The Marshall republican., 1909-06-18
Press Clippings.

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Hale Hustler-Leader- H. H. Shield
killed a rabbit a few days ago and
pitched it to a fine Poland China
sow. The hog grabbed the rabbit
which became fastened in her
throat in such a manner as to
choke her to death. The hog was
worth at least $4,000.
"How many children have you?D
said the tourist affably. II dunno
exactly" answered the tired look
ing woman. "You don't know?n
"Not for certain. Willie's gone
fishin', Tommy's breakin' in a colt,
Georges borrowed his fathers gun
to go huntin' and Esmerelda Ann
is thinkin' of elopin'. Hnever know
how many I've got till supper time
comes SOS / can count them.
Leon Journal: Monday, Memorial
day, was the forty-seventh ami
versary OF the famous battle of Sew
en- Pines. Capt w. H. Morgan, of
Floyd, Va, who is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. j.. L. Boyd, in this
city was a member Of the confed-
crate forces participating in the
battle, and Justus George, of Leon
was a member OF the Union forces
who took part in the conflict. Last
Monday Capt. Morgan and Mr..
George sat side by side in the OPP
era house in attendance at the Mem
orial services, the old enmity at an
end and each having the kindliest
feelings for the other.
Onawa Democrat: Bernard Coin
the young Woodbury. county giant
OF Anthem, was in town Monday in
company with his father. Bernard
Coin is not yet ~ years old, but
without doubt is the largest boy in
Iowa, being six feet three inches
tall and weighs about 200 pounds.
His father brought him to Onawa
Tuesday to buy him a suit OF
clothes. Clothier Moen found his
chest measurement to be 40 inches
and his waist measurement 38 in
ches. Notwithstanding the at
normal growth, the young man n
joys good health and delights in
toyish plays and pranks as 10
boys OF his age. His father and
mother are of normal size and
young Bernard's wonderful growth.
is a mystery to them. Such pro-
digies are occasionally to be seen
but probably not more than ONE in
a million persons.
An Irish widow with a quick wit
one day received a call from a sher
iff who had a writ to serve on her.
THE widow saved the day by some
rapid fire counting, which took the
sheriff by surprise, when he began
in formal fashion: MADAM, Ihave
an attachment for YOU" 'Ny dear
sir" she said ~blushing, "your at
tachment is reciprocated." "You
don't understand me You must
proceed to court said the sheriff.
ayes, / know, but this is not leap
year so l prefer to let you do the
counting yourself. Men are so
much better at that than women"
"Mrs. Phelan, tins is no time for
fuoling. The justice is waiting"
1.-THE justice is waiting A! Well. then
l suppose l must go, but the thing
is SO sudden, and besides I'd pre-
fer q priest to do it,"
Orrick Times: John Bissell had
an exciting experience with two
"clovered" cows last Friday night,
They were both valuable milk cows
and while he was working to re-
lieve one and was meeting with
success, he discovered the other
one down and gasping for breath
Seeing that relief had to come quick
TO save the cows life, he made an
opening with his pocket knife in
the cows side between the hip and
short ribs and removed at least two
water buckets OF alfalfa from hel
paunch, and in less than thirty mir
utes she was on her feet again ano
barring a slight in the
I side has recovered from the oper'
alton. While working with then
Mr.. B. resolved, and resolved agar
that he would not turn than OF
, alfalfa again this season.
t A man who travelled through thu
I mountains OF east Tennessee relate
the following incident of the jour
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