Booze Gets Three Into Trouble In Police Court
Charles Simpson pleaded guilty to illegal possession of liquor and was fined $10 and costs plus 30 days in jail, totaling 160 days if served. William Compton pled not guilty to intoxication driving under liquor influence and illegal liquor possession with trial set for July 16 at 2 pm. Officers found two pints of whiskey on Compton and Simpson, plus a quart pint on Simpson’s grip. a wreck near Rose orchard injured Mrs. Compton. Leonard Williamson was fined $100 and costs for bringing in a quart from New Albany to celebrate the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Simpson
William Compton
A. J. Lee
Martin
Callahan
Mitchell Road
River Hill
Compton
Simpson
Mitchell
SEEK DEAD ORL FAMILY
Police search for relatives of Miss Viola Dwyer who died at City Hospital. She had not spoken to family for years. Earlier led to Stevenson Dwyer believed in Evansville but later thought to live near Mitchell. Sister Mrs. George Gibson said to reside near Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Dwyer
City Hospital
Miss Dwyer
Stevenson Dwyer
Signal Site
Evansville
Mitchell
Ind
George Gibson
Indianapolis Star
Tip Krenke Overcome by Heat at July Celebration
Tip Krenke son of William Krenke collapsed in heat during the Fourth of July celebration and was taken home in a serious condition. The incident occurred Friday as spectators watched events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip Krenke
William Krenke
Opal Francis Dies at Home at Ten Months Old
EA Opal Francis ten months old son of Mike King died at his home at 2nd and O streets Friday afternoon. Burial was at Smedley Station in Washington county July 6. Police Court Walter Dennis pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $1 and costs. Harry A Harris of Bedford to Maggie Ray of Bedford Hervey A Harris of Bedford to Elizabeth Ray of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Francis
Mike King
2Nd and
O Streets
Smedley Station
Washington County
Walter Dennis
Harry A. Harris
Bedford
Maggie Ray
Hervey A. Harris
Elizabeth Ray
Ami Ies
Paoli Band Of Sixteen To Hear Bohumir Kryl Monday
The Paoli Band of sixteen men led by J W Cathcart of Bedford travels to hear Bohumir Kryl at the Redpath Chautauqua in this city Monday. The seasoned musicians look forward to the opportunity to perform under a renowned bandmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
J. W. Cathcart
Bedford
Hieeenet
Ape Seteks
Redpath Chautauqua
Bohumir Kryl
HOUTE OF THE KAYL BAND
A long list of tour stops across the southeastern and midwestern United States outlines dates for a travel route. Cities span Georgia to Michigan with marching dates from April into August and include Columbus Americus Albany Waycross Savannah Charleston Orangeburg Augusta Greenwood Anderson Greenville Spartanburg Rock Hill Chester Laurens Newberry Columbia Sumter Darington Fayetteville Monroe Statesville Salisbury Asheboro Greensboro Winston-Salem Lexington High Point Hickory Morristown Greenville Johnson City Knoxville Harriman Cleveland Chattanooga Huntsville Florence Pulaski Columbia Paris Murfreesboro Springfield Clarksville Paris Murray Union City Cairo Paducah Marion Morganfield Henderson Owensboro Princeton Terre Haute Bloomfield Bedford Shelbyville Lebanon Danville Richmond Mt. Sterling Winchester Cynthiana Georgetown Lexington Louisville Seymour Columbus Danville Thorntown Crawfordsville Anderson Newcastle Muncie Fort Wayne Angola Coldwater Sturgis Kalamazoo Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
North Carolina
High Point
Hickory
Morristown
Tennessee
Greenville
Johnson City
Knoxville
Harriman
Cleveland
Chattanooga
Huntsville
Alabama
Florence
Pulaski
Columbia Tennessee
Fayetteville
Murfreesboro
Springfield
Clarksville
Paris
Murray
Kentucky
Union City
Cairo
Illinois
Paducah
Marion
Morganfield
Henderson
Owensboro
Princeton
Indiana
Terre Haute
Bloomfield
Bedford
Shelbyville
Lebanon
Danville
Richmond
Mt. Sterling
Winchester
Cynthiana
Georgetown
Louisville
Seymour
Columbus
Thorntown
Crawfordsville
Anderson
Newcastle
Muncie
Fort Wayne
Angola
Coldwater
Michigan
Sturgis
Kalamazoo
Union Services To Open In City This July
The Union Of Union Services will be held in our city through July and August starting Sunday July 6 with four congregations coordinating. Events are scheduled at Chuautauqua tent July 6, July 18 Methodist Episcopal, July 27 Presbyterian, July 20 Baptist, August 3 First Christian, August 10 Methodist Episcopal, August 17 Baptist, August 24 Presbyterian, and August 31 First Christian with speaker details announced at each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
First Christian Church
Methodist Episcopal
Men Land 36 Pound Catfish on White River
John Ballock and Charles Schuster of the city caught a thirty six pound catfish in White river on July 4. Ballock’s fingers were lacerated by the fish before it was landed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ballock
Charles Schuster
City
White River
Ballock
Indianapolis All Stars Defeat Limestones At Race Track
The Indianapolis All Stars beat Bedford Limestone 6 to 4 Friday morning at the Race Track. Beck pitched well after a rough first inning allowing three runs. Bed ford was powered by Beck and Lemon, while Schott Hugley and Hafer pitched for the All Stars. Schott fell ill in the third inning. Les Lemon made a notable catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis All Stars
Bedford Limesstone
Beck
Lemon
Bedford
Schott
Hugley
Hafer
All Stars
Les Lemon
Artists Day at Chautauqua Delights Bedford Fans
Bedford music lovers praised Artists Day at Chautauqua with the Great Lakes String Quartet and pianist Lawrence Schauffler. In the evening contralto Mme Augusta Lenska joined the quartet for a refined program, Beethoven’s Minuet drawing special praise and Lenska’s vocal display earning warm encores. The crowd endured heat for a memorable concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Chautauqua
Great Lakes
U. S
George Washington
Lawrence Schauffler
Mme Augusta Lenska
Mme Lenska
Ion
Leslie M. Shaw
Charles Zueblin
Miss Glenn Bridwell Weds Mr. William McPike in Indianapolis
At noon Miss Glenn Bridwell daughter of Noah Bridwell of Eighteenth Street married Mr. William McPike of Indianapolis. The ceremony took place Saturday noon at the First Baptist parsonage officiated by Rev. C A Cook. The couple will reside in Indianapolis for the present and may return here later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McPike
Indianapolis
Glenn Bridwell
Noah Bridwell
First Baptist Parsonage
McPike
John. W. McPike
Death of Isaac Fish near Norman Station
Mrs. O P Henderson received word of the death of her uncle Isaac Fish a prominent farmer and stock dealer living about two and a half miles south of Norman Station. He was about 60 years old and had suffered ill health for a year from diabetes and heart trouble. Funeral arrangements were not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igtock
Gillian Sues Gillan for Divorce in Lawrence Circuit
Linnie Gillian, through attorney Robert Mellen, files for divorce from Asa A. Gillan in Lawrence Circuit Court. They wed August 13 1918 and separated February 1 1919. Complaint says Gillan claimed farm ownership and good health but lacked real estate and mistreated her children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linnie Gillian
Robert Mellen
Lawrence
Asa A. Gillan
Train Hits Auto Near Greencastle Killing Terre Haute Girl
An Indiana Monon passenger train struck a car near Greencastle killing Miss Margaret Poulton, 17, of Terre Haute, and severely injuring her cousin Miss Mildred Farmer. Elmer and Mrs. Elmer Meier, also of Terre Haute, escaped unharmed. The accident occurred on a road obscured by trees as the car traveled toward Cloverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Stone
Bedford
Greencastle
Terre Haute
Indianapolis Star
Ind
Margaret Poulton
Mildred Farmer
Elmer Meier
Monon
Here
Cloverdale
Indiana Farmers Association to Form Township Unit
The Indiana Farmers Association will meet at Pleasant Run church Monday night July 7 at 8:30. County officers will explain the plan and purpose with a view to forming a township unit. Men and women are eligible and urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Farmers Association
Pleasant Run Church
Muskie Catch and Local Health Update
Rev. Father Isenman fished with friends at Guthrie Creek mouth landing a 12 pound muskie. J. J. Dillman remains seriously ill at his Hast Fifteenth street home with hardened arteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Isenman
Guthrie’s Creek
J. J
Squire) Dillman
Hast . Fifteenth Street
Funeral Service For Robert Clark In Heltonville
The funeral for Robert Clark who died at his Heltonville home was held Saturday at 10 o clock at the Christian Church in Heltonville. Rev. John Williams officiated. Burial followed at Gilgal Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert. Clark
Heltonville
Thursa
Christian. Church
John Williams
Gilgal Cemetery
Michigan and Indiana city schedule listing August events
A chronological list shows dates from August 4 through August 28 with cities in Michigan and Indiana. The sequence starts Hastings August 4 and ends Racine Wisconsin August 28, including ports, towns, and nearby cities across two states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Michigan
Charlotte
Ypsilanti
Port. Hunton
Lapeer
Flint
Saginaw
Alma
Pelding
Muskegon
Benton Harbor
South Bend
Indiana
Elkhart
Goshen
North Manchester
Marion
Tipton
Logansport
Rochester
City
DeKalb
Winojs
Racine
Wesconsin
Bids On Roads Received By County Board
The Board of Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon received bids for road work. Carter & Conklin offered 2 000 yards of crushed stone at 1 45 per yard, Harley & Sutton Connely Smith and Bryantsville road bid 10 328, and William J Evans for Springville and Harrodsburg road at 12 248. The last named road will not be built now. Otto Lavender, sick for some time, is bedbound at his sister's Indianapolis home recovering and expected to be away several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Carter & Conklin
Harley & Sutton
Connely Smith
Bryantsville
William J. Evans
Springville
Harrodsburg
Otto Lavender
Indianapolis
Cream Supper Ice Cream Social at Fairview Church
An ice cream supper will be held at Fairview Church on Saturday night July 12 to raise funds for the church. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Church
Death of Mrs Leonard Root in cerebral hemorrhage
Mrs. Leonard Root aged eighty four died at her daughter Mrs Homer Box east of the city Saturday evening from a cerebral hemorrhage. She leaves a daughter and two sons Charles and John. Funeral services were held at Pinhook Monday and burial followed there. Mrs Imma White of Heltonville returned from Bloomington after visiting Mr and Mrs John Pearcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Rooat
Homer Box
Homer. Box
Charles
John
Pinhook
Imma White
Heltonville
Bloomington
John Pearcy
Thanks for kindness after death of wife
The writer expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy during the illness and after the death of his wife. Thanks are given to Rev Williams and Rev Lappin, singers, and a daughter, plus for floral offerings. Also mentions William Gyger and J S Johnson family from Indianapolis visiting East 16 Street and traveling to Freetown to visit Mrs Braden’s parents on the way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Lappin
Herman Sears
Campbell Fields
William Gyger
J. S. Johnson
Baby
Indianapolis
John J. Johnson
East 16 Street
Freetown
Johnson
Samuel Braden
WEEK END Camping Party Of Local People At Manns Cabin
A Fourth of July annual excursion brought a weekend camping party to Manns Cabin. The group included Mrs. Anna Carter chaperone and many locals such as Miss Minnie Hawkins Miss Maude Quackenbush Leota Stephenson Merle Quackenbush Florence Green Carrie Watkins and Harold Stillman among others. Members from Indianapolis Linton Orleans and other towns joined for a joyful celebration with reports of a splendid time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
Anna Carter
Minnie Hawkins
Maude Quackenbush
Leota Stephenson
Merle Quackenbush
Florence Green
Carrie Watkins
Louise Hostetler
Emma Hawkins
Roy Carter
Ernest Carter
Stanley Torphy
Harold Stillman
Claud Stephenson
Charles Johnson
Nick Koenig
Clarence Corps John Trueblood
Julius Winterhalter
Jess Carter
Henry Klump
Harry Watkins
Needle in Knee of Mitchell Boy Causes Suffering
Dr J D Byrne of Mitchell consulted in the city with Dr Morrell Simpson about Ray Williams a ten year old of Mitchell whose knee pain followed an accident two weeks earlier An X ray showed a needle embedded in the knee flesh The needle was removed and no further trouble is expected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Byrne
Mitchell
Morrell Simpson
Ray Williams
Grandmother of Revolution invites move to Russia
Mrs. Louise Parks Richards of Anderson accepts Mme Breshkovsky's invitation to join her in Russia. Richards, daughter of the late Rev Milton Parks, wife of artist Samuel Richards, will depart within a month. She has a notable lecture record and is sister to Viola Parks Edwards. Sgt Henry Ruddick of Gallup ends a 15 year service furlough here. He plans to lead to Fort Leavenworth to run the wagon-train blacksmith shop. George Lemon returns home after mustering out. three Lemon brothers served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Louise Parks Richards
Mme Breshkovsky
Russia
Richards
Indianapolis Star
Milton Parks
Samuel Richards
Henry Ruddick
U. S. Quartermaster Corps
Gallop
N. M
Charles Taylor
John W. Harvey
Ruddick
New Mexico
Texas
Flt
Leavenworth, Kas
Forty-Ninth Infantry
Arthur Lemon
George Lemon
Mrs. Lemon
George
Glenn
Leslie
Servise
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Houte OF
the Kayl
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Waycross
Jacksonville
Florida
Brunswick
Savannah
Charleston
South Caroline
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Newberry
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Sumter
Darington
Monroe
Statesville
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Ashboro
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Chuautauqua
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pouns
Ianapolis All Stars
Mme. Lenska
William
Norman Sta
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Tomobile
ULA Fine Muskie
Robert Clark
From
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Christian Church
Gilgal
Leonard Root
Mann's Cabin
Tovsit
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