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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
10
Country correspondence from Elizaville and nearby communities records visits by numerous residents. Guests include W A Underwood, Mary Lemon, Hazel Coy, Ethel Smith, and many local families. Notices mention church services, a house fire, moving, and plans for a new basement.
Henry Cavin has been ill this past week while Newton Hardesty and Pearl, south of here, visited Mrs. Mary A. Gavin and Oral Cavin. Thomas Adair and family and James Adair aml family hosted callers. Mrs. Henry Cavin visited Mary A. Cavin. Miss Mabel Adair spent time with Mrs. Philip Harris and daughter Julia. Kisses Zora and Edna Hall of No.
D D Cohee visited Crawfords ville Friday and Saturday. Okle Profit and family visited Charlie Fergusons of Thorttown Sunday. John Cohee and family Will Owens and family and Perl Click visited at D D Cohee's Sunday. Amos Gosnell bought a team of horses at Allen's sale last Saturday. Willard Cohee is working for Amos Gosnell.
Frank Green was in Indianapolis on Friday. The Jefferson Township Sunday School Convention is set for Pleasant View next Sunday afternoon. Ming Myrtle Hazelrigg of Pleasant View visited Friday and Saturday with her brother Sunny Hazelrigg and family. Mrs. R. Wills of Jamestown visited Millard Wills and family Saturday. Mrs. Roy Sloan and children visited Aunt Mrs. Deaste Green on Sunday. Jesse Hazelrigg and family of Thorntown spent a few days that week with John Hazelrigg and family. Misses Helen Taylor and Violet Church attended Hamlet in Indianapolis Saturday. Bloomfield Grimes and family visited Frank Green and family Monday of last week. Mia, George Davis and daughter Fern of Lebanon spent Thursday with them.
Edgewood columns report C A McClain and family with Guy Coon near Bushtown on Sunday. Ill Mrs J J Erskin shows no improvement. Fern and Madge Potts from Beckville visited H P Stevens on Wednesday night. Lou Bratton and Abel visited J L Brekin and family. James Smith visited former’s brother and sister. Grace Edrington spent night with Mary Martin near Dover Station in Illinois. Frank Martin visited O A McClain and family Wednesday night. Nathan Jones of Ladoga visiting his uncle John T Jones near Dover.
The Ladies at Ward church gratefully thank the community for patronage at the slipper sale from which about $h0 was cleared. Mrs. Graham shows no improvement while Mrs. Edith Spencer is somewhat improved. Readings and dialogues will be presented by Stewart's Chapel seniors on Thursday night March 26 with a free will offering. Everyone welcome. The Lasley brothers moved buildings for Lawson Brown who plans remodeling and a garage.
Mrs Lotta Bratton visits Lebanon on Monday Ursula Titus visits the smith school No 11 Monday Clair Bratton and family visit George Crim Tuesday James Gordon and wife in Lebanon Wednesday Charles BE McClain and family visit Evert Caldwell and family Wednesday Sumner Owetts buys jogs on Harve Caldwell farm and hauls to Max John Logan of Advance buys hay from Charles E McClain Wednesday A B Martin and wife dine with Rheuben Flynn and family Stewart's Chapel Thursday James Gordon and wife E M Smith and wife with Prask Yager and wife dine with J T Jones and wife Minnia and Mary Martin Lotta Bratton Mable McDaniel Rosa Sumpter Bessie Hmmer Lugan Abell Charles McClain and wife E M Smith and wife in Lebanon Saturday Mrs Abell and others noted in brief local social listings.
Neighbor notes list numerous visits and illnesses including the Crim and Bratton families, with whooping cough affecting Frank Martin's and Morrigan's children and Otto Julian traveling to Anderson. Several locals and out-of-town visitors are mentioned, along with social calls at various homesteads around Walnut Grove, Mechanicsburg, Fairview, and Lebanon.
JORDEBLAS AB and others feature in a line of social notes. Millard Carr spents days in Indianapolis and Mrs Joel Homan visited with her parents. Asbury Williams and family hosted guests, while various other residents hosted and visited neighbors including Jim and Myrtle Dooley and the Howards during the week.
ERB 4 Richard Greene was been quite poor ly the poet few dega with rheumatism Mrs Tile Smith called on Mrs Sarah Kinser Monday afternoon Miss Leora Shore spent Sunday afternoon with the Brock slatera William Cunningham and wife took dinner with Joseph Perkins and wife Mr and Mrs Frank Jackson and little daughter Octova south of Leb anton were Sunday afternoon guests of Marion Burgin and family Miss Ruth Smith called on neur Gussie Burgin Monday afternoon The following men called on Richard Green Sunday John Laffin Irvan Wills Tura Kinser and Nat Wille Mr and Mrs John Duncan and children took dinner with Mrs Tillie Smith and daughter Ruth Sunday Mr and Mrs Marlon Burgin spent the day Thursday with her parents Mr and Mrs Denman HAlgbland ot
Mrs Maggia Shore and daughter Leora called on Mrs Tillie Smith and daughter Ruth Saturday afternoon near New Brunswick. Mrs Marion Burgin and daughters Gussie and Ruth Smith visited Mrs Golda Jackson and daughter Detova south of Lebanon Friday afternoon. Tillie Smith and Maggie Shore visited No 9 school Friday afternoon.
Zlonsville and nearby towns report social visits and family updates. Mr and Mrs James White spent a Friday with their son Frank White near Traders Point while Mrs Esther Miller visited her parents the Milts on Dean. Miss Dalay Brown visited Garden City. Mrs Rhinelder Lee died after a week ill. Rush Lawrence and Lee Petry opened a photo gallery east of the Times office. George Bell moved from Rev Combs property to vacant Edward Brouchard lot on Maple Street. Esta Stultz retired from the coal business. George Stultz, town night watchman for three years, resigns to return to coal dealing. Judge Collins, Indianapolis juvenile judge, spoke at Doon before the Parent Teachers Association. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Phillippi born March 9 and dated Tuesday March 10. Americus W Conner conducting a weeklong series of meetings at Methodist and Christian churches titled The boys friend Campaign.
Miss Esther Stump works for Mrs. M. C. Roark. Ralph Jones and wife visited J. B. Bowen and family at North Salem Thursday. Miss May Cornelius of Rushtown sewed for Mrs. H. P. Stephens. Mrs. Emory Proffitt attended a class social at Mrs. Carl Kincaid's home at Advance Wednesday night. Theodore McDute spent Wednesday and Thursday in Lebanon. J. T. Jones and wife hosted a dinner Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 4 H. Gordon, Frank Yager and Nathan Jones of Lado- Ba and Everett Caldwell and family visited Cha. McClain and family Sunday. Morgen Shelley visited his wife’s sister, Mrs. Mela Stewart at Mace Sunday. she is very ill. He spent Saturday night with Adrian McClain. Mrs. Clara Jones visiting friends in Lidjapapolis.
Miss Mabel Jones works at Arthur Pittinger s. Chas Robinson bought Teacing from Andy Dossett Monday. A son Paul Cunningham born March 7 to Mr and Mrs Arthur Pitt inger. Aunt Sue Wyatt s condition unchanged. Wyatt brothers market wheat at Lebanon this week. Rev Boxwell hosts church meetings this week. Harrison Township teachers held last Institute. all schools to close next week except districts No 3 and 7. Mrs Effie Robinson to close district No 3 school Thursday March 26. Pupils and teachers prepared a program for the afternoon with ak testing and an agricultural talk by Mr Imel of Lebanon. Mr Imel s talk will interest agriculture classes and farmers and wives. Come and hear him.
Mrs Leslie Witt visits Fairmount with parents while Bud Morris and wife attend a Friday dance at Englewood hosted by Mr and Mrs Chas Heady. Harry Akers of Cincinnati visits, Mrs Harry McCune stays with Robert McCann family in Bainbridge, and Mrs Guean Witt with Bertha Witt visit Lebanon relatives. Ora Pollard to start building a new barn. Swartey Patterson holds the contract as Mrs Etta Stewart called on Mrs Frank Aker. Frank Hawking and wife of Mechanicsburg spent Sunday with his family.
Mrs Williaw Hawk ins and Mrs Charles Wooder visited near Dover. Mrs Anna Morris and Mrs Susan Witt spent Thursday with Mrs Ida Waddle who has been poorly for six weeks. Abe Akers attended institute at Lebanon. Grant Swift and wife of Bethel visited Leo Sanders and family Sunday. Win Miller and wife near Thorn town had Monday dinner with Mrs Busan Witt. Miller and Dale painting Joe Threlkelds barn. Mr and Mrs David Hawkins and Mrs Sam Stephens called on workers Friday evening. Frankie McCreight hauling gravel for Ora Pollard. Dave Hawkins has been poorly recently. Ophal Small of Indianapolis is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
The Tourist Club of Lebanon invites members and guests to an open day on Friday March 20 at 2 30 p m at the Presbyterian church. Music will precede a lecture by Alfred M Brooks professor of art history at Indiana University. The event is organized by former club member Mrs EC Gull ion who is now at the university.
The County Horse Breeders Association hosts a Lebanon, Sal event on March 21 at 1 30 p m on city streets. Classes include stallions and mares aged and young, geldings, and colts with both registered and grade entries. A Purdue University judge will award ribbons from first to fifth in each class.
March and April offer a mortgage exemption to reduce taxes. Deductions cannot exceed 700 dollars of mortgage indebtedness or half the real estate's assessed value. Example figures show proportional reductions based on mortgage vs appraisal, with full deduction possible up to 700 in certain cases. Localities like Lebanon are mentioned as examples of places to consider.
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