Avoca School Notes and Local Visits Highlight Week
Ruth McCleery reports MecCleery visited Avoca School while Oolitic beat the Basket Ball Team Friday. Roy Owens Clinton Devine visited. Clone Blackwell Goldia Watson traveled to Bedford for a family medical update. Gainey family from Liberty visited B F Chambers. Indiana University pictures drew admiration at the Institute with a talk on them. Teachers Institute held Saturday with thanks to the University for the educational display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
Teacher's Institute
University
Local Happenings and Sales Report From Campbellsville Area
Mrs Mell Link spends week at home in Campbellsville while Mrs Gainey Simpson is ill. Kirby Tink sold a tot to Henry Finsnecker for 54. John Knight sold property to Henry Hunsucker. Walter S Roberts ill after returning from Oklo. Mrs Bruce Tee in poor health near Stonington. Dan Smith attended business in Bedford. Neigesier Sneets and wife in Mitchell for business. Williams family moved into J O Wright property. Rev Cash preached protracted meeting at Tinnelton. Laura Nelson and Annie Younes visited Campbellsville area. Thison Plinn Beasley and Neideffer went to Bedford for Civil Service exams. Jennie McKnight visiting relatives near Bedford. Sale at T L Neideffer’s began with a good crowd and fair prices expected.
Alla Gage at Sempre Loose
Miss Nora Stratton of Campbellstown has a severe attack of smallpox and her condition is critical. She is daughter of James Stratton of Stratton Bros hardware dealers and well known in society. About one third of the town is quarantined. Ale VY Mason of Springville was in town Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Stratton
Campbellsburg
Cain
Miss Stratton
James Stratton
Stratton Bros
Ale VY. Mason
Springville
Abandonment Case Filed for Divorce Between Marry Huff and Harry Hutt
Marry Huff and her attorney K L Paxton filed a divorce suit against Harry Hutt Tuesday. They wed January 22 nine years ago and separated September, with two children Gladius and Hattie. The complaint alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and abandonment on September 18, 1813, seeking child custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiliv
Worthingtons Move to Indianapolis to Open Cigar Stand
Mr and Mrs VDennys Worthington and family leave Bedford for Indianapolis to start a new life. Mr Worthington, long employed by local firms, bought a cigar stand in the capital city and friends here wish him success in the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vdennys Worthington
Indianapolis
Worthington
Bedford
Marble Bride Weds In Marble Home Ceremony
In Marble souyville on November 13, Miss Abby Marble married Rev. Karl Palmer Aither in a ceremony at the bride’s parents’ home, officiated by Rev. M.S. Marbie of Marion. The couple left for a wedding trip ending in Tipton, Ind., where he serves as a Presbyterian pastor. The bride, a Jeffersonville High School and Hanover College graduate, taught Latin at Bedford High School before resigning last spring.
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Souyville
Lid
Vy Marbie
Karl Palmer Aither
Clartes Metfenry
M.S. Marbie
Marion
Hanover College
Bedford, Ind
Jes Miss Abby
Mitchell Woman Miss Mollie Conklin Guest of Mrs Beit
Miss Mollie Conklin of Mitchell is the guest of Mrs. John Beit on izih street Tuesday afternoon and will be open to visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Conklin
Mitchell
John Beit
Izih Street
Three Defendants Accept Guilty Finding in Gaming Room Case
Raymond Torphy’s charge for visiting a gaming room was dismissed as another charge tied to the premises was pursued. Fred Anderson Jesse Long and John Williams agreed to a finding of guilty on their dockets and noted appeals to circuit court, ending the eleven case series in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Torphy
Fred Anderson
Jesse Long
John Williams
Strosnider Brothers Reunite After 35 Years in Greer
Adam Strosnider and his daughter from Greer Missouri visit his brother Charles Strosnider of Owensburg. They, Civil War veterans, spent a joyful Sunday with the Howard Fields family on West 26th Street before Adam and his daughter depart for Missouri Monday and Charles returns to Gwensbure.
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Adam Strosnider
Ie Ot Greer
Charles Strosnider
Owensburg
Howard Fields
West 26Th Street
Messrs. Strosnider
Teecether
Regimmuad
Missouri Mondsay
Hotse
Gwensbure
Hollow political hollow ness ends in tragedy
The piece laments the death of Attorney General Milburn as evidence of hollow political ambition. It notes Milburn’s three campaigns, his ruined health, and death before a full year in office, while claiming he left his family in need and that Gov. Ralston secured 2500 from his successor for the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
Jedegé Milburn
Gov. Ralston
Threats to Poison Plaintiff Named in Divorce Suit
Reuben H. Dedrick filed for divorce in Lawrence circuit court alleging cruel and inhuman treatment from Isabel Dedrick after a 62 year marriage ending Oct 4 1915. He cites abandonment during illness and alleged adultery with unnamed parties along with threats to poison and harm him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben H. Dedrick
Lawrence
Isabel Dedrick
Local Notes From Little Salt Community
Delia Blackwell and children visited Lydia McPike. Mrs Dora Todd improves. John Glassgow family visited their brother in law. Albert Robertson moved to the community from Wingate. Mrs Thomas Robertson near Yellowston e is very ill. Church attendance at Moore Creek. Various neighbors sick busy with farm work and home repairs.
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Delia Blackwell
Ramlettsville
Lydia McPike
Albert Robertson
Wingate
Pais
Thomas Robertson
Nellie St. Clair to wed Charles Cash of Bedford
Announced nuptials set for November 18 at the bride’s parents home Mgr and Mrs Sherman St Clair on West 4th Street. Nellie St Clair a local high school graduate, popular with friends. Charles Cash formerly lived here, with Consolidated Stone, now in Bedford in the stone business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie St. Clair
Charles Cash
Bedford
Mgr
Sherman St. Clair
West 4Th Street
Miss St. Clair
Cash
Consolidated Stone Company
Bloommeton Telephone
Patient Mrs Padgeont Shows Signs Of Recovery After Surgery
Word from the bedside reports Mrs William Padgeont is improving after an operation for appendicitis and indications point to a speedy recovery.
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Wm. Padgeont
Brown and Smith Tied in Saltillo Ceremony
Oliver Brown of Saltillo and Edna Smith of Tunnelton wed Tuesday afternoon at 2:35 in the county clerk office officiated by Mayor Tields. They will reside near Tunnelton.
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Oliver Brown
Saltillo
Edna Smith
Tunnelton
Tields
Gratitude for Kindness in Bereavement
The Dobbins family expresses thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown during their bereavement. Mrs Earl Holsapple and daughter from Mitchell visited Oren Porter’s family over the weekend for the occasion.
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E. R. Dobbins
Earl Holsapple
Mitchell
Oren Porter
Turkey crop strong with wholes market price steady
The turkey crop is reported good with fowls fat and well weighted. Fowls arrive by wagon loads this week and sell at 17 cents per pound. Hundreds are shipped daily to city markets for Thanksgiving feasts. D B Stafford of Heltonville was in town on business. Carl Babh Prudential agent at Oollilie fell from his bicycle suffering head bruises and a gash to the face.
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D. B. Stafford
Heltonville
City
Carl Babh
Prudential
Oollilie
Oolilie
Gentry Brothers Circus Returns After Profitable Season
The Gentry Brothers circus rolled into Bloomington at 5 a m after a successful Decatur Alabama run. Despite a hard year they posted strong profits thanks to the dog and pony show and tight management. The crew heads home for several weeks rest and winter training, with plans for a new ladies band and improved equipment for next season.
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Gentry Brothers Circus
Bloomington
Decatur
Ala
Gentry Brothers
W. W
H. B
J. W
Frank
Bloomington Telephone
Noble Hubbard Welcomes Daughter Near Tunnelton
Mr and Mrs Noble Hubbard of near Tunnelton report the arrival of a daughter Monday morning.
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Cern
Noble Hubbard
Near Tunnelton
Faris Pitman Case Ends in Acquittal by Special Judge Owen
Special Judge McHenry Owen delivers a not guilty verdict in the Faris Pitman case. Prosecutors and defense had argued over key evidence and testimony during the trial.
Acquittal Declared in Faris Pitman Case
After days under advisement Special Judge McHenry Owen ruled Pitman not guilty of visiting a gaming house. The evidence showed he went to the house to meet Raymond Torphy for an automobile ride that evening. The trial was the eleventh and final disposed item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHenry Owen
Faris Pitman
Raymond Torphy
Unusual Paternity Case Delayed by Child’s Death
The case of Siish M. Johnson by guardian Alexander Johnson against Ray Holsapple on a paternity charge was continued to Wednesday after the death of Sylvia Johnson, the woman who initially filed and swore Holsapple was the father of her child born Sept 20. The trial in Justice Malott's court had been set for Tuesday and was postponed due to the death of the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siish M. Johnson
Alexander Johnson
Ray Holsapple
Sylvia Johnson
Former Bedford Boy James Burke Killed in Louisville Auto Crash
James Burke a Louisville fireman and former Bedford boy died in a Monday afternoon crash on the eighteenth street road near St. VWedens. He was 8 when the family moved to Louisville and had worked in the city fire department for years. Burke’s death followed a six week layoff due to a past injury. Burial was at St. Louis cemetery after services at St Louis Bertrand's church with firemen as pallbearers.
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James
Jackson) Burke
Louisville
Joseph Burke
South TF Street
James Burke
Burke
Morgan Dalaney
FT. Chawk
Eighteenth Street
St. Vwedens
Louis B. Frass
Joseph Mueninghoff
Sis. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital
Kate Burke
John
David
William
Frank Burke
St. Louis Bertrand's Church
St. Louis Cemetery
Horschel Baker Visits Williams on Wednesday
Horschel Baker of Williams was in the city Wednesday on business, interacting with local merchants and officials during a routine visit.
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Horschel Baker
Williams
City
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Ruth McCleery
W. H. MecCleery
Avoca
Roy Owens
Clinton Devine
Clone Blackwell
Goldia Watson
Miss Clone
Mrs. Gainey
Liberty, Ind
B. F. Chambers
Teachers Institute
Frank Young
Kirby Tink
Henry Finsnecker
John WY. Knight
Wenry Hunsucker
Walter S. Roberts
Oklo
Bruce Tee
Stonington
Dan Smith
I. Neigesier
J. T. Sneets
Ralph, Willams
J. O. Wright
Tinnelton
Laura Nelson
Annie Younes
Kk. A. Thison
W. HH. Plinn
Homer Beasley
Raymond Neideffer
Jennie McKnight
Pedford
FL and
Charley Smith
John C. Hayes
T. L. Neideffers
Alla Gage
Sempre Loose
Huft
Harry Huff
Amiss
Letia Rowe
John Herron Art
Tadianapois
Troy
Ifecuba
Teimpire
Paras Ger Hage
Reuben H. Detrick
Anna McPike
Dora Todd
John Glasstow
Yellowstong
John TH. Ross
Near
Yellowstone
Moore Creek
William Glassgow
Raleigh Christenberry
Mira Keithley
R. ©. Todd
Sarah Ritter
Kate McPike
Oliver Fleetwood
Teltonvile
Leona Crockett
Elizabeth Murphy
Kiuvit
D. N. Clark
Mrs
Alex Mitchell
Eli Fowler
Freedom Church
Lilly Allen
Rev. Fowler
John Glassgow
Berry Smith
Chapel Till
Homer McKinney
D. L. Clark
Mayorhine Pilly
Faris
Pitman
Boy
South H Street
Peter
Wilson Hall
Purdue University
Lawrence County
Stone City Bank
Stone City Bank and
Farmers’ Institute
Felow
T Home For Savings
Hig Ey
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