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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
6
The Boone County Progressive lists the office location at South and Lebanon surveys and notes subscription rates of one dollar per year in advance. It asks readers to report irregular delivery promptly to the Lane me Indiana post office.
The Elkhart Review announces a historic shift from Republican alignment to Progressive support for Albert J. Beveridge for U S senator and for Progressive tickets locally and statewide. It cites long Republican loyalty and condemns party bosses while urging democracy and reform. Indianapolis Star notes the move as a powerful county wide influence for progress.
Washington Herald editor Charles G. Sefrit, a resolutions committee member, denounces the convention plank as a bait for Progressives and alleges the committee was coerced by the State committee. His expose stirs backlash among leading editorial writers while old guard Republicans lament a too progressive platform.
A pair of Indiana Republican editors agree that a plank backing a constitutional convention binds no one, revealing the old party’s shift is cosmetic. The piece also details a government study on road building across 100 counties to identify best practices, financing, and materials to systematize county road management. It notes varying local financing methods and the use of convict labor, with cooperation from state highway engineers and officials. The piece closes by contrasting official primary vote totals with optimistic claims of a GOP comeback.
Boone county Progressives urge members to attend the county convention on Saturday June 6. Bernard B. Shiveley of Marion will speak. he is recognized as an able orator. The three week away event aims to rally support for a strong ticket and energize the county campaign to deliver results.
A new Progressive paper is announced to start at Princeton by D A Doatright. A Republican paper at Terre Haute admits it will support the Progressive party, signaling growing party strength. The passage notes refined political conditions favoring Progressive influence.
A nostalgic piece contrasts old farm life with modern prospectuses for rural homes. It recalls ash hoppers soap making and wooden bootjacks once common in farmhouses, noting how these artifacts and practices fade as modern conveniences replace them. The essay blends humor and memory of yesteryear.
The Indiana Elks thirteenth annual state reunion will be held in Evansville May 26 to 28 to celebrate the Evansville Lodge 116 silver jubilee. Activities include a business session, an automobile tour for visiting women, a ritual contest, a grand parade with prizes, a Kentucky barbecue and fish fry, band contests, a Fort Wayne versus Evansville ball game, and a driver trip on the John S Hopkins.
Fred Smith transfers 51 252 Jackson township to Lena Dietz for 6200 and reverse 610 258 Jackson township for 65200. Hancocks sell 408 Marion township to Charles H Lee for 8000. Stolts sells to Anna Livingston in Lebanon for 35000. Durenbergers sell six acres in Worth township to Jesse Simpson for 1625. McCabe to Craver in Jones add Advance for 200. Campbells to Bennington in Center township 60 acres for 10500. Hedge to Oldstkerk in West Fairview Lebanon lots 217-292 for 8000.
A long scroll of local items covers arrests, births, marriages, and trials across Indiana. Governors, state officials, and county residents appear in notices about commencements, licenses, lawsuits, accidents, and social events with dates, names, and places like Knox county, Litton, Crawfordsville, Thorntown, and Clinton county.
The city urges residents to trim shade trees overhanging sidewalks to keep walkways clear and street lighting effective. An ordinance requires owners to keep limbs at least ten feet above the street and to trim annually by May first, with fines up to fifty dollars for noncompliance after notice from the street commissioner.
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