Flag Day Observance At Elks Home Honors Veterans
Elks celebrate the 138th birthday of Old Glory with G A R W R C and D A R as honored guests at the West Fifteenth Street Elks Home. The program features invocations, quartette performances, violin solos, readings, and a patriotic address on The Patriotism of Peace followed by America sung by all. Ice cream and cake served to guests.
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Benevolent Order of Elks
Elks Home
West Fifteenth Street
D.A. R
R. Ep. Mellen
A. E. Dubber
Charles KE. Matthews
B. Norman
R. R. Boruff
C. B McCormick
Franc Didla
Anah Webb
Carol Webb
Michael Wallner
Columbia
Ladies Quartette
Elks
America
England
Europe
Southwest
World
Amed Valley of the Nile
Old World
Col
V. V. Williams
Isis Day
The
W. R
A. R
Order
B. P
Carrie Pruett Seeks Divorce Custody For Seven Children
Carrie Pruett petitions for divorce from Elias W. Pruett, alleging separation since 1915 and failure of support for two years. The complaint names seven children Haskell 17, William 13, Olin 11, Beryl 7, Meryl 7, cites poverty near Silverville, and seeks custody and a reasonable monthly support allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Pruett
Underwood & Underwood
Elias W. Pruett
Haskell
William
Olin
Beryl
Meryl
Silverville
Police Court Busy Week Yields Multiple Fines
Fred Krauss paid 11 dollars total after a North End fight. Wes Collier faced 5 dollars in a South End dance dispute that spilled into June 4. Raymond Ballard fined 5 dollars for fornication linked to June 4 South End events. Oscar Pruitt paid 1 dollar and costs and went to jail. Dutch Chastine charged 11 dollars for North End assault and stayed. Polk Gardner fined 1 dollar for a Sunday North End scuffle. James Browny faced Sabbath desecration charges tied to a North End fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Krauss
Underwood
North End
Wes Collier
Collier
Raymond Ballard
South End
Polk Gardner
Stagedate Te Temits
James Browny
Prominent County Farmer Thomas S Stipp Dies at 81
Thomas S Stipp, a prominent county farmer and longtime Erie resident, died Monday night after a long illness at age 81. He was born near Erie September 14 1833 and survived by his wife Susan Guthrie and ten children, with service held Wednesday at Erie Methodist Church and burial in Erie Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Stipp
Mr. Stipp
Erie
William
Mary Ogg Stipp
Kentucky
Joel Hobbs
Elmer McKnight
Edward Stipp
William E. Stipp
Mitchell
Charles Stipp
Elwood
Frederick Stipp
Methodist Church
Shanswick
Eller
Kelton‘ville
Lenng
Erie Methodist Church
Irie Cemetery
Recale Happy Memories Girlhood Party
Mrs Edward Johnson hosted a Lincoln Avenue gathering Monday for old time friends including guest Mrs Wells of Boston Ky formerly Miss Kate Johnson. The rooms bore lilies and roses as memories of school days were revived with ice cream cake strawberries and punch. Mrs Wells departed Tuesday for Louisville en route to Nashville Tenn to visit her brother D Y Johnson and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Johnson
Lincoln Avenue
Wells
Boston
Kate Johnson
Mrs. Wells
Louisville
Nashville
D. Y. Johnson
Standard Oil gas tank collapses near Sherwood & Chastine's Garage
The Standard Oil Co. dug up a nearly pumped dry gasoline tank under the walk in front of Sherwood and Chastine's Garage on West 16th Street. The tank collapsed under vacuum pressure and will be replaced with a heavier one.
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Standard Oil Co
Sherwood & Chastine
West 16Th Street
Vehicle Tumbles After Dog Sighting on Bryantsville Road
A Porter Wagoner car carrying Elza Smith Louis Etchison and Lawrence Williams from Williams veered into a mud hole to avoid a dog on Bryantsville road and overturned against a fence. All occupants suffered bruises and shock. their auto sustained top windshield and body damage. Mary Katherine Helen Ray Younger were en route to Bloomington to visit J W Ray. A J Weddle party returned from Freetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter-Wagoner
Mr. Wagoner
Elza Smith
Louis Etchison
Lawrence Williams
Williams
Bryantsville
Ed Smith
Mary
Katherine
Helen
Ray Younger
Shanswick
City
Bloomington
J. W. Ray
Younger Brother Driven by Love Rivalry Firefight Fatal Potential
Cecil Elmore lies in critical condition after being shot by his brother Clay at the Elmore farm near Kurtz. The dispute over Miss Dorothy Bayles sparked the shooting, with Cecil noting he would not escape and Clay under arrest. doctors worry metal in the wound could cause blood poisoning.
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Seymour Republican
Cecil Elmore
Clay
Elmore
Kurtz
Cecil
Dorothy Bayles
Miss Bayles
Miss Boyles
Young Pin
Young Lmore
Vanden
Robertson
Andrew Elmore
Seymour Democrat
Delightful Entertainment At West 14th Street Family Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Chas A Burton hosted a dinner party at their West 14th street home with guests including Mrs Wolf Mrs K D Owen Mrs A D Pless and Mrs C M Harbert and M A Burton of Mitchell. The day before Mrs A D Pless hosted an all day party at Hay Cottage with the same guests. Today Cook and Jessamine plus Mrs Wolf and Mrs Garrie Dye and Florence Dye drive to Bloomington to visit Cyrus Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Harbert
M. A. Burton
Mitchell
A. D. Pless
Hay Cottage
Cook
Jessamine
Wolf
Garrie Dye
Florence
Bloomington
Cyrus Fields
Hoodooed Engine Delayed by Dead Cat Sighting
No. 7 Monon southbound was delayed about half an hour at the Monon shops due to engine trouble. A dead cat sat on the front pilot, leading railroad men to joke the locomotive was hoodooed by the lifeless tabbie. Thomas J. Gore, Burns City merchant, was in town en route to Shoals for the Martin County Board of Review meeting. Interstate railway inspectors are visiting the city for duties, while Chin inspectors tour the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Blanche
George
Josephine
Louise
Jasonville
Vester Lynn
James White
Lebanon
Ind
Owensburg
Jiocal
Monon
Tabbie
Thomas J. Gore
Burns City
Shoals
Martin County Board of Review
Interstate Railway Inspection Department
Mrs Glover and baby arrive from Indianapolis to Hill Crest Farm
Mrs. Wilbur Glover and her infant son arrived Saturday evening from Indianapolis and went to Hill Crest farm. She is joined by her mother Mrs. Pink Hall who will stay as guest for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Glover
Indianapolis
Hill Crest Farm
Pink Hall
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Ful
Spain
Naoleon
Oworee
Elias W
Oscar Pruitt
John W. Owens
Thomas S
Brolin
A. J. Weddle
Freetown
Jacob Bickley
Sweetheart
Cecil’ Elmore
Volf
Laurel and
Letha Rose
Mrs. E. J. Keithley
Heltonville
Walls & Walls' Insurance
Hodge & Walls
GC. A. Camp
Osteopath
Stats Board
Fifteenth Street
J. A. Blankenshia
Keachl & McKinley
Hedford
Lawrence County
W. OR. Mayo
Delaware Street
Indianapolis, Ind
Bedford
Mayo
W. R. Mayo, M. D
Indiana
PGEIS
Portland
E John Goldsbys
Citizens Trust Company
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