01 Jan 1914
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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
1
The Home Stock Company of North Salem brings a four act western comedy drama titled Under Arizona Skies to the Advance Opera House. Friday night show on January 9 features admission prices of 25 cents.
In the Circuit Court of Boone County Indiana Joseph M Witt files a complaint to quiet title against Abner Sanborn and heirs and unknowns not residents of Indiana. The case is set for a January term with defendants required to appear by February to answer. James Gardner Clerk and Jesse C Smith attorney represent the plaintiff.
Elizabeth Jane Threlkeld River daughter of Geo and Sarah Threlkeld born January 24 1834 Boone county died December 29 1913 at age 79 years 11 months 5 days at her daughter Mildred Clark home near Pleasureville Kentucky Surviving children include Mrs Mildred Clark May Clark Frank River William River and Mrs Cordelia Moyer Funeral held at JFP River home led by Brother Kibbey Burns then at Pisgah beside her husband
Local items report Jolietville and Anderson residents visiting relatives in Frankfort Crawfordsville and Indianapolis over Christmas and New Year. Names include Midge Wells Alice Arnot Archie Gibbs J W Waters Thelma Bruce and many others with dinners banquets and small events. a newborn daughter for Russ Varia is noted.
Ora McDaniel announces Oakel F Hall becomes editor and manager of the Hustler with Nina Waters remaining as office assistant. Hall joins as partner in the Hustler Publishing Company and promises a bigger better paper for Advance and surrounding territory in 1914.
A local notice lists individuals joining a subscription drive with many marked as Advance or listed as new subscribers. Names include James Kibbey, George Kibbey, Chas Feathers, Claude Pittenger, Emerald Whorley, and multiple others across towns such as Jamestown Indianapolis Stuttgart and Lebanon. The notice records various advances and names pending confirmation.
A tribal gathering titled War Dance is announced at Red Men Hall Nip Muck Tribes No 141 on Friday night January 9, 3914. The notice warns members to be alert as opponents are described as being on the war path toward pale faces in other hunting grounds.
Advance residents praise the local band as it reorganizes to improve the ensemble. They have purchased new saxophones and seek community support for a concert to raise funds for the instruments while promising to announce band members and concert details next week.
The Dover street substation is nearly finished and the town plans to energize street and sidewalk lighting by Saturday January 10. Residents at town edges delayed work. an engineer offered $2000 bonus to buy the plant, but the town board chose to supply power at minimum cost to Advance.
Busy show of Christmas and holiday visits as J W Cornelins visits relatives in Bement Illinois. Shelley and wife spend Christmas with Ida Wilson in Roach lata. Pearl Whiteley and wife celebrate with Mrs Whiteley’s parents. Ruby Cornelins on vacation with kin. William Conover and Molly Powell join Mrs Abe Shelley and Mrs Arthur Swisher for Tuesday at Charley Connor. Whitelay and family share Christmas with Willard Gardner and family in Advanes. George Brown loses a valuable cow Friday. Sunday visits include Meade Wall and Esther Sparks at J W Cornelius’. Albert Hendricks Delilah Golladay Way Cornelius and Otis Shelley at Qra Shelley's and Arthur Swisher with his wife.
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