Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1905-08-17
Southeast News.

Perry County News, and Bro. Alb
crnathy says it is to be independent
1t IS neat and ncwsy.
Some of our exchanges have
mentioned The name of Hon. Albert
O. Allen of the New Madrid Rec
ord in connection with the race for
congressional honors down in the
Fourtccnth district
f. G. Brockmcycr of the State
| Republican, St. Louis, has purchased
| the Lead Belt News and the Farm
| inGton Eagle, ard will move the
| Eagle to Flat River where it will be
come part Of the Lead Belt News
plant.
The first criminal case to appear
on the docket Of the new Federal
court which has recently been estab-
lishcd at Cape Girardcan will be that
of John A. Bidwell, charged with
| passing counterfeit money. Secret
service men have been trying to
| locate Il gang Of cOuntcrfciters at or
in the vicinity Of the Cape.
The chautauqua closed last Thurs
day and is said to have been Il deci-
| dcd success so far as the program
was concerned, but it has been
intimatcd that it was not u success
financially. So we'll pleased and
enthusiastic were the people of
Dexter that they decided to have
an assembly each year lor the next
three years, at least.
Charleston Enterprise.
Milo G. Gresham Of Sikcston was
in the city Tuesday en- rossee to
East Prairie. where he has been
working in the interest of the rail
road he Is promoting between Skies
ton and Hickman. He has rcenter-
ed the newspaper field, having pur-
chased the Sikcston Democrat from
Will Barnes, to whom he sold 1t Il
couple of years ago.
Charleston Enterprise.
The Star Of this city has gone
dead again" The company owning
the material yesterday began re-
moving it to cold storage for the
present. and the various editors and
publishers who have attempted to
keep it going tor the past year are
rattling in their pockets the nickels
they might have spent upon it this
week and next and the next, and SO
on; and feeling some better for the
fact.
Dunj1lin Democrat.
The 7-ycar-old son ofG. II. Asher,
q good farmer northwest Of HOl-
comb. was accidentally killed within
a quarter Of that town Tuesday after
noon. He was on wagon load of
watormelons which his father had
bought in town and was hauling to
his farm to feed to hogs. In some
manner the boy fell from the wagon
and the wheel ran over hlm, brcak-
ING his neck and producing death in
q few minutes. His name was Bryan.
Wayne County Journal.
Geo. Bates, Sr., was struck by a
train and instantly killed. He was
supposed to have been setting on the
railroad track lacing one ofhiS shoes
Mr.. Bates is one of the oldest citizens
in this county and is a brother of
DR.. S. 4. Bates. The coroners jury
rendered verdict ofaccidental kill
ing by the train. He carried s5000.00
insurance in some Of the old line in
surance companies. His many
friends will be sorry to hear of this
untimeIy death and sad accident.
Dexter Messenger.
The Choutcau Land and Lumber
Co.. has sold to the Connecticut Mutu
al Life Insurance Company 10000
acres Of land in the western portion
of this county bordering on the st.
Francois river. We understand the
land will be drained Gall that needs
draIning) and improved and colon
lied by German Catholics. The land
will be cut up in farms and good
roads laid out thruOut the entire
section. 4 Mr.. Steel is now on the
grounds directing the preliminary
work. This is one of the biggest
| land deals ever made in this section.
Avon Item in Pennington News.
From the explosion of Il large
blast on the railroad several days
ago large rock about the size of a
gallon keg was blown u quarter of
a mile, falling upon the roof of the
residence Of Osro Boyd. The stone
pierced thru the roof and ceiling,
fell into the room and struck and
smashed to pieces rocking chair,
! which just few moments before