Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1907-03-21

the valley, reminding me very much
Of Missouri. The snow continued
falling most Of tbyday; butowing to
the wet condition Of the ground, il
melted nearly az fast as II fell. This
Is the Erst snow fall / have seen in
this valley, but am told that snow
falls here every once in q while.
An old gentleman who has lived
here at Corning for perhaps half
century, told me that In December,
1868, about ii inches Of snow fell
at this place at one time and lay on
the ground several days.
Later; On the morning Of Janua-
| ry 7, we find q snow IA inches deep
on level and still falling. II the
snow was light and loose like II Of
ten Is in Missouri, ii would proba-
lbly be near q foot deep--the snow
being very wet, heavy and compact.
By noon, january 6; most of the
enow1had melted Off Again on the
night Of January l6, wo had q 3-inoh.
snow. Taking the winter all thru
70 the7present time, ithas been very
rough and uufavorable for outdoor
work at this place, and not such q
climate as the easterner would like
Iy picture.
While this--the United States
Is supposed to beagovernment "by
the people, for the people, and alife,
liberty" etc, Is guaranteed, tits not
always that way; especially with
regard to the liquor traffic. While
the majority Of the citizens of Cor
ming said By their votessome weeks
ago, they wanted no more liquor
sold here, and the city sdads" said
the will Of the people would be en-
forced after January |, stifl one Of
the four grog shops is running day
and night. Some hungry lawyers,
back of the Liquor Dealers associ.
tion," have undertaken, In the nSu-
perior" court Circuit courtofI
this county to prove that the city
Of Corning was not incorporated
legally" but the circuit Judge de-
cided that the incorporation was
s.all right Then an appeal was
made to the Appellate court, Sacra-
mento, for a"writ ofreveiw," which
has just been denied BY that court
And this is the government by the
people, for the people, that our
Aforefatbers' bled and died for, and
which IL in a fair way to be over
thrown by selfshness and greed.
On Sunday, January ~, there
closed q union protracted meeting
in this town, conducted bY John @.
Redding Of Atchison, Kansas, the
most interesting and remarkable
meetings that have been held in
Corning SINCE we came here. 10
any one Of any spiritual alconception
it takes a very short time TO discern
a man that is sent from God, instead
of being sent by man, d HRev. d. |
d." To the former class Mr.. Red.
ding belongs. Near the close ofI
the meetings be delivered a lecture
that lasted about two hours, enti-
tied nTbe Ups and Downs Of fSalliei
(his wile) and !. /" which is short
sketch Of Bis life. He was born in
Indiana; bis father died when John
was young He went to Kansas an
apprentice or nbound boy" at the
age Of 10; wentto the district school
two terms when be ran away from
his master at Is, and went back TO
his old home in Indiana and staid |
there until be reached bis majority.
He then went to Colorado, | think,
and went into minings after five
years be and three companions sold
ont. their claim for 100000. He
then went back to indiana and built
a fine residence, and went back to
Kansas and married aSallie." Lost
bis fortune in busines ventures and
returned to Kansas and went into
railroad work; got 70 drinking, lost
k;a sa1;tinn. ressAiaeA 10 Nv the on.
treaties of bis wife. He was getting
sl25 month and bad . check Ia !
his pocket for that amount when
passing q saloon was requested to
come in and just ssmell" q arare"
brand of whiskey TO see if Il was
genuine. He smelt aud tasted il;
got heastly drunk and was thrown
out into ssooal-house,s and when
be awekc found bis money all gone,
check had been cashed By the So
loon keepef-he went in the grOg
shop and asked for dnak. uas
knocked down and kicked out
Tod ursfehed and miserable e 70
home. be leif the town and for teo
and a.balf years vas s tramp. Is
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