Henderson Will Case Moves to Hoosier Circuit Court
The big will dispute over Mrs. John Henderson’s estate valued around 50 600 proceeds to court. Brothers and sisters seek to invalidate the will that left most property to stepson George F P Henderson. The case echoes an earlier Indiana dispute involving Reuben Prestor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Hendricks
Hoone
Mre
John Hendexeon
George FP. Henderson
Hendricks County
A. J. Shelby
John Duncan
Indianapolis
Higgins
Probster
Sugar Water Time in Hoosierland and Indiana
The writer laments missing sugar water weather typical for February and March in Indiana. He notes maple syrup nostalgia and reports food laws as a ruin to traditional practices once common in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoopierland
Hoosierland
Indiana
City News Briefs From Chisago and Nearby
Miss Bertha McConaughy traveled to Chisago Tuesday on business. Mrs Adair visited relatives in Crawfordsville today. Dad Korgay and Mrs Cox visited Mrs Al Korgay yesterday. Mrs Pearl Conover of Chicago and Mr C D Daily are visiting Mrs Al Korgay. Mrs Harry Chaver of North East has returned from a stay in Indianapolis. Mrs Ed Caldwell goes to Martinsville for treatment for sciatic rheumatism after ten days of illness. Mrs Warren Branton of New Tross was operated on for gall stones and appendicitis with a favorable today. Charles A Crull of Indianapolis is visiting for a week with his wife at her father’s home, Fr. 1. Fy Trowbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Warren Branton
New Tross
Williams Hospital
Charles A. Crull
Indianapolis
Fy Trowbridge
Lebanon Aims to Undercut Lafayette for Title
The Indianapolis News weighs state high school basketball favorites for Bloomington tournament. Lafayette is highlighted among top contenders while Lebanon, having defeated Lafayette on prior floors, matches up in a Saturday clash that could expose the paper's picks. If Lebanon wins again it boosts its standing and counters the News forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Newa
Bloomington
Lebanon High School
Lafayette High School
Lebanon
Lafayette Bunch
Lafayette
Indianapolis News
Berry Sidelined by Diphtheria in Pur Due Basketball
Lafayette Journal Bays reports Pur Due basketball star C M Berry contracted diphtheria while in Bloomington. Berry was confined to a hotel, then taken home to Dr Wools for care. His absence from the lineup weakens the team, as Berry is noted as one of the conference's top guards. He will be brought back home as soon as the crisis passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Journal
Purdue
C. M. Berry
Bloomington
Berry
Dr. Wools
Exemption Opinion For Indiana National Guard Members
Indiana Attorney General ARE EXEMPT, holding that officers and enlisted in the active militia are exempt from road tax. Sections of Burn's Revised Statutes provide evidence accepted by proper officers. Officers must show commission and enlisted men a commanding officer certificate, to county auditor to adjust tax duplications annually without road tax charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Honan
Frank J. Bridges
Indiana
Burn
enMietad
National Guard
Indiana high school teams enter Bloomington basketball tournament
Fifty two teams from across the state enter the Indiana University hosted basketball tournament at Bloomington to be held March 13 to 14 with games extended to accommodate the large field. President W L Bryan designates Friday a holiday for students hosting over 1000 high school players and faculty members housed in student fraternity and club facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Auspioa
Indiana University
W. L. Bryan
How to clean Bird's-Eye Maple Furniture
Cleaning Bird's-eye maple furniture involves washing with lukewarm water with a small amount of kerosene. Rub dry quickly and polish with a soft cloth. This home method from Mothers' Magazine advises careful handling to remove soil and finger marks.
Frances Ann Sharp Obituary at Union Town Township
Mrs Frances Ann Sharp died at her home in Union Town Township at 9 30 p m after four weeks of paralysis She was 53 years 2 months and 14 days old born December 20 1860 married February 27 1887 to Robert H Sharp surviving are Millard Elizabeth Allie David George W and Carl F Sharp a step daughter Jesse Detard plus brothers and sisters Oliver A Caldwell William Caldwell O D Caldwell Margaret Sloan Mary E Taylor Sara R McDaniel Nancy J Miles Lucinda E B Dinsmore and Myrtle E Myers One sister Dolly May Caldwell died previously Funeral services planned at the residence at 9 am Sunday then at the Hover Christian church at 2 pm conducted by Rev Hotier Dale Interment in the Nover cemetery
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Frances Ann Sharp
Uston Township
Sharp
This County
Robert H. Sharp
Millard
Elizabeth
Allie
David
George W
Carl F. Sharp
Jesse Detard
Sis‘tera
Oliver A. Caldwell
Dover
Williams. Caldwell
Vermillion Counts
Illinois
O. D. Caldwell
Whitestown
Margaret £. Sloan
Browns Valley
Mary E. Taylor
Sarah R. McDaniel
Lebanon
Nancy J. Miles
Darlington
Lucinda EB. Dinsmore
Milledgeville
Myrtle E. Myers
Piedmont
Dolly May Caldwell
Aged Woman Hannah Dorsey Peterson Dies in New Ross
One of New Ross's oldest residents, Hannah Dorsey Peterson, died at her home Wednesday at 3 05 PM. Born in Baltimore in 1820 she moved to Indiana as a child and lived in New Ross for seventy four years. She was married to James Peterson in 1850 and leaves five children. Funeral Thursday at the Methodist church with interment in Odd Fellows cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ross
Hannah Dorsey Peterson
Dorsey
Baltimore
James Peterson
William
Joan
Alfred
Amory
Alice
Methodist Church
New Rosa
Oakes Hall
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Brilliance in Mushrooms on Decayed Wood
An old note describes mushrooms growing on decayed wood showing a degree of brilliancy. Placed on white paper the glow lets readers discern nearby words without grit. A species in Australia reportedly measured 16 inches in diameter and emitted light sufficient to frighten.
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Australia
Lebanon convention stage rights and public gallery access
The article notes reserved stage seating for candidates and friends, tickets required for admission, and that candidates are barred from the floor during the convention while the gallery remains open to the public. It mentions the Lebanon band performing the mass for the convention and highlights the Thank Offering Meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society with a program led by Mrs. L. F. Buckle and prayers by W. P. McKinsey and a task by Dr. Robbing, followed by refreshments served by Mrs. J. C. Brown and Mrs. E. T. Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiket
Lebanon
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methods At Church
L. F. Buckle
W. P. McKinsey
Robbing
J.C. Brown
Suit Against the Big Four
Ollie Howard sues the Big Four Railway Company and Illinois Central Railroad for damages from a September 9 1913 mule shipment. He claims 26 mules from Olney Illinois to Lebanon were negligently handled, causing one death and injuries to three others reducing value by 250 dollars. He seeks 500 dollars with Higgins Rogers and Ira M Sharp as attorneys.
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Ollie Howard
Big Four Railway Company
Ilinoia Central Railway Company
Olney
Illinois
Lebanon
Ilnois Central
Indianapolis
Big Four Railway
Higgins & Rogers
Ira M. Sharp
Inheritance Law Case on Adopted Versus Illegitimate Heirs
Judge Jere West rules in a Crawfordsville dispute over whether adopted children have priority in inheritance when an illegitimate child left a farm in Sugar Creek Township. The case involves Joseph Cooley and Mode Dukes versus Francis W. Powers, with Powers as the adopted heir to William Powers who died without legitimate issue. The plaintiffs claim precedence as biological heirs, while Powers seeks the estate. the matter will go to the state supreme court for decision.
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Crawfordsville
Jere West
Joseph Cooley
Mode Dukes
Francis W. Powers
Sugar Creek Township
Montgomery
William Powers
Supreme Court of the State
Severe Injuries After Fall In Clinton Township
Robert Eston of Shepardsville suffered severe injuries after falling while trying to enter a buggy bound for town. His brother Leland Eaton died Monday in Clinton township and his sister Mrs Sarah Stephenson died the next day in Indianapolis. Frank B Hawkins is bedridden with grippe. William Means and Mrs Joseph Ott visited Indiana polly relatives and Mrs Lealia Means. They called on Mrs Frank Spencer who was taken to St Vincents hospital for an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Jackson
Jackson
A. Bowman
Cass V. Smith
John T. Brown
Clinton
William H. Moore
Union
J. R. Godhenour
Perry
Sheriff
Clarence Roberts
Jefferson
Tomes W. Proffitt
Washington
George W. Mayer
G. ©. Galvin
John W. Kernadie
Harrison
M. M. Apple
John T. Casey
Assenaor
A. 0. Spencer
Willard Stephenson
Sugar Crook
Owen Donehew
C. B. Brendel
Eagle
M. A. Armstrong
Frank C. Staton
Commissioner
Sylvanus M. Riker
John C. Reese
Court House
Wolock
Grand Theatre
Michael Foley
Indianapolis
Ralston
Charles Worrell
A. P. Hooton
E. M. Gervies
Opera House
David M. Clark
Robert Eston
Shepardsville
Leland M. Eaton
Clinton Township
Sarah Stephenson
Frank B. Hawkins
William Means
Joseph Ott
Indianapolly
Lealia
Means
Frank Spencer
Baruterly
Lebanon
St. Vincett's Hospital
Embezzlement Charge Against Jamestown Man
Charles E. Young, a Jamestown resident, was arrested in Waveland on embezzlement charges involving $300 claimed for the Western Oil Refining Company. He was held in Marion County, released on bond after Governor Ralston and attorney A. J. Shelby secured bail. Young asserts he is owed $106 and has settlement papers, and says the Western Oil Refining Co. owes him nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Young
Jamestown
Waveland
Indianapolis
Portteug
Marion County
Young
Western Oil Refining Company
Ralston
A. J. Shelby
Shelby
Mr. Young
David M. Clark
F. Nelson
W. H. Milley
National Ol Refining Company
Western Oil Refining Comppany
Western Oil Refining Co
Seed Corn Germination Week in Boone County 1914
Purdue University and U S Department of Agriculture promote Seed Corn Germination Week in Boone County from March 27 1914. Teachers urged to test home grown ears and record results to boost yields and incomes, with home schooling and school exercises to spread the facts and encourage a county wide corn growing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Agricultural Extension Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Boone County Cooperating
Lebanon
Ibd
Boone County
Boota County
Washington
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John Henderson
Erty
Dougone
Hoosier
L. Hy
Newa Depéster
Purdue Wasketball
Blomington
Union Town
Ship
Ola
M. E. Foley
Gy Candi
Hover Christian Church
Hotier Dale
Nover Cemetery
L. W. Tomlinson
Jos. A. Coons
Suage
John W. Hornaday
Willet. H. Parr
Wiliam J.wood
Prosecutor
Vasey Dodson
P. BE. Smiley
Clerk
John L. Wade
Ernest R. Stewart
Lén Titus
Willard F. Harrison
Joho A. Masters
Sugar Creek
George W. Harvey
Calon
Jame T. Davis
Herbert M. Pointer
A. F. Herdrich
Cleveland Goodwin
Worth
Leonard Burton
James M
Joho A. Fic
Again
A. J. Smith
Nelson
J. Parr
Marion
Corder
Illinois Central
Crawfordssile
Robert Eaton
Jamesae
Yong
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