Local Notes Report Illnesses Travel and Events
A mix of brief items lists illnesses including grip and pneumonia affecting Mrs Mike Henger and Mrs Hugh Jackson, with several visits and trips noted. Individuals travel to Indianapolis, Linton, Crawfordsville, and Jefferson streets for stores, family visits, and business. A naval cadets smoking notice appears from Annapolis, and local marriages and licenses are listed alongside social notices and a church fundraiser at the Opera House.
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Annapolis
Railroad men to hear service at First Christian church
Preparations are being completed for a railroad men's special service at the First Christian church next Sunday night. A large male chorus and quartette have been arranged along with other special music. Coroner Plummer filed a verdict in the Delia Holt case aged 19 near Mitchell on February 6 declaring death from an attempted abortion by unknown persons. Police reported a new $5 rug found in the street near the square but owner Miss Kate Mark retrieved it shortly after.
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First Christian Church
Plummer Monday
Delia Holt
Mitchell
Charlie Payne
Kate Mark
Mrs Ollie Drake Dies After Brief Illness In Ligonier
Mrs Ollie Drake wife of James Drake died Monday at 4 20 am after a two week illness. She is survived by her husband and two children a 14 month old boy and a daughter about years old. Born Sept 13 1880 funeral services were held at the First Christian church Wednesday at 2 pm with burial at Green Hill. Despite unfavorable conditions large crowds attended Sundays services as the church outlined growth plans and voted to sustain work and reach for larger results. Arrangements were made for Evangelist W T Brooks and his brother to lead a March meetings series. The Brooks brothers recently closed a successful Huntington Ind meeting with 222 conversions. An evening address commemorated Abraham Lincoln's birth with awards presented.
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Ollie Drake
James Drake
Drake
Green Hill
W. T. Brooks
Brooks Brothers
Huntington
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
Local Gossip and Illnesses Notice
Three families report illness and travel notes in this city. William Ray's two children in Peerless are very ill with pneumonia. James Batman and wife of Mitchell visited friends here Sunday. Mrs. Charles Strother improves after several days of grippe.
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William Ray
Peerless
James Batman
Mitchell
Charles Strother
W. Og, Fives
Seymour Fines
Owensburg
al Fies
Valen tine gift from Wisconsin puzzles local family
Walter Inman and wife thank friends for help during their baby's illness and death. Their note describes a Valentine sent by express from Wisconsin: a pair of heavy wooden shoes and a large piece of Limberger cheese, prompting lighthearted chatter about Dutch kin.
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Walter Inman
Carp
Johnson
Express
Wisconsin
Aluminum Card Case with Engraved Name and Cards Offer
An advertisement invites readers to order an Aluminum Card Case with engraved name and 100 calling cards from Marsh Manufacturing Co. at 588 Lake Street Chicago. The sample case plus 100 cards cost 40 cents, with the case and cards retailing for 75 cents, postpaid. Gilbert Purkeiser of Salem, Indiana, a handless businessman, has adapted to real estate and writes with iron hooks and uses a typewriter.
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Marsh Manufacturing Co
Lake Street
Chicago
Gilbert Purkheiser
Salem
Indiana
Purkheiser
Gravel road vote results in Pleasant Run township
Saturday voters approved six road projects across Pleasant Run and neighboring districts. Road No 1 Bedford and Clear Spring carried 1181 yes to 166 no, majority 81. Road No 2 Heltonville and Clear Spring 176 yes 164 no, majority 72. Road No 3 Bloomington and Brownstown 168 yes 105 no, majority 63. Road No 4 Bedford and Bartlettsville 175 yes 0 no, majority 75. Road No 5 Pleasant Run and Heltonville 166 yes 166 no, majority 69. Road No 6 Heltonville and Barrettsville 167 yes 0 no, majority 62.
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Bedford
Clear Spring
Heltonville
Bloomington
Brownstown
Bartlettsville
Pleasant Run
Barrettsville
Obituary notices and funeral details from a local paper
Obituaries list Maggie Hudgin of pneumonia age 43 buried Avoca. Charles Glover died age 20 of consumption buried Erie with Rev Winn. Capt Hugh Erwin died, memorialized at Fort Scott Military Cemetery. Olie Draxy Drake died age unknown from hemorrhage, funeral mid February Greenlill burial. Alice Buckley died volatile consumption age 45. Arab Gainey mother of John M Obe Elwood Gainey died Terre Haute. funerals held at 2 pm Tuesday and home of John M Gainey officiated by Rev Wilson Whitney.
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Maggie Hudgin
Joseph Hudgin
Orliti
Avoca
Glover
Charles Glover
George Glover
Erie
Winn
William Erwin
V. V. Williams
Ft Scott
Kiesas
Hugh Erwin
Bt Scott
Arab Gainey
John M., Obe
Elwood Gainey
Marshall Miller
Terre Haute
John M Gainey
West 13Th Street
Wilson Whitney
Marriage License. John Tanksley and Sallie
Riley Smith aged 68, claimed tallest man in Indians at seven feet two, died of heart failure in Bloomington at his brother Jeffer son Smiths home. A special coffin was made for his body. Also in Bloomington Willie Wilson, nine, died after scalding burns from a steam-exploding can on a bonfire.
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Bloomington
Ind
Riley Smith
Jefferson Smith
Willie
Charles Wilson
Here
Wilson
St Valentines Masquerade by the Knights of Columbia
Invitations went out for a city ball as elite guests gathered at eight. The parade of masks featured Peggy from Paris and many colorful characters amid a grand march led by Liberty and Uncle Sam. Cupid’s hearts were handed out as attendees hunted partners for the mystic heart dance before unmasking and cheering the Knights and Ladies of Columbia.
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ST. Valentines
Knights and Ladies of
Columbia
St. Valentins
Peggy
Paris
Gentle George
Valley Forge
Belinda
Willie
Egypt
Lord Fauntelroy
Sisters of Charity
Goddess of
Liberty
Uncle Sam
True
Cupid
Big Buster Brown
Lady Gratzer
Knights and Ladies of Columbia Thank Press and Public
The Knights and Ladies of Columbia extend thanks to the press and the public for their assistance and attendance.
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the Knights and Ladies of Columbia
House panel to push bill against insect pest spread
The House Committee on Agriculture will recommend a bill to prohibit disseminating insect pests. The measure stems from a plan by a Texas man who proposed to a New York financial house to boost cotton markets by spreading boll weevils across the South.
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House Committee On Agriculture
Texas
New York
South
Grand Army of the Republic Visit to Bedford Post
Daniel R. Lucas Indiana GAR Department Commander and Captain Joseph Balsley will visit the Bedford Post for a Grand Army Camp Fire at the Court House Friday February 17 at 7 30 pm. The event features addresses and patriotic music aimed at ex soldiers their families and the Neief Corps with hopes of a large turnout.
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Daniel R. Lucas
Indiana
GAR
Joseph Balsley
Court House
Nelief Corps
99Th Indiana Regiment of Vols
Balsley
Bedford
Peter Fillion
H.C Matort
Italian youth pleads guilty to intoxication and assault at Rees Station
Fidele Buron faced Mayor Smith Tussday after firing a musket at a crowd in Menno's saloon at Rees Station. He pleaded guilty to intoxication assault and battery and property damage, paying £66 in fines and costs. A potential charge of assault with intent to kill was not pursued due to lack of witnesses. Byron, a sober boy, reportedly encouraged by a countryman, was drunk during the shooting. No serious injuries occurred among Italians who returned fire.
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Fidele Buron
Menno
Rees’s
Smith
Fidele
Byron
Union church services leave lasting memory of triumph
The Sunday union services at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches drew large crowds despite stormy weather. Fourteen men plus many young people publicly decided for Christ, with Tuesday set as a day of prayer. Cottage prayer meetings will be held 10 to 11 am at listed homes across town inviting men and women to attend and bring neighbors. The Indianapolis News is delivered by carrier for 10 cents per week from Gauld's headquarters.
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Christ
Lynn
Homer Denniston
Lincoln
G. B. Ross
5Th
Myra Owens
10Th Street
J. W. Traisor
West 15Th
T. Zollman
West
Charles Allen
South N
Frank Reed
M. N. Messick
Barnhart
East 16Th
New Suits and Divorces in Indiana Courts
A sequence of civil actions listed in Indiana court notices includes quiet title suits for John S Zaho et al against Alexander Beeler et al and Leata B Sweeney against Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company for damages. Foreclosures and divisions proceed with various attorneys, and multiple divorce, damages, and partition actions are noted with assigning firms.
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John S Zaho
Martin Martine
Linzie Martine
Oscar Skerd
Alexander Beeler
H P Pearson Atty
Bedford Building Savings and Loan Association
Florence A Summers
John H Summers
Martin & Martin Atty’s
George W Turner
Lulu Turner
A J Fields Atty
Leata B Sweeney
Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company
Joseph Gardner
John Owens
P’ff
Lemuel Harbaugh
Mary Harbaugh
Commonwealth Loan and Savings Associat’ On
Indiana
Mig
Fietcher & Field Attys
Philip F Malicote
William Malicote
Perry Matthews—Buskirk Stone Co
Hottel, Fletcher & Fieldsatty’s
J H Ucderwood
Anna House
George W. House
Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Co
East & Goring Attorneys
Joseph D Lane
Elzabeth Lanse
William Ragsdale
Pff
RN Palmer
Charles A Breed
Mary Sullivan
William Trowbridge
McHenry Qwen
Andrew C Utterback
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Co
Boruff & Boruff Attys
Blanche Quarterman
Frank Tunget
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Jo Underwood Attys
Brooks
Cyrus Root
The
J H Underwood Atty
Plif
Brooks & Brooks
McDonald Receives Two Hereford Cows and Calves
Dr. A J McDonald took possession Sunday morning of two Hereford cows with calves. The cows, sired by Bean Donald 3rd, include a male and a female calf sired by Dale Jr. The cows are to join his herd, linked to the prize winning Rose Bud shown at the St. Louis World's Fair, weighed 2040 pounds at age two.
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McDonald
A J McDonald
Bean Donald
Dale Jr
Dale
St. Louis
Lawrence Circuit Court Opens February Term
The February Term of the Lawrence Circuit Court convenes Monday February 20 with both grand and petit juries empanelled. Two trials are scheduled for opening day Preslar versus Rawlins of Monroe County and State versus Fred Gretchen. The docket is described as not very heavy.
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Lawrence
Preslar
Rural Letter Carrier Examination Notices from Washington
Applicants must file with the Rural Carrier Examining Board in Washington DC to be examined for Rural Letter Carrier positions. Application blanks are available from the Postmaster and exam times will be mailed to each applicant. One appointment will result and the eligible list will cover vacancies in this office's Rural Free Delivery service.
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Rural Carrier Examining Board
Washington, D. C
Vinson V. Williams
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