Calf Path and Country Life Lectures Highlight Aug Schedule
A series of talks and concerts unfolds from August 18 to 24 featuring Dr P Marion Simms Nina B Lamkin Prof Frank C Lockwood and Prof O J Kern. The Chicago Ladies Orchestra performs multiple evenings and the International Operatic Company is listed for Sunday August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Marion Simms
Chicago Ladies Orchestra
Frank C. Lockwood
Cyrus G. Hopkins
University of Illinois
Nina B. Lamkin
0. J. Kern
Prof
Lockwood
Schildkret Orchestra
Nina B Lamkin
Byron
Prof. Lockwood
Lim Jacklin
Opie Read
The
International Operatic Company
Tennyson
Covington Station Agent EK W Richeson Dies at 49
Wabash station agent at Covington EK W Richeson died in Peru on Friday night from tubercular meningitis after weeks of illness. A 23 year railroad employee, he served as Covington operator since 1904. Survived by wife, son Russell, daughter Irene. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM with Rev. Strecker. burial Mt Hope cemetery. August Johnson of Shadeland marked his 69th birthday with a large family gathering Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. W. Richeson
Covington
Wabash Hospital
Peru
Mr. Richeson
Wabash Railroad
Russell
T. E. Rainier
Irene
Covington High School
E. W. Strecker
The
Methodist Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
E. Browning
Mary Grant Justice
Portsmouth
Ohio
John L. Weber
Fred Browning
Dorothy
Lafayette
Weber
Brownings
Elizabeth Holmes
Goldie Hawkins
Downey
Adda Sims Ripple
Robert Ripple
Fred S. Purnell
Miles Baldwin
R. M. Phillips
Walter Phillips
West Lebanon
Attica
James McClaflin
Danville
Clarence Anderson
McDermond
Tressie Harper
Charles Bell
Charley Bethel
Andrew Bolton
John Rutledge
Edward
E. W. Richeson
Harry M. Wagner
H. H. Wagner
Ruth
Walter
Huntington
Loyal Osborne
Wabash
Detroit
Frank Osborne
Hinkley
Carl Gustavason
Boswell
Tom Lief
C. R. Milford
Long Beach
Cal
Earl Hotel
Local families host social evening at Ross home
Mrs Will Hartz and sons of Danville Indiana and Fred Hortz and son with Mrs Ben Winger of Williamsport visit Tuesday evening at the home of W G Ross and wife for a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hartz and Sons
Danville
Fred Hortz and Son
Ben Winger
Williamsport
W. G. Ross
Warren County Institute Opens August Five-Day County Teachers Session
The Warren County teachers institute will run five days starting August 25 in Williamsport High School. Instructors include Laura Jane Breckenridge from Lafayette city schools for primary work and writing, Prof. G I Christie of Purdue on agricultural education, and Prof. George C Enders of Defiance Ohio teaching pedagogy. Christie lectures Tuesday and Wednesday. others attend all five days. Local talent will provide music under Miss Lelia Smith. About 105 teachers in the county are expected to attend most sessions with Supt. Harry Evans coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Teachers Institute
Warren County
Williamsport
Laura Jane Breckenridge
Lafayette
G. I. Christie
Purdue University
George C. Enders
Defiance
Christie
Lelia Smith
Harry Evans
Dinner gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Curt Russel
Mr and Mrs Curt Russel entertained many relatives at dinner Sunday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs James Marlatt and their daughter with Marlatt's father Dr M L Pearson of Aberdeen Washington, Mr and Mrs Erick Meredith and son from Warren county, Mr and Mrs James Freeman, Mr and Mrs Joe Severs and grandson Curtis of Milford Illinois, and Mr and Mrs E H Marlatt, Mr and Mrs Ollie Marlatt, and Mrs Newman Russell and family. The day was pleasantly spent and enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Russel
James Marlatt
Marlatt
M. L. Pearson
Aberdeen
Wash
Erick Meredith
Warren County
James Freeman
Joe Severs
Curtis
Milford, Ill
E. H. Marlatt
Ollie Marlatt
Newman Russell
Hoopeston Plans New Country Club Building
Hoopeston to form a country club after a ten year lease agreement and charter filing. The site lies near Euclid avenue and Orange street with forty acres, golf links, a bluff overlooking the creek, and a proposed clubhouse with a planned spring water supply from a nearby source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoopeston Country Club
Hoopeston Chronicle
Euclid Avenue
Orange Street
Tom Woolverton
Hoopeston
One Sunset Worth The Trip
Mrs. John C. Wingate of Wingate reports from Europe in a letter to the home paper. She praises the English people and the trip, dislikes Paris, and describes a sunset off the coast of Ireland seen at fourteen minutes before nine. She may extend the tour by twenty days and plans to arrive in Boston on September 2, where Mr. Wingate will join her in New Jersey visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wingate
Wingate
Europe
Paris
Ireland
Change Depots Today On Chicago Terminal Shift
The C and E I and an affiliated company shift Chicago terminals from LaSalle to Dearborn at Polk Street effective today. A circular from the general passenger agent notes no confirmed timetable change despite rumors of a 12 01 departure for northbound division trains. The move stems from reduced LaSalle rentals after the road separated from the Frisco, even though the Dearborn stake is about twenty percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle
Chicago
Dearborn
Polk Street
Dearborn Station
LaSalle Station
Lafayette Banks Hold Over Eleven Million In Deposits
Lafayette banks retain more than eleven million dollars in deposits, a total unmatched by any Indiana city of similar size. The record gives Lafayette banking prestige and centers money flow for a broad region, outpacing cities like South Bend Fort Wayne and Terre Haute in this metric while sharing strength in manufacturing that drives growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
South Bend
Ft. Wayne
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lafayette Sunday Times
Ancient headstone in Independence cemetery marks Mary Waymire death
In Independence's old cemetery a headstone honors Mary Waymire who died February 17, 1818 at age 42 years 3 months 17 days. The memorial suggests she was born about 1774, predating the Declaration of Independence. The piece notes the cemetery's age and wonders about truly older marked graves in Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Mary Waymire
Warren County
Fireman Overloads Grate On Big Four Train at Hillsboro
A passenger train on the Big Four at Hillsboro had a mishap when a fireman overran the grates while dumping cinders. The entire section fell out with the fire and cinders, delaying the train 25 minutes until the grates cooled and repairs were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
County to Let Multiple Gravel Road Contracts August 5
At its next meeting the county board will let contracts for gravel roads in Richland townships including Marshall Peter John Gray Wm J Mellett and J W McKnight as petitioned. Bids will be opened for Riverside levee improvement. Contracts also let for concrete bridges at Davis in Cain township and west of Wallace plus concrete abutments to Cooper bridge in Jackson township. Coal-supply contracts for county jail courthouse and poor farm will be awarded. annual needs approx 200 120 and 60 tons respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissionrs
Marshall Peter
John Gray
Wm. J. Mellett
J. W. McKnight
Richland Townssite
Riverside
Cain Township
Davis
Sulpher Spring
Wallace
Jackson Township
Pine Village youth appointed UF botany instructor
Ira Odle, youngest son of Mrs. R. G. Odle, Pine Village, has been chosen as instructor in botany and bacteriology at the University of Florida. He will begin work when the fall term opens in September at Pensacola. Tra Odle, a Pine Village graduate of Purdue, leads a tree surgeon crew at Tippencanoe battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Odle
R. G. Odle
Pine Village
University of Florida
Pennsecola
Tra
Purdue University
Tippencanoe
Cheak To Run Eating Tent At Chautauqua
Chester Cheak will oversee the dining tent at this year’s chautauqua with simplified meals and Sunday emphasis, while the refreshment tent sits near the brook on the south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Cheak
Woodmen Lodge Opposes Proposed Insurance Rate Increase
The Attica lodge of Modern Woodmen of America adopted a resolution opposing an upcoming national raise in rates. It declined to send individual votes, opting to forward the lodge’s opposition and urging member consideration only when changes benefit members rather than officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of America
Chicago
Attica Lodge
Tuberculosis Cottage Draws Crowd on Covington Lawn
The model tuberculosis cottage, funded by Red Cross Christmas seals through the anti tuberculosis society, sits on Covington courthouse lawn for education on caring for tubercular patients. It will tour Attica and other county towns, aiding charity patients while Fountain county aims to expand seal sales and support concrete countywide work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Covington
Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Red Cross
Attica
Fountain County
County Association
County Teachers Institute
City budget shows street cleaning costs shifted to owners
Under recent law the oiling and cleaning of streets may be charged to property owners. Mayor Reed plans to remove 159 from next year's street cleaning budget while the council may fund weed removal as a street improvement, affecting taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Lebanon Dry Wins Big in Local Option Vote
Saloons banished from Lebanon since 1900s, merchants and citizens praise prosperity. In Monday's local option election the drys won by about two to one with 1414 votes cast and a 428 majority. Gov. Ralston's influence noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ralston
Hinshaw Near Death in Michigan City Prison Hospital
William E. K. Hinshaw the preacher convict lies gravely ill in the prison hospital at Michigan City with heart trouble. Friends and relatives press for parole while Hinshaw fights for life, his condition described as serious and possibly fatal at any moment after years in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William EK
Hinshaw
Michigan City
Hanly
Union Musicians Refuse Participation in August Encampment
The Danville union musicians threaten trouble over the two state encampment to be staged by the Uniform Bank of the Knights of Pythias in August. Danville bands and many workers oppose a regimental band that includes non union players, placing management on the union blacklist. The dispute grows across Indiana and Illinois with no clear outcome yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
the Knights of Pythias
Indiana Brigade
Musicians’ Organization
86th Will Reue Here
Indiana's 86th reenactor veterans plan an October reunion in this city likely October 6 and 7 to mark the 51st anniversary of the battle of Perryville and honor the regiment's first major engagement. The event aims to be a notable farewell gathering for many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
86Th Indiana
Perrysville
Zeigler’s 71st Anniversary Sale Opens in Attica
The Zeigler dry goods store marks its 71st anniversary with a sixteen day sale starting today. Hundreds of seasonable articles are offered at deep cuts as the store invites patrons to buy for chau tauqua and to spread the word to friends. Mr and Mrs Sam Leath plan a move to Lafayette as their son Oliver resumes studies at Purdue University last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Attica
Charles W. Zeigler
Adv
Sam Leath
Lafayette
Oliver
Purdue University
Local residents and visitors healthfully travel and visit
Misses Anna and Mable Borat return from a visit with their grandmother Mrs. Mary Colvin of Veedersburg. Several others travel to and from towns like Kingman Covington Lafayette and Indianapolis with family visits and relatives noted. An eight pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Epperson. The Fideliters held their picnic in Ravine park. George Sims visited from Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Mable Borat
Mary Colvin
Veedersburg
Mrs. Colvin
George F. Butler
Percival Cutler
Chicago
Charles Walburn
Plymouth
William
Odell
J. C. Rucker
Boswell
Rufus Epperson
Father Oberholtz
O’shea
Covington
Victor Lever
Marshall
Charles Pearl
Maggie McCabe
Oxford
Earl Robison
Miss Ruth Board
Indianapollis
Fideliters
Ravine Park
Henry Wisert
Lafayette
Leo Hunter
West Lebanon
Attica
Albert Holm
Ray Watkins
Danville
George Sims
Memphis
Harry Havlin
Indianapolis
Eugene Schmid
St. Louis
Ralph Fisher
Peru
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America
A. P. Green
Attica Merchants Association
Thomas Brooks Fletcher
Jesse Pugh Company
Innes Orchestral Band of
New York
Innes Orchestral Band
Emerson
Das Garten Spiel
Albert Gale
Frank. C. Lockwood
Hruby Orchestra
Hruby Family Orchestra
United States
James G. Vardaman
August Johnson
Shadeland
Warren County Institute
Cheak
Baughman-Gustine Stock Company
Attica, Ind
Reue
Claude Barker
Walter Robinson
R. B. Myers
Kingman
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