Bedford Orchestra Furnishes Huron High School Commencement
The Bedford Orchestra led by Ted Hackleman and Helen Hackleman provided music for Huron High School’s commencement on Thursday night. The group, including Marlon Hackleman J W Cath and Eddie Terry, delivered a fine program and returned home around 11 o clock.
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Bedford
Ted Hackleman
Helen Hackleduan
Marlon Hackleman
J. W. Cath
Eddie Terry
Huron
Thieves Take Sunstraw Adding Machine From Lemon Flouring Mill
Thieves broke a window at the Lemon Flouring Mill office Thursday night and stole a Sunstraw adding machine valued at $210 and several pennies. The new machine weighed about fifteen pounds and was loaded into a buggy. Wheel tracks were the only clue. bloodhounds were attempted, but no dogs were used.
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Lemon Flouring
Nailin' 10 Left Hand Keamond Fields Injured Loading Stone
A worker for the American Texpress Company, Keamond Fields, sustained a painful injury Thursday afternoon while loading a heavy stone at Monon Township No. 1. A large nail used in making the crate penetrated.
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Keamond Fields
Texpress Company
Monon Twain No
Hoadley Plans Large Expansion At Stone Firm
John Hoadley of the Hoadley Stone company is rebuilding his plant in the south section and adding a larger traveler and tramway to create a more complete operation in the stone belt. He expects big business and anticipates readiness soon. Bloomington World.
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John Hoadley
Hoadley Stone Company
Bloomington
Operative Relief for Hattie Speer at Dunn Hospital
Rae F Miss Hattie Speer underwent a surgical operation at Dunn hospital Monday morning for relief of appendicitis and a tumor. The operation was performed by Dr. John R. Pearson, resisted by Dr. E. M. Mitchell, with a team assisting.
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Hattie Speer
Dunn Hospital
John R. Pearson
EB. E.mitchell
Henderson Sues For Custody In Lawrence Circuit Court
Frank Henderson, by attorney R. J. Mellen, files for divorce from Ammie Henderson in Lawrence circuit court. He claims marriage on Sept 2 1997, separation May 2 1935, adultery by Ammie, past imprisonment for cruelty to their child, and seeks custody of the child with a restraining order to keep Ammie from interfering, noting the child is now with his mother Nellie Henderson.
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Frank Henderson
R. J. Mellen
Lawrence
Ammie Henderson
Indianapolis
Nellie Henderson
City Enumeration Shows 2460 Children Aged Six to Twenty One
The city census of youths six to twenty one lists 2460 residents, 261 less than last spring. 288 empty houses reflect a drop from about 240. High school enrollment rose to 422 this spring from 219 in 1913, with all graduates entering high school.
Appointments by Judge Cox at Close of Court Term
Judge James A. Cox announced several resignations and new appointments at the close of the last term. The boards affected include Review with Joseph Simpson and Claude Reuter for 1919, and Children’s Guardians with Lawrence Sanders Edith Gray and Sherman L. Keach for terms through 1921 or 1922. Charities appointments include Jennie Moore Mazzeppa Crawford and Rose Brooks to fill Mrs. Mary L. Butler’s resigned term.
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James A. Cox
Board of Review
Joseph Simpson
Board of Children's Guardians
Lawrence Sanders
Edith Gray
Sherman L. Keach
Frank
Jennie Moore
Mazzeppa Crawford
Rose Brooks
Mary L. Butler
Death of Mrs Temperance A Smith Mother of Mrs Thomas Box
Mrs Temperance A Smith aged 72 died at the home of Mrs Box in Mar on township on Thursday afternoon at 3 45. The body was moved to Owensburg Friday for funeral services to be held Saturday. Burial took place at Bridges Cemetery.
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Temperance A. Smith
Thomas Box
Box
Maron Township
Owensburg
Bridges Cemetery
Indiana Rainbow Artillery and Base Hospital 32 to Muster Out Soon
Camp Taylor Kentucky May 8 Progress was made today on the routine work to discharge civilians from soldiers The first units are not to be mustered out until tomorrow It is expected all of the Indiana Rainbow Artillery Regiment and Base Hospital 32 will be out by Saturday Headquarters and supply companies the ordnance detachment Battery A and possibly others may be mustered out by late tomorrow The remaining units are planned to be discharged by Saturday
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Camp Taylor
Indiana Rainbow Artillery Regiment
Base Hospital 32
Ordnance
Bedford Men in Battery F Listed Names Appearing
In Battery F of the 150th Field Artillery the Bedford men named are Everett Barnard wagoner Earl Bruce Otto Inman privates Heltonville James A Love private John A McVey first class private D Raymond private.
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150Th Field Artillery
Bedford
Everett Barnard
Wagoner
Earl Bruce
Otto Inman
Heltonville
James A. Love
John A. McVey
D. Raymond
Eye Injury From Flying Steel At Local Mill
Fly Nb STEEL NEE Onis Webster of 2nd and M streets employed at the P.M. & B. stone mill is severely hurt by a fragment of flying steel to the right eye. A local physician removed the steel and saved the sight. Mr and Mrs William Faubion and baby have gone to Indianapolis for work. Jesse Callahan of Kurtz, visiting, has returned to his brother Moses Callahan’s family in the city.
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Onis Webster
2Nd and
M Streets
P.M. & B. Stone Mill
William Faubion
Baby
Indianapolis
Mr. Faubion
Jesse Callahan
Kurtz
Moses Callahan
In loving remembrance of Ruth Bite
In loving remembrance of my dear sister Mrs Ruth Bite who passed away one year ago today May 13 1918 Gone but not forgotten By a loving sister Mrs John B Abel
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Ruth Bite
Mra
John 'B. Abel
Miss Chloa Day Dies After Long Illness
Miss Chloa Day of West Nineteenth Street dies Thursday at 5 30 PM after a year with tuberculosis. Born September 13 1895 to Mr and Mrs New Janda Day on a farm east of the city she lived there until seven years ago. Former Krafts store cashier she was a member of the First Methodist church and Sunday School. She is survived by her mother and sister Marie Day. Funeral services were Sunday at 1 30 PM at the First M E church conducted by Rev Toole with burial at Green Hill.
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Chloa Day
Nineteenth ‘Street
New‘Janda Day
Kraft
First Methodist Church
Marie Day
M. E
Rev
Toole
Green Hill
Eye Burned in Accident While Working With Mortar
J. P. Garriott, a well known brick mason, suffered a painful left eye injury when hot lime mortar splashed into it at work. A local physician treated the eye after the accident, removing lime and dressing a severe burn.
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J. P. Garriott
Farmers Get More Pay More Farmers Get More Pay
The article reports 1918 price increases for farm inputs vs 1914, with fertilizer up 70 percent, bone meal 73 percent, lime 77 percent, dung fork 74 percent, manure spreader 67 percent, gasoline 67 percent, lumber 74 percent, shingles 49 percent, paint 104 percent, oil 165 percent, coal 43 percent, and other items. Credited to the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Crop Estimates. Also notes moving into West Fourteenth Street residence and visits of Mrs. Lindley and Mrs. Blackwell to A. D. Pless.
Thieves Visit Mt Pleasant Church Steal Articles
Thieves struck Mt Pleasant church between Sunday school and Monday morning taking a table runner altar cloth a white linen square and a banner. A communion set of silver pitcher two goblets and two plates used twenty years was also stolen along with two lamp pumps. Police will search for the items and consider bloodhounds if needed.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mrs Sarah Williams Of Mt Olive Dies At 84
Mrs Sarah Williams Aunt Sarah a pioneer resident of Mount Olive aged eighty four was stricken with paralysis at home Thursday left side affected. Her physician says death could come at any hour as health declined in the past year. Sister Louisa Keedy Irvington Ind has traveled to be by her side. The Williams family are prominent longtime residents and pioneers of the county.
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Sarah
The
Mount
Olive
Louisa Keedy
Irvingston
Ind
Williams
Life Insurance Firm Urges Post Influenza Health Watch
A major life insurer warns patrons that mortality in the last quarter has doubled versus early 1918. It urges policyholders who had influenza to seek physician checkups and monitor their health through year end, stressing prudent self watchfulness.
Wreck on B&O near Rivervale delays trains
Twenty one cars derailed on the Baltimore and Ohio line west of Rivervale after a heavy wreck at Mill Creek bridge. Sixteen coal cars and one cement car left the track due to a broken flange, with routes detoured via Mitchell and Bedford as crews work to clear the main line. No injuries reported.
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Mill Creek Bridge
Rivervale
George Hamer Home
Hamer Hollow
Mill Creek
Bedford
Mitchell
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
F. T. Jacobs
William Sullivan
Cincinnati
Washington
Harry Smith
Louisville
Losses Under Government Control Of Railroads Cited
In the first quarter the government losses 192 million dollars from railroad control, with total 15 month losses reaching 226 million. Express companies add 14 million in losses, blamed on Washington mismanagement. The piece argues higher war taxes and rates will cover these costs. Bloomington Telephone.
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Washington
Monon Trains Heavily Loaded Derby Week Service
Monon No 8 southbound hauled a heavy Derby Special with 12 Pullman sleepers and reached town near 5 PM. Regular No 2 with 13 coaches arrived about 7 PM after a slow run. Local residents Nelson Joyner Victor Albright F D Norton Walter Sherrill and others plan Derby trips to Louisville. Mr and Mrs Harry Campbell relocate to a new L Street property purchased from Samuel Simpson.
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Louisville
Ann
Nelson Joyner
Victor Albright
F. D. Norton
Walter Sherrill
Noble Moore
R. R. Boruff
Harry Campbell
West Sixteenth Street
Samuel Simpson
L Street
Socialist President attack at Cambridge clubs
Senator Poindexter of Washington told the Republican Club of Cambridge that a dual attack on U S independence is underway. He accused President Wilson of aiding the movement and cited I W W radicals and international business pacifists as linked forces in Europe supporting his program. He alleged socialist and labor factions back Wilson at home and abroad.
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Cambridge
Mass
Poindexter
Washington
Republican Club
United States
Wilson
Internationale
Proletariat
Bolshevists
Europe
Socialist Labor Party of
England
France
Italy
Rev Ray Banks to Conduct Revival Meetings
Rev Ray Banks of Heltonville will conduct Sunday services at Coatesville Baptist church and begin a revival series in Fayetteville Baptist church, inviting all friends to attend for several days of religious meetings.
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Ray Banks
Heltonvile
Coatesville
Baptist Church
Fayetteville
Miss Blanch Wright Sent to Sanitarium for Rheumatism
Miss Blanch Wright a bookkeeper in the Monon freight department has been compelled to go to a sanitarium at Martinsville because of inflammatory rheumatism Blodmington Telephone.
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Miss Blanch Wright
the Monon
Martinsville
Blodmington Telephone
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Huron High School
Bedford Orchestra
Hoadley Expects
Rae F
Iworge
Circuit Court
Judge Cox
Court
Claude Reuter
Wen
Saturon
Nb Steel Nee
Chloa
P. Garriott
Bureau of Crops Estimate
James Kline
County Agri
J. W. Andrews
West ‘Fourteenth Street
J. W. Beard
Mt. Pleasant Church
Otrigken
Sarah Williams
Seles
W. Hag
Gars
Seymour
Hea Trafic
Onmonon
Monon No. 8
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