Drowns While Bathing at Crooked Lake
Emmett J F Allen, 27, of Fort Wayne died after entering Crooked Lake for a swim with his wife and fell under the water. Divers recovered the body after a half hour search. The death was attributed to heart failure triggered by entering overheated water. Funeral services were held in Fort Wayne. He was the son of Cora Truman Allen and the late Frank Allen, a Fort Wayne native.
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Cora Allen
Emmett JF. Alien
Crooked Lake
Ft. Wayne Ars
Ft. Wayne
Emmett
Kramer
Allen
Crooked
Steuben County
Emmett F. Allen
Frank Allen
Cora Truman Allen
Covington
Regular orchestra concert on east court house lawn
A Wednesday evening concert drew a large crowd from Veedersburg Attica West Lebanon Cates and nearby towns. The saxophone quartet did not perform, replaced by Prof. H. Y. Mercer of Danville who gave several entertaining numbers. The quartet is promised again next Wednesday night.
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East Court House
Veedersburg
Attica
West Lebanon
Cates
H. Y. Mercer
Danville
A New Millinery Opens in Loeb Building Corner
Mrs Arlene Coffing has added a fine stock of millinery on the east side of the Loeb building at the square corner. Miss Mercer, a first class trimmer from Cincinnati, arrived Wednesday and will head the trimming department.
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Arlene Coffing
Loeb
Miss Mercer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Governors Day at Covington Fair
Indiana gubernatorial candidates Dr. McCullough and Warren T. McCray will attend Covington Fair on Friday September 10 arriving in the forenoon for informal meetings and brief addresses. Democratic and Republican committees will host their candidates with headquarters on the fair grounds and a downtown reception planned.
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McCullogh
McCray
Covington Fair
Dr. McCullough
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Covington
Democratic
Republican County Committee
Fair Ground
Fountain
Albert Hege Takes Over Wm Cruea Second Hand Store
Albert Hege closed a deal Tuesday to become proprietor of the Wm Cruea Second Hand and New Goods Store in the Hardy rooms on the square now owned by Wm Mc Clury. Hege will run the Hardy building with a stock of new and second hand goods and junk. Cruea retires and moves to a farm south of Indianapolis.
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Albert Hege
Wm. Cruea
Hardy
Wm. McClury
Mr. Hege
Mr. Cruea
Herbert Rinn
Indianapolis
First Voter Registration Under New Law Set
The first registration of voters under the new law will be on Saturday September 4 with county commissioners soon to confirm the registration boards in each precinct. A second registration date is October 4. Both men and women must register to vote though women may vote for president and vice president regardless of suffrage outcome. No new precincts will be needed in this county.
Two Pairs at Gessie Population Divides by Gender
The Gessie area reports population growth with equal counts of boys and girls as births occur. E. A. Moody and wife welcome Pearly Keller a baby boy Gordon Jones a girl and T. A. Etter a girl. Dr Wellenmeter notes all are doing well under the circumstances.
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Gessie
E. A. Moody
Pearly Keller
Gordon Jones
T. A. Etter
Herzog Lays Ill With Old Trouble at Leader
M. Herzog of the Leader has been confined to bed since Saturday due to rupture related illness. An Indianapolis specialist was summoned Tuesday. His daughter Mrs. David Plaut and son Sidney of Goshen arrived Tuesday evening.
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M. Herzog
Indianapolis
David Plaut
Sidney
Goshen
Tom Mix in 3 Gold Coins at the Lyric Tonight
Thrills and action headline as Tom Mix stars in 3 Gold Coins at the Lyric tonight. The Western feature promises fast riding and daring feats for local audiences.
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Tom Mix
Arter Family Reunion Draws Fifty In Newtown Indiana
The Arter Reunion gathered about 50 relatives at Mrs. Manzella Arter Miller’s home in Newtown Indiana. A cafeteria meal followed by entertainment featured recitations and greetings from Mansfield Ohio. The Mansfield group invited attendance at the 1921 Mansfield meeting.
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Arter
Manzella Arter Miller
Newtown
Manzella Miller
Mansfield
Ohio
Arter Reunion Association
Indiana
Lettie Arter
Mansfield Association
William Hebers
Mary Isabelle Arter
Blinck Nance
Laska
Boys Camp Returns At Danville Fair For Youth Training
The Boys Camp and School to reopen at Danville Illinois fair with free entries for youths from six Illinois counties and five Indiana counties. Participants receive livestock and agriculture training and athletics, meals cost five dollars for the week, enrollment via letter. Mothers may request Better Baby Contest entry forms for August 30 to September 4.
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Danville
Ill
Illinois
Indiana
Crops at the Fountain County Poor Farm
Oscar Cooper in charge reports thriving crops at Fountain County Poor Farm. Wheat reached 2,240 bushels sold at $2.50 per bushel. The farm has 75 acres of corn and six acres of potatoes with 85 inmates cared for by Cooper and his wife.
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Oscar Cooper
Fountain County
Cooper
Tribune
Senatorial deadlock over vacancy candidate in three counties
A deadlock grips Fountain Warren and Vermillion counties as they seek the Republican choice to fill the late Frank Pence’s vacancy. Fountain backs J. W. Whickear Attica, Warren supports Jacob Shafer, while Vermillion’s chair declines to side with either, urging a new consensus candidate to break the stalemate.
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Frank Pence
Attica Hhautauqua
Newport
Fountain-Warren
Vermillion
Fountain County
J. W. Whickear
Attica
J. T. Sellers
Whickear
Warren County
Jacob Shafer
Vermillion County
Warren
Fountain
Warrens
Pence
Veterans of the 63rd hold dwindling annual reunion
The sixty third veterans gathered for a modest reunion yesterday in the G A R hall. The D A R ladies prepared dinner and the event featured a warm social time despite the shrinking turnout.
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Old 63Rd
G. A. R. Hall
Baseball doubleheader outlook at home
The Sunday game with St. Joseph Illinois was rained out due to threatening weather. A second game is set here between Covington and Rosedale, expected to be a lively contest with a warm entertainment promised.
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St. Joseph, Ill
Covington
Rosedale
Morton C. Andrews Dies Suddenly in Fail River Mass
Morton C. Andrews formerly of Warren county died suddenly at Fall River Massachusetts last week.
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Morton C. Andrews
Warren County
Fail River
Mass
Thursday Storm Strikes Vermilion County Causing Fatality
A severe storm last Thursday hit Vermilion County with a fatal lightning strike at Cayuga killing Melvin E. Johnson. Dana reported wind gusts toppling trees and hail damaging fields while several residents listed suffer property damage. Clinton area saw downed trees and lightning strikes on homes. telephone and light services were heavily disrupted. Covington received little rain.
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Vermillion
Cayuga
Melvin E. Johnson
Dana
Elizabeth Fisher
Fitzgerald Bros
Frank Hopper
Jesse Haddon
Bert Mishler
Solon Johnson
Jacob G. Davis
Rahama Roegers
Chas. A. Thomasmeyer
Joel Hollingsworth
Grace Fillinger
E. Kaufman
Clinton
Brisco Harrison
Thomas Chenhall
Edmund Richards
Covington
Fred Crane Dies at Sea While Serving in Marine Band
A telegram to Fletcher Crane of Veedersburg confirms the death of his son Fred Crane at sea from fever. The Marine band musician, enlistment about a year ago, had recently written from Italy and was long known in the Veedersburg area as a farmer’s son. The parents arranged for the body to be sent home.
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Fletcher Crane
Veedersburg
Fred
U. S. Marine Band
Italy
Marine Band
New School Trustee Named to Fill City Board Vacancy
City council on Monday selected John LaTourette as the Republican member of the city school board to fill the vacancy caused by Worth Reed's death. The vote was one for Miss Verna Glasecock, one for Dr. A L Spinning, and three for LaTourette, who is a school man with children in the district.
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John LaTourette
Worth Reed
Verna Glasecock
Dr. A. L. Spinning
Mr. LaTourette
LaTourette
Court House Cafe Changes Hands
Joe Lockwood former Central Hotel owner at Veedersburg completed a trade Friday to take over the Court House Cafe on the square’s south side from Guy Bell. Bell handed possession Monday.
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Joe Lockwood
Central Hotel
Veedersburg
Court House Cafe
Guy Bell
Bell
Woman Suffrage Wins in Tennessee Ratification
The Tennessee legislature ratified the woman suffrage amendment by a 49 to 47 vote, adding the required states to give women electoral rights. Indiana may allow women to vote for all offices, with an estimated 750,000 women voters and 1.6 million total voters nationwide. Election costs expected to rise about 25 percent, and Australian ballots will be used due to machine shortages.
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Tennessee
Indiana
State Board of Election Commissioners
Man Commits Suicide In Waynetown Home
Angus Schloffer 30 son in law of Charles Rynearson of Hillsboro hanged himself at his mother's Waynetown home Saturday found in an upstairs room. He leaves a widow and two young daughters. A telegraph operator he recently took a job in Tremont Illinois after a nervous breakdown. Mrs Schloffer and the two girls were visiting her father when they learned of the tragedy.
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Angus Schloffer
Charles Rynearson
Hillsboro
Waynetown
Tremont
Ill
Double Wedding at Mrs Hickman’s Residence
A double wedding occurred at the residence of Mrs. Hickman at Water and Crockett streets. Roy Combs a Danville motorman and Mrs. Melva Nash wed, along with Biffle Tanner a Danville conductor and Katie Merryman, with Magistrate Osborn performing the ceremony.
Crop Outlook Hits Bumper Yields Despite Drought
Report from the region notes generally good yields in wheat oats and hay but warns the present drought hurts potatoes and corn.
A Fine Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Clint Rhodes
Mr and Mrs Clint Rhodes of Crossport announce the birth of a fine boy born Thursday morning. Both mother and child are reported to be doing nicely.
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Clint Rhodes
Crossport
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Emmett F. Alien
Covington Bay
Lake
Albert Hegg
BASE
Fred Crane
NEW School Trustee
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