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Newspaper
Attica Ledger Press
Location
Attica, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
2
William H. Cox brought home a list of relics from Covington including legs of the old log rail known to have been used in Covington during the town’s early era Sunday.
In 1834 two large iron keys fashioned by a blacksmith served as jail keys. Jailer Isaac Brown later passed them to Asa Dutton, then kept by the Dutton family until George W. Dutton died last December. He left the keys to Charles B. Simms to deliver to Covington officials. Simms, an old Covington boy, lives near Shadeland in Tippecanoe County near the Duttons. Cox delivered the keys to county commissioners in session in Covington. Mrs. James Hall of Lafayette visited this week.
A federal report by the Bureau of Statistics and Weather Bureau indicates Indiana and the nation enjoy crops near or above long term averages on June 1. Indiana wheat is about 42.5 million bushels, oats at 47 million, with some fruits and other crops above or near ten year averages despite dry weather.
Professor T. E. Trigg condemns red squirrels as a serious threat to bird life. He accuses them of killing young grosbeaks and robins, and calls for shooting them on sight to protect birds and insect control.
Amanda Elizabeth Beverly born March 5 1861 near Odell Indiana died June 5 1914 at her brothers home near Roberta Indiana aged 53 years and 3 months. She married Theodore A Points in Attica 1904 and lived in Goodland and Attica before moving to her brothers home five weeks ago. A devout member of the M E Church she faced illness with faith and patience. She leaves a husband two brothers a sister and many friends. Funeral was at Salem church conducted by Rev W E McKinzie with Roberts choir and soloist Mrs Gladys Berryhill singing Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.
Property deeds filed for record show transactions in Fountain County. Records list transfers including Woody to Woody in Kingman for 200, Maude Woody to Ory Woody for 70, and multiple Houts to Houts and related parties with nominal sums. Hillsboro and Davie area lots and additions are affected with values from 1 to 1800 dollars.
A Great Motion Drama The Last Days of Pompeii shown Monday at Arcade and Lyric theaters drew a large crowd. The scenic production rivaled Quo Vadis with realistic Vesuvius eruptions and crowd scenes surpassing the latter. Arcade sold out. Lyric two thirds full amid a single nightly show.
Earl Thomas, a Jackson township school teacher, became Fountain county’s first appointee under the current administration to the revenue service. He is named deputy collector of income tax with headquarters at Terre Haute. Isaac R. Strouse notified him last week and he began duties Monday. Mrs. Isaac Waldrip traveled from Davis township to visit family near Aylesworth after a stop in Attica.
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