Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-06-04

AocS " az tiflS week.
Rev. Beeson of Jackson has been Sc
leeted as principal of the NJ. s. Academy
John Lane has gone to St. Lonis
cornty to engage in the employ of one OF
his ancles.
1T seems to be ever so much easier Il
tell people how good they should be thar
to show them.
The Scott county papers Of last weeS
report considerable damage by the storm
OF two weeks ago.
Rev. Eure. r. N. Caldwell and other.
went to New Madrid last week to attend
NJ. E. Conference.
1t will not be many days before
wheat harvest begins, and the yield prom
ises to be abundant.
Assessor Williams is putting build.
ing material on his ground in the north
part "t town preparatory to erect a
dwelling.
WIN. Farrar and wife, Douglas Little
and Miss Fannie Farrar returned las
week from a several day visit to friend.
at Chester, illinois.
-Russia is calling is her gold from
al! over the wcrld massing her troops
on the western frontiers. There is but
one Interpretation to all this and that is
war;
William X. Vanderbilt has built the
biggest hen.kouse in tho country, spend
ing $l5O.UGHin the structure, and ii is
feared that he intends to drive 2uthcr.
ford u. Hayes out Of the egg trade.
A book has been written purportine
to trace the descendants of Pccahentas
down to this dav, and President Harrison
Is in the list. He, according to this book
Is her gres-great- great great great. great
great great.grandson.
1T seems only yesterday when the
young men OF to-day were boys. 1t is a
short step, boys, from the play ground to
the responsibility of manhood. Be pre-
pairing tor it. Do not neglect the oppor-
tunity FOR the improvement of the mind.
The following marriage licenses
were issued by recorder Smith during
the month of May: julius Mouser to Ruth
Alternately; William Arnccn to Josephine
Neninger, W. A Berry to Martha Reese;
r. A. Kinney to Martha Il. Menley, and
N. $. Walker to Marsart Dennis.
The Pennington school Board ballot
ed about 800 times recently for pr7nc..
p'l of the public schools of thak/ place
without making any selection. tf>ap-
pears that there are three Democrats and
thu ee Republicans on the Board hence
the failure to agree. j. w. Revelle of
Lutesville was one of the applicants.
Prosecuting Attorney Caldwell was
called before Esq. Lutes' court in Ger
man township Friday last to look after
the States interest in case where in
Minerva Hemhrec was the prosecu ting
witness against Ellen Este, on charge
of assault'and battery. The defendant
plead guilty, the fine and costs amount
ing to about SIS.
The following curious puzzlc beats
the celebrated "l3 Is II" enigma of few
years ago snd is well worth investigation.
Take a "trip of card board Is inches
long and wide. thus giving a surface of
50 inches, now cut this strip liagonally,
as true as you can, the result being two
pieces in shape Of 4 triangle. Now
measure exactly five inches from the
large end Of each strip, and cut in two
pieces. Take your four pieces aud put
them in the shape Of an exact square, and
it will appear 8 inches each way, or 81
square inches, a loss of square inch of
superficial measurement with no d.
minution Of surface. The question is,
what becomes OF that inch?
Mrs. III. Proctor IS very sick
of fever.
Millinery goods at Mrs
Lutes'. Lutesvllle.
Sunday and Monday were the
warmest Of the year.
New Novelty shapes at
Mrs. Biggs', Lutesville.
Strawberries are being retailed |
here at TO cents acrate. Nice ones,
too.
-Corsets and ladies under
wear at Mrs. Biggs'. Lutesville,
Chris and Miss Grace MeCans
went to Fredericktown u few days
ago.
Solid Gold Wedding rings
a sracialty.-A. Il. Jalues,
Lutesville.
"A party was given at the resi-
dcnce Of DR.. A. Sander last Satur-
day night.
-Accordeons, cheap. too, and
very good at DR.. A. Il. Jaques,
LuteSville.
The family ofW. II. James, hotel
keeper at Jackson, were visiting
here Sunday.
Screen Doors and Winlow
Screens at Clark's Hardware
store. Lutesville.
Times are 80 dali that this out
lit has just forgotten how a dollar
Or new shirt looks.
Go to A. u Il. Miller's for
your groceries. They sell as
cheap as anybody. Lutesville,
The Mckinley rust, it is feared,
will injure the wheat crop. Said
rust is now on the blades.
Mrs. Biggs has nearly
doubled her stock Of millinery
goods in the last few days.
Ladies, Mrs. Biggs desires
10 call your attention to her
stock Of Hosiery. Sell cheap.
Have You a cough or bad
,old9 DR.. JaQues's Compound
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