrie Brewster
Francis Carpenter
Jess Walker
Hate Higpinbotham
Hertha
George Lederman
Doha
del Uiapinboathiam
Boushta Fine
Bert
Ohio
Ray
Enoch Wyrick
Wes Fred Lederman
John Carpenter
Ghostly claimant haunts house in misread contract tale
A haunted residence tale unfolds as a woman recalls past visits and a contract dispute with an agent. The owner plans renovations while a spectral presence becomes part of the narrative, with the agent claiming the resident as the ghost in disguise.
Why They Were Selected and Knox’s Valley Forge Task
General Henry Knox led eleven distinguished officers to present the starving naked men at Valley Forge to a congressional committee. A witty congressman mocked Wyox while Wyox dressed better, but Knox kept his temper and remained silent, with the corps sending only the proper representative to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knox
Noah Brooks
Henry Hus
Sargent
Valley Forge
Congress
Wikin
The President Lost His Hat At Crystal PalaceExhibition
A historical anecdote recalls the Crystal Palace exhibition of July 15 1853 in New York where President Franklin Pierce rode in a procession down Wall Street. His silk hat toppled to the pavement and a horse trampled the wear onlookers laughed as a substitute hat was found for the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Mc Pierce
Wall Street
Witty Retort and Dog Tail Mystery Opens
A tale recalls a witty exchange at the admiralty with William V heir to the throne. A father questions a boy about Fido’s tail, and a humorous misprint explains the loose tail that wags.
Calamity and Odd Pockets Draw Laughs in City Columns
A muddled humorous fragment from Chicago News mocks a messy scene with Elmer and a wish for an extra pocket amid light banter. The London Tit-Tits piece echoes the odd tale of a whisky loan and a near drowning in a shifting, jokey tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Deena
London
Bargain Three Room House Near City Edge
A compact three room house offer near the city eastern limits with young fruit trees on the lot. Will accept a horse in trade. Price is $900. Contact T. W. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cty
T. W. Clark
Spiketown Meeting Continues Amid Strong Attendance
At the Spiketown gathering the event presses on with good turnout as Mrs. W. M. Washburn hosts her Sunday school class amid ongoing activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Washburn
Their Turn Out
The fragment notes a smart turnout with brief dialogue about a group or event and a judgment that a certain group or outcome was best, though details are incomplete and unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fin
Bella
Ella
Illinois loses farmers to the West boosters noted
The Ashkum Journal argues Illinois shines in crops and advantages yet loses residents to western states. It laments brain drain as renters and landowners move west for cheaper land and boosters promote western regions through ads. A statewide chamber of commerce could counteract the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Old
Illnois
Union
Mississippi
California
Oregon
Idaho
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Iroquois County
Iiinovis
Ashkum Journal
Beauty Columns Stir Husbands In Morning Papers
A column by Mme Qui Vive in the Chicago Record-Herald on feminine beauty prompts suspicion that many respectable men read the beauty pages daily. The notice notes no names but hints at scrutiny of readers across households. Also lists local ads for china, rent, engraved cards, and livestock sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Mme. Qui Vive
Will
Record-Herald
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Wm. T Martin, Jr
Chroust Glurk
Dan Emerson
Edward Emerson Treanarer
J W Lewis
A_M. Tarman
John MH Davison
Jeane Gallatin
Harry W Drake
John Ff
Lafferty Martinsville
Willi Howell
Mastern Chancery
Sal Handy
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Board OF Supervisors
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Silas Elledge
Jamen Nash
Darwin
Homer
the Admiralty
William V
The
Admiralty
King
St Louis Republic
Fido
Wille
Tause Fido
New York Press
Spiketown
Haviland China
Doll’s
Plum Street
P. B. Bertleman
John F. Kuhn
Trace Manns
C. Yone
Wade
Edealers
Washington, D
Booth & Handy
R. L. Warriner
South Side Square
Happy Home
Star & Cresent
White Star
Paul Kuhn & CO
G. H. Brown
Leseure’s Cash Store
D. D. Doll
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