Paxton Canning Factory Destroyed by Fire
A Paxton Canning Company building near the tracks burned Monday night around eight. The old factory, used now for storage, contained hay, straw for W. W. Bailey and others, and a car load of cement for Campbell Bros. of Brazil. Freight cars on the side track burned as well. Loss estimated at 40000 with 8000 insurance.
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Paxton
Paxton Canning Company
W. W. Bailey
Campbell Bros
Brazil
Trustee Selects Teachers in Haddon Township Schools
J Frank Spreatt, a trustee, has completed teacher selections for Haddon Township for the opening Monday September 1. Names include Principal J Of Alisman, and teachers Walter Whitlock, Zoe Close, Maude Daugherty, and others from various grades with connections to Carlisle and Marion in Indiana.
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J. Frank Spreatt
Haddon Township
Carlisle
Prin. J
Alisman
Walter W. Whitlock
Zoe Lb. Close
Maude Daugherty
Marion
Indiana
Leroy Close
Carliste Schools
Poynter Buys Florida Daily Times in St. Petersburg
Paul Poynter, publisher of the Times and Democrat in Sullivan, has purchased the Daily Times at St. Petersburg, Florida, and assumed management of the property Monday. He will remain in St. Petersburg to oversee the new venture as the city’s only morning newspaper, established twenty one years ago.
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Paul Poynter
The
Times and Democrat
Sullivan
Daily Times
St. Petersburg
Fla
Poynter
Times
Hutchison Sells Farm Near Carlisle to Knox County Farmer
Frank P. Hutchison sold an 85 810 acre farm just east of Carlisle to George Robbins of Widner township Knox county. The sale closed Thursday of last week at a total price of 11379 dollars, averaging 132.60 dollars per acre.
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Frank P. Hutchison
Carlisle
George Robbins
Widner Township
Knox County
John Ward’s business trip to Terre Haute on Monday
John Ward traveled to Terre Haute for a business trip on Monday. The report notes the visit as a routine business engagement and does not detail outcomes or meetings.
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John Ward
Terre Haute
Civil War Veteran Stephen D Price Dies in Carlisle
Stephen D Price aged 77 of Carlisle died Monday September 2 at his nephew Ed C Johnsons home after wife Mary Calvert passed away in March. He served four years in the 17th Indiana Infantry and was a devout Christian, with services at the Christian church in Carlisle followed by burial at Ledgerwood cemetery. He leaves two nephews and one niece.
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Stephen D. Price
Carlisle
Ed C. Johnson
J. C. Mullins
The
Christian Church
Ledgerwood
17Th Regiment
Indiana Infantry
James Cowden Dead in Jefferson Township
James Cowden a longtime Jefferson township resident died at his home near Bethany church on Sunday September 1 after a lingering illness from chronic kidney trouble. He was 59 years 7 months and 5 days old. He is survived by his wife Caroline Douthitt and one stepson Floyd McCammon. Funeral services were held at Providence church on Monday and he was buried in McCammon cemetery west of Paxton.
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James Cowden
Jefferson Township
Bethany Church
Caroline Douthitt
Floyd McCammon
Providence Church
McCammon
Paxton
Revival Meetings at Providence Christian Church
A revival begins next Sunday September 8 at Providence Christian church. Music led by J Frank Harbison and preaching by the writer, with Harbison praised as a fine vocalist and cheerful leader. All are warmly invited. J C Mullins Pastor.
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Providence Christian Church
J. Frank Harbison
Harbison
J. C. Mullins
Infant Ridge Walter M dies after illness near Carlisle
The six months old infant Ridge Walter M. son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Ridge of seven miles west of Carlisle died Tuesday afternoon after several days with a disease of infancy. Born January 15 1912 the child was laid to rest in Webb cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
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Walter M
Stephen Ridge
Carlisle
Webb
Weather forecast hints at frost across Illinois
The piece notes a predicted cold spell with frost in parts of Illinois, forecast by Rev. Srl R. Hicks of St. Louis. It suggests the month will end with unusually cold temperatures and widespread frost.
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Srl R. Hicks
St. Louis
Illinois
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