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Boone County Progressive

Location

Boone, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1914

Page

7

Loganberries Promise New Industry Near Woodburn

Perce Cory, formerly of Lebanon and now farming near Woodburn Oregon, touts loganberries as a rising crop with fresh dried and canned forms. He outlines costs and yields, noting two acres of young plants and potential profits, citing Willamette Valley growers and an East carload sale fetching 12143 dollars as a record.

Persy Cory Lebanon Woodburn Ore Edemund Connor Cory Oregon Aspinwalls Willamette Valley East

Garner Chosen for Crawfordsville School Board Seat

Prof. J. B. Garner, a former Lebanonite and Lebanon High School graduate, was elected to the Crawfordsville city school board at Tuesday night’s council meeting. He has long chaired chemistry at Wabash College. June Snow Storm from Frederickton, North Dakota, blanketed the ground today and lingered.

Crawfordsville J. B. Garner Garner The Lebanon High School Wabash College

Roosevelt to keynote second Progressive birth celebration

International News Service reports tentative plan for the second annual Progressive party birth celebration on August 9 in Chicago. Theodore Roosevelt will be guest of honor and principal speaker with speeches from Gifford Pinchot and James S. Garfield. Governors Hiram Johnson and Albert Beveridge are named. McCormick expects Roosevelt to be the Progressive candidate for New York governor.

International News Service Chicago Jana Progressive Party National Medill McCormick Theodore Roosevelt Giffard Pinchot Forester James S. Garfield Roosevelt Hiram Johnson California Albert J. Beveridge Indiana McCormick Oyster Bay New York

Narrow escape as roof collapses in Mechanicsburg fire

The Richard McIntyre farm residence north of Mechanicsburg burned on Tuesday. Neighbor Jerry Anderson near salvaging bedding nearly was crushed by a collapsing roof and had to jump through flames to safety. Tenant Alt Loveless held no household goods insurance. the wood, milk, smoke and well houses burned with the main dwelling. The Mechanicsburg exchange helped warn neighbors after the private phone failed. Loveless found temporary shelter in Antioch, renting a cottage owned by William Spray.

Richard McIntyre Mechanicsburg Jerry Anderson Alt Loveless McIntire

Bankers of Group Four Meet at Columbia Club

Bankers from Boone Marion Hancock Hamilton Tipton Hendricks Morgan and Johnson counties form Group Four of Indiana Bankers Association. Meeting at the Columbia club Indianapolis on Friday June 12 will discuss the federal reserve system with Congressman Charles A Korbly as speaker and other leaders from Chicago and Evansville. Dinner at 6 20 p m precedes officer reports.

Indiana Bankers Association Boone, Marion Hancock Hamilton Tipton Hendricks Morgan Johnson Counties Columbia Club Indianapolis Federal Reserve System Charles A. Korbly Indiana C. R. McKay First National Bank of Chicago B. S. Sonntag American Trust and Savings Bank of Evansville Indiana Bankers' Association

Mace Resident Killed by Lightning in Car Crash

Captain Joseph O Walkup medical corps U S A died when lightning struck his automobile. He was attacked aquarely in the forehead and formerly resided east of Mace.

Mace Joseph O. Walkup Medical Corps

Epworth League convention to meet in Indianapolis

The Crawfordsville district Epworth League holds its twenty fourth annual convention in Indianapolis June 18 and 19 at King Avenue Church with officers including District Superintendent Rev A G Leazenby and President Rev J Milton Williams. Delegates grid and nursing work by Ida McCaslin highlighted by Logansport Pharos Reporter profile.

Epworth League Crawfordsville Indianapolis King Avenue Church A. G. Leazenby J. Milton Williams Linden Neom Voris First Church Edward BR Worley Lebanon G. Albert Emerich Sugar Grove Harry P. Frazier E.R. Worley Department of World Evangelism Monroe Bush Kirk Walda Robbins

Hines Brothers Change Jobs At Franklin MacVeagh Co

Rufus Hines leaves Columbia Conserve after fourteen years as chief cook to join Franklin MacVeagh Company as head of the Clarke Hill canning plant at Clarks Hill. His brother Will Hines is promoted to chief cook at Columbia Conserve. Will C. Kennedy’s son-in-law Bliss, married to Rufus’s sister, is noted in the transfer.

Rufus Hines Lebanon Chicago Franklin MacVeagh Company Columbia Conserve Company Hines Clarke Hill Will Hines Rufus’ Hines Will C.kennedy Bliss

Painful Thumb Injury At Indestructible Wheel Works

Roy Martin, worker at Indestructible Wheel Works, sustained severe injury while loading ore into a hydraulic press tank. His left thumbnail and part of the thumb tip flesh were torn away after trapping his thumb between a pulley and rope. Dr. H N Coons treated the wound.

Roy Martin H. N. Coons

Pall bearers named for Worley funeral in Indiana

Pall bearers at the funeral of Mr Worley Tuesday afternoon included W Dykman of Indianapolis Lyle Ottinger Lawrence Fall J D Swanders Emmett Ralston and R C Jones all of Indianapolis with Walter Patterson and John Goons of Lebanon. Others from Indianapolis attending were Mrs S M Ralston Everett DeWitt H D Hiatt Janes Bullock and Clarence Fall. The last named will take Mr Worley s place at Esterline Company in Indianapolis. The tragedy touched all who knew him and they paid tribute.

Vernon Emmett Ralston Walter Patterson Guy Arondalt Lawrence Fall Indianapolis Worley

Terre Haute Normal School Graduation Plans Noted

County Superintendent E M Serves has received the program and invitation for Indiana State Normal School Terre Haute commencement. Graduates include Misses Mayme Sheridan and Anna Lewis of this city in the class of 1914.

E. M. Servies Indiana State Normal School Terre Haute Mayme Sheridan Anna Lewis

Turn Down Offer of Park Benches at Court House Entrances

Harvey M. Coulter asked county commissioners for permission to place 48 four foot park benches along cement walks at each entrance to the court house yard. He proposed twelve benches per entrance, with advertising space to fund maintenance for three years. Commissioners briefly declined the proposal. The rest of the session covered highway matters in Clinton and Perry townships, reports by county viewers, and various scholarships and petitions.

Harvey M. Coulter Court House Yard Coulter Charles W. Morton Clinton Township George Norwood Harry Sullivan Joseph Underwood Auditor's Office W. W. Grover Perry Township P. E. Smiley Paul Buber Orville Titus Purdue University I. Bliss Maple Eagle Horse Thief Detective Association George Smith Howard Riley Sugar Creek Township

Oldest Cory son injured leaping hedge fence

The eldest son of Walter Cory near Dover was severely injured last Friday when a hedge fence sliver pierced his foot. The boy’s foot and leg are badly swollen and he endures intense pain, with relatives and friends alarmed at his serious condition.

Walter Cory Dover Sis

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Perce Cory Mr. Cory J.B. Garner CRAW Fordsville School Board Frederickton N.D Hera Bankers Anone County Bankers Captain Walkup M'Caslin Logansport Way Newspaper Ida McCaslin Red Cross McCaslin S. R. Martin Danville Ind Frank Akers Columbia Conserve CO Franklin Mac Clarks Hill Miss McCaslin Tme Friends OF Ver Fit For the Store For T Childre H. HM. Coulter
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