Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-02-19
Local news is scarce.
Miss Belle Wells, daughter
,fT 7 Walls hoe Tho mao,la,

OF L. d. w els. mas tue meaS.eS.
ELIAS Wells, who has been
confined to his bed with lung
disease for some time, is still
very low.
"A. & Z. Miller have com
pleted their new lunch room.
They are fixed up in style, you
bet, to accommodate Ladies as
well as Gentlemen. Call and
see them.
In number of towns in
southeast, Mo, there has been
Young Mems Reading Clubs
organized. What's the mat.
ter with the young men of this
town doing likewise? X
"A good book and a good
woman are excellent things for
these who know how to ap-
preciate their value. Their. are
men, however, who judge of
both from the beauty Of their
covering"
R. L. Barks, son Of Philip
Barks, and Miss Ida NJ. Mitchell,
daughter Of A. Mitchell, were
married, by Rev. Morris, at the
residence of Henry Berry, in
this town, last Thursday. The
PRESS wishes them success.
"A fact which has frequent
ly cCme TO our notice is that in
a breach Of promis suit the man
has no show. The woman al
most invariably wins. Why
don't some long haired seventh
son Of the seventh son arise and
eXplai" this!
h-The women have won on
the question of admitting the
members Of their SEX to the
Methodist general conference,
says the Chicago Herald. The
vote OF the churches reported
to date is nearly 100000, with a
MAJ jority in favor of the women
of over $4,000 Some sections
OF the country are yet to be
heard from, but the additional
returns will not materially ef-
feet these figures.
john Cesil, who lives near
Belhlie's Store in Perry county,
and whose age is AZ years, was.
a few days ago, married to u
Miss Whesler, aged l6 years
At the same time and place an
1S-year old son Of John Cesil's
married an older sister of his
fathers bride. What relation
are the father and son; what re
lation are the two sisters, and
what relation will the children
of these people be to each other?
Don't all speak at once.
EWe have been informed BY
the judges of the County Court
thai it will be impossible for
them to keep the county eX
pendltures for the current year
within the receipts for the same.
While the constitution pro
hibits a levy above a certain
percentage of the taxable
wealth. the laws require eX,
pendltures for certain purposes,
and our Supreme Court says
that these claims must be paid
constitution or no cOns>i'u
ton. And yet this same con
stin'ion will not permit of a
bonded Indebtedness. What,
then, can your County Court do
than pay such legal charges as
may b. brought against them!
A queer constitution that com
pells them 10 pay molev that
they cannot collect.
~-By reference to :he report
Of the county court proceel-
ings, published elsewhere, ii
will be readily seen that this
sitting OF the court has more to
show for its one weeks work
than can be shown in apv past
record for many years Be,
sides the proceedings given,
there were corrections of er-
roneons ASSESSMENTS which
Were Of interest untv to he
parties affected. The court is a
hustler The judges comnanc
ed work a, 8 o'clock a. M. and
closed AT about 8 o'clock p. m !;
which is a fair days WORK for
any man. The amount OF
money allowed is large in the
aggregate, buI we were inform
ed by the judges that not "A
single appropriation was "ade
where the law did not positive
!ly yq"'re one.
l<The assessment Of Bollin-
ger county az shown by the
Assessors books for the current
year Is, Horses 424l l-2, valued
at $l733 3
Asses aud jennet's 26, valued
at $3.50
Mules 1872. valued at s64,gl0,
Cattle l4ll8 s 8, \, luel ut
SS3 230.
Sheep 1894, valued at $l3,250,
Hogs 203l2, valued NJ S40,220
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