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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
4
Notice is given that the administrator of the estate of Eliza A. Campbell has filed an account current in the Sullivan circuit court. The court will hear the account as scheduled in the clerk’s office.
The item lists numerous land transfers in multiple townships with parcels described by sections and townships, including names such as John C Thompson, Mary L Gordon, Belle Brokaw, and Joe Wickline. It also reports the death of Mrs Mary Katherine Beck in Sterling Colorado and funeral details in Hillsboro with family connections to Prof A P Allen.
State Department figures from April enumerate 774 318 youths 6 to 21, with 552 927 enrolled and 452 765 attending daily. Breakdowns show gains and losses across townships towns cities and counties, and note absenteeism above one hundred thousand.
Transactions include Geo W Alumbaugh to Josiah B Shipman for 11 acres at 300 dollars, Jas M Humphreys to Grace L Swaby for part of section 24-7-8, Wm M Davidson receiving 1 dollar for 4SW of 34-7-8, Grover Davidson to Wm M Davidson for 1 dollar across 4SW of 34-7-8, Armilda A Nelson to Earnest Graham for 1000 dollars a portion of 17-9-9, and Frank Chowring to Ozro Nel for 1 acre.
T E Hoover and Walter F Wood left for Chicago to attend the National Republican Convention. Hoover will stay over Sunday for a dinner honoring his mother Elizabeth Hoover on her 90th birthday at Mrs. W J Smith’s home. Mrs. Hoover, a Carlisle native and widow of Thomas R Hoover, has two children, T E Hoover and Jennie Root. Five generations will attend.
Miss Parker assists the librarian in conducting the story hour Saturday. Three of the young people will also tell stories as part of the library program. Several books have been do-
The Public Library promotes its summer offerings listing The Volume Library The Clansman Crittenden Rise of the American People The Teacher and the School The Man Next Door Crooked Trails Story of the Panama Canal Life of Alexander Hamilton Open daily 10 to 12 and 1 20 to 4 with Tuesday and Saturday evenings at 7 09. Vernor Starner returned home from the University of Illinois for the summer.
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