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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
5
Vintage advertisement touts TIZ as a magical cure for aching and burning feet. Claims quick relief from corns calluses and raw spots with a 25 cent box, promising comfortable feet and a year of guaranteed comfort or money back.
County agricultural agent Imel reports July 1 1913 to June 1 1914 with 159 meetings attended by 7408 people 668 office calls 245 farm visits and 4509 miles traveled. He conducted milk testing seed corn and fertilizer tests variety and field tests and spoke to rural schools as part of outreach. Real estate transfers include numerous deeds in Thorntown Center and Lebanon, with parcels ranging from 25 to 90 acres and prices from 400 to 5700 dollars.
A delegation from New Ross visited Lebanon on Tuesday to promote a horse show set for Saturday June 6. Twelve autos carried flags and banners while the Advance Band played a brief concert at the southwest corner. The tour covered about 100 miles through Advance, Lebanon, Thorntown, Darlington, Crawfordsville, Ladoga, New Market, Danville, North Salem, Roachdale and Jamestown, with cash prizes across many classes including draft, saddle, trotting and roadsters, plus a stallion sweepstakes.
Helen Carney sues Hother A. Ragsdale in Squire Perrill's court alleging paternity. Ragsdale, a widower with six children, resides near Brunswick and denies the charge. Carney, seventeen, resides in Brunswick. Ragsdale posted 500 bond for a preliminary hearing set for June 20.
Mark Whistler, who spent seven or eight years in the northwest, arrived Tuesday morning. He had homesteaded a claim there and now returns with the land in first class condition. His home is in Harrison township.
Washington Jefferson and Worth townships schedule commencements this week. Mechanicsburg grants fifteen diplomas, Davenport in Jefferson hosts thirteen graduates, Whitestown hosts fourteen in Worth, and Slabtown in Marion closes with twenty seven. I G Bill of Indianapolis to deliver the address.
Charles M. Daugherty of Darlington pleaded guilty to forgery and was sentenced by Judge Jere West in Crawfordsville to two to fourteen years in the Michigan City Prison. He issued forged checks in the area.
The Queen Esther Circle of the M E church met at the Slater home. Lucile Edwards led devotion and Miss Adah Huber led the program with readings and music. Officers for the coming year include President Lucile Edwards and others. a $25 pledge was voted, and plans for circle growth were discussed. Light refreshments followed.
In Hickory Massachusetts on June 3, three unidentified well dressed men were found mangled on the railroad track. Authorities believe the victims were murdered and their bodies were thrown onto the track.
The County Board of Review met in annual session and announced hearing dates for各 townships and corporations. A. O. Spencer serves as president with D. M. Clark as secretary. Hearings run from June 8 to June 18 across Banks to Advance townships, with township assessors meeting with the board on their appointed days. The session spans thirty days.
A horse and buggy belonging to farmer Arthur Harlos disappeared Sunday night near Gadsden and were found Monday morning at Elizaville. Clyde Steelsmith, his farm hand, drove the rig Sunday evening and was involved in a search with Mr Harris and others before locating the horse hitched in front of the Tomliston grocery store.
Governor Ralston will designate a day in October as Disease Prevention day by proclamation. W D Thurber presented the plan for a state observance led by sixty anti tuberculosis societies with cooperation from the state board of health and the State Anti Tuberculosis Society. Mayors of several cities have offered support for the observance.
Colonel GC O Tribbett and Colonel D L Perry of Columbus Ohio sold cattle at Jersey Isle Stock Farm in Rush County. Twenty eight cows averaged 219, seventeen heifers 146, twelve calves 87. Top cow 700, top heifer 800. Four bulls sold at 163 each. Overall sale average 177.50.
A physical culture expert weighs a buyer's wish to reduce weight. The caller desires a light cool wardrobe and an athletic activity. The dealer jokes about finding a middle aged horse and avoids giving a direct age.
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