Long Lists of County and Township Primary Officers Named
A complete roster of Republican and party candidates filed for the May primary across County and Township offices. Names cover Clerk, Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, Sheriff, Surveyor, Commissioners, Coroner, and multiple Township roles with trustees, assessors, justice of the peace, advisory boards, constables, and council seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Reath
Kenneth Rusk
Elmore Arter
Edward Rhodes
Harley Harmon
H. S. Starnes
Frank Dickey
James V. McKnircht
Lioyed McFerren
J. C. Shelton
William Collins
LeRoy Songer
James Parrett
William T. Adkins
Col. W. Sentman
Edwin E. Smell
William F. Howard
Charles T. Yerkes
Clayton L. Steinbaugh
Walter D. Marshall
James W. Aldridge
Hiram Jones
Local Candidate Roster and Party Labels
A fragmented listing shows candidates for multiple districts with party affiliations, including names such as Jacken-Joes and Millcreek positions. The text includes Republican and Democrat labels alongside several unreadable fragments and punctuation.
Bank installs advanced burglar alarm system
The Citizens Bank of the city completed a full burglar alarm installation by O B McClintock Co of Minneapolis. The system provides day and night service with vault and door protections, temperature monitoring, anti tamper bells, and concealed daylight hold up controls. Insurance premiums dropped 56 percent for burglary and 10 percent for daylight hold up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Bank
O. B McClintock Co
Minneapolis
Two New Hillsboro Citizens Born to Local Families
Fred D. Lentz is the name of the little son born Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lentz, the Big Four agent in Hillsboro. Mrs. Lentz is formerly Miss Elizabeth McComas of Hillsboro. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shelley welcome their first child, a 9 pound son named James Edward, born Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D
H. J. Lentz
Mr. Lentz
Hillsboro
Lentz
Elizabeth McComas
Walter Shelley
James Edward
Court begins April terms for Circuit and Commissioners courts
The April terms of both the Circuit Court and the Commissioners Court began Monday. No business of an exciting nature is promised in either court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Commissioner’s Court
April Fool Social at the Martin home
An April Fool Social was held at the home of Misses Edith and Ruby Martin daughters of Mr and Mrs Ed Martin Saturday evening. About thirty guests enjoyed social games refreshments and a general good time. All expressed themselves as highly entertained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Ruby Martin
Ed. Martin
Claypool Seeks Republican State Rep Nomination For Fountain County
Jas C Claypool Sr runs as a Republican in Fountain County Indiana awaiting the May 2 primary. He calls for prudent legislation, equal justice, limits on centralization, no new offices, and measures reducing unnecessary taxes to serve the commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain County
Indiana
Commonwealth
Jas. C. Claypool Sr
Local Ballot Names and Minor Candidates Collide in OCR
Fragmentary OCR lists readers Baldwin Bobb Schwin Remster Reis Kay Han a Pa with party initials BR D and BR indicating party designations. The legible names suggest a political slate or ballot context with uncertain roles and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Baldwin
Charles L .Bobb
George Schwin
Eldon Remster
Homer
G. Reis
Bed
Fred. Kay
Joseph Han
Covington Red Men Band Celebrates First Anniversary
The Covington Red Men Band gave a free concert on the square Monday evening to mark its first anniversary. They played over an hour of music outside local shops and thanked J. H. Purfeerst for his support with cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cvington Red Men
J. H. Purfeerst
Covington
Marriage at Hot Springs Unites Miss Ferguson and Mr Rich
Mrs Della Ferguson of Covington Indiana and Mr D T Rich of Cincinnati Ohio wed at 6 o clock Thursday March 30 in the Efficiency Apartments of Judge and Mrs V S Ledgerwood with Dr Marion Monk officiating. The couple will reside in Cincinnati after a Hot Springs visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.S. Ledgerwood
Della Ferguson
Covington
Indiana
D. T. Rich
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marion Monk
Central Methodist Church
Rich Pump and Ladder Company
Cincinati
Hot Springs
W. D. Hall
Harvard
Ill
W. T. Avey
Mattoon
Vera Rich
Cinara
Clifton Gang and Court House Bot Denounced in County Politics
A county political notice denounces the Wertz organization and the Court House Gang for their alleged high handed methods. It criticizes deceptive campaigning and calls for fair play, a good Republican ticket, and a square deal for all voters. The writer rejects personal or factional gain and asserts commitment to people’s rights and honest leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wertz Organization
Republican Party
Death calls Mrs Fletcher Wilson
Margaret Denton born January 25 1833 in Fountain county Indiana died April 2 1922 aged 99 years 2 months and 7 days after illness. Wife of Fletcher Wilson since 1861 mother of four with three surviving. Funeral by Rev Harmon at the Baptist church with interment in Mt Hope cemetery Troy township residents mourn the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Malinda Denton
Fountain County
Inidas
Janary
Old Kentuck Baptist Church
Fletcher Wilson
James Wilson
West Lafayette
Henry Peters
Sproson Wilson
Covington
Mt. Hope Cemetery
J B Martin Badly Singed In House Furnace Explosion
J B Martin suffered severe facial and hand burns when a furnace explosion occurred while he was replenishing the fire. The blast singed his hair eyebrows and eyelashes and knocked him to the floor. He survived the incident and was able to go outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Hard on Covingtonites in Veedersburg gambling raid
In Veedersburg Indiana officials ordered card tables removed from pool rooms and vowed to stop all gambling. A raid found a game in an old ice house near the paving brick plant leading to seven players charged and fined 11 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veedersburg
Ind
Vedersburg
U. S. Class Exchange To Be Held In Board Room
The Sunday School class of Mrs. S A Dickinson will host an exchange in the vacant Board room on the east side of the public square Saturday morning. There will be plenty of good things to eat on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Dickinson
Ned Grady Injured in Train Tower Accident
Ned Grady of Veedersburg received a painful foot injury Saturday when the Big Four interlocking tower levers were moved, catching his foot and causing serious cuts and crush injuries. He can walk a little with a cane and is not believed to be seriously harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Grady
Veedersburg
Mr. Grady
Catholic Sunday School to Hold Food Change at Coffing's Millinery
The Sunday School of the Catholic church will hold a food exchange at Coffing's Millinery store on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffing’s
Stork Brings 9 Pound Baby to Mr and Mrs Russell Haas
Mr and Mrs Russell Haas of Hammond announce the arrival of a fine 9 pound boy named Russell Eugene at their home Sunday morning. All are reported as doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Haas
Hammond
Russell Eugene
River Falls From Flood Stage After Twenty One Feet Rise
The river is dropping toward normal levels after a rise near twenty one feet. Miss Lowe performs a feature song with colored slides at the Lyric tonight titled Angel Child. Elmore Arter, candidate for Recorder, attends to interests in Attics. Wilt Adking and wife visit their daughter in Lebanon over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe
Wilt Adking
Lebanon
Taxpayers Victory in Van Buren Bond Injunction Case
In Van Buren County Circuit Court Judge Ben Crane ruled in favor of Van Buren township taxpayers against county officers over the sale of Black Road bonds. The order permanently enjoins the County Auditor, Commissioners, and Treasurer, citing improper notices and statutory violations in the bond letting and road project process. The decision is portrayed as a check on official overreach and a call to reform and restore public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vans Buren
Wertz
Republican County
Collins for Sheriff Drives Campaign in Fountain County
William Collins of Attica visits Covington to back his wife Mrs. Collins for Fountain county sheriff on the Republican ticket. He touts long policing experience and strict law enforcement promising to drive bootleggers from the county and serve with fearlessness and conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collins
Attica
Covington
Collins
Fountain County
Mr. Collins
Adv
Local Society Notes and Shopping Milinery Sells
Mrs. L C Beckelhymer of Perrysville visits sister Mrs Walter Hardesty at start of week. Mrs Jacob Yerkes travels to Indianapolis this week for spring stock of milinery using HOMESPUN Methods but all wool and promised not to shrink in THE HOMESP WAMP. Lyric To night Thursday. Mrs Seabury has been in the city the past year and ships her household goods home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Beckelhymer
Perrysville
Walter Hardesty
Jacob Yerkes
Indianapolis
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Wilbur B. Cartwrigt
Ira Omer Drake
William M. Spork
John D. Hesler
Ambrose Ranta
Mack Irvin
Robert Campbell
Albert H. McElwee
Charles F. Lowe
Elijah J. Farr
John W. Foster
Mont Board
William M. Ratcliff
William E. Fletcher
Jackson
David S. Myers
Herman M. Collins
Bilbrook
Erbeteg
M. Jnory Bos
M. Tibbits
Peeryea Roy
Cain
Daly P. Frazier
Charles H. Rynearson
Georgia Newkirk
William A. Thomas
Isaac S. Hamilton
Eber M. Laird
George F. Birge
Frank G. Bybee
van Buren
Walter H. Greenly
Guy Melott
T. J. Jackson
William S. Jackson
William M. Walker
Samuel Stuart
Chas. W. Smith
George K. Black
William R. Gookins
Charles A. Reed
Henry C. Price
Jesse Gross
Troy
Maurice M. Young
Harold S. Parkman
Charles W. Welch
Denton Edward Wilson
Warren E. Myers
Richard W. Burnett
Asa Osborn
Richland
Chas. E. Ray
John William Mulverhill
James S.whitesides
Clint Hencock
George Haxton
James E. Dory
Thomas J. Cork
Visory Board
C. W. Smith
C. &. Archer
Palmer C. Krug
Shawnee
Hardy R. Con
Thomas W. Cox
J. Lee Foster
Baxte A. Brown
Ralph L. Strean
Logan
James F. Small
X. &Ssesser
Lemuel JT. McConahey
Meme G. Clark
Jeavisory Board
Marvin T. Case
T. Jacobson
Itory Board
P. R. Thompson
Beverley
John Potts
Charles W. Smith
Marion Alvan Reichard
J. D. Fine Boggs
Claude F. Redlenbaugh
George A. Galloway
Luther A. Clingan
Samuel Clinton Rhodes
J. Roy Burlington
Lorenzo M. Myers
Mortimer F. Steely
Herman L. Mosier
Victor Lever
Thomas H. Miller
John V. Lowe
C. Elmer Barker
William E. Shanks
Carl Jones
Fulton
Thomas N. Noel
Louis N. Samuels
Francis M. Redenbaugh
John W. Allen
Charles Mitchell
Jeremiah Booe
Robert N. Campbell
Peter Norris
Wabash
Elex H. Johnson
Grover C. Mullins
Lawrence Allen
George O. Woodrow
George F. Hawkins
James Monroe Davis
Homer E. Allen
Alta Coffing
Willard Allen
Jasper H. Clodfelder
Constable
Harry Smith
Howard G. Myer
George Parker
Daniel V. Harper
Elmer Thompson
Alfred C. Keeling Evert P. Finch
Hyson Myer
Justice of Peace
John F. Davidson
William
Robert Bodine
Sarah E. Young
Clement Rogers
Harvey A. Barkley
James Slim
William A. Tipton
John Glover
Dennis Murphy
Arthur DeHaven
H. E. Longacre
William H. Carman
Dennis Boedrick
John R. Brown
Fred Rice
Earl Quigzle
William Heglers
C. T. Hoffman
Dan Keller
Davie
Marion Funk
J. Henry Weigle
Cyrus E. Houts
R. H. Miles
John Shaltz
Jacken
Joes
E. Bowman
Tully Smith
Bent Wilkinson
Millcreekist
J. Horace Eohlin
Pearly Jackson
Calvin J. Sanders
William Coats
Herman L. Myers
Charles Holland
Prior Cates, Jr
Irv, Lowe
Fred Woe
Maviatte
Demet Ord
Chase "Young
Ane
Clifton
Mrs. Fletcher Wilson
J. B. Martin
Covingtonites
U. S
Class Exchange
Catholic Exchange
Stork
Mrs
Russell Mars
Ben Crane
Wertz Gang
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