Held Family Picnic at Ravine Park
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Schermerhorn and baby of Flora spent Sunday visiting relatives in the city. A family dinner gathered many kin at Ravine Park with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Abolt and two children of Boswell, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith and two children, Mrs. Sue Haas and Leah, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Schermerhorn
Flora
Ravine Park
Dan Abolt
Ren
Boswell
Mike Smith
Sue Haas
Leah
Newtown
Harry Abolt
Near Kramer
F. Stephens
Sam Abolt
John Wilber
Farthing Family Guests With Tom Leef and Sister
Mr and Mrs Everett Farthing and their son from Warren County were Sunday guests of Tom Leef and his sister Allie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Farthing and Son
Warren County
Tom Leef
Allie
Bananas Served Hot on Toast and Roasted Tips
Instructions describe peeling splitting and boiling bananas for 3 minutes then serving hot on buttered toast. Also notes roasting in skins enhances flavor and advises cutting ends before roasting. Mentions prices 20c per dozen and invites trial with friendly service.
Veedersburg Bonds Ruled Valid for Innocent Purchasers
Judge Anderson in Indianapolis federal court ruled that Veedersburg must pay John Reising four thousand fifty dollars with interest on bonds issued to fund the water plant. Although the bonds were argued to be illegal, the court held they may be enforceable against the city when sold to an innocent purchaser. The decision hinges on whether bonds can exceed constitutional limits if their face statements misstate legality. The case likely goes to appeal to settle whether corporations may issue excess bonds and bind innocent holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Indianaplis
Veedersburg
John Reising
Reising
W. B. Gray
Ilinois
Supreme Court of
Indiana
United States District Court
Williamsport News Roundup From Liberty and Washington Townships
Commencement exercises at the opera house drew a large crowd with every seat filled and standing room scarce. Graduates delivered strong vocal performances and the program received high praise. The Williamsport baseball team beat the Chicago Federal Bloomer Girls 11 to 7 on the local grounds. Next Sunday they host Hoopeston. A flouring mill likely to restart in a few weeks with Abe Haun and Robert Whitteley poised to take over. City light plant began day service and plans to install motors and fans next week. Children’s day at the Presbyterian church drew good crowds. Cecil Haupt returns home after a year at Depauw University Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Washington Township
Opera House
Williamsport
Chicago Federal Bloomer
Hoopeston
Abe Haun
Robert Whitteley
Depauw University
Greencastle
Laundry workers buy White City shop in Austin
Will Open Steam Laundry. Austin Fenters and his father-in-law Jacob Oland have purchased the White City laundry, ending years of employment at the plant and taking over ownership duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Fenters
White City
Jacob Oland
Widow Angeline Short Dies at Home Near Mellott
Mrs Angeline Short widow of David Short died June 9 at her home southeast of Mellott born Ohio December 6 1837 moved to Indiana as a young girl married July 27 1856 to David Short who died May 6 1911. Survived by five of eleven children Ambrose and Wilber Short Mrs Sareda Oyler Mrs Kate Simmons and Mrs Rebecca Stephens. Funeral Thursday at home by Miles Cooper. burial in Dry Run cemetery. Also Notes on local visits births and a Richland Progressive nomination detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeline Short
David Short
Mellott
Ohio
Indiana
Ambrose and
Wilber Short
Sareda Oyler
Hillsboro
Kate Simmons
Rebecca
Mack Davis Wins Medal at Chicago Track Meet
Mack Davis son of Mr and Mrs M W Davis of Monte Vista Colorado won a medal for the high jump at a Chicago track meet held Saturday June 6. He has attended college at Colorado Springs for two years and visited Indiana friends and J B Stephens near Carbondale last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Davis
M. W. Davis
Monte Vista
Colo
Colorado Springs
Chicago
Indiana
J. B. Stephens
Carbondale
Delinquent Girl Sentenced To Reform School
Myrtle M. Ryearson of Attica appeared before Judge Schoonover in juvenile court on a delinquency charge. The 17 year old, deemed incorrigible by her mother’s affidavit, was sentenced to the Indiana Girls' School and taken there Monday afternoon by Deputy John Glover and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle M. Ryearson
Attica
Schoonover
Indiana Girls’ School
John Glover
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Frank McDermond
Russia
Colt Colonials
Isk
Ira Baker
Pompeian
Bethel
Hub
Straw
Panama
Chalmer
Lew Miller
Stillwater
Okla
Freeman
Lew
Bert Minnick
Will Kitts
Riverside
Gillie Conner
Waynetown
Hueston Bowman
Wallace
Bert Oyler
Della Lamb
Perrysville
May Hayes
Elijah Crouder
Cain Township
Will Slagger
Near Attica
Eva Brown
Crawfordsville
Grover Rice
Dan Snyder
Richland Progressives
Richland Township
Newtown Hall
I. L. McKnight
Chas. Archer
Edgar Shultz
Justice of the Peace
Floyd Bell
Otto Davidson
Murray Shultz
Chas Steinbaugh
James Biffle
George Shultz
Richland
Earl Kinsell
City
The
Reform School
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