Twenty Year Old Boy Killed In WA Motorcycle Crash
Ernest Baxter twenty years old living near New Richmond was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash seven and one half miles southeast of Lebanon on the Indianapolis road. He rode with brothers John and Frank en route to Jefferson county to visit their mother and attend camp meeting. The trio stopped in Lebanon to see sister Mrs. Mary Newman, then resumed. A ridge in the road is thought to have caused Ernest to be thrown. Frank’s bike struck him as he rose. Ernest died an hour and a half later at Williams hospital from a base skull fracture. He lived with his mother Judson Baxter near New Richmond but recently worked in White county. Surviving are brothers Charles R Judson N Francis H and John K. sisters Mary Newman Stella Baxter and Peatt Daisy Baxter. He carried $1500 life insurance. The funeral will be in Jefferson county after shipment on the Big Four. He would have turned twenty on September 4. He was a member of the Norway Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Baxter
New Richmond
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Baxter
John
Frank
Jefferson County
Bill
Irena Baxter
Yorn
White County
Tippecanoe County
Lafayette
Mary Newman
South East Street
Secident
Ernest
Gochenour Farm
Frank Baxter
Cochenour Farm
Taylor
Whitestown
Charles Godenour
Williams
Judson Baxter
Williams Hospital
Cory & Bratton Undertaking
Deputy
Charles R
Judson N
Francis H
John K. Baxter
Stella Baxter
Peatt Daisy Baxter
Methodist Church
Norway
Young Baxter
Bootlegging arrest at Indianapolis saloon led by officer in plain clothes
Frank Young, 42, of Bioneville Indiana, is jailed on bootlegging charges after allegedly selling whiskey to Patrolman Paulsell in plain clothes at his Senate avenue and Sixteenth street saloon. Witness James Pender, colored, says he bought a half pint for 25 cents. Pender and Young face charges, with Pender held as a witness.
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Frank Young
Bioneville
Senate Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Indianapolis
Paulsell
Young
Paulsel
James Pender
Fields
Yates
Pender
Governor Ralston Visits Owen County With Family
Governor Ralston rode in a new automobile to Owen county on Monday. He traveled with his wife Mrs Ralston their daughter Ruth and sons Emmet and Julian. They were visiting the Latter's Farm in Jackson Township where the governor planned to stay and inspect local roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
Owen County
Owen ‘County
Agaiboy
Arm Breaks In Fall At Home Visit
Nancy Parkhurst of Indianapolis visiting Mrs Ed Herod fell on basement stairs at the latter's home Saturday and broke her left arm in two places. Parkhurst is over 84 and is the mother of Mrs Ed Fowler of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Parkhurst
Indianapolis
Ed. Herod
Fifty Years Old Charles S Williams Birthday Dinner
About forty five relatives and friends gathered at his Indianapolis home Sunday afternoon to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Charles S Williams birth. A bountiful noon dinner followed the gathering with all enjoying the feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Williams
Indianapolis Aveline
Thimble party honors Miss Catharine Richey
Mrs. John Hornaday entertained a small company of friends with a thimble party on Tuesday in honor of Miss Catharine Richey of Uniontown Pennsylvania and Mrs. Irene Bowman of Chicago formerly Miss Irena Howe. The Abbey home featured late summer flowers and a luncheon concluded the afternoon. A gypsy band raided homes in Mechanicsburg Sunday, taking wearables from Sam McMullen and James Blabaugh while families were away, late discovery as the culprits had already left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hornaday
Catharine Richey
Uniontown
Irene Bowman
Chicago
Bowman
Irena Howe
Lebanon
Abbey
Mechanicsburg
Sam McMullen
James Blabaugh
Muchanicsburg
Pocket Picked at Tuscola Illinois with Bank Certificate
Abraham Eckert of Perry township near Indianapolis was robbed in Tuscola while boarding a street fair crowd. His wallet disappeared from a car seat, containing twenty dollars and a five hundred dollar bank certificate. He notified First National Bank of Lebanon and local banks to stop payment.
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Abraham Eckert
Indianapolis
Perry Township
Tuscola
Firstational
Bank of Lebanon
Eckert
Adams Bros Get Contract For West South Street Paving
A Friday night city council special session awarded Adams Bros the paving contract for West South Street with Foston brick from Crawfordsville. A petition by several street property owners sought a concrete wearing surface, but some signers were not legal owners. The petition was rejected and Adams Bros. won as lowest brick bidder. had the petition been approved, George T. Miller would have received the concrete wearing bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West South Street
Pan Ter
Adams Bros
Crawfordsville
Gullion
George T. Miller
Armadillo oddity and circus scare at local fair
A lively exhibit touting an armadillo like tolypeutus tricintany draws crowds and chaos as tainted meat sickens animals. Morris and Morgan face a loose menagerie after cages labeled armadillo badger and gophers are found, with townsfolk urged to stay wary.
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Morris
Ike
Morgan
Armadillo
Keenor Boatley
Reunion of the Eighty Sixth Regimental History Meet
The Forty-Ninth annual regimental reunion of the Eighty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry will be held in Lebanon on September 4 and 5, with talks of making Lebanon the permanent meeting place. The regiment, organized in Boone and Lebanon counties, fought at Perrysville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and Atlanta, then joined Sherman in the Atlanta campaign and campaigns through Tennessee toward Nashville. Discharged June 6, 1865 in Indianapolis, members returned home.
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Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Lebanon
Boone County
Aaron Frazee
Perry Township
William Sima
C. S. Hamilton
Morton
Perrysville
Stone River
Chicamanga
Mission Ridge
Knoxville
Burnsides
Tennessee
Sherman
Resatca
Atlanta
Resacca
Kenesaw Mountain
Marietta
Pumpkin Vine Creek
New Hope
Cassville
Peach Tree Creek
Jonesboro
Hood
Columbia
Tens
Spring Hill
Franklin
Nashville
Indianapolis
Mem| Ibera
The Importance of Road Maintenance
Road maintenance is the key to lasting roads. Proper drainage, open ditches, and a well maintained crown prevent water damage and surface deterioration. Use a light drag or scraper seasonally to fill depressions, keep the surface packed, and avoid working in dry or very wet soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dragging earth roads and wheat discussion noted
The article outlines proper dragging of damp earth roads, advising against dragging dry surfaces and detailing hitch adjustments, crown height limits, and edge protection. It also reports a farmers meeting at Sugar Hall in Sugar Creek township discussing wheat growing with County Agents Imel of Boone and Chitty of Montgomery present.
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Sugar Flal
Sugar Creek Township
Imel
Boone
Chitty
Montgomery County
Injured at County Fairground Horse Parade Incident
Irvin Bradley of five miles east of Lebanon was injured on Friday at the livestock parade when a race horse entered the track. Bradley, holding a heifer for Arthur Beck, was dragged twenty feet before dislocating his right shoulder as a frightened animal spooked by the horse. Doctors Herma Beck and Higgins treated and reduced the dislocation, noting torn ligaments around the shoulder.
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Irvin Bradley
Lebanon
Fair Grounds
Bradley
Arthur Beck
Herma Beck
Whitestown Muddle School Building Bid Controversy
Only one member of the Whitestown advisory board attended the meeting to award the school building contract. Bitters & Co of Kokomo won the heating bid at 1710 dollars while Snider & Co of Kokomo secured the general contract at 9000 dollars. The lone official present, 3. Smith, faced questions as Booker was busy threshing clover seed, leaving the decision open to speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitestown
Bitters & Co
Kokomo
Snider & Co
Smith
Booker
Personal Power sermon by Governor at Union Service
The open air union services close next Sunday with Governor Ralston as speaker. The Lebannon orchestra expands to forty, joined by the First Baptist male quartet. Dr J C Todd of Indiana University preached on Personal Power, urging believers to abide in Christ to bear fruit, through daily Bible reading and personal prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
Lebanon
First Baptist Church
J. C. Todd
Bible Choir
Indiana University
Todd
Christ
Teachers Institutes Schedule by County Superintendent
County Superintendent announces preliminary teachers institutes with locations and dates in Marion and Union townships at School No 2 in Marion Monday August 31 center Clinton and Harrison at Lebanon Wednesday September 2 Jefferson Sugar Creek and Washington at Thorntown Thursday September 3 Eagle Perry and Worth at Zions Ville Friday September 4 Jackson at Jamestown Saturday September 5
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County Superintendent Service
Marion
Union Townships
Marion Township
Center
Clinton and
Harrison
Lebanon
Jefferson
Sugar Creek
Washington
Thorntown
Eagle, Perry and Worth
Zions~Ville
Jackson
Jamestown
Two Indiana Girls Swim Three Miles For Candy Prize
Winona Lake dispatch reports 600 spectators watched Indiana college students Misa Weer of Anderson and Misa Harvey of Zionville complete a three mile swim across Lake Wawasee in an hour and a half to win a five pound box of candy. Both are DePauw and Indiana University sorority members visiting at the Vawter Park hotel. Spectators lined piers as boats escorted the finish. An impromptu celebration followed on the hotel porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Indiana College
Lake Wawasee
Misa Clarke Weer
Anderson
Misa Maude Harvey
Zionville
Indiana University
Misa Weer
DePauw University
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Indian University
Vawter Park Hotel
Mice Weer
Miss Harvey
Vawter Park
Inn
All -Andiance Zuch Ag
Lakeview
Oakwood Park
Buttermilk Point
Flaga
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Zions
Tuscarawas County
Ohio
Jackson Township
Will
John A
Jackson, Township
Thimble Party
John “Hornaday
Company of Friends
Tuscola, Ill
South Street
J City Council
Tolypeutus Tricintus
Alex
Morris Ha
Hin‘homa
Lebanon Street
Fair Ground
Rvin Bradley
Alston
Day
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