The Marshall republican., 1914-05-01
MIAMI.


day night of last week. enjoyed quite
a treat. Mr.. wilkerson is the grand
secretary of the Odd Fellow lodge
and comes from Smithville, Mo. lie
has been making his rounds deliver
ing annual addresses for the lodge.
His delivery was very eloquent and
interesting. After the address a re-
ception was held at the Odd Fellows
and Rebeccas hall In his honor. =
The Monarch steamer passed Mia
mi before day on Monday morning
on its way up stream. Those who are
not lark risers'' failed to see It. The
river lights will be started by the list
of May. MIR. Ace Ferdun has charge
of the first one below Miami.
On April the 18th there was a re-
gular storm party at the home OF u.
8. Blackburn and wife-Two autos
full, carriages and buggies also ar
rived filled with guests-Some came
from Lafayette county, some from
Fairville and Marshall and spent the
day most happily. Mrs. Blackburn as
sisted by her daughter and grand
daughter hastily carved smoked ham,
dressed chickens and prepared In a
short time n splendid spread for their
numerous relatives and needless to
say the time went by far too soon.
The condition of some of the alling
ones in our town Is as follows: Miss
Edith Mertens Is able TO be w but
not able to leave her room yet. Tom
Aliens little daughter. who was III
with humps Is able to be out again
while. While Ernest Clayton is con-
yalescent. Martin Kite continues
quite III with pneumonia.
Ed. Naubauer and wife have been
10 Hayti. Mo. to visit their s~on-in-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Copeland. Mrs. Copeland has been
lutte III since she has been living at
Iioyti; she was formally Miss Alice
Naubeuor.
Don Melroso the travelling coined
an who married Miss Ruth Chapman
A Miami girl writes that he and his
wife are meeting with much success
m the stage. They have Travelled over
ieorgia and are o travelling with a
took company in Alabama.
Miss Birda Ruckle went to Dew
With her friend. Miss Ethel Baker
who visited here for a week or 30.
Thcy went In time to attend the grad
iating exercises and home town play
or which Dewitt IL famous.
DIR. A. A. Wheeler entertained us n
ucst Mr.. j. w. Wilkcrson during his
tay In Miami last weke. Mr.. wilker-
son was delighted with Miami's love-
ly scenery.
Foreman Clarence Matinson OF
clinton with the following men Wal
.cr Hening. Arthur Staten, Dave Mel
son and u. Il. Walden are stationed
1t Miami working on the Bell tele-
phone line between Miami and across
the river to Miami station. An entire
new line is TO be In and the old one
taken out.
Mr.. Eberson, who Is a grandfather
IT the Gerald Children recently died
and his body was taken to Malta Bend
In an auto for burial Sunday.
Mas. Roy Hicks and little ones re-
tuned Sunday TO Slater. Mr.. Hicks
oming after them.
VIII Hardin and family will ride
In their new auto after this. His sons
are learning to run the machine nice
IL.
Henry / 'uten Schlager and wife re
turned to their home near Wakenda
last week after being In Miami to at
lend Mrs. Chas Hirts burial service.
Mrs. Louten schlager was formally
Niles Cecilia Hirt, n sister OF Chas.
iiirt and formally lived near Pinnacle
Gap In the Miami southern suburbs.
The Miami band under the direc-
tlon OF Jno. Guthrey made its debut
~H o'' osiN'to SATURDAY uittTlOOn ut
1880 and gave an open air concert,
which was greatly a~pplauded and en-
Logged. The band promises to favor the
music loving people each Saturday
afternoon which will cause our
streets TO be thronged with people.
VIII J .%Isaacs after 81 years OF
'Nithful service In tho Miami black
NTH shop has rcsigned and will per-
haps engage in some other kind of
business.
DIR. Hazard Sullivan one OF our
prominant young doctors has been
quite Ill for the past week with fe-
yer. He became overheated while
making around his machine and later
dever developed. He. however, is do
ing very well at this time. as his con-
dition is very encouraging toward i'm
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