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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
AlDl-ioht.

We are having plenty of rain which is
dalaying farm work very much, and the
roads are badly torn up; SO but little
hauling can be done for the factory.
Fortunately there has been enough tim
Der on the ground keep toe machinery
going.
The first annual CONNIE nccment of the
Albright school took place on the even
ing Of April %, 1908, graduating four
pupils from the grammar grades as fol-
lows: Ella l.. Johnson, Elmer L. Sheer.
Goldie r. Pierce and Belle NJ. johnson.
The program rendered was exec ption-
ally fine
Prof. I. D. Bennick, county &c c1mis-
sloner; Prof. }. NJ. Wood, superiI 1o1cnt
Frederlcktown schools, al d Hon. Joseph
Chiffon were present, and each de ,ivcred
a most entertaining address.
Another pleasant feature OF the even
ing was concert recitation, by Meta
Shetley, Ola Morris ana Elsie Grader.
1t was we'll rendered.
Two scholarships were awarded this
class, with the possibility of others,
| which have not vet been awarded, be-
| cause some of the rural schools have not
yet closed.
Albright is not an incorporated town,
and yet the pupils Of the school enjoy
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

SENATOR TILLMAN of South Carolina,
speaking to a representative of the
Atlanta Georgian, said: owe have a
magnificent chance to win. \ spirit OF
unrest and discomfort is abroad with the
republican party. ! believe that with
Bryan and a strong man with him we
can win. Everything now points to Taft
as the republican candidate. He is sup
posed to represent and typify Roosevelt
ism, but believe Taft as president would
be another man compared with Taft as
secretary of war. He is a pretty indie
pendent spirit, and l do not believe
Roosevelt or any other man could con-
troll or dictate TO him. II Taft makes
peace with the Wall street crowd, and it
seems probable that he will, | believe 1t
success. Roosevelt has appropriated a
large part of the democratic principles.
He has talked much, but accomplished
actually in good for the masses very
little. There are many important laws
on the statute books that he has not en-
forced. In lecturing through the north
west last summer l found thousands OF
republicans who will vote for Bryan,
because they know he stands for things
Roosevelt stands for, and did SO before
Roosevelt even thought OF them. OF
course there is the old conservative
Cleveland wing OF democrats who would
probably go to Taft or whoever the re-
publicans nominate. 1t is a crowd that
follows the party that promises least in
the way of reforms. Wall street and
that crowd hate Bryan now even worse
than they ever have, which is saying
much. With them it is anybody to de-
feat Bryan, and you will observe that
mos: of the hubbub against him comes
from that crowd"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
w. NJ. G. Notes..

The commencement exercises of
W. NJ. College will be held May
11-19. This has been the 10 oSt
prosperous year the school has ever
had and we are expecting Il grand
closing. There are nine graduates
this year and the commencement
and contest exercises promise to be
better than ever before. On Sur day,
May II, Rev. ID. ?. Montgomery of
Charleston Will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon at the Ba ptist
church. The medal contest will
take place Monday evening and the
graduation exercises will take place
Tuesday evening. All are welcome.
Harvey Grant is attending re-
publican convention at DcSptc this
week.
Rev. w. A. Davault filled his
regular appointment at Delta Sun
day. He has been pastor there tos
six years and God has blessed his
labors abundantly.
Everybody should come out to
prayer meeting Wednesday night
Misses Dora Montgomery and
Lulu EanAmburg visited in Lutcs
Vile Sunday.
Our baseball team played the
Leopold team last Saturday. the
score being 10 to : IN favor Of tn,
COllcrc.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

wires from hundred stations on the
system are hot with messages calling for
cars that cannot be had. AS the trough
of the wave succeeds the crest, so in
few weeks much Of the car equipment
that had been so urgently in demand
stands idle on the storage tracks.
What say the men who have this great
problem to deal with ii a practical way?
F. y. Deiano, president of the Wabash
railway-a keen observer and a close
student OF all conditions affecting rail-
road traffic-declares: "You have no
idea to what extent bad roads affect rail-
way traffic We notice the fluctuations
from week to week. The falling off due
to bad roads is often as high as 80 per
cent of the business received at country
stations. In the rush OF the crop
moving season the railways are gener-
ally so swamped with business that an
adequate equipment and prompt service
is difficult, if not impossible"
ITO be continued.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

Not seeing anything from this
place for quite Il while | will send
you Il few of the late happenings.
We are having plenty of rain,
Rev. J. g. IIutf preached an cX-
ccllent sermon at Pleasant Valley
Sunday.
Our Sunday school i progress
ing nicely. Would be glad if every
body would come and help.
Mrs. Charley Lietz Of Marquand
is visiting at W. q. Kitchens at
present.
Mrs. John Long and children Of
Lutcsville are visiting her father, J.
NJ. Stone.
J. II. Davenport and family Wis
ltcd his grandmother, Mrs. Cam
cron, Saturday night.
Died-At the home of her son.
y. 5. Iount, April 30, Aunt Susie
| lonnt, aged 81 years, 3 months and
6 days. Funeral services were con
Quoted by Revs. Hull and Huff and
her remains laId to rest in Pleasant
| Valley cemetery.
Miss Dennie Hawn visited Miss
Mary Kitchen Sunday.
J. II. Meyers and family visited
at the home of \. r. Kitchen Sat
urday night
J. II. Davenport has moved into
his new house. 1t is almost com
| plcted.
Mrs. Radie Standfili of Marquand
! visited her uncle, W. e. Kitchen,
| last week.
| understand that Y. g. Bitilc is
! III very poor health.
! Allen WcIl1cr and son of St.
! Louis attended the funeral of his
mothcr-in-Iaw, Mrs. Susie Iount.
Several Of the young people of
this ncighhorhood attended the flu
neral services of Mrs. Green at May
field Sunday.
Ed Schell of Arkansas is visiting
! home folks
We are glad to know that "tnclc
Jack Iawn is able to be out.
| SPORT.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

Congressman Shacklctord Of Mis-
souri,. who is Il member Of the house
committee on claims. has been try
ing to get the facts in regard to the
"steal," rs he is wont to call it, and
IN his efforts to learn more about it
brought the matter before the house
one day last week. In his remarks.
according to Il Washington special,
Mr.. ShacklctOrd said, thus loss of
money occurred in the midst of Il
strenuous political campaign in
Der of the national republican com
mIttcc, was out in the state making
speeches and directing the work of
the campaign of his par'y.' He
thought the SuhlrcaSurcr should
have been at his office attending to
his duties. \ bill to relieve Mr.
Aklns of the shortage is pending
before the committee on claims but
it is not expected that Il report will
be made upon it at this session.
Such action. in the opinion of the
republican leaders, might not have Il
good effect upon the republican
campaign in Missouri this summer.
Secretary CorteIyou has recon-
mended the passage of the bill. Mr.
ShackIeford introduced Il resolution
calling on the secretary ofthc treas
ury for the facts surrounding the
shortage. but this resolution, on
motion of Mr.. Payne, the republ'-
can floor leader, was laid on the
table
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

the engineer will prove his worth,
the ovcrsccrs Will do their best 10
get over or around the obstacles
they encounter ut every turn, and
will You help or obstrncI
Yes, and | want to say 10 you
that the twelve Oversecrs are liable
to draw that - per day, and that |
would be surprised if Uncle Matt
refuses his salary; and if the good
Lord spares their lives till August
and November the mysterious thlr-
teen will not forget to vote the dem
ocratic ticket No Taft nor Atkins
in theirs.
Now. brother, when the road
oversecr gets to your little town
count noses and see how many road
workers YOU can muster. Have
them ready and the work will be
done-don't you doubt it.
Latin has more labor and fewer
miles of road than any other sec
ton of the county. We can build
up the streets us we'll rs the roads
leading to Latiin-if You are half
as handy with Il shovel us You think
you are with your chin and pencil.
JOHNNY.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

1876, and recorded in record book 30, at
pag Q 493, one of the land records of Boil
hinge I county, Missouri, made to secure
the pa yment OF certain promissoTy notes
therein described, which notes are past
due and unpaid; and whereas the trus-
tee of sa, d deed of trust is absent and
refuses to act, therefore l, O. r. Kirk
patrick, S heriff of Bollinger county, at
the reoues : of the legal holder Of saic
notes, will, .n
MOND AT, MAY II, 1908.
at the north & o0s of the courthouse in
the town of Ma rble Hill, Bollinger coun-
ty, Missouri, etween the hours of
O'Clock in the +, nreuoon and 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon. SELL at public auction
to the highest bic 'der for cash the real
estate described in said deed OF trust,
to-wit:
Part of the west ali I2.0 of lots two
% and three 80 of til e northwest quar-
ter of section FIVE 60, township thirty
(30), range ten 10) east, and bounded
as follows: Beginning at corner on
the line between lots number and 3 OF
the northwest quarter OF said section ),
where the line between the land now
owned by the Maytield- Smith academy,
and the tract of land hereby conveyed
crosses said line of the Mayfield- Smith
academy land ten and fifty one hun
dredths chains TO the southeast corner
thereof; from said corner black oak "a
inches in diaE1eter bears south 50 de-
grees east. 81 links distance, thence
north, SSI., degrees east, 6 and 47ie one
| hundredths chains to the southwest cor
ner of Lindsay NIurdoch's lands; thence
north with the west boundary line OF
! Lindsay Murdoch's land 10 and 13 cne-
hundredths chains to the line between
! lots number and 3 of the northwest
] quarter of said section ); thence west
] with said line TO the southwest corner of
! a tract of land now owned by NJ. H.
Williams; thence north II feet to
corner, thence west, parallel with the
line between said lots and 3, to the
east boundary line of the Mayfield-
! Smith academy land, thence south II
1ect 10 tue peSlnnlnS corner, anu COLI
tanning within said metes and bounds
six acres and seventy-fjve hundredths Of
] an acre, more or less.
The same reserving condition and ex-
ceptions are understood in this deed that
are specifically stated in deed from
] Moses Whybarl1 to MarvJ. Mayer, dated
i t7th day OF August, 1888, and recorded
on the 18th of October, 1888, book 18, at
! pages 1917 and 1913, and i'll deed from
Mary J. Mayer and husband to John F.
! Sanders, dated 9th day OF May, 1887,
7 and recorded the 9th day OF May. 1877,
+ book 23, at page 57S, OF Bollinger county
i records. That is Il strip of land 30 feet
! wide and entire length off OF the west
i side, and strip Is feet wide off of the
/ north side of this tract of land from the
NJ. H. Williams tract of land TO the
/ Mayficld- Smith academy land, for road
0: street purposes.
i To satisfy said deed Of trust.
! 0. K. KIRKPATRICK, Shift,
$ Acting Trustee.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
E1afli in

Yes, ii continues to rain, creeks
past tording, farmers badly behind
with their crops.
Mrs. W. J. Poston is still in very
bad health.
Rev. William Boutwell, filled his
regular appointment at Latin Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Walter Phelps of Wayne county
is visiting in this section.
&. +. Kinder is attending court
at Jackson us a witness in the case
of the State VS. William Cochran.
Miss Ida Berry visited her cous-
ins, Misses Zettic and Lottle Kinder,
the last several days.
James Lowery. team boss at the
factory. has resigned and will move
to Hiram.
Our merchants seem to have Il
fine trade | don't know whether
they advertise or not.
\. l.. Poston and family of near
BarllS chapel visited at Rev. W. J.
Poston'S Sunday.
Frank Grader will open first
class restaurant in Latin in Il few
days.
Jett Croiton Of Chatlee has moved
to our town and has employment at
! the StaVr factory.
Our Banner correspondent is get
ting quite serious about the road
situation. | presume, brother, that
everybody is anxious for better
| roads. and there is but ore way to
secure them. and that is to 90 to
work with good teams and haul
rock and gravel and help to build
them. Wind iamminy is no good
on the roads. | find the men who
do most complaining are those who
are always using them and never
ready to help build them up. Il
am too old" they say; or II am too
busy, now, to work the roads, but
if You will wait till get done with
my crop | will work, or"I cut out
a fallen tree" orr did SO and sO;'
but they are never ready to go III
and give seven or eight days work
to build the roads. They are th,
fellows, I've noticed. who find al
the bad places and lose sleep talk
ing about them, instead of helping
the ovcrseer to repair and make
them passablc.
| don't think, Brother Banner
scribe. that the County court has il
any way sligntcd Latin. 1t ha,
given us more than all the Other
courts We should feel proud o
our court and give it the credit i
richly deserves at our hands
| have propositIon to make t,
the Banner correspondent in rcgart
to building up the roads in and mex;
Latin: Go and get up II list of do
nations for the roads. see Your cill
Zens and those most interested ant
have them subscribe from - to s.
each, payable on demand, for tn,
purpose Of hauling rock and gravel
then, with the use of the poll tn,
in labor it will be possible to max,
some useful improvements on tn
roads. Will you do this and sto]
your roaring about the court ant
road engineer and ovcrSeer?
t You can't expect the court t,
make donations when the peopI
, are unwilling to III" i'll the matte,
, The court will do it's whole duty
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
Good Roads and Good Times.
BY B. F. WINTERS.

"Thc schoOlmaster and good roads are
the most important agencies in advance
ing civilization" declared the great
Sumner, decades ago, in the United
States senate. The schoolmaster has
done his work so we'll that his figure
seems to almost fill the American hori-
zon, but the good roads are most con-
spicuous by their absence.
The common highways OF our country
are the veins of commerce and civilized
intercourse, as the railroads are the ar
terjes. The greatest need in this coun-
try o-day, for it's larger social, educa-
tional and economic development is good
roads. 1t outranks every other c0nsld-
Grafton except sound money and main
tanning the public credit. believe it IS
vastly more important to the people than
the Panama canal, the irrigation OF the
semi arid lands of the west, or laScs-t to-
the-gulf waterway, essential as are these
great enterprises. The worlds food sup
ply passes over country roads on wagons
that tells the story in sentence.
ANY interruption of traffic upon our
roads affects market conditions, result
! ing in erratic and irregular delivery to
meet constant and uniform demand.
! The fact is, that for hundred years the
! products of the farm have been sold
more upon the condition Of the roads
! than upon the requirements Of the mar
/ ket.
! The people now expect, with each re-
curing autumn, money Stringency,
more or less acute. The great amount
of currency required to move the crops.
aggregating over $150, 100000, comes al
in heap, upsets business conditions
demoralizes trade, advances interest anc
makes money tight. The late financia
unpleasantness-the memory OF which
will linger with us for some time-Wa'
certainly largely due to a feverish anx-
iety to move the crops to market before
the season of bad roads set in, making {
violent drain upon the money CENTER
for the currency necessary to finance 81
great transaction.
, With 90 per cent of the highways 0
the country unimproved, practically tn
entire crop is more or less subject to tn
vicissitudes OF road conditions. 1t doe
not seem to matter that onlya small par
Of the crop is needed for immediate us
! to move it to market Immediately
. imperative. The attempt to do in tw
or three months what should extend owe
three times that period always work
mischief, waste and sometimes disaster
1t is impossible for the railways to fur
nish the equipment to meet the excessiV
S demand made upon them at these time:
y Confusion and disorder follow and th
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

the advantages of the most excellent
graded grammar schools in the cities.
Thru the untiring efforts OF the most
efficient teacher, Miss Mary E. Metcalfe,
of De Soto, the Albright school has
been articulated with the Fredericktown
High school, which is one OF the best in
southeast Missouri, and directly con-
nected with the State University.
The citizens of Albright are Justly
proud OF the progress their school has
made during the last two years.
JACK.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
Announcements

nt1s"We are authorized to announce
THOMAS F. LANE of Ripley county a
candidate for the democratic nomination
for Senator from the Tweuty-frst dis
trict, composed OF the counties of Boil
linger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter,
Dunklin and Wayne.
B-nF"We arc authorized to announce
WILLIAM p. MCCANs a candidate to rep
resent Bolinger county in the Forty
fifth General Assembly of Missouri,
subject to the decision of the Democratic
voters in the primary election.
l-ls We are authorized to announce
GEORGE B. MYERS a candidate to repre-
sent Bollingcr county in the FOrty-fifth
General Assembly Of Missouri, subject
to the decision of the Democratic voters
in the primary election.
RsIs-George r. Kinder is candidate
for re election to the office of Constable
OF Torrance township, subject to the
decision OF the Democratic voters in the
primary election.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

FRASCIs NJ, CoCKRELL, JR., the son
of our Grand Old MissOurian, has
invented and perfected a sugar cane
harvester, the only machine Of the
kind in the world. Mr.. Cockrell is
n professional engineer, and while
engaged on plantations in Louisi-
ana and Mexico he conceived the
idea of cane harvester and has
pcrsistently worked at it until the
machine is pronounced perfect in
every particular. It's believed that
Young Mr.. Cockrcll will have no
trouble about securing three square
meals day for many years.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

DEMOCRATS of Madison county,
in convention ut Frcdericktown
last Saturday, pledged their support
to William J. Bryan and indorsed
the records of Gov. Folk. Senator
Stone, Congressman NJ. II. Smith
and the candidacy of George B.
Prcsgrovc for the Office of railroad
and warehouse commissioner. "A
resolution was adopted denouncing
the New York World and the st.
Lou.s Post Dispatch for "their
party trcachcry, their disloyalty to
Missouri and their alliance with the
enemies of national and state de-
moCracy."
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

TWENTY white girls, seated with
twenty buck negroes, dincd in one
of the high-toncd New York res
taurants the other evening. After
all, IT'S pretty much the way a fel-
low has been raised. How long
would it take to collect the remains
Of coon with the gall to offer to
sit at table with Bollinger county
1rirll
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

ATTORNEY GENERAL IIADLEY has
finally agreed to accept the rcpub-
lican nomination for rgovernor. He
will find out what he has gone up
against in November.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07

IT is believed in Washington that
ut the end of the year the federal
treasury will be empty, with Il de-
ficIt Of 800. 100000.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07
Most li-tiguring skin cril4.tinnS.
Clerk of the County Court.

Most II~6gUFIng SKTT VTVTE77T~,
-.,r",uin, pimples, ra~heS, etc, are
du,. to impure blood. Burdosk
Blood Bitter~ is Il cleansing blood
tonic Makes vou clear eyed, clear
braiil".l, clear-.hinned
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-07


In an address before the District
of Columbia Democratic assOcia.
ton, last Thursday night, Repre-
sentative David DeArmond of Mis-
sourI declared that "tbe people of
Missouri look upon w. J. Bryan as
the logical candidate for the presi-
dcncy and that MIssourl's delegates
will support him unanimously at
the Denver convention" COntinu-
ing, he said: "Some people crlticisc
Mr.. Bryan and say he ran in 1896,
he ran in 1900, he is the perpetual
candidate, he is the man always to
the front Who ever got there with
less self seeking and is IN more thor
Ough accord with the wishes of
those who followed him than Mr..
Bryan? Is there anything wrong
in his being willing to stand again
rs the candidate Of his party, if his
party wants him? What is lie dong
now. or what has he done to put
himself in the way of the nOmlna
ton at Denver that any man car
criticize? He stands as an honor tC
our American citizenship; he stands
as one of the highest and mobiles
types of mana Christian, patriotic
gentleman"