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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
6
Boone County weekly publication details present in garbled OCR. It notes publishing every Thursday at the Progressive Office with address hints and a 1912 postal classification. It requests reporting delivery promptly to the office and references a yearly advance rate.
United States Senator Beveridge and a slate of Indiana state officers are listed with their home cities. The roster includes Secretary of State William A. Pierson, Treasurer John Bower, Auditor George Wyott, Attorney General A G Manning, State Superintendent John W Kendall, Clerk Edward R Lewis, State Geologist Jethro Culmer, and several judges and district appointees across the Fifth, First, and Second Districts.
County ticket names include Judge J M Worley Representative Chas Johnson Prosecutor W J Darnall Auditor D L Creadly Treasurer Robert Swope Recorder James K McCann Sheriff Joe C Cain Clerk L J Kern Assessor James E French Surveyor Brisnt Fulwider Coroner H W Millikan Commissioner First District Charley A Kern Commissioner Third District 8 L Riker Council First District Abraham Fekert Second District Watson Masters Third District James W Slagla Fourth District Burton Fourth District George Councilman at Large Charles W Cook CG D King Joseph Witham
Tom Cook, a local stock buyer, was relieved of seventy five dollars from his hip pocket as he entered a car after leaving the fair grounds. He alerted Chief of Police Ailis but securing a suspect proved elusive.
Indianapolis plastering contractor H W Pruitt was fractured hip when scaffolding collapsed at the Stokes School building. He fell eight feet and landed on his side, sustaining a broken hip. The accident occurred this morning during work on the project.
Military experts in New York predict a swift Europe war, arguing the triple entente outnumbers the alliance in manpower and industry while Japan and Britain loom in the east and sea power. They assess artillery, aviation, and mobilization as decisive, with Russia and France shaping the coming clash.
A massive audience packed the north side of the square for Lebanon City Band’s concert last night. Vocal solos by Mrs. Walter McDaniel and Mr. Herschel Crim drew enthusiastic applause as Buckskin Ben's band entertained at the fair ground nearby.
A historical account recalls the 1870 71 Franco Prussian War. Kaiser Wilhelm I Bismarck Moltke and Prince Frederick Charles commanded three Prussian armies against Paris. Heavy French defenses at Metz Belfort and Belfort were overwhelmed. Paris capitulated December 28 1871 after months of siege and key battles including Sedan and Orleans.
The Carmel Commercial Club convened a mass meeting to form an organization to lure the Lincoln Highway Association to route a Indianapolis branch via the Westfield pike through Broad Ripple Carmel Westfield Tipton Kokomo Peru and other towns to the northern Lincoln line. Peru Kokomo and Tipton already advocate this path arguing it passes through more towns is flatter and cheaper to develop than other routes. The Westfield pike is the most used link between Indianapolis and northern Indiana towns.
All persons interested in the Center Baptist church cemetery are asked to meet at the cemetery on Monday August 17 194 to mow weeds and improve the grounds. Bring shovels scythes etc. Monroe Bush secretary.
The Frankfort Times reports a roaming man suspected of theft who evaded officers at Clover Leaf depot then claimed to be from Schenectady New Jersey. He pawned a pin, received meals and clothing, sold the garments for cash, and vanished while authorities labeled him a crock and incomplete evidence of theft.
Ralph W. Moss refutes claims politics influenced the Pittsboro postmaster appointment. He says Mort Ellis, a Democrat, was chosen by civil service criteria over Chester Hicks due to experience and efficiency, noting Hicks had higher exam scores but less post office background.
Mr and Mrs Fred Shook and Mrs Mary Shook of near Terhune hosted a farewell party for about sixty friends and relatives prior to their move to a winter home in Mississippi. A large feast and cheerful socializing highlighted the day with many local families in attendance from Sheridan Kirklin Lebanon Zionsville and Des Moines Iowa among others.
The article notes rising chemical costs due to the European war push up moving picture production costs. Wholesale houses report 5 to 100 percent increases in imported European chemicals, including photo supplies. Local theaters haven’t been notified yet but expect changes as Russian and German goods become scarce.
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