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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
4
The Republican notes conflicting reports on light gas pressure as city officials and the gas company seek the remedy. Manager Butler withholds details while critics urge action for patrons. Local items mention people traveling, shopping notices, and social updates amid the gas discussion.
Correspondents report visits by West Union residents Charles Martin and wife Bill Harrison and wife from Saturday evening to Monday morning. A baby born to Charles Prevo and wife on the 10th died shortly after. School improvements include renting a room and adding a teacher. Odd Fellows hall will host advanced and upper-room classes starting Monday.
Cleane Nora Guyer will move north of the city on Bird Lake Ave this week and James A Melton will move to the place she vacates. Oscar L. Warriner and family visited his parents A. W. Warner and family. A large number attended services at Five Points Saturday and Sunday. Miss Cora Garver returned from Arcola after an extended visit with her Uncle Geo Garver and family. Mrs. L. S. Bishop once critical is feared to decline. Flora Bishop returned to West Terre Haute after visiting her parents. Robert Vanpelt was a Marti nville visitor. John Simes about done cutting broom corn and expects $200 a ton. A large number of boys will go north to husk corn. N. A. Kite on business trip to Dieterich. Miss Halycon Hammond employed in Martinsville spent Sunday at home. H. S. Akens and Elza Newman attended Five Points meeting Sunday night. Parker township teachers for fall and winter terms listed: Johnson, S. C. Perisho, Round Grove, W. H. Washburn, Butter Nut, T. C. Thomas, Briscoe, Etta Hutchison, Lindsey, Myrtle Reedy Perisho, Josie Rodgers.
Eckel Charles Bierbaum returned Sunday from a visit with relatives near Redman. Mr. and Mrs. Christie Renner visited friends in Marshal Sunday afternoon. Misses Nettle and Josephine Diets of Terre Haute are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams of Ridge Farm. The Williams family visited Chas Williams and wife late last week. Clarence Slack of Terre Haute visited relatives Sunday. Dan Renner spent Sunday with Mike Moore and family. Charles Williams and wife hosted a party Friday for about thirty neighbors in honor of their son Harry Williams and wife of Ridge Farm with music games and refreshments.
York residents attended the Cole Brothers show in Marshall on Thursday. Local men John Ketchum Alva Orcutt Andy Coryell and Wm Ketchum returned from the Illinois river where they musselled over the summer and found several good pearl occurrences. W McNary of near Martinsville visited York Friday.
An Illinois farm visit contrasts two twenty acre corn fields near Jacksonville. Prof. Center notes a weedless, heavy growth crop yielding 75 to 90 bushels per acre versus a poorer, weedier side. Rowe’s soil management, legume enrichment, hog feeding, mulching, and late soy bean planting explain the difference.
State superintendent F G Blair notes agriculture education aids living and soil care at Greenfield camp. In Scott county J T Wilson's 40 acres of corn yield 60 to 75 bushels per acre due to soil care, rock fertilizer, and thoughtful farming. Wilson plans water piping and timber plant, plus 10 000 black locust trees. Dr Henry A Edison of Willow Hill dies. formerly of Marshall and active in Masons.
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