Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-11-19

-"Down went McGinty"-so
have prices at N. E. Halls new
store, Lutesyille.
The prospects for a brisk
winter trade are said to be ex.
cellent. If this is 40, this means
more and livelier business
among the merchants of Boil
linger county. If you are a
wide awake merchant you will
naturally wantto get your share
of the public's patronage. The
way to d. this is to bring the
merits of your goods to the no
tice of the people. The PRESS
is just the medium you want.
Every one knows that there is
no other paper published with
in fifty miles of here that is so
generally read among big, lit
tie, old and young people as
the PRESS. The holidays are
near at hand, and now is the
time to make an effort to catch
the trade.
According to rumor there
is some kind Of a wild animal
roaming around In the northern
part of This county, the like of
which is not ofton seen in Mis-.
souri, woods. 1t is about seven
feet long; two feet high; has
dark hair; has head and ears
similar to that of a dog, and It's
claws are about six Inches long.
The above is briefly the de-
scription we have of it. Sons
think it is a hyena. some an
ovelgrown lynx. and other a
panther. 1t was first seen about
a mile east of Smithville, but
later moved to a graveyard about
four miles from Patton, in the
vicinity of which tits now hiding.
1t seems to have a hankering
for g1aveyarus A few days
ago, according to the rumor, a
man died and was inferred in
the above mentioned graveyard.
When passing a few days later
a citizen was surprised to find
that the body had been dragged
from the grave and half eaten by
some animal.
People who have seen the
animal say that it is bold; will
follow enc long distances, and is
fond Of music.
Calvin Green and his some.
what notorious gang of counter.
feiters were in the United States
District Court last week and
all except Jacob Welker, whose
case was nolle pressed. plead
guilty. CALVIN Green was given
two years in the Penitentiary
from date and fined 81 and
costs. Green Is now 81 years
old, and it seems probable thai
this sentence will wind up his
rather remarkable career. He
was a pretty tough character in
his younger days and killed
two brothers. in Illinois named
Flynn. He was given a life
sentence, but managed to obtain
u pardon from Governor Arm.
strong He seems to have been
in the counterfeiting business
for almost a life time, for old
men of this county say tha,
when they were boys 1t was
generally believed that Green
was engaged in the manufacture
of spurious coin. Speaking Of
Green the Republic says: "Since
last July old man Green, the
head OF the gang, has been in
the City Hospital. He had a
hacking cough when he was
captured, and it was said by the
physician that he had, or would
likely have, consumption. Since
his arrest he has appeared very
feeble and bowed down by his
many years, but there has been
a lurking suspicion in the minds
of the officials that he is not SO
weak as he would have it be-
/ lieved. However that may he,
the Court, despite the old mans
hacking cough, bestowed on
|him a two years sentence in
1.-THE Penitentiary at hard labor.
Green pleaded hard for a light
Ter sentence, and when told that
he was in for two years declar
ed he would not live out half of
lit. He has married seven or
ieight wives, two Of which have
run away from him, and he has
reared thirty children, twenty.
fnur of whome vera his own.
The Court will allow him to go
back to the hospital for the
present, and perhaps he may be
able to secure a pardon on &C.
connt of his great age"
The others were sentenced as
follows: John G. Welker, 81
and costs and twenty-five
months in the Penitentiary from
July l last; George r. Welker,