Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-08-19
Southeast News.

S00 votes were cast.
The contract has been lei for q
S65.000 courthouse and $4,000
Jail in New Madrid county, both 10
he completed within 200 days
+ p Graves. secretary of the Doe
Run Lead company for number Of
years and we'll known in this part
of the state. died at his home at
Pennington August Ia. age GO years.
August g. Thomas 4 Strong. who
lived near Jackson. died from dropsy
He was "a years, 2 months aud 26
days August \. Nj Green Strong of
Jackson. father of Thomas A., also
died OF drorsy lie was " years,
z months and - days old Both
were good citizens
Fnedeuck'oan ncmorgas- News
Alfred Short. who lives down on
Greasy creek has Cow which had
tstn calves May Is, 1911 On las,
Saturday she presented her owner
With another pair Of fine, strong
calves This makes four living.
healthy calves within fifteen months
Mr. Shor; values the co~ very highly
psnklta f1eFaorras.
Adolph Schiiling had occaslon To
~ from the Frisru depot to the
south par. of the city AT the time
the passenger train went south las,
Friday 'nmnine and decided to ride
do~u apiece and Jump of he did,
and with the exception Of twu hrns.
ea wrists and lgsvsatci chin he is
In good SHAPE after the experience
s.asa Issaplseugs
Word was received In the city
Wednesday that os.e Of the ditch
contractors llyina at Cape GlraFdcau
hstd committed suaeRle hy siaf~osiag
himself In the head. lis selcphnusd
his vile that she would never sec
hlnF alive again She Dot In nm
auto aud aent to where he ~aS Mt
~ufk. when he saw her he put the
pistol to has head and tiret
~.srssaa standard
] II Stuhhle'irld said $50 acres of
land bear Maiden for his company
who ute Sske<ton people, tn Illinois
people al SiOO Ier acre The pur-
chaser h4s,i SOLD 240 acfrS ut S<,75
AN acre and purchased better land
in Ne~ Madrid county. thus more
than doubling his fortune his Is
only one III three similar sales that
Mr. Stuhhltield has made recently
and goes To show that lands are
selling very fast In this rich country
and the long looked for cutting up
Of the large bodies OF land has begun
Poplar H!uG Republican
At least fifteen owners ol motor
boats III Poplar Bluff were caught
un Sunday evening violating the
federal laws governing motor boats
by being found in Black river with
out the necessary lights required by
the government The Inspector. who
sneaked into town quietly as you
please, rounded up a lot Of boat men
and told them they mus, settle for
violation Of the law. And they paid
without further argument. il is
understood. Inspectors have been
here before and given warning of
what must be expected. in case the
mandates OF the government were
not obeyed.
Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat,
Arnold. the eight year old son OF
Mr., and Mrs Avorust Harris of l0lT
Mooney street. was shot and killed
this afternoon shortly before 3 O'Clock
by Earl Darnell. a ten year old boy,
residing on Fairmount street. The
shooting was accidental and comes
as a result Of small boys playing
with firearms The youngsters were
playing in the back yard Of a vacant
house on Mooney. engaging in tar
ret shooting when the sad accident
occurred. The boys were grouped
for shooting when Darnell working
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