Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-04-10
The PRESS is on time and

The PRESS is on time and
booming.
Miss Grace McCans has the
pneumonia.
The County Board Of Equal.
ization is in session.
Pillow teams were at a premi.
um in town this week.
Mrs. Mary Pittman of Bird s
Point is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Sandy, of this place.
"A recommendation was cir.
culated here this week in the
interest of Robert F. Statler
We did dot learn just what po
sition Mr.. Statler is seeking.
| AWm. Drum, son of onr fel.
low townsman, Robert Drum,
was awarded the first prize
medal at the Stale University,
Columbia, a few days ago fol
the best declalmer. William
labored under the disadvantage
of an afflicted throat which pre-.
vented HIM practicing and TAX.
ing elocutiOnarv instructions
Bollinger county is justly flat.
tered with her representation a,
the University, and Williams
friends will rejoice to learn OF
his success.
james Barker came near
losing his life Monday of last
week. He attempted to ford
Perkins Creek on that day.
The stream was much swollen
and the current very strong.
When about midway the
stream he became unhorsed and
drifted some thirty yards down
the creek, at which point he
caught hold Of a snag. His
cries for help brought Joseph
Gain rs and another man to his
relief. After considerable ex
ertion Barker was rescued more
dead than alive. having become
benumbed in the water. He is
| n IDnt r.nr<y,npnH
Mrs. Henry Brogher, wife
of our blacksmith, was taken
to an asylum in St. Louis last
week by her husband, DR.. Wit
mer accompanying them. The
lady's mind became affected a
couple Of weeks ago and her
condition was very pathetic
when taken away. She leaves
two children-one about three
years old and the other an in
FAINT only a few weeks old. Her
father, Ell. Mercer of Perry coun.
ty, took the children to his
home to care for them. Mr..
Brogher, who is an industrious
young man. has the sympathy
of our citizens. He is still in
St. Louis with his wife.
The lady crusaders of Farm
ington have not raided the
"blind tigers but they have
raided the beer wagons. On
Wednesday of last week Mes
danes Jennie T. Foster, G.. w.
Wilson, Ed. Jerrald, VIM.
Odger and Finley met August
Thompson's beer wagon as it
was coming into Pennington
loaded with % kegs of beer,
The ladies stopped the wagon,
threw the kegs ont, knocked in
the bungs and poured out the
liquid. They then took the
wagon and team and drove
back to the station (Delassus)
where they destroyed 26 more
kegs and 100 bottles Of beer.
They drove back through the
streets of Pennington. One of
the crusaders carried u shot
gun. There was no attempt to
molest them. 1t is reported
that they will keep up this pro.
ceedure as long as beer and
whiskey are attempted to be
brought TO Pennington for sale.
Lawsuits will follow, it is said.
When a mistake occurs in
the publication of some legal
matter it has become a matter
of common consent to say, ''It
was the printers mistake" 1t
makes no difference who may
have made the mistake. the
blame is ]aid to the printer
always in his absence. We
here state for once and always,
to one and all, that when legal
matter is brought to this office
it is set up according to copy,
a proof" taken and corrected,
then another proof" and this
taken to each and every official
through whose hands the doc.
ument may have passed, for cor
rection, before it Is published
So, you see, that if there is a
mistake others or more blam.
able therefor than the printer
This Office is very particular
about legal publications. We
often correct egregious errors In
copy sent us-such as if let sc
would wound those who made
them. Yet the cry is, "A mis-
take of the printer" Hence
forth when an error occurs w