Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-01-16
Southeast News

Eleven boys and young men, aged
Fiat River. january ., charged with
stealing brass from the Federal
Lead company.
l.. \. HUFF is under arrest at Oran,
Scott county, on the charge of shoot
ing and killing Sam Mills last
Wednesday night. Both parties oc-
cupied the same house, and the
shooting is supposed to be the result
of family troubles.
F'redericktown Democrat News.
1t is reported that wolves are get
ting quite numerous in the vicinity
of Silver lake and the old PIanena
mines, and that they can be heard
howling every night. They have
killed quite Il number Of sheep for
the farmers in that section.
An old settlers reunion ass0cia-
ton was recently organized at
Jackson. Ed Hays was elected
president. f. \. Mcclure, vicc-prcs
ident, and Henry Pulls, secretary.
The first reunion is to be held at
Jackson some time in August.
The Southeast Missouri Poultry
show was held at Jackson last week
and the Cash-Bo says: ''About
three hundred birds, the very pick
of the country, are on display. 1t
is doubtful whether a choicer lot
of chickens could be found in the
United States than arc being shown
here in jackson this week"
Carr Hartshorn, newly appointed
postmaster at Elvins, went to the
posto flee, January Q, to take charge
of the job that had been handed out
to him, but J. {. Westover decided
that he was not quite ready to take
his feet ont of the trough and
neat little scrap followed, finishing
up with Il trip to the mayors mat
ince. etc.
Governor Folk has recently ap-
pointed DR.. J. p. Clark of PerryvilIc
a member of the board of managers
of hospital No. t, at Pennington,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Hon John a. Hope.
DR.. Clark was located at IOunt Il
number of years ago and has many
friends in the north part of our
| county, who will be pleased to know
of his preferment.
The people of Pennington have
been having trouble lately with the
parties who have the contract to
| furnish the town with electric lights
| and, in an effort to put an end to
| their troubles along this line, the
city council has ordered II special
| election. for January %, to vote on
proposition to bond the city for
S25 900 to erect a municipal lighting
| and power plant.
A special to the st. Louis Rcpnb-
1 1 I
says: The passenger train on the
jackson branch of the Iron Noun
tain was wrecked near here this
afternoon. A score or more passen-
| gers sustained slight injuries and all
| were shaken and bruised. The en-
tire train. excepting the engine, left
| the rails and turned over. The in
| iured were taken on the engine and
brought to Jackson for medical aid.
| Engineer LOUIS Brcnnccke and the
| fireman escaped without injury"
| Orval Ashby, about Is, who had
been employed to assist in the du-
ties of his office by Collector II. S.
Cochran at Charleston. was missing
the morning of January +, and so
was $1,1OO of the funds of the office.
1t appears that Mr.. Cochran knew
the Young man was Of a dishonest
disposition, but kept him in his em-
plov out of respect for his parents.
| A young man named Clarence
| Walker, Is years old, IN the employ
of w. I SidweII, proprietor OF a
| iewelry store, it seems appropriated
| lot of his employers jewelry and
left town with young Ashby. The
authorities have offered a reward OF
| 5000 for the arrest of Ashby, and to
this will be added 20 per cent Of the
money recovered.
Cape Girardeau Republican,, Jan. 10.
w. T. Wilson, a prominent Main
street business man, is dead. A sui
ferer for long time from nervous
trouble, he sought death in an I'm
| natural manner and died from {;
bullet wound in the head. His sud
den death came as surprise and {
great shock to his wide acquaint
ance in this city, and when the in
+ | formation of his demise spreads tc