Illsville Correspondence and Local Movements Report
Gilpen returns from Illinois. Jenkens from Solsberry arrives with corn shredder at Simeon Wilhoit's. Floyd family released from scarlet fever quarantine last week. Conder visits parents then goes to Arcola Illinois to husk corn. wife joins. Heaton Heaton Workman Resler haul coal from Worthington to Bloomfield. Lexie Workman and Cleo Riddle with Frank Edwards visit Daisy Quillen for Thanksgiving in Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gilpen
Illinois
Fred Jenkens
Solsberry
Simeon Wilhoit
Elmer Floyd
Earl Conder
Camp Ground
Arcola
Homer
Albert Heaton
Lexie Workman
Will Resler
Worthington
Bloomfield
Cleo Riddle
Vincennes Business College
Frank Edwards
Daisy Quillen
Park
Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Indiana Towns
Ivan Roach works in Indianapolis. Claude Acton of Worthington visits relatives for Thanksgiving. Miss Nelle Hasler stays with brother J O Hasler. The Hasler and Foster families relocate to Mineral. Fred Mitchells visit Dresden with James George. A D Isenogle and children visit J R Ockerman. Berthal Matthews with Fred visit John Mitchell in Bloomfield. Moffitt family Bloomfield, Orville Hasler, Lyons groups share Thanksgiving at John Hasler’s. Several visits occur to Walnut Grove school and D H Mitchell’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Roach
Indianapolis
Claude Acton
Worthington
Louis Chaney
Nelle Hasler
J. O. Hasler
George Foster
Mineral
Fred Mitchell
Mildred
Lyons
John Hasler
John Mitchell
Emil Clogston
Berthal Matthews
Nellie Hasler
Walnut Grove
D. H. Mitchell
Thanksgiving Guests Visit D. H. Mitchell Residence
Mrs. Odes Quillen and children from Morgantown and Mr. and Mrs. John Huffman with son Randell from Linton spent Thanksgiving at D. H. Mitchells. Quillen party remained to Monday. Miss Iney Foster led Walnut Grove school pupils in a program on Tuesday, but rain prevented raising the newly purchased silk flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odes Quillen
Morgantown
John Huffman
Randell
Linton
D. H. Mitchell’s
Quillen
Iney Foster
Walnut Grove School
Local Notes From Ridgeport And Vicinity
RIDGEPORT residents report on social visits and movements. Rugdon Burch called at Alex Bays, Jacob Hunter traveled to Bloomfield, and Miss Mabel Fuller improves after illness. The protracted meeting ends Tuesday night as Hog-killing dominates the week. Francis Ray moves his blacksmith shop to his father's farm. Mrs. Arthur Seals visited Sherman Hash, and Misses Hazel and Fern Wells visited Ollie Wells. Mrs. John Sizemore of Lyons visits relatives here this week. Berneice and Mildred Fry of Eagle Nest visit William Bough Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rugdon Burch
Alex Bays
Jacob Hunter
Bloomfield
Mabel Fuller
Andy Combs
J. R. Bullock
Francis Ray
Arthur Seals
Sherman Hash
Hazel
Fern Wells
Ollie Wells
John Sizemore
Lyons
Berneice
Mildred Fry
Eagle Nest
William Bough
Social Visits and Local House Fire Help in Camp Ground
Mrs Hiram Harrah visited Mrs Margaret Workman Monday afternoon. Bloomfield visitors include Mr and Mrs John Sparks and children and Mr and Mrs Dock Sparks and baby. Milla Harrah of Tulip visited J S Tompson’s family Monday. Will Killinger and wife visited relatives. Emery Neidigh and daughter Esther visited Chas DeVilbiss in West Bloomfield after moving from Linton. Roy Wilkerson of Illinois was here awaiting leave from Camp Taylor. A comfort meeting for Mrs Henry Sparks, whose home burned, will be held Tuesday at Mrs David Blaker’s home as neighbors piece the blocks for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Harrah
Margaret Workman
John Sparks
Dock Sparks
Bloomfield
Henry Sparks
Milla Harrah
Tulip
J. S. Tompson
Will Killinger
David Blaker
Poland Suffering Famine Denials Challenge War News
German officials deny famine in Poland despite Warsaw council reports and a Danish relief mission describing dire conditions. A Copenhagen envoy seeks food aid while the Reichstag claims Polish mortality is not as reported as Polish cities feed the occupying army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Warsaw Council
Copenhagen
Denmark
Reichstag
Big Coal Land Deal in Tennessee
A. B. Day and John F. Shea of Knoxville announced the purchase of a 44 000 acre coal land tract in Scott county near Oneida Tennessee. The deal is said to involve over 500 000 dollars and makes it the Souths largest single coal property. Five coal operations already operate on the tract with further development planned as oil wells may be sunk near the Glen Mary oil gushers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Scott Country
Oneida
A. B. Day
John F. Shea
Knoxville
Tenn
South
Glen Mary
Convicts Win Honors in the British Army
The article notes nearly 7,000 convicts enlisted in the British Army since the war began. Three earned the Victoria Cross, twenty five received the DSO, and twenty were mentioned in dispatches. It reports many have died or bear wound stripes, highlighting their valor in major battles.
Notice to registrants warns of questionnaire mailings
Telegram from the Provost Marshal General urges broad publicity to inform registrants who moved to update their Local Boards with current addresses. Questionnaires go out December 15 and failure to respond may forfeit exemption or discharge rights. The notice, signed Crowder, urges newspapers to publish the warning until mailing is complete. A separate ad promotes abstracts with a local attorney Minor F Pate. Also a teeth salvage ad offers $2 to $16 for old false teeth by Dr Wright of Hartford City Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adjutant General
Notice of Receiver's Sale in Bloomfield Indiana 1917
By order of Greene Circuit Court the Bloomfield Trust Company as receiver will sell at public sale on December 22 1917 at Bloomfield Indiana starting 9 a m until sold items from Bloomfield Social Club No 1 including a pool table and furniture and the undivided one half of part of lot 6 with roof access and stair rights with a right of way over an adjacent roof and a covenant to pay half roof repair costs sale subject to court approval cash and liens on the real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield Social Club No
Bloomfield Trust Company
Bloomfield
Indiana
Bloomfield Social Club No. 1
Mary J. Axtell
Slinkard and Vosloh Dissolve Prosecution Practices
The law firm Slinkard and Vosloh dissolves as to all criminal and divorce cases and matters in which the prosecuting attorney acts. In civil and probate matters not connected to the office the firm continues. Senior partner may take employment in any case. Office locations and hours listed in Bloomfield Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slinkard & Vosloh
Opera House
Bloomfield
Ind
Local Medical and Legal Professionals Listing in Bloomfield Area
James M Hudson lawyer office on southwest corner of Square Bloomfield Indiana. W R Cravens physician surgeon north side Public Square 11 to 12 am office hours 11 to 3 pm 7 to 8 pm residence 68 office phone 28. T Roy Cook west side Square Richland block 9 to 11 am office hours 1 to 3 pm residence 120 office phone 209. Frank A VanSandt eye surgery and diseases specialist glasses fitted phone 7 office and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Hudson
Square Bloomfield
Indiana
North Side Public Square
T. Roy Cook
West Side Square
Richland
Trustees Notices For Greene County Indiana Townships
Trustees Jackson and Radcliff announce their official business hours. Jackson will transact township business daily at the A B Titus Building over Allen Williams store except Sundays. Radcliff will conduct township matters at his residence on Tuesdays and Fridays and at Owensburg on the last Saturday of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Township
Greene County
Indiana
A. B. Titus
Allen Williams
Taylor Township
Scotland
W. E. Dobbs
Jackson Township
Owensburg
William Radcliff
Bloomfield Guardian Schedules Private Real Estate Sale
Cyrus L. Slinkard guardian of Lee Neal Slinkard offers at private sale at nine o'clock a m December 22 1917 real estate of the minor in Bloomfield Indiana. It includes two thirds of lot 107. two thirds of a 20 foot strip off the east side of the north half of lot 163. two thirds of a 12 foot strip off the south side of the north half of lot 163. and two thirds of parts of the southeast quarter of section 22 township 7 north range 5 west, all at appraised value cash with court approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene Circuit Court
Lee Neal Slinkard
Claude E. Gregg
Bloomfield
Indiana
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Jay Gould
Coen
Rockwood
Ridgeport
United States
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis, Ind
F. Pate
W. R. Cravens
Frank A. Vansandt
John W. Jackson
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
O. A
Riggs Clay
Sullivan
Guardian
Cyrus L. Slinkard
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