Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-05-27
Southeast News.

Caruthersvile this week.
Clarkton Gazette.
John Criss, age SIS, was instantly
killed on the ditch right Of way about
two miles north OF Clayroot last Fri
day by falling tree He left a
widow and two married daughters.
Complaints come from many di.
rections in this par, Of the state In
regard TO the ravases OF the flv in
the growing wheat, and while the
acreage is probably the largest In a
number Of years. the damage dsse
by these pests will cause the yield
TO fall far below what il ought to
have been.
Benton Democrat.
Deputy u S Marshal Orchard
took the seven men charged with
night riding to ST. Louis Friday to
answer TO the Federal court for
sending threatening letters thru the
mail. Following is the list J. II.
Underwood. K. II Harris. Ed Martin.
Shep Bryant. George Jackson. John
Linder and Tom Lindsey The old
est OF the men is Harris. who Is re-
pute.i to be the leader OF the or
ganizaiion
J a Baynes. merchant and post
master AT Kennedy ON the river
about IL miles above Caruthers-
vile. says the Democrat. was mur.
deret aud hts place OF business
looted OF money and merchandise,
Baynes body was probably taken
some distance aud sunk In the
stream, as IL could no, bs' found and
one OF his skifss ~as missing and
other cirrumstantlal evidence indi-
Gates that this Is the way they hid
IL There is no clue 10 the Frrpetra-
tors n the horrible dcrd
Frcdercktawn Democrat Moss
a few weeks ago we published an
s4rount ul the death nj 2s-year-
odd mare belonging 10 Mr. kessler OF
the German neighbovhoud We also
made mention Of the number Of
colts she brought 10 her owner and
@e thought the record could scarce
iy be beaten But here Is another
Ed Cook. aho lives On MouSer's
creek belo~ Marquand has a 9-year.
old mare that has had SIX colts. Ave
mares and one horse. Mr.. Cook has
sold four of the colts for SSA, co each
and owns the other tao yet. Now
this is record for productiveness
that will be hard to surpass and ii
our readers have a better horse
story than the Two We have printed,
let's have them
PcrryvIIle sun.
The tive-year-old son Of Chas,
iamnitz and wife at Brewer. Mo. |
was kicked by horse and probably
fatally injured The boy. as We
have been told, was playing with a
dog near where the horse was graz
ing. and the dog would occasionally !
make a dash for the horses hind |
les and Of course the horse kicked. |
The unfortunate boy, according TO
our information, when near the 1
horse, hit him with a stick or whip |
and the horse kicked. striking him |
in the forehead. crushing the skull |
Several small pieces OF bone were |
taken out, and small portion of
the brain has been oozine from the |
wound DR., Barks was quickly |
summoned and gave the boy the
best possible treatment and while
the chances for his recovery are
slim. still he is alive, and may re-
cover.
Poplar Ruff Ci,igcn-Democat.
Mrs. Nora Gibson and her one and
a half year old baby boy, George,
were killed three quarters Of a mile
east Of Harviell on Sunday evening
in a terrible storm. which swept over
that vicinity. during which heavy
limb was broken loose from tree,
falling on the pair The Inflated
mother and babe were riding in a