Oil Prospecting Near Carthage Sets Stage for Vast Gas Field
Oil prospectors southeast of Carthage report indications of a substantial oil field beneath the surface. The prospect spans about 24 miles southwest of Carthage with a width of 4 to 7 miles, bounded by the Blue River valley to the north and Conemaugh valley to the south. Wells show high grade oil with gas, and a leasing push is urged to unlock the resource, promising incomes for landowners.
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Carthage
Blue River
Conemaugh Valley
Franklin Chappel
Quarterly meeting at Old Franklin Chappel agenda
The quarterly gathering occurred Saturday and Sunday at Old Franklin Chappel with the presiding elder and other high officials in attendance.
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Old Franklin Chappel
Amos Outland Preaches at Friends Church Wednesday Morning
Amos Outland of Oklahoma preached at the Friends church Wednesday morning. Mr E E Butler and wife of Muncie visited relatives nearby last week. Barretts of Ander son formerly of this neighborhood attended Sunday services. Beautiful showers blessed the week. Several attended the dedication of the new M E church at Brown's Chapel. The Friends church is being wallpapered. Josiah Winslow and wife Elden Outland and wife and Elden Hill of Walnut Ridge attended Sunday service. Arthur and Hattie White spent an evening in Greenfield. Arthur Beeson and wife were
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Amos Outland
Oklahoma
Friends Church
E. E. Butler
Muncie
Elden Outland
Elden Hill
Walnut Ridge
This Place
Arthur
Hattie White
Greenfield
Pleasant View Church Picnic Honors Terre Haute Guests
Cora Jessup and Myrtle Binford hosted an afternoon picnic in a grove near Pleasant View church to honor Miss Minerva Jessup and Mrs. Griswold of Terre Haute. Guests included Misses Hattie Shafer Elsie How Grace How Mary White Edna Butler and Mrs Marthia Beeson along with Messrs. Arthur Beeson Rollin Jessup Chester Gates Arthur White Charles Cook Barclay White Emery Cox and Arthur Binford.
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Cora Jessup
Myrtle Binford
Pleasant View Church
Minerva Jessup
Sunday School Meet and Quarterly Meeting at Church
The Sunday school gathered at 9 36 with 86 attendees and 1 25 collected, the pastor's class giving the largest 22 cents. The pastor preached from All Things are Yours, the sacrament was served, and Rev Tincher preached in the evening to a large crowd. Mrs Mary Hill, Miss Emma Overman, Stinger and Stager provided music. Meeting continued Monday morning.
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Christ
Tincher
Mary Hill
Emma Overman
Messrs
Stinger
Stager
Newlywed Couple Weds at Squire Small in North Indianapolis
Mr. George Henley weds Miss Shrilda R. Fleeming in North Indianapolis with Squire Small officiating. The couple returned home Wednesday evening amid friends’ good wishes. Ed Adkins reports a productive well for the Morristown company and another underway at Chinaward.
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George Henley
Shrilda R. Fleeming
Indianapolis
Squire Small
Ed Adkins
Morristown Company
Delight Flour Sales Highlight Local Demand
G. Clark reports steady orders for Ladies Delight Flour with strong demand and no losses on last Friday. The firm shipped 2,700 pounds and notes customers appreciate the competitive prices as wheat markets and flour requests remain active.
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G. Clark
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Weekend Doings
Mr Moore preached two sermons Sunday as Misses Cora and Edna Newhouse visited Otis. Rain kept crowds from festival in Sexton. Lewis Reddick family visited Frank McDanniels. Jeff Red moved near Edgewater for new work. Andra Reaves heads to Columbus. Mac Apple hauling lumber for a new barn. Mrs Lewis Rhodes and daughter Rosa travel to Kentucky for a brief family visit.
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Moore
Cora
Edna Newhouse
Otis
Sexton
Lewis Reddick
Frank McDanniels
Jeff Red
Edgewater
Andra Reaves
Columbus
Mac Apple
Lewis Rhodes
Rosa
Kentucky
Rela
Rush County Fair Beckons Eastern Indiana Crowds
Rush County Fair draws large crowds in eastern Indiana and is praised as the region’s premier home institution. Excursion rates apply for the week with special return trains Thursday and Friday at 9 p m from Carthage to Knightstown. Notes include Delcine Drake joining Overman Dry Goods in Knightstown and Mrs Hellen Hughes shipping household goods to Lafayette. Walter plans to enter Purdue for electrical engineering.
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Rush County
Indiana
Carthage T
Knightstown
Hellen Hughes
Lafayette
Walter
Purdue
Surprise marriage announced for Ethel Harris and C H Kennedy
A telegram reveals Miss Ethel Harris wed C H Kennedy of Payne Ohio in Adrian Michigan on July 21. Kennedy learned of the nuptials after his wife returned from Michigan and Ohio with typhoid fever that left her bedridden. The couple will not establish a home immediately as Mrs. Kennedy improves from illness.
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Harris
Ethel Harris
C. H. Kennedy
Payne Ohio
Adrian Mich
Kennedy
Michigan
Ohio
The Band Concert at Carthage Cornet Band Event
The Carthage Cornet Band held a successful concert last Saturday despite a heavy rain. A large crowd attended in R H Hill & Co rooms, netting about $15 for the band. The piece promises free open air concerts once funds were raised.
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Carthage Cornet
R.H. Hill & Co
Reverend Elwood Scott Accepts Marion Call
Reverend Elwood Scott has accepted an urgent call to pastor the Friends church in Marion. The move follows Marion seeking him while other churches await his decision. The family plans to relocate soon after the yearly meeting, with schooling for Florence in Marion and plans for Earl ham.
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Elwood Scott
Friends Church
Marion
Scott
Florence
Earlham
Carthage
Special song service on church lawn Sunday at six
A special song service will be held on the Friends church lawn this Sunday at 6 p m. All are invited to attend.
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Friends Church
Settlements Due and Local Notices in Knightstown
All parties knowing themselves indebted to the undersigned please call and settle. Lewis Weingart. To buy a good farm of about 60 acres with good buildings apply at once to M S Reppick Knightstown Ind. Both Mr and Mrs Cyrus Cox are in poor health. The strawboard whistle sounded good last Tuesday at noon. Henry Smithman is moving to the Hill Bros property vacated by Mrs Hughes. Mrs Nancy M Hill widow of Hadley Hill an old soldier has received a pension of 8.00 a month to date from her husbands death and 150 in all about 400.00
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M. S. Reppick
Knightstown
Ind
Henry Smithman
Hill Bro’s
Mrs. Hughes
Nancy M. Hill
Hadley Hill
Legal concern over illegal marriage licenses in Indiana
Indianapolis August 21 authorities from the attorney general's office report a growing agitation against issuing illegal marriage licenses. The issue has Indiana-wide unease with fears that hundreds of marriages may have been consummated using improper licenses.
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Indianapolis
Attorney General probes illegal Indiana marriage licenses
Attorney General Taylor orders Clark County investigation into nonresident marriage licenses issued at Jeffersonville and broader scrutiny of county clerks across 92 counties. Officials consider revising the marriage license law amid claims of irregular practices. Also reports fire devastates Landesville, Indiana. boundar y dispute ends fatally near Branchville. Gretna Green inquiry launched. brakeman L. M. Hartley dies on the Lake Erie and Western line.
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Jeffersonville
Clark County
Attorney General's Office
Gretna Green
Indianapolis
Taylor
Indiana
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