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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
1
The Boonville Enquirer, established 1850, announces subscription at 1.50 per year in advance. Carleton and Carleton with William B Carleton and Anna May Carleton are editors and publishers, with publication every Friday.
Citizens are urged to trade in Boonville next Saturday to support the local merchants. The piece stresses that the home merchant funds taxes and keeps the town on the map and urges readers to buy where they see ads in the Enquirer.
Former editor and business manager Rollin B. Hubbard departs Boonville with wife and daughter Alice for Hartford City Indiana due to health. Neighbors recall his kindness and honesty, and the Enquirer vows to follow his progress.
The Kiwanis club’s weekly meetings unite business leaders to tackle local problems and boost Boonville and Warrick County. The garment factory’s arrival signals a new era, with more industries likely to follow. The call is for a sustained, cooperative effort for community improvement.
A local editor recalls a past practice of accepting chickens in lieu of cash for subscriptions. He notes his household cannot use cord wood or turnips and jokes about preferring chicken, inviting readers to bring fowl while warning the office bay caretaker has limited storage space.
A narrator recalls a tale told in a barber chair that left a strong impression. The conversation centers on how a single story can shape a listener, highlighting the power of oral storytelling in ordinary settings.
A barber recalls his mother’s command to avoid gossip about neighbors. A visitor who came to talk poorly was asked to leave, and the tale credits the moment with teaching the value of restraint. The reflection ends with a musing on the complexity of goodness and sin in people.
Warrick county commissioners awarded contracts for four county unit rock roads and three township roads plus two bridges. Layne Bros. won several road bids for amounts from 25 750.60 to 34 248. The Ellison road bid failed. seventeen sealed bids were received and a large crowd attended.
The Main Street Baptist church choir hosted a farewell gathering at Mr and Mrs Lige Powers home for Rev Reese and his family who depart for Nebraska to begin new work. Dr Martin and Rev Reese spoke of friendship and helpfulness as the group enjoyed games contests singing and refreshments.
Hubert Dedman, partner at Dedman and Rucker cafe on South Third street, reported spotting two kittens at play with three large rats in the rear alley Wednesday morning. He insisted he saw the scene and had not been drinking.
A reflective verse about living rightly through deeds of love and aid. It emphasizes helping others, offering cheer, and bearing burdens. The speaker finds security and reward in kindness, regardless of wealth or place, with love as the sheltering life measure.
Funeral services for Mrs Barbara Wilke who died May 31 at age 75 years 8 months and 0 days were held Saturday at 2 pm from her daughter's home on South Second street. Pastors Switzer and Holmes led the service with Ebenezer church Ladies' Aid in attendance at the graveside. Survivors include two daughters Mrs N M Spradley and Mrs L L Roth of Boonville. She lived a Christian life and was affiliated with Ebenezer church for 49 years.
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting Ivor J. Robinson, former county school superintendent, was named to the city school board to fill the term of Robert Hoagland. The council also accepted George X. Reed’s contract for street oiling and expected shipment in days. Edgar Traylor announced North Third street work to start within a week with grade lines and stakes to be set by the city engineer. All members attended except W. E. Stevens who arrived after adjournment following a minor auto accident.
An all day service is planned at Chandler Cumberland Presbyterian Church next Sunday with Rally Day in Sunday school. The morning service features special choir music and a sermon on Christian Stewardship by the pastor. Dinner on the lawn follows, with an afternoon of speaking and music by speakers Miss Clara Hill Rev. E B Coleman and Rev. James Elder.
The local W C T A sets Flower Mission Day for tomorrow at 2 p m in Mrs C F Metz home on Fourth Street. Mrs Allen will collect names of the island and invalids for the mission service, and a reception for new members of the year will be held.
Robert Siebert of Evansville was halted on Main Street traveling between 20 and 25 mph while driving a bus load of the Royal Sisters of Evansville Temple 3014. Fire Chief Walter Taylor arrested him Tuesday night. trial set for this morning, the chief's first use of police powers since council empowered him two weeks ago.
Boonville streets look much better now. Tom Downs of the Standard hopes to return to work soon despite a lame back. Orby Barnett will be among Indiana delegates to the national funeral directors convention in Pittsburg this September. Ernest W. Owen is emerging as a leading newspaper correspondent. Officer Bill Julian seeks more leather badges. Leonard Ashley is proving a strong city attorney, earning his friends’ pride.
More than 200 guests invited for a large Boonville wedding at Hemenway Memorial church. Ruth C. Traylor will marry Bruce M. Summers of Goldsmith Indiana after meeting at Indiana University where he was a senior and she a freshman. Traylor taught in Boonville schools for three years.
A valued relic sabre was stolen from Masters Post No 120 club rooms. Members search the premises and guard rooms as they seek the historic item, highly prized for years.
Coroner Preston M. Brashears says he may run again next year if the people want him. Ora A. Davis praises Boonville as the state’s best small city to live in. George A. Lutz reports success in the grocery trade and is glad he did not seek the prosecutor’s job. W. W. Taylor notes business remains steady at the courthouse. W. L. Roth of the Model reports strong year finances with no complaints. Jep Thornburgh states he is not in politics and seeks no office.
The Enquirer reports a tough week with a flood of legal ads and country news cut short when the electric company cut power for hours on Wednesday. The failure prevented linotype work and limited reporting, though editors refrain from cursing and promise smoother days ahead.
A new grave in Wesley Chapel cemetery holds Levi Wilkinson aged 98, reputedly the oldest mason and perhaps Indiana's oldest male citizen. Civil War veteran John Toole, 78, sang Rest, Soldier, Rest over the casket, fulfilling a four-decade pledge Wilkinson once asked him to keep.
Mr Toole stood at the casket of Mr Wilkinson and sang in a firm voice during a notable funeral service. Strangers Rest Lodge of Masons led the rites with Warrick Post No 200 GAR providing escort and Herbert ONeil playing taps. Wilkinson, a Civil War veteran, was captured and escaped prison with a Mason guarding him.
Boonville hosts a weeklong carnival on West Main Street near the former tobacco barn under the American Legion auspices. Large crowds have attended each day of the event this week.
Due to petit jury vacancy for the June term of the circuit court, the following names were drawn by the jury commissioners Dan Heldt Greer township Earl Eby Hart township Fred Inderreiden Ohio township Albert Bracher Boon township and John Ellis Pigeon township
Bill Youngblood and Ed Lynch of the Forrest Theater report a massive unseen fish tugged Youngblood under while fishing at the mouth of Little Pigeon creek. He was dragged to the bottom and released, leaving them convinced a whale sized catch lurks in the Ohio waterway.
The Moses Rosenthal factory crowds completion of its Roth Building temporary headquarters on South Third Street. Two Chicago instructors have arrived, a crew of mechanics sets up machines, and full operation is planned in about three weeks with J. R. Mason of Chicago as resident manager.
Mike E. Lovercool 66, a bachelor farmer living alone on a 30 acre Crowville farm, was found dead in his barn last week. Coroner ruled death caused by kicks from his horse, head injury from striking a cog wheel, no foul play suspected. Funeral services were held Sunday at Sharon church. William H. Thompson appointed administrator of the estate.
A surprise birthday dinner was given Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Babe Wilsbacher in honor of Mrs. S. E. Hedge. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hedge and family, Mr. and Mrs. Babe Wilsbacher and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Owens and son Robert, Mrs. J. Wilsbacher, Mrs. Harriet Fischer, Paul Tweedy, and Howard E. Fisher.
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