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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
1
Subscribed and sworn to before me this statement attests to the condition of the Boone Savings and Loan F Association. The document records the financial standing, assets, liabilities, and compliance status as of the specified date, reflecting regulatory and fiduciary oversight.
Mrs Catherine Jackson became dangerously ill after an apoplexy last Sunday evening at church. She has shown some improvement at times, but authorities fear a fatal outcome.
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Swindler died early Wednesday of catarrhal fever. Funeral services will be held at the home Friday morning at 10 o'clock with Rev Oskel FM officiating.
The Jackson township convention drew about 450 attendees, with 388 at the first trustee ballot. Samuel E Ronk led the final trustee vote over William Joseph Thea Brat after two ballots. J B Beaver beat D D Hedge for assessor, and Dr W D Fall and William Mitchell were named Justices of the Peace and constables. James E Ashwell, Charles E McClaine, and Thomas Blakemore joined the Advisory Board. road supervisors were chosen across four precincts.
R W Ime chief speaker at a farmers meeting in the school hall last Friday evening focused on alfalfa. He argued alfalfa outperforms wheat bran for milk cows and is valuable pasture for hogs, citing soil prep and sowing timing. County Superintendent E M Servies led and plans a May meeting and a farmers club, naming James Roark Joe Wall El Weght Perry Pointer and Obel HA to a organizing committee.
William R. Peffley aged 76 died at his home south of town Wednesday evening after a Brights disease. Born in Montgomery County he had lived near Advance forty years and is survived by six children James Peffley Laura Eenny F Hurt Lillie Emmert Hettie L Brown Minnie Ebins. Funeral services set for Friday morning at 11 at home with Rev Cornelius Air officiating. Interment will be in Jamestown.
In Boone County Indiana the Circuit Court issued notice to defendants in a complaint to quiet title by John A. Bchenck the plaintiff. The case No 5194 names Jacob Sandusky and numerous listed spouses as defendants and sets a May 4 1914 appearance date at Lebanon court. Clerk James Gardner and attorney Smith Artman represent the plaintiff.
Clifford Bailey eight year old pupil of Littonsop is dead from spinal meningitis at his father George W Bailey’s home. Sherrill May another pupil is not expected to recover. Bailey fell ill at school and the public schools have been closed.
Fred Thompson, a promising young man from Advance, has four weeks of worsening eye trouble and is nearly blind. He has traveled to Lebanon Crawfords ville and Indianapolis with T E Brown seeking specialist care, but diagnoses vary and no clear relief has emerged. He heads to St Elmo today as friends hope for a remedy.
Mrs Laster Jones, wife of the Lebanon Patriot publisher, named to the Indiana Girls School Clermont trustees by Governor Ralston. Chas E Young of Jamestown arrested in Indianapolis for alleged theft of about 3500 from Western Oil Refining Co, his former employer and Jackson township teacher ally of ex trustee W H Miller. Fred Miller, Lebanon native, takes over Crawfordsville electric plant superintendent post. Northwest Indiana Conference announces next annual meeting in Trinity Church Lafayette, opening September 30 or October 7. Fred Baker, eldest son of the late James Baber of New Ross, named administrator of his father’s estate.
A wartime home front notice urges every man woman and child to join a township brigade under commander Chase McClaine. Runners report enemy activity and a surge of munitions smuggling to arm soldiers, with calls to visit Blu Front Grocery for details and a free fly swat.
The Boone County Horse Breed Association will hold a horse show in Lebanon on Saturday afternoon March 1 starting at 1 30. The event aims to display representative horses across breed classes to help farmers judge desirable breeding stock. Classes include Stallion aged 3 and over under 3 Mare aged 3 and over under 3 Gelding aged 3 and over Colt under 3 and over 2 under 2 and over 1 with both registered and grade entries. A Purdue University judge will place the ribbons with 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th prizes awarded per class.
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