Heavy Slump in the Lebanon Tax Assessment
Center township assessor M. Owen Donchew reports Lebanon total personal property at 1,086,290 and 788,040 outside Lebanon. Last year outside Lebanon rose to 754,086 showing a 34,555 gain, while Lebanon fell 192,675 from 1,249,065. Possible causes include one quarter off in value and money moving to non taxable bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Owen Donchew
Center Township
Lebanon
Donehew
Board of Review
John Hoy Back Home In Lebanon After Health Decline
John Hoy, long a Lebanon businessman and former city chief executive, has returned to his daughter’s home at Garfield and Royal streets. He arrived after a grueling trip from Summerdale with Elza C. Rogers and James Hoy. Well-wishers are asked to refrain from visiting for a few days to allow rest and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoy
Lebanon
Mr. Hoy
Mr. Hay
Summerdale
Hoy
Elza C. Rogers
James Hoy
Stanley Garner
Garfield and
Royal Streets
Cones to Speak at Kirklin Memorial Service Sunday
F M Cones visiting Rev W P McKinsey and wife will deliver the memorial address at Kirklin next Sunday. He travels from Chuckey Greene County Tennessee and will remain until Thursday before heading to Battle Ground then to Tennessee for a district Methodist conference. He is field agent for Wesleyan Academy Holston conference and claims residence at Phorntown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Cones
W. P. McKinsey
Kirklin
Battle Ground
Tennessee
Methodist Church
Mr. Cones
Chuckey
Greene County
Wesleyan Academy
Holston M
Conws
Phorntown
Lebanon Florist Brightens District With Potted Flowers
Paul O Tauer and assistant Frank Mallen in Lebanon were busy on Monday placing tubs of flowers and green painted supports along the business district. The display enhances the city’s beauty and reinforces Lebanon’s reputation as The Flower City, earning praise for civic enterprise from local business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul O. Tauer
Lebanon
Frank Mallen
Neese Sells West Main Grocery to Slagle
Charles Neese has sold his West Main street grocery to Raymond Slagle. Possession was given this morning. Neese has taken a position as travelling salesman for the Richmond Baking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Neese
Main Street
Raymond Slagle
Sir. Neese
Richmond Baking Company
Reception for Senior Class at Watsons Academy
The 1914 senior class alumni reception closed school festivities with Dr. W L Darnall delivering Welcome to the Seniors and Ralph Worley speaking for the seniors. DePauw guests Kadle and Ball, Miss Cosner, Miss Morris, and performers provided readings, songs, and vaudeville numbers before dancing and the election of officers: President W L Darnall, Vice President Esther Coombs, Secretary Ruth Campbell, Treasurer Paul Means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson's Academy
W. L. Darnall
Ralph Worley
Clarence Ball
George Kadle
DePauw University
Rowena Cosner
Jean Morris
Mr. Traver
Richard Harding Davis
James Whitcomb Riley
Bud
Vivian Stewart
Alva Wyneuop
Runaway Horse Injures Miss Spriggs and Children
A Metzger Lumber Co wagon horse bolted near South Lebanon street and crashed into a buggy in front of Junction grocery. Miss Viola Spriggs and her sister’s children Marion Robinson, 6, and Doris, 4, suffered mainly nerves with minor bruises. Cash Tolen was bruised when a wheel ran over him. The buggy dashboard, coupling pole, and top were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metzger Lumber Co
Cash Tolen
Lebanon Street
Tolen
Junction
Miss Viole Spriggs
Marion Robinson
Doris
Anna Voris
Drills and Dances by Indianapolis Schools
Public school students from Indianapolis performed a wide range of calisthenics and dances before about 5 000 spectators at Federal League ball park. Thousands of high school and normal college students shared the program with flag drills, wand exercises, dumbbell and club swinging, and folk dances in colorful costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Federal League Ball Park
Normal College
Manual Training High School
Scotland
Spain
Europe
Shortridge High School
Hines Sues Over Jealous Accusations and Custody Talk
Robert W. Hines sues Pressa J. Hine accusing her of baseless jealousy and repeated unfounded claims of faithlessness. He offers to share or assume custody of their child Charles W. Hine and bound himself to support. Married 1912, separated 1914. Hines, a city barber, is represented by Artmar & Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Hine
Artmar, & Smith
Hine
H M Edwards Dies at Roachdale at 75
Joseph Edwards learned of the death of his brother H M Edwards at Roachdale Monday night. He was nearly 75 and leaves two sons and two daughters. Funeral is set for 10:30 a m Wednesday in Roachdale with Rev Cornelius Airhart of Greencastle officiating. Three weeks earlier, his elder sister Mary Britton died at Roachdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Edwards
Roachdale
H. DM. Edwards
Cornelius Airhart
Greencastle
Edwards
Eldor
Mary Britton
Roathdale
The Keynote of Happiness for Family Harmony
A domestic column argues women must foster harmony to improve marriage and family life. It cites Daniel Webster on heritage, warns against flirtation, extols books as companions, and urges modesty, sensible spending, and respecting children's rights for lasting happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
New Hampshire
Death at Grand Rapids Theater Collapse Claims Holleran
John Holleran, recently moved from Indianapolis to manage Good Roads for Kent County, was killed when a portion of the Garrick theater being torn down collapsed onto the sidewalk in Grand Rapids. Several others were buried. search efforts continued. Holleran carried a $30,000 accident policy. Also reported is the death of Helen Dungan, Indianapolis song writer, aged 59, known for If There Is Sunshine In Your Heart and other sacred songs. She served as recording secretary of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
John Holleran
Indianapolis
Kent County Good Roads Commission
Garrick Theater
Holloran
Helen Dungan
J. M. Dungan
Lebanon
L. M. Tilson
Dungan
Han
Married Here In County Clerk’s Office At Thorntown
Herschel Altum son of Esabius Altum and Miss Marie Caldwell daughter of Charles Caldwell wed Thursday afternoon in the county clerk's office. Both reside in Thorntown. The bride had been employed as a telephone operator at Thorntown. They receive the congratulations and best wishes of their many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Altum
Esabius Altum
Marie Caldwell
Charles Caldwell
Thorntown
Report on Indiana women wage earners presented by commission
A state commission led by Governor Ralston received a voluminous government compiled report on working women in Indiana. Miss Marie Obenauer of Washington presented the data, with statistics covering conditions across industries. The panel, including Melville W. Mix as president, will review the material before proposing legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
Indiana
Marie Obenauer
Washington
Department of Labor
Claypool
Frederick van Nuys
Anderson
van Nuys
Harry E. Grube
Plymouth
Melville W. Mix
Mishawaks
Grube
Incidents Surrounding Whitestown Man Declared Insane
Frank Smith son of Preston Smith of Whitestown is declared insane and recommended for commitment to Central Insane Hospital. His wife, daughter of Ada Artman of this city, was killed in an automobile accident about two years ago. He is thirty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Preston Smith
Whitestown
Central Insane Hospital
Mr. Smith
Ada Art
Commissary Duty Falls To New Sailor At Tampico
In a Tampico letter Bennet Raper reports taking over commissary duties aboard ship as the previous commissary nears enlistment expiry. He notes feeding eighty five men is no easy task amid a tense coastal patrol, rebels threatening Tampico, and naval movements including the Dolphin, Des Moines, Ozark, and Tampico convoys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Raper
Bennet Raper
Tampico
Lubus Island Bay
Mexican
Warrington
Zaragosa
Bravo
Tender
Federal
Dolphin
Des Moines
Mayo
Ozark
Uenley
Cassimi
Cummins
Vera Cruz
Returns Home After Six Months Westward Journey
Newton Flanningan returned home Monday night after a six months stay in the far west. He spent most of his time away from Lebanon in California, stopping in Texas and the southwest. In California he based himself in Los Angeles with relatives, traveling back via Salt Lake City and Denver to Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Flanningan
Far West
Mr. Flanningan
Lebanon
California
Texas
Southwest
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Denver
Ralston Meets Cousin in Ohio Visit
Governor Ralston, accompanied by nine cousins led by James Scott of Scio, met Monday for the first time in 50 years. Scott, 69, first recognized the governor from a campaign lithograph and praised his cousin, a Democrat, as a proud Republican. The meeting occurred in the Ohio farms era backdrop with autographed photographs exchanged. In another note, Asbury Huddleston suffered a left-hand injury at the Dairy Cream Separator factory when a finger was amputated during machinery entrapment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
James Scott
Scio
Scott
Ohio
Asbury Huddleston
Higgins
Also Mentioned on This Page
L A. M
Ala
Royal
Selec
Miss Viola Spriggs
Cash Talen
Robert W. Hines
SUES
Vorce
Frankfort
H. M. Edwards
Ffafure
Henry ‘Ward Beecher
Michigan
Gover
Insane Hospital
Bennett
Newton Flannigan
Scio, O
Statehouse
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!