Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1889-08-22
!.s'rESylLLE LOCALS.

! r. "A. StanCnn was IN st. Louis
last week on business.
John sLickley has been quite
sick for the past week.
w. L, Dunn was visiting rel,
atives on Castor Saturday.
Z. H. Bess Of H.. was visit tins
relatives here the first of the
week.
Mrs. J. @. Ramsey returned
Monday from a weeks visit in
Cape Co.
Mrs. G. L. Bond who has
been visiting at Whitewater re
turned Monday.
Rev. Fl. F.. Tong returned
Monday from a months work in
the lower counties.
G. G. Poe of Diehlstadt, Mo-,
stopped here over Sunday with
a carload of melons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albright OF
Marquana, Mo, were down on a
visit to friends Sunday.
w. w. Sample went to St.
Louis yesterday with two car.
loads Of hogs and cattle
Mrs. Caruthers is having hex
dewelling house raised. Hahn &
Brother are doing the work.
Little Miss Alma Burk left
Wednesday for St. Louis to Wis
it her sister, Miss Inez Burk.
DIR. u. Fl. Rickard Of Boll;nger
Mill stopped In our town a few
days. The DR.. is going to Texas.
Mrs. Cofer and Miss Minnie
Rarsey who have been visiting
in the county for he pa.,t
month returned home Monday.
The protracted meeting on
Grassy Greek at the Friends
Churchhouse, up to Sunday, had
81 additions to the church. May
the good work 60 on, is our wish.
Rev. Andrew Robins and Mr.,
Corgan Of Flatwoods came down
with their singing class Tues
day evening and entertained oul
citizens with some choice vocal
music at the NJ. Il. Church.
Some low down sneak stepped
into Jacob EnG!ehart's field last
Sunday where he had been
blowing, and with u rock broke
the mole board of his plcw
which cost h.l, %2.7|' TO replace
it. A man that is that low down
is too mean for any thing.
Joseph Jansen's team took
fright Monday while at the mill
and ran up in to town with the
tongue on the ground. The
tongue struck under a tence
near the millinery story turning
the wagon over and throwing
one of the horses, when the men
ran up and caught them. Nc
damage was done.
Dame Rumor tells that al
a picnic in the edge Of Wayne
county a few days ago a heavy
rain came up when the peoplt
hocked to Il building for shelter
As it goes, they were 80 closely
crowded together that one child
was suttocated, and one who
could not get in the building
came near drowning. We dc
mot vouch for the truth of the
1Itt<*hbsve, but give it as narrated
Lutesville, according to its
population, is one OF the most
thriving towns on the Iron
Mountain railroad between St
Louis and Belmont. This fact
is borne out by the amount OF
business done here, and also
by the statement Of the railroad
men who say that the road
hauls more freight to and from
Lutesville, by far, than any
town near its size on this road
The business men of this place
are live, energetic and pleasant
to deal with. Your correspond.
ent took a stroll over the town
this week with a view of noting
the difYcrnt lines of business
and their hum Of prosperity
We found the Hardware Store
Of Mr.. Geo. E. Clark we'll stock
ed with everything usually
kept in such establishments
In this store you can buy any
thing in the hardware line from
a Barlow knife to a threshinQ
machine and buy them, too, al
cheap as you can any where il
this section of the state. This
large store is presided over by
the courteous proprietor, Mr.
Geo. E. Clark, ably assisted by
his son, Herbert and Messrl
Vasterling and Robinson. Mr.
Vasterling is a practical tinnel
and his ti,e 10 ever ready t.
light. In addition to bis stock
OF hardware Mr.. Clark also con
ducts q lumber yard, in whicl
he keeps all kinds Of building
material, such ~ plain on,
Anished lumber, shingles, brick
lime, cement &c.
Leaving Mr.. Olark's, you
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