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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
11
Local families including Gatewoods Huckabys and Smiths visited relatives in multiple households from Friday to Sunday. Churches held services and clubs met with social events, while a funeral was held for a former resident Mrs. Martha Redmond in Lebanon. The True Blue class planned a Thursday meeting and a purse of community activities filled the weekend.
Sunday school attendance for Sunday was 54. Dorothy Heck returned home Monday after a week’s visit with her grandparents, of Lebanon. Walter Dickerson and wife of near Indianapolis spent Tuesday night with her parents, Lorenzo Stevena and wife. Miss Vernice Sullivan of near Fayette spent Saturday night with Miss Laurel Sullivan. Mrs. Dessile Beck spent Monday with her parents at Lebanon. Misses Laurel Sullivan, Verna Leap and Chloe Shirley attended the teachers' institute at No. 7 school last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Allen Schenck is quite poorly at the writing. Graduation examination will be held at No. 4 Perry township next Saturday.
Sunday activities filled Milledgeville with church and Sunday school attendance. Guests included Lora Hollin and relations, G. Ted Williams family, and Orpha Armouriel with Georgia Lewis. Visits extended to H. D. Rosse and Oscar Metzgar who returned from Indianapolis. Pearl Williams spent Tuesday with Mrs. Ray Turner while Frank Kelley and Ruszel Kelley visited John Evans and family.
Over the country, Fred Jackson and family spent Sunday with M. L. Jackson and family. Cecil Sparks and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday with Thos.
The report lists numerous Sunday visits and gatherings around Lebanon, Thorntown, Frankfort, and neighboring towns. Names include Fleming, Burgess, Beck, Graham, Campbell, Bennett, Plew, Tribbett, and Titus, with guests traveling between farms and towns to share meals and company.
Buntin and Kelsey families from Mechanicsburg spent Friday with Emory Kelsey and relatives. Thorntown, Frankfort, Kirkland, Boylston, Antioch, Mechanicsburg, Jamestown, Lebanon and nearby areas are listed with visits among Mundell, Cleaver, Ryan, Strange, Gray, Vidile, Merrit, Young and other residents. Households including the Randle, Rogers, Merritt, Mundell, Gray, and Muston clans are mentioned in a string of weekend visits and gatherings.
The Bloomington Telephone notes Mrs J M Ralston wife of Indiana Governor Ralston visits Bloomington as a royal representative of the Lebanon basketball team. Once a Bloomington schoolteacher and Eliettsville superintendent she remains active in education. She is hosted by local families and joined by Ruth Herdrick and John W Cravens among others.
W H Wharfield sold his interest in the Second Ward store on South Lebanon Street to partner Bertie Dicks who becomes sole proprietor. Miga Elizabeth Shannon of Darlington returned home Tuesday after visiting her aunt Migs Irens Darrough of East Superior Street.
The Spring Institute of Boone County Connecticut will meet March 25 26 at the Lebanon Baptist church led by Elizabeth Stanley state vice president. The program includes lectures an oratorical contest music and short speeches by Lebanon talents with a dinner at noon and a box lunch in the basement. Open to the public. The Wednesday evening contest features carefully chosen local youth contestants.
Mr and Mrs Vern Nelson entertained the Central Christian Sunday School choir at their East South street home Monday night. Mr Nelson leads the choir. The evening featured games music and vocal solos by Harry Budd of Indianapolis and readings by Ora Nelson and others. Refreshments were served.
Tuesday marked Mrs. Elizabeth Hopper’s birthday with a surprise party organized by her sister Miss May Shannon and Mrs. Carrie Rice. Twelve guests gathered at Mrs. FinnIngatt’s home and then to Mrs. Hopper’s, receiving gifts and refreshments in green and white to honor the occasion.
Dr AFL Nelson, state veterinarian, warns farmers in cholera infected Indiana regions to act now to save young pigs. Preventive measures include thorough renovation, disinfecting buildings, burning trash, and moving young pigs to uninfected lots when possible. He stresses anti Atay as the critical rearing period.
Instructions urge plowing a lot when possible and burning infected material. A five percent carbolic solution or bichloride of mercury in water, and coal tar products, are advised for disinfection with stronger mixes. Dr. Nelson notes limited cholera progress due to farmer cooperation and quarantine adoption varies by county, with about eighty percent of counties affected.
Dr P J Barcus of Crawfordsville attended a 13 month old baby boy of Daniel Long in Darlington Monday evening. The child, who had oedema of the glottis, died prior to arrival. A second infant, five months old, near Arshel Cross died Tuesday morning from a congenital ailment hindering breathing.
The burial of Maggie Lee aged sixty six who died Sunday at Zionsville occurred Tuesday in Carmel. She was the wife of R Lee a carpenter contractor of Zionsville and survived by three children Mrs Lee Wiedman Mrs John Doelman of Indianapolis and John Lee of Carmel.
Indianapolis star Jim Pierce known as Hump resumes a spring return to management heading the York team. Pierce rose through bush leagues and semi pros including Inca City League Indianapolis Re serves Lebanon Independent MI League and Northern Indiana League before reaching professional ranks. He previously managed a team in Logansport and is noted for his clown nickname in Nebraska State League settings.
Beginning March 14, postage on books drops to one cent per two ounces up to eight ounces, with regular parcel post rates above that. Quantities over four pounds of miscellaneous printed matter shift to regular parcel post, while four pounds or under stay at one cent per two ounces. An March 12 order treats seeds and plants as fourth class matter, one cent per ounce up to four ounces, with zone rates above that.
Mrs. W. H. Williams and Mrs. M. A. Roark welcomed members for a Research Club regular meeting at Mrs. Willan's South Mast Street home. Papers by Mrs. A. B. Jones on Woman as a Factor in Civic Improvement and by Mrs. B. C. Brush on Good Citizenship drew praise. Jones’s was sent to the Reciprocity Bureau of the State Federation of clubs. During social hour, Mrs. Tor Huckstep played piano.
Bluford Wall will depart for St. Joe Missouri today or Thursday to join the Western League club after being sold by Ottumwa In Central Association. He spent three seasons with Ottumwa where the team won the pennant each year. A knee problem last season caused him to miss late play and his future plans depend on his health this year.
Mr and Mrs Winson Jones hosted the Hot Biss ault Euchre club on East South Street Tuesday night with St Patrick's Day decorations. Ladies prizes went to Mrs Robert Berryhill ononehand and Mrs Jacob Defser on points, while gentlemen’s prizes went to Jacob Desser on lone-head and Robert Berrybill on points. A luncheon was served. Mrs Mra Ashley of Little Rock was a guest. Ben Ransdall of Park Street, employed on the T H I B war barng, suffered a painful injury when an iron bar slipped and fell on his boat, cutting it severely.
Mrs Claranea Houk of Park Street has been ill with pneumonia but is improving.
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