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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1917
Page
4
Local visitors and travels noted in weekly notices
Stella and Marie Hardesty visited Alice Hardesty on Sunday. The ice cream supper at Roy Moffitt’s Saturday night was largely attended. Sunday school picnic in Cincinnati drew attendees from here on Saturday. William Meredith lost a valuable call Saturday and is sick with another. Forest and William Beckley of Illinois visited from Friday to Sunday. Quince Ferguson and family and John Byers and wife passed through Sunday en route to Bloomfield. Mrs John Osbon and two children of Bloomfield visited Roy Moffitt’s family Saturday night and Sunday. Louis Spinks of Chitty visited Spinks’ sister Alice and brother Festus Hardesty over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella
Marie Hardesty
Alice Hardesty
Roy Moffitt
Cincinnati
William Meredith
Forest
William Beckley
Illinois
Quince Ferguson
John Byers
Bloomfield
John Osbon
Louis Spinks
Chitty
Spinks
Alice
Festus Hardesty
Local residents and visitors noted in recent travels
Bernard Glover and others from Indiana towns visited here while several residents traveled to Indianapolis Bloominton Seymour Hamilton Ohio Flint Michigan and Riverton for work leisure or family events James W Barnes recovering from typhoid fever and Eva Ellis returning home to start high school are mentioned along with local business interests and a gravel inspector appointment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Glover
Indianapolis
O. W. Jenkins
George Sullivan
Bloomfield
Jane Lutz
Bloomington
Coleman Moore
Owen Welborn
Newberry
W. H. Surface
Sam Tribby
Guy Glover
Seymour
Goldie Thrasher
W. H. Bush
James W. Barnes
Earl Cook
Mary Jane Carroll
Hamilton
Ohio
W. D. Lutz
Tulip For and Oil and Gas Company
Chicago
Sells-Floto
Aland
Ralph Tribby
Flint
Michigan
Bert Crane
I. C
Riverton
Eva Ellis
Indiana University Opens Student Cafeteria
President William Lowe Bryan announced a new university cafeteria to serve meals at the lowest practicable cost. Miss Nola Treat will direct the project and teach institutional management to train staff for large scale food service in public institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana University
William Lowe Bryan
Bloomington
Miss Treat
University cafeteria to serve as health laboratory and student proving ground
University officials led by Dr. Bryan plan a cafeteria as a living laboratory for sanitation and nutrition. Students and teachers will grade the eating place to reach 100 percent sanitary standards. The move aims to cut costs, expand services to thousands of students, and bolster the broader health and fitness program including a new, top-class gymnasium open to all students and free medical care already in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
University Treasury
Bloomington
Indiana
Library War Fund Campaign Aims For One Million Books
The week of September 24 to 29 is Library War Fund Week. The Library War Council under Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, via the American Library Association, seeks at least one million dollars to buy books for soldiers and camps in the United States and abroad. One dollar funds one book for one year, supporting education and recreation to aid morale and recovery, with emphasis on librarianship and patriotism nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library War Fund
Library War Council
Newton D. Baker
American Library Association
Red Cross Organization
Red Cross
United States
France
Louis J. Bailey
Indiana
Louisville
Eighty Five Years Young Mike Deckard Visits Friends
Mike Deckard a Greene county native 85 years old traveled Saturday to greet old soldier friends. He lives with daughter Mrs Grant Storms at Springville and makes fall rounds. He plans to visit sister Mrs Mary Bradfield an 88 year old in Linton and brother Isaac Deckard a 92 year old in Marco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Deckard
Greene County
Grant Storms
Springville
Linton
Mary Bradfield
Isaac Deckard
Marco
Notice to Non-Residents Quiet Title Action in Greene County
Greene Circuit Court September Term 1917 hears Lenoir Coal Company and Aetna Trust as plaintiffs seeking to quiet title to multiple Greene County parcels described by six tracts and mineral rights. Defendants include James McBride and many unknown parties. non-residents must answer by November 9, 1917 or risk default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
County of
Green
Greene
James McBride
Josiah N. Lyster
William C. Pigg
Sen
Robert T. Gambill
James Poe
Josiah Simmers
Simmers
Jeremiah Wolford
Margaret Powell
Christopher C. Parker
Christopher C. Parkers
Sarah Ann Wilson
Charles Ault
Sarah J. Ault
Joseph Turner
A. J. Conley
Smith D. Bonham
John Gordon
Samuel McCoy
James B. Warrick
William O. Warrick
Mary Ringo
Elias A. Ringo
Margaret Bonham
Greene County
State of Indiana
LeNoir Coal Company
Allied
le Noir Coal Company
Court filing date and attorney notice in Terre Haute
The document dated September 15, 1917 notes E. Kirby Ashcraft as clerk. Fory O'Mara and Roach of Terre Haute Indiana represent the plaintiffs as their attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kirby Ashcraft
Fory O’mara & Roach
Terre Haute
Ind
Offices Hours and Contact for Dr Cravens
Office hours listed as 11 to 12 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 28 W Cravens on the north side Public Square. Phone number appears as 28 and residence given as 63. Physician and surgeon practice details indicate location and hours for patient visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Cravens
North Side Public Square
Wanted A girl at the Bloomfield Laundry for sale
A classified item mix lists a Bloomfield Laundry girl wanted, a sale offer for a house and lot in Indianapolis, lumber prices per thousand feet, a chair company name, and a lost gold brooch with return request to The Democrat office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slinkard & Vosloh
Law
Bloomfield
Indiana
Democrat
Bloomfield Laundry
North Stein
Graham
Washington Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Jones-Dugger
Planters Offer Nursery Stock from Garrett & Sons
Planters may obtain nursery stock from F. B. Garrett & Sons of Burns City Indiana. They advertise the best double worked Grimes apple trees and all commercial apple and peach varieties with reasonable prices and a catalog on request. Agents are sought in unoccupied territory.
For Sale Seed Wheat and Sunflower Coal Ad
Seed wheat Fultz variety smooth threshed 31% bushels per acre offered by H. S. Branstetter Bloomfield R. 1 The Sunflower coal mined at Dugger advertised as best on the market Order by telephone to Homer Fod drill 4169.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Branstetter
Bloomfield
Dugger
Homer Foddrill
Girl recruited for Greek Candy Kitchen as Jim goes to war
A girl signs on to work at the Greek Candy Kitchen while Jim heads to war. He bids farewell to friends as he departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
For Sale 1917 Buick Six Touring Car
Buick six touring car offered by W M Gray Bloomfield in perfect condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
W. M. Gray
Bloomfield
Pope Family Reunion At J W Pope Farm East Of Elnora
Mr and Mrs William Pope of Lyons Mr and Mrs John Pope of Marco Mr and Mrs Jesse Groenes of Lyons and L D Cushman and son Lynn of Bloomfield attended the Pope family reunion last week at the J W Pope farm east of Elnora A large crowd enjoyed a bountiful table of home grown produce The next reunion will be at E B Popes Mitchell Ind
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pope
Lyons
John Pope
Marco
Jesse Groenes
L. D. Cushman
Lynn
Bloomfield
Pope
J. W. Pope
Elnora
E. B. Pope
Mitchell
Ind
Evansville and Indianapolis Railroad Time Cards
Railroad timetable notice dated August 18 1917 lists schedule cards for Evansville and Indianapolis routes. Includes departure and arrival details for trains serving both cities.
Evansville Terre Haute Rail Line Train Station Note
Passenger trains of the North Bound E I Railroad arrive and depart from the Evansville and Indianapolis station at First and Ohio Streets in Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. & I. Railroad
Evansville and Indianapolis
First and Ohio Sts. Terre Haute
Train schedule snippet from Bloomfield Indiana station
A fragment shows south bound departures from Bedford with numbers for trains No. 5 No. 11 No. 9 and times around 7:21 am 10:38 am 5:50 pm and a Sunday No. 58 at 9:16 p m. L D Wood agent Bloomfield Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
D. Wood
Bloomfield
Indiana
Terre Haute
Jasonville
Linton
Beehunter
Elnora
Odon
Seymour
North Bound No
J. T. Averitt
A.m. P.m. Effingham
Newton Panne Ee
Robinson Seite Sss
Sullivan
Bloomington
Morgantown
Indianapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tanner
Solsberry
Aetna Trust & Savings Company
William R. Simmers
Rebecca A. Mahan
Sarah E. Ault
Lester Edmondson
TRAGT
Range Seven
R. C
J. W. Shepard
Switz City
Orval E. Cain
F. B. Garrett & Sons
Burns City, Ind
Pope Family Reunion
Evansville & Indianapolis Railroad
la. m
Ohio Street
Fotris
Jete- La.m
Riverside
Clay City
Worthington
P. m. W. Bloomfield
P. m. Elnora
A. m
A. M. Washington
Petersburg
Oakland City
Evansville
P M.la. m
P. m
Washington
W. Bloomfield
T. H
R.s.e
O. St
Itr
John 8. Talbot
O. H. Brown
West Bloomfield
Elliston
B. Falley
C.I. & L. Railway
North Bound
South Bound
Ly. Am. Ar. P.m
Ar. A.m
Dailey E
GC. T. HW
S. E. Railway Company
Llinois Central Railroad
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