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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
8
A.M. Lofland of Indestructible Wheel Works has received a patent dated June 2 for a self aligning caster wheel for motor trucks. The design locates the pivot and axle to enable automatic caster action, improving straight tracking, tire wear, and steering gear life. Experts expect broad adoption by major builders and emphasize its straight-running advantage.
A Terre Haute First Baptist committee visited Lebanon to study church plans for a future Terre Haute church. The building, costing about 60000 dollars, will resemble Lebanon’s exterior and share features. Committee members include Mr and Mrs I T Pierson Mrs Edward M Bruce Mrs J W Street R L Fielder J W Zona Rey and Mrs P R Parker.
A car driven by Clem Leander veered off near Ward Little’s home and crushed through a fence into an oats field. The steering knuckle caused the mishap and the vehicle was towed to a shop. Nearby, a separate accident involved a car from Crawfordsville that vaulted a ditch and pierced a wire fence before exiting.
H A McDaniel & Bros have leased the east side of the square from Colonial Theater and will take possession September 1 for a five year lease with option of ten. They plan extensive remodeling including a complete optical outfit and new fixtures to double their space and create a leading jewelry establishment in Boone County.
The seven days old son of Alva and Stella May Huckleberry of Worth township died at 6 p m Saturday. The funeral was held at the residence at 1 p m Sunday with burial in Salem cemetery.
Boone County Bar Association adopted memorial resolutions for Oliver P. Mahan. The report, read Monday, praised his honesty with juries and courts, church membership, Civil War veteran ties, and Progressive politics. The group expressed sympathy to his widow and family and ordered the memorial spread on the Boone Circuit Court order book. Resolutions prepared by Higgins Neff and Hornaday.
Mayor John B. Shelby backs Phil Adler’s drive for a city playground for children. He offers help to promote workable plans and favors a properly regulated park, suggesting options such as the fair grounds or east of town near the Noblesville road junction if suitable. He urges swift, practical action toward a lasting community benefit.
General orders set two sessions for infantry units at Fort Harrison from June 22 to 27 and June 29 to July 4. Officers and enlisted men from First and Second Infantry participate in the first session. Third and Second Infantry in the second. Medical officers, judge advocate, and quartermaster oversight are named. Training covers camp setup, drill, rifle care, and military law with two days of simulated warfare. Expenses and salary are provided for attending guards.
Miss Lora Lewin is reelected as domestic art teacher at Garfield and Wiley high schools in Terre Haute for the coming year with a handsome salary increase. She has taught in Terre Haute schools for two years and previously in Lebanon schools, and is the daughter of Mrs Z J Lewis of South East Street.
Alfalfa growers across the county are harvesting the season first crop with a large yield. The crop favors dry soil and with a medium shower a second cutting could be ready in about six weeks.
Discovery Way Made After the Driver Suffered Much Discomfort. Hayil Barber, a Ford salesman, sped along a Lebanon country road to seek relief from the heat. A sheet of flame erupted from the rear of his car causing him to jump out, abandoning his burning vehicle. A farmer’s water bucket extinguished the blaze. The top was buried, the back seat burned, and Barber lost his wallet and seat. He then returned to Indianapolis to tow the car home.
J. W. Witt retires from the city school board after many years of faithful service. John C. Perkins was elected by the city council on Monday night to replace him. Witt’s tenure was praised for efficiency and duty, earning esteem from the board, teachers, and the community. Perkins is seen as a worthy successor.
The body of Captain Joseph Walkup arrived from Ft. Bayard New Mexico and was buried at Bainbridge after a funeral at 11 this morning. The article notes the coincidence that Dr Burchard Roark and Dr Joseph Walkup, born nearby, both died tragically in far states, with promising futures cut short.
The poem laments urban priorities that favor prisons, commerce, and cultural venues over youth recreation. It contrasts plenty of room for jails and vice with a stark lack of safe playgrounds for boys, urging investment in innocent sport before harm accrues and costs rise.
The Oliver No. 7 typewriter is advertised as a leap forward with automatic devices, cushioned keyboard, anchor keys, and Printype. It boasts smooth action, reduced strain, and superior speed, claiming ten years of progress and exhibit-and-sale availability through Oliver branches nationwide.
The Milledgeville church bids farewell to Andrew Jackson Pell born January 12 1862 aged 50 years 4 months and 12 days He married Alice Johnson in 1882 and Sarah McMurray in 1897 He joined the Methodist Protestant church over 28 years ago and was known as an industrious honest citizen He leaves a wife nine siblings and many relatives The funeral was led by Rev P M Boxwell with a large gathering in attendance and the body laid to rest in the Old Unity cemetery
Chief Ora Ellis reports Edward Bean aged 16 arrested on theft of a bicycle from Nora Brandenburg. The bike disappeared Friday near J W Davidson’s grocery. wheel markings matched Brandenburg’s description. Ellis notes the youth comes from an unfortunate family and has drifted into misdemeanors amid a pattern of recent similar incidents. police vow strict enforcement against loafers and property theft.
Professor Lewis C Anderson returned from North Middletown Kentucky where he led the Kentucky Classical and Business College as principal from primary through high school. He accepted another year in the same role with a substantial salary increase. Anderson is an honor graduate of Transylvania University and L. H. S. 08. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos Anderson of the county.
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