Trustees seek higher pay for Indiana township workers
Indianapolis Dec. 18 The two dollars a day phrase sparks debate at the State Association of Township Trustees closing session. Att Gen James Bingham says no qualified trustee should work for $2 a day. New officers and committees announce plans to push raises and reform the depository law and police cooperation. Amos W. Butler notes trustees’ good record in caring for the poor.
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Indianapolis
Shakespeare
Ceasar
Mark Antony
Supreme Court
State Association of Ownship Trustees
James Bingham
Bingham
Robert J. Aley
F. Richard Schaef
Hammond
Henry S. Wagner
McDaniel Township
Warren County
Warren
Tom
Harry
Will Atkins
Evansville
Warren Tingle
Southport
Albert de Long
Deerfield
James D. Wilson
New Richmond
H. M. McCasky
Fairmount
Henry E. Branning
Fr. Wayne
E. Pittinger
Muncie
A. Thompson
Scottsburg
Mandue E. Mason
Cambridge City
Sam D. Symmes
Crawfordsville
Can't Bury Him: Fight Over New Cemetery in Cale Village
Trustees and congregation of the Baptist church at Cale in Mitcheltree township Martins County sue for an injunction to stop using the church cemetery near the village until a circuit court hearing. Pastor Rev Jacob Radcliff died three weeks ago and was buried near his home. his family seeks relocation to the new ground. Opponents argue the cemetery endangers health due to its elevation. Hiram McCormick represents the petitioners.
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Baptist Church
Cale
Mitcheltree
Martin County
Houghton
Jacob Radcliff
Baker Township
Hiram MecCormick
City Bedford annexes territory widening limits
Lawrence circuit court confirms extension of Bedford city limits and dis annexion of two areas. New territory includes stone mills and part of Washington Park. Population increases about 1100. residents taxed next year. Mention of water project costs and Bloomington water concerns.
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Wilson
Lawrence Ciicit Court
Bedford
Fair Ground
Washington Park
City of
Lawrence
Conspiracy Aimed at Killing John Simpson
John Simpson of Tunnelton lies grieviously injured after a quarrel at Rivervale with Fred Stapp, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The case moves from police to circuit court as grand jurors probe a reported plot to "do him up" on the Bedford train, with witnesses citing alleged cooperation by a second man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simpson
Tunnelton
Fred Stapp
Rivervale
Stapp
Simpson
Bedford
Resolutions Endorsed For Publication By County Committee
A county committee resolves to forward measures for advancement and to have a copy placed on record and published in county papers. Names L B Sanders Apa M Mootsinger Cora Giles Jas G Stull T C Underwood listed as members of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Sanders
Apa M. Mootsinger
Cora Giles
Jas G. Stull
T. C. Underwood
Supreme Court redefines liquor possession law in Barnhart case
The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a conviction for possessing liquor unlawfully, ruling that guilt requires proof of intent to sell. The decision cites the blind tiger act and clarifies that possession alone does not establish unlawfulness without demonstrated sale intent.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
R. Bruce Barnhart
Parker City
Funds distributed for November tax collection in Lawrence County
County Auditor Owens prepared the November tax distribution totaling 161 428.22 among townships and school corporations including Flinn Pleasant Run Perry Indian Creek Spice Valley Marion Bono Shawswick Marshall Guthrie Mitchell Bedford City Oolitic Huron Gravel Road funds and state and county funds. Lawrence County Teachers Association expresses thanks to ministers officers instructors and Trustees and supports the new school law and education funding.
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Owens
Flinn Township
Pleasant Run Township
Perry Township
Indian Creek Township
Spice Valley Township
Marion Township
Bono Township
Shawswick Township
Marshall Township
Guthrie Township
Mitchell School Corporation
Ratte Sereteset
Bedford School Corporations
He Peace Batty
City of Mitchell
City of
Bedford
Town of Oolitic
Town of Huron
County General Fund
Lawrence
Nce Teachers’ Association
Lawrence County Teachers’ Asociation
School Board of
M. E&. Church
Lawrence County
General Assembly
Teachers’ Association
Iie
Murderous revolver kept by Terre Haute police officials
In Terre Haute Indiana December 18 testimony shows three more indictments against Henry F McDonald for shooting aims at Harvey Jones Sylvester Doyle and Ira Wellman The jury in Mrs Henry F McDonalds suit to obtain the gun from Superintendent Jones orders the police department to retain the revolver as evidence for future trials The widow sought the weapon to sell for family support
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Terre Haute
Ind
James Cooper
Henry F. McDonald
Harvey Jones
Sylvester Doyle
Ira Wellman
Jones
William Dyer
Sixty four years of marriage for Corydon couple
Capt James D Irwin and Mrs Irwin longtime Corydon residents celebrated their sixty fourieth wedding anniversary yesterday at home. The couple are among Southern Indiana's oldest married pairs with strong health and many years ahead. Irwin, Civil War veteran and Third Indiana Cavalry captain, is a noted descendant of Willis Brewster who came on the Mayflower.
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James D. Irwin
Irwin
Corydon
Indiana
Capt. Irwin
Willis Brewster
America
Capt
Third
Indiana Cavalry
Bedford City Council Plans Debt Paydown Without Tax Hikes
The Finance Committee urges saving to reduce interest on pre 1891 indebtedness including bonds from 1894 1892 and 1889. They note yearly interest of 4720 since 1894 and report 7000 laid aside toward paying Water Works bonds by 1912. Public support urged to avoid tax increases while lowering debt and interest.
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Bedford
City Counc
Ring Found After Fifteen Years On Corydon Farm
Daniel Marshall a farmer two miles north Corydon recovered a gold ring from the bottom of a pond on his farm. During last fall’s drought the pond dried up and when he cleaned it out the glittering ring appeared among mud and debris.
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Daniel Marshall
Corydon
Marshall
Bloomington Considers White River Pipeline Project
Bloomington faces a growing water famine and debates a proposed eighteen mile pipeline to the White River near Gosport. Estimated cost is $250,000, with steps including leaking-dam repairs and a new dam to boost the supply, while the mayor outlines plans to improve the current plant west of town.
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Bloomington
White River
Gosport
Malott
Daily Telephone
Mollett
Jtown
WHEN TRUSTEES QUIT
Lawrence county township trustees will close out to successors on January 1 and advisory boards must meet December 31 to settle with outgoing trustees. Burns Revised Statutes require an immediate meeting if a trustee resigns or leaves office. Many boards planned January 4 but must meet before exit, causing an extra session or plan change.
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Lawrence County
Water shutoff threat from Bloomington heating firm
The Central Indiana Lighting and Heating Company of Bloomington warns it may shut off heat if customers continue drawing hot water from radiators. During the drought the firm is sourcing water from Spanker’s branch, placing an engine near its station. The company, while willing to provide hot water heat, objects to supplying hot water for baths and domestic use.
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Central Indiana Lighting & Heating Company
Bloomington
Spanker
Monon Engineer James Cullen Considered for State Railroad Commission
James Cullen a prominent Monon passenger engineer from Lafayette is favored for a seat on the state railroad commission. A longtime Democrat and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers member, he heads grievance committees to Chicago and enjoys high regard from President McDoel and other officials. Friends press Governor elect Marshall to appoint him.
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James Cullen
Monon
State Railroad Commission
Democratic County Central Committee
Cullen
Lafayette
Lafayette Courier
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago
McDoel
The
Marshall
Eec
Bedford Businessman Fights Lip Cancer
George W. Hay a prominent Bedford businessman is diagnosed with cancer of the lower lip. He traveled to Louisville after a doctor’s advice and was told surgery is necessary to treat the disease. A marriage license was issued to Ira Mitchell and Ida F Wilson of Silverville. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Lou Snulta on West 1st Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hay
Bedford
Hay
J. T. Freeland
Louisville
Ira Mitchell
Ida F. Wilson
Silverville
Lou
Snulta, West 1¢Th Street
Shortest Day and Solstices Explain Yearly Sun Path
The article explains the winter and summer solstices on December 21 and June 21, their Latin origins, and how the sun appears to stand still before reversing direction. It notes March and September dates as other points of interest and describes the yearly return of longer days and more sunshine after December 21. It also reports a plan in Bloomington to drill test wells for water to address drought concerns, with local officials and two professional drillers weighing in on potential success in the limestone.
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Sol
Bloomington
Blair
Robert Marshall
John HE. Weigel
Marion
W. F. Harrison
Noblesville
CHECKSWATER THEFTS
Supt Jack Moncrief of the People's company fights city water misuse as radiator water is diverted for washing. He plans to color supply with chemical and blueing to curb theft, warning that continued loss may force the heating plant to close.
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Sup
T. Jack Moncrief
People’s Company
Moncrief
Bloomington
Narrow Escape For Jacob Guthrie On Tramway Work
Jacob Guthrie of 6th and P streets and a fellow worker were injured when a ladder collapsed while lifting a T-rail to a tramway position. The rail struck his face and body as they fell about 15 feet, but he survived with back and side injuries. Dr. Simpson attended him at home after relocation.
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Jacob Guthrie
6Th
P- Streets
Bradley Stone
Guthrie
Dr. Simpson
Miss Rosalie Fleischauer Weds William E. McWilliams
Miss Rosalie Fleischauer of Springville married William E. McWilliams, a Marshall Indiana farmer and stock buyer, in a Presbyterian manse ceremony performed by Rev. J. W. Findley. The couple headed to Chicago for a brief honeymoon and will settle in Crawfordsville.
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Rosalie Fleischauer
Springville
William E. McWilliams
J. W. Findley
McWilliams
Marshall
Indiana
George W. Fleischauer
Chicago
Windy City
Crawfordsville
Ducks Hunt Turns Dangerous For Bedford Man
Lloyd Bivins a young Bedford man with Garrison and George McFall went to the river last week for a duck hunt. Bivins fell from the boat into 8 feet of water while chasing mallards and his gun sank. He now works to recover the double barrel breech loading weapon.
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Lloyd Bivins
Bedford
Garrison
George McFall
Young Bivins
Bigins
Night visits stir W E Cannedy chicken hennery
Night prowler or spook concerns barber W E Cannedy of North H street who threatens to use a shotgun if the nocturnal visitor returns. The note also records the obituary of Nora Fern Stansbury born July 4 1890 who died at 18 years 5 months and 2 days and left her parents and five siblings Bessie Earl Frank Wilbur and Ruins. Her church First Christian noted her sweet disposition and wide circle of friends.
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W. E. Cannedy
North H Street
Mr. Cannedy
Nora Fern Stansbury
Bessie
Earl
Frank
Wilbur
Little Ruins
First Christian Church
Fern
Down Hill Buggy Ride Injures Dalton Family
Mary Dalton seventeen and two Dalton children were riding home in a buggy when a frightened horse on Leatherwood hill south of the city ran away. The occupants were thrown and injured, but none suffered serious harm.
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Mary
William Dalton
George Dalton
Leatherwood Hil
Damage Suit Over Bedford Street Fair Injuries
Mary Lancaster of Owensburg says she was injured after tripping on a rope supporting a trapeze during a Bedford street fair held last July in Lawrence County. She sues the city arguing it improperly allowed carnival use of public streets around the square. the Woodmen lodge allegedly held the event. The case, tried by a jury of farmers, centers on whether the city authorized obstruction of streets.
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Bedford
Lawrence
Mary Lancaster
Owensburg
Carnival Company
Lodge of
Woodmen
Monon division terminal move rumored to Bedford
Bedford residents react to a report in the New Albany Tribune that the Monon railroad may shift its division terminal from Bloomington to Bedford. The jury in the Trowbridge Cooley damage suit reported no verdict after eighteen hours and was discharged by Judge Wilson at 9:25 p.m. Saturday. jurors reportedly favored the plaintiff 9 to 3.
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Bedford
Monon
Bloomington
New Albany Tribune
Trowbridge-Cooley
Wilson
Evans Found Guilty of Provoking Husband Charge in Hog Dispute
State v Edward Evans yields conviction on provoking husband charge after assault on Mrs. Coulter case. Mayor Stipp assesses minimum fine. Evans appeals to Circuit Court. Case arose from a dispute over hogs owned and fattened in partnership for market.
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Edward Evans
Martin Coulter
Stipp
Evans
Circuit Court
Matthews Brothers Stone Mills to Install New Plant at Ellettsville
The Matthews Brothers stone mills at Ellettsville owned by Fred Matthews of Bloomington plan improvements costing at least 10 000 dollars. A new building will be erected with entirely new machinery. Construction begins immediately with James Smith handling the concrete work for the largely new mill.
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Matthews Brothers Stone Mills
Ellettsville
Fred Matthews
Bloomington
James Smith
Proposed Elks Home in New York Planned on Forty third Street
Local Elks discuss a new Elks home in Manhattan at Forty third Street and Sixth Avenue. The building would cost 1 million dollars, rise twelve stories, include 1256 rooms for members and guests, a 576 seat theatre, billiard rooms, bowling alleys, and a large restaurant. It would serve 255000 Elks nationwide, including about 1000 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Forty-third Street
Sixth Avenue
United States
Board Visits Orphans Home in Indiana
The Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home board toured the institution with Chairman G H Shover and Secretary F M Van Pely. Attending were Col John B R Fesler, Lt Gov of Indiana G A R, Dept Commander John D Alexander of Bedford, and Spanish American War Veterans leader M R Doyon. The inspection aims to fix the appropriation request for the coming legislative session. A two-town committee from R. Posts represented Martinsville during the visit.
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Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
G. H. Shover
F. M. van Pely
John BR. Fesler
Indiana
John D. Alexander
Bedford
W. W. Daugherty
Legislative Committee
State
G. A. RB
M. R. Doyon
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