Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1904-07-07

+ Trains began passing thru tn
; tunnel near Taskce, Thursday o
this week for the first time in near
~ two years. The tunnel is pass
able hut not completed.
}. ii. lrvln, a carpenter at work
on a mill ut Owl Creek, fell from 3
scatiold a distance Of 80 feet, June
-, receiving injuries from which
he died the following Monday.
| Governor Dockery has appoint
| ed Judge f. NJ. Dearing of Potosi
to I'LL the unexpired term of Judge
Frank r. Dcaring, his brother who
died recently, in the Twenty Fist
Judicial circuit.
News reached here Tuesday that
the marshal Of Knob Lick shot and
| killed two men and wounded a
woman, but we have not been able
to learn the names of the parties or
further particulars.
jackson Herald.
On last Saturday the heaviest rain
tall occurred that has happened to
jackson for 35 years. In fact. old
citizens say it was the greatest rain
fall Jackson ever had. Hubble Creek
on the west side was higher tlan it
ever had been before.
Cash Book.
1t seems that the two creeks here |
at jackson and Cane, Williams and |
Cape LacrOiX creeks Wed with each |
other last Saturday night in seeing
which could do the most damage to
the crops in the bottom lands. A
great deal ot'wheat was washed away
and many corn fields ruined.
hllc AN entertainment was in
progress at the Military Academy at
Jackson the evening Of June 2S, Il
large coal oil lamp which hung from
The ceiling, fell and exploded causing
/ panic which came near ending ;
seriously. Fortunately the fire was
extinguishcd and onlya few persons
II the large audience were injured. (
Two more buildings were com
oleted and added to the facilities
# the splendid new hospital for
he insane at Pennington last
week. The administration build
ng and the building IN which the p
insane will be kept and
reated. The latter is said to be the
'est building of its class in the :
Tnitcd States.
'armington Progress. +,
Chas. Aubuch0n, who was recent
y tried here in Circuit court and ;,
Tho was let out on bond after the -
Try failed to agree, was rearrcstcd -
y Sheriff Higginbotham and taken :,
} Washington county to answerto i
charge Of robbery alleged to have :,
cen committed in that county.
larencc Wigger is implicated in
lie same charge. He WAS taken to
ollinger county and placed in Jail, ~
harged with robbery in that y
Dunty.
ran Citizen.
Charleston wheat growers will F.,
ave to go way back and sit down hi
+ dotf their hats to the Oran grow ell
:. The first mentioned town has. OF
II a number of years, been first to W. W.
Zip a car Of new wheat to st. ~
ouis, securing the premium offer P,
for same. This year G. 4 \. J. co
atthews landed Il car Of new
heat into st. Louis early Monday "a
orning, just two days ahead Of Il g
harleston grower. This car, which is
as an extra good grade and quail an
=, was sold for rs per cent above se
c market price. Now, let's get In
ead Of Dunklin county with the wa
st car Of WatermclOns, an
arquand item in Fredericktown Dem
)crat-News. pl(
A smooth young man, giving the d
en-
me Of Winters, made bis appear sio
ce near town a few days ago, de-
wing that he was going to open att
:, large store in Marquand about Wis
ly |, and in order to have a 'Wel W
and opening, he was advertising 49,
selling Il Scent bar of soap for r
, and giving seven tickets which of
titled the holder to as many DO;
ances IN a grand drawing to be eAf
Id on opening day, consisting of nw,a w
many different articles from $40
rpet to $500 piano. He scooped 7
about $20 IN Il few hours aud left the
parts unknown. Among his for
Tins were a number Of the best tim
izcns Of the community. 1t is 0u'
ange that good business men will w. W..
hmm burred This way
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