Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-03-16
Southeast News.
Cape County Herald.

fr nds. burglars entered their home
a | secured S2iO in money
j. Sson Cor, in Cape County Herald,
;ounty court has ordered the
jaiIor TO provide wash tubs for the
county prisoners to do their own
washing. thereby savinS the county
wash bill every month, which
Generally amounts TO five dollars.
Advance New Era,
A party giving his name as Verde
Gibson. entered the home Of Henry
Young. at Eaelctte Monday while
they were absent, and stole a shot
gun. shells and a bunch OF keys
Young. taking chase, traced him
from EaGlettc, and he was caught by
him aud Marshall Coopman on the
ruad 10 Allcnville He was brought
before Justice of Peace Finley and
committed To Jail The Nay Of the
transgreSSor is hard
Cape oouuty Herald.
The new telephone line, known as
the Hickory Ridge Telephone com
pany. is to he installed in Cape
county This new company was
organized last Saturday and will he
Incorporated later The line will
star, at Arbot and will run through
the Rum Branch settlement To Allen
willie. and will then extend 70 Bo!-
hnser county. where il will connect
with rural lines The line will make
connection with Cape Bell oompanyS
lines at Allcnville
Car County Herald.
J II Naloy. OF Butler county. who
was taken oil | NJ train at Poplar
Bluff some time ago accused Of b.
ing drunk ana ~aS arrested when
he was duly sober, was given five
hundred dollars damages IN the
Common Pleas cour, here last Fri
day II seems Maloy was IN oom.
pany with other men who were IN
tcxica,e,i and a, Poplar Bluff they
were all put OF and arrested !or b.
ing drunk The case Was brought
to this city on change OF venue
Charleston Enterp1."
Burglars were in Charleston Sat
uriay night They entered the
homes of NJ 4 Dranc and + j.
Wilkinson At Mr. Drlnrs they Sc.
curc,i S5l In cash and at Mr. Win
insons Sis They gained entrance
to both houses through a wludo"
Sheriff Cupp had bis hlo"d hounds
OIL, Sunday morning hut after fol
lowing the tracks around Ior severa!
blocks the dogs lost the scent Sey
eral tramps weS arrested but were
allowed to 80 aS they could not be
proven guilty
M Cape County Herald
Mr. Barry. the Frisco Engineer,
who has been placed IN this city to
psineer the extensive hmpro'e-
mentS that are TO be made, per con
tract by the FRISCO, is getting all the
preliminary work finished. Bids
and contracts are being let for the
work The initial improvements
will be the raising and the repair.
ink OF tracks along the levee. I'm
der contract with the city the Frisco
must within rs months build sea
wall along the river raise and
straithten the tracks, pave the levee
build new passenger station and
build additional tracks
Clayton Waterman Advocate.
Alex McElhinney of Sappingtor
Is tryinE to figure ont how he sot
24i chickens from 240 eees Thres
weeks ago he set 240 eggs in an in
cuhator and Sunday he found tha
every one had hatched, McElhin
ney counted his chickens and fount
2H He counted them the secont
.dme and then called couple of hi
~ neiehbors to be sure Of the fact
One Of the eggs hatched two chick
ems. Alex. is worried because h
does not know which are the twins
Il is said that poultry around Sap
pineton has taken a decided sluml
since the above occurrence
Maiden Merit.
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