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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
2
The Bloomfield Democrat explains its Democratic alignment and Greene county focus. It notes founded in 1861, weekly Friday issues, semi weekly Tuesday editions, W L Slinkard as proprietor and editor, subscription rates in advance, and advertising pricing. It also lists mail category and postal info with Bloomfield Indiana as the office.
Henry Robison is reported poorly. Audie Ashcraft traveled from Indianapolis. W. O. Jackson and family visit. George Corbin and sister Susie ride in. Nancy Ashcraft visits from Bedford. Alen Page and wife welcome a daughter born Saturday the 4th. Lloyd Wright and family with Margaret Page visit Sam Wright. Jas. Hardesty and wife visit Frank Hardesty’s family. William Stutz at Jasonville job will move soon. Bant Sexson from Indianapolis attends funeral and visits Rat Tetrick. Mrs Jack Gasco returns from Terre Haute. Charley Wright and Warren Corbin home from Rembrant. Nan Ashcraft and Manda Corbin noted. Earl Corbin enlisted at Fort George Washington.
Tulip Thomas Axe and Thomas Flory were in town on Tuesday while Uncle David Lucas from Coen and Kenneth Miller of Union Valley visited Sunday. Ed Vandeventer and family traveled to Pleasant Ridge, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wilkerson of Camp Ground visited Tuesday. Mrs. Will Wilkie and son from Calvertville visited relatives Sunday. Brammer and Mahan reported improvement on the hill road north of the depot. A religious series begins Sunday at two o'clock on the south side, with preaching by Charlie Sims.
Miss Nira Secrest of Bloomington visited her parents over the weekend. Miss Beatrice Flinn returned home Sunday. Miss Luna Ledgerwood stayed with Miss Dorothy Mahan Sunday and Monday. Miss Urah Stephen visited Miss Ruth Bland Saturday to Monday. Mr and Mrs Ollie Wells visited Sherman Wells and wife at Camp Branch. Mr and Mrs Allen Bland called on Walter Ferguson at Camp Branch Sunday. Miss Flossie Messimore of Bloomfield visited her mother Mrs Amanda Messimore Sunday.
Plans for sending the first National Guard troops to France have been perfected by the war department. The new army will move into cantonment camps beginning September 5 with staged increments, and Brig. Gen. W. A. Mann will command the division. President Wilson announced nominations of over 200 new major generals and brigadier generals, including National Guard officers.
In a Wisconsin federal proceeding at La Crosse a man named Wilson received one day in Port Leavenworth for uttering threats against President Wilson and denouncing La Follette and pacifists as Kaiser friends. A Wisconsin pastor condemned pacifist congressmen in a sermon on The Friends of the Kaiser in America. Indictments against 105 black and white rioters in East St. Louis riots were returned at Belleville Illinois by the St. Clair County grand jury. A Wolverine train collision near Caledonia Michigan killed four people Frank and Rose Rosenberg both from Caledonia and Mose and Mrs Rosenberg from Obritth.
Washington talks on authorization of bonds to provide three to four billion dollars in loans to the Allies. Siminons Kitchin and McAdoo confer in Washington. Public moves target high coal prices and gas rationing with Hoover appointed food administrator and new grain control within the food administration. Navy officers face resignation calls.
A roundup of local items across Indiana notes the Delaware County fair automobile display valued at 100000 dollars, road contracts in Tippecanoe totaling 250000, milk price boosts in St Joseph County, and Mishawaka bond issues blocking a St Joseph river bridge. Additional items include reorganizations, resignations, births and injuries in multiple counties.
A series of brief items records visits and travel by residents A M Davis Lloyd Wright John Payne Elza Bruce and Clyde Bruce in various towns Owensburg Bloomfield Martin county Sullivan Illinois and Scotland. It notes young men called to colors and a Kentucky Ridge church ice cream social on August 18. Also reports marriages and visits among local families in the area.
Rev J D Crane of Bloomfield visited relatives here part of last week. Clover Bottom picnic is set for Saturday Aug US with invites. Mrs Free Bullock and Mrs Claude Taylor called on Mrs Ona Campbell Saturday. Ed Crane attended Mrs Leander Johnson funeral in Bloomfield. Charles Barnes and family visited Freel Bullock in Tulip. Burl Lindsey remains very ill with poor prognosis. Henry Calland visited his son Mer ion near Sarah Allen's residence.
Joseph Coen was in Plainville last week. Gladys Miller visited Mrs. John Stone in Newberry on Tuesday. Several locals attended a Newberry baptizing Sunday. Mrs. John Miller returned Monday from Scotland. Rev. Sndelson family and Aunt Ann Grove from Newberry stayed with Albert Hathaway. Edith Clark visited Dog Island to see her sister Mrs. Frank Anderson. Roy Stone and baby Catharine Louise spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Borter. John Grove and daughter Esther of Bloomfield and Jonas and Sarah Hasler visited Reuben Borter Sunday.
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