Sundays Gatherings and Local Court News in Versailles Area
Versailles and nearby residents spent Sunday visiting relatives across several towns including Rising Sun Vernon Osgood Napoleon and Batesville. Courthouse notices list marriages licenses and numerous property transfers while the Recorder Daily reports show county fees and dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Robinson
Elwood
Ind
H. T. D. Association
Otto Busching
Forest Lomatsch
Chris’ H. Kassendick
Marie Wycoff
Jesse Allen
John Harrison Jr
Versailles High School
Batesville
Marcie Busching
Recorder's
Erschel Pratt
Harold
Henry Bultman
Laura Beer
H. H. Gookins
Napoleon
Alphonse J. Erhart
Brookville
Gertrude Ratheiser
Pentown
Edgar L. Ellston
Cross Plains
Gaff Church Attendance and Local Notes
Gaff Church at Shelby enjoyed strong attendance Sunday morning and night. Visitors over the week include Press and Opal Ferguson at Sardinia and Florence Boswell from Titusville. The sick list shows Gladys Titus improving and Mrs Orem has also recovered somewhat. Local families and residents, including Behlmer, Scalf, Boswell, Hafft, and Titus, are mentioned with various travel and health updates.
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Shelby
Will Wright
Press
Opal Ferguson
Sardinia
Florence Boswell
Titusville
Henry Hafft
Henry Behlmer
Batesville
Fred Behlmer
Eddie Scalf
Worth
Verna Boswell
Perkins
Fred
Richard Hafft
Gladys Titus
Mrs. Orem
Hopewell Recalls Ford Car Spill Near Hull Home
Henry Mossman dropped a Ford into a ditch near S. W. Hull’s home one morning last week. The car turned over but no injuries or damage occurred. Several locals attended Holton’s speaking and Agnes Gallagher visited S. W. Hull.
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Henry Mossman
S. W. Hull
Holton
The
Baptist Church
Agnes Gallagher
C. E. Steele
Olivet
Ill
Milan Moores Hill Rivalry Ends 32 to 18
Milan defeated Moores Hill 32 to 18 in a Friday night basketball game. The town noted the new gymnasium progressing toward completion in about two weeks and other local movements including several visits to Cincinnati and Pittsburg.
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Loi Whitford
Moores Hill
Ida Drake
Stella Arkenberg
Cincinnati
Jyde Danner
Karl Ellerman
Pittsburg
Link Dean
Kari Ellerman
Fred Arkenberg
Opal Pease
William Bartlett
Milan
C. B. Rollins
Rollins
R. R
United States
Charles Smith
Ollie Smith
Babe
Lula Pease
Franklin
Lois Smith
Nellie Pease
Indianapolis
Community Visit Roundup From Oxford to Cross Plains
Local residents including Floyd Garrison and family of Oxford Indiana Jake Garrison and wife, Mrs Margaret Barnfibre and son, George Fricker of Milan, J D Sunman and family, Russell Eberg of Indianapolis, Lew Wittkamper of Sharps Corner, Mrs Wil Ferris of Sunman, Albert Steinmetz of California, Derby Sunman and family, Arthur Sunman and wife shared visits and attended a St Paul pie social with friends and relatives in various nearby towns.
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Floyd Garrison
Oxford
Ind
Jake Garrison
Margaret Barnfibre
Lawrenceburg
George Fricker
Milan
J. D. Sunman
Will
Rush County
Russell Eberg
Indianapolis
Lew Wittkamper
Sharps Corner
William Ro
America First Special Touring Indiana for GOP
The America First Special travels Indiana to promote Republican tickets. Col Hiram Beers of Peru, a decorated former Marine, leads a mobile motion picture unit with speakers singers and entertainment. It departs Indianapolis October 6 and will visit most counties with town notices for arrival dates.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hiram Beerss
Peru
Ind
United States Marines
Cox to Meet Wilson for Second Conference
Washington special reporting gossip says President Wilson will summon Cox for a second conference. Administration Democrats fear Cox wants to drop the league issue after defeats in Maine New Hampshire and Georgia to ease the campaign.
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Washington, D. C
Cox
League
Maine
New Hampshire
Georgia
Wilson
Democratic papers back Harding on league of nations
The Atlanta Constitution and the Cincinnati Enquirer, both strongly Democratic, declare for Harding and support him on the league of nations issue.
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Harding
The
Atlanta Constitution
South
Cincinnati Enquirer
League of Nations
Potatoes Sell Cheap Amid Market Drop in Aroostook
The Aroostook Republican on May 7 1896 notes potatoes at 25 and 64 cents per barrel this week reflecting a market dip. The item shows locals reacting to price shifts in Maine’s potato region with simple price reporting.
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Aroostook
Independence for the Philippines Predicted by Filipino Leader
A Filipino leader argues that 95 percent of opposition to independence comes from American investors and urges the United States to honor the Jones Law. He praises American treatment of Filipinos, the educational system, and public works, asserting America must fulfill its pledge to grant independence to create a Christian democracy in Asia.
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Philippines
United States
America
Uncle Sam
Congress
Philippine Islands
Great Britain
I Ilands
Philippine Republic
Earth
Mount Mayon Crowned as One of World’s Most Beautiful Volcanoes
The Mount Mayon volcano in Albay Philippines is praised for its near symmetric cone and dramatic setting. Standing 7008 feet tall it is visible for over 60 miles and features a circular base 120 miles wide around the mountain. Mayon, an active volcano, has a history of deadly eruptions including a 1814 eruption that killed 1200 people and its last eruption in VMK produced lava flows eight miles from the crater.
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Mayon
Albay
Philippine Islands
Miountain
Lfe
VMK
Aea
Philosophy 97 ite Disagreeable environsness and growth
The passage quotes Orison Swett Marden urging a constructive mindset to endure grim school life. It compares irritation to sand shaping a pearl, suggesting kindness, courage and good humor can transform harsh conditions into sunshine and gladness.
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Orison Swett Marden
Feit Dream Advice Cites Feet Symbols of Trouble
A fragmentary dream guide warns that dreams of bent or damaged feet imply debts and trouble. It suggests a journey costing much, notes treachery, and betrayals. An omen of no feet foretells calamity and cold feet predict a quarrel with a friend.
Her Real Love and a Pet Poodle Mix-Up
A humorous exchange reveals a woman talking about making her Billy happy, but the speaker realizes she meant her beloved pet poodle, not her husband. The quip contrasts romantic ambition with a domestic misinterpretation.
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Billy
Head Growth Theory At Midlife
A general explanation notes that a man's head size tends to increase as he ages, continuing to grow until around forty or fifty years old. The observation reflects a thinking man’s head enlarging with age and intellectual development.
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Versailles
Fred Winters
James Creech
Franklin Tp
D. C. Yater
John R. Cole
Maud E. Cole Et al
Walter Talley
Herbert Konkle
Alva BE
Pickett
Seedom B. Andrews
Clarence
Sparling
Osgood
Herbert Pratt
Vernon Vayhinger
Mose Smith
Wm. A. Larabee
Moses Smith
Otter Creek
Jacob J. Critten
Roy Jones
Johnson
Marion Shaw
George Withrow
Horatio Shadday
Nathan L. Shadday
Bessie Watkins
Chas
Laughery
Hopewell
Tribune
Clinton
Illinois
Clyde H. Tavenner
Clyde HM
Tavenner
roLand
Ripley County
A.C. Foerster & Co
Steat
Batesville Bank
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