Damages Awarded in Williams Dam Condemnation Suits
Three appraisers Bradley Armstrong John Fitzgibbons and Henry Crawford appointed by Judge Swails filed reports valuing damages at 55 700 against the Southern Indiana Power Company for landowners including Sanford Standish Wallace Owen and multiple Owens kin. Largest claim went to Sanford Standish 1000 smallest to William M Kelley 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Armstrong
John Fitzgibbons
Henry Crawford
Swails
Southern Indiana Power Company
Williams Dam
Circuit Court
James Meadows
Frank Owen
Miles Standish
Frank Jackson
Wallace Owen
John K. Owen
Edward RR. Owen
Mary G. Owen
Frances Owen
Washington C. Cook
William M. Kelley
Sandford H. Standish
Wage Agreement Talks Between Conductors and Eastern Lines
The wage schedule dispute between the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors and the Eastern lines remains unresolved. An extension of fifteen days to November 10th has been granted as the final date for a decision.
Woman injured in fall at home on East 17th Street
Mrs Loucindia Anderson of East 17th Street slipped at the rear of her home Monday afternoon and fractured her hip. The accident occurred about five o clock. Her age makes the injury serious though she rested well Monday night and was improving today.
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Loucindia Anderson
East 17Th Street
Bloomington to Have New Stone Plant
Bloomington will host a modern cut stone plant costing about 15000 dollars or 320 600 with Herman S Bowman and Robert P King purchasing land south of Second Street near the South Side Stone Mill. A steel building contract is set and work to begin immediately. King has moved his family to Second and Grant streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Herman S. Bowman
Robert P. King
Jackson, Tenn
T. O. Sutphin
Second Street
South &de Stone
King
Second
Grant Streets
Swatted Thomas Nelson by John Tannehill on the public square
An affi davit filed in Justice Iseminger's court alleges John Tannehill struck Thomas Nelson during a dispute over hauling refuse on the public square. The midday incident caused a minor disturbance Tuesday near the local swore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tannehill
Thomas Nelson
Tannehill
Brakeman Killed Night Tragedy Near Cloverdale
Trainmen report a brakeman named Hamilton was killed when cut in two by a freight train near Cloverdale Monday night. F. M. Hamilton, formerly a Southeast Lineman, was identified by the Bloomington report. Widow Mrs Cora Hamilton resides in Terre Haute. remains to Shirley Indiana. Lantern found atop the train at Limedale, body located near Greencastle by the southbound local crew.
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Bloomington
Hamilton
Cloverdale
Harry Edwards
F. M. Hamilton
Southeastern
Cora Hamilton
Terre Liaute
Monon
Shirley
Indiana
Limedale
Greencastle
Man's Hand Cut by Tin at Rowe Mill
John Krantz, an employee at the J. A. Rowe mill, suffered a painful injury Monday afternoon when a piece of tin cut into the bone of a finger.
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John Krantz
J. A. ‘Rowe Mill
Monon Time Card Changes For Trains 5 And 8
A new Monon time card starts Sunday November 2 with two passenger trains altered. Train No 5 departs Chicago twenty five minutes earlier and arrives Louisville at 7 50. Train No 8 departs Louisville twenty five minutes earlier and arrives Bloomington at 7 30. Arrival times for the Monon city are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Chicago
Louisville
Bloomington
Springville Sends On To Huron in Rematch Talk
Springville basketball letters the Mail Tuesday voicing dissatisfaction after losing the non commissioned high school championship to Huron. They demand another game to prove their superiority.Thomas Brinkworth, a Huron supporter, receives a special invitation to watch the Huron drub them.
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Springville
Huron
Thomas Brinkworth
Temporary B and O Southwestern Bridge Over Miami River Declared Unsafe
Train traffic between Cincinnati and this city was detoured as the temporary B and O Southwestern bridge over the Miami River east of Cincinnati was deemed unsafe Saturday night. Immediate repairs followed with engineers reporting quicksand and water interference in foundations. contractors aim to finish the heavier new bridge before spring floods. Meanwhile the Medora bridge progresses toward service in a few weeks as both spans replace flood washed structures.
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B. & O. Southwestern
Miami River
Cincinnati
Harry S. Smith
Lawrenceburg
North Bend
Big Four
Medora
Seymour
Republican
Owens Petition for Mayoral Ticket Declared Good
Judge Swails ruled that Robert M. Owens of Bedford may have his name placed on the city ticket as mayor with an independent emblem of the scales of justice. The election board previously said the petition was not in proper form, and Owens pressed the matter in Brownstown and Jackson courts.
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Swalls
Brownstown
Robert M. Owens
Robert Owens
Plain Bob
Bedford
Stone City
Bob
Justice
Scales of Justice
Jackson
Lawrence
Owens
Ralph Applewhite
MacHenry Owen
Monon Henare Injured In Rail Yard Accident
Two Harrodsburg section men McPike and McCrea were injured Saturday afternoon while unloading rails near Hay rodsburg. A rail fell and crushed them. McPike suffered a bad hip injury and severe bruising, McCrea was only slightly hurt. Dr. Holland of Harrodsburg treated both men.
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Hayrodsburg
McPike
McCrea
Holland
Harrodsburg
Cat Perishes Inside Burning Building Saving Kittens
A fireman rescued a cat by throwing it to the pavement from a basement fire at the Union National Bank building in Louisville. The cat returned into the flames to save her five kittens, all found dead in an empty box after the blaze.
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N. Schaffner
Union National Bank
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mayor Fields under fire over city spending and contracts
Bedford voters hear a critical assessment of Mayor Fields claiming higher taxes and bills, a 4 cent street lighting contract cost cut to 3 cents, and secrecy around waterworks costs. The piece urges voting for Mitchell Guthrie and criticizes Fields while arguing for accountability and performance.
Osee Webb and Nola Wade Granted Marriage License
Osee Webb of Oolitic wed Nola M. Wade of Oolitic as they receive a marriage license in the local filing. The record notes both parties are from the same town and proceed with the formalities.
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Osee Webb
Nola M. Wade
Ill Parent in Terre Haute Patient Improves Briefly
Julian Calonge of South E Street, gravely ill with heart trouble, showed slight improvement Tuesday but recovery hopes were abandoned. Mrs. Harry C Hagen and her daughter and son Herbert of Terre Haute visited the bedside, as did Mrs. William Harris of St. Louis, another daughter, who arrived Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Calonge
South E Street
Harry’. C. “Hagenwild
Herbert
Recalled Ride On The Old Circuit Riders
Paoli Indiana October 27 a new Methodist church is to be built at French Lick costing 20000 brick and Bedford stone. Ames Chapel will replace the fire wreck in Ames and both buildings are described as modern. The piece notes Orange County’s many churches and the historic Friends church at Lick Creek founded in 1815 and celebrates a centennial. It contrasts old circuit riders with modern clergy.
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Paoli
Ind
Frenchwick
Ames Chapel
M. E
Orange County
Friends
Lick Creek
Friends’ Church
Old Camp Meetings Around Lick Creek Grounds
The article recalls ye olden Methodist camp meetings in this county where rain or snow did not deter worshipers. Circuit riders rode dawn to the next preaching point while crowds thronged long sessions, the grounds by Lick Creek later subdivided into city lots with cottages.
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Lick Creek
Card of Thanks from Hawkins Family
The Hawkins family expresses gratitude to the Grand Army-post the Woman's Relief Corps and friends for kindnesses shown in the death and burial of their wife and mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army
Woman’s Relief Corps
Local residents visit city on Tuesday
Mrs. Roy McPike of Oolitic, A A Wicker of Ft Ritner, and Curtis McPike of Guthrie were in the city Tuesday on business. Kline's lunch room is now open back of his lunch stand. Everything good to eat. Come in and see.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy McPike
Oolitic
City
A. A. Wicker
Ft. Ritner
Curtis McPike
Guthrie
Kline
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