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Newspaper
Boone County Progressive
Location
Boone, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
11
Mrs Mary Warburton and daughter Ethel were guests of John McMath and family of Sheridan over the weekend. Dozens of local residents and visitors are listed as guests and attendees in church services, social visits, and Decoration Day plans with numerous mentions of Sipe, Warburton, Beck, Graham, and Reed families across Lebanon, Kirklin, Thorntown, and surrounding towns.
Mrs Sallie Schopback of Aurora Dr Robert Simpkins and Miss Mariam Fitzpatrick of Indianapolis spent the weekend with Ed Scott and wife Ethel Morrow returned home after a short visit with Mrs Minnie Pickering of Thorn town Russell Dinsmore of Miltedgeville visits near Bainbridge N T Scott and William Milton spent time with relatives in Indianapolis Luther Watson and family guest to Lebanon area Hazel Gates hosted Sunnee school class Otto Eaton and Fayette residents dined with L A Wyatts Norma Morrow visited Georgia Lewis Orpha hosted Susie Belt Forrest Hancock and Forrest Worrell Sunday guests M W Stafford Indianapolis Star agent in the vicinity Wayne Black injured under a harrow Sunday visits by W H Stafford Mrs Robert Cox and Cora Rader with Bert Neal near Sheridan upcoming services at Christian church Next Sunday sermons at the church Alonzo Nay attended Lebanon church Lon Taylor and Nex Taylor with Eli Brown visit Ray Taylor Myrtle Stewart visits Albert Cox and Myrtle Stewart visit Ray Taylor continuous Sunday gatherings
Will Cornell bought a Buick and several others were noted in the vicinity. People heard the baccalaureate sermon in Lebanon. Dr. Airhart and family spent time in Lebanon. Roberts and wife and Burtin and wife attended the funeral.
Misses Mary and Hattie Highland visit Henry Wilson in Indianapolis while neighbors and families gather at various homes near Lebanon and Jamestown. Cemeteries and church events anchor a Sunday of visits as relatives travel between Pike, Thorntown, and Mechanicsburg.
Newton Kersey attended the Crawfords ville track meet in Indianapolis with Earl Lane and Paul Church on the relay team. Mrs. Cora Dohelman hosted supper Thursday evening for Lebanon High School senior girls. Perry Crane of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin plans to resume dairy work with Crane Farm with his brother Victor. George Powell’s family brought baskets and will move to Lebanon June 1 after selling to Willard Van Huss. Mrs. Morton Church hosted guests including Mrs. Ray Wright and Miss Edith Bright, Dan Bright, and Jay Bright of St Joseph Missouri, a twenty five year uncle relation.
Mrs Anna Voorhis and son Charles of Lebanon dined with her brother Joseph Perkins and wife. William Cunningham hosted Pat Hunley of Lebanon for dinner. Several families including Adair, Burgin, Smith, Shore, Voorhis, and Duncan shared Sunday or midweek visits with kin and neighbors near Lebanon and Whites Town.
Mrs. Floyd Smith and daughter Mildred spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with John H. Cunningham and family. Esther McGuire visited Miss Mae Williams Thursday afternoon. G T Williams and daughter Mae visited Silas Williams north of Lebanon. Guests with Geo Walker included Emmet Cleaver Cecil Bartlett Nellie White Florence Routh and Esther McGuire. Frank Routh and family with Mrs. Thompson spent weekend with Carrie Routh. Mrs. James Smith visiting Crawfordsville with ill husband. Forest Hancock visited Hancock family. John N Cunningham hosted Earl Edlin Charles Mayes Other Huffman and family and Lora Edlin as Sunday guests.
Over the country on a Sunday many local residents visited friends and relatives. Ernest Morgan Luther Gray and others spent time with Cecil Sparks Miss Ethel Rodger Lola Bruce with Agnes and Ruth Hilligoss Maud Peters visited Charlotte Wilson Mrs. Thomas Gray and Edith joined Charley Rader and family in Lebanon. Harley Clawson and family visited William Leatherman in Thorntown and Harry Shepard with wife visited John Grimes nearby. George Mall and wife visited John Mount in Dover while Robert Cox William Stafford and wives joined Luther Jackson with Clarence and Clayton Gray.
Stewart's Chapel residents and relatives spent Sunday with neighbors and kin. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cox and their young daughter visited C. L. Creasy and family, while James Wall hosted James Wall and family, and Ed McClaine with Roy Flinn's household were guests of family hosts.
In Cowan Indiana Mrs Abbie Rhoades and several families including Joal Clark William Boyer Willie Clark Carrie Hawkins and the Titus and Wright households shared Sunday dinner with Joseph Hawkins and family Others listed spent Sunday with Geo Bush Jap Jones Harve Bush and families. A sick list notes J M French Mrs Harper Hays and Gladys Perigo with visits from Madge Mary Hays Trecil Baker Kirkiln and Matthew Hawkins plus Fred Sedwick at Kirkiln. Alice Clingler stayed Friday with daughter Crystal Dawson in Lebanon Samantha Belt visited J E Hillock and wife.
Matthew Ashley, a participant in the grade track meet at the fair grounds, fractured his left wrist after a fall in pole vault. He was brought to town by car and the fracture was reduced. He is the son of Rev. W. H. Ashley of East Elm Street.
The oiling committee reports about 8,000 gallons used and asks residents wanting street oil to report within three days to J. A. Hogehire or Frank Myers. The aim is to determine oil needs for shipment in time.
The SA class plans a May 22 graduation program at Central School Assembly Hall at eight pm. The program features agronomy themes, songs by Keller Chorus and Mendelssohn, readings on soil, dairying, poultry, and farm life, and ends with certificate presentations by Miss Bell America.
Miss Zella Bratton directed a Thorntown High School music festival in the gym, marking a successful year of work. May Day celebrations featured May Queen May Gibson, with attendants Helen Weiles and Mary Henkins, plus twelve Maypole dancers. The program included The Break ing Swedish Dance The Shoemaker's Dance The Minuet The Merry Go Round Swedish I See You The Indian Dance German Clap Dance Hansel and Gretel and concluded with the May pole winding. The term Dance in the exercises refers to children's play.
An authority states women who eat meat may misstep, as meat forms uric acid that clogs kidney pores and reduces filtration leading to illness. Recommend four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a few days to flush kidneys. Jad Salts, from grapes and lemon juice with lithia, is inexpensive and safe for regular use to keep kidneys clean and blood pure.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur for turning gray hair back to a natural dark shade. It claims to restore thickness and lustre, remove dandruff, and stop scalp itching with a simple dampened brush application.
Learn how Tiz relieves sore feet including corns bunions and rough spots. The ad promises quick relief from pain and swelling with a 25 cent box available at druggists or department stores and offers a comfort guarantee or money back.
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