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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
10
Lebanon High School retains athletic director Lambert after he briefly resigned to join Arkansas Agricultural College at 1500 dollars. The board raised his salary to 1200 dollars, deciding his work and commitment justify keeping a proven winner.
Pocahontas lodge Past Chiefs' Association members and children rode the 8:26 to Thorntown on Thursday, picnicking at Reed farm. They enjoyed a plentiful noon dinner, ice cream, and a nearby swimming area despite heat. An evening business session preceded a final picnic supper with lemonade. Kodak photos were taken.
The W C T U of CT U held a Thursday gathering at Walnut Street Baptist Church. Pastor's wife Mrs. Louis Egnew was ill and did not attend. Mrs. John Frost led devotionals. Mrs. Edward Kirkham led the program with talks on child education. Recitations by several youths and a children’s song performance followed. Lemonade refreshments concluded the social hour.
Friday Tom Ronan a North Lebanon street grocer received a crate of eggs from his huckster wagon. In the rear a chicken hatched and peeped from the crate. Poole found an eye and a chicken head emerging as the bird struggled for liberty. It will soon be served as fried chicken.
Lew Burk, a local barber from Darlington, suffered a vertigo attack at his shop on Saturday and collapsed while shaving a customer. He laid down his razor, sat briefly, and fell to the floor before being taken home for recovery.
Architect reviewed plans with bank officials on Friday and minor changes were approved. The construction contract will be let at 10 oclock Saturday August 8. Plans prepared for bidders after immediate acceptance of changes.
An eleven year old girl, daughter of George Whaley of Kirklin, died Thursday night of diphtheria. Her death prompted authorities in Kirklin to ban all public meetings to prevent an epidemic, as residents fear a wider outbreak.
A group of local youths hosted a lawn tennis party and supper Friday evening at the tennis court on Fast Main Street. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J C Darnell, Mr and Mrs John Hornaday, Mr and Mrs Brush McIntyre, Misses Norah Darnell Beulah Campbell Mary and Fern Coons, Messrs W L Darnell Frank Adney John Coons Ben Coombs and Eugene Thornton.
A Boone county man, T. B. Demaree, was hired by the school board to fill the vacant manual training chair after Professor Duff resigned. A Jamestown High School and State Normal graduate, Demaree has taught in Advance and Thorntown high schools and comes highly recommended by Professor Duff. He was raised in Jackson township, Boone county.
The Blue Sugar Bowl, owned by the Lebanon Fruit Company, opened Saturday in the Charles Block on South Lebanon Street. T. Swayn of Toledo is proprietor, aided by Ed Zarick his brother in law. Zarick is 18 and a high school student. The shop will sell cream, sodas, fancy confections, and a strong line of California fruits. Marble and mahogany serving tables are expected. The Blue Sugar Bowl aims to be popular with Lebanon’s youth.
Mr and Mrs John Young hosted a Sunday family reunion in Mechanicsburg with nearly fifty attendees including James Finney and family Dr Ed Young and wife and children from Sheridan Lou Masten and family R W Fancher and relatives from Indianapolis Dom Young from near Mechanicsburg Will Young of Washington State and three Myers children of Indianapolis A cloud hung over the gathering due to the recent death of Abijah Young aged.
A Whitestown meeting discussed building a brick two story town hall on the interurban lot purchased from George Rader for 550 dollars. The first floor will house municipal offices while the second floor will serve as a lodge room for the Masonic fraternity. The project is not definite yet but considered likely to proceed.
The Advance Hardware Company starts construction on two new garages directly north of its building. The two story structure will feature a ground level garage and a second floor warehouse and repair shop space.
At a Montgomery county meeting of guardians and trustees, authorities decided to place Mrs Kist and her children before a justice of the peace to establish a legal residence. Once established, township trustees will personally escort the family to the new county residence. The session occurred Monday afternoon withCray the Justice of Peace presiding.
Herman Smith ten year old son of Harvey Smith near Gravelly Run had a narrow escape when his foot tangled in a stirrup and he was dragged through a creek after his pony slipped. The boy, a cripple since a prior hip injury, was soaked but not seriously hurt. neighbors rescued him quickly.
A westbound Big Four freight, No. 61, wrecked at Raub forty three miles west of Lafayette killing a man who was stealing a ride. Nineteen cars telescoped, traffic halted for hours, Indianapolis wrecking crew called, all Chicago division passenger trains detoured. Second major wreck within twelve hours on this end of the line.
Indiana will send soil from every county to San Francisco for the Panama Pacific exposition. A Purdue University meeting discussed arranging the agricultural exhibit with county soils mapped on a wall, linking county boundaries to indicate where products are grown. Wheat, corn, oats and other crops will be represented by county on the soil map to inform visitors.
An elderly resident of Jefferson township Mary Jane Ferguson aged seventy five suffered a fracture of the left hip after stumbling in her yard early Monday. She is helpless and in great pain. She lives with sister Margaret Ferguson and brother deeper Ferguson. Dr H N Coonay attended and hopes for relief.
A W Jackman of Attica and ninth district Progressive candidate addressed a Saturday Prohibition meeting beside the Boone County State Bank. J W Clark district chairman and a cornetist accompanied him with solos. The trio are touring the district by automobile.
R M Gavit of the Indiana Public Service Commission conducted gas quality tests in Lebanon on a Friday. He collected a sample from the city building to assess the gas used by residents. No results were released or reported.
John Cain, a veteran of the State Soldiers' home, was injured Friday at Third and Main in Lafayette when struck by a car driven by George Heffner of Darlington. Cain, crossing Columbia Street, was said to be confused and stepped in front of the automobile. He suffered a bruise to the back of his head and a cut on his hand and was taken to the Soldiers' home by the driver.
Mrs. J A Kersey died at 7 00 am Saturday at 608 West Main Street after illnesses dating to 1909. Born Sarah Celestia Dyson August 8 1861 near Royalton, she was married twice, leaving two daughters Pearl Crownaver and Malilie Hiatt. Funeral Monday from home with private burial at Oak Hill cemetery.
Announcements note the marriage of Miss Almyra Huck leberry to Rev. Robert Hamer Kent of Walworth New York. The ceremony was held July 22 at the bride’s home in Linton. They will reside in Walworth where Kent ministers at a Baptist church. The bride is praised as a Christian worker with a fine voice.
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