Rural Carriers Organize Boone County Association
Rural mail carriers met in the Boone County court house to organize a county association with Indiana Rural Letter Carriers Secretary E. J. Rogers present. He noted Indiana trails Ohio in membership and that Lafayette will host the next state meeting July 3 4 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
Court House
E. J. Rogers
Monticello
Indiana Rural Letter Carriers Association
Ohio
Lafayette
Boona County
Cecil Steele Chosen President of Boone County Rural Carriers
J Clive Witt elected vice president and Ora Nelson secretary treasurer at Boone county rural route carriers meeting held at the courthouse. A resolutions committee and by laws committee were named. Delegates to the state convention set for Lafayette on July 3 to 5. Next Boone county meeting in Lebanon June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Cecil Steele
Jamestown
J. Clive Witt
Lebanon
Ora Nelson
Jesse Roark
Advance
Delbert Neege
Whitestown
O. P. Hickson
Royston
Ross Voris
Labanon
Owen Curry
Thorntown
William B. Hartley
Curry
D. G Edwards
Lafayette
Boone County
Travel Club Meets at North Lebanon Street Home
A Travel club gathering hosted by Miss Catherine Wilson featured Helen Means reading a paper on Milton and Minnie Richey on Tennyson. Miss Zella Bratton performed a piano solo, and a two course luncheon was served with help from Mrs. W. H. Buntin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Wilson
Lebanon Street
Helen Means
Milton
Minnie Richey
Tennyson
Zella Bratton
W. H. Buntin
Do Not Spray Fruit Trees In Full Bloom
State entomologist C H Baldwin of Indianapolis warns against spraying fruit trees while blooms are full. He notes many spray at bloom without identifying a target pest and asserts that issues like apple scab peach leaf curl and codling moth are better fought with pre bloom spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Baldwin
Indianapolis
Thorntown Merchant Injured. Quick Recovery Planned
Robert Gipson, well known Thorntown merchant, grazed his knee on a nail last Thursday. He felt pain while in Indianapolis for dry goods. he was unable to walk and taken to Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. He is reported almost recovered and expected to return home to Thorntown Monday.
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Robert Gipson
Thorntown
Indianapolis
Methodist
Orville A Allen reports Vera Cruz battle aboard Louisiana
Seaman Orville A Allen of the U S S Louisiana writes from en route to Galveston to Sister Agnes Dutch about the Vera Cruz landing on April 22. He describes 5 000 troops ashore, 500 from his ship, clashes with Mexican cadets, the Chester destroying the Naval Academy with heavy Mexican casualties, and plans to escort transports to Vera Cruz while guarding against gunboat attacks.
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Orville A. Allen
Louisiana
Galveston
Texas
Agnes Dutch
New York
Vera Cruz
U. S
New Hampshire
United States
Chester
Naval Academy
Mr. Allen
Ed Dutch
Edith Allen
James Glendenning
Mundell Gets $1 750 Damages in Fraud Suit Over Stock Food Sale
In Clinton circuit court Joseph C. Mundell won against Paxton Eckman Chemical Co. after 45 deliberations. Mundell sought 2 999 dollars for alleged fraud in selling stock food, having purchased 40 000 pounds and agency rights in Boone County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Joseph C. Mundell
Paxton-Eckman Chemical Company
Mundell
Boone County
Horses and Mules Remain Vital For Work and Sport
The article notes the rising but still strong demand for horses and mules in farming and road work. It compares totals with horses and cites higher average value per head, while acknowledging that automobiles have not eliminated horse use. It argues the horseless age is not imminent and horse racing remains tied to tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Good Roads Interest Conference Meets Indiana Officials
Indiana organizations seeking better roads meet Governor Ralston to discuss forming a commission to study highway needs. A long list of candidate commissioners was presented, with signals that federal bureau representation and federal aid may join the effort. The governor is expected to appoint the commission soon and participate as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ralston
Federal Good Roads Bureau
Shively to Speak at Boone County Progressive Meet
Bernard B. Shively of Marion Indiana to address Boone County Progressive convention June 6. Former state senator from Grant Blackford and Wells counties and cousin of Vice President Marshall, Shively is noted as an unusually able orator, drawing praise from local Progressives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
Bernard B. Shively
Marion
Ind
Rader divorce suit claims wife abandonment in 1908
John N. Rader files for divorce from Sarah Rader alleging abandonment on May 5 1908. The Raders married February 1907 and reside in Bags township with attorney Raphael P Bundy of Zionsville representing the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Rader
Sarah Rader
Bags Township
Raphael P. Bundy
Zionsville
Elevator Sale Changes Hands at Clark's Hill
Abe Grove of Frankfort sold the Big Four elevator at Clark's Hill to Joseph Witt of Lebanon. Witt has taken charge and operates it through Charles Youart, who was the former Grove manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Grove
Frankfort
Clark's Hill
Joseph Witt
Lebanon
Charles Youart
Mr. Grove
Horses Still Plentiful as Autos Rise in 1918
Department of Agriculture figures show 1918 horse numbers at least 395000 higher than 1912, despite the automobile boom. Yet city streets grow less crowded with horses as farmers own autos and trucks increasingly move goods in towns and cities.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Birthday Dinner Surprise for Thomas MM Campbell
Thomas MM Campbell returned home near noon Sunday to discover twenty one friends and relatives gathered at 604 West Chicago Street for a birthday anniversary dinner. Out of town guests included James Campbell and son Ward of Elizaville and Ed Kappes and wife from Indianapolis.
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Thomas MM
Campbell
Chicago Street
Dirs
James Campbell
Ward
Elizaville
Ed Kappes
Indianapolis
Mary Britton 79 Dies in Roachdale Of Asthma and Heart Trouble
Mrs Mary Britton 79 sister of Joseph Edwards of this city died Sunday at her Roachdale home from asthma and heart trouble. She leaves a husband five married children and a husband who died 28 years ago. Funeral set for 10 a m Tuesday at Roachdale Baptist Church conducted by Rev Cornelius Airhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Britton
Joseph Edwards
Roachdale
Baptist Church
Cornelius Airhart
Mrs. Lucy Horner Dies After Long Illness in Thorntown
Mrs. Lucy Horner wife of F G Horner died Saturday at the family home in Thorntown after seven years with acute bronchitis. Born February 23, 1874 she is survived by husband two children Myron 16 and Charlotte 19 a Purdue University student her mother Mrs L W Hayworth sister Miss Mabel Ronsall and brother Ervin Ronsall. Funeral Monday at 10 from the Christian church with Rev My Callihan and Rev Lydia Heath officiating burial in New Cemetery at Thorntown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Horner
F. G. Horner
Thorntown
Lucy Bonsall
Myron
Charlotte
Purdue University
L. W. Hayworth
Mabel Ronsall
Tax Board Weighs Valor of Interurban Firms Amid Cipher Debate
Attorneys led by Ferdinand Winter argued before Indiana tax officials that interurban and street railway properties carry inflated figures. Figures showed a $42 million capital account and a $27.9 million indebtedness, with market values far below book assessments. The hearing highlighted taxation versus rate-making valuations and noted a $50,000 deficit in last year’s accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Bowwows
Ferdinand Winter
State Board
Mathewson
Benider
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Hastern Traction Company
Indianapolis Traction and
State Tax Board
Winter
May Party Hosted by Mrs Ora Powell For Forty Children
Mrs. Ora Powell delightfully entertained about forty boys and girls at a Saturday afternoon May party. The children enjoyed games treats and festive activities in a cheerful social gathering hosted in her home.
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Ora Powell
Spring Party Honors Martha Long and Helen Evans
A home gathering on South East Street featured cherry blossom festoons and violet arrangements creating a spring look. Guests enjoyed games on the lawn, a loaned Victorola for music, and May baskets with violets and ferns as souvenirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South East Street
Martha Long
Helen Evans
Sweet Williams
Victorola
W. W. Stevens
Olympic Theatre
Powell
Chas, Long
Leonard Evans
Edward Dutch
Reading Room Open Each Afternoon in Canon-Neal Building
The Christian Science Society operates a free reading room every afternoon from two to five o'clock in the Watson Bros. hall annex of the Canon-Neal building. It offers Christian Science literature, a rug, a large library table, pictures, and a quiet space for visitors. The ladies of the Society supervise daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central School
Christian Science Society
Watson Bros
Canon-Neal Building
Ashley Chosen Attendance Officer for Next Year
The county board of education met at the county superintendent's office and, with no opposition, elected W. H. Ashley as attendance officer for the ensuing year. The role combines duties of probation and truancy work. The board approved R. W. Imel’s claim of 180.50 and set the county agent contract for the next year as a special order for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
R. W. Imel
W. H. Ashley
Richard Olney Named to Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of State Richard Olney, from the Cleveland era, is chosen by President Wilson to govern the new federal reserve currency board. Paul M. Warburg of Baltimore is named as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Richard Olney
Cleveland
Wilson
Federal Reserve Currency Board
Paul M. Warburg
Baltimore
Hoosier group breaks ground for Indiana building at expo
A San Francisco ceremony marks the start of the Indiana building at the Panama Exposition grounds. T G Mc Reynolds presided as Kokomo chairman and Lieut Gov O Nell broke ground. Mrs McReynolds hoisted the flag as attending Hoosier officials spoke and moving pictures were made.
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San Francisco
Indiana
Panama Exposition Grounds
T. G. McReynolds
Kokomo
O’nell
Hoosier Commission
McReynolds
Lebanon
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Wilma Walker
Hattie B. Stokes
Frank Hutchinson
BR. F. Coombs
Ben. F. Meltey
Anna Byers
Felker
Minson Marie Schooler
Mary Sanford
Viberta Yutzy
Leone Edwards
Mina Overleese
Vernie Tinton
Willowdean Price
Nora Smith
Loudella Wills
Treasel Bowman
Mary Ellen Hartley
Helen Bowman
Madge Carr
Mary Ruth Smith
Paxton-Eckman CQ
Shively
Progressive County Convention
Ary
J. W. Witt
Clark’s Hill
T. M. Campbell
Christian Church
Interurban Co
Tax Board
Canon-Neal
W.H. Ashley
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