Notice of Administration in Rush County Indiana
The undersigned appointed by the Rush County Circuit Court as Administrator of the estate of James R. Smiley, deceased, declaring the estate solvent. Charles F. Baxter named Administrator, dated April 29, 1933. Attest Dale Fisher, Clerk Rush Circuit Court. Wm. C. Ewing, Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Indiana
James R. Smiley
Charles F. Baxter
Dale Fisher
Rush Circuit Court
Tree that spilled a President in Plainfield Indiana
A century ago the Van Buren elm in Plainfield Indiana witnessed a staged coach topple an ex president into mud. Witnesses suspected a deliberate plot by the coach driver though no record of a formal inquiry or memoir mentions the incident. The tale persisted through 1844 as Whig papers mocked Van Buren on the Free Soil ticket.
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America
van Buren
Plainfield
Indiana
United States
Martin van Bruen
van Bruen
Occidental
National Road
Mr. van Buren
Indianapolis
Horseless Farms Rise as U S Dependence on Manure Declines
The article notes a long term drop in horse numbers on farms and in cities, reducing the country’s total horse population by about 20 million. It explains the shift away from using manure for soil fertility, showing green manure and crop rotation as replacements, with New Jersey experiments equating green manure plowing to fifteen tons of stable manure.
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United States
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rushville Trombone Soloist Qualifies for Chicago Contest
Rushville high school trombone soloist Ben L. Niles placed first at the Indiana state band contest in La Porte earning eligibility for the national high school band contest in Chicago this June. The Rushville band earned second division honors in class B, with eight Indiana organizations winning positions at the event. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Logan Nelson of near Bentonville visited friends here Tuesday.
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la Porte
Ben L. Niles
Rushville
Niles
Chicago
Indiana
Hobart
Logan Nelson
Bentonville
Commissioner’s Sale of Real Estate in Rush County Indiana
Rush County Indiana real estate description 48 acres with crop rights and growing crop details offered at private sale by court commissioner on May 20 1933 at Henley and Ingle Rushville Indiana. Terms: one half cash and one half in one year with 7 percent note or full cash. abstract to be provided. property at Carthage Arlington gravel road location with dwelling and mortgage security.
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Rush Circuit Court
Henley and Ingle
Rushville
Indiana
Rush County
Carthage and
Arlington
Carthage
J. Henley
Farm Relief Stirs as Relief Program Faces Deadline
The Christian Century notes an end to the informal farm coalition as relief plans move forward. Midwest governors met in Chicago urging quick action by President Roosevelt, warning radical farmer currents if relief is delayed. The current Senate debate hinges on enactment before spring planting to affect 1934 crop limits and land leasing.
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Midwest
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Senate
Nero Introduces Early Anti Glare Devices
Nero the Roman emperor first used anti glare specs to protect his eyes during glare filled public events. Pliny the Elder notes Nero blinked and needed a close object to see, using a lens of emerald to view gladiatorial combats in a bright arena.
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Nero
Rome
Pliny
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Bruce H. Stephens
Mgr
Schrichte
S. Main
Rushville, Indiana
Howard E. Henley
Insurance Carthage
P. J. Sattler
Carthage, Indiana
W. J. Henley, Sr
Wm. F. Marshall
Attorneys-At-Law
Henley & Marshall
Atlantic Monthly
Alantic
the Alantic Monthly
Arlington St
Boston
Levensteins
Richard Hayes
Wm. C. Ewing
U. S
Rushville Band
McCall’s
Magazin Woman’s Home
Pictorial Review
DC Pathfinder
Wkly
Company
ALLS
Tres
Ake
Better Homes & Woman's World
Country Home
R.F.D
Ian
Tweedy Lumber CO
Pittsburg Paint Products Agency
Christian Century
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