Thanksgiving Visitors and Local Business Notes in Newberry
Newberry W H Moore and wife spent Thanksgiving with Charles Pate in Burgersville. M E Hindman toured the South visiting plantations and stayed with Charles and Lewis Owen in Greenville, Mississippi. Doris Clark visited Mr and Mrs C E Gregg at Bloomfield. James Pearson and wife from near Bloomington visited Charles Herron and Preacher Haste. Zale Miller and Miss Madge Crooke were noted visiting local residents. County Superintendent D C McIntosh visited township schools. Coal sale note in Lyons offers coal for ten cents at the car when unavailable in Newberry. M F McIntosh went to Bloomfield on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Moore
Charles Pate
Burgersville
M. E. Hindman
Charles Owen
Lewis Owen
Greenville
Miss
Doris Clark
C. E. Gregg
Bloomfield
James Pearson
Bloomington
Charles Herron
Preacher
Zale Miller
Charles Markel
Worthington
Madge Crooke
Norma Neff
D. C. MccIntosh
Lyons
Newberry
M. F. McIntosh
Sharkey area social notes and church services
Bonnie Bronson from Moline visited her parents the Shipmans for two weeks and returned home with her son Robert. Numerous locals attended church services with Rev Flory replacing Rev Dustin. Sunday visitors gathered at several homes including the Combs, Hash, Fuller and Bayes families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Bronson
Moline
George D. Shipman
Robert
Dora Carpenter
Rena Dailey
Sharkey
Flory
Dustin
Aaron Combs
Blanche Fuller
Virginia
Bernice
Beatrice
Alice Fuller
Ona Heaton
Edith Hash
Hazel Heaton
Sabra Wright
Jennie Bunch
Dailey
Hash
Tulip Family Visits Note Friday Gatherings
Mrs. Will Flory and Miss Marie Flory visited Mrs. Ivan Flory on Friday. Mother Marie Flory visited her cousin David Sharp recently. Mr. and Mrs. John Workman visited the Misses Hunter last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Flory
Marie Flory
Ivan Flory
David Sharp
John Workman
Hunter
Local Visits Reported Across Communities
Hamen Henry visited his daughter Mrs Bessie Flory last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Will Johnson of Camp Ground visited Mr and Mrs Sharp Sunday evening. Guy Messiemre traveled to the south side Monday. N W Osborn and wife visited Will Blaker and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harve Greene of Bloomfield called on David Sharp last week. David Sharp, long ill, suffered a paralysis attack on Thanksgiving evening and is recovering slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamen Henry
Bessie Flory
Will Johnson
Camp Ground
Sharp
Guy Messiemre
South Side
N. W. Osborn
Will Blaker
Harve Greene
Bloomfield
David Sharp
Local social notes and farm updates from Bloomfield area
Ilene F L Burke visited for farm interests last week. Mrs Amos Hostetter and Mrs Martha Quimby called on Mrs Fred Chaney. Sherman Hatfield improves his residence with a concrete porch. Bushrod water supply project completed with J Sharp of Marco at the pump station. water good. Families Dove Chaney Hasler helped J W Canady. Frank Blackwood went to Terre Haute on business. Hostetters and Quimbys toured Midland with Mrs Mary Hostetter. Frank Morgan bought a new engine for his elevator. old engine burst and he shelled corn with Dave Grounds traction engine. Andrew Rogers went to Bicknell. Guy McKee attended Spencer game where Lyons won. Mr and Mrs Frank Blackwood hosted dinner with many guests. Mrs Mark Jones collected donations to repair Morgan Valley church house. Bloomer Hasler moves to Lex Deckard farm. Miss Ethel Hasler left for Sullivan. James Duke left for Linton on business. Wm Meuerer family visited Sandborn. Jordan Riggle's family visited Charley Ammons. Mark Jones returned from Martinsville sanatorium in poor health. Frank Morgan did business in Terre Haute. The Bloomfield Democrat and the Cincinnati Enquirer offered one year for $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Burke
Amos Hostetter
Martha Quimby
Fred Chaney
Sherman Hatfield
J. Sharp
Marco
Richard Dove
Ethel Hasler
J. W. Canady
Frank Blackwood
Terre Haute
Midland
Mary Hostetter
Frank Morgan
Dave Grounds
Andrew Rogers
Bicknell
Guy McKee
Lyons
Spencer
Walter Blackwood
Harry
Grover Myers
Ora
Oscar Gross
Orval Marsh
Ralph Riggle
Mark Jones
Morgan Valley
Bloomer Hasler
Vision of the New Heaven and New Earth
A devotional study of Revelation 21 1 7 and 22 97 notes the final triumph of Christianity. It highlights the tabernacle of God with men the removal of death and sorrow and the city lit by the Lord's glory, and urges believers to pursue the heavenly ideal and unity in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Jesus Christ
Christ
Earth
John
Heaven
Jerusalem
God
Jesus
Israel
Liquid Bread Prompts Brutal Tragedy Tale by Temperance Group
A Tem perance society narrative from a Methodist Episcopal church recounts a man who, claiming never to drink, falls to beer and becomes beer drunk. He returns home after three days, assaults his wife, and fatally slaughters his two children, then kills himself, blaming beer as his sole taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temperance Society of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Not a Square Deal in Nebraska Village
A retired southern Nebraska farmer moved to a village and refused to sign a petition for a saloon license. When asked for his reason, he said the town would not be fair to the saloonkeeper. He proposed that if the saloon truly benefited the town, it should receive a bounty instead of paying a high license fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Common Sense on Liquor Purchases and Losses
A rhetorical defense against liquor purchases arguing buying without drinking preserves money for licensing but still harms the buyer. It questions why thousands should remain poor to enrich a few liquor sellers and critiques the welfare of humanity amid alcohol profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Harris Armor
Training and Drinking in the Great Game of Life
The piece quotes Prof. G. Sims Woodhead questioning coaches who ignore beer or wine during training. It argues alcohol harms intellectual and psycho-physical powers, potentially weakening those training for life’s big battles.
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Lfe
Prof
G. Sims Woodhead
Temperance Stand of Locomotive Firemen Magazine Declared
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen is strictly a temperance group. The Fireman and Enginemen's Magazine states the organization would not take any advertising from breweries or distilleries, noting no advertiser could buy even a line of space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
the Fireman and Enginemen’s Magazine
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen’s Magazine
Farmer regrets tax stance and criticizes saloon taxes
A prominent farmer says his views on the tax question have changed. He argues saloon license fees are passed to customers and claims farmers pay more in taxes for courts prisons asylums and jails than other taxpayers. He urges reforms in how taxes are levied.
Bryan Opposes Federal Rail Regulation Warping State Authority
William J. Bryan told the Newlands Committee that states should retain control over transportation within borders while opposing expanded federal ownership of railroads. He argued government ownership could curb competition and threaten state power, favoring state-regulated stock valuation linked to actual property value and allowing railroads to earn enough to keep par value. The hearing reviewed railroad capitalization and earnings, with data showing declining returns from 1905–1915 and Halford Erickson to provide further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William J. Bryan
Newlands Joint Committee On Interstate Commerce
Bryan
Alfred Fp, Thom
Railway Executives’ Advisory Committee
Newlands Committee
Cummins
Thom
Halford Erickson
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Circuit Court Calendar for December 18 to 23 listing cases
Court calendar pages show daily listings of civil actions and probate matters set for December 18 through 23 including receiverships, partitions, asset sales, divorces, notes, and claims. Parties named include Shanklin, Weber, Mesker Co, Harris Co, Jones, Michaels, Gennessee Tribe, Stockrahm, Biddle, Norris, Harris Hanover, Lehman, Bloomfield Social Club No 1, John W. Smith as administrator, Duncan heirs, Stalcup, Geddes, Hudson estate, Amy Belle Franklin, Richland Investment Co, Onnie Hamilton, and others with various petitions and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanklin
Thurston
Weber
Mesker Co
Harris L. Co
State
Jones
Michaels
Thomas
Gennessee Tribe
Moore
Stockrahm
Cunningham
Biddle
Demar
Norris
Harris
Hanover Insurance Company
Lehman v. Phillips
Frank L. Burke
Cyrus L. Slinkard
Phillip J. Harrah
William L. Slinkard
William R. Cravens
Curtis W. Adams
Charles W. Faucett
Allen Williams
Bloomfield Social Club
John W. Smith
Cornelius T. Duncan
Frances Duncan
Martin Duncan
Florence Page
Herman Page
Roy Duncan
Fletcher Duncan
Ernest Duncan
Earl Duncan
Clarence Duncan
Harry Duncan
Martha Duncan
Ethel Duncan
William O. Lucas
Lovell H. Stalcup
Samuel H. Geddes
Jerry Hudson
Lankton Hudson Estate
Amy Belle Franklin
Eben Roscoe Franklin
the Richland Investment Company
Onnie Hamilton
Caleb Hamilton
Thomas C. Kindred
George Fuller
Alice Fuller
William F. Canada
Charles Cullen
Edna Cullen
Samuel J. Sparks
Mary A. Pringle
Gus Melshemer
Legal docket items summarize multiple cases with venue changes
A list of civil actions with outcomes. Taylor Dyer v Vande venter shows compromised and dismissed. Ed Aikin Sr. v Willie Davidson, trial by court with finding for plaintiff. Joe Aikin v Davidson, and Joe T Aikin v Davidson both with same finding. Estella Lee v Charles Easton damages with venue moved to Knox county. William F Brown v Oak Ridge Coal Co damages with venue moved to Owen county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Dyer
James T. Vandeventer
Ed Aikin Sr
Willie Davidson
Joe Aikin
Joe T. Aikin
Estella Lee
Charles Easton
Knox County
William F., Brown
Oak Ridge Coal Co
Owen County
Indiana docket people and outcomes in several cases
State of Indiana v. Wm L Beck public intoxication plea of guilty fined 50 dollars and 160 days at Indiana State Farm. Cecil Brooks petit larceny plea of guilty found fifteen years old and committed to Indiana Boys School until discharged by law. sentence suspended on good behavior. Walter Tennant wife desertion trial by court found guilty. Amos Musselman intoxication case dismissed. Ed Gambill obstructing highway case dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Wm. L. Beck
Indiana State Farm
Cecil Brooks
Indiana
Walter Tennant
Amos Musselman
Ed Gambill
Guardians Appoint Tumult in Bloomfield Probate Docket
Bloomfield Trust Company appointed Guardian of Helen Maxine Moss. Olive M. Gray, Guardian of Mary F. Gray, filed petition to sell estate. Franklin Ramsey and F A VanSandt named appraisers. George D. Clayton, Guardian of Rachel and Gladys Gabbert, sold ward real estate privately for cash with no notice. deed approved. Othnel Gilliland, Guardian of Anna Rose, filed new bond with Millard F Cox and Wm Cravens as sureties. trust continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive M. Gray
Mary F. Gray
Franklin Ramsey
F. A. VanSandt
George D. Clayton
Rachel
Gladys Gabbert
Othnel Gilliland
Anna Rose
Millard F. Cox
Wm. R. Cravens
Always Remove Splinter Cautions on Wood Poison Risk
A medical authority warns that splinters should be removed immediately to prevent infection. Some woods, like California redwood, may be more harmful to certain individuals, and delay can worsen a hand injury.
Aversions on progress and ancestral value cited by Shailor Mathews
Shailor Mathews argues that progress defines the era while honoring ancestors remains important. He says it is better to emulate the greatness of future generations than to cling to his grandfather's example.
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Shailor Mathews
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Bloomfield Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Cincinnati Enquirer
the Bloomfield Democrat
Woman’s World
Home Life
Better Farming
Household Journal
Womans World
Democrat
Ind
Ilene
Bloomfield ,Democrat
International Sunday School
RE. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Holy City
Ous
Circuit Court Proceedings
Bloomfield Trust Company
Helen Maxine Moss
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