Dry victory in Marshall county election prompts new mood
Marshall voters approved local option by 646 to 440 on January 21. In Saturday county results Grand Pass Township Slater Elmwood was wet only, with Blackburn showing the strongest wet majority 131 to 64 while Fairville posted the largest dry lead 77 to 7. Malta Bend, a Republican area, went dry, and overall wets lagged in Republican regions while many areas stayed mixed.
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Marshall
Dry
Drys
Elmwood Township
Arrow Rock
Nelson
Blackwater Township
Prairie Lawn
Ridge Prairie
Cambridge Township
Cambridge
Gilliam
New Frankfort
Slater
Clay Township
Crearville
Saline City
Elmwood
Blackburn
Mt. Leonard
Salt Springs
Hayes Family Sells Farm for California Move
Mr and Mrs Martin Hayes of Wilton Springs sold their farm to Geo L Mason at 95 dollars per acre and plan to move to California about March 1. We are sorry to learn of their intended move.
Negro thief shot after pursuit in Marshall
L A Hagan's grocery was robbed Tuesday night. City Marshal Ed Maddox and Deputy Smith chased Romeo Simpson, suspected of the theft, to Mose Land mill. Simpson drew a revolver, wounded Smith in the arm, and after a second shot struck his jaw. Maddox arrived with a shotgun and Simpson surrendered. Simpson lay critically wounded at the county jail.
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L. A. Hagan
Ed. Maddox
West Marshall
Romeo Simpson
Smith
Simpson
Maddox
Mose Land Mill
Bates Drowning At Slater Ice Pond Tragedy
Miss Hattie Bates aged 16 and her brother Willie aged 13 fell through thin ice at the Slater railroad pond while skating Wednesday at 9 am. Arch Johnson rescued Hattie after about thirty minutes in the water. Willie’s body was recovered too late. A purse was raised for Johnson in Slater.
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Hattie Bates
Willie
Slater
Arch Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mass Meeting in Marshall Ends Irregularly
Petitions sought a non partisan mass meeting to elect first class officers at the Marshall spring election. The meeting met at the courthouse Tuesday evening. Leaders conferred and Mr Hoy stated the Democratic city central committee had met and called a primary and the meeting adjourned.
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Marshall
Court House
Hoy
Democratic City Central Committee
Republicans to Field Regular Ticket in City Election
A Republican city central committee meeting announced that a regular Republican ticket will be in the field for the upcoming city election. The remarks noted included commentary from Republicans Democrats and Populists, reflecting a lively political scene.
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Cedure
Republican City Central Committee
Accident injures G. T. Mitchener while leading horse
G. T. Mitchener suffered a serious accident Thursday when a led horse became unmanageable, reared, and fell back on him dislocating his right shoulder and tearing some muscles. Dr. J. R. Brown reduced the dislocation and Mitchener rests, with limited arm use for some time.
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G. T. Mitchener
Mr. Mitchener
J. R. Brown
Births at Malta Bend Twin births and a death
The Qui Vive reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. F C Blackburn and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Will Downs at Malta Bend on January 10. A twin birth to Mr. and Mrs. W O Ballew also occurred that day, a boy eight pounds and a girl seven pounds, but the Ballew child died.
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F.C. Blackburn
Will Downs
W. O. Ballew
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WM. Bates
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