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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
7
Local tidbits report visits at various homes and church events. Several families hosted guests, and congregational meetings added new members and elders at Mt Olive CP Church. Small town news covers illness, travel, and upcoming photo services for holiday gifts.
Preston Price and wife visit parents Joseph Seheister Jos Pittman and family near Malta Bend Sunday Elm Grove school hosts a Christmas tree December 23 everyone invited Mr Olendorff and Miss Lillian Chrisman Mr Haire and Albert Soloman visit C C Sniff Sunday Arthur Price and wife welcome a new son born December 11 named Arthur Olan call on Mr Price for cigars Ike Ruff and family visit C C Ruff Sunday Roy Deal lives on the old home place John Finnigan fire destroys almost everything Tuesday
Ernest Haire and Miss Lucy Rafi attended a B P O B lodge entertainment at the Opera house Friday night. Orville Cromp and his family visited A R Shanks near Sweet Springs Sunday. Mrs Clarence Monford spent Tuesday with her mother-in-law, Mrs Richard Monford. The event left some outbuildings burnt.
An article touts European springs for skin relief but endorses D. D. D. Prescription as an in-town solution. It claims washing with the product relieves eczema and itching instantly without travel, urging readers to try at least a two cent bottle for quick relief.
The Marshall city council met December 5 1910 with all members present. They accepted $50 in lieu of a Herndon telephone franchise, approved paying John Hyde 12 for removing a second wall on Bruns wick Ave, ordered light relocation at Morgan and English, and incand escent lights on Allen Ave near Pacific crossing. Ordinance 250 passes authorizing a amended tax bill replacing prior bill for lot 2 and portion of tot 1 block 1. The city marshal to appoint a December night watchman. Wm Schrekler resigns as jailer and is named water superintendent. Chas M Wood appointed jailor janitor. Back tax collected by attorney Rigney listed as 6 1/.
Local update notes visits and social calls. Tom Burks and family spent Sunday with Eddie Clemens and wife. Johnnie Miller and wife went to Norton Sunday evening. C. C. Miller and A. H. Yates were in Marshall on business. Arthur Peel spent a few days in town last week.
C Harris traveled through the town Sunday evening. Mrs Lucy Yates and Mrs Lillie Griffitts called on Mrs Maud Griffitts Priday. The note ends with a casual remark that everybody is killing hogs.
The column lists residents visiting relatives and attending events from Saturday to Sunday, including J H Morrison and wife with Isaac Parsona family and Gilbert Lyons with Jeff Wheeler family. It notes a Berry school box social, hospital stays in Kansas City, and several locale travels and congratulations as December marriages are mentioned.
The Rock Island Lines reports 92,683 families, about 370,000 people, moved into Southwest territories in four years. Railroads promoted farming expansion, aiding production of essential crops. The Southwest becomes the nation’s bread basket, balancing consumption and output as farmers adapt to new soils and climates.
The quarterly exam at Douglass School Blackburn shows averages by grade with pass marks at 75 for the 3rd and 4th, 80 for the 6th and 7th grades. Named students include Ernest Tibbs, Lillian Parker, David Nelson, Harrison Clark, Rena Gant, Nellie Combe, and more, with several performers listed and others failing in some grades.
The report notes an average last month of 49 and praises current progress at FE School. Teacher FE D Burns commends the diligent work and signals a bright future for the institution.
A new camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans was organized in Marshall on Tuesday night with a full slate of officers. The group will meet the second Tuesday monthly as the Geo. M. Francisco Camp to honor Confederate dead, preserve relics, aid veterans and families, and erect memorials. The organizers stressed respect for opposing views and the justness of their cause.
A manufacturer boasts twelve hour days and Sundays open to earn 3 percent while a philosopher warns every added worker depletes social energy and will force future societal reckoning. John Schieszer returns from St. Louis with cattle and visits his ailing brother Frank, recovering from four weeks of rheumatism.
Billings R H Billings of Salt Lake City and Miss Mary Viola Roce daughter of Mr and Mrs John W Rose were married at the bride’s parents home in Highland Wednesday afternoon Rev O S Russell officiating. The ceremony was quiet. The bride is noted as an accomplished young lady who will be missed in church and social circles. They departed on the Red Plyer Wednesday afternoon for their new home.
A dense early 20th century conveyance list records numerous real estate transfers in Marshall and Slater areas. Names include Vanmeter, Coch, Schirick, Rector, Morris, Lowenstein, Pinkard, Webber, Bell, Reidenbach, Edwards, Cook, Spangler, Houx, Turley, Doolan, Browning, and Carter among others. Parcels cover blocks and lots in Slater and Marshall with prices noted, reflecting a flurry of property exchanges and heirs.
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