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Newspaper

Boone County Progressive

Location

Boone, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1914

Page

2

Redwine Trial at Martinsville Opens in Morgan Court

The trial of William H. Redwine, accused of killing John Dawson near Martinsville, began in Morgan circuit court after the indictment last September. Prosecutors presented evidence as the jury was impaneled, with Friday’s session focused on witness testimony and the defense plan.

Martinsville William H. Redwine John Dawson Morgan Redwine Boone County Dawson

North Side PTA debates enforcing anti-cigarette law

The North Side School assembly room hosted the Parent Teachers Association meeting with about a hundred attendees. W H Smith explained the law in mayor Rogers absence, Kenyon Stevenson spoke on tobacco impact on boys, and members urged enforcing prohibitions on illegal cigarette sales. A campaign committee of Miss Bell, A Lewis, and George Jones was formed to notify the public through press, churches, and schools.

Parent Teachers’ Association North Side Lebanon Rogers W- H., Smith Kenyon Stevenson Strong Miss Bell A. Lewis George & Jones Berryhill Shirley Fike Garner Keener Reagat Platt Lewis Schultz Worls Baker Jonson Byers

Fire fighting costs in Indiana cities rise per family

The Indiana fire marshal reports each city family pays 3 to 10 dollars yearly for protection. Indiana has 95 cities with nearly 2 million dollars invested in equipment and about 1.5 million dollars yearly maintenance. Population around 1.25 million yields about one dollar per person for fire protection, though it does not insure against loss. The office notes every city has some fire protection and employs many firemen.

Indiana Apparatua Bach Hazarda Uttle Todiana

Funeral services for Mrs Antonicus Cheadle in Rossville

Funeral services for the late Mrs Antonicus Cheadle were held at the family residence in Rossville on Sunday at 9 30 o clock. Rev Fowler of the Presbyterian church officiated. The remains were shipped to Frankfort over the Monon arriving at 1 o clock and interment was at Green Lawn Cemetery with Rev H L Crain of Frankfort conducting a brief grave prayer service.

Antonicus Cheadle Rossville Fowler Presbyterian Church Frankfort Monon Green Lawn H. L. Crain First Presbyterian Church of

Died Near Bainbridge in Putnam County

Albert Tere son of Homer and Mattie Tyre formerly of this vicinity died near Bainbridge in Putnam county after a surgical operation for head issues at ten years eleven months and six days old. Funeral services were held at the Bainbridge residence and later at the First Christian church with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Albert Tere Homer Mattie Tyre Bainbridge Putman Mra Hamer Tyre Christain A. W. Cash Oak Hill Cemetery

New Signs Demanded for Safer Railroad Crossings

Fred I Willis of the Hoosier Motor Club urges the Indiana Public Utilities Commission to require railroads and interurbans to relocate stop, look, listen signs away from tracks to at least 500 feet and add a second sign at 200 feet. He notes recent Indiana fatalities and calls for night illumination on interurban crossings to prevent crashes and save lives.

Maui Indiana Public Utilities Commission Railroads and Traction Companies Hoosier Motor Club Fred I. Willis Tours Willis Argny Indiana Indianapolis Siern Public Utilities Commission

Peculiar livestock tragedy near Zionsville pasture

The Zionsville Times reports a yearling heifer found headless in B C Booker pasture northwest of town. Owned by B A Beelar and Son, the animal had been missing three weeks and was likely dead before its head was chopped. An axe left by Ora Klingler may be involved. residents aided in the search.

Zionsville Times B. C. Booker Hiefer Helfer B. A. Beelar & Son Booher Ora Klingler Beslarde Sitaa

Farm Women Asked to Aid Government Study

Secretary David F. Houston will gửi letters to 50 000 farm households inviting farm women to share how the Agriculture Department can better assist them. Letters go to wives as crop correspondents with return envelopes. Responses from about 500 000 farm women will guide official actions after harvest.

David F. Houston Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture

Mendersons Informed Of Son Raymonds Leg Injury

Mr and Mrs John Menderson of 110 South Street received a telegram from their son Raymond Henderson saying he had an accident and fractured his right leg between the knee and ankle. He was taken to a New Orleans hospital for treatment. Raymond is a civil engineer in Water Valley Mississippi with the Illinois Central railroad, and the incident is believed to have occurred while on duty.

Dafayette Journal John Menderson South Street Raymond Henderson New Orleans Water Valley Miss Minois Central Railroad

Boone county to elect trustees and multiple ballots

Voters in Boone county will face three ballots next November state county and township marking the first township ballot since 1908. A 1811 law extended terms for township officers then serving and changed retirement dates. The 1911 legislature considered bills to increase the number of trustees and assessors.

Boone County General Assembly

Indiana extends terms for township trustees and assessors

Indiana lawmakers passed a compromise bill granting trustees and assessors a two year extension on their terms. The act shifts the election and extends future terms to four years, with appointments and advisory board elections adjusted accordingly. Trustees and assessors elected this year avoid six year terms and township council terms are set to expire January 1, 1516.

Bssessors General Assembly State of Indiana

Freezing Weather Reaches South as Week Opens

Weather Bureau experts forecast freezing weather descending from the northwestern states into the upper Great Lakes and Missouri valleys early next week. A disturbance near southern Alaska drives rains on the Washington coast, then moves eastward over the plateau and Rockies, bringing snow and rain to the west, with farther east snow and rain possible by midweek into the Mississippi Valley and toward the Atlantic states. The Alaska system is not expected to yield severe cold, and another disturbance follows later in the week.

Florida Weather Bureau Northwest Upper Lake Region North Atlantic States Lake Region Ohio Valley Gulf States Alaska Washington Ward Plateau Rock Mountain Mountains Missouri Mississippi Atlantic States

Government Sets Uniform Corn Grading Standards

The agriculture department announced definite standards for grading corn under government supervision effective July 1. Grades 1 through 6 remain, with allowances for heat damaged corn in Grades 4 5 and 6. Finely broken corn must pass through a nine and three quarter inch metal sieve and cracked corn through a one quarter inch sieve. Secretary Houston says the rules will boost quality production and encourage earlier maturing varieties capable of premium sale.

Department of Agriculture Grain Dealers’ National Association National Council of Farmers Co-Operative Associations Houston Corp

Governor and Mrs Ralston speak at Lebanon High

The governor and Mrs Ralston attended a Lebanon High School program this afternoon as guests of honor. They addressed students amid a sequence of vocation talks by school staff and county agents, with music, an informal reception, and Sunshine Society refreshments following the event.

M. Ralston Lebanon High School K. G. Walker Keaton H. G. Brown R- W. [Mel Ben F. McKey Ralston B. G Walter Theo Sunshine Society

Critic of Dr Elliot Knocks New Religion Debate

The Rev. Allen P. Delong of Zionsville Methodist Church condemns Dr Charles W. Eliots new religion as 500 years behind the times. Delong accuses Elliot of denying miracles and dogmas while praising the personality of Jesus and curbing theology debates. He cites misquotation and notes local Baptists visiting Lebannon for baptism as the community reports.

Ray. Allen P. Delong Zionsville Methodist Church Charles W. Eliot Harvard University The Times Elliot Jonah Hillet Jesus Delong Dr. Elliot Panthalam

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