Indiana Proposes Hunting License Rules and Fees
State Fish and Game Commissioner Sweeney issues a digest of new laws requiring a license to hunt outside one’s home township. Licenses cost one dollar annually, include photo detail, and must be carried while hunting with penalties from five to twenty five dollars.
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Sweeney
Carlisle
Sulivan County
Haddon Township
State of
Indiana
Commissioner of Fisheries and Game
Fish and Game Protective Fund
Telegraph Miracle At Distance Teases Skeptical Husband
An old man doubted long distance telephone talk. Guided on operation he yelled Hello Sarah from a distant town. Lightning struck the wire as he answered, proving the connection and his wife’s voice across miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldly
Sarah
Damsel in Boston Describes Snake and Silly Sayings
Comic snippets mix marital mischief and local wit. A Boston damsel recalls a hose-supporter snake while other jokes touch on scams in canal schemes and a railway accident claim.
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Boston
Carlisle Boom Prompts Building Surge and Rising Prices
Carlisle enjoys a healthy boom driven by coal field development and construction. Real estate values rise as four new town additions are platted, houses and cottages go up, vacant lots dwindle, and wages for carpenters and painters edge higher while merchants report strong demand and civic pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Sullivan County
Prayer Wraps Up Choir Anthem With Humble Thanksgiving
In a Southern church scene the choir delivered a long, ornate anthem. The minister endured the piece and then prayed with earnest simplicity thanking God that the congregation remains alive.
Man who changed name to mock John Smith laments overdoing it
A man who altered his name from John Smith to Gagadid Gigadab recalls years later how the change backfired. He jokes that if he had chosen common alternatives like James Walker or Thomas Benson it might have been acceptable, as hotel clerks still recognize him and grin. He reflects on the consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
James Walker
Thomas Benson
Dooley Makes a List of Men He Can Lick
In a small town saloon Dooley compiles a list of men he can beat Casey and Finnegan confront him Finnegan insists he can lick Dooley and his kin In a twist Dooley adds Finnegan to the list and plans to challenge him later in the day
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Dooley
Casey
Finnegan
Finnegss
Contempt of Court Arrest in Local Case
William McKinley was arrested Friday morning and taken to Sullivan on a warrant issued by Squire Robert Kirkham for contempt of court. He and his wife were subpoened as witnesses in the case of Sarah Jones against Albert Eslinger but did not appear. McKinley was fined $10 plus costs totaling $22 and released on his promise to pay the remainder soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
Sullivan
T. E. Johnson
Robert Kirkham
McKinley
Squire Kirkham
Sarah Jones
Albert Eslinger
Higgins Buys Traction Engine and Pea Huller
Geo Higgins purchased a new traction engine and a pea huller from Keck Gonnerman and Co of Mt Vernon Indiana and expects delivery about June 1.
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Geo. Higgins
Keck, Gonnerman & Co
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Notice for Haddon Township business at Carlisle store
Notice to all persons having business with Haddon Township to appear at R W Akins Son store in Carlisle Indiana on Tuesday and Saturday for official dealings.
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Haddon Township
R. W. Akin’s Son
Carlisle
Ind
Steffy
Hadoon Township
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Panama Canal
Brown
Brown County
John
Scott
Flo
Ebenezer
Caesar
m—Eb
Little Pete
Gee, Hawbuck & Co
South
C. H. Buckley
the Union Grocery
M. G. Roberts
Pilmer & Ridgway
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