Buck Horn Tavern's Storied Life Ends in Fire
A long history of Buck Horn Tavern near Locust Creek ends when a lightning strike ignites a blaze that consumes the wooden structure. The inn and its famed hospitality built by Mr. and Mrs. Wooten during pioneer days are remembered by locals as a beacon of frontier life and community gathering.
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al Wooten
Browhing
Wooten
Locust Creek
Ose
Bethe
Brunswick Ilan
Havens
Buck Horn
Wnll
Miles
Buck Horn Tavern
Ashé
Local City Election Yields Sparse Voter Interest
In City election results Marshall receives attention while ballots show mayoral candidate E W Thurlo 144 to 118, East Ward alderman C Harvey 144 and West Ward alderman W Russell 118, police judge S P Turner 144 and 115, Marshall J Garrett head 5447, D Stevenson 5 26 18.
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C. Thurlo
B. Harvey
W. Russell
P. Turner
Marshall J. Garrett
D. Stevenson
Work Scientifically Undertaken in City Has Proved Beneficial and Profitable
The Indianapolis Charity Organization Society started Vacant Lot Cultivation and Home Decoration in 1899 later run by Patriotic Gardeners Association during World War I. Franklin Vonnegut and Charles Grout led efforts with annual subscriptions rarely over 500 dollars, yielding estimated value of 1500 to 2500 dollars plus broad social gains. By 1910 forty families transformed Christamore area yards and fences, turning 350 otherwise wasteful lots into gardens, with free plowing and seed supplies.
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Charles ©. Grout
Indianapolis Charity Organization Society
Patriotic Gardeners’ Association
Work
Franklin Vonnegut
Mr. Grout
Vonnegut
Christamore
Indianapolis News
Advice for Home Builder to Young Couple
A Kansas City Star banker advises young couples starting life together to set a clear goal of homeownership and explains that owning a modest home is cheaper than renting in many cities. Banks offer loans at nominal rates if the buyer can cover at least half the lot and construction cost, and careful planning is urged to avoid overextending financially.
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Kansas City Star
Garage Design Should Match House Architecture
Architects builders and subdivision developers urge garages to conform to home architecture as autos become common. Rising costs push simpler designs and owners should avoid the woodshed look linking garages to the house style. Dutch colonial Spanish and other types should harmonize with the dwelling to curb unsightly outbuildings.
Adversity Brings Few Friends In Quotes From Goldsmith
A quotation contrasts Ovid on a broken tune and a sinking column with Goldsmiths observation that prosperity attracts lenders while need invites distrust. It notes that men with no reason to borrow still find many willing to lend, yet minor requests may be refused.
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Ovid
Pendleton transforms quarry into park and pool
The Indiana town of Pendleton with 1500 residents converted an abandoned railroad fill and an ugly rock quarry into a municipal park and swimming pool. The project cost 3000 dollars and was repaid in the first year by a ten cent admission charged to out of town visitors.
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Wideawake
Indiana
Pendleton
Ind
Chicago Daily News
Frisco War Memorial to Rise in Civic Center
The planned Frisco war memorial complex in San Francisco’s civic center will house an opera house a museum and an American Legion headquarters joining the city’s commemorative buildings.
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San Francisco
Civic Center
American Legion
Mrs Wakefield Sells Fifty Three Chicks For 147.12 Profit
Mrs Wakefield reports selling fifty three young chickens weighing just over two pounds each at 48 cents per pound. The total brought in 147.12 dollars, a neat profit over expenses. The batch is described as a fine lot of chicks and the money considered substantial.
Revival Ends After Forty Four Conversions in Sumner
Reverend L B Har grove concluded a two week revival in Sumner Tuesday night when the services closed due to his hoarseness. Forty four conversions were recorded during the series with seven more professed on the final night. The meetings were held in high spirits and regarded as a decided success.
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Sumner
L.B. Hargrove
Hargrove
Scruges Vandervoort Barney Celebrate 75 Years in Business
The St. Louis merchants Scruges Vandervoort Barney mark a diamond jubilee from April 12 to May 2 with an in paper ad announcing seventy five years in operation.
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St. Louis
Scruges-Vandervoort-Barney
Vaudeville and happenings in local towns noted
Additional locals list visits and travel including W. W. Crawford in Galt, Mrs. Lula McDavid of Brookfield, Captain Brumbaugh, Archie Robison to Chillicothe, and others. Home Talent Vaudeville and big picture show announced for Electric Theatre on Wednesday night April 15. Roy Taylor reports corn loss from Wooten house fire with limited insurance on corn only.
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Electric Theatre
Roy Taylor
Wooten House
Rainy Tuesday Night Brings Storm. Crops Benefit and Harm Outsized
A section reports a much needed rain on Tuesday night with intense lightning and thunder signaling a real storm. Grass and oats suffered damage but the moisture is worth thousands of dollars for future yields.
Osteopathic Physician Clinic Near Depot
Osteopathic medical physician and surgeon operates an office one block west of the depot with telephone contact at 26.
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Osteopathic Medical
Depot
Biswell Lodge 510 Masons Meet on 1st and 3rd Saturdays
Biswell Lodge No. 510 A F and A M holds meetings on the first and third Saturdays each month. W P Nickell serves as worshipful master and J E Marvin as secretary, per lodge notices.
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Biswell Lodge NO
A. F
A.M
W. P. Nickell
W. M. J. E. Marvin
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Hck Horn Tavern
Garrett
A Woodworth
Gie Haggard Woodworth
Frisco’s War Memorial
W. W. Crawford
Galt
Mr. Powell of
Linneus
R. H. Warren
Lula McDavid
Brookfield
Gust Karras
Captain Brumbaugh
Archie Robison
Chillicothe
Waney
Walker
Boyd Walker
J. F. Trowbridge
Carroll County
F. D. Duncan
Kansas City
K. M. Duncan
Harry Neff
Marceline
James Lambert
North Dakota
Purdin
Oklahoma
Bill
Dodgers
Post
Browning
Browning, Missouri
Harvey and
Neet
Business Directory
J. T. Dodson
Browning Lodge
O. H. Mundell
Noble Grand
B. F. Peterson
W. C. Grice
Browning, Mo
Roy W. Whaley
J I. Harmon
J W. Sevier
J. M.’ Thurlo, Y. P
Teset
R. M. Calhoun
Florence E. Lay
Ass’t
Farmers’ Exchange Bank
J. I. Harmon
J. W. Sevier, J.M. Thurlo
Missouri
C. Pearson Imer Taylor Walter, Taylor
J. B. Haron
V-Pres
N. W. Phillips
Browning Savings Bank
N. W
J. B. Harmon
B. F. Jonson
Joan B
Harmon
H. B. Jounson
Water Pratner
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