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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
4
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The Americanized Britannica Encyclopedia is a worthy addition for Carthage High School students. It would enhance reference resources available to the school's library and support six years of study.
The 0. H.S. football team organized Monday at 10:30 and practiced at noon choosing positions. Merril Coffin named captain with Prof. Mangrum as manager. Lineup lists Beher center Earnest right guard Hess left guard L DuBois right tackle F Kinder left tackle Bundy right end Retherford left end Coffin quarterback Capt Bill right half Publow fullback Henley left half subs Cross Stanley Hinshaw Chappel. Team averages 160 lbs. First game at home September 24.
Auction notice for a sale at the seller's residence five miles SW of Carthage and NE of Morristown on Rush and Hancock lines. Items include 3 horses, 15 head cattle, 7 farming implements, hay, and other articles. Terms: cash under $5, credit until Sept 1 1905 with a note and security. goods not removable until terms met. D C Karr, Auctioneer. M F Lovett, Clerk. Jesse Y Ash.
Miss Lillian Sharer visits Rushville friends. Several locals attend State Fair in Indianapolis and others travel to Davenport and Kokomo. Notices of teaching moves, visits, and family gatherings abound with small town social activity and local commerce updates.
Carthage Natural Gas Company sets October 1904 as the last day to burn gas under current terms. All users must have meters installed and ready by that date or gas will be shut off. A $5.00 deposit is required before meters are placed, refundable when meters are removed. Gas bills are payable in advance, with the deposit serving as good faith.
Weekly Grain Report prepared for the Carthage Record notes an uncertain 1904 wheat crop with Kansas yielding about 45 million bushels of merchandable quality from 60 million harvested. The Dakotas and Minnesota show cuts from 160.6 million to around 120 million, possibly 100 million. Shrinkage, discoloration, and poor grade wheat trim total yields to about 480 million, with consumption and seed raising to 510 million. Europe and world buyers are urged as export demand rises. corn markets face fears of early frosts emptying reserves. Oats trade gains, with imminent global activity and higher prices driven by short production and rising meat demand.
A brief note highlights ongoing trouble with farm machinery causing delays and costs for farmers. The report cites local traders and workshops as sources of repair delays and the impact on planting and harvest timelines.
A pocket notebook was lost between a residence a mile west of Moorseville and Carthage on September 12. It contains two one dollar bills and several papers including a money order receipt for one dollar made out to Fruit Grower Co. Return to the Record office for reward.
Community life across Charlottesville Carthage and Randolph County includes weekly meat wagon sales in Charlottesville Mansfield and Stewart begin fresh meat deliveries each Saturday guest visits from Greenfield and Knights Town attendance at the Ogden reunion and county oratorical honors won by Howard Wysong. Marriages enliven the week with Flossie Gray and Charles Walker and Myrtle Oldham and Arthur Hatfield wed with a grand reception. church and association updates plus new school term details close the item.
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