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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
8
Opinion notes the vast toll of imprisonment with 950 people sentenced to 4 200 years and 195 000 to 16 600 years, totaling 20 800 years annually. It laments the financial and social cost of feeding clothing and guarding inmates aged 20 to 50 and their limited productive value.
Miss Clementina Gibson, a forties widow, is wooed by twenty two year old Algernon Sinclair. He guides her to dress for theater and hints at diamonds. A staged romance leads to a theft scheme. Gibson later faces prison as Sinclair secures property losses for a hefty fee. She vows revenge from prison as detectives pursue further lures.
A Saturday night robbery at the South Bend Indiana post office netted 14653.50 in stamps. The yeggmen drilled into the vault using electricity and left behind new tools. The case left investigators with no clues as the office was in temporary quarters during the construction of a new federal building.
The Zion Big Creek and Emanuel Grand Turn churches announce revival meetings starting next Sunday night at 7 o clock with English preaching at 2 30 p m and 10 30 a m respectively The midweek services begin at 7 30 p m all are invited Pastor E J Niteche invites all to attend.
Miss Martha Slanker of Paris and 15 Rea of Ogden Utah wed in Paris at the bride's mother's home. Rea once worked as an operator at the Vandalia Railroad when living in Terre Haute. The Paris-born bride and groom rekindle a former youth romance.
The Cairo Division of the Big is booming with coal transport to Chicago. About ten trains run daily carrying around 0,000 tons. The coal comes mainly from Harrisburg mines and is sent to Chicago for distribution to New York Central lines elsewhere.
A plea to subscribe for the Republi can to read the next installment of the Mr Pratt serial. The note promises similar gripping action as the current ending and urges readers to order a subscription to access the full story.
Excerpted musings on animal behavior compare a cat and nine companions facing fence boundaries as a dog hesitates atop a railroad bridge while a Gun know-how question probes instinctive problem solving. The piece ends urging subscription to the Republican.
Scarcity of water depresses drilling across central west crude oil fields with fewer wells and lower production. Operators shift to old Illinois and Oklahoma districts while anticipating future work in West Virginia Ohio and Indiana as water costs rise and rain delays slow activity. Pipeline limits and muddy roads hinder access, keeping field operations quiet until spring.
Real estate items list multiple acres near city with water, fences, barns and homes. Properties include 87 per acre farmland, 2 to 7 acre parcels, 5 room dwellings, city water, electric lights and gas. Prices and terms to be announced on application to W Clark in Marshall Illinois.
The Methodist Church extends cordial welcomes for morning and evening services and midweek events including Sunday School Epworth League and prayer meetings. First Congregational Church lists Sunday School at 9 20 am Morning service at 10 30 am and evening service at 7 30 pm with weekday prayer and choir sessions.
A historical real estate transfer record lists numerous warranty deeds dated Nov 4 to Nov 12 involving Meeker Thompson Stewart Crumrin Booth Newman Baker Scott and others. Properties include sections 24 34 12 21 and 22 1 14 among others with varying parcel descriptions and consideration amounts such as 2700 6400 and 3500. Names include Charles M Meeker Gertrude Stricker Flora E Stewart Henry Dietzel Sherman Crumrin James B Doolittle and Marietta Baker with transactions to Josephine Husted and Elisha Hart.
Birth entries list several newborns to households including Brooks Dilion Wesat and Dail Hand in York with dates Oct 10 Oct 5 and others. Marriage licenses show Forest McBride with Maggie Cline, and Ernest Watershewnts with Mattie Mey Sutton along with Harold Langaker and Edith Hillman in York.
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