Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1902-02-12
zSoutheast Notes1


Illi d. Randol, an old and highly
esteemed citizen Of Cape county,
died January 81, aged 80 years.
Charleston Enterprise.
AS a result Of the sleet storm, II
is said that the forests in this and
neighboring counties present the
appearance of having been swept
by a cyclone.
Moses HsmsIjO, q carpenter, while
at work in the upper part Of build
ing, being erected at Pennington,
February l, fell distance oftlfteen
feet and received injuries from
which be died In a short time.
A large number Of casnaities ere
reported by our exchanges; such as
broken limbs, disloeated JOINTS and
so on. The sleCt has been very
destructive to telephone, and tele-
graph property as we'll as TO timber
and orchards.
POST
The ram aud sIeet storm did an,
told damage 10 these parts to roofs,
stock, telegraph and telephone
wires, but the Himmelbuiger Luce
Company are perhaps the heaviest
losers. It is said o force Of Fifty
men could not clear their tramway
of trees and limbs which fell aCrOss
the same.
Southeast Missouri's candidate
for the republican nomination for
one Of the Supreme Court Judge
ships, Hon. Moses WhybaIk Of
Marble Hill, is gaining strength
throughout the state generally
every day. He is pre- eminently
the man for one of these three ex-
alted offices TO be filed this year.
--Farmingthn News.
Gov. Bob Taylor Of Tennessee
was billed to deliver lectures in sew
eraI towns IN Southeast Missonrithe
last week In January, but he missed
connection somehow, through train
service, and failed TO reach his ap-
'pointments on time. Maiden was
the only place that was not dissap-
pointed and the people there ale
said to have been delighted with
him.
Poplar Bluff Sentinel,
A pretty little girl baby, abandon
cd by its mother, was left wrapped
in a shawl lying on seat in one Of
the Cotton Bolt passenger coaches
few days ago. Il was carried to
Jonesb0ro and was adopted by the
Cotton Belt RaiIroad Company,
they claiming the little waif was
theirs by right of its being found ON
their property. They wlllrsarand
educate it.
Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railway Company have adopted
3 monthsold baby which was found
on its road near Wichita, Kan, last
Thursday. One of the tioest wards
IN the Wichita ChiIdren's Home has
been set apart for little Miss Okla
Choctaw Gulf, as this foundIing has
been named by the corporation.
She has been provided with q spec
ial nurse, fine lace dresses and iian-
nels, pretty shoes, hoods mits aud,
in fact, everything necessary to
make her look her part as being Q
baby of rich parentage.
Dexter Democrat.
Dexter has been invaded With
beggars rather extensively during
the past few weeks. Tuesday. q
woman was on our streets asking
aid. saying that her husband was al.
most dead with u cancer on his neck
that she bad five small children and
was trying TO make their way to
Illinois. They we're Il tiaveliDg 10 .
one horse wagon. Marshal Hanks
went out TO the wagon to inquire
after the condition of the husband
aud found a great hig healthy man
laying back wrapped up warm and
comfortable, the seating caneer"
proving TO be OnlF a small boil or
eethnncls. Such lazy scoupdrels
should have q lssts pf the whipping
Poss