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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1914
Page
10
Country correspondence from Thorntown reports frequent Sunday visits among Laverty McManama Loveless and related families. Local clergy and residents share illnesses, marriages, and new businesses, while a large crowd celebrates Mrs. Pearl Miller’s forty first birthday. A new front at Curry and Mella’s store brightens town, and a ball team forms with a first game slated against the Hercules Giants of Indianapolis.
John Harbaugh and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Jacob Rader. W. A. Spear and wife had Sunday dinner with Ed Lane and wife of Sheridan. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Timmons of Sheridan spent Sunday night with their son Gus Timmons and family. Clara Hughett, Carl and Okal Spear were with Edgar Cody Mary Hinshaw and Cecil Sample Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ayers. E. R. Worley of Sheridan, Emory Riggs, Ayrol and Clelland Worley had Sunday dinner with Chas Russell and Mrs. Brandenburg visited her granddaughter, Mrs. Tey Ayers. Friday afternoon Clara Hughett spent Saturday night with Okal Spear.
Arnold Cox a 43 year old Monon mail clerk died at his Ladoga home Tuesday. Gov Grose named to Indiana state board of education succeeding Dr Kelly. Sheridan residents demand earlier Monon southbound mail train and better service to Indianapolis. Mrs Marie Hessong widow of P K Hessong died in Indianapolis after a long illness. funeral at her son Harry Hessong’s home near Zionsville and burial at Little Eagle cemetery. Jamestown resident Don Stringer died aged 71. funeral held at his home and interment at Roachdale cemetery. John Summerville’s harness shop roof fire caused minor loss, quickly controlled. Russel Martin chosen to represent Purdue Agricultural Society before University of Illinois Agricultural Society on cooperative marketing. Dr Joseph McGee of Big Springs granted patent on transmission for automobiles. A six year old son of Mr and Mrs Kelly Beck died near Shannondale. New potato disease spreading in Europe appears in parts of the U S. cautions urged by Department of Agriculture. The Y M C A hospital report shows 86 percent of free work benefitting residents outside Indianapolis, supporting its status as a state institution.
The Indiana Revenue Collectors announce that tax payments must be cash, drafts, or certified checks, not personal or bank checks. The Connersville Evening News praises a Spring Musical Festival opening in Connersville under Prof. L M Tilson.
After a week of excitement among Indiana National Guard members peace envoys pursue deescalation with Mexico. No mobilization orders arrived. officials credit the war scare with boosting enlistments and public interest while awaiting War Department instructions.
Boone County Indiana will receive sealed proposals at the auditor's office at 10:00 a.m. for 14 projects including repairs to 72 foot and 140 foot spans, new flat top and over head truss bridges, and related abutments wings and approaches across Prairie Creek Brown's Wonder Sugar Creek and other routes. Each project carries specific appropriation figures and deadlines with completion targeted by July 1 1914.
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