Court opens in Brenneman suit over Charlie the horse
Brenneman sues Eugene Kyle and Bert Shumaker for replevin of a horse named Charlie and $75 damages. The case alleges a May trade in which Brenneman received a wind broken horse and claims Kyle and Shumaker conspired to trade away a faulty horse. Trial postponed to this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Brenneman
Eugene Kyle
Bert Shumaker
W. H. Wichhorn
A. W. Hamilton
Schumaker
Kyle
Isaac
Charlie
Shumaker
Brennemans
Team of Horses Drown in Myers Quarry Water
W A Kyle of West Market Street lost both horses at the Myers quarry when the team stepped off a water ledge. The horses drowned after the wagon sank and pulled them under. Kyle, reliant on the team, tried to guide them across the water in icy depths of 20 to 30 feet. An hour later the team was recovered. no drowning occurred to Kyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Kyle
West Market Street
Myers Stone Quarry
Mr. Kyle
Myers Quarry
Kyle
Fire bug caught in act at Standard Oil gasoline tank
Lewis Connett, a youth tied to west side fires, was caught red handed late today trying to ignite a leaking Standard Oil gasoline tank beside the Clover Leaf track. A Clover Leaf car inspector halted the blaze. no arrest reported yet.
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Lewis Connett
West Side
Standard Oil Company
Clover Leaf
Flying Trip Ends With Catholic Clergyman’s Summer Plan
Rev. Frank Bachelor arrived on the five o'clock train this morning and spent a few hours with relatives before departing on the noon train for Indianapolis where he will officiate at a wedding this evening. He returns to Frank until June eleven when summer vacation begins and will lead a church in the southern part of the state during the break.
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Frank Bachelor
Indianapolis
Frank
Frankin
Funeral attendance for Marion grandmother Elizabeth Myers
Mrs. O. R. Schoonover traveled to Marion last Monday to attend the funeral of her grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Myers. Mrs. Myers, 78, widow of Jacob Myers, had a daughter Mrs. Peter Porter and five grandchildren including Andrew Myers, Fred Myers, Lillian Myers, Fern Myers, and Mrs. Schoonover. The funeral was held in Marion Tuesday at ten o'clock in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Schoonover
Marion
Elizabeth Myers
Two Gravel Roads Bid On in Lancaster Township
Lan caster county officials met in special session to receive bids for two gravel roads in Lancaster township. The Garton road and the Lancaster Center road total about ten and three quarters miles. Bids by Abe Hesher and Gordon differ little. Hesher won both contracts with combined bids of 21,949.
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Lancaster Township
Garton
Lancaster Center
Abe Hesher
Gordon
Lancaster Road
Hesher
ManAt Clay Factory Injures Finger In Machinery Accident
Gus Van Den Hende a clay pot factory worker suffered a severely crushed and cut finger when it was caught under a clay knife during feeding of the treading machine. He sought treatment at Dr McKinney's office where the finger was dressed and the cut sewed up.
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Gus van den Hende
Gus
Dr. McKinney
Case of Kelly v Morrison sets record for quick fees
Patrick Kelly vs Elijah Morrison et al generated twenty two witnesses whose fees were entered in the fee book. Each witness was notified by card when fees were ready, a process praised as a record breaker for speed by the County Clerk Studabaker.
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Patrick Kelly
Elijah Morrison
Studabaker
Fire destroys Mounsey barn and several horses
A Sunday night blaze four hundred feet from Liberty Center destroyed Hiram Mounsey’s barn with three horses a cow a buggy and farming implements. Insurance totaled about fifteen hundred dollars with one thousand on the barn and five hundred with Huntington County Farmers Mutual as of Monday.
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Liberty Center
Ainte
Hiram Mounsey
Huntington County Farmers’ Mutual
Very Bad Fall At Liberty Center Injures Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson, employed by John Ledbetter, fell from a colt at Liberty Center after a box car startled the animal. He was unconscious for a time, then taken home where he recovered enough to move about. His face was bruised and one leg injured, limiting his walking today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Center
Fred Thompson
Fred
John Ledbetter
Huntington Marshal Loses Sixty Dollars in Shell Game
Four years as Huntington marshal and eight years with crooks could not save A A Crandall from losing sixty dollars at a Pan American show shell game. Granda exposed the ruse and the shell man wandered off free as Marshal Bert Nevins watched and laughed.
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Huntington
A. A. Crandall
Jand
Granda
Bert Nevins
Crandall
Boys Will Fight Indictments Over L. 8.8. B. Initiation
Seven youths charged in grand jury indictments for assault and battery in the L. 8.8. B. initiation case have been arrested. Bonds set at three hundred dollars each. Parents vow to fight the case with counsel, claiming the action was a mistake though wrong. Sheriff Johnson continues pursuing warrants. saloonman John Pierce held on multiple indictments with bond posted.
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John Brineman
Norman Volmer
Kelly Shoemaker
Ralph McBride
Tie
Supreme Court
Johnson
John Pierce
Ile
Bond
Pay Car Delivers Large Clover Leaf Payroll in City
The Clover Leaf pay car arrived at noon and began disbursing wages. A company official told The Crescent about 830000 being paid locally this month, including 20000 to shop and yard workers and substantial sums to depot office staff and conductors headquartered in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Leaf
Ofice
Frankfort Crescent
Craigville Triumph Over Curryville In Gritty Home Clash
Craigville defeated Curryville in a rough Sunday contest on the Craigville home field. Orla Pierce struck out thirteen for Craigville while Henry Strohm led the Curryville hitters with seven safeties as both teams piled up runs. They meet again on Decoration Day at Curryville.
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Craigville
Curryville
Orla Pierce
Thomas Griffith
Pierce
Henry Strohm
Fourteenth Anniversary of Vincent Chapter Celebrated
The Vincent Chapter Epworth League marked its fourteenth anniversary at the Methodist church with an eight o'clock program. Mrs. W. W. Weissell Jr led an organ voluntary and Miss Nellie Mason spoke on Young Methodism at Work. Local leaders and guests attended.
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Vincent
Epworth League
Methodist
W. W. Weissell, Jr
J.F. Myers
H. A. Welker
George Mosman
Nellie Mason
Grace Horton
H.H. Deam
Conference League
Deam
Hower Gettle
P. A. Allen
Epworth Herald
Allen
Hieworth League
Bertaline Mason
Bessie Sale
Charles Zehring
Charles Burkett
Theix
Punch
Lady Fingers
League
Saloon Closures Spark Citywide Raid and Rumors
The city saw several saloons open on Sunday despite a closing law and a prior agreement. A barn behind a Main Street saloon served as a dispensary as the marshal conducted a raid, scattering crowds toward Scott and Market streets. Locals claim east Market Street venues stayed open for select patrons while saloon men insist the pact will be honored if all comply.
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Han
North Main Street
Scott and
Market Streets
East Market Street
Knights of Fidelity
Sinha
Eldest Ohio Woman Chose Her Own Funeral Path
Eliza Mounsey born April 11 1822 in Apple Creek Wayne County Ohio died May 12 1903 age 81. She married John Mounsey at 31 and had five children. A devout church member she joined multiple baptist congregations and selected her own funeral text Prepare to meet thy God. Her funeral was led by Rev John F Blocker with sixty seven vehicles in the procession.
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Eliza Mounsey
Eirjah
Mary Merriman
Apple Creek
Wayne County
Ohio
Tabernacle
John Mounsey
Liberty Center
Mother
Mountssey
John F. Blocker
Liberty Center Baptist
Mesti
Cheri
John F, Broce
Circuit Court Note On Short Session And Vacant Docket
Judge Hall opened a brief session and surveyed the courtroom before adjourning. No hearings occurred today. Tomorrow, Mike Ab and the attorneys for Abbado will seek a change of venue out of the county with the state’s consent.
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Hall
Jn Abbado
Yesterda
Atate Tolay
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Myers
Aha
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