Rural Routes — M & J's pool hall and buy-and-sell

Raymond Ziegert adjusts the order of pool balls in a rack before beginning a game Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at M & J's pool hall and buy-and-sell in Marble Hill, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Raymond Ziegert, left, prepares to shoot as Richard Fox, right, watches his opponent Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at M & J's pool hall and buy-and-sell in Marble Hill. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

A group of Marble Hill men watch a game of pool Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at M & J's pool hall and buy-and-sell in Marble Hill. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Store owner John Bucholtz sings "Little Sister" by Elvis Presley on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at M & J's pool hall and buy-and-sell in Marble Hill. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

After singing karaoke, Jerry Fox, far left, hands off the microphone to store owner John Bucholtz as Fox's brother, Richard, right, shoots pool in the store's back room Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at M & Js pool hall and buy-and-sell in Marble Hill. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

The front door of M & J's pool hall and buy-and-sell is seen Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in Marble Hill. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)