Contract Let for The New Bank Building In Indianapolis
The First National Bank building contract was awarded to J A Shoemaker of Indianapolis for 524,490. Seven other bids for the general contract ranged up to 12,000 higher. Plumbing went to Fish and Winn for 2816.50, fixtures to Kloak Bros for 5987, and elevator bids to Otis and others. work begins next week with razing set for Tuesday and banking operations planned for Tuesday at 8. The elevator will be manual and automatic with a foolproof switch option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Shoemaker
Indiennapolis
Mr. Shoemaker
William P. Jungians
H. W. Clausman
Bedford Stone Company
CG. C. Pierson
Consolidated Construction Company
William Everly
M. M. Windship
Indianapolis
Everly
Stokes School
Fish and Winn
Clark Bros
Freya Bros
James A. Kregle Company
Woollen and Callon
Lane-Pyle Company
A. E. Werkhoof
Lafayette
Columbus Machine Works
Columbus
Kloak Bros
Cincinnati
Aetna Cabinet Company
A. A. Andrewa Company
Chicago
M. Ohmer Sona Co
Dayton
South Lebanon Street
First National Bank
Otis Elevator Company
A Charming Affair For Mrs Carr On 75th Birthday
Mrs J A Carr aged 75 was honored with a birthday celebration hosted by her daughter Mrs W W Cory at 86 South Seventeenth Street in Salem Oregon. Guests enjoyed tea, conversation, and a two corner luncheon prepared with help from Violet Cory Florence Cory and Mrs W F Campbell. The honoree was praised for her health and cheerful disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Carr
Lebanon
W. W. Cory
Salem
Ore
Cory
Violet
Florence Cory
W. F.campbell
Frankfort Abolishes Street Stand License Fee
The Frankfort council ends a long standing street stand custom and requires city residents to pay a $4.00 daily license fee for operating stands. Police served notice on several operators and one moved to Lebanon to perform at Boone county fair. Three locals paid, one exited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Lebanon
Boone County
Governor Proposes Colony Plan for Insane in Indiana
Governor S M Ralston urged Congress to fund cheap cottage colonies for the insane as an economical humane alternative to costly asylums. He proposed acquiring land in Indiana for state run colonies and suggested a nonpartisan, expert commission to oversee the blind and insane counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Govevernor
New Agency Moves Across Indiana Offices
John A. Masters of Indianapolis is named agent for the T. H., 1, & EB at Crawfordsville until the Ben Hur and Northwestern offices merge. Carl Long moves from Crawfordsville to Frankfort to replace J. C. Briggs who resigned. John Masters is the son of L. L. Masters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Masters
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
Ben Hur
Northwestern
Carl Long
Frankfort
J. C. Briggs
John Masters
L. L. Masters
Farm Homes and Farm Grounds Talk At Sugar Creek
County Agent R WilsonNel delivered an illustrated lecture on farm homes and farm grounds at the home of J W Morrison in Sugar Creek township before a church club. Slides from Washington DC were used. about seventy five people attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Morrison
Sugar Creek Township
R. W.nel
Washington,d. C
Boone County Fair Roots Tie to Boone Lineage and Local Growth
The Boone County Fair began in 1868 with early arrivals in Caldwell woods and later moved to a larger site near Beckville. Promoters included Andrew J Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone, shaping a regional event that persisted despite Civil War disruptions and rival fairs in Mechanicsburg and Thorntown. The fair grounds expanded from a quarter mile track to a half mile, reflecting Lebanon’s growing northward real estate value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County
David A. Caldwell
Andrew J .Boone
Daniel Boone
Caldwell's
Woods
William Stephenson
Lebanon
Beckville
Lane
Mechanicsberg
Thorntown
Boone, Clinton
Montgomery
New Delivery Truck Delivers in Lebanon
A large black auto delivery truck, built by Lebanon Wheel Works with a Lambert engine, debuted this week for Adler store. The vehicle, praised for workmanship, was produced after Jones & Perkins introduced a new delivery auto and the Phil Adiet Cooperative store purchased a similar truck seen on Leban Don streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Jones & Perkins
Phil Adiet Cooperative
Leban Don
Jiuch
Adler
Lebanon Wheel Works
Lambert
Raymond Henderson Promoted and Transferred to Freeport
Raymond Henderson from the Hlinola Central engineering department at Water Valley Mila has received a promotion and will be transferred to Freeport OL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Henderson
Hlinola Central
Water Valley
Mila
Freeport
First National Bank Building Replaced by Modern Five-Story Structure
Workmen began tearing down the old First National Bank building, erected after the Civil War in 1866 by William Zion. The historic block once burned, and Zion’s masonry featured Royal Arch Masons symbols. The site will host a new five story, modern style building as Boone County evolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Wey
Court House
William Zion
Charles Zion
Lebanon Street
Zion
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
Old Boone
Winnipeg News Describes Knights of Pythias Parade
A Manitoban city scene reports a massive Knights of Pythias parade stretching two and a half miles with lodges from across the province arriving by long distances. Crowds packed streets, banks closed, and police controlled a patriotic, large scale display as residents discuss war news and loyalty to King George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Henderson
School of Music
DePauw University
Miss Henderson
Dean McCutcheon
Suetta
Knights of Pythias
C. F
Neo
L. H
Vacation Typhoid Warning Urges Vaccination For Travelers
Dr W F King assistant state health commissioner warns vacationers against typhoid typhoid fever risk. He says immunization is the safest defense and notes many who travel have higher infection rates. State health lab and physicians offer free vaccination to all applicants at the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. King
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Porto Rican girl dies during typhoid illness
Rev and Mrs E L Humphrey of Caguas Porto Rico who visited Lebanon years ago had hosted two Porto Rican girls Ramona and Mercedes Cotto in their home Ramona died of malignant typhoid fever on July 19 after five weeks of illness Both girls were Christians and Ramona showed promise to aid her people The Humpreys deeply mourn the loss of Ramona who was sister to Mrs Floyd H Adams of Hammond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Edger L. Humphrey
Caguas
Porto Rico
Humphrey
Floyd H. Adams
Hammond
Ramona
Mercedes Cotto
Surgical operation on Mrs Clinton Perkins at Indianapolis hospital
Mrs Clinton Perkins of four miles northeast of town underwent pelvic surgery Saturday at Methodist Hospital Indianapolis. Dr Pfaff assisted by Dr I R Ball performed the operation. Her condition is very favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Clinton Perkins
Townm
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Pfaff
I. R. Ball
Young Women’s Christian Association Art Needlework Dept
The annual YWCA announcement from Indianapolis details programs and the Art Needlework department led by Mrs A bn Baker from Lebanon. Classes run Monday evenings from seven to nine with focus on developing individual taste and needlecraft for home adornment. cafeteria use noted for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women’s Christian Association
Indianapolis
W.C. A
Mro. A
Young Farmer Triggers Panic Near Mace with Revolver Fire
Charles Miller, a farmer north of Mace, brandished a revolver and fired at random during a Saturday episode. Sheriff Frank Wren and deputies restrained him as a crowd gathered. Miller later fell into an epileptic fit and was left at home under family care. Neighbors report prior odd behavior. officials attribute temporary mental disturbance due to heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mitler
Mace
Frank Wren
Crawfordsville
Ira Clouser
Tom Clark
Miller
John H. Finch
C. C. Stafford
Fountain county wins corn growers trophy in 1914 contest
Indiana Corn Growers' Association awards a trophy to Fountain county for the largest paid up membership by May 1 1914. Tippecanoe Johnson Madison and Lake follow, five counties have no members. Trophy to be sent to Fountain officials. next year a new contest aims to include all counties. The association backs the Panama Pacific Exposition exhibit with corn as a central feature to prove Indiana as a top corn state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Fountain County
Tippecanoe
Johnson
Madison
Lake
Corn Growers’ Association
San Francisco
Indiana
Ruby Lane Weds Indiana University Professor in Quiet Ceremony
Ruby Belle Lane and Charles Alfred Mosemiller wed at the Lane home with only family present. Lane, a noted Indianapolis musician, and Mosemiller, a Romance Language faculty member at Indiana University, will reside in Bloomington after October 15. Lane is connected to Lebonan through family. Maurice Neptune resigns from BE R Jaques staff in Thorntown to join Heintz Food Products in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Lane
Ruby Belle Lane
Indianapolis
Charles ‘Alfred Mosemiller
Indiana University
Louis Sherwin
First Presbyterian Church
Mosemiller
Yong
Bloomington
Miss Lane
Lebanon
A. M. Bell
Lizzie Henderson
Maurice Neptune
BE. R. Jaques
Thorntown
Michigan
Heintz Food Products ‘Concern
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John A. Shoemaker
Ful Bier
Phimb
Ralston
Colonizs
Chautauqua
S. M. Ralston
Kokoro
Smith
Eastern Indiana Hospital
Richmond
T. 8
Crawfodraville
Club
Caldwell's Woods
Adler's
Freeport, Tih
Winnipeg
Will
Piano
Posi
Tion
de Pauw School of Music
O. F. & Neal
E. L. Humphrey
A. M. Beker Ig
Ment
Mace—Sheriff
Corn Growers Club
Ruby Lane
Charles A. Monemiller Wedensday
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