Darlington Petroleum strikes Trenton rock in Garfield area
The Darlington Petroleum Co reports a Trenton rock strike at 1465 feet in Garfield. Experts from Ohio confirm the formation, noting soft rock and possible gas. The drill halted Sunday, resumed Monday, with optimism for further payoff if a dome and pay rock are reached. operations will shift to other lease areas if needed.
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Trenton Rock
Darlington Petroleum Co
Garfield
Frenton
Ohio
Trenton
Indiana Dairy Show Promotes State’s Creamery Strength
Indiana outlines dairy industry growth with many breeders and specialized dairymen. The Nations Dairy Show is set in Chicago with Indiana Day on October 27 led by R George of Purdue extension. Creamery men urged to attend, organize excursions, and contact George for details to boost agriculture and dairy product output.
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Indiana
Chicago
R. George
Purduy University
George
O N T Embroidery Club entertained at Mrs Will Rice home
The O N T Embroidery Club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Will Rice's East Main street home. At 4:00 a refined Wacheon was served and the dining room was decorated with golden rod. Guests included Mrs John Jones Mrs W W Stephenson and her mother Mrs Crawford of Georgetown Tl.
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O. N. T. Embroidery Club
Will Rice
East Main Street
John Jones
W. W. Stephenson
Crawford
Georgetown
Laundry Sold to Albert Myers in Lafayette
C. W. Hartley sold the Home Laundry to Albert Myers of Lafayette. Myers, an experienced laundry man, has been connected with the Soldiers' Home laundry.
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Bartley
Albert Myers
Lafayette
C. W. Hartley
Mr. Myers
Soldiers
Dooley Lane Wedding Celebrated in Crawfordsville
Motorman Thomas J. Dooley marries Miss Lelia Lane of New Ross. The wedding took place Friday evening at Rev. B. E. Kirkpatrick’s home, First M E Crawfordsville. They will live on south Wallace avenue in Crawfordsville. Dooley is a popular T H J E traction company employee.
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T. H., J. & E. Traction Company
Thomas J. Dooley
Dooley
Lelia Lane
New Ross
B. E. Kirkpatrick
M. E
Crawfordsville
Traction Company
New
Orchard Demonstrations Held in Two County Orchards
Two successful orchard demonstrations were held this week in the county, organized by the county agent, orchard owners, and the Pur blue horticulture department. At A F Ward's near Thorntown and the Miller orchard near Mechanicsburg, pruning discussions and pest control methods were demonstrated with proper timing and application, including lime sulfur tests and Bordeaux mixture for fungi, arsenate of lead for insects, and equipment like barrels, hoses, and extensions. Further information is available from the county agent or Purdue University horticulture department.
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Henry Lants
A. F. Ward
Thorntown
Mechanicsburg
Bordeaux
Indiana
Tte Department of Horticulture
Portdue University
Religious meetings planned in Darlington and Alamo
A letter from Martinsville to Indiana leads into a report on a large series of religious meetings led by Rev. John L. Kittrell of Ohio, with Mrs. Pearson directing singing. The events begin the first Sunday in October at the South Christian Church in Darlington and Alamo, with committees formed to ensure success.
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Martinsville
Indiana
John L. Kittrell
Ohio
Pearson
New Complaint Filed in Indiana Robbery Case
State of Indiana presses new complaint against Gust Anderson for petit larceny in a robbery incident aboard a Chicago northbound train. Anderson aided a companion who held two local boys, Luther Sheets and James Chaille, while a gun pointed to the victims, robbing Sheets of a nickel. Captured near his Chicago address 11818 Howard Avenue, age nineteen, Anderson claimed hunger and partnership in the act. Penalties range from one to four years for petit larceny and five to fifteen years for robbery.
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Indiana
Gust Anderson
Anderson
Chicago
Luther Sheets
James Chaille
Sheets
Aged Citizen George Dooley Dies at 86
George Irvin Dooley, 86, respected Crawfordsville resident, died Thursday evening at Culver Union Hospital from age related infirmities. Born in Kentucky, he lived in Mlingis during youth and spent his prime there. His wife preceded him in death. Survived by four children: James Dooley, George Dooley, Mrs Avna Spellering of Lebanon, and Mrs T D Byrle of Crawfordsville.
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George Irvin Dooley
Crawfordsville
Culver Union Hospital
Mr. Dooley
Kentucky
Mlingis
James Dooley
George Dooley
Avna Spellering
Lebanon
T. D. Byrle
Paul Kelm Initiated as Shriner at Murat Temple
Paul Kelm of this city joined the Murat Temple Ancient and Accepted Order of the Mystic Shrine on Monday night. Local Shriners attended the initiation and enjoyed the Mosler banquet that followed.
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Murat Temple
Mine sweepers brave risky North Sea duty of naval mines
International News Service reports mine sweepers as brave naval reservists who drag steel cables and iron weights to lure and explode German contact mines. Two trawlers and a destroyer work together to surface mines, protecting British ships and neutral vessels alike. The dangerous task underscores wartime hazards and why authorities consider mine warfare a grim necessity.
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International News Service
London
North Sea
Germany
Hague
England
Admiralty
Turkey
Bosphorus
Mediterranean
Channel
Surprise Official Announcement Stuns Lebanon Club Women
A planned wedding surprise ends in a mock arrest as Officer Evans interrupts a Lebanon East Main Street club meeting. He accuses theft by Bennie Coombs of Miss Beulah Campbell, revealing an October 28 trial as the room falls quiet. The bride’s sister and even the newspaper man were unaware until the staged scene unfolds.
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Evans
East Main Street
Lebanon
Bennie” Coombs
Beulah Campbell
Conference Program At Trinity Church Lafayette
The Northwest Indiana M E Conference holds sessions at Trinity Church Lafayette from September 29 to October 5 with a long program led by C E Mark presiding and S E Taylor of New York City delivering an address. Dr K W Robbins, pastor of Centenary M E Church Lebanon, will travel to Lafayette Tuesday as Lebanon residents attend. The schedule includes opening meetings, sermons, communion, various society anniversaries, and a visit to Purdue University culminating in a conference love feast and a memorial service.
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of Foreign Missionary Society
C. E. Mark
S. E. Taylor
New York City
K. W. Robbins
Centenary M. E. Church
Lebanon
Lafayette
Northwest
Indiana
Trinity Church
A. W. Wood
Thomas Raver
G. W. Switzer
D. D
H. A. Gobin
DePauw University
FE. C. Wareing
D. B
Cincinnati
Bishop McDowell
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Heber DB
Ketcham
Kankakee
Oif School of Theology
Denver
Colo
Home Missionary Society
T. J. Everett
C. M. Boswell
Philadelphia
Preachers’ Aid Society
H. N. Ogden
Epworth League
A. L. Miler
Dan B. Brummitt
Eitter
Epworth Herald
The
Temperance Society
E. §. Shumaker
Clarence T. Wilson
Kansas City
Ball
W. N. Bryan
Monticello
Harry Ward
Methadist Federation For Social Service
Hanford Crawford
St. Louis
McDowell
Woman’s Association
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Butler
Methodist
Mexico
Purdue
University
Retl
Freedman’s Aid and Board of Education
C. M. Melden
T. Nicholson
T. J. Bassett
William F. McDowell
LL. D
Reunion of Bowmans Loops and Airharts Families
The fifth annual reunion was held Sunday September 20 in Frank Becks grove eight miles east of Crawfordsville. A large crowd enjoyed a fine noon dinner and an improvised program with talks by Rev. Homer Dale and Rev Cornelius Airhart. Oldest descendants present were Henry Loop, Joseph Airhart, and H W Bowman. Secretary reported four deaths last year including Mrs Charles Bratton and Mrs Mary Jane Bowman. The event closed with prayer by Rev Richart.
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Bowmans
Loops
Airharts
Frank Beck
Crawfordsville
Homer Dale
Cornelius Airhart
Greencastle
Henry Loop
Advance
Joseph Airhart
H. W. Bowman
Loop Burk
Rev
Richart
Progressives Nominate Ticket for Union Township
The Progressives of Union township met in convention at Roston on Saturday September 19 nominating Rotle Gates for township trustee New Harlan for township assessor James M Dye for justice of the peace Wm N Mare for constable Henry W Ramsey John Cooney John P Stark advisory board and James C Vance Earnest Essex and Harry E Thompson as road supervisors.
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Union Township
Roston
Rotle Gates
New Harlan
James M. Dye
Wm. N. Mare
Henry W. Ramsey
John Cooney
John P. Stark
James C. Vance
Earnest Essex
Harry E. Thompson
Real estate transfers listed for Lebanon and surrounding townships
Property deals total multiple parcels across Lebanon area townships. Transfers include White to Lewis in Evans addition for 1800, Orear exchanges in Eagle township, Airhart and Hartley 86 and 240 acre parcels in Jackson township, Meyer to Rush in Lebanon inlet addition for 1025, Huckman to Tar bush 5.33 acres in Marion, Bart to Altum 80 acres Center township and Altum back to Bart for 14000, Trips addition in Lebanon, Nicely to Airhart and to James Nicely 240 acres in Jackson, Airhart to Matthews 80 acres in Jackson, and Smith administrator to Donaldson 20 acres in Perry township valued at 2500.
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Charles O. White
Artie EL Lewis
Evans
Lebanon
Virgil O, Bartley
Oliver P. Orear
Eagle Township
Virgil QO. Hartley
Neva E. Airhart Et al
Harvey L. Hostetler
Jackson Township
August H. Meyer
David L
Cora M. Rush
James M. Nicely
Neva Airhart
Neva E. Airhart
Daekwon Township
Neva B. Airhart
Anita M. Matthews
Charles R. Smith
John W. Donaldsqn
Perry Township
Citizens Ticket Nomination Filed in Worth Township
Sixty three Worth township residents filed with the election commission a petition to place the Citizens Ticket on ballots. The slate lists Francis A. Stark as trustee, James D. Laughner as justice of the peace, Ora A. Marsh as constable, Albert Logan and James D. Clark as read supervisors, Washington Scott for district 2, and John M. Hine, William E. Ragedale, and John A. Miller on the advisory board. The ticket stems from the township school fight and designates four school house as its emblem.
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Worth Township
The
Election Commission
Francis A. Stark
James D. Laughner
Ora A. Marsh
Albert Logan
James D. Clark
Washington Scott
John M. Hine
William E. Ragedale
John A. Miller
Tickel
Martin and Herschbeel Wed in Crawfordsville Home
Rev Franks of the U St church officiated at a Crawfordsville home wedding uniting W. H. Martin and Carlato Herschbeel. The couple will reside on Bart South street, with Martin running the Interurban news stand near the T. HL & B station and his home near Shannon Dale.
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Franks
U. St. Church
W. H. Martin
Carlato Herschbeel
Crawfordsville
Mr. Martin
Shannondale
Bart South Street
Worth Township resident denies bond suit involvement
Gus Winters of Worth township visited the city and learned of a $2,500 damages suit against the bondmen in a restraining order to prevent selling Whitstown school house bonds. Winters says his name appears on several injunctions but he never authorized their use. his name is not listed as a defendant.
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Gus Winters
Worth Township
Whitstown
Winters
October Storm Periods Predicted Across the Month
Weather notes outline several October storm periods with centers on the 4th 9th 15th and 27th. Expect warmer spells followed by autumnal rain and wind and possible snow to the north and west. Colder conditions and a shift to sleet or snow may occur late October into November.
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Ricks
New Marshal Chosen In Advance After Death of William Hendrix
The Advance town board appointed Marion Craver as marshal to fill the vacancy created by William A. Hendrix's death. Craver, one of six nominees, was initially favored and was later unanimously chosen, following backing from several local groups. Other candidates included Merritt Mac Claine Sam Woods Robert Rogers I T E Brown and John Whitsett.
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Town Board of Advance
Marion Craver Mashal
William A. Hendrix
Craver
Merritt MacClaine
Sam Woods
Robert Rogers
It. E. Brown
John Whitsett
Progressives to ride to Roosevelt meeting in Indiana
Lebanon and Boone county Progressives will travel by special Interurban car to Indianapolis on Saturday evening for a Roosevelt meeting. The trip is moved to Lebanon with cars leaving at 6 22 p m. Rev W H Hendershot and wife report to headquarters for those who have resided here to join the trip.
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Lebanon
Boone County
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
W. H. Hendershot
P. Rm
Crawfordsville
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Phill
Darlington
Nooley — Lane
Hoonel
James Byron Elmore
Alamo
Tar
Lington
Boys of Five Center Home
George I. Dooley
Culver
Union Hospital
Progressives
A Citizens
Worth Town
Martin — Herschbeel
Interurban
Gus Winter
Louis Prophet
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