Meteor Fragment Shown After Wowond Fireball
Thomas Phillips of Longwood brought a fragment of the Wowond meteor that fell on the night of November 28. He reports seeing the blaze and notes the piece split from a larger body. the other fragment remains missing. The irregular heart shaped brown fragment weighs two and a quarter pounds and is displayed in Conner and Lewis' window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Phillips
Longwood
Ilipe
Phillips
Conner & Lewis
Mrs Jane Bundrant Dies at 81 After Long Illness
Mrs Jane Bundrant of Fayette county dies at 81 after dropsical illness at the old Bunkerhill homestead. She leaves one son, a daughter-in-law, four grandchildren, and many friends. Funeral is at Lick Creek church Friday at 10 AM with Rev J T Seu officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. L. Bundrant
Fayette County
Hfe
Charles Bundrant
Wheeler Davis
William Wooster
John Williame
Daniel Webster Bundrant
Lick Creek
J. T. Seu
Under-billing Gause the Shippers Trouble
Indianapolis December 28 The Indiana Railroad Commission will prosecute shippers caught under billing shipments after an order changing lumber classification rules In the case of Adams & Raymond lumber dealers of Indianapolis against several railroads It was charged that Indianapolis shippers under billed freight to the extent of three hundred thousand dollars yearly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Hailroad Commission
Adams & Raymond Lumber Dealers
Big Four
Vandalian
Indianapola
Contractor John Jeffriey Heads to Chickasha for Winter
John Jeffriey, a contractor, left Wednesday morning for Chickasha Oklahoma. He expects to spend the winter there partly for business reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jeffriey
Chickasha
Oklahoma
New Year Brings New County Officials in Three Offices
L. Springer becomes county commissioner joining L. Kennedy new auditor and Allen Wiles new prosecuting attorney. The article profiles Springer born 1865 in Fairview township, Kennedy born 1866 at Metamora, and Wiles born 189. The piece notes prior service, family ties, and long careers in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Ross
J. L. Kennedy
R. E B. McClure
L. D. Springer
Kennedy
Rush County Farmer Hangs Himself in Barn
Ben Trader a 55 year old farmer near Moscow Rush County hanged himself in his barn on Tuesday morning. He leaves a wife. A prior allegation by Coralie Cartmell aged 13, accusing him of an assault, had surfaced about two weeks earlier but no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo D. Springer
D. Thomas
Fairview Township
Fayette County
Rush County
Young Springer
Misa Josie Smiley
Jasper L. Kennedy
Metamora
John R. Kennedy
Blooming Grove
Metamorean
Mayette County
Marmal College
Richmond
Cora B. King
Kennedy
Huston Bank
McFarlan
Mr. Kennedy
Ben Trader
Moscow
Coralie Cartme
Trader
Inttis
Shelbyville
Newport publisher visits city with family
Mr. Kebb, manager of the Newport office of the Commercial Tribune of Cincinnati, and his wife and daughter Helen are spending a few days in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Newport
Kebb
The
Commercial Tribune of
Cincinnati
Signal Victory for Temperance in Third Ward
Lawrence Strausser, a west Ninth street saloonkeeper, agrees to withdraw his license application and pledge never to sell liquor again in the Third Ward. Temperance forces claim a victory after a search warrant led to seizure of liquor and talks with Strausser’s attorney. He will sell current stock in bulk by Monday and cover costs to date.
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Lawrence Strausser
West Ninth Street
Strausser
Commissioners Court
Barkhardt
Third Ward
Supervisors Office Sets Duties for Road Overseers Policy
The act outlines election of road supervisors under new rules. It assigns bonds and fines for non attendance, requires land tax work by supervisors, and mandates road care including keeping animals off roads, maintaining bridges, clearing weeds, and burying or burning dead animals. It also covers stock seizure fees and duties on rural mail routes and drag duty.
Real Estate Transfers Reported In City Lots
Real estate transfers include Rebeckah J Case to WoOB Occhil tren for a city lot at 1200 dollars and W E Ochiltree to Pearl Ludlow for a city lot at 450 dollars. Sprague Lynch to Williams Newkirk for a city lot at 4000 dollars. Jemison to Retherford in Columbia township for 500 dollars. Pumphry to Marian Green for a city lot at 540 dollars. Meyer to Minnie Cain for a city lot at 10 dollars. Roots to Mary Meyer for a city lot at 150 dollars.
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Rebeckah J. Case
Woob. Occhiltren
W.E. Ochiltree
Pearl Ludlow
Sprague D. Lynch
Williams
Newkirk
Jemison
Benjamin Retherford
Columbia Township
Rollin Pumphry
Marian Green
Harry A. Meyer
Minnie Cain
D.P. Roots
Meyer
Krell Auto Grand Piano Company Becomes Connersville Institution
The Krell Auto Grand Piano Company is now a Connersville institution with Krell and Pfau named as citizens. The town subscribed about $15,000 at a meeting, bringing total cash subscriptions near $75,000 as work begins. Fifty carloads of materials will arrive for rapid setup and initial production will start once contents arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krell Auto-Grand Piano Company
America
Connersville
Messrs. Krell and
Pfan
Mrs Woolley Returns From Visit To Brownsville
Mrs Elizabeth Woolley returns to Brownsville this morning after a two week visit with her daughter Mrs Lon Hamilton and brother Chorgze Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Woolley
Lon Hamilton
Brownsville
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Ameteor
George Phillips
Mrs
Jane Sundrant
Angel
Ddenly
Jana
Gause
Commission
Prosecuting Attorney
Springer
Republican Party
Republican County Central Committee
MKL
Mr. Springer
Raymond Springer
Allen Wilkes, Proseucupor
Raymond Suringer
Rush CO
Farmer
Lawrence Stausser
Rell Auto Grand Piano Company
Aielb
Pfau
Yemen
Indiana Point
Plaanine
New Castle
R. A. Creek
Ward Jemison
New Cas- Heo
Ugine
Tre
Thoms Woo Nowra
Newman
Creek
Creeek
Indiana Factory Company
Will Cortleyow
W. L. Cortlevow
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