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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
3
Cooper county residents and visitors populate a busy Arrow Rock note. Local reports mention Mr and Mrs L R Reynolds near Ridge Prairie, Miss Nora Hellman in town, and several trips to Sedalia Boonville and St Louis. A rainfall, fair visits, and a 11 to 4 baseball win over Hardeman are noted along with illnesses, dinners, and shoppping trips.
Ayres correspondent laments a slow week until an air ship flies over Ayres warding off dull news. A single shot from a shotgun startles residents, then the craft continues east. Johnny Ruppert returns from Old Monroe to visit his sister Mrs. Hupp. The blacksmith and wife travel to Sedalia for the fair, while Mrs. Schepers and her son William Jr. visit Kansas City for the week.
Weather note records the first snow on Monday Oct 1 and a killing frost that night. Willis Lemon suffered a wood chopping accident injuring a leg last week. D M Harris recovering from a sore hand. Sedalia loss of about twenty dollars from A W Forbes. Social visits span Harris lemon family and J H Fordham. Elmwood Methodist church to hold Oct sermon by Rev Johnson. Peter Durnil still in pain after horse kicking three weeks ago.
Pittsfield Vermont attorney N H Brown endorses Dr King s New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine. They treat constipation biliousness and headache and cost 26 cents at Pranklin a Drug Store.
Mary Kaul of Holton Kansas visits family in New Frankfort. A daughter was born Thursday October 7 to Mr and Mrs B Alkire. Jack Frost arrived this week as balloons again drew attention in town. A trip to Kansas City for stock show noted. Frances Steenstry returned home Wednesday.
M Evert Adolph Evert and Erns Stumpenhaus went to St Louis last week with two to buy goods and one to see his daughter. Fred Weber and family visited in Sweet Springs at Mrs Pred Shrad ers. The Drilling Crew reports a machine trouble and is drilling 350 feet deep. Mother Bodenstab adds an addition to her house by contractor W Tieman. Henry Dankenbring sells B C Bull Orpington cockerels at 1.00 each. Mr P and sister Kronsbein, who visited in St Louis and Illinois, returned home Monday morning.
Mrs R H Nuckles traveled Wednesday toward Monroe county to visit sisters and a brother. Dr Nuckles attended an osteopathic association meeting in Kansas City and is scheduled to speak. L Feis prepared for winter by building a fire. Clarence Tucker left town to go south during an emergency and returned from St Louis. Mr and Mrs L Feis and son Chas Mra Grace Wiseman and Miss Georgia Cowling drove to Nelson and back by Marshall. S J Campbell learns his office will be abolished in October. Mrs W R Van Booven visited M A Bremers and will help with apple butter. Van Booven plans three meals daily. John Kammeyer and Charley Brown hauled wheat toward Little Rock Tuesday.
The steamboat Missouri arrived at the point on Monday evening and spent the night there, continuing its voyage the next morning.
A sequence of brief notices records arrivals and visits across Miami and nearby towns. Mrs Oscar Chilcott welcomes a fine baby, Linda Stachenbacher returns from Salisbury, and Henry Heying’s bridal trip ends in a reception. Others include schoolteacher Jamnita Walden photographing Reynolds School, Irwin returning from a business trip, and various visits among the Haynie, Beckley, Means, Godman, and Ingram families. The piece closes with a remark on balloons over the city and warm reflections on air versus land.
An 1862 vignette recalls a sudden scare by a blizzard and the enduring humor of a stubborn husband and forgiving wife. The tale centers on a Christmas stove mishap, misplaced pipe, and a patient Mary Ann who forgives as the man blusters.
Osage county visitors include Mrs Aselmeyer visiting sons Henry and Herman near the city. Dan Rhier was in Malta Bend last week. Bol Deis called Tuesday. George Pearson attended Sedalia fair and was a River convention delegate at Bedalia last Thursday. A group including Misses Clara Gorker Flora Leimkuhler Mollie Eikerman Hilda Fisher Emma Fisher Delia Bierbaum Elsa Drumiller Ed Fisher Vince Gigger Walter Fisher Dr Sharp and John Kracek visited Ehler Sunday afternoon. Tom Murdock hauling wood. Dr Sharp at Potter school box social Friday. O J Cramer attended Glasgow street fair Saturday with Giger brothers. Lester Brown attended Monday evening. Shooting match every Saturday. William Turley died at his home in Lamine Tuesday morning and is buried in Lamine cemetery Wed. He was related to the Herndons and many attended the funeral.
Farmers push to plant wheat while H V Gwinn toured Kansas City. Road overseer G T Lyon began road work in the bottom. Residents R W Ervin and Mrs M E Campbell moved or visited. An apple peeling gathering at John Moore’s home drew neighbors. Snow fell Monday evening. Peter Masters’ wife suffers a felon on her hand. T B Mullins headed to Kansas City. A daughter was born to Mat Barnes and wife on Sunday Oct 10.
The sale of Thius Maddox horses and livery rolling stock drew about 2000 people in Blackburn on Saturday with good bidding. Geo Holke bought a driving horse for 100 dollars while Brunkhorst Bros plan a demonstration of Estate Oak heating stoves at Ham Sare tomorrow. Oct 16th shows Kohring and Mayne leaving Friday for Morgan county after a week’s visit.
Evangelical St Paul s church held its annual Mission fest last Sunday with Rev H Vieth of Kansas City Kansas delivering the morning sermon Rev G Kitterer of Emma spoke in the afternoon and District Supt N Rieger of Higgs ville occupied the pulpit at night Rev H Limper recently received word of his mother s death in Germany and visited her this summer.
Chester Demoss travels to Kansas City for appendix treatment with his father and Dr. Walker. Local residents Jefferson Demoss James Demoss and families visit relatives. Carnival outings include Mrs. J Demoss and Mary McReynolds in Beards town NL. An upcoming Meat Supper and bake sale at Odd Fellows Hall aims to fund church sidewalks. New millinery arrivals, moving pictures night at Odd Fellows, and visits to Enid Oklahoma and Lexington are noted.
M L Bingham faced imminent amputation to avoid gangrene after eight toes were eaten away. Doctors warned death without surgery. He treated himself with Bucklen's Arnica Salve and recovered completely. The salve also heals eczema fever sores boils burns and piles and sells for 25 cents at P H Franklin's.
Very hot conditions prompt H A McLean and family from Adair Oklahoma to visit H Bom bake west of town in search of a cooler location. He reports extreme summer heat in Adair and says shade temperatures were unusually high, expressing reluctance to endure another summer there. He mentions barber shop conditions and asks if others are coping with the heat.
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