Young farmer Michael F King kills self after poor health
Michael F King, 30, a Boone county farmer living with his uncle and aunt near town, killed himself Friday night using a rifle after years of ill health from a horse kick. Coroner reported the bullet entered below the left nipple, through the heart area. He was born March 12, 1884, and died July 17, 1914, leaving three brothers and a sister, with funeral services Monday at St. Joseph Catholic church. Burial in Lebanon Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael F. King
Michael Sheridan
Mr. King
Roy McCurdy
John
Boone County
Ind
Team
Edward King
Miles
Edward
Mary McGinley
St. Joseph Catholic
Gortegs
Catholic Cemetery
Lebanon
Horse badly injured on wire near Lebanon
John Sicke's gray team valued at 1200 dollars suffered a severe injury when a loose wire cut a horse's hock to the bone while resting in a Noblesville road pasture east of Lebanon. The incident, likely to cause lasting joint damage, ruins plans to show at the County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sicke
Lebanon
Noblesville Road
Norman Gray
Sicks
Ventilating System Contract Awarded to Typhoon Fan Co
The First Rural Loan Company awarded the ventilating system contract for its new North Lebanon Street building to Typhoon Fan Company of New York. The total cost is about 600 dollars. The award follows Typhoon Fan Co's recent first prize for ventilating system at the National Motion Picture exhibit in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Lebanon Street
Typhoon Fan Company of
New York
Whitestown Men Ill After Eating Lunch in Corning
Rush and Carl Livengood of Whitestown Indiana arrived in Corning to visit their uncle W A Leichhart. After buying a lunch in Chicago they ate meat sandwiches on the way. Carl became seriously ill near Burlington and arrived in Corning paralyzed and dangerously sick. The family physician treated it as possible poison. He is now recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Rush
Carl Livengood
Whitestown
Ind
W. A. Leichhart
Chicago
Carl
Burtington
Water plant tests new deep well pump at plant
Water Works Superintendent Clarence Ridgeway led the first test of a newly installed deep well centrifugal pump at the twelve inch well. For a brief period the pump discharged water at about 250 gallons per minute, with a capacity near 500 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works
Clarence Ridgeway
Wheat yields reported for Kerkoff and Red Wave varieties
Jerome Kersey reports Kerkoff wheat yielding 111 bushels from two and a half acres, about 45 bushels per acre. A three acre field of Red Wave produced 104 bushels, averaging roughly 34.7 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome ‘Kersey
Kerkoff
Agricultural roads boost Spotsylvania outputs and profits
Studies by the United States Department of Agriculture show improved roads in Spotsylvania County Virginia dramatically raise agricultural and forest product shipments. From 1909 to 1911 dairy, wheat, tobacco, and lumber volumes rose while transport costs fell, delivering a 40 percent annual return on a $100,000 local road investment and large efficiency gains for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Spotsylvania
Morthd
Fredericksburg
Bethe
Lddie
Y Nigginis
Electric Paddle In The New School
The South side faces a heated debate over the new school building with questions from patrons and pupils. A young pupil asked if an electric paddle would be installed in the basement, a rumor teachers quickly denied as unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South
Brown
Indiana swine judges meet at Zion park August 4 1914
The Indiana Association of Expert Judges of Swine will hold its annual meeting at Zion Park on Tuesday August 4 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Charles J. Newby is secretary and plans include scoring classes on Poland China, Chester White, and Duroc Jerseys, with a banquet at 6:00 p.m. Governor Samuel M. Ralston will speak, along with Dr. E. D. Johns, and a business session with reports and officer elections follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gionsville Times
Indiana Association of Expert Judges of
Zion Park
Charles J. Newby
Poland
China
Chester
Duroe
E. D. Johns
Zionsville
Ind
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Thorntown Library Contract Bids Approved for 1914
The Thorntown Times reports a four hour library bid session led by G H Hamilton R W Coalman Dr C R Armstrong Township Trustee Morrison and Marion A Davis at Dr Armstrongs office. General construction and lighting awards were made to State Construction Company for 7678 and Sanborn Electric Company for 1051. Other bids ranged from 5874 to 8651 for bids in heating plumbing and equipment. Completion set for November 25 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorntown Times
G. H. Hamilton
R. W. Coalman
C. R. Armstrong
Morrison
Marion A. Davis
DT. Elliott
State Construction Company of
Indianapolis
Sanborn Electric Company
Shi
General Construction
State Construction Company
C. B. Masten
J. Winship
Rushville
Harry Honecker
Thorntown
Country Culture Club Hosts Afternoon Meeting
Mrs. Thomas Adair hosted the Country Culture Club south of town on Thursday afternoon. Asa program featured music and a reading. Members Mrs. L. M. Shepherd, Men Fred oe, and Miss Helen Heflin attended. two more members were taken into the club as guests. Angel food cake and lemonade were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Adair
Country Culture Club
Asa
L. M. Shepherd
Fredoe
Helen Heflin
Teo ‘Crega
Angel Food
Tramps Take the Northwest City Overrun by Hoboes
Aberdeen diary from Marion Busby describes a surge of 150 to 500 hoboes nightly arriving in Aberdeen on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line. The city serves as a collector, with camps near the outskirts hosting over a thousand. tramps roam streets seeking feed or flop while eastern papers hype harvests. The writer notes the region’s grain harvest ahead and roads through tall, ripening fields.
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Aberdeen
Dy Marion Busby
Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Great Northern Railway
Indiana
High Average Wheat Harvest by Andrew B Van Nuys
Andrew B Van Nuys, two miles south of town, reports a yield of ten acres of wheat averaging over forty bushels per acre. The Red Wave variety, raised on fertilized ground, has been tested at Purdue for three years and is rated best among thirty kinds. Van Nuys sold a load to Matrix and Sons Elevator, keeping the rest for seed. He originally purchased the seed in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew B. van Nuys
Town
Purdue University
van Nuys
Matrix and Sons
Mr. van Nuys
Indianapolis
Citizens pledge help for Michigan road project in Zionsville
An agreement by twenty residents and automobile owners of Zionsville pledges to furnish teams and labor for at least one day if plans to improve the Michigan roads proceed. Signers include J. O. Hurst O. E. Brendel Ed Perkins B. A. Hill D. L. Stuitz J. L. Warick G. S. Bunety and others. The document credits Carl G. Fisher with presenting the measure for European discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl G. Fisher
Europe
Zionsville
Michigan
Hurst
O. E. Brendel
Ed Perkins
B. A. Hill
D. L. Stuitz
J. L. Wsrick
Buntey
E. D. Clampitt
Etihu Klingensmith
C. J. Newby
H.E. Hill
Milton Hussey
Joseph Saylor
Bert Smith
Frank Holt
W. D. Harvey
D. H. Almond
D. Johns
J. _M. Brendel
H. C. Booher
Being Brought Home Abijah Young Taken From Texas
Abijah Young of Mechanicsburg is being brought home from Texas where he lies dangerously ill with tuberculosis. His father John Young and his brother Dr Edward Young of Sheridan traveled to Texas to accompany him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abijah Young
John Young
Mechanicsburg
Texas
Edward Young
Sheridan
Build ing appropriation unclear says Congressmen Mortigan
Washington dispatches conflict over Lebanon post office funds. Congressman Morrison reports site choice not fixed and building appropriation to be included in future public buildings bill. The $9,800 cited covers site purchase reappropriation. $10,000 previously allocated reverted to treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Lebanon
Secretary ‘of the Treasury
Treasury
Safety League Meets Address By Interstate Public Service Chief
Charles B. Scott head of safety at Interstate Public Service spoke to employees at a Safety League meeting. He stressed that safety devices help but real safety depends largely on workers' care and attentiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Scott
Interstate Public
Safety League of
The
Interstate Public Service
Interstate Company
Scott
States enact tuberculosis laws nationwide
A National Association bulletin notes 48 states have TB laws. Forty-three jurisdictions enacted measures. only Arizona Idaho Nevada Wyoming and Alaska offered no consideration. Sanatoria exist in 38 states, 42 facilities. Local hospital laws cover 14 states, and 84 states require living case reporting. New York New Jersey Wisconsin Minnesota empower authorities to detain contagious patients. six states permit votes on county or municipal TB hospitals. Subisidies to hospitals vary, and spitting bans exceed 20 states. The group stresses reporting and local hospital authority as fundamental to control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Association For the
Arizona
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
Alaska
New York
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Texas
Massachusetts
Washington
Tional Association For the Study
Danville Horse Thief Held for Court in Lebanon
Del Warner, arrested in Danville Henry Lebanon for stealing a horse and buggy from Leo Grimes, was bound over to the circuit court after a preliminary hearing in Thorntown. Police say Warner confessed to stealing a horse in Thorntown and was detained as a fugitive awaiting transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Warner
Danville
Leo Grimes
Thorntown
Lebanon
Mose Brown
Ind
Stephens
Warner
Chief Walker
Catlin
Warner A
Walker
Catlin l
Complete Surprise for Miss Hildreth Carr at Sixteen
Miss Hildreth Carr turned sixteen Thursday evening as about twenty five friends staged a surprise party. She retired early, adding to the fun, with games and amusements, a lawn of gifts described as lavender, gold pink, rose beads, and other items. Ice cream, cake, and punch were served to celebrate.
Death of Mrs. Levi Worrell Near Roachdale
Floyd Worrell received word of the death near Roachdale on Wednesday night of the wife of his uncle Levi Worrell. The deceased was about 60, survived by her husband and one daughter. The Worrells formerly lived in the southern part of the county and Mrs. Worrell was well known locally. Funeral was held Saturday at 10 p.m. with interment in Lebsbon cemetery near Roachdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Worrel
Roachdale
Levi Worrell
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Ralston
State Construction Company of A
Aranapolis
Marion Busby
South Dakota
City—Harvest
A. Bt van Nuy
Acre
Enterprise
Onsville
Gressman Mortigan
Safety League
Employes
Bildreth vioCarr
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