Auto Thieves Bound Over to Circuit Court
In Culver a young night officer named Murphy leads a pursuit over a stolen Messner car from Knox to Plymouth. He and Sheriff Rogers arrest three suspects Merle Casper Lester Mannis and Jenny Heineman after a chase and gun seizure. The car owner Mor Cooper from Brook Indiana confirms the vehicle and negotiates a partial reward before a Kentland trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Wm. Murphy
Uberty
Murnahy
Messner
Knox
Stark
Marshall County
Murphy
Rogers
Meganer
Toa Farm
Beachem
Plymouth
Rachem Place
Merle Casper
Lester Mannis
Jenny Heineman
Chicago
Franklin
Mannis
Casper
Heineman
Knox County
Tor
Meanwaile
Wra
Osborne
St Vlymeouth
Shurphy
Lives Mooney
Rmor Cooper
Brook
Indiana
Cooper
Wilbur
Goodland
Rentland
Kentland
Governor cites cheaper state coal production plan
Governor Guarich argues state coal can be mined and delivered for under $2.00 per ton with 60 percent mine employment, contrasting with current private sales at $6.75 to $7.25 per ton. He cites monthly labor costs from Jackson Hill No 6 Indian Creek and Knox county mines, and notes existing state industries show government efficiency and no excess profits or taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaurich
Teast
Jackson Hill
Indian Creek
Knox County
Jeffersonville
Michigan City
Aged Remington Man Struck by Freight Train
James Green, an elderly Remington resident in his eightieth year, was hit by a freight train during its street switching. He suffered a broken arm, a dislocated shoulder, and extensive bruising but remained able to move around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Green
Remington
Mr. Green
Farmers Buy 20 Cars of Hard Coal for $10.90 Each
Farmers of Brenton County organized a purchase of twenty cars of hard coal from a Philadelphia firm. The cash price was set at $10.90 per car, with payment to be made before shipment. Estimated delivery costs reduce the coal price to about $1 per ton in Fowler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenton County
Philadelphia
Frm
Fowler
Local notices and small ads mixed with quirky letters and sales copy
July and August adious to be skipped by Monticello lawyers with rest days on Thursdays. A column mentions Jim, Ricker and Bud James as a humorous hoodoo debate, plus a farm rain and editor porch encounter. Various ads note a back auto curtain, piano tuning services, Crown Point tractor trip, and Victor record promotions from Hes Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jim
Ricker
Bud
James
Tim
Log of Light Plant Weather and Power Outages
A compact log notes a stormy week causing the light plant to fail Tuesday after three showers and to go out for three hours. Friday night had poor current. Saturday night currents died at 2:60 a.m. during a busy Main Street craps game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Town of Brook Indiana notices speed limits and muffler laws
The Board of Trustees of Brook Indiana issues notice under Chapter 300 Section 16 and Chapter 27 Section 1 to enforce speed limits of ten miles per hour in business areas and fifteen in residential zones with fines up to 100 dollars. It also enforces muffler and silencer regulations with penalties from ten to one hundred dollars. Dated July 6, 1926, signatures follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Trustees
Brook
Indiana
State OF Indiana
Intlana
J. N. Montgomery
Paul E. Hanson
E. D. Zook
Auto Turns Turtle on Morocco to Mt Ayr Road
Leon Gridley was driving from Morocco to Mt Ayr when two youths in a car passed unsafely on the wrong side. The roadster skidded, rolled over, and ended on its side. the driver escaped, the passenger lay injured groaning on the grass. Gridley carried the wounded man to Dr. Martins in Mt Ayr. The windshield was torn off and wheels and radiator damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Gridley
Morocco
Mt. Ayr
Beld
Leon
Dr. Martin
Speculation in Wheat Opens on Chicago Board of Trade
Speculation and cash wheat trading resumed on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday for the first time since wartime stoppage. The opening was volatile with a wide price range and an average around 2.7294 per bushel. Corn and oats declined during the week as John Moran from Mantello visited to oversee farm interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Chicago Yars
Hospital Committee Bets Newton County Gift Board
News From The Hospital Committee reports strong support for a Newton County hospital aided by Henry T. Griggs gift of $45,000 and a lot. Architect Freyermuth & Mauroe call the plan ideal for a two story pressed brick and Bedford stone building with fireproof construction and a nurses training wing to meet state law requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton County
Henry T. Griggs
Goodland
Griggs
Geo. W. Freyermuth
Freyermuth & Mauroe
South Bend
Ool
Mu Gams Shower for Miss Grace Reed in Japanese Garden Theme
On Thursday evening July eighth the Mu Gams hosted a shower for Miss Grace Reed at Miss Vera Doty’s home with Edith Park and Ona Shindler assisting. Cousins Ruth and Virginia Lyons arrived in Japanese maidens’ costume bearing a written message about a concealed treasure garden awaiting Reed. Gifts, wheel of fortune, and a two course lunch followed as plans for the wedding were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mu Gams
Miss Reed
Temple Moviegrams Weekly Daily Show Schedule
Temple Moviegrams lists weekly screenings with titles and prices. Nazimoto in Revelation 10 and 25 cents, two reels Marie Walcamp Western, Von Stroheim Blind Husbands 10 and 20 cents, Charles Ray Sherriff’s Son 10 and 25, Christia Comedy, Thomas Hines and Douglas MacLean in Twenty Three and One Half Hours Leave, comedy 10 and 20, D W Griffith Scarlet Days 10 and 20, Frank Mayo Oro Caren The Peddler of Wes, Universal Current Events 10 and 20 86, William S Hart Staking His Life 10 and 0 cents, Wand Hawley Violet Heming Theodoros Roberts in Every Woman, Mary Pickford Captain Kidd He Married His Wife 10 and 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Theatre
Douglas MacLean
Darla May
Ube
Nazimoto
Marie Walcamp
von Stroheim
Charles Ray
The
Sherriffs Son
Christia
Thomas Hines
Doris May
D._W. Grifith
Frank Mayo
Oro Carewn
Wes
William S. Hart
Wands Hawley
Violet Hemming
Theodoros Roberts
Mary Pickford
Captain Kidd
Local notes mix business and personal news items
The column lists various community happenings such as Miss Eunica Park visiting relatives in Chicago, Mr and Mrs Light and Mr and Mrs Brackaman’s Wheatfield weekend, new births at Watseka Hospital, and local visits to Attica and Marshal. It mentions sale deals, fibre rockers, department store offerings, and a note on Governor Wood’s stance on tax board powers, all reflecting small town life in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensselaer
Wood
Jaaper County
Legislature Meets To Straiten Tax Muddle
The legislature debates a tax bill to empower a tax board to carry out a horizontal raise and challenges to two bills aimed at dissolving the Public Service Commission. The plan contemplates returning power over public utilities to local communities. The House passed a deficiency bill granting $606,000 to public institutions and approved $290,000 to be paid from state funds for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Board
Public Service Commission
House of Representatives
Wedding of Misa Grace Reeg to Roy Sel in Brook
A simple Saturday wedding at Mrs Annie Reeg’s home united Misa Grace Reeg and Roy Sel. Relatives attended as Rev J J Wilson officiated. bride wore white chiffon with pink sweetheart bouquet. After luncheon they left for a short trip and will reside west of Brook. Both hail from Brook, graduates of Brook High School. she taught in Brook schools and recently graduated from DePauw University. he is the son of Woh Sell and a former Gossing and Merchant mori employee turned farmer after Camp Taylor. Both active in church and social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Reeg
Misa Grace
Roy Sel
J. J. Wilson
Sell
Brook
The
Brook High School
Tent Meeting Opens Aug 1 With Community Revival
A revival tent will open Sunday August 1 under two skilled workers with a strong service record. The tent is to be pitched July 29 and ready for Sunday August 1 service, continuing through the month to benefit the community. Further announcements will follow next week.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carcuit Court
Ford
Stanley Curts
P. W. Horton
Reisselcar
Hershman’s Furniture Store
Allen Harms
Liocyd Tranp
Crown Point
Victor
HES
MT. Aye Road
Ohn Moran
Man‘tlello
Hig Farm
Showei
A. Leopold ‘& Son
Everywoman
and Mey
Ugh M. Light
Louis Brackaman
Wheatfield
Glenn Ht
Leopold Locat
C.ver
Alice Miller of
Peoria
Jennie Gaines
Fay and
Juliarwin
Irwin
Woon For Sale
C. Adkin
Roland Ade
Watseka
Orpheus Lyons
L. L. Hershman
Clarence Callwallader
Attica
Helsyy
John B. Foresman Sr
E. E. Hess Drug Co
L. ©. Lyons
Familly
Marshal
Mrs. Lyons
Lewis Bracksman
Jack Wicker
Jefferson Street
Trev. Sheets
U. UB
United M. E
U. B
Christian Church
Amington
Mra
Byron Park
Grace
Euntee
Niagara Falls
New York
Ray
Ormond Pruett
Ben Leopold
Ben
Ormond
Ed Wilson
George Ekstrom
Ames
Iowa
Sell—Reed
L. Davis
Allinda River
Wabash
Streator
Henry
Springfield
Decatur
Champaign
Covington
Tievil
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!