Local News From Attica Area Readouts and Visits
The Lafay ette Wabash freight depot was broken into Friday night with only a small quantity of tobacco stolen. Numerous locals visited Attica or were guests with relatives over the weekend including W R Campbell and families from Lafayette, Fred Browning and daughter Dorothy, Clyde Earl, Mrs S C Mentzer, Mr and Mrs Arthur Sheridan, Mr and Mrs George Hopkins, Raymond Pugh, Miss Frieda Fowler, and many others. The city saw church society meetings, club gatherings, and several residents traveling to Decatur Danville Chicago and Indianapolis for family and business matters. A newborn daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs Walter Bly, and various residents were noted in social and travel briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Lafayette
W.R. Campbell
Attica
Campbell
Stone Bluff
Fred Browning
Dorothy
Tom Browning
Clyde Earl
Peru
Geneive Earl
Lee Yocom
George Hopkins
Raymond Pugh
Chicago
J. E. Pugh
Frieda Fowler
Bethel
Veeders
Tom Workinger
Carl Jackson
Veedersburg
Ralph Martin
Greencastle
Mary Martin
Hazel Bever
Near Aylesworth
Sam McConahay
J. F. M. Club
Adah Keefer
Victor Lever
Ben Martin
Newtown
John Martin
Elmer Strader
Warren B. Wilson
David H. Donovan
Roy Zentmyre
Aaron Walton
June Ford
Dolly Kinsell
Williamsport
Ladies Aid Society
The
Swedish Lutheran Church
A. F. Carlson
Hansell Schoonover
Covington
J. Frank McDermond
Ruth Board
Earl Robinson
Danville
Robert Clark
C. E. Barnhart
Decatur
Beulah Presbyterian Missionary Society
George Foster
Heine Kern
Philadelphia
Moe Hirsch
Edna Kittle
Mudlavia
Kramer
Ruth Stafford
Bertha Young
Dora Brenner
West Lebanon
Ill
Ravine Park Club
John Weber
Flora McDonald
Kr. Newtown
Russell Dwiggins
Waynetown
Elizabeth Wakefield
Riverside
Theodore Weigle
East of
A P Nave Wins Old Suit In Indiana Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court sustained the Appellate Court in the dispute A P Nave vs O M Powell. Begun in 1908 over a note linked to a stallion sale and guarantee the case dragged through four years and a half of court delays before Nave was declared the victor. Attorney C R Milford led the prosecution and decried the drawn out process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Supreme Court
A. P. Nave
O. M. Powell
Nave
Powell
Miami
Nave Victor
C. R. Milford
Altho
Record cement production rise in 1912 US output
Ernest F. Burchard of the United States Geological Survey reports 82,941,998 barrels of Portland cement produced in the United States in 1912. This marks an increase of about 3.5 million barrels from 1911, continuing a long pattern of rising annual production since cement first manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Burchard
United States Geological Survey
United States
Crawfordsville Fair Bars Five Year Old Exhibits
Crawfordsville fair directors ban art and needlework exhibits older than five years from competition. The rule, praised as overdue, targets repeat prize winners who display the same items year after year, reducing audience interest at fairs beyond Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville Fair
Crawfordsville
Spring nursery stock from Fowler Nursery catalog
Trees vines and plants offered for spring planting include apple peach pear plum cherry trees and strawberry gooseberry grape vines currants roses hardy ornamental shrubs shade trees and more. Fowler Nursery Sleep er Bros Fowler Ind adv line notes catalog request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler Nursery
Sleeper Bros
Fowler, Ind
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Busenbark Estate
Fountain circuit court February term 1918 hears final settlement of Mary E Busenbark estate presented by administrator George W Stafford dates set for March 22 1913 Heirs creditors and legatees must appear to show cause why accounts should not be approved and heirs must prove heirship C W Milford Attorney for Administrator Feb 23-2
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Mary E. Busenbark
Fountain Circuit Court
Notic
George W. Stafford
Admr
C. W Milford
Atty
The White City Meat Market Feature Lineup
The White City Meat Market offers a full line of pickles including sweet mixed sours and dills with fresh oysters and oyster crackers. Fish on Friday and a wide range of fresh meats such as beef pork veal and lamb plus cured meats. All orders delivered promptly by phone 317.
Transfers of Real Estate in Fountain County
Transfers of real estate in Fountain county reported by the Ledger Press list multiple deeds over the past week. Names include Covington J J Fogarty Annie Barnardo Delbert R Thornton Edna Crow Charles E Bainbridge Myrtle Royce Phebe Ann Alderson Ella Slim Clark D Jones James A Gross J W Gookins Oscar Bronson Haas Ollie F E Lucas Hillsboro Kingman Newtown Hillsboro Millcreek township and surrounding parcels with amounts from $1.00 to $10,560 and properties in Attica Covington Hillsboro Newtown and other townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain County
Ledger
O. S. Douglass
Covington J.J. Fogarty &Wf
Annie Barnardo
Attica
Emma C. Johnson
Delbert R. Thornton
Alfred Carlson
Edna Crow
Chas. E. Bainbridge
William Drake
Kingman
James A. Gross
J. W. Gookins
A. van Buren
H. M. Kellogg
Oscar Bronson Haas
Newtown
J. R. Hicks
Daisy Hicks
Covington
J. H. Newlin
Ollie FE. Lucas
Hillsboro
J. W. Hayes
L. O. Gebhart
P. Hillsboro
C. E. Huff
Socials and visits mark Fountain week events
Sunday Mr and Mrs L D Reed hosted many friends for dinner including Ray Rickman Will Foreman and families. The C E society met at Miss Georgia Boggs home with about eighteen members. F P Beymer and family moved back to Fountain from Lafayette. An ice cream social and oyster supper were planned for the church basement. Amy Jenkins left for Crawfordsville and Sara Trott visited Miss Boggs. L D Reed traveled to Covington on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Reed
Ray Rickman
Will Foreman
Etha
Frank Manlove
George Hickman
S. Brown
Tina Clark
Orla Manlove
C. E. Society
Georgia Boggs
F. P. Beymer
Fountain
Lafayette
Amy Jenkins
Crawfordsville
Polly Marquess
Attica
Sara Trott
Williamsport
Covington
Mellott Minstrel Show Delights Local Audience
The Saturday night minstrel show at the opera house by home talent drew a large crowd and about seventy dollars for charity. South Christian church meetings closed with 15 new members. Mrs. Dave McAlister improves from a broken collarbone. Wallace Wade and family visited from Stone Bluff. Bert Oyler offers white oak fence posts and a Brown riding cultivator. Joe Miller’s family visited Hillsboro relatives. Dave Rusing rented the Harbaugh farm and moved in. W. W. Harbaugh of Sullivan visited on business. Marion Abolt traveled to Chicago for a business trip. Clem Neal went to Covington on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Christaan Church
Dave McAlister
Hillsboro
Wallace Wade
Stone Bluff
Aaron Wade
Bert Oyler
Joe Miller
Dave Rusing
Harbaugh
W. W. Harbaugh
Sullivan
Marion Abolt
Chicago
Clem Neal
Covington
Notice Stockmen Opens Attica Veterinary Practice
Announcement of permanent relocation to Attica for veterinary medicine surgery and dentistry with office at the Reece livery barn by DEAN REECE D V M confirming new practice location and credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Reece Livery Barn
Dean Reece
Piano Bargain in Attica Offered by Danville Music
Benjamin Temple of Music in Danville Illinois offers a slightly used piano for sale in Attica at a bargain on easy terms. The ad emphasizes affordability and flexible payment options for local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attica
Benjamin Temple
Danville
Illinois
Rock Island implements boast 482 percent rise in 1912 sales
The firm proclaims a 482 percent gain over the prior year and guarantees quality and low prices. It touts its Rock Island and Great Western tools, including the C T X plow, Bonanza discs, and Rock Island No 1 cornplanter, urging farmers to inspect and buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Great Western
C.T.X
Bonanza
Also Mentioned on This Page
Omar C. DeSelms
Optometrist
S. C. Mentzer
C. P. Shewey
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Arthur Sheridan
James Sheridan
Frank Shultz
Near Riverside
George Butler
Cyrus Brown
Shawnee Township
Will Bender
Robert Funk
Rocky Ford
Colo
Elizabeth Pritscher
Michael Wrick
George Babb
James Frazier
Leona
Mary Disseldorf
Cecelia Hullihan
Pearl Jones
Leah Buckley
Bertha Holmes
Hedrick
H. D. Purviance
Lauren Case
Ben Duvall
Marshfield
A.S. Ferguson
John McClandish
Winthrop
Will Miller
Judyville
Anton Speckler
Robert Daniel
Charles Westall
Charles Martin
Annis
O. A. Martin
Lil
Ray Allen
Nsora Strader
Aylesworth
Frank Helms
Bertha Florey
Davis Township
Art History Club
Fred Rohlfing
Walter Bly
Archie Johnson
Ulric Hunter
Mary Alexander
Albert McDermond
Indianapolis
International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated
Terre Haute
White City
Mellott
Piano
Harrows
Land Rollers
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