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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
6
The article stresses choosing calves with rangy frames rather than scrubby builds for future cows. It outlines careful feeding from birth with whole milk, gradual increases, warm temperatures, salt, oats, and regular rations to foster strong, productive stock.
Bloomfield beat the Bloomington home team 9 to 5 in a hotly contested Sunday baseball game. Bloomfield bats produced enough offense led by key players to secure the win at the local diamond.
Bloomfield Ring Tails defeated Worthington Top Nots 7 to 5 in a six inning game Sunday. The Bloomfield squad claimed the scalp of Worthington as the teams faced off at an unspecified venue.
Martin V Branstetter of Colorado uncle to John Branstetter is seriously ill of heart trouble. He stays with brother Henry Branstetter and visits with sister Mrs Tom Axe and Mrs Kate Myers during his stay.
Fred Smith, driver of the oil wagon, lost a horse yesterday from sun stroke while returning from delivering oil east of Bloomfield. The animal collapsed at the foot of the hill where the pike road crosses under the S C overhead bridge and died within minutes.
Heavy rain along the southern Atlantic coast caused widespread flooding in North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia. Dam breaches and collapsing flood defenses led to ten million dollars in property losses and five fatalities as rivers rose rapidly and waters carried workers from a railroad bridge into the Catawba river.
The Masons of Vincennes will lay the corner stone of their new fifty thousand dollar Masonic temple on Thursday. Special trains will run into the city for the event and high officers of the grand lodge will attend to entertain about twelve hundred Masons. Charles P. Benedict will deliver the principal address and Mason J. Niblack will speak on the lodge history.
Henry Abrams of Camp Ground, who broke a shoulder after falling from a hay load two weeks ago, was in town Monday. He remains in pain with the injury affecting his right lung and speech, though he is able to be out.
Aaron D. Fuller 80 6 15 of Greene county died at home Monday night July 10 after a long illness. He was born in Greene county and survived by wife Blanch Ellett and three daughters Virginia Beatrice and Bernice. He was a respected farmer and school teacher, church member of Matamoros Church of God, and father and brother to nine siblings. Services were held by Rev Henry Flory at the home, with burial in Walnut Grove cemetery.
We thank friends for their sympathy and assistance during the illness and death of our husband and son.
Faucett a well known Bloomfield youth becomes a member of the Chautauqua troupe and will accompany them on their tour leaving this place. The vacancy followed the resignation of P A Klaus who had served as dean of the Redpath crew for years. Klaus has accepted a deputy treasurer position in Delaware county Iowa. Crew members lament his departure calling him one of the most congenial and successful deans of the circuit.
A German invention features a single operator inside a heavy metal hood that resists bullets but can be penetrated by cannon. The weapon moves on wheels and fires rapidly until the foe is repulsed or the hood is destroyed, with the operator facing slim chances of survival.
Mr and Mrs Joe Himebrook of Linton take their daughter Ruth to a St Louis sanitarium for infantile paralysis treatment. County records show this is the only local case so far while Indianapolis has three and New York City reports nearly 300 deaths in the current epidemic.
All of Senator Kern's appointees to the naval academy at Anapolis failed the entrance examination. No applicants remain for the place, and an exam will be held on July 20. The nominee and alternate will be named by Senator Kern. Applicants must be high school graduates and not more than 20 years old.
The New Jersey Progressive committee, in session Saturday, voted 7 to 5 to reject being bound by the National committee’s Hughes endorsement. Predictions arise that New York Progressives may follow suit as Hughes declines comment on the procedures.
Slinkards and Wosloe Attorneys at Law Bloomfeld Indiana office in Democrat Your Business solicited. T Roy Cook Physician and Surgeon Westside Square Richland Block 9talla.m. Office hours 9 to 3 p.m. 7 to 8 p.m. Residence 120 W EB Cravens North Side Public Square 11 to 12 p.m. Office hours 9 to 3 p.m. 7 to 8 p.m. Residence 68 Office phone 28
Notice to Richland Greene County residents listing trustees for Taylor Jackson and Richland townships. It notes business hours and office locations in A B Titus Building Scotland Indiana and at residences in Owensburg and Koleen for weekly transactions. The notice mentions Joan W Jackson trustee and W E Doss trustee and William Rapcurr trustee with schedule details for Fridays Saturdays and last Saturdays monthly.
McVitie Miss Zelia Pegg of Linton spent midweek with friends as Miainghay becomes the talk. Grace Minks and Mary Fuller visited grandparents and Aunt Owen Eller. The Fuller family from Columbus Indiana traveled to Monroe county then return home. Various local movements include Roy Hudson visiting his aunt, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Maners with son Carter visiting Charles Brown. Alta Lucile born July 9 to relatives of Tip Smock. C I C meeting held at Mary Miller’s home.
Fire damaged the Garrett Schloot garage roof at Jasonville yesterday after sparks fell on the roof. No injuries reported and cause under investigation.
Fred Wells announces appointment as solicitor for The Indianapolis News covering all rural Greene County routes. Readers urged to hold orders or send them directly to the Indianapolis News.
The readable text presents a scattered rail timetable fragment with times and numbers such as 7:30 am 855 6:05 0323 9:88 9.85 and references to No. 10 No.6 No.1% No.8 Nos Tlam 10:88am 1:58 9p 5:50pm 11:44 pos No. 58 Sunday Only 9:18 pm.
73 acre farm for sale includes a 5 room frame house with porch, a 36 by 40 barn with shed and hay fork, a crib and cellar plus several outbuildings. Drilled well and good water. 8 acre orchard. 25 acres corn. 14 acres wheat. 7 acres meadow. ample pasture. On public road near % mile from school and church. Price 4000 cash or part cash with payments.
Classified note offers a used automobile in good running condition in exchange for work mules or horses. Inquire at the Democrat for details.
W L Slinkard asks friends who borrowed a harrow and a one horse turning plow to return the implements promptly.
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