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Newspaper

Boone County Progressive

Location

Boone, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1914

Page

2

Providence church keeps its 63 years of history in Indiana

The article recalls Providence church near Beckville Indiana, its 63 years of lineage from 1849. It notes its founders, past pastors including Rev Homer Dale of Lebanon, major rebuilds in 1872 and 1910, the aging charter members and pioneers, and the enduring community memory amid modern changes.

John Bawatan Joel Ridge Oliver Wilson Providence David Loop Old Providence Brownsburg Andrew Lutheran Brethren Ed Workman Beckville Morgan Dent L. ©. Warren Warren Indiana A. L. Carney William Whitely John Simons Ridge

Lebanon City School Bonds Sold to Gavin L Payne Co

The Lebanon City School board sold the $25 000 third ward school bond issue to Gavin L Payne Co at par plus a 997 80 premium. Other bids included First National Bank of Lebanon 765 78 premium J F Wild Co Indianapolis 690 premium Meyer Kiser Bank Indianapolis 360 premium Harrie Trust & Savings Chicago 185 premium. Bonds mature 2000 yearly starting April 1 1914 at four and one half percent interest.

Gavin I. Payne & Co Pany & Co First National Bank of Lebanon J. F. Wild & Co Indianapolis Meyer-Kiser Bank of Indianapolis Harrie Trust & Savinga Company of Chicago

Dorcas Class Hosts Picture Show Party at Local Church

Mrs. M. V. McBroom and Miss Lucille Edwards led the Dorcas class of the Methodist church for an evening gathering. A picture show party and a trip to a local refreshment parlor were enjoyed by about twenty participants.

M. V. McBroom Lucille Edwards Dorcas Methodiet McBroom

Directors Sought as Lebanon Band Attracts Wide Talent From Across Nation

D N Lewis, manager of the Lebanon band, reports about forty responses to an International Musician ad seeking a band director. Candidates hail from Boston to Los Angeles and include a German-dominated pool with a standout figure in Prof. J. S. Nurnberger of Los Angeles. Nurnberger, a Prague Berlin educated conductor with European credentials, has a storied career across London Vienna and Boston and currently runs a Los Angeles music school.

D. N. Lewis Lebanon Lewis St. Louis Glave Cagle Los Angeles California Torrington Connecticut Joplin Boston iMass Detroit Mich Chateanooga Tenn Tulsa Oklahoma Syracuse N. C Watseka Lexington Morrison, Ill Columbia, Tenn Terre Haute Ind Cleveland, C Chicago Cumberland Maryland Grand Rapids Mic Portsmouth Hot Springs Ark Minu J. &. Nurnberger Los Angles Royal Conversatory of Music of Prague Bohemia Berlin Germany We, Coronet and Camsden Theatres London England Baron Alf. Raths Masses Martanic Amtiphanes Kensington Pola Austria Bosnia-Herzegovina Westphalen Oratory Society August Willhelmy Ula Musica Australia Joseph Muffy America Vancouver B.C Mustelana Avery Dart Nurnberger

Tourist Club Shifts Focus To Paris Dreams And Readings

Mrs H P New hosted a Tourist Gun meeting where members shared what they most wish to see in Paris and why. Sessions covered Home Life In Germany by Mrs Armstrong and Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary by Miss Lorette McCarthy. Mrs Kirk Waldo Robbing presented a paper on Munsterberg’s German Women and an original story The Heguenot Lovers by Mrs Monroe Bush will be sent to the Reciprocity Bureau of the State Federation. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Mrs W H Williams, Vice President Mrs H P New, Secretary Mrs Max Armstrong, Treasurer Mrs Goldsmith Hedges, Critic Mrs T H Stonecipher, Federation Secretary Miss Caroline Meyer, Executive Committee Mrs Monroe Bush, Mrs Clyde Neese, Miss Rose Threlkeld. The next meeting will be at Mrs Chas Higbee’s new home on West Washington Street.

Paris Germany Armstrong Lorette McCarthy Francis Joseph Austria-Hungary Kirk Waldo Robbing Munsterberg Monroe Bush State Federation W. H. Williams H. P. New Max Armstrong Goldsmith Hedges T. H

New Regulations Require Indiana National Guard Officers to Account

An order from Adjutant General Frank J. Bridges mandates state property accountability for Indiana National Guard officers. Officers must bond, file annual property returns, report command strength monthly, and submit monthly treasurer statements to the adjutant general.

Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Indiana National Guard Frank J. Bridges

Unhappy Wives Seek Divorces in Alabama suit

Etta L. Pennington sues Wilbur D. Pennington for divorce alleging habitual drunkenness and verbal and physical abuse since their 1898 marriage and 1914 separation. She asks custody of the minor child and a restraining order. A court will convene next Monday for proceedings.

E. OG. Rogers A. J. Shelby Etta L. Pennington Wilbur D. Pennington Baster

April Term Court a divorce suit and jurors named

Fannie F. Miller by attorney R W Adney files suit against Alvie H Miller for divorce alleging abuse desertion and neglect custody and child support of Mary Louise Miller born during separation. Court to convene with a list of jurors drawn including Cavin Nicely Garner Busby Kungler Pauley Cooney Altum Creasey Haley Calvert Stengley Bush Caldwell Garrett Dinsmore Swope Beasley Bender Barker Carter Perkins Lane and others.

Fannie F. Miller R. W. Adney Alvie H. Miller John Cooney Union Carl C. Bowman Jefferson P. A. Altum Center L. Creasey Samuel E. Haley Perry Henry C. Calvert Marion Layton Stengley Sugar Creek Finley L. Bush Arthur A. Caldwell Clinton Garrett Washington John F. Dinsmore Harrison Wesley Swope Ralph Beasley Bender Eagle Elbert J. Barker Sugar James W. Carter Alonzo Perkins William E. Lane

Lights for Kirklin Aims to Bring Electric Power

Cuntee County town Kirklin moves to electrify with Indiana Railway and Lighting Co. A high tension line would run from Michigantown to Kirklin and connect to Kokomo, Marion & Western Interurban, lighting streets, stores, and homes.

Trolley Company Kirklin Boosters Club Kokomo Indiana Railway and Lighting Company Michigantown Kokomo, Mariow & Western

GOES BACK 70 OLD HOME PROFESS JOHN LATHROPE LEAVES LEBANON BAND

Prof John Lathrope director of the Lebanon band has terminated his work and will return to Delphi. After a year in Lebanon he leaves Wednesday with many friends and high regard. He is praised for a cornet skill and for drawing large crowds at weekly concerts, leaving behind a lasting popularity in the community.

John Lathrope Lebanon Delphi Lathrope Thera Tg

Interurban Extension Aims to Link Veedersburg Trail

Veedersburg news reports Omor Hag It That Hen extension will start this summer from Crawfordsville to Veedersburg, passing Waynetown and Hillsboro with heavy freight traffic. The plan continues next year to Covington across the Wabash to Danville, linking Indiana and Illinois interurban networks for regional travel.

We Company Indianapolis Crawfordsville Waynetown Hillsboro Veedersburg Covington Wabash River Danville Indiana Ilnois Mid- Tle Second Street Kentucky Ohio Missouri

New Indiana Realty Firm Formed in Milford Area

A new Indiana real estate firm named Ellken berry, Hanna & Eikenberry has been organized with offices planned in Milford Flora Kokomo Frankfort and Lebanon. The partners include Col. EB B. Eikenberry Luther Hanna and W. W. Eikenberry.

Indiana Milford Flora Kokomo Frankfort Lebanon Ellken~ Berry, Hanna & Eikenberry Messrs Col. EB B. Eikenverry Luther Hanna W. Www Eikenberry

Meeting for Men in New Ross After Revival Week

A special men only meeting is planned in New Ross on Sunday April 5 following a revival week. The Knights Templar saxophone quartet of Crawfordsville will accompany the male chorus led by S. P. Templeton, Frank W. Davis, L. W. Carr, and W. M. White. The revival started Sunday at the M. E. church and continues through the week.

New Ross Pate Knights Templar Saxophone Quartet Crawfordsville S. P. Templeton Frank W. Davis L. W. Carr W. M. White M. E. Church

Mob Hangs Woman After Killing in Wagoner County

In Wagoner Oklahoma a mob of about 100 masked white men lynched Marie Sealt a Black woman who allegedly stabbed Lemuel Peace a white man to death. The lynching occurred before daylight at the jail and the sheriff retrieved the body an hour later. The county attorney opened an inquiry but no charges had been filed.

Muskogers Okla Wagoner Muskogee Marie Sealt Lemuel Peace

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Bev Homer Dale Crawfords Stu Sis Pia Providence Church Old Virginia William Fulwider Alamo Jeferson Mclntire Elijah Mount Weekily Melaingui Mable Flossie Adair Léebabon Elmer Wines Elm Swamp Gavin L. Payne & Co City School Board Boarid Tetrait Chattanooga Wisconsin West Virginia Mao P. News Panies OF IND. Nat Kuta'l. Pennington and Fannie F. Miller W. D. Pennington and A.,h. Mil Ler Athil the Mary Louise Miller Tme Boone Circuit Court Grand Jury Henry Cavin Roy S. Nicely Jackson Otis Garner Elmore Busby Henry Kungler L. L. Pauley Cuntee Joan Lathrope Lebanon City Sion Veederburg News NEW Realty Firm Elkenberry, Hanna & Elkenberry To
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