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Newspaper

Boone County Progressive

Location

Boone, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1914

Page

8

Brilliant Central Christian Church wedding links two families

The Episcopal ring ceremony united Miss Bevish Campbell and Benjamin Hartley Coombs at Central Christian Church in Lebanon with Rev. Albert Luther Ward presiding. Attendants wore navy blue and wisteria outfits as organ and vocal numbers filled the service before the couple departed for Indianapolis and Bartlesville on their wedding trip.

Bevish Campbell Amanda Campbell Benjamin Hartley Coombs Central Christian Church Tri Kappa Sorority Mary Coons Jensen Massenet Johnson Miller Zehr Edward McDowell Albert Luther Ward Maud Witt Beulah Davis Fern Coons Brush McIntyre Bert Winters Frank Adney James Chester Darnall Ruth Campbell Rey Campbell Miss Beulah Davis Miss Maud Witt Mendelssohn Big Four Mrs. Coombs Lebanon Lebanon High School Indianapolis Chicago University Coombs Pinnell and Coombs B. FP. Coombs Charles LaFollette Mirs Cynthis Campbell Roy Campbell Thorntown Ed Chavers Ed Palmer

Bailey released on bond after involuntary manslaughter charge

Homer E. Bailey who faced involuntary manslaughter charges in Frankfort after J. E. Musgrave died from injuries in a car wreck was freed Saturday night on $2,500 bond. Irene Miller sues Jesse Dodson in Squire Perrill's court for possession of property.

Homer E. Bailey Frankfort J. E. Musgrave Irene Miller Squire Perrill Jesse Dodson

Fruit Raising Habits Shift Toward Orchard Growth

Wartime markets limit exports but fruit consumption rises as a staple. The piece urges farmers to plant more fruit trees and apply scientific cultivation to boost yields, noting gains from $1.50 to $8 to $5 per barrel for apples and similar improvements across other fruits.

Europe

Whitestown Bank sues Altum over two 1919 notes

The Citizens Bank of Whitestown files a circuit court suit against Fred Altum seeking judgment on two notes. One for 1200 with B. W. Ross as surety and another for 1112 with P. A. Altum as surety. Both notes dated November 6, 1919.

Citizens Bank of Whitestown, I A. J. Shelby Fred Altum Whitestown Bank B. W. Ross P. A

Thaw letter challenges New York official over habeas ruling

Attorney Prank BH Hutchinson has received a circular from Harry XK Thaw accusing Thomas Carmody, New York attorney general, of improper statements about Judge Aldrich's habeas corpus decision. The Gorham New Hampshire dated letter includes Aldrich’s opinion for Hutchinson to review and invites his legal view.

BH. Hutchinson Harry XK. Thaw New York Aldrich Gorham N. H Thomas Carmory Carmedy Thaw Hutchinson

Crushed Stone Arrives for Noble Street Work

Crushed stone for Noble street has arrived and crews began laying it on Monday afternoon. G.T. Miller holds the contract for street work and installation.

Noble Street G.T. Miller

Boone County Sunday School Council Meeting Called

Robert Crose president of the Boone County Sunday School Association calls a council meeting with officers in Centenary Methodist Episcopal church chapel at 1 pm Friday. He urges attendance of all county Sunday school superintendents for matters toward betterization.

Robert &. Crose Boone County Sunday School Association Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church

Eye opening war letters from the front days

Letters from the front describe island England’s peril and resolve. Officers and soldiers recount bayonet clashes near Compiegne and Mons, vivid scenes of fires and retreat, and the need for home sacrifice to win the war.

Battle near Mons and St Quentin with heavy losses

The account describes a delaying stand until reinforcement arrived, a display of artillery at Mons, a drive to destroy two enemy batteries, and a retreat to St Quentin. A driver was fatally wounded and urged that drivers protect their guns as colors, with ten men remaining in the battery and the death of Winchester, a Cornwall boy, during the gun retrieval.

International News Service London Vrites England Coldstream Light Brigade W. Moore Royal Field Artillery London Hospital Mons Cornwall D. Moore St. Quentin Winchester

Irish Soldiers Stand Bravely Amid French Frontline Battles

Paris reports vivid accounts from Irish infantry in France showing endurance and courage. A trooper recalls two dragoons sacrificing themselves to seize a German machine gun, while an Irish rifleman aids a wounded Gloucestershire man under siege. The narrator notes the grit extends to hospital wards as medics describe wounded soldiers remaining cheerful.

Paris Britain France Lot Irish Rifles Gloucesters Red Cross Bural Army Medics Corps

Whitestown Teacher Suffers Broken Wrist In Auto Mishap

Professor M. C. Marshall of the Whitestown high school sustained a broken right wrist Saturday evening when cranking his auto to start it for garage storage. The accident happened at 5:80.

M. C. Marshall Whitestown

Hazelrigg Dossett couple wed in Farmers State Bank parlors

Fay Hazelrigg son of John Hazelrigg and Miss Pearl Dossett formerly of Martingville were married at 2 oclock Saturday afternoon in the parlors of the Farmers State Bank with Rev Homer Dale officiating.

Fay Hazelrigg John Hazelrigg

Death of Otis E Mann After Tuberculosis Illness

Otis Edgar Mann aged 22 years 11 months and 17 days died at 1017 West Main Street at 12 10 a m Wednesday of tuberculosis. He had been ill for a year and was born in Sheboygan Michigan November 21 1891. Survived by mother Atlanta G Mann father Lew Mann deceased at 1908 siblings Lysle Mann Audrey Beulah Garrret and Vanita Ostermier. Funeral at Cory Bratton parlors at 2 pm with Rev K W Robbins officiating and burial in Oak Hill cemetery with Moose and I O R M lodge services. He had recently visited relatives in the city.

Otis Edgar Mann E. H. Wall West Main Street Sheboygan Mich Lew Mann Atlanta G. Mann Lysle Mann Knightstown Vanita Ostermier Indianapolis Donald French Frankfort Audrey Beulah Garret Mann Methodist Church Moose Lodges Painters’ Union Detroit Moose Lodge Mann

Bridal party fete at Darnall home hosts gifts for Coombs Campbell

Mrs Brush McIntyre and Mrs J C Darnall entertained the Coombs Campbell bridal party Tuesday night at 302 East Main Street. Guests admired chrysanthemum bouquets as Mr Coombs presented groomsmen with solid gold sapphire stick pins and Miss Campbell gifted bridesmaids and the maid of honor with jeweled pins and clasps. A formal bridal supper followed.

Brush McIntyre J.C. Darnall Coombs-Campbell Darnall East Main Street Ruth Campbell Fern Coons Beulah Davis Maud Witt Esther Goombs Mary Coons Messia Ben Coombs Fred Donaldson Roy Campbell Bert Winter Frank Adney Lee Campbell Frankfort Pern Coons Esther Coombs Ivory Tolle

Cottonseed Meal as Beef Cattle Feed Gains Favor

Specialists note abundant cottonseed meal this year may let farmers profit by feeding beef cattle at lower costs. With cotton crops strong and European demand disrupted by war, U S production could reach about 16 million bales, yielding significant cottonseed meal supplies for feed use.

Europe Denmark Aouth United States

Cottonseed meal proves profitable cattle feed and fertilizer

The article notes a large cotton crop with higher home supplies, lowering cottonseed by product prices to 22–24 per ton for meal and 4.50–5.50 for hulls, making meal about 15 cheaper than fil seed meal. It highlights strong feeding value, potential savings, and widespread use in the South and Indiana experiments. It also mentions fertilizer value and broader market benefits for cotton growers.

South Corn Belt Indiana Bureau of Animal Industry

Miller pleads guilty in hold up raid case

William Miller, one of five alleged automobile bandits captured after a dawn raid on Ed Broadhurst’s pool room in the Pinza hotel, pled guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to one to fourteen years in Michigan City penitentiary. The gang allegedly recovered $1,256. Miller’s companions John Murphy Joseph Burge Max Hamburg and Lane were to plead guilty to participation.

Terre Haute Ind William Miller Indianapolis Plainfield Ed Broadhursts Pinza Hotel Michigan City Teig Biers

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Beulah Campbell Ben H. Coombs Rev. A. L Central Christian ALTUM F. E. Hutchinson H. K. Thaw Ment County Simday School Association CVE Marshall The Whitestown High School Hazelrigg—Dossett Dtise Mann West Main Rela Tives Mrs. McIntyre Campbell Bridal Party
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