Grippe Strikes Local Township and Community News
Miss Eva Coffin suffers grippe while Mott’s Sweetsider goods are advertised at Henley’s grocery in Jackson township. Notes on illnesses include Henry Watkins with a sore throat and Mrs Martha Roberts on the sick list. Miss Joah Bundy missed school, and Cora Charles visiting from Spiceland is recorded. Numerous social mentions, sales, and local travel update the week’s routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Coffin
Mott’s Sweetsider
Henley’s
Jackson Township
Henry Watkins
Martha Roberts
Joah Bundy
Byron Ball
Indianapolis
Henley’s Grocery
Rosetta McDuffy
Knightstown
W. H. Hyle
Chicago
Mary E. Wickersham
Lincoln
O. &. Hill's
Ethel Poblow
June Henley
Rushville
Cora Charles
Spiceland
Bertha Hill
Ada Watkins
Anderson
Sarah Bass
Owen
Henley
BA N. Hill
Columbia Club
Indianapolie
New Restaurant and Local News From Rushville Area
Rushing notes include visits at W H Sharer s hardware and a Charlottsville trip. The Good Time Club gears up for a bob sled party while six inches of snow fall. George Hopkins weds Gertie Knowlton at the Rushville courthouse and plans to live in Carthage. Women in Public Work is praised by Mrs Will L Walker of the Women s Literary Club. Forest Kennedy runs a new restaurant after room renovations. Sattler McCarty advertise Deering machines and Parker Fountain Pens appear at O S Hills. Arapahoe school reports 173 enrollment with strong attendance and Star Lecture Course ends with Ralph Parlette praising life. Henry Statesman dies in Cumberland after a brief illness. he was an Odd Fellow and M E church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sharer
John Bell
Charlottesville
Ed Adkins
V's
Knightstown
W. H
Forest Kennedy
Sattler & McCarty
McCormack
Arapahoe
Benjamin
Atkinson
Arapahoe Times
Epworth League
Ralph Parlette
M. E. Church
Henry Statesman
Cumberland
la Grippe
Carpet display opens as spring goods arrive
Local store announces new spring carpets and curtains now on display in a fitted Cel room. They invite patrons to inspect the collection and anticipate strong carpet sales this year, noting patience patterns and prices as key factors.
Resignations and temperance bills stir local concerns
Sam L Newsom leaves a wife and community mourning his departure. Rev Oscar Moon resigns from the Friend's church in Marion due to his wife’s illness, accepted with sorrow. Mr Scott introduces a Nicholson law bill shifting petition burdens to saloon applicants, aiming to curb saloon support. Legislators Cregor and Sparks urged to back the measure once it advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Moon
Friend’s
Grotee Field
Mra Moen
Marion
Scott
Montgomery Co
Cregor
Representative Sparks
Temperance Committee
Adkins Lease Near Jonesboro Signals Land Sale Move
Ed Adking with Mesure Gregg and Thompson have leased 155 acres near Jonesboro and moved drilling rigs toward the area to begin operations. If the venture proves successful, Mr and Mrs Adkins plan to move to the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adking
Mesure
Gregg
Thompson
Jonesboro
Ones
As Oss Ee
Adkins
Fragmentary Names Report From Local Page Footnotes
A garbled OCR fragment lists several names and numbers without clear context. Mentioned are Joe and Jesse Stone with numbers 96 2 and 52, plus a few unclear items such as Sohmees and Ow 58 Vue Voper. No identifiable event or organization is discernible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Nee
Sohmees
Vue Voper
J. ¥. Evens
Jesse Stone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carsthage and
Forrest Kennedy
Hill & Gear
Gent’s
R.hhill & CO
Kenneth Kennedy
Deering Binders
Sattler & McCarty, Agt
Joe Goar
Tipton Firablof
Dr Coffin
King Gripp
al Jones
Mary Sawyers
Benton Harbor, Mich
Parker
Henry County
New Castle
The
Carthage Natural Gas Co
Charles Winslow
Emory Goerin
Strawns
Lewisville
8. B. Hill
Richmond
James R. Coleman
Morgantown
Cora Gibaon
Timothy
H. Sharer’s
W.P. Henley
Miss Florence
Bloomington
Thimble Club
Mra
D. W. Kirkwood
Knightoon
Indiana
Kirkwood’s Furniture Store
Carthage
Ind
R. H. Hill & Co., Agts
Wasapays
George Oliver Hopkins
Gertie Idel Knowlton
Mra Will L. Walker
Womens Literary Club
Sattler & McCary
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Frank Nation
New Lisbon
Benton Henley
Hamil Dili
Hamil
Bert Miller
Hickenville O
School of Telegraphy
Bert
D. W. Kirk Wood
Sam L. Newsom
Cash Store
Derwear, Duck
Sam. L. Newsom
Rév
Stutesman
Kas
Walnut
Lida Stutesman
Lady Fair
S. Coffin & Co
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