Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-01-29

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school in the Flatwoods district
Friday.
Ora Thornburgh, son of C.
M. Thornburgh, went to Cali
fornia a few days ago. He may
remain there sometime.
XIV. R. Farrar closed his
school on James's Creek a few
day ago. Mr.. Farrar is one of
the county's best teachers.
II. NJ. Jones, Lutesville,
keeps constantly on hand all
kinds of sausage and is never
without fresh pork and beef.
Thomas H. McCans, who
has been in De Soto for several
months working at his trade
(plastering), has returned home.
There will be a called term
of circuit court next week for
the purpose of trying the par.
ties charged with the murder
of Jacob May.
&-Thos. M. johnson, who edit
ed>the "Herald" in Marble Hill
some years ago, is now, by
election, the Presiding Judge
of Butler County.
John G. Martin of St. Louis
died on the Goth, aged 81 years.
He was widely known in polit-
ical and railroad circles. He
weighed near 800 pounds.
The State Treasurer of
Arkansas is $4,000 short in his
accounts He loaned the mon.
ey to q land speculator. His
bondsmen will lose but little.
Spec you can't suit your
self in anything in the specta-
Gle line anywhere in Rollinger
county as well as you can at
DIR. A. Sanders drugstore. [2t
john F. Dunn will read his
county paper hereafter. He
will receive it at Huskey postof-
flee. This office is now kept at
j. B. Welch's residence.
The government expendi-
lures for the six months ending
December 81 was $2O0,OOO,OOO
or $25, 100000 more than for the
corresponding period of 1889.
Marion Rhodes and Ulysses
Rhodes, sons of Robert Rhodes
who lives in the Flatwoods, and
+. E. Richards went to the Cape
Sunday to attend the Normal.
Strictly cash or produce
is the motto adopted by 0. j.
Snider & Co., Autesviile, at W.
s. Kings old stand. Give them
a call when in search of bar
gains.
Aunt Katie Staff Of Green
Castle, Pa died on the Goth,
aged SO years. She had not
taken a drink of water for 90
years, drinking tea OF coffee in
stead.
"A. & E. Miller have. COM
pleted their new lunch room.
They are fixed up in style, you
bet, to accommodate Ladies as.
we'll as Gentlemen. Call and
see them.
j. NJ. Allen. teacher of the
Grassy Creek school, closed his
school Friday and left Monday
for the Southeast Normal at
Cape Girardeau. Mr.. a. gave
satisfaction where he taught.
Tanner tasted forty days.
Succi, an Italian, recently tasted
fortysiX day. Tanner has now
challenged Succi for a fast. If
not a race for the swift, it GER
tainly will be one for the fast.
There will most likely be a
very large crowd Of people in
town next week to hear the
trial Of the parties charged
with the murder of Jacob May1
We guess the trial will bA
postponed.
%. j. Snider &. Co. are
merchandise at bedrock
prices, preparatory to their
spring purchases. fyon want
bargains, call al once on them,
at w. s. Kings old stand, in
Lutesville.
<Uncle Toms Cabin, q play
which has been Il back number
for twenty years, was very
poorly played, in the City Hall
at Lntesville Wednesday night
of last week, by II travelling
fheatricai(O company.
"A large and new hotel has
just been thrown opeu to the
public in Poplar Bluff. This
thriving little City on Black
River Is more literally supplied
with hotel accommodations than
any in the Great Southeast.
If you find a pencil cross on
your paper you may know
that your time is about out,
md that, without instructions
to the contrary, your paper will
be discontinued when the time
paid for shall have expired.
1t is now time to "plant"
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