Growth in Indiana Odd Fellows Sends Membership Up
Grand Secretary W H Leedy reports Indiana Odd Fellows show a half year growth in membership and wealth. Resources total 3 185 505 with 417 787 receipts. relief expenditures 116 210 and 151 874 for all relief. Expenses 253 167. Net gain 1 965 members with 3 205 initiated and 445 deaths. Total membership 74 543. Indiana lodges with over 20 000 resources include Nos 14 Ft Wayne 96 Marion and 74 Muncie. Nineteen lodges paid out over 1 000 in relief, four Indiana lodges leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Leedy
Grand Lodge
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Marion
Muncie
Indianpolis
City Teachers Married In Bedford Church Ceremony
Walton Stover principal of the Ward School and Miss Orda Carter a city schools teacher were married Sunday at 2 30 in the Christian church parlors by Rev. Putnam. They returned to Linton to a new home at Ninth and D streets and will be at home to friends. Both are well known and highly regarded in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Stover
Ward
Orda Carter
Bedford
Christian Church
Putnam
Linton
Stover
Ninth
Local option plank eyed in state party platforms
Carl Riddick, Secretary of the Republican State Committee, predicts local option planks may appear in both state party platforms next year. He notes mounting public sentiment as remonstrances in Thirteenth district counties push to end saloons, arguing for county unit votes to decide saloon elimination locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Riddick
Republican State Committee
Riddick
Drowned Youth in White River Near Ft Ritner
Otis McNeeley a Campbellsburg youth aged 15 drowned in White River below Ft Ritner. He and companions Walter Matthews and a boy named Childers had waded the stream after bantering by the bank. McNeeley went beyond his depth and drowned with his body recovered on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis MecNeeley
Campbellsburg
White River
Ft. Ritner
McNeely
Walter Matthews
Childers
Wade
Young MecNeeley
Smoke Over Ward Boundaries Roils County Court
The commissioners court debated ward lines centering on I street and Columbus Avenue with liquor licenses a flashpoint. Anti saloon and temperance groups clashed with supporters as partisans argued ward divisions and the city map from 1893. The case drew heated exchanges and threats of further appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Columbus Avenue
Corporation
I Street
First Ward
Commissioners Court
E. B. Thornton
John A. Rowe
John W. Harris
W. E. Clark
Robert N. Palmer
Stephenson
Harris
Palmer
Wood
Gainey
Mr. Thornton
Second Ward
Thornton
Davis and Chaney Fight for District Seat Again
The Washington Herald notes that Chaney and Cyrus E. Davis clash again in the district. Alvin Padgett shows little interest in the nomination, leaving Davis likely to win Greene County support and gain a sizable lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Chaney
Cyrus E. Davis
Alvin Padgett
Davis
Coquet
Padgett
Daviess County
Greene County
Oldest Jackson County Resident Dies at 109 in Indiana
George Hammel, believed the oldest man in Jackson county and possibly Indiana, died yesterday at the Brownstown county poor asylum from general infirmities. Born in Germany on July 1 1798, he immigrated to the United States in 1833 and settled in Jackson County in 1856.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George &. Hammel
Jackson County
Indiana
Brownstown
Germany
America
Baltimore
Convulsions Strike Local Young Man at 17th and P
Frank Short, a well known young man at 17th and P street, was seized with convulsions and brain congestion early this morning and nearly died before medical help arrived. He was reported somewhat better this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Short
17Th and
P Street
Mystery cleared on dead stranger in Wabash yard
The stranger killed in the Wabash yards at Chillacothe Missouri was identified as Bill Achilles, a former Bedford resident. Col V Y Williams of Bedford received a description from Meinershagen Undertaking Co matching Achilles, a roving former brick mason now itinerant.
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Chillacothe
John Williams
Col. W. VY. Williams
Bedford
Col. Williams
Bill Achilles
Achilles
Lewis Achilles
Williams
Meinershagen Undertaking Company
V. V. Williams
Ind
Dowell
Janes Williams
Potter’s Field
Figures climb in county courthouse project
County commissioners with Architect Mahuren and the court house building committee set furnishing specifications for the new building. The Bloomington Telegraph reports an estimated cost near 16000 for furnishings and 14000 for grading and incidental expenses, bringing the total near 180000 along with the original contract price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners
Mahuren
Court House
Bloomington
Child Dies Suddenly in Enid Family Tragedy
Enid Waggoner, twenty one months, died at 2 am after convulsions at her grandparents home near Silverbville. Her father died two years earlier of typhoid fever. The mother, Addie Boone Waggoner, had been living with her parents. Funeral held at Pleasant Hill yesterday at 2:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Addie Boone Waggoner
V. V. Boone
Silverville
Pleasant Hill
Prosecution Demand for Liquor License Hearings
Governor Hanly directs prosecutors statewide to attend all liquor license applications and perform questioning even without a remonstrance or apparent opposition. He says lack of contest reduces hearings to perfunctory cross-examination and aims to deny licenses to unfit individuals. Hon. H. Clay Duncan returns to Bloomington from legal business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanly
H. Clay Duncan
Bloomington
Official Probe Ordered Over Whitecapping In Bartholomew County
Judge Hacker addressed the Bartholomew County grand jury urging a full inquiry into the whitecapping of William T. Vanest a South Bethany blacksmith three months ago and into other whitecapping cases. Foreman John S. Newsom was named and secrecy urged as detectives and locals linked to the affair fade.
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Bartholomew County
Grand Jury
Hacker
William T. Vanest
South Bethany
Vanest
John S. Newsom
Sand Creek Township
Malott
Peterson
Dr. Selfridge
Terre Haute
Norwegian baritone Martens to headline teachers concert
Mr. Christian Frederic Martens a famed Norwegian baritone with a strong operatic and concert background appears at the First M. E. church this evening at 8:00 with Mrs Nan McCann Martens reader and pianist and Herr Schaeffer the great violinist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Frederic Martens
America
Nan McCann Martens
Haywood School of Expression
Cincinnati
College of Music
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
Martens
Herr Schaeffer
M. E
Farmer Younger Sequel to Muskrat Story
A. H. Younger of Leatherwood near Bedford tells a sequel to the muskrat fish-thievery tale. He says the same two city anglers watched by him followed directions to fish then found their string missing. He later reports someone stole milk butter and grapes from his spring house and considers a tramp a possibility. Miss Maude Mualott went to Bloomington for a teachers institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Younger
Leatherwood
Bedford
John H. Underwood
W. C. Walsh
Younger
Mr. Younger
Underwood
Walsh
Home
Bedford City Council Charges and Resignation of Health Officer
Regular session led by Mayor Stipp with limited business. Drainage improvements and alley repairs approved, J M Winstanley crushed stone donation accepted for E street repairs. Dr Riley Shrum resigns as city health officer. successor unnamed. Financial reports show revenues from waterworks and fines, with city warrants redeemed and cash on hand noted. Taxable city property listed at 2.7 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stipp
J. M. Mathes
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
J. M. Winstanley
E Street
12Th
Thirteenth
Bedford
Waterworks Committee
Beech Grove
Walsh Here on Visit to Bedford With Mining Team
John R. Walsh president of the Southern Indiana railroad visited Bedford with his sons John R. Jr. and Richard and other executives. The party toured the Chicago Southern line nearing completion and expected trains from Chicago to Terre Haute within weeks before continuing to Seymour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Walsh
Southern Indiana Railroad
Bedford
John R. Jr
Richard
M. W. Wells
Thomas Hiatt
Walsh Mines
Chicago
Terre Haute
Planets as Disturbers Foresee Autumn Storm Phases
Forecaster Hicks predicts multiple storm periods from the 14th to 19th and 20th to 22nd with central planetary alignments near Jupiter Saturn Mercury Vulcan and Venus. He warns of widespread atmospheric unrest and possible volcanic and seismic events within days of sunset on the 21st, followed by a warmer change and rising sun spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Saturn
Mercury
Vulcan
Venus
Boy Kills Five Foot Water Moccasin in Buena Vista
Earl Graves 18 reports killing a five foot water moccasin at Buena Vista. The snake contained sixty young snakes about eight inches long. The tale is vouched for by Charley Graves, the boy’s father, and by neighbors who were called as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Graves
Buena Vista
Charley Graves
Bloomington
Marriage of Vinson Lewis and Alice Perkins
In the county clerk’s office a marriage was performed for Vinson Lewis and Alice Perkins by Rev. Quincy Short of Springville. The ceremony occurred in the presence of a small group of guests assisted by Deputy Clerk Leonard from the court room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Vinson Lewis
Alice Perkins
Quincy Short
Springville
Grandma Tow Under Guardianship In Lawrence County Court
In Lawrence Circuit Court Anna Tow familiarly Grandma Tow was declared incapable of managing her affairs. Judge Wilson named Herbert Sheeks guardian for the elderly woman who once owned a farm worth thousands. The tale recalls her loss of home after deed transferring property to a son in law and timber profits of $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Tow
Lawrence
Wilson
Herbert Sheeks
Grandma’’ Tow
Grandma Tow
J. D. Alexander
Sheeks
Opening Term Auspicious. City Schools Set Monday Start
The city schools plan to open Monday September 9 with a one hour initial session for enrollment and material lists. Beginning age six before November can start. beginners shift to morning start, then afternoons. A Saturday 2 to 4 p.m. meeting helps new and returning students find grades, with teacher assignments listed for East West and North schools.
Indiana undertaker Isaac Ball dies at 81 in Terre Haute
Isaac Ball aged 81 the oldest undertaker in Indiana died Tuesday at his Terre Haute home. He claimed to have buried 15 000 persons over the last six decades. Will Garrison plans a restaurant opening September 20 one door south in the Aley building on South H street in the room formerly Goldsby's billiard hall now moved to the Smith building.
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Isaac Ball
Indiana
Terre Haute
Will Garrison
Aley
South H Street
Goldsby
Smith Building
Bedford Schools Appoint New Teaching Corps and Improvements
City HALL lists 20 teachers including Miss Day Miss Daggy and Mr Stull with boards names for 6A 6B and subjects from grammar to German. Board improvements include papering thirteen rooms new piano East building painting and upgraded seats to improve the learning environment for Bedford students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Day
Daggy
Miss Moran
Walls
Montgomery
Dilley
Mitchell
J.B. Fagan
Fillette Many
Grace L. Prow
Estella B. Porter
Bedford Schools
Suitcase Plug Mishap Injures Ananias Alltop
Ananias Alltop twenty is seriously hurt after falling from a moving train near Maple Heights while returning from Stinesville. He suffered facial bruises, a concussion, and partial paralysis in both arms but doctors expect only temporary effects. He was treated at home by Drs Harris and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias Alltop
Stinesville
Maple Heights
Bloomington
Rogers Street
Tell Her Age No Sirs Court Refuses Question
In Columbus Justice Boswick's court Mrs. Ella C. Highland refuses to reveal her age while seeking to recover a board bill from her husband who claimed thirty two years. The judge deems the age question non pertinent and does not require an answer. A Michigan woman recalls injuries from a percussion cap incident involving her child and a maternal spanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella C. Highland
Michigan
Whose Babe Is This infant found by Englewood road
An apparently newborn nude infant was found along a roadway in Englewood by Otto Inman on his way to work. The child was likely placed there recently and the mother is unknown. Police investigation underway with rumors of sensational disclosures. Also mentioned are Edna Pitts Susie Huffines and Estella Huffines returning from Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood
Otto Inman
Executrix Qualified in Day Will Probate
Eliza J. Day has qualified as executrix of the will of Jesse J. Day before the Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit Court. The estate is solvent. W. E. Clark is named as attorney. A. 9, dt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Circuit Court
Jesse J. Day
Eliza J. Day
W. E. Clark
Notice of Appointment of Administrator for Martha Whitted
The Lawrence Circuit Court clerk appoints George Whitied as administrator of Martha Whitted’s estate, Lawrence County, Indiana. The estate is believed solvent. Alexander and Harris Attorneys for the administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Circuit Court
Martha Whitted
Lawrence County
Indiana
George Whitied
Alexander & Harris
Notice of Administration in Lawrence County Indiana
Notice is hereby given that the administrator of the estate of Martha A Green, deceased, late of Lawrence County, Indiana, is William E. Clark. Court: Lawrence Circuit Court. Date: July 30, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
County of
State of
Indiana
Martha A.green
Lawrence County
William E. Clark
Notice of Change of Name Application
A public notice announces an application for a name change. The document indicates court or filing authority and specifies the applicant seeking to alter their legal name. Details such as prior name or hearing date are not provided in readable text.
Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Brinegar Estate
Lawrence Circuit CourtSeptember Term 1907 will hear final settlement of Matilda Brinegar deceased. Guardian John D Alexander presents account and vouchers. heirs creditors or legatees must appear September 6 1907 to show cause why the account should not be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Brinegar
Lawrence
John D. Alexander
Bedford man seeks license to sell liquor in Second Ward building
Edward B. Simpson, a male resident of Bedford Shawswick township Lawrence county Indiana, aged over twenty one, applies to the Lawrence county Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell vinous and spirituous liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking. The premises occupy the first floor of a two story brick building on Lot 16 near the Public Square, with consent to sell cigars and tobacco in the same room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Shawswick Township
Lawrence County
State of Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Shawswick
Indiana
A. H. Brown
Shanswick Township
Edward B. Simpson
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Otis & Brooks,proprietors
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J.C. Ayer Co
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Mass
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Old Court House
Mystery
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Riley Shrum
God
Roy Purcell
Vincenne Sun
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The
World
Forest Place
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Cravens
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East School
Miss Bailey
Miss Carter
Miss Noe
Miss Little
Miss Unkel
Miss Scoggan
Miss Brooking
Miss Fry
Miss Malott
West School
Miss Brown
Ruth Alexander
Hoppingarner
Miss Allen
Miss Evans
Miss Ellison
Miss Alexander
Miss Box
Miss Boruff
North School
Miss McCain
Miss Ashcraft
Campbell
Miss Burke
Miss West
Miss Lester
Miss Owens
Mr. Fish
City Hall
R. E. Newland
Clara Friedley
Flora C. Broaddus
Willie Mitchusson
Esther Schwartz
James G. Stull
Katherine G. Baker
SEILS
EAI Gcesy Sui
IOM Topps
Teje
Mille
Vaan
Pbiggest
Earth
Edna Pitts
Susie Huffines
Estella Huffines
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Music School
Anna EB. Isom
Stephen M.isom
J.H. Edwards
Notic
Lawrence Cicuit Court
Virgil Able
Esate
Nellie E. Able
Brooks & Brooks
Franklin’s Drug Store
Charlotte E. Taylor
Charlotte E. Long
City of
Lndiana
J. W. Trainor
East Side
Edford
H. H. Walls
General Insurance
Hodge & Walls
Thomas McDowell
Springvile
Cave Hill Farm
Durock-Jersey
E. U. Johnson
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