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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
1
Superintendent announces winners in corn judging at Walnut Prairie. Bruce Daugherty earns best white dent. Janetaks, Snedeker, Jobmpositions noted. Prizes include subscriptions and farm tours. Lottie Richeson and teachers assist.
Westfield officials weigh a trail from Oblong toward Paris Martinsville and Chicago with discussions of linking divisions to Charleston. The Charleston Westfield division of the C W M and T H I Ry plans rapid construction, aiming an outlet to Vandalia. Dawson secures Chicago trust company consent to act as bond trustees for the project.
Westfield man C A McMahone was found dead on Vandalia railroad tracks near West Terre Haute with a crushed skull. His brother Walter suspects foul play, noting missing overcoat, grip, watch, and money, while authorities cite possible accident or being struck by a train. The body was moved to Westfield for burial.
A stranger visited Mr. Dillion the village clerk claiming a hunting license there was a mix up with the license. After paying and signing, he returned with a woman seeking a marriage license but lacked proper papers. Dillion refunded the money and directed them to the County Clerk in Toledo. The man claimed Indiana residence while staying in Jasper County.
A long delayed property deal finally closes as Seymour Hurst becomes owner of the Cony building at 606 Maus. The sale includes Tuscola prospects and a balance in cash of about 6,000. The event reveals a rising interest in better corn as Mr. Drake plans the next Corn Day exhibition to boost country schools.
An explosion at the St Paul mine in Cherry Illinois near LaSalle entombs more than 400 miners. Efforts to rescue the trapped workers have not yet succeeded.
Judge Thompson will hold court next week at Toledo in Cumberland County and then in Williamson County for three weeks on Supreme Court order. The grand jury returned fourteen indictments with several criminal cases continued to March. Chancery docket is being disposed of rapidly with few cases carried over.
The Big Four railroad increases wages for local yard switchmen and conductors effective November 1. Day shift rates rise to 83 and 35 cents per hour for switchmen and conductors, night shift to 34 and 36 cents. About 45 workers are affected, boosting monthly payroll by roughly 315 dollars.
A circulating mention in newspapers highlights Eli Boone as a musical prodigy with exceptional instrumental skill. Reports describe Boosees concert scenes and performances as highly entertaining and drawing widespread attention across the United States.
The readable bits mention a regular set and teeing, suggesting a golf or golf like event. Specific names, dates, places, or scores are not present in the fragment.
A city school report highlights growing regularity in attendance and broader use of first year high school work. It quotes the truancy statute requiring children aged seven to sixteen to attend full-time schooling and calls for vigilance by boards and truancy officers to enforce the law.
Reports from multiple sources claim Cairo division management delayed traffic preparations for the predicted rush. Motive power is overworked, engines poorly maintained, and shop work increases while men work day and night. No extra engineers have been added for weeks, signaling a need for many more workers on the road and in shops. Indications point to an early return of the good old times.
Earhart was freed Friday after an insanity commission found him sane for the murder of Vinnie Scott near West Terre Haute on July 22. The case, involving a statement of guilt, was dismissed as the evidence showed no mental incapacity.
Fragmented OCR item mentions a Sunday date November 21 1900 and a sale at a house attic space with reference to a price and gas rates. Details are unclear but indicate a public sale or auction context with local officials or notices. The readable bits center on a scheduled sale in a residence.
In Lawrence county Illinois the Shaw Oil Company and Ohio Oil Company struck pay sands near Snyder farm Dennison township and Vandermank farm. Wells flow at high barrels per day boosting local activity and raising lease prices while promising deeper production for future yields. Marion county reports many wells underway as the Illinois field grows.
A November 27 total lunar eclipse will be visible in Marshall. The Moon enters Earth shadow at 2 14 a m central time and leaves at 3 36 a m with the Moon turning copper and then invisible at totality before reappearing on the far side.
Fire at J Q Snedeker farm near McKeen destroyed a barn and its contents last Thursday night. Cause undetermined but suspected fighting. Building, corn and hay lost. wagons and stock saved. Loss about 1100 dollars with 550 dollars insured by Marshal Mutual Insurance Co.
Leslie Maurer and Will Rhoads were married at Nowata Oklahoma Sunday. The bride began as a student at the University of Illinois Urbana when fall term started and could not resist Cupid’s pleadings.
Sermon notes record a lecture by D. Bur of tens and Smith at the First Congregational Church. The talk, titled The Progress and Problem of a Great Country, was delivered Monday, November 7, with tickets at 50 cents available from Ladies Guild.
The Chicago Tuberculosis Institute launches a stamp sale campaign to fund anti tuberculosis work in Illinois. Proceeds fund traveling exhibits lectures and tb legislation while distributing stamps via towns and organizations. Community groups invited to participate and place stamps locally.
An attempted bombing of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Clinton Indiana failed due to improper fuse connections. The church, new and valued at about $16,000, sustained roughly $1,000 in damage. Detectives have not identified a suspect though a large cache of dynamite was found nearby.
A Livingston resident named Horace Scottol was killed when struck by a truck after a freight train derailment near Sevenmile Moon Saturday. Exe Williame, a non relative driver, was thrown from the vehicle but not seriously injured. Investigators valued the animals at 150 dollars each.
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