Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1890-04-17

Samuel Bowman is visiting
at home.
. Louis Glaspel has moved
to Marble Hill.
Teachers are on the hunt
for winter schools.
The wheat crop of the state
lie reported at 86 per cent.
Esq. Winters was in town a
couple Of days last week.
L. A. Pool of Quincy. ILL.,
nOis, was in town last week.
"A special term of County
Court will begin on the 2Sth.
Isaac Beach is putting a
new fence around his property.
The courthouse cistern has
been out of repair for sometime.
"A. j. Bedwell has put up
some new fence around his
property.
The great and good Benja.
min Franklin died 100 years
ago today.
1t is a very difficult matter
hire a man to do a days work
in this town.
The Farmers and Laborers'
Union was in session at Latin
last week a couple of days.
MIR. Huskey, father of Sher:
iff Huskey, has moved to town
and is farming with the widow
Joseph Baker.
The Southeast Missouri
Medical Association will hold
its next annual meeting at
Charleston, Mo-, May 6, 7 and 8
Mr.. Jacob Lutes, Mr.. Fred
Eaker and Miss Susie Graves
excelled in department during
the month of March at the NJ.
s. Academy.
The County Court took no
particular action on the pay
ment of the courthouse war
rants, but viii likely do some
thing at the May term.
If you find a pencil cross on
your paper you may know
that your time is about out,
and that, without instructions
to the contrary, your paper will
be discontinued when the time
paid for shall have expired.
Hon. l.. H. ]'avis was in
Marble Hill last week. In
speaking of Oklahoma and the
number of blacks going there,
Mr.. Davis remarked that he
would like to see the negroes
become numerous enough in the
territory to elect all the officers
from their own ranks and see
(for experiment. whether or not
they are capable Of successful
ly governing themselves. There
are many who join Mr.. D. in
desiring to see the experiment
tried.
AT its February term the
County Court appointed "a pur-
chasing agent for all blanks
purchased at the county's ex-
pense. Some of our people ig-
more the order and give drum
mers orders for blanks the
same as if there was nothing of
record to the contrary. Of
course the County Court will be
expected to "foot the BILL" at
the county's expense, without
ipquiring whether or not the
blanIs could have been pro-
cured at less expense. All
things come right in their sea-
son.
From the report for this
month Of the State Board OF
Agriculture it is seen that there
has been an increase in all clas-
ses of stock, excepting sheep,
in the state as a whole. Sheep
have decreased in all sections
excepting in southeast Missouri,
the total decrease for the state
being 7 per cent, or 47,O72
head. There has been an in.
crease of horses of 5 per cent.
or 46,677 head. Mules increas-
ed 4 per cent. or 1852 head
Jack stock increased 81 per
cent. or 1859. Cattle 5 per
cent, or 113,434. Hogs have
increased 7 per cent, or 437, 1881.
The above denotes the increase
in the last year
Some four weeks ago AS.
SCISSOR Perkins handed us an
abstract of his assessment and
which we hereby give our read
erS.
Property Valuation
Horses
1896. ...............$ s 174,56O
Asses and jennetts
| 90 S.... ............. S,lOu
Mules
,407. 80. 65,4l5
Cattle
1882. .................S S5,170