Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-11-16
Southeast News.
Jackson Items

lenville got Il into their heads that
they could I'LL up on booze and run
the town TO suit themselves, and did
for a while, even refusing 10 pay any
attention to the city marshal, but
when Deputy Sheriff Sheppard hap
pened to appear on the scene, and
was deputizei. things soon quicted
down. even II he did have TO bring
his Gun In evidence No one was
hurt. only part Of front In a build
lne Was demolished
Dexter Statesman.
Monday Charles Garlic was seen
squatting on the pavement In front
Of the ST Francis. looking like he
was calling doodle-bugs On inves-
tigation a paSsersby discovered he
hal his speedometer leveled on
snail crawling across the pavement
On bcing asked why he was 50 con
cerned about the snail Charles re-
piled that he wanted TO SEE II the
snail was exceeding the speed limit.
and II he was he'd arrest it.
.Jarkson Items,
The postal savings department Of
tae Jackson postotiice opened for
business last Monday and on the first
tay twu deposits we're made The
postmaster is forbidden to give out
any information rs TO the names OF
depositors or amounts deposited lie
tells us however that he has sold a
number Of savings stamps This 'sa
feature which is calculated to create
a habit Of saving In young people, as
,hcy can invest small sums-odd
ccnts--in stamps. and when they
have enough To amount 10 a dollar or
more they can open savings &c
count
Uaru,hrrsy - Demo-mt
Farmers from III parts of the cuun-
y are complaining oi having Difficult.
ties in securing cotton pickers Why
this is. Is rather difficult To under
stand as the pviccs paid tor picking
are As high rs last year and there IS
M other employment at which labor
ers can earn 81 much rs gathering
COTTON a, these p5ices We under
stand there are many large fields
that are as white as nosbanks, and
In which little or no pickinG has bcen
donc. The best part II the season
has already passed and the indlca-
tons are tha, much ct the crop will
h. INST In the hcld
The Wclls-Farto Express company
whose business goes over the Iron
Mountain, has sent q special express
wagon and horse here TO he used IN
gathering express to be sent away
and delivering the lot received eacf
day TO the people Of this kcality
! The wagon VAS placed in com
Inission Friday ,~Siseston Herald
The above shows how the express
companies do in towns that reQuiT'
them 10 comply With the law Il
Hayti however the express vii
n only be- delivered around the publ
square. in common dlay Wagon
No doubt the express Office in Skies
ION viii I've in the business part Q
town, and it should he 80 located i
k Hayti-Hayti Herald
M Dex,er Statesman.
Tuesday morning, November !, q
730 o'clock. Ben Starr was shot an
killed by Dave Floyd at farm nea
Bernie. Its reported that Floyd ha
done some ditching for Starr, and a
alteration arose over the settlemet
for the work. There were sever
eve witnesses TO the killing. Fhy
left the neighborhood immediateI
following his deed, and ii was repor
/he had gone to Bloomfield, but u
80 to 700 p m yesterday he had n
arrived in the county seat. Flo,
used a shot gun on Starr, who WI
attended by DR. T. c. Allen OF Bernl
10 whose Office friends Of the woun
ed man bore Starr The killing q
CURED in the same neiehborho'
where the shooting of a woman to-
place last year The STAIRS car