Covington Thieves Gaught and Sentenced
A Covington organized gang preyed on nearby farms for a year. Lee Fulton and Ee Bowser pleaded guilty and were sentenced to Jeffersonville reformatory for a year or more. Poultry buyer Price was arrested and later released. McCarty was also detained then released due to lack of evidence. Six warrants were issued as the case drew in local figures.
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Covington
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Price
Lee Fulton
Ee Bowser
McCarty
Cue
Fulton
Boweer
Bush
Waynetown Oil Well Report Upset Yet Urges Calm
John W. Small of The Waynetown Despatch relays cautious news about an oil well in Waynetown. After two weeks of drilling the well showed pay sand with oil and gas. casing will be installed to control water and reveal the flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Small
Waynetown
Father of Seventeen Ganoe Murphy Dies at 71
Ganoe Murphy died at his home three miles east of State Line aged 71. He was born April 17, 1840 and married Louise Black in 1861, producing ten children, six living. After Mary E. Clark’s 1889 marriage they had seven more children, five living. He was connected with New Light church at Forest Hill. Survived by widow, eleven children, twenty grandchildren, four great grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral at Forest Hill church December 7 conducted by Rev. Rodgers, with interment in Baltimore cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganoe Murphy
State Line
Mr. Murphy
Louise Black
Forest Hill Church
Rodgers
Methodist Church of State Line
Baltimore Cemetery
Odell Man Married at New Richmond Wedding
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Harriman in New Richmond, Miss Minerva Foster married Clarence Davis of Odell with Rev. Jones officiating. The bride, daughter of John Foster of Indianapolis, and groom, son of Mrs. E. C. Davis, received a small guests list. A six course dinner followed a white rose and carnation decor. The couple left for a brief wedding trip and will reside on a farm owned by the groom's brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Harriman
New Richmond
Minerva Foster
Clarence Davis
Odell
Jones
John Foster
Indianapolis
E. C. Davis
Strother
Attica Masonic Lodge to Elect Officers and Trustee
Members of Attica Lodge No. 18 F and A M are notified the stated meeting to elect officers for the year and one three year trustee will be held Tuesday evening December 19 1911 by order of W M Morris Blout secretary 9 12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica Lodge
No. 18
W. M. Morris Blout
Cost of Living Rising in 1910 Says Labor Bureau
Government Bureau of Labor statistics show wholesale prices in 1910 averaging 4 percent higher than 1909 and up 11.1 percent from 1900. Lumber and building materials led gains at 10.7 percent, while food costs rose 3.2 percent. Several items including pork bacon lard coffee hams poultry eggs butter and beef also increased. Clothing rose 2.7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Bureau of Labor
Labor Bureau
Bureau
Wabash Indiana Attorneys Resign as General Counsel
After over 50 years serving as general counsel for the Wabash railroad, the Stuart family will retire January 1, 1912. The road will cease having a state wide general attorney and rely on local legal representatives. The firm Stuart Hammond Sims traced its history from 1856 and defended the road in many damage suits across Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Indiana
Stuart
W. Z. Stuart
Logansport
Supreme Court Bench of
Toledo
E. P. Hammond
Dan W. Sims
Stuart, Hammond & Sims
Tuberculosis Death Toll Drives Indiana Seals Campaign
Professor Severance Burrage cites Indiana Health Board data showing tuberculosis killed 4,710 people in the state last year and has left thousands of children orphaned. He warns of $27,500 daily costs and urges support for the Red Cross Christmas Seals campaign to keep funds in Indiana for prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Severance Burrage
Red Cross Christmas Seals Commission of
Indiana State Board of Health
Burrage
Red Cross
Winter Closure Shocks Indiana Gravel Plant
Close for Winter. Manager William Woodhall reports the Kickapoo Gravel Co plant will shut for the season after employing about forty workers. The winter layoff follows a drop in demand, while the Kickapoo unit plans to stay open with 2 to 10 staff to handle dry cleaned sand and gravel as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Woodhall
Indiana Gravel Plant
Chicago
Kickapoo Gravel Co
A Help to Good Roads Advances Farm Life and City Ties
A passage notes the automobile deserves credit for easing rural isolation and distance. It argues improved roads fuel broader interest in municipal affairs and other improvements, highlighting how transport links foster community engagement and farm life progress.
Royal Tailors Sale at J Frank McDermond's
A bold advertisement for a seasonal sale at J Frank McDermond's promises 10 to 20 percent savings on men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel. It touts The Royal Tailors and over five hundred Pure Wool fabrics, with guaranteed satisfaction and made-to-measure suits by America's Foremost Tailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McDermond
J. Frank McDermond’s
America
The
Royal Tailors
McDermond’s
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Covington Thieves Gaught
Brother Smail
Wabash Indiana
Joc
McDermonds
Men’s & Boys
Attica
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