Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1891-02-12
R. l.. Allen closed a very

successful term of school in the
Burk district (No. - Friday.
The st. louis and Iron Noun
tain R. R. is onlv waiting the
passage of an ordinance by the
city giving it the right of wav
to the levy to build a line into
the city of Cape Girardeau.
The Bismarck Blade-a
paper having for it's motto the
Latin phrase, "Prnincipia, non
homines," which In plain every
da y english means "principles,
not men"7(has reached this
Office. n
Comic and sentimental Val
entines of all kinds at A. San
der's drugstore. He has the
largest stock ever brought to
this county. You can get a
good watch cheap at the same
place.
|KW. E. Miller, Sam. Wallen,
E. Keiterman, U. S. Phelps,
B. F. Martin and Lee Wander,
wort were in Marble Hill sere-
nading a few nights ago. The
editor and family thanks them
for a call.
Each and every number of
this paper is properly mailed to
each and every subscriber. If
any one fails to get an issue, we
desire it distinctly understood
that it is through no fault Of
this Office.
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.
When writing for publica-
tion always take great pains in
writing the names of persons
and places very plainly. A
compositor can guess pretty
we'll at common nOuns-but
proper ones should be written
with Care.
-'Uncle Ham" Winters call
ed at the PRESS o&ce Saturday.
He is "a years old and stout and
healthy. He has a contract of
clearing 10 acres of timbered
land, five of which he has clear
ed. A good example for young
men, is this industrious old
gentleman.
NCharles Divine was hanged
at Alton, ILL.,, about !hree years
ago. He protested his limo.
cense of the crime. A man dy-
ing in the hospital of that city
recently confessed that he and
he alone had committed the
crime and that Divine was un
justly executed.
st. Valentines day, a day sa-
cred to St. Valentine; the 14th
of February. 1t was Il very old
notion, alluded to by Shake
speare, that Oh this day birds
began to mate. Hence, per
haps. arose the custom or send
ing on that day letters contain.
ing professions of love and af-
fection.
We notice in several of our
exchanges announcement Of
candidates, for county school
Commissioner. One must b.,
elected at the annual school
election in April. IT any Of our
teachers are desiring the posi-
ton in this county, through the
Press is the way to let the pao,
pie know the fact.
The most terrific storm known
for several years has been
raging in South Dakota and
Nebrask, for the past three days
All railroad travel is at q stand
still. At points the wind has
pushed the snow down in the
cuts until it is said to be as hard
as a rock. Nothing of that
kind happens IN Missouri.
An exchange says: ">Suit
for back taxes has been com
menced in Garter county against
Christ. And not long age
Shannon county sued the Lori
and the Devil" Madison coun
ty can beat all this, Collector
Spiva has a man on his tax
books by the name Of
"Hell Fire Redeye.' .''--4r reder
icktown Plalndealer.
"A woman has been tending
a switch at a railroad junction
near Macon, Ga, since 1862
having succeeded her husband
who was swilchman for tel
years previous. She is at hei
post from six in the morning til
six In the evening, and durins
the whole long peroid of hel
service she has never misplaced
a switch. She is 81 years old
--Charleston Enterprise.
NAtplesen' he money Offered
us a reward for the capture anc
conviction of the murders oi
.lacob Nav il in tha control oI