Youth Robbery Convicts Two Danville Teens in Indiana Reform School
Nine jurors asked for leniency after Clark Prevo and William Starnes of Danville Illinois were found guilty of robbery in Attica Indiana. They received two to fourteen year sentences in the Indiana Reformatory. Mothers and sisters expressed sorrow as the verdict and potential clemency weighed in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Prevo
William Starnes
Danville
Indiana Reformatory
Prevo
Costly Freight Wreck Delays Morning Route
A Big Four eastbound freight derailed on the grade curve near the river bridge at about 5:50 Thursday morning. Ten coal cars ditched and scattered down a twenty foot embankment with no injuries. Track clearance expected Friday as trains detour via Veedersburg and Cayuga.
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Veedersburg
Cayuga
Solomon Livengood Obituary Near Hillsboro Dies at 86
Solomon Livengood, 86, died at his home southeast of Hillsboro after a weeklong illness. He married Elizabeth Day on September 16, 1850. Survived by wife, three sons W E Livengood A T Livengood Ora Livengood of Covington and two daughters Mrs James Boce Crawfordsville and Mrs Bell McKee Hillsboro. Also a brother Thomas Livengood Waynetown and sister Mrs Elizabeth Shoaf Kingman. Funeral from Lutheran church near Wallace Tuesday morning with burial in Lutheran cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Livengood
Hillsboro
Elizabeth Day
W. E. Livengood
A. T. Livengood
Ora Livengood
Covington
James Boce
Crawfordsville
Bell McKee
Thomas Livengood
Waynetown
Elizabeth Shoaf
King
Arrest in serious charges for Charles Wellington
Charles Wellington, former resident of this city and Perrysville, was arrested last Thursday in Westfield Illinois by government agents on charges of running a still and counterfeiting. He waived examination in Paris Illinois and bond was set at 2000 dollars, later reported as to be furnished. A Danville paper noted no solid counterfeiting evidence, only a half gallon home made liquor found with his belongings. Wellington is brother in law of John Menafee and son of Mort Wellinston, with a burial in town Monday.
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Charles Wellington
Perrysville
Westfield
Ill
U.S
Paris
Danville
Wellington
Meershal
John Menafee
Mort Wellinston
Livers Rampage Flood Rains Halt Farm Work and Damage
Heavy rains flood the country stopping farm work. Wabash river overflows past high water marks of 1913. Bridges culverts and fences destroyed. EH Scheid loses 126 acres of penned bottomland. oats sown there likely lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Scheid
Pethian Sisters Elect Officers At Key Hall Meeting
The Pethian Sisters at the K P Hall reorganized and elected officers including Past Chief Emma Peters M E Chief Rena Clifton Senior Pearl Hall Junior Eila Printy Manager Ethel Vyse Guard Mary Massey Protector Ilda Bantz M of R C Ruth Crain M of Finance Verna Glascock. Meetings set for the first and third Tuesdays at 7 90 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pethian Sisters
K.P. Hall
Emma Peters
M. E
Rena Clifton
Pearl] Hall
Eila Printy
Ethel Vyse
Gaurd
Mary Massey
Ilda Bantz
R. C
Ruth Crain
Verna Glascock
Moore Sprankle Couple Wed In Quiet City Ceremony
Versa L Moore and Grace L Sprankle were married at their north Third street home by Rev J F Kiskaddon in a small gathering of close friends. They later traveled to Kingman for a wedding supper provided by the groom’s mother and returned to their Dick Merryman property home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versa L. Moore
Grace L. Sprankle
Our City
North Third Street
J. F. Kiskaddon
Kingman
Mrs. Moore
Notice to the Public at Lyric Theatre
Beclining Monday May 3 doors open 7 15 p m first show stays 7 20 p m second show starts 2 45 p m Subscribe for The Republican.
Potato famine rhetoric proves costly to public trust
A letter blasts sensational famine scares used to raise prices on staple foods like sugar and potatoes. It cites Cuba stored sugar and decoupled potato shortages, accusing trusts of hoarding and leaving fields in Florida and Michigan unharvested to create scarcity, demanding legal action against such practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Florida
Michigan
Hillsboro Farmer Dies From Injuries
Reuben Sanders, 78, a farmer southeast of Hillsboro, died Tuesday of last week from injuries from a fall that caused a broken hip weeks earlier. He was born near Alamo and lived near Hillsboro for years. Survived by widow, one son Albert Sanders, and two daughters Stella Standish of Chicago and Mrs. Henry Delp of Marshall. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. Thursday from home, conducted by Rev. Newman.
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Reuben Sanders
Hillsboro
Alamo
Albert Sanders
Stella Standish
Chicago
Henry Delp
Marshall
Newman
Former Resident Mort Wellington Buried Monday
The body of Mort Wellington was brought here on No 18 Monday afternoon and laid to rest in Hope Cemetery. Wellington died at his home in Westfield Coles County Illinois Friday evening after a bakery career in that town. His son Charles recently arrested on counterfeiting and operating a still was in charge of the business. his confinement in Danville jail is believed to have contributed to the father’s death. The Wellington family was an early prominent local family.
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Mort Wellington
Ait
Hopeemetery
Mgr
Wellington
W Wesfield
Coles County
Charles
Dr Wright Dies After Long Illness in Franklin
Dr C R Wright married to Elizabeth Lacy eldest daughter of BE A Lacy and sister of Mrs Charles Robb died after a long illness at his Franklin home Saturday. Funeral services were held there and the body cremated in Indianapolis. Relatives from the city attended. He was not related to Milton Wright.
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C. R. Wright
Elizabeth Lacy
BE. A. Lacy
Charles Robb
Franklin
Indianapolis
Milton Wright
Aged Lady Mary Cunningham Nears End in Warren County
Mrs Mary T Cunningham of Lower Warren county wife of the late Cyrus Cunningham is eighty five years old and gravely ill. She is confined to bed and growing weaker and emaciated. She has long residence here and raised a fine family. Her husband was a well known early settler who died years ago.
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Mary T. Cunningham
Warren County
Cyrus Cunningham
Cunningham
Local notices and social snippets from Covington area
Fragments report visits and events in Covington and nearby towns. Names include Neves Frank Helms, E. M. Board, J. A. Shew, Dale Stansbury, and Ty. Rouse. mentions James Laird Virgil Frazier from Hillsboro. Robb divorce case. services at M. E. Church. theater notices for Lyric. and local political notes on county officials and ballots.
County Guernsey Association Meets at Veedersburg Bank
The Fountain County Guernsey Association held its second annual meeting at the First National Bank in Veedersburg on April 14. Officers elected for the coming year were A. J. Hesler president Rex Bush vice president O. E. Farr secretary and treasurer. Plans for the Covington Fair exhibit and tour were discussed after financial statements were approved.
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Fountain County Guernsey Association
First National Bank
Veedersburg
A. J. Hesler
Rex Bush
O. E. Farr
Treas
Covington Fair
Joint Senators Race Faces Internal Struggle and Fair Play
The editorial condemns party tactics in the Joint Senators race affecting Fountain Warren and Vermillion counties. It argues for fair treatment, cites Whickcar Crigler as capable candidates, and notes local endorsements and road projects shaping local politics.
Campfire Girls Raise Funds With Lyric Show
The Campfire Girls sold tickets at the Lyric last Thursday and cleared 23.00 to defray their organizational expenses. They performed vaudeville stunts that delighted a large audience.
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the Lyric
County Meeting In Veedersburg Auditorium Saturday Evening
A county community meeting will be held in Veedersburg High School auditorium on Saturday at 8 PM. State officials L N Hines and Purdue professor Z M Smith will lead discussions on rural life and education with strong emphasis on agricultural education and 4 H clubs. Citizens are urged to attend to show Fountain County’s leadership in state education efforts.
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Veedersburg
High
Veedersburg High School
L. N. Hines
State Line
Z. M. Smith
Purdue University
Smith
Indiana
Fountain County
United States
Wwe
A. Waldrip
James Noble Passed Away Last Friday
Funeral services for James Noble, a Civil War veteran born in New Jersey, were held Sunday afternoon with Rev. Russell Kern presiding. Interment followed in Bend cemetery. he served in Co D 250th Indiana Infantry andwas father of Allen Noble, Covington city marshal who died last summer in St. Elizabeth hospital.
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James Noble
Russell Kern
Methodist Church
Charte
Bend
New Jersey
Civ War Co
250Th Indiana Infantry
Allen Noble
Covington
St. Elizaital
Denville
Colleens to close Lecture Course at High School
The closing number of the Lecture Course will be given at the High School building tonight April 23 by The Colleens a concert company of marked ability Admission 35 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Colleens
Local marriages recorded by Magistrate Osborn
Gert Henderson 34 and June Viola Hull 21, both of Covington, were wed by Magistrate Asa Osborn on Thursday. William Verner Delp 20 of Hoopeston and Ida Crisp received a license. Clarence A. Fal 41 of Lebanon and Jessie May Avery 34 of Georgetown were married by Osborn. it was his third marriage and her second. Versa L. Moore 24 and Grace L. Sprankle. Grace noted as a popular city girl, daughter of the late Wesley Sprankle.
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Gert Henderson
Baker
Covington
Viola Hull
Domestie
Asa Osborn
William Verner Delp
Farmer
Hoopeston
Ida Crisp
Clarence A. Fal
Lebanon
Jessie May Avery
Georgetown
Ill
Osborn
Versa L. Moore
Grace L. Sprankle
Wesley Sprankle
Kiwanis Banquet Music By Danville Orchestra
The Kaufman orchestra provided entertainment for a Kiwanis club banquet in Danville Monday night. Club members praised the program and the ensemble's performance as part of Danville's local talent scene.
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Kaufman
Kiwanis Club
Danville
Eastern Star Chapter Meeting Planned for Monday
Eastern Star Notice says a regular meeting will be held Monday evening with a full attendance desired as there will be work.
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Eastern Star Chapter
Clyde Board Spends Sunday With Family in City
Clyde Board spent Sunday with his mother and sisters in this city.
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Clyde Board
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Attica
Jones
Jacy
T Ferse Ny
Erce
Wallace
Ae Elect Officers
Lyric Theatre
Republican
Rere
DR. Wright
Neves
Frank Helms
Aylesworth
Jim
Albert Hacker
Harrison St
Dale Stansbury
Mary
Lynne
Leonard Bantz
Wm. Cline
T. A. Clifton
Wallace Whisler
Riverside
Independence
W. E. Mendenhall
South Wet Webdash
Roberts
Clark Dennis
Foster
Lakeview
Jis
Dan Reed
McMannony Coffing
Charles L. Robb
O. K
County Guernsey Association
Uvery
Fountain
Warren
Vermillion
Eesch
NG Attica
Whickcar
Clawson
Lake County
Shipman
Benton
McFadden
Parke
Lafayette
Harrison
Nave
Reed
County Auditor County Council
Whickear
Mr. Crigler
Campfire
Kiwanis Lab
Eastern Star
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