Burial site of Captain Charles found ruined by works
Paoli Indiana May 5 Telegraphic News workmen digging water main trenches uncovered that Captain William Charles burial site at French Lick Springs has been obliterated by recent improvements. Charles was slain by Indians in 1813 while plowing near the fort. lore says a stump and arrow wounds marked the attack and his widow wore his hat after his death.
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Paoli
Ind
William Charles
French Lick Springs
Charles
Commencement at Tunnelton M M Church May 3 1901
A pretty commencement at the Tunnelton M M church on May 3 1901 featured a small class of four graduates Martha Runnels Lena King Justice Fields and Jasper Alles with music by Guthrie brothers and Ella Beaver. Speakers included Rev Jones Prof Dixon Hon Spencer Peugh and County Supt W E Stipp. awards and praise followed with thanks to local residents for support.
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Tunnelton M. M
Martha Ruonels
Lena King
Justice Fields
Jasper Alles
Arthur, Manse
Mitchell Guthrie
Ella Beaver
Guthrie Brothers
Miss Beaver
Jones
Dt Dixon
Spencer B. Peugh
Bedford
Peugh
Patrick Henry
W. E. Stipp
Dixon
John Simpson
Ed Fitzgibbon
Henry Clark
Martha Runnels
Tuipvelton
James Brooking
Clark
Mitchells Cement Plant Revives Dead Town Into Prosperity
Mitchell becomes a revived industrial hub as Lehigh Portland Cement Company restores and expands a twenty acre site east of the Monon depot. Concrete buildings rise, kilns and boilers operate, large storage and switch facilities handle coal and cement, and rail connections enable steady shipments from Pennsylvania.
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Mitchell
Lough-Portland Cement Company
Lehigh
Portland Cement Company
Monon
Lehigh-Portland Cement Company
Cement
Indiana
Dehigh-Portland Cement Mills
Pennsylvania
Travel Help From Southern Indiana Railway Agents
Colorado readers planning a summer trip west are advised to contact Southern Indiana Railway Ticket Agents for assistance locating mountain summer accommodations. H. 5. Roseman G. P. A.
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Southern Indiana Railway
Concrete dam under way at Hamer's cave in Indiana
Rapid construction begins this week on a concrete dam at Hamer's cave, supplying water to a cement plant. The plant, lighted by incandescent lamps, will start cement manufacture around August 1. Two hundred workers currently employed, rising to about five hundred with full operation, boosting Mitchell's population by over a thousand. Maj. Pat Ridge of the Police Department received a gold badge from East End friends in a Baxter avenue barber shop, pinned by School Trustee John Day. The badge, a solid gold shield with diamonds and a locomotive engraving, was celebrated with refreshments. Ridge is a brother of Martin C. Ridge of Dark Hollow in Bedford.
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Hamer’s Cave
Indiana
Hamer
Lehigh-Portland Cement Company
Mitchell
Pat Ridge
Police Department
East End
William Waterbury
Baxter Avenue
Maj. Ridge
John Day
Louisville
Louisville Courier- Journal
Martin C. Ridge
Dark Hollow
Bedford
Tonnesen
Austen
Commercial Tribune Company
the Commercial Tribune Company
Cincinnati
Bloomington Track Meet Results and County Notes
Bloomington reports forty eight entries for the track meet. Miss Knox handles costume rentals for the Class play. Clifford Gunnerson to represent Bloomington in oratory. Miss Inez Kellar wins first in instrumental music and Miss Mae Paynter to represent Salem in oratory May 23 with topic The Future of the Few. A $35 surplus from Friday’s contest. piano rental expenses for Mrs Laughlin Orleans paid. Prof E A Turner and Edgar Carter tested well water on West 17th street finding no impurities beyond common minerals. State Oratorical Contest: Coburn Allen Shortridge High School Indianapolis first, William V O’Donnell Columbus second, Miss Simpson Madison third. Indianapolis has six years with three firsts and three seconds, highest average in the association. Bedford may send a rep next year. other Southern Indiana schools may participate.
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Bloomington
Knox
Indianapolis
Clifford Gunnerson
Inez Kellar
Mae Paynter
Salem
Paynter
E. A. Turner
Edgar Carter
West
17Th Street
Turner
Carter
Columbus
Coburn Allen
Shortridge High School
William V. O'Donnell
Miss Simpson
Madison
Bedford
Southern Indiana Association
Local residents and visitors gather in Tunnelton district notes
A long column records residents and visitors in and around Tunnelton, Pinhook, Tunnel Ridge, Bono township, Bedford and nearby towns. It lists names like L. P. Beavers, Archa Guthrie, W. R. Mathis, Joseph Simpson, Ezra Tamner, Henry Allen, David McLane, and Alfred Guthrie visiting merchants, traveling salesmen, and townspeople. It mentions a commencement exercise prize for Miss Martha Reynolds, a Knights of Pythias Decoration planned for June, and a minor accident to W. M. Lee’s son.
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L.P. Beavers
Pinhook
Archa Guthrie
Tunnel Ridge
W. R. Mathis
Rivervale
Joseph Simpson
Bono Township
Ezra Tamner
Clear Spring
Mort Allen
Henry Allen
Dennison
David McLane
Louisville
George Hasy
Lawrenceport
Mr. Shoemaker
Coffin Fletcher & Co
Indianapolis
North Vernon
Guthrie Creek
Patsy Guthrie
Elier Lee
Frank Dixon
Fort Ritner
Hursha Lee
Frank Hissey
Levy Wright
Washington Co
Alfred Guthrie
E. B. Dixon
Bedford
John Hay
Bezrienman Bros. Groceryman
New Albany
Thomas Neidner
Bono
E. B Dixon
M. Wallis
Bierbous Bros
Vincennes
Marshal Guthrie
Mary Guthrie
Knights of Pythias
John W. Harris
Hiram Flinn
J. P. Flinn
Harry
W. M. Lee
Po. m
Spring Convention Missionary Of Indiana Christian Church
Terre Haute Indiana hosts a spring convention May 12 to 15 1902. Southern Indiana offers a special one fare round trip for May 12 and 13 with return by May 17 1902. H H Roseman G P A.
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St. Paul
National Baptist
Minn
Monon
H. P. Radley
the Monon
A. P. Rapney
Spring Convention
Indiana Christian
Church
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
H. H. Roseman
Union Station
Chicago
Evansville
Bedford
Mitchell
Bloomington
Seymour Junction
Southern Indiana
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Louisville
Seymour
Cincinnati
Central
Passenger Association
H. H
Cheap Rail Rates Offer Sleeper Reservations
Southern Indiana Railway Ticket Agent invites travelers to secure low rates and sleeper bookings. Ladies traveling alone may have representatives meet them at transfers and ensure comfortable seating on the train at no extra charge. H. d. Roseman, G. P. A.
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Southern Indiana Railway
H. d. Roseman
Pacific
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Los Angeles
Monon
Frank J. Rep
GPA
Chicago
Bedford Post Office Unclaimed Letters Advertised May 3 1902
List of names under LADIES and GENTLEMEN remaining unclaimed at Bedford Post Office for the week ending May 3 1902. Ladies include Hill Miss Biffie Lamb Stella Lytton Miss Rosa Mitchell Miss Clara Rogers Mrs Mary. Gentlemen include Clymitte Joseph Finley Dan Flower F G Ingle Will Jenkins Charlie Judah Claude Lawrence Charlie Pigg Anderson Smith F S Stewart Lee Taylor James. Persons calling for above letters please say advertised. Vinson V Williams.
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Bedford
Hill
Biffie
Lamb
Stella
Lytton
Rosa
Mitchell
Clara
Rogers
Mary
Clymitte
Joseph
Finley
Dan
Flower
F. G. Ingle
Will
Jenkins
Charlie
Judah
Claude
Lawrence
Pigg
Anderson
Smith
F. S. Stewart
Lee
Taylor
James
Vinson V. Williams
Memorial services for Dr. C B H Martin at Second Presbyterian
The remains of Dr. C B H Martin were interred at Bellevue after simple rites at the Second Presbyterian church in Danville conducted by Dr. Payton Hodge. The service reflected the deceased’s long pastorate and scholarship with prayers, scripture, hymns, and a grave-side blessing. Survived by widow and son Ernest, the Indiana and Kentucky Presbyterian community honored his life as pastor, educator, and church reformer.
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C. B. H Martin
Bellevue
Payton Hodge
Louisville
Second Presbyterian Church
Martin
Accor
Rumsey
Hoge
Worrall
Marquess
Dr. Martin
Thos. Thornton
Ernest Martin
Peyton Hoge
Warren Memorial Chuch
Maqness
The
Theological Seminary
Henry ©. Thornton
Chas. Thomas
George Thornton
Indianapolis
Harry Warren
Wain. Martin
Presbyterian Seminary
C. K. Crawford
Crawford
Ufea
Martly
J. Kinsey Smith
T. M. Hawes
Hawes
W. A. P. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Pekin
Bedford
Ind
Danville
Presbyterian Church of Kentucky
Dr. Mertin
Obituary of John B Lowder 1880 1902 Fort Adams R I
John B Lowder son of Dr Cyrus Lowder and Ellen Lowder died April 19 1902 at Fort Adams Rhode Island of typhoid fever contracted from overwork He was born Sept 16 1880 on the old Lowder farm near Springville He served in the Spanish American War with Battery B 4th Light Artillery and saw action in Cuba San Juan Heights and Coamo He enlisted again in 1900 and went to Fort Adams where he died shortly after receiving his commission as 2nd Lieutenant His funeral was held at Fort Adams and the body sent to Washington D C to be buried with honors
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John B Lowder
Cyrus Lowder
Ellen Lowder
Fort Adams
R. J
Old Lowder
Springville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Ohio
New Orleans
Chickamauga
Tampa
Fla
Cuba
Randolph
Porto Rico
San Juan Heights
Coamo
Red Cross Society
Miles
New York
Helen Gould
Port Riley
Kansas
Fort Adams R. I
New York City
Washington City
Lottie Blackburn
Oolitic
Nettie Jones
Harrodsburg
Penn Depot
Arsenal
Potomac River
Robt. E. Lee
Arlington
John B. Lowder
4Th Light Artillery
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Wm. W. Thompson
A. W. Morris
Geo. E. Evans
Edward R. Thomas
Mitchall's Cement Plant
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Roseman, G. P. A
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Heltonville
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