Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1901-06-26

erection of the new church by the
NJ. e. Church South at Pennington.
The building will cost about $4,000.
IF Maiden don't have a 4th of
July it certainly won't be the fault
of the News, the last two issnes of
which have had enclosed a fine pos
ter supplement.
Kennett Mail: Pid Martin and
John Hale, squirrel hunters, have
marketed $40 squirl els at Sikeston
within the past three weeks. They
received $l00 per dozen.
During severe electrical storm
recently lightning struck the new
court house at Charleston, but
fortunately little damage was done
beyond breaking the slate roof.
DR.. Henderson of Jackson, one
Of the most reputable physicians IN
Cape County, in a lengthy article
to the Cash Book says the contag-
ious disease prevalent in the north
western part of that county is small
pox.
Potosi Journal: We learn that the
drill men operating on the farm of
Joseph Robinson, near Irondale,
which is under option to the Iron
dale Lead Co., one day last week
struck one Of the largest and richest
bodies of disseminated lead ore yet
found in that locality. There was
no attempt to keep the find quiet SO
the news is authentic.
Southeast Scimitar: Del Long
grear, who has, until quite recently
been connected with the local press
has received and is considering a
proposition from the citizens of one
of the Southeast's best towns to be-
come the manager and stockhold, r
in large publishing company. We
hope Del will not consider this
matter very seriously, as we regret
to lose a good man, and would fain
see him in his accustomed place.
Dunklin Democrat: The largest
bull in the world is being fattened
near Merwin, Mo-, for exhibition at
the Worlds Fair IN st. Louis The
animal is six feet and one inch high
at the shoulders and is Is feet and
/ inch from the tip ofhis nose to the
base of his tail. The animal weighs
5000 pounds and experienced stock
men say that it will not be difficult
to fatteh him until be brings down
the scale to 4 500 pounds, which will
be wonderful record breaker. The
bull is a thoroughbred Shorthorn.
Bloomfield indicator: Southeast
Missouri is fast being gridironed by
raj ilways, the counties of Stoddard,
Scott, Dunklin, Mississippi, New
Madrid, Pemiscot and Butler are all
being highly favored in this respect
and we are safe in saying that those
few counties have more miles OF
railroad than any section of the state
outside Of st. Louis and Jackson
counties, and several new lines are
contemplated for building this year
and it is no boast that in the neal
future this will be the garden spot
: of the earth.
There is considerable evidence to
be had that the Belmont branch Of
the Iron Mountain road will soon be
used very extensively by the Cottor
Belt company for its through trains
to st. Louis The Cotton Belt has
two corps Of surveyors at work be
low Delta locating a direct route fol
/ a line through to Memphis
II this line should be built, al
through trains from st. Louis tt
Memphis, and the Southeast will
pass over the Belmont Branch tC
Delta. The Cotton Belt company
is now using the branch for one o
its fast trains each way every day
totbe South.-FarmiDgton News
Poplar Bluff Cltizcn: Cairo ant
Poplar Bluff arc not the only placer
on the earth. Even Paragoud Il
Experiencing wave of reform ant
as a result the Knights Of the Gar
and Case arc heaping malediction
on the heads Of the mayor and mar
shaI Of that city. The marshal o
that city found some beer stored Il
an Ice house there and, knowing
that tho liquid was liable 10 get on
and create u disturbance locked
} up In tho city ealaboose This wa