Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1889-07-25
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The woods are said to be
full Of squirrels.

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typhoid fever and is very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Beach
were visiting in Cape county
last week.
There is more than the usual
amount OF sickness in our town
at the presant.
"A carload of cantelopes
went up the road last week from
Scott county.
-ltoasting ears are ripe and
The festive tramp is in the halo
ui lis glory.
Charley Rhodes has been
confined to his bed for several
days with fever.
The wheat crop of Dakota
is reported 30,0OO,OOO bushels
short Of last years crop.
Jack Rhodes of Bessville
came down Friday to see bis
son, Charles, who is sick.
Rev. E. Miller organized
a Lutheran Church here last
Sunday with ten members.
The watermelon crop in
Scott and Mississippi counties
is reported very good, but late.
Burglars visited Morley
last week, but were frightened
away before securing any
booty.
The farmers of our lower
counties say that they have too
much rain for a heavy .corn
crop.
Any one iiRdlrg a folding
door key and leaving the same
at this office will be well re-
warded. tt
Mrs. A. Mayer and sons
who have been visiting Cape
county and elsewhere returned
home this week.
The Public Administrator
has taken up the estate of David
Eaves, deceased. See notice
elsewhere.
Henry Rhodes of Glen
Allen started out Monday
morning with a new .threshing
machine of the best make.
Max Jones of Perry ,coun-
ty last week killed 81 snakes
at one stroke-the mother
snake and 81 emblyoes.
Elder Love Of Pennington
will preach at The eheistl church
on Saturday night, Sunpay end
Sunday night next.
The Editor has been too
busy with the sick too read proof
or write itemes for this paper
for three weeks. Charge all
SNlstakes to the devil.
DIR. 7. H. Baily OF Liberty
Township was married at the
courthouse a few days ago to
Mrs. The ceremony was
performed by ------.
Miss Ada Baker left one of
the largest sunhower heads at
this office that we have seen III
many q year. II is about three
feet i'll circumference.
1T has occurred to us that
il would BE- prudent to not Toll
the church bell for burial pu.-
poses when there are persons
within its sound lying almost
at deaths door.
ID. Fl. Lutes of Lutesville is
now prepared to furnish Ice to
any and all parties on short no
,ice, lie will deliver ice at the
depot at one dollar per hundred.
lie lis handling the choicesG ice
and solicits your orders.
The foolkiller must be dead.
A species OF the hom genus
came through Marble Hill a few
days ago tacking up notices
which read: ''Ague buster" AS
If there was amy ague around
here to "bust."
--Died-ln Marble Hill, Mo-,
July II, 1899, James NJ. Finuey,
age 2 years and IL months, son
of H. NJ aud Maggie Finney of
knnnstt, Mo.
Weep not for him who dcth--
For he sleeps and is at rest;
And the couch wherein he licth
Is the green earth's quito breast.
Our printers are all sick
this week. We are little beer
tuaa SO. A sick brother has
demanded our attention both
day and night for sometime.
There is 4 dearth Of local news,
anyway. Abou, I'll. most de-
baiea question is that Of sick
ness
-CoNrRAwIsE "l,et lis give
the readers Of the Press y it,
lie timely advice" Read IL.