Retiring County Officials Honored In Court House Farewell
A farewell gathering was held in the circuit court room Tuesday for retiring county officials. William Donica organized the event with help from a committee of the “boys.” A popular subscription funded handsome gifts, including a chair for Frank Pitman, an office chair for Charles Allen, a traveling bag for Stella Alen, a rocker for P. M. Mavity, and a lamp for Mrs. C. A. Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pitman
Charles Allen
Stella Alen
P. M. Mavity
C. A. Allen
Miss Hazel Harris to Wed Bloomington Man in Ellettsville
Hazel Harris of Ellettsville will marry Harry B. Simmons of Bloomington New Years Day. The ceremony will be at Dr. and Mrs. O. K. Harris home in Ellettsville. Simmons, son of Mr and Mrs H T Simmons, works in real estate with his father and was Bloomington high school student and a former Progressive Party County Central Committee secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Simmons
Bloomington
H. T. Simmons
North College Avenue
Hazel Harris
Ellettsville
Miss Harris
Thomas Harris
Bean Blossom Township
O. K. Harris
Simmons
Progressive Party
Dinner Party Highlights by Miss Hazel Dillon
Miss Hazel Dillon hosted a pretty social dinner Monday evening for a group of company friends. The event featured cordial exchanges and refined conversation in a welcoming setting.
Christmas Dinner Honors Detroit Visitors at Mrs Dillon Home
Miss Hazel Dillon hosted a dinner for ten on West 13th Street in Detroit visitors Misses Jeanette Standish Hazel Pickens and others. Capt Theodore Dillon U S Army was an out of town guest. Local residents Wayne Harris and Gordon Keach visited while Jemma Pace sick and several others traveled or returned from Christmas visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Dillon
West 13Th Street
Detroit
Mich
Jeanette Standish
Hazel Pickens
Jesse Mitchell
Frank Tobias
Theodore Dillon
U.S. Army
Dr W B Craig Taken In Charge After Knabe Murder Probe
Dr W B Craig, long cited in connection with the Knabe murder case in Indianapolis, was arrested Tuesday. The crime involved the death of Dr Helene Knabe whose body was found in the Delaware flats in Indianapolis on October 24, 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Craig
Funeral of Mrs Nancy Reid Held at Daughter Home
Mrs Nancy Reid died Monday at 10 80 o clock at her daughter Mrs Henry Owens Sixth and S streets. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the daughter's home. Burial followed at Green Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Reid
Henry Owens
S_ streets
Green Hill
Burglar Attempt Targeted Charles Carter Home
An attempted burglary at Charles Carter's West 13th street residence occurred Tuesday at 2 a.m. Mrs. Carter alerted by a window sighting. the would be burglar escaped. Talks of employing Owens bloodhounds were abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carter
West 13Th Street
Leg Fracture Sinks Bedford Foundry Worker
Elza Knight a Bedford Foundry machinist sustained a fractured bone just above the right ankle when a falling tool struck his leg during work Tuesday morning. He received initial treatment from Dr. John R Pearson and was sent home to South H Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Knight
Bedford Foundry and Machine Company
Knight
John R Pearson
South H Street
Convict Adams Seeks Pardon Over Toy Donation
Caitlin A. Adams, a Michigan City Prison inmate, sent $100 to Columbus to buy Christmas toys for poor children. Columbus newspapers urge his release and a petition with nearly all residents' signatures will be presented to the State Board of Pardons secretary before March. Adams, from a notable family, is said to have used an assumed name after a horse stealing charge to spare his parents’ disgrace.
Matthews Family Reunion Closes Christmas Visit in Ellettsville
Mr and Mrs R B Leonard and son Richard with Miss Mayme Matthews spent Christmas at Ellettsville enjoying a Matthews family reunion at the home of elder daughter Mrs Harris. They returned home Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Leonard
Richard
Mayme Matthews
Ellettsville
Matthews
Indiana County Treasurers Form State Association
County treasurers from Indiana met in Indianapolis and organized the County Treasurers’ Association of Indiana. The group plans annual meetings with addresses on county conditions and proposals to correct abuses, without seeking higher salaries. About twenty five treasurers attended and participated in discussions.
Daughter of Daniel Woolsey Dies at 16 Months
Izetta B., the sixteen month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel Woolsey, died at their Breckenridge road home Monday afternoon at 4 oclock. Burial will be Wednesday afternoon at 1 oclock at Patten Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izetta B
Daniel Woolsey
Breckenridge Road
Patten Hill
Bedford Hospital Training School Seeks Applicants
All young women who applied or consider applying for entrance to the Bedford Hospital Training School for nurses should call on the superintendent during the coming week. The hospital has reopened for patients and applicants will be admitted at once. A probation period of a months will be given to be included in the course if accepted. Mr and Mrs Frank Shoulty visited Mrs Quan t ius in McPherson Kansas and returned home Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Spaulding are back from Bedford after visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Hospital Training School
Trains Run On Time With Mikado Engines At Monon
Problems last week caused delays on the Monon railway but on Sunday Mikado type engines were attached to passenger trains and they arrived on time. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sears and their children spent Christmas with relatives at Orleans and returned home Sunday. Miss Hazel Ramsey with her grandmother Mrs. M E Ramsey has gone to New Albany for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Harry Séars
Orleans
Hazel Ramsey
M.E. Ramsey
New Albany
New County Officials Begin Duties in Lawrence County
Lawrence County officials take office after election. Judge Orin O Swans and Prosecutor John H Underwood begin duties. County Treasurer E G Short, Deputy Roscoe White. Recorder Thomas N Chapman with deputy Gladys Gyger. Sheriff William Sitler and Clerk Fred E Jackson start January 1 1914. others assume duties Wednesday in Brownstown and Seymour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin O. Swans
Fortieth Judicial District
Shea
Honan
John H. Underwood
Noble Hays
Seymour
Brownstown
E. G. Short
Board of Commisioners
Lincoln Burton
Roscoe White
Mr. Short
Thomas N.“Chapman
Charles Allen
Gladys Gyger
Scherschel
Walter Jones
P. M. Mainty
Thomas Harris
G. L. Gibbons
Mitchell
Henry ‘Kindred
W. H. Fields
Bone Township
William Sitler
Fred E. Jackson
E. J. Stalker
North End Man Hobbled By Mysterious Monday Blow
William R. Jones of Sixth and T streets was struck near his home Monday evening between 5 and 6 o'clock. A heavy lump of coal knocked out two teeth and fractured the upper jaw while he memory failed to recall the incident. He returned home dazed with a bloody face and later regained consciousness about 2 am. He had been out searching for a small dog and had met his wife and child at the mill earlier. Neighbors reported no suspicious sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Jones
Sixth and
T Streets
Jones
R.B. Short
Mr. Jones
Summer resort planned near Jackson County line
Brown county may host a summer resort by the sulphur spring discovered years ago on land near the Jackson County line. A Nashville oil drill tap released mineral water with reputed healing power and a gas pocket. the well, though not successful for petroleum, draws attention as water seeps from a side hole and gas burns atop the pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
Jackson County
Nashville
Indiana Girls Luncheon At Country Club Noted
Miss May Brooks attended a luncheon of Smith College Indiana girls at the Country Club in Indianapolis on Monday morning. Mr and Mrs James Rae, after visiting relatives in Detroit for Christmas, have returned home Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss May. Brooks
Indianapolis
Smith College
Indiana
Country Club
James Rae
Detroit
Michigan
Rev. J Severinghaus Leaves for Home in New Albany
Rev. J Severinghaus who conducted services at the German M. E. church Sunday departed Monday for his home in New Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Severinghaus
New Albany
Brother of Judge Shea Dies in Louisville
Judge Joseph H. Shea of Seymour was summoned to Louisville Saturday as his brother Thomas Shea a prominent Lexington businessman died suddenly in a hotel. His remains were sent to Lexington for burial today. He left a family and several siblings, with many friends mourning his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Shea
Seymour
Louisville
Thomas Shea
Lexington
Scott County
Mr. Shea
Murder trial set for Clarke Romine in Jennings County
Judge Wickens orders a special venire of fifty jurors for the murder case of J Rufus Clarke and Henry Romine charged in the October 17 Jennings County killings of the McQuaid brothers. Seba Barnes of Seymour represents the defendants. trial set for February 3. James Tyler remains jailed in North Vernon awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Wickens
Bartholomew
J. Rufus Clarke
Henry Romine
McQuaid Brothers
Jennings County
Seba A.barnes
Jennings
Seymour
Jackson County
James Tyler
North Vernon
Romine
Clarke
Seymour Republican
Underwood Child Ill At West 13th Street Home
John Underwood son of Mr and Mrs J H Underwood of West 13th street is reported quite ill. The notice lists the family address and the health concern without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemma
William Pace
South H H Street
John
J. H. Underwood
West 13Th Street
Fourteen Year Old Boy Placed With George Christopher
Ralph Davis a fourteen year old with a deceased mother and unknown father was placed in the care of the Board of Childrens Guardians and given a home by Lawrence county farmer George Christopher. He had been kept at the County Farm but was found a good home and shown as a bright youngster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Davis
George Christopher
Lawrence County
Board of Childrens’ Guardians
Seymour Victims Seek Bonded Clairvoyant Keller
Victor Bernard known as Professor Keller fleeced Seymour residents of hundreds of dollars with a magnetizing fortune game. He fled before his grand larceny charge could be tried, identified by two Seymour men, and police in Indianapolis and Seymour say he jumped his bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor A. Bernard
Professor Keller
Keller
Seymour
Indianapolis
Bernard
Sey
Mour
Jett Seymour
Lawrence County
Mai
Mrs Littelier Visits Bedford After Chicago Return
Mrs Theodore Littelier of Haute sails to Bedford for a visit as the Littelier family remains in Bloomington. George Struble has returned from Chicago, bringing news of his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Littelier
Haute
George Struble
Chicago
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William Donica
Cus
Todian
John Underwood
W. E. Clark
McHenry Owen
J. E. Boruff
J A. Zaring
Bloom
Ington
Wayne Harris
Avon, Tl
A. Bridwell
H Street
Gordon
S. L. Keach
North I Street
M. T. Witsman
Williams
Norfolk
James Davien
East 18Th Street
Der
Investigation
Knabe
India
Elza Knight
Paroin
County Treasurers of
County Treasurers’ Association of
Danuel Woolsey
TVED
Frank Shoulty
Quantius
McPherson
Kansas
James Spaulding
Bedford
Trning
Lawrence County Court
North End
Pune
Frank Beckenhbeiser
Charles
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