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Stories of Princeton(Continued From Page One)lor and everything being ready, lie called Rene to come and. play. Retie. however, was not in the humor to play that morning and she politely told him to take his rough-necks” somewhere else if lie wanted them to have music. All right,” said Boh. He turned to one of his’hands and told him to go to the barn and get a good long log chain and bring it to liim. This-was done, and Boh, taking,the piano cover, folded and doubled it and laid it across the top of the piano and throwing the log chain around the piano he drew it tight and padlocked it and put the key in his pocket. Turning to liis sister, lie said: Now, my lady, when you get so you can play that piano for my ’rough-necks’ and do it in good humor. I will unlock that chain, and Mrs. Coolidge says he made his word good.First Bicycle Race.About fifty years ago one of the announced big attractions at the Gibson county fair was a velocipede race participated in between Dr. S. F. Gilmore and Ollie Tiehcnor. Now. it must he understood that the machine was not the present-day bicycle, by any means. It was the first two-wheeled contrivance that came about, and the front wheel was as tall as a man's head, while the rear wheel was a small, insignificant tiling. In riding this thing, tiie rider was away up in the air, and it was a daugerous-looking mount for anyone to tackle, but there were some most expert rider of the tiling, and Doc and Ollie were quite expert. It was amusing to hear the remarks made by spectators as they looked at the strange contrivances. The event drew a big crowd and the race was watched with far more interest than were some of the horse races. I do not remember who won the race, but the big crowd thought they had received the worth of their money.The Town Marshals.This old town has had a large number of town and city marshals, but we. doubt if it ever had one that the tough boys had more fun with than one -roe McDole who lived where now lives Mrs. C. It. Howe 011 north Prince street. McDole was a big, whiskered tine looking man, a carpenter by trade but what the hoys did to him was 11 plenty. It was not an uncommon thing for them to chase him home with brickbats flying at him. However, Joe Me Dole was not a coward as was demonstrated when Mrs. Joseph Devin then quite advanced in years, under a temporary derangement of mind drop ped herself into a deep well 011 tin Devin homestead grounds—now tie Elks Home grounds—and while the water fortunately was not deep enougl to drown the old lady slie was in 1 raving condition and it was a danger ous task for any one to descend ami rescue Iier. but. Joe McDole did 110 hesitate a moment but went dowi t.liut well, attached a rope to -the bod: of the unfortunate old lady and sh was drawn to the top. not much 111 worse for her experience.
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Princeton Daily Democrat
Princeton, Indiana, US
Mon, Jun 05, 1922
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
Sullivan C.
IN, USA 07 Jun 2025
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