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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1914
Page
5
Country correspondence reports Rav Hobeen preaching at Mechaniceburg and county social activity. Residents cited include W Starkey Mansfield Olio visiting relatives, Miss Laura Cropper Frankfort visiting kin, and multiple families moving, illness updates and smallpox notes. A postmaster change, a patent grant in Matsfield, and obituaries and church notices conclude the page.
Several families shared visits this weekend including Hazel Methene with Mazde Hawkins and Eugene Hawkins in Haedyigg, and Charlie Bachannon and Fred Casey visiting Bert Doberts. Ivan Coes and wife welcomed a baby girl named Frances Lovetta Saturday. James Frank and family called on Bad Mortis Thursday night. Ferriday shipments and farm visits noted around Mechanisaburg and Pike.
Harry Eaton and wife visit relatives in the county. Edna and Zora Hall stay with Henry Cavin. Wilma Huffinen visits Vern Marda. Alpha Cavin visits Aunt Lisele Sicks near Center. Molly Cavin visits Carrie Cavin. Mary A. Cavin recovering at home. George Glendenning spends time with Oral Cavin. Mary Glendenning improves after illness. Walter Murphy sprains a finger at No. 10 school. Ollie Neese family dine with Jerrey Layton and family. Joe and Emery Coll visit from Lebanon after Thomas Adalt's.
R L Hine and wife spent Tuesday with Charlea Hine and family in Whitestown and Wednesday with John Dooley and wife. They attended church in Whitestown Tuesday and Saturday nights. Omer Casey and family visited R L Hine and wife on Thursday. R L Hine spent Friday with John Shoemaker and wife. Saturday in Lebanon with Thyra Yates and family visited Frank Yates and wife on Thursday. Residents moving March 1 include John Dooley and A D Neese occupying Dooley’s house, Lloyd Stele moving to Mort Thompson’s Center Township home, Barten Lonks to Joege Martin’s, Wilfred Warren near Hazelrig, Mr Morrin of Lebanon to Martin farm for Frank Hitman, Mr Brockway to Webb’s farm, Calvin Casey and John Dewey shipped cattle to Indianapolis. Sunday saw R L Hine and family with Will Hine and family in Mechanicsburg, Wilfred Warren and family with John Wee and Wile, Grover Stewart and Ernest Peters families visiting Thyra Yates
The sick in this vicinity remains about the seine. Mr and Mrs John Glock and son Ralph visited Sunday with peril Hooking and family. Mr and Mrs Vern Price sent Monday with James Wall and wife, Mr and Mrs Silas Hall, Mr and Mrs James Rogers, and Mrs Kate Beck called on Mrs W A Greham Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Guy Cox and daughter Jessie Lucky spent Tuesday with her mother Mrs C L Cracsy. Mrs Anta Hall and Misa Ellen Sloan visited Wednesday with Mr Ruben Flinn. Mrs Pete Sheley is at the bedside of her father Mr Paley west of Advance who is quite ill. Mr and Mrs George Straughn called on Mr and Afra Frank Epperano] Friday, Mr Epperaon is quite ill, Roy Filon and wife were In Leba-
Reverend F Daugherty of Vincennes writes Governor Ralston praising his refusal to stay the courts’ judgments after the two wife murderers were executed at the State Prison. The pastor says the execution strengthens the criminal statute and commends the governor for his humane stance and leadership.
A quotation from Feltham on the boundary of man and moderation. It laments that once we pass the chat pale our guardian angel quits charge, reflecting on restraint and self-control.
A fragmentary quotation asks if a river ever shows emotion with a smile or a frown, reflecting a poetic view of nature and mood. The line contrasts placid river imagery with a human facial expression in a contemplative tone.
A cryptic note from Yals Record mentions a person named Pletcherltep taking quinine pills. An optimist is freed by eight bears and enjoys the view, suggesting a surreal or symbolic incident in a fragmented local report.
Je Hanpis Ewing Dagob Johnson a Republic congressman at large from Utah was born in Denmark in 1847 and came to the United States in TB54. He has held numerous judicial and public positions in Utah.
Five passengers and two crew rode out a nearly daylong snow blockage on a T H I and E B traction car north of Lebanon. After hours stranded in six foot drifts, they trudged to John Anderson’s farm for a meal, then were rescued by freight and passenger cars, reaching Frankfort by 6:50 AM.
HM and Ivan Coulter with manager Steveop arrange a free admission for all children under fifteen next Saturday at the Grand theatre. Matinee hours from two to six include six reels of moving pictures. City and country children are invited. no special occasion, just to treat local kids.
The recount suit brought by Mark M. Gullion against Selz Schwab Shoe Co. was moved from Boone circuit court in Lebanon to Tipton county court for a third trial. The action was first heard in Lebanon's Boone circuit court, with a second trial held there. A new trial has been granted in Tipton.
Mrs Ed Conner and Mrs George Mangus hosted last Thursday for the Past Chiefs D of P. About twenty two members and two visitors attended. A playlet by Mrs Maud DeVol, Mrs Rebecca Parler and Mrs Fannie Butcher followed a cherry picking contest. Mrs Lizzie Thomas won first prize and Mrs Etta Perkins the booby prize. A two course luncheon was served. the afternoon was enjoyed.
A terse note presents a twenty six word sequence where each word starts with successive letters A through Z. The line highlights a playful pangram style claiming the arrangement mirrors the alphabet, ending with Zesty New York World attribution.
In Washington near the White House a cobbler mends presidential shoes. Presidents and families have patronized him, with McKinley among the first and Roosevelt praised. Wilson wears tighter footwear than his predecessors, and the cobbler remains a familiar figure amid political life.
A federal report details dramatic price rises in staple foods across the United States from 1890 to 1913, citing pork chops bacon and round steak among the sharpest increases while sugar falls. It notes a push by the Bureau of Fisheries to promote underutilized seafood like mussels to broaden the national food supply, with spring campaigns planned to commercialize new shellfish and other overlooked products.
Postoffice Department in Washington bans parcel post for transporting babies and other living beings. W Merrill, postmaster at Stratford Oklahoma, wrote about J B Denton seeking to ship a child by parcel post from Twin Falls Idaho, prompting an official edict clarifying regulations and prohibitions.
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