Jackson County Jury Convicts Two in Bank and Store Heists
In under half an hour a Jackson County jury convict ed George Morris and Frank Smith of burglary in the J T Gilasson store robbery at Reddington and suspected bank theft in Elizabeth town. Both are sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
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Jackson County
George Morris
Frank Smith
J. T. Gilasson
Reddington
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Elizabethtown
Morris
John Harvey
Ft. Wayne
Smith
No Trace Of Escaped Prisoners Officers Hunt Continues
Officers failed to locate Cecil Lay and William Green after a Monday jail delivery at 3. They searched woods south of the city and roads near the Menom railway until dark. A man matching Lay’s description was seen near a farm west of town on the Fayetteville road at 4 15. Lay may have headed to Burns City while Green’s location remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Lay
Wiliam Green
Tyres
Smith
Menon Railway
Lay
Fayetteville Road
Bighteenth Street
Green Hill Cemetery
Burns City
Elderly Mrs. Sarah Baker Dies at Mount Olive
Mrs. Sarah Baker aged 41 91 died after a lingering illness at her Mount Olive home on Saturday. Born March 12 1824 she joined the Baptist church in 1853 and lived a devout Christian life. Funeral services were held at Indian Creek church Monday with burial there. During the family absence a bicycle was stolen from W B Wicker’s verandah on Monday night a $5 reward offered for information leading to the thief.
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Sarah Baker
Mount Olive
The
Baptist Church
Francis M. Luttrell
Charles M. Luttrell
Martin County
Indian Creek Church
W. B. Wicker
Ethel Peck
Sallie Baker
Avis Kirkman Died After Pneumonia at Avoca
The two year old Avis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kirkman of Avoca, died Monday after a short pneumonia illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Old Baptist church near Avoca with burial in Avoca cemetery. Nearby, F. M. Freeman of Shoals visited the Denny family, and Mr. and Mrs. George Terry and children returned from Turon where Mr. Terry teaches. Mr. and Mrs. William Tabor left to visit relatives near Seymour. Tabor recently sold his Bryantsville farm to Albert Sheeks who took possession today, and he has not yet decided where to locate.
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Avis
Edward, Kirkman
Avoca
Old Baptist Church
F. M. Freeman
Near Shoals
Charles Denny
North I Street
George Terry
Turon
Terry
William Tabor
Seymour
Tabor
Bryantsville
Albert Sheeks
Susie Lewis
Ed James
Frankfort
Miss Lewis
Indianapolis
Revival Ends as Rev J Roberts Plans City Move
Rev J Roberts closed a two week revival at the Church of Christ on 12th and K streets and travels next to Kemp Ill to pastor there. On Sunday A S Dalton baptized seven new members in the churchs new baptistry. Squire Ray and Fred Bartlett of Bartlettsville reported 17 head of hogs weighing 2800 pounds in Woods County. Mrs C Tabor returns home at Freetown after visiting relatives and Mr and Mrs Scott Tabor of Scottiburgh attend his brothers sale.
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J. Roberts
Church of Christ
12Th
K Streets
Williams
Kemp, Ill
A. S. Dalton
Squire Ray and
Fred Bartlett
Bartlettsville
Clark-Houston-Crawford,Woods Co
C. Tabor
Freetown
Scott Tabor
Scottibburgh
Mr. Tabor
Widow William C Hit of Popcorn Improves After Barn Fall
Airs. Wiliam C Hit of Popcorn was badly hurt in a fall from a barn loft. Initial fears of possible foot amputation have faded as signs point to a full recovery.
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Wiliam C. Hit
Popcorn
Turning Corner Narrow Escape for Mrs Pierce in Buggy
Mr and Mrs Thomas Pierce of Williams escaped serious injury after a buggy overturned near Bryantsville while returning from a Tabor sale. Mrs Pierce, trapped beneath the wreck, was freed when the shafts loosened. she suffered bruises and shock, while Mr Pierce was uninjured.
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Thomas Pierce
Williams
Thomason Dies at Home Near Red Cross
Funeral services for John F. Thomason, who died at his home near Red Cross on Sunday, were held Wednesday with burial in the local cemetery. The deceased was a longtime resident known for his community involvement and charitable work. He is survived by his wife and several siblings.
Canning Factory Under Construction at Owensburg
Farmers near Owensburg organize a cooperative company to build a canning factory. The plant will can tomatoes and other vegetables under cooperative management. Corn will not be canned.
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Owensburg
Reverend Lenng Delivers Services for Miss Caroline Wiegand
Services were said at Green Hill Monday afternoon by Rev. Lenng for Miss Caroline Wiegand. The ceremony reflected local customs and paid tribute to the deceased in a somber, respectful tone.
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Green Hill
Lenng
Quiet Birthday Dinner for Col. V. V. Williams
Col. V. V. Williams celebrated turning seventy four with a quiet family dinner at the Williams home on West Sixteenth street. His family gathered include Mrs. Oscar Hartley of Lebanon and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. L. Glover of Hill Crest Farm. The day was described as delightful and memorable for Williams, his wife, and daughters.
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Col
V. V. Williams
Williams
West Sixteenth Street
Col. Williams
Oscar Hartley
Lebanon
Jos. L. Glover
Hill Crest Farm
Thomason Funeral Services Held At Home Near Red Cross
Funeral services for John F. Thomason who died at his residence near Red Cross were conducted at 2 PM Wednesday from the home. Burial followed at the Thomason cemetery.
Better Farming Notes for Indiana Corn Growers
Indiana Corn Growers Association pursues larger county membership, urging Lawrence County to grow from five to at least 25 members. Advice covers seed testing, soil moisture retention, fertilizer choices focusing on acid phosphate, and fertilization rates. Warns that potash is overpriced due to war, nitrogen not profitable for corn, and stresses buying only acid phosphate for corn and cowpeas. Charles J. Jones, Agricultural Agent, Lawrence County.
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Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Lawrence County
Indiana
Charles J. Jones
Mrs Ona Howell Pleads Guilty in Justice Owens Court
Ona Howell entered a guilty plea in Justice Owens court on Tuesday and was fined $1 plus costs.
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Ona Howell
Owens
Guilty Plea In Jackson Circuit Court For Forgery
Miss Julia Sibert of Shoals pleaded guilty to forgery in Jackson Circuit Court. Judge Swails kept the case under advisement before judgment. She admitted passing checks under the names Henrietta Brown and Ruth Dalton, with checks for 11 and 16 dollars and taking shoes on approval from local stores. She later confessed guilt.
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Swails
Julia Sibert
of Shoals
Henrrietta Brown
Ruth Dalton
Seymour
Funeral and local notices from Batesville column
The column reports the burial of Miss Caroline Wiegand at Green Hill cemetery with services by Rev. Leung and many relatives attending. It also lists numerous births, illnesses, travel, and visits of local residents, including names from Indianapolis Seymour New Albany and Bloomington, plus community updates on illness and social visits.
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Caroline Wieganil
Green Hill Cemetery
Leung
Batesville
Wiegand
Freida
Louise
Tragic Lamp Explosion Burns Sixteen Month Old Baby
A coal lamp exploded in a East Seventeenth Street home wounding Floyd Lawrence Foster, sixteen months old, who died that afternoon after severe burns. His mother briefly left him near the lamp as she checked on her daughter, and neighbor Mrs. Gus Klumpp extinguished the flames with a coat. Fire department and Dr. Mattox attended. the child suffered extensive burns to the hand, arm, face, and body. The house suffered only oil-related damage.
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Floyd Lawrence
D. M. Foster
East Seventeenth Street
Breaihe
Gus Klumpp
Fire destroys Lane barber shop on West Side public square
Mack Lane proprietor of the Lane barber shop and Capt. William Cook were inside the shop at 9 o clock Wednesday when the entire top of the building caught fire. The old structure was gutted and will require extensive rebuilding though interior fixtures, now lost, had been recently upgraded and were insured. The blaze damaged nearby areas but did not spread to other wooden buildings along the square.
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the Lane Barber
Capt. Wil
Liam Cook
Lane
Mitchell County Clerk Receives Papers in Two Cases
Mitchell men Everett Pickler and Moses Hart had transcripts received by County Clerk Picker and were bound over to Lawrence circuit court in the sum of 1000 dollars. Hart faces rape charges involving a 16 year old girl, while associating led to a $10 fine and ten days in jail on appeal. Mary Beasley of Mitchell visited the Chapmans, Rev W A Sanders returned from Bicknell after Baptist services, J A Pfattenberger subscribed to the Weekly Mail, and Theodore Skinner of Washington Avenue recovers from pneumonia.
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Everett Pickler
Moses Hart
Mitchell
Picker
Lawrence
Edna Jordan
Hart
Man Captured After Seymour Horse and Buggy Theft
A man seized in Seymour Tuesday night as a suspected horse thief could not be William Green or Cecil Lay. Police in Brownstown had asked for a lookout on a stolen horse and buggy. At Seymour the suspect failed to match Lay’s description and showed his intact toe by removing a shoe, negating a missing great toe claim.
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Seymour
Beening
Brownstown
William Green
Cecil Lay
Lay
Typhoid illness prompts Walter Route notice and grocery move
Walter Route on South I street is very ill with typhoid fever. John W. Wellner, operator of a grocery on I street near 10th, moves his business to the corner of 7th and J streets.
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Walter Route
South I Street
John W. Wellner
10Th Street
J Streets
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Wiliam ‘Connors
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William J. Burns Detective Agency
James Donivan
Michigan City
MMAR
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Paneral
John F. Thomason
Red Cross
Co-Operative
Miss Caroline Wiegand
Thomason Cemetery
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Son
A. C. Potter
Elsworth Faucett
Bedford
Fred Sears
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Wood‘men
Bloomington
Lishia Kern
Washington
Kern
Martha Pollard
Cloverdale
Ind
W. H. Andrews
Rivervale
Barney Chastain
Floyd
Frank Orchard
Cora Duggan
Ernest
William MacClentick
City
Ily Pavey
Mr. McClentick
Leesville
Arch Melvin
Cecil Holtsclaw
Oolitic
Dale Stanley
Floyd Chenault
Pasqual Pecerello
Oolitie
Angelo
Robert Campbell
East Ooolitie
Brights
Newton Stipp
Pleasant Run
Rev. Terry
Orleans
Christian Church
Mt. Olive
Charles Martin
Willam Burks
T. J. Leonard
Miami
Florida
M. J. Andrews
Lawrenceport
Mrs. Horschell Wall
Mrs. Sk. Mulkey
Henry Quackenbush
Central Union Telephone Company
Paul Higman
T. J. Brooks
West Fourteenth Street
Mars Chau
R. Carter
Carter
Silverville
William
Shogls
Chas, Denny
Foster
Herg Were
Mack Lane
Mary Beasley
Mrs. Thomas Chapman
W. A. Sanders
Mitchel
Bicknell
J. A. Pfattenberger
Weekly
Mail
Theodore Skinner
Washington Avenue
Keach & Meglemre
J St
Phong
Bedford, Ind
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