Mysterious Local Names List From era
Pearl Brown Alvira sister of Silas Holcomb. Margaret Douglas Azariah Keep a clock tinker. Stanley Lusader. Lizy Ann Tucker who knows but never gossips. Marie Hall Verbena hired girl at the farm. Mary Bright Jennings servant at Rutledge mansion. Claude Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvira
Silas Holcomb
Margaret Douglas Azariah Keep
Stanley Lusader
Lizy Ann Tucker
Marie Hall Verbena
Mary Bright Jennings
Rutledge Mansion
Claude Gardner
Convicted of Larceny by 20 Year Old Oran Shinn
Oran Shinn aged 20 was convicted of petit larceny before Judge Schoon and sentenced to one to eight years in the Jeffersonville Reformatory. Evidence showed he took jewelry from a burning Attica house weeks earlier and kept it. Local ad copy promotes selling potatoes and garden seeds at Ost Davis North Side Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran Shinn
Schoon
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Shinn
Attica
Ost & Davis
North Side Grocery
Osborn Prairie Farmers Report Chicken Thief Spurt
Farmers in the Osborn Prairie area report repeated thefts of poultry with multiple incidents cited over recent weeks. Local residents warn that they are confronting the issue as losses mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborn Prairie
Matinee Musicale to Elect Officers at April Meeting
The Matinee Musicale monthly meeting is set for next Saturday April 27 at 2 30 PM in the M E church parlors. An election of officers will occur and a program of Franz Liszt compositions performed by Mrs Myers Mrs Ost Mrs Bilsland Miss Carwile Miss Board Mrs Romine Miss Board Mrs Merryman and Mrs Walker. A farm sale notice follows listing Fountain and adjoining counties properties with various sizes and prices by C M Eser Covington Ind.
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M. E Church
Franz Litz
Franz Lizst
Myers
Ost
Bilsland
Romine- Egiogue
Board
M E Church Announcements and Local Lightboard News
The M E church reports a fine last Sunday service honoring the sea disaster with plans for next week's themes Mind in Religion and The Law of Conquest. The Men's Chorus will perform at the evening service. Ost & Davie Grocers offer seed stock. prices listed. No administrator or school board successor named for H C Yount yet. Republican promises reliable updates. Homer Sewell returned from Martinsville Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
the Light and Water Co
H. C. Yount
Delinquent Subscribers Face Suspension Overdue Accounts
A notice warns readers with long overdue subscriptions that nonpayment will lead to service stoppage and collection actions. The message stresses the paper incurs costs per issue and urges pay up to avoid loss of the paper.
Catarrhal Fever In Horses Mentioned Along With Vaccination
Catarrhal fever is prevalent among horses. The disease and distemper are prevented and cured by vaccination. Contact Dr. H. E. Longacre in Covington Indiana. The American Protective Tariff League in New York offers free information on tariff topics via postal card request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callou
H. E. Longacre
Covington
Ind
American Protective Tariff League
Broadway
New York
Examinations Continue as Attica Graduation Nears
The county reports 66 common school exams so far with the last test in May. Richland township plans a 26 student May exam class. An estimated 120 will graduate at Attica exercises held in early June once a speaker date is fixed, with all townships represented.
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Richland Township
Attica
Veteran George Painter Dies at 76 Near Attics
After a long illness of heart disease George Painter died Sunday afternoon at his home near Attics aged 76. He leaves a widow a daughter and two sons. Painter was a Civil War veteran who served in the 20th Indiana Regiment.
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George Painter
Attics
Painter
20Th
Ind. Regt
Report of the condition of Citizens Bank Covington Indiana
Bank official S P Gray Assistant Cashier swears the figures show resources including loans and discounts, cash on hand, and deposits while liabilities list capital stock paid in and surpluses. The document is signed and sworn on the 30th day of April year shown by Fountain County Indiana authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel C. Reed
Herman W. Briggs
Ss. PL Gray
Ass't Cashier
Citizens Bank
Covington
Iadiana
State of
Indiana
County of
Fountain
Santford PL Gray
Gray
Tracked by Wife Leads to Bigamy Sentence in Indiana
Thomas B. Simms was arrested in Snider Lake County by deputy Jas. Meehan on a desertion warrant from his wife and later pleaded guilty to bigamy in St. Joe. A Michigan charge prompted extradition, and he received a 2 to 5 year state prison term.
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California
Indiana
Fountain County
Thomas B. Simms
Snider
Lake County
Jas. Meehan
St. Joe
Michigan
Simms
Kerr
Philpott
Saved by His Wife Wise Lady Rescues Husband with Cure
Mrs. J. R. Flint of Braintree Vermont urges her husband to use De Kings New Discovery after a life threatening cough. The remedy is praised for curing throat and lung troubles including bronchitis croup whooping cough and tonsillitis. Available as 5e and 1.00 with guarantees from Irvin & Willard. Also real estate listings in Emporia Kansas seeking best offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Flint
Braintree
Mr. F
Irvin
Sheriff Sale Notice in Fountain County Court
By virtue of a certified copy of a decree from Fountain County Circuit Court, James W. Dicken is plaintiff with Jon D. Hesler et al as defendants. The sale will expose the property to public auction for the sum of $1202.95 with interest and costs. The highest bidder will win the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Fountain County
James W. Dicken
Jon D. Hesler
Dr. King's New Life Pills Promoted for Beauty
An early 20th century advertisement claims pimples and blemishes come from impure blood and promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a solution. The copy urges readers to try the 25 cent remedy at Irvin and Willard's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Irvin & Willard’s
Public Auction Notice of Veedersburg Real Estate
At the Fountain County Court House in Covington the rents and profits of a Veedersburg real estate block for up to seven years will be offered and then the fee simple may be exposed to public sale to satisfy a decree. The sheriff Robert H. Kerr and deputy J J Meehan announce the sale and a court-appointed auction will occur on April 4. 102, 45.12, w4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Covington
Fountain County
Indiana
Fountain
State of Indiana
Robert H. Kerr
J.J Meehan
H.C. Yount
John W. King
John W, King
Leroy Sanders
Fountain Circuit Court
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T. A. Clifton
Meta Hase Electros
Covington, Iad
Republican
Fountain, Warren
Vermillion Counties
J. Wesley Whicker
Valley Farm
Harold Ratledge
New Yorker
Charles Brant
Charlen Remster
Silas Wolcomp
Roger McMahon Hetty
Pearl
Matinee Musicale
C. M
Éser
Covington, Ind
Ost & Davie, Grocere
Homer Sewell
Martinsville
HE Eprronr
the Republican
Worth Reed
Cashier
Nivel Trust Co
Aise Ee
Denmland
Lucas Nebeker
J. Loeb’s
N. W
Liberty
8Th Sts
S. W
Harrison
W. LY
Stilwell
Emporia
Kan
Sheriff’s Sale
A. B. Phelps
A.D
Veedersburg
Father
Mmher
State of Indian
Fountain Circuit
Andrew N. Foley
Thomas & Foley
Livengood
Alta Abel
West Baden
Vinci
Miss Abel
Manteré Beran
Wabash School Township
M. L. Carr
Indianapolis
Wabash Township
Cy, M. Coggins
Wabash
School Township
Fountain Coun
Fletcher
Fiyjtlind
Rainier’s
Third Street
North West Corner
Sqr
Groceres
John McDonald
N.F. Corner Square, Covington
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