Durbin Predicts Taft Strengthens in Indiana
Winfield Taylor Durbin former Governor and Elector at large says O'Bryen will win fewer votes in Indiana this year than in past campaigns. He predicts Taft will grow stronger in Indiana as business leaders rally to the Republican ticket and party organization improves.
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Indianapolis
Ind
O'Bryen
Indiana
Winfield Taylor Durbin
Anderson
Bryn
Durbin
Sime
William Howard Taft
Manufacturers, Association of the State
Taft
Worthington Adopts Tuberculin Test for Dairy Cows
Worthington Indiana becomes an early pure milk pioneer by passing an ordinance requiring dairy cows to undergo the tuberculin test. The measure aims to improve milk quality, with inspectors John Owens and H E Barnard noting the ordinance, licenses, and enforcement to cleanse the local dairy supply.
Pleasant Surprise Birthday Party for A J Weddle
A large crowd gathered at A J Weddle's home on Wednesday July 15 to celebrate his 46th birthday with music socializing and refreshments of ice cream cake candy and punch. Attendees included Isaac Aithell Lewis Route A J Lee John Bough Lee Ragsdale Alfred Allen and many others.
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John Bough
Lee Ragsdale
Alfred Allen
Bessie Bair
Nellie Alexander
Nellie Owens
Charlotte
Edith Long
Ellen Weddle
Donna Bailey
Delia Thompson
Helen
Hester
Ruby Huarv
Elsie Bough
Warren Boone
Durward Allen
Melvin
Arthur Weddle
Alva
Frank Brown
Roy
Floyd
Clarence Bough
Milk Sales Regulated By Tuberculin Tested Cows Rule
A new town ordinance requires milk and cream to be from tuberculin-tested cows and licensed by the town marshal or food and drug inspector. Licenses last one year and may be forfeited for violations with fines from ten to twenty five dollars per day. The measure, supported by Mr. Barnard, aligns with Indiana State Board of Health aims.
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Worthington
Indiana
State Board of Health
Terre Haute
Richmond
John Owens
Owens
H. E. Barnard
Worthington Council
Ilen
Ishall
State Board of Health Ag
Tory Worthington
Common Council
Mar Hal
Barnard
Business Revival For The Presidency Gains Ground
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports business interests rapidly returning to normal after the Chicago Convention. Bryan’s nomination is not feared by business, Taft’s victory seen as likely, with plans for heavy manufacturing and overtime. A New York banker foresees continued revival into December and payrolls rebound from 1907 lows to about 650 000 daily by June. Textile centers in New England show mills running full time and surplus stock cleared, signaling renewed activity.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago
Bryan
Taft
Alexander Gilbert
New York Clearing House
New York State Bankers’ Convention
Pittsburg
The
Enquirer
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Drought Ravages Pike County Farms Shifts Livestock and Crops
Petersburg Indiana reports eight weeks of drought causing farmers to abandon leases in White river bottoms. Corn value drops as tassels dry. half the crop may fail. Hay good but need rain. oats yields down 50 percent. Potatoes and melons suffer. replanting unlikely. Only 25 percent of a crop has been raised. outlook grim across north end, Gibson east, Knox south.
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Petersburg
Ind
White River
Gibson
Knox
Drowned man’s funeral attended by relatives in Lebanon
Body recovered after drowning near Zeeland Mich. Edward Woodward, son of Mrs. Hal Woodward, is mourned as relatives gather in Lebanon. He had worked with the Gentry show and later as a boatman near Holland. Recovery completed yesterday. Bloomington World.
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Earl Showers
Cyrus Reed
Edward L. Woodard
Lowe
Lebanon
Edward
Hal Woodward
Ieel
Mich
Holland
Cdy
Bloomington
Betting on Bryan Fails to Wake Wall Street as Election Nears
Wall Street betting shows no appetite for Bryan odds with no bets found in sight despite rumors. Brokers report possible late odds tightening and a New York anti-betting law dampening contracts once common on the stock exchanges.
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Wall Street
Bryan
Oscar Bamberger
Geond Street
Bloomington postoffice site bids opened in Washington
Government postoffice building site bids for Bloomington Indiana were opened at the U S Treasury. Offers include the Mathers corner lot for 12500 dollars the Hicks lot for 11000 the Holland owned rest 5000 the Louder sanitarium lot for 13400 the Ehns and Adkins lots for 12000 the Axtell Bollenbacher and Perring lot for 14000 and the Gus C Davis lot for 17000 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Government Postoffice
Bloomington
Indiana
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington City
Mathers Corner
Seventh Street
College Avenue
W. T. Hicks
Seventh and
Gus C. Davis
World Office
The Dog Wagon Starts Saturday to Enforce Dog Tags
The city will deploy a large dog catcher wagon to seize untagged dogs begining Saturday. Dogs without collars will be placed in a cage, kept at the city pound for one week, and if not claimed and tagged, may be euthanized. Only thirty tags issued so far, seven wagons may be needed if demand grows.
Electrical Storm Destroys Farms in Bartholomew County
A severe electrical storm west of Bartholomew County destroyed three large barns and their contents. Louis Voelz and his 12 year old son Clarence were in the barn when struck. the boy sustained a burned chest and shirt torn by lightning. The Voelz barn burned with 700 bushels of wheat and 100 tons of hay, along with farm vehicles and equipment, with losses near 4000 dollars, partly insured.
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Clay City
James Guyot
Lester
Guyot
Ida Guyot
Bedford
Bartholomew County
Columbus
Ind
Louis Voelz
Here
Clarence
Two Cops Left On Duty In Mitchell After Saloons Close
Mitchell reports a quiet city with only one day officer and one night officer on duty after saloons shut. Justice court activity and revenue have declined, with just two drunkenness arrests in a month, both out-of-town defendants. Citizens express satisfaction with conditions.
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Mitchell
Justice’s Court
Suit for damages against town of Odon filed
Bertha L Messick, 16, sues the town of Odon for 10000 dollars alleging a fall from a culvert on Walnut street injured her right leg. Guardian Earl Thompson filed the suit. Attorneys Gardiner Tharp Gardiner and Ogdon Inman represent the plaintiff.
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Bertha L. Messick
Odon
Walnut Street
Miss Messick
Earl Thompson
Gardiner, Tharp & Gardiner
Ogdon & Inman
Berries stolen as Davy Dean seeks affidavit in Mayors office
Davy Dean, a local berry picker, found 33 gallons of blackberries east of town but three youths swiped the fruit. He told Mayor Stipp he would file an affidavit, but the warrant was denied since he possessed berries on another’s land and could not prove ownership.
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Davy Dean
Davy
Stipp
Cemetery grave markers arrive for distribution in Bedford area
Markers ordered earlier have arrived at E R Murphys shop in Bedford Needing relatives and friends to fetch them and install. The shipment lists many area cemeteries including Old Union New Union Shiloh Avoca Hopkins Fish Bailey Bartlettsville Gilgal Erie Leatherwood Crawford Pinhook Henderson Sherrill Pleasant Run Pleasant Hill Dodds Green Hill Beach Grove. Also notes Pennsylvania Railroad payroll milestone with 1850 active forty year plus employees and 1018 retirees with pensions.
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E. R. Murphy
Sixteenth
Bedford
Indiana
Old Union
New Union
Shiloh
Avoca
Hopkins
Fish, Bailey
Bartlettsville
Gilgal
Erie
Skerd
Leatherwood
Crawford
Pinhook
Henderson
Sherrill
Pleasant Run
Pleasant Hill
Dodds
Green Hill
Beach Grove
W. W. Williams
Ind
Buck Gardner to Speak at Lawrence County Democratic Convention
The Bedford Democrat reports Buck Gardner of New Albany will attend the Lawrence county Democratic convention with plans to address delegates. Gardner intends to rebut claims of nonresidency and explain why the so called Town Gang opposes his ticket while allies like Cullop and Miers also appear to speak.
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W. A. Cullop
Vincennes
Congress
R. W. Miers
Bloomington
Bedford
Andrew ‘Buck’’ Gardner
New Albany
Buck
Lawrence County
Othe
Bill Cullop
Bob Miers
Buck’’ Gardner
Dickey
Gyger
Avoca
State Board Tightens Rules on Zinc in Beverages and Offal to Hogs
The State Board of Health bans zinc coated metal containers for acid drinks after experiments by Mr. Barnard show zinc citrate can reach dangerous levels in beverages. A separate rule prohibits feeding sterilized offal to hogs, citing tuberculosis and parasite risks in raw slaughter by products.
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H. E. Barnard
State Board of Health
Barnard
State Board
Feeding of raw animal offal prohibited by order
An order bans feeding raw animal offal due to repugnant and health-harming conditions. Offal may only be fed after sterilization by boiling or equivalent heating to the boiling point.
Mrs Luttrell Dies After Illness at 35
Mrs Alex Luttrell wife of a well known carpenter died at her Breckenridge road home Tuesday afternoon at 2 following a two weeks illness of meningitis. She was 35 and survived by her husband and four children. Funeral services were led by Elder A F Dalton with burial at Breckenridge cemetery.
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Alex Luttrell
Breckenridge Road
A. F. Dalton
Breckenridge Cemetery
Walsh Declares Indiana Southern Receivership No Threat
John R. Walsh said the Greene County Indiana Circuit Court receivership action over back taxes poses no danger to the Indiana Southern Railroad. Attorney Abbott won postponement of the case until July 28, and a Walsh official hinted the suit may be dismissed if the company pays fees and costs.
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Chicago
Indiana Southern Railroad
Greene County
Ind
John R. Walsh
Abbott
Bloomfield
Shirts
Walsh Road
County apportionment fixes school funding in Lawrence County
County Auditor Walter G Owens distributes July tuition revenue to Lawrence County school corporations. Totals show countywide apportionment of 21,433.43 with 9,011 children and a per capita amount of 2.36. Subdivisions include Bone Flint Guthrie Indian Creek Marion Marshall Perry Pleasant Run Shawswick Spice Valley plus Bedford and Mitchell.
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Walter
G. Owens
Lawrence
Towit
Bone Township
Guthrie
Indian Creek
Marion
Marshall
Perry
Pleasant Run
Shawswick
Spice Valley
City of Bedford
City of
Mitchell
Bryan Aging Brings Changes to Campaign Style
The report from Bryan's farm in Fairview says he will adopt a McKinley style campaign from his lawn. This recalls Bryan's 1896 1900 tours when he spoke daily and wore out at the end of each day. He told Indiana friends he may end campaigning in a special car, a plan that worries some radical followers but meets doubters who favored quieter public appearances.
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Bryan
Fairview
McKinley
Indiana
Man Arrested in Water Poisoning Attempt in Shoals
Aaron Davis, a 60 year old farmer, was arrested in Shoals Indiana on Saturday evening accused of trying to kill Del bert Evans by placing strychnine in Evans water jug. Evans drank from the jug became ill and is now recovering. State lab analysis found heavy strychnine in the water. Davis, Evans neighbor and Charlotte Judge’s brother, faces bond issues with court not meeting until October. Davis has a history of quarrels and suspected earlier poisoning of a mule, and is held in Martin county jail with Peter Sander in connection to other crimes.
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Davis
Evans
Martin County
Shoals
Young Evans
Charlotte Judge
Peter Sander
Cal Dillon
Rutherford Township
Oldest Twin Mrs Minerva Clampitt Dies in Heltonville
Mrs Minerva Clampitt a noted oldest twin in the state died at her home in Heltonville Monday at 9 after years of heart disease. Widow of Matthew Clampitt she leaves son Frank Clampitt of Bloomington and daughters Lou Hinkle Bedford and Louisa Speer Heltonville. Funeral at Mundell church with private burial. Also Will Keane of Mitchell aged about 43 died Tuesday morning of peritonitis.
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Minerva. Clampitt
Heltonville
Matthew Clampitt
Matilda’ Utterback
Grim Reaper
Will Keane
Mitchell
Holcombe Purchases Jersey Cows for Cave Hill Dairy
W S Holcombe owner of Cave Hill Dairy buys thirteen fine Jersey cows in Orange County to add to the herd at the Dunihue farm south west of town.
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W. S. Holcombe
Cave Hill
Dunihue
Orange County
Elder Bartholomew County Man Hears After Long Deafness
Frank Pfeiffer aged 93, the county’s oldest man, who had been deaf for years, suddenly heard today after weeks of sunstroke illness. He called to nearby persons to speak softly as he could hear them. Pfeiffer, who predicted July 4 death, is recovering and remains the oldest agent for the German Life Insurance Company having served half a century.
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Frank Pfeiffer
Bartholomew County
Pfeiffer
German Life Insurance Company
J W Trainor Dentist Opens Practice in Edford
Dr J W Trainor, a dentist, announces new practice in Edford serving Indians and local residents with dental care. The notice highlights his credentials and aims to provide dental services to the community.
Bankrupt Notice For Discharge Hearing Set In Indiana
Petition of bankrupt Denis Alexander H Crawford seeks discharge in the District of Indiana. A hearing is ordered for August 1 1908 in Indianapolis with notice by mail to creditors. Clerk to send copies of petition and order to known creditors. Court seal and signature by Judge Albert B. Anderson.
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Alexander H. Crawford
District OF Indiana
Indianapolis
Bedford Mall
Albert B. Anderson
Noble C. Butler
Ne. Fous
Notice To Contractors For Gravel And Macadamized Roads
Lawrence county Indiana invites sealed bids by 1 p m August 10 1908 for gravel or macadamized road construction in Marshall Township including Bartlettsville Qolitle Buggs Chapple Logan Heltonville Guthrie Springville Avoca Harrodsburg Guthrie Fairfax Chapple Hill Penny Townsair Springville Owensburg Guthrie township. Bids priced separately or for all roads. bond required. engineer report available. right to reject any bid.
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Board of Commissioners
Lawrence County
Indiana
Marshall Township
Bartlettsville & Qolitle Road
Buggs Chapple Road
Logan & Heltonville Road
Guthrie & Springville Road
Avoca & Harrodsburg Road
Guthrie & Fairfax
Guthrie & Chapple Hill Road
Penny Townsair
Springville & Fayettesville
Springville
Owensburg
Springville & Guthrie Township
Notice To Non-Residents In Indiana Lawrence County
The Lawrence Circuit Court, September Term 1908, requires Abraham Maloney and other defendants not residents of Indiana to appear on the second day of the next term to answer a quiet title complaint No. 6388 filed by James Frank Hamer and Ralph Noble Hamer through attorney W H Martin. If they fail to appear or demur, the court will proceed in their absence. Bedord, July 15, 1908. Clerk Boone Leonard.
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Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence
James Frank Hamer
Ralph Noble Hamer
Abraham Maroney
W. J H. Martin
Abraham Maloney
Maloney
Cuthbert Bullett
Ann Bullett
Thomas Bullett
Diana Bullett
Elisha Simpson
George Dodd
Bedford
Conslaint
A. D
Boone Leonard
State OF
Lawrence Circuit Court
Citizens Trust Company
John A. Palmer
W. H W. Martin
Emma Palmer
Cort
Alexander & Harris
William Shelby
Foreclosure Notice in Lawrence County Court
The Citizens Trust Company of Bedford files a foreclosure complaint in Lawrence Circuit Court against John A. Palmer and Emma Palmer alleging nonresidency in Indiana. Defendants must appear by September 1908 or face judgment in their absence.
Britts Seeks Divorce in Lawrence Circuit Court
In Lawrence Circuit Court September Halle Britts files complaint for divorce against Harry Britts stating he is not a resident of Indiana. Plaintiff's attorney George W. Wells notes defendant must appear by the next term on the first Monday of September 1908 at Bedford to answer. Court seal dated June 17, 1908.
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Harry Britts
George W. Wells
Indiana
Lawrence Kcutt Court
Bedford
A. D
Boone Leonard
Notice To Non Residents In Lawrence Circuit Court
Notice to non residents in the Lawrence Circuit Court September term 1908. John A Hartman Mitta Owens Nathaniel Carter et al complainants allege defendants are nonresidents of Indiana and must appear at Bedford on the first Monday of September to answer the complaint to quiet title to real estate. Court seal dated July 180s by Clerk Boone Leonard.
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H. P. Pearson
Nathaniel Carter
William Carter
John Spears
Henry W. McDonald
Robert Whitely
Seth Lunsford
Joshua Carter
Nancy Carter
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Lawrence County 1908 Mollie Sylvester v Sylvester Divorce
Plaintiff Mollie Sylvester files for divorce from John Sylvester in Lawrence County Indiana alleging nonresidency. Case 6405 directed to appear at the Madison County Circuit Court in Bedford on the first Monday of September 1908 to answer or demur. Clerk Boone Leonard signs the seal on June 28, 1908.
Quiet title suit in Lawrence Circuit Court 1908
In September term 1908 Saral J Harris sues the Unknown Heirs of William Shelby to quiet title to real estate. Alexander and Harris note defendants are nonresidents of Indiana and must appear by the first September term Monday. Clerk Boone Leonard seals the record at Bedford July 9, 1908.
Indiana Court Notices Sale of Estate Real Property
Lawrence County Indiana circuit court Notice to John M Green as a non resident and necessary party in the estate of Martha Green deceased. Petition filed by administrator William B E Clark seeks order for sale of real estate to satisfy debts. Hearing set September 5, 1908 at Beaverd City courthouse. Clerk Boone Leonard seals.
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State OF
Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence
William BE. Clark
Martha Green
John M. Green
James I. Green
Emma D. Green
Circuit Court
Court House
Beaford
Boone Leonard
Lawrence Circuit Court
Notice to nonresidents in partition suit Indiana 1908
The Lawrence Circuit Court orders Gus Oberg Gay E Swan Emma Swan Catherine J Hays and Thomas A Hays to appear and answer the partition suit by the second day of the next term on September 1 1908 at Bedford Court House Indiana. The notice is dated June 24 1908 and signed by Clerk Boone Leonard.
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Havin
Gus Oberg
Gay E. Swan
Emma Swan
Catherine J. Hays
Thomas A. Hays
Indiana
Gay FE. Swan
Lawrence Circuit
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Lawrence
Indiana Partition Suit Seeks Real Estate Division
Plaintiffs James B. Atchison Carrie Atchison with attorney Henry P. Pearson file a complaint in the Circuit Court of Indiana to partition real estate against Augustus Solomon James Solomon John Solomon Elmer Solomon Elizabeth Wilson James Wilson John Wetzel Annie Wetzel alleging nonresidency in Indiana and demanding appearance by the defendants on the first Monday of September 1908 at the court in Bedford Indiana with clerk Boone Leonard and H P Pearson as attorney for plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Doane
James Doane
Henry P. Pearson
Augustus Solomon
James Solomon
John Solomon
Elmer Solomon
Elizabeth Wilson
James Wilson
John Wetzel
Annie Wetzel
Indiana
Lawrence Ciruit
Bedford
Heedford
Jane
A.D
Boone Leonard
H. P. Pearson
Notice To Non-Resident Defendant In Divorce Case
Complaint No 6849 states Frank Rossa is a non resident of Indiana. Plaintiff's attorney Simpson B Lowe files to proceed with divorce. Defendant is summoned to appear and answer or demur by the 2nd day of the September Term of the 1st Monday in September 1908 at Bedford. Boone Leonard, Clerk, signs April 25, 18__.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson B. Lowe
Frank Rossaj
Sta
Indiana
Notice Of Application For License To Rede
Notice to citizens of Bedford Second Ward and Shawswick township Lawrence county Indiana that Fred Freeman will apply to the Lawrence county Board of Commissioners at the next term starting August 1908 for a license to sell cigars and tobacco in a specified room of a two story brick building owned by Mrs Dora Reath. The business location is described with exact dimensions and boundaries in Bedford.
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Bedford
Shawswick
Lawrence County
Indiana
Hawswick Township
Board of Commissioners of
State of Indiana
Shawswick Township
State of
Dora-Reath
Verission
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