Local Option Law Test Case For Liquor License
Joseph Cline seeks a liquor license for Troutman and Demoss room in the December term. A remonstrance on file blocks approval, but Cline plans to test the new local option law by appealing through circuit and Supreme Courts if needed. The plan hinges on whether remonstrance and local option laws cannot stand together. The legislature may seek to repeal the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cline
Supreme Court
Bloomington
Troutman & Demoss
Commissioners’ Court
Circuit Court
Indiana Legislature Law on Senators Representatives Limits
The Indiana Constitution caps the senate at fifty members and the house at one hundred. Senators serve four years with staggered terms. representatives serve two years. Districts may be redrawn every six years after the census. Requirements cover citizenship, age, and residency. Pay is six dollars daily plus travel. Sessions have strict duration and adjournment rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
House of Representatives
United States
Ikerd Family Reunion Celebrates in County
The Joseph S. Ikerd family holds a reunion this week with siblings and relatives gathered from Monmouth, St. Louis, and West Ridge. Men hunt festive quail while children socialize. James Ikerd and H. J. Ikerd, telegraph operators for Western Union, join the week of recreation in their native county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Ikerd
George Martin
Monmouth
James Ikerd
St. Louis
H. J. Ikerd
West Ridge
James
Western Union
Scarlet fever confines child of Mr and Mrs Mark
The six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Mark on TI street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth is ill with scarlet fever. Health officers have ordered quarantine and precautions to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otho Mark
TI Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Mark
Prison fire forces major reconstruction plan at Indiana Reformatory
The Indiana Reformatory board met in Jeffersonville to review rebuilding after a Sunday blaze. About 600 inmates lost jobs while remains of the foundry face at least a March 1 start for work with potential legislative aid. Acting Superintendent M M Barnard said the key issue is reassigning workers, and praised staff response as calm and orderly during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Board of Managers
Indiana Reformatory
M. M. Barnard
W. H. Whittaker
National Prison Conference
Richmond
Barnard
William C Pitman Dies at 73 in Bedford Indiana
William C Pitman father of the Pitman boys died at 2 15 Tuesday at his Lincoln street home of heart disease. He was 73 born near Fayetteville Indiana son of Holland Pitman and came from Kentucky to Indiana. He married Pheoba A Kern March 18 1860 and had twelve children, 11 surviving. Funeral held Wednesday at 12 30 from his home with burial at Shilos at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Pitman
Lawrence County
Lincoln Street
Mr. Pitman
Fayetteville
Holland Pitman
Kentucky
Indiana
Bedford
Pheoba A. Kern
H. E. Pitman
Alice Pitman
William W. Pitman
Fred Pitman
J. M. Potter
Fayettville
Charles H. Moore
J. L. Potter
Edna
Kansas
Cloud Kern
Alva Pitman
B. F. Pitman
Walter Pitman
Pitman
Indian Creek Township
Shilos
Defaulter Axtell to be tried in Monroe circuit court
Harry Axtell Bloomington City Treasurer and Real Estate Building Association secretary faces five indictments for embezzlement and forgery. Grand Jury found shortages totaling thousands, including a forged bond and misaccounting upon resignation. Bond set at 1500 dollars. trial postponed until January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Axtell
Real Estate Building Association
Bloomington
Monroe
Axtell
Wilson
Charles J. Axtell
Grand Jury
Building Association
Indiana Avenue
Grand
Louden
Thomas J. Brooks
Bedford
Reddrick Wylie
Real Estate Buildings Loan and Savings Association
Dallas Farmer
Mrs. Lemonds Dies After Illness at Daughter’s Home
Mrs. Thomas Lemonds died at 9:30 p m Monday at her daughter Mrs Nellie Corbin's home on South K street after several months illness. Death believed due to spleen cancer. an autopsy was conducted by several physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lemonds
Nellie Corbin
South K Street
Death of Mrs Lemonds Reported After Illness
Mrs Lemonds, a native of Lawrence county born near Bryantsville and daughter of the late Joseph Knott, died after a year of poor health. An autopsy by Dr John R Pearson found cancer of the spleen omentum and stomach. She is survived by her husband and two children Nellie Corbin and Charles Lemonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemeonds
Lawrence County
Bryantsville
Joseph Knott
Nellie Corbin
Charles Lemonds
John R. Pearson
Monon Brakeman Moved To City Hospital After Accident
Monon brakeman Will Minor was brought from French Lick to Bedford then to City Hospital after falling from a moving train two weeks ago. He was watching a hot box when the coach step gave way, throwing him to the ground unconscious. He remains seriously injured under Dr. A J McDonald care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Minor
Monon
French Lick
A. J. McDonald
Monon Company
Minor
Bedford Hospital
Golliver Indicted on Embezzlement Claim During Recorder Tenure
Reports say Thomas Golliver former county recorder is indicted by a recently adjourned grand jury. He may be in Orleans or Mitchell with a warrant likely out. Indictment referenced embezzlement during four years ending January 1907. Insurance settlement covered a $2000 shortage amid disputed fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Golliver
Court House
Bloomington
Golliver
Orleans
Mitchell
Gulliver
Grand Jury
Unusual Pig Butchering Method Sparks Local Debate
In the North End near National Rolling Mills residents report Hunyaks butcher pigs for winter meat using a scorching method. Officers observed smoke as foreigners piled straw and burned hair from a pig, contrasting with the Yankee method. The Vincennes Commercial notes the scene as an odd, corrective caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rolling Mills
P. T. Barnum
Vincennes Commercial
Opossum Hunt Becomes West Baden Girls Sport
West Baden Indiana on November 17 reports prominent young women enjoy opossum and raccoon hunts for the season. They team with young men to shake game from trees and feed on the roasted catch at a post hunt feast the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baden
Ind
No Respect for Courts
President Samuel Gompers declares if convicted in Washington he will go to jail rather than pay a fine or let the federation pay. He warns that hiding funds would invite a court receiver and discusses the Danbury Hat case and Sherman antitrust rulings affecting labor unions. He criticizes the Democrats and voices Labor Party ideas while stressing union allegiance over party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Gompers
John
Lennon
D. G. Ramsey
The
Electrical Workers
United States Supreme Court
Danbury
District of Columbia
Maj. Hayes
Cleveland
Hayes
Democratic Party
Bryan
Organized Labor
Close shave at Columbus barber shop ends with shotgun blast
Jasper Phillips of Hartsville narrowly escaped injury when a shotgun discharged in Perry Scott's restaurant adjacent to William Robinson's barber shop. A partition was torn by shot. Phillips was struck only by stray pellets while the barber prepared to shave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Jasper Phillips
Hartsville
William Robinson
Perry Scott
Otto Mobley
Mr. Phillipy
Sullivan County seeks split to form separate circuit court
Sullivan Indiana attorneys at a Sullivan County Bar Association meeting determine to ask the January legislature to create a division of the Sullivan Greene counties judicial circuit with a dedicated court in Sullivan. They cite heavy dockets and a court workload that has fallen behind despite Judge Henderson’s efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
Sullivan County Bar Association
Sullivan-Greene Counties Judicial Circuit
Henderson
Backwards Trip to Fayetteville Ends Without Incident
Glen Putman and Dr J B Duncan drove to Fayetteville Monday to see a patient. The car balked and rolled in reverse up a hill causing surprise to Dr Duncan. Telephoned instructions from John Strout helped the auto turn around and complete the trip safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Putman
J. B. Duncan
Fayetteville
Duncan
John Strout
Well at Mrs J R M Allen Home Celebrates Decades of Water
A Greencastle Banner note recalls the historic well at the residence of Mrs J R M Allen at Seminary and College Ave. The old well has served for more than sixty years providing cold water and now fails to respond to the pump. Citizens hope it rests and then resumes its sparkling beverage when spring rains renew the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. M. Allen
Seminary
College Ave
Mother Earth
Greencastie
Prosperity to Stay Awhile and Turkey Gobbler Votes
A Washington bulletin notes General Prosperity will likely linger. A turkey gobbler backs a safe and sane Thanksgiving. In Pennsylvania a man invents a machine that scrapes cleans and trims fish heads and tails at 200 to 300 per minute. A Boston physician claims tea acts as a germicide against typhoid. An air gun using pneumatic hammer principles is proposed for humane animal killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Boston
Kern Says His Senate Bid Based On Nomination Confidence
The Lafayette Courier remarks on John W. Kern using his vice presidential nomination as grounds for his senate run. It accuses him of misleading supporters about the national ticket’s chances and notes his three prior losing campaigns for governor and vice president, labeling him a political Jonah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kern
Senate
Kern
Lafayette Courier
County superintendents ring broken up by coming legislature
Linton Call argues that a license requirement for election to county or state superintendent offices is undemocratic and fosters a corrupt ring. He contends voters should freely choose their superintendent without forced selection of a small group, urging legislative action to end the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Card Of Thanks And Moves Of Mrs Bass And Mr Cole
Card of thanks extends to neighbors friends and Rev Putman for help during illness and death of Hugh Bass. Also notes M G Cole and wife leave for Corsicana with good wishes. Mentions Henry Spaan not to be in Ford murder case next term and defense team selections. Bloomington Telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Bass
Melvin Putman
Dugan Stone Mill
Martuna Bass
Texas
M. G. Cole
Corsicana
Cole
Fry-Hodge Drug Co
Gaier
Marshall Messenger
Henry Spaan
Indianapolis
Ford
Spaan
R. L. Morgan
R. G. Miller
Bloomington
Barroom Robbery Suspects Charged After Downtown Attack
Police chase leads to three men, George Galloway Harry Glynn and others, charged with assault and battery and highway robbery in connection with a brutal knife and kick assault on Jake Lawson near Ingalls saloon. Lawson’s inconsistent tale spurred further inquiries into jewelry thefts and possible Logansport ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Hole
Futher
Jake Dawson
Louisville
Colfax
Ind
George Galloway
Harry Galisbury
Galloway
Goldsburg
Dawson
Goldburg
Logansport
Ice Men’s Union
C. W. le Legue
Lawson
Goldsbury
Glynn
Damages Sought Over Goose Creek Water Contamination
Samuel D. Judah sues Bedford Quarries Norton Reed Stone and Indiana Bedford Stone in Lawrence circuit court for 2500 damages. He owns land crossed by Goose Creek where mills drain slush, contaminating water and harming agricultural use. Attorneys H Pearson and Johnny Underwood represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Samuel D. Judah
Bedford Qarries Company
Norton-Reed Stone Company
Indiana-Bedford Stone Company
Goose Creek
Johnny Underwood
Painter John Linkogle Hurt as Train Passes Over Him
Bloomington, Nov. 19. John Linkogle of Jeffersonville was crushed by a wheel but survived after falling under the smoking car of the French Lick accommodation train. He escaped with a crushed right leg and a deep cut to the left hip, and his recovery remains doubtful. He was attempting to board the train when the accident happened. he is about 25 and married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
French Lick
John Linkogle
Jeffersonville
Linkogle
Wounded marshal Faubion resigns in Oolitic shock
Charles B. Faubion who became marshal July 1 resigns after an attempted assassination Saturday night. The town board appoints Oesip George to fill the vacancy amid continuing rumors and political gossip regarding the shooting and Faubion’s motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Faubian
Fred Bowen
Oolitic
Oesip George
Faubian
Faubion
Board of Trustees
Little Girl Almost Blinded by Scissors Accident
Catherine Cannedy, three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cannedy, North H street, was injured at home Tuesday when a pair of scissors in her gown loop pierced her eye. The wound is about a quarter inch and may affect sight for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
W. E. Cannedy
North H Street
May Never Be Tried Some New Evidence in Fox and Kirk Case
The Columbus Republican reports that Monroe County men David Fox and Jacob Kirk, convicted of whitecapping in Harrison Township, may gain a new trial after Judge Hacker granted one. New evidence supposedly could free them if brought to court, with critics alleging misused funds and ineffective detectives in the state effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Fox
Jacob Kirk
Monroe County
Hacker
Columbus Republican
Fox
Kirk
Thomas Vanest
Ciicnut
Bar of Justice
Vanest
South Bethany
Harrison Township
Sherlock Holmes
Stull
Hanly
Monroe
Brown
Boy and cigarette nearly set house on fire
A school boy dropped a lit cigarette among dry leaves at Frank R. Allen's home on West 15th Street at noon. The blaze spread to fencing before Hiram Donihue discovered it, and the fire was stopped before reaching the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Allen
West 15Th Street
Hiram Donihue
Executor appointed in Lawrence Circuit Court Indiana
Notice announces Homer Fisher appointed as executor of Mary F. Mitchell estate in Indiana. The will names the deceased and the court appointment date is November 10 1968. The executor is represented by Boruff and Boruff Attorneys and notes the estate is solvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Circuit Court
Indiana
Mary F. Mitchell
Homer Fisher
Boruff
Birdle Anna Mathie
Ant
Lawrence
William &. Sowder
James M, Sowder
Adrar
W. B. Clark
Atty
Appointment of Executor for Kern Will in Indiana
On November 17 1908 Samuel F Kern is named executor of the last will of Andrew J Kern deceased by the Lawrence Viceni Court clerk with W HW Martin as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Viceni Court
Indiana
Andrew J. Kern
Samuel F. Kern
W. HW. Martin
Notice of final account in Amos P. Wiles estate
Effie G. Day as administratrix seeks final settlement of the Amos P. Wiles estate in the Lawrence Circuit Court. The court will examine the account and vouchers on the specified date for heirs and creditors to appear and show cause why the account should not be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos P. Wiles
Lawrence Circuit Court
Effie G. Day
Circuit Court
W.W. Martin
Marcus A. Rainbolt
Lawrence
Nancy. J. Rainbolt
Nancy J. Rainbolt
Admix
Notice to Non-Resident Defendant in Indiana Divorce Case
Notice of complaint in the Lawrence County Circuit Court for Lucy Holland versus John L. Bolland. Defendant non resident of Indiana. must appear January 9, 1909 or default will be entered. Court clerk Boone Leonard signs seal dated November 5, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Bolland
Indiana
Court Housoe
Bedford
Lawrence County
Stau
Boone Leonard
County bids invited for multiple bridge repairs and new spans
Notice from Lawrence County Indiana commissioners calls for sealed bids by 10 pm on December 8 for repairs to a Back Creek bridge and for two Spring Creek bridges in Perry Township plus one Beaver Creek bridge at Huron. Complete plans are in the Auditor office. bids may be rejected at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Lawrence County
Indiana
Back Creek
Spring Creek
Perry Township
Beaver Creek
Huron
Walter G. Owens
Petition for Discharge in Bankruptcy In Indiana
The court orders a hearing on the bankrupt Homer R. Ferguson No 2660 to determine his discharge. The session will be December 3 1908 in Indianapolis. Notices will be mailed to known creditors with copies of the petition and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer R. Ferguson
District OF Indiana
A. D
Indianapolis
Bedford Mail
Albert B. Anderson
Noble
Butler
Tre Court
Notice of Foreclosure Suit in Lawrence Circuit Court
The defendants Adam Deckard and Lida Deckard are notified to appear January 9, 1909, being the 38th judicial day of the next term, to answer or demur to the complaint filed by Reeves & Company and others seeking foreclosure of a mortgage on Indiana real estate. The notice is issued by Clerk Boone Leonard of the Lawrence Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Deckard
Lida Deckard
Reeves & Company
Indiana
Lawrence Circuit Court
Hedtora
Seal
Boone, Leonard
Notice To Non Residents Divorce Case In Indiana
Notice in 1908 Lawrence County Indiana divorce action by Ann E Ingle against William R Ingle. Plaintiff attorney Henry P Pearson states defendant is not a resident of Indiana and must answer by the next term of Lawrence Circuit Court at Bedford on the fifteenth Monday of November 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Indiana
Lawrence County
Lawrence Circuit Court
Ann E. Ingle
William R.ingle
Henry P. Pearson
William R. Ingle
State of
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Divorce action against nonresident Louis Boody filed
Plaintiff represented by M Woolery files a complaint and affidavit in the Lawrence Circuit Court. The case seeks a divorce from Louis Boody who is alleged not to reside in Indiana. The defendant must appear by the fourth Monday of November 1008 at Bedford Court House or default may be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Boody
M. Woolery
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Stau
Public auction of rents and profits in Indiana real estate
Thomas W. Box sheriff announces sale in Lawrence County Indiana of rents and profits for up to seven years from the described parcels. If profits fail to satisfy the decree, the fee simple will be offered also. Sale on Saturday November 21 1908 at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the south door of Bedford courthouse. William H. Martin attorney. Amount due $2088.99 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aircott Court
Lawrence County
Indiana
Citizens Trust Company of
Bedford
John A. Palmer
Emma Palmer
Citizens State Bank of
Orland
John F.shuman
Court House
Towit
Township Five North
Bedford and
Leesville
Thomas W. Box
William H. Martin
Foreclosure Notice in Indiana Case against Fisher Defendants
Plaintiff files complaint and affidavit showing defendants Howard Fisher and Elizabeth Fisher are nonresidents and action to foreclose a mortgage on Indiana real estate. They must appear by the next term on November 2, 1908, at Bedford court and answer or demur. Boone Leonard, Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit Court, seals the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher
Mary Hazelrigg
Indiana
Lawrence Circuit Court
Bedford
Boone Leonard
Brooks & Brooks, Attys
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Fred B. Otis
Editors
Otis & Brooks,proprietors
Ecy
Central Unionn
Cal
Consti
Ikerd
Ford and Vicinity
William C Pitman
Monroe Cir
Cuit Court
Grim Reaper
City Hospital
Mitchel
Vincennes Hunyaks
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Maas
Labor
Federa
Tion
Bar Association
Bloomfield
Thomas R. Marshall
Charles D. Hunt
A. G. McNabb
J. W. Lindley
William H. Bridwell
Fred F. Bays
Will H. Hays
Sullivan and
Greene County
Attor
Neys
Underwood
John O'Donnell
Joe Barclay
E. EE. Melerren
Jake
Ingall’s
North I Street
Judah
Sev
Eral Stone Companies
Pell
Uulitic
Defense
Frank Allen
Notico
Lucy
Holland
J. W. Trainor
Edford
East Side
Alexander & Harris
Attorneys-At-Law
Ebford
Bedford Nationa Bank
C. H. Emery
Riley Foddrill
Ira Anderson
Mary Boody
Union National Savings and Loan Association
George A. Mathhed
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