Voting Machines Come to Fountain County for Election Cost Cuts
Fountain county commissioners will ask the county council to approve buying 16 voting machines from a major manufacturer. The plan proposes 750 per machine with payment deferred, tied to yearly election savings, and requires no pay until after the next general election. Machines would reduce precincts from 31 to 16 and speed results, though council opposition cites precinct reductions and perceived high costs as graft concerns.
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Fountain County
Troy
Logan
van Buren
Richland
Cow’s Breakneck Tragedy Forces Charley to Lose 45 Dollars
Saturday morning C F Lowe bought a milk cow from Paddy McMahon for 45 dollars and refused a later 55 dollar offer. After being released in a pasture near the Wabash railroad the cow’s head became stuck in a ditch and her neck broke, likely from the rope snagging on a tree. Charley lost 45 dollars with no chance of recouping it.
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C. F Lowe
Paddy McMahon
Charley
George Williams
New Teacher Elected for Covington Public Schools
Miss Mary Wilson of Richmond has been elected by the school board to teach in Covington public schools. She takes the high school post vacated by Professor Elder’s resignation. Public schools start Monday September 8.
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Mary Wilson
Richmond
Covington
Miss Wilson
Elder
Attica Chautauqua Ends After Strong Attendance
Attica closes its seventh annual chautauqua with solid crowds throughout the week end. Large Sunday attendance marked the special programs and the management is praised for a successful event.
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Attica
Livengood Purnell Family Reunion Set for Sept 7
The Livengood and Purnell families, longtime Fountain County residents, will hold their reunion on September 7 at the Alfred Livengood Grove south of Hillsboro. The event promises a splendid program with Hon. A. T. Livengood of the city delivering the welocity.
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Alfred Livengood Grove
Hillsboro
Livengood
Purnell
Fountain County
A. T Livengood
Ready for School Wardrobe Sale
Advertisement urges preparedness for school with new wash and wool dresses for girls, pew shoes, ginghams, percales, wool dress goods, boys suits and pants, shoes, hats, caps, shirts, and waists at popular prices.
New Pier Under Construction at West End Wagon Bridge
Galloway and Sowers push the new concrete pier at the west end of the wagon bridge. False work supported the old pier removal while traffic continues. The 16 by 20 foot base starts about 10 feet below water, tapering to the top. George Galloway oversees the project with cement methods. Mrs. Galloway and daughter keep a nearby tent home.
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Galloway & Sowers
George Galloway
Shawnee Township
Perrysville Farmer Killed In Tree Felling Accident
Mabin Swem, a 47 year old farmer tenant on Mrs Aliie Goff’s farm five miles southwest of Perrysville, was crushed beneath a falling tree Saturday. Funeral services were conducted Monday at the family home with burial in the nearby cemetery. Swem’s young son witnessed the incident but cannot recall exact details.
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Mabin Swem
Perrysville
Swem
Aliie Goff
63d Regt reunion honors veterans at Covington fairgrounds
The 63d Indiana Volunteer Infantry held its thirty-second annual reunion on August 21 at Covington fairgrounds. Officers were elected and a list of present soldiers named many veterans from Companies A to E, with deaths of Maj. H. R. Clay and others reported. The 1914 reunion is set for August 20 at the G A R hall and courthouse lawn.
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Covington Fair Grounds
Job Westfall
W. S. Ephlin
James A. Menefee
Geo. Westfall
City Council Approves Street Improvements in Regular Session
The city council met in regular session Monday night and passed several measures. Bills were approved, minor improvement orders issued, and declaratory resolutions adopted for improvements on Fast Washington Pearl and Crockett streets.
Return of Shawnee family to Fountain county farm
Mrs Eliza Marquess her son Glen and brother Charles Ferguson, former Shawnee residents now in Texas near Cata, returned to Fountain county to stay. They report drought this year devastated crops, many farmers lacking resources or prospects after leaving Texas.
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Eliza Marquess
Glen
Charles Ferguson
Shawnee Township
Texas
Cata
Fountain County
William Foster Dies After Long Illness at 83
William R. Foster, wealthy retired farmer, died at his city home Monday at 12:25 AM after a year of confinement. Born on the Foster homestead four miles west, he left an estate of over 1,400 acres in Warren County and an estimated wealth of 300 000 to 400 000 dollars. His wife died two years earlier. He leaves a daughter Mrs J C Abdill of Chicago and a son in a Cincinnati sanitarium. Funeral held Wednesday at 10 AM at the Foster residence with Rev Strecker officiating. Burial in Mt Hope Cemetery.
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William R. Foster
Foster
Warren County
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Rev. Strecker
Death of Mrs Frank Hewett at Second Street home
Mrs Frank Hewett aged 45 died at her Second Street home after a stroke of apoplexy. Daughter of Squire and Mrs Hickman, she was born in Fountain and raised in the city. She married Frank Hewett April 30 1885 and left ten children, seven living with her husband and parents. Funeral held Saturday at 2 50 p m at home. Rev E W Strecker officiated. interment Mt Hope Cemetery.
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Frank Hewett
Second Street
Squire Hickman
Fountain
Manufacturers Who Advertise
The piece contrasts two kinds of manufacturers honest and dishonest. Honest makers pursue quality and broad advertising to earn trust and accountability. Dishonest ones push inferior products labeled as “just as good” to gain quick profits and new customers.
Bank Closes for Labor Day Holiday
The Citizens Bank will be closed all day Monday in observance of Labor Day.
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Citizens Bank
Fire destroys Wa Dice’s barn in Van Buren township
A large cattle barn on farmer Wa Dice’s Van Buren township farm burned completely after a lightning strike Thursday evening. Three or four farm hands sheltered in the barn during the storm but were unharmed. The horses were removed, and about fifty tons of hay was lost as the sturdy barn burned to the ground.
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Dice
van Buren
Storn
Fire truck demo stuns Brazil Ind councilmen
A fire truck salesman demonstrated vehicle value by loading city councilmen into a testing truck as a remote alarm sounded. They arrived at the blaze six minutes before firefighters and witnessed the man who triggered the alarm leaving the box.
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Brazil Ind
Has Close Call on Big Four Crossing
Last Tuesday Guy Hend ricks drove an auto full of passengers toward the Danville Encampment crossing the Big Four. The gates closed suddenly trapping the car as a train bore down. He steered free by full power, crashing through the gate and off the right of way, badly damaged but with all lives saved through quick actions.
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Guy Hendricks
Danville
Guy
Ready Made Goode Arrives for All at Fall 1913
For fall 1913 new ready made goode for men women and children have arrived at the store. The inventory highlights include broad selections in apparel footwear and accessories catering to family needs.
Fulton Township Names Teachers for Coming Term
Joseph Starkey trustee announces the township schools will be led by C K E Thomas principal at Cates with Schuyler Cates grammar Ruth Yocum intermediate Kate Suttles primary Mary Bright No 3 Ruth Roach No 5 Alma Feltz No 7 Ruth Meharry No 9 Nealy Robinson No 11. Miss Bright and Miss Meharry are respected city graduates of the high school.
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Joseph Starkey
Fulton Township
C. K E. Thomas
Cates
Schuyler Cates
Ruth Yocum
Kate Suttles
Mary Bright
Ruth Roach
Alma Feltz
Ruth Meharry
Nealy Robinson
Miss Bright
Miss Mehrry
Veedersburg Player Hurt in Illinois Game
Veedersburg lost 6 to 5 at Catlin Illinois last Sunday. Jas Brimberry Veedersburg third baseman suffered a head injury when struck by a ball from Catlin pitcher Storm. He was unconscious, feared skull fracture, taken home, and listed in serious condition Sunday night. Brimberry is a married section foreman for the Clover Leaf railroad.
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Veedersburg
Catlin
Ill
Danville Press-Democrat
Jas. Brimberry
Veedersburg 3d
Storm of
Brimbery
Brimberry
Clover Leaf Railroad
Covington Schools Prepare to Open on Sept 8
Covington announces the start of the new school term on September 8 with the high school hiring Miss Mary Wilson of Richmond as German and Mathematics teacher and new supply purchases. The plan includes more practical courses in Domestic Science and Agriculture, full day sessions for all grades, and entry for beginners six years old by January 1 1914.
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Covington
Mary Wilson
Richmond
Wilson
Earlham
Covington Boys Making Good in Frankfort Garage Business
Stanley Lewsader buys a second Frankfort garage with Cooper Clifton in charge. Clifton has worked for Lewsader since finishing high school last June. Both garages report strong business and the venture is a success.
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Covington Boys
Stanley Lewsader
Frankfort
Cooper Clifton
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Schuyler TaTourette
Pres
N. G. Nebekgr
Sec
Wenetiian McCoy
Treas
George Boughner
Isaac Follick
Samuel Baldwin
Fair Association
Maj. H. R. Clay
Pool
Hyram Yerkes
California
George Smith
E. G. W. Boughner
B. S. Hendrickson
N. G. Nebeker
C. Isaac Holder
E. Alex Kinaman
John T. Osborn
Isaiah Axe
B. Job Westfall
D. George W. Kingsbury
Col. Frank Wilcox
E. H. C. Jackson
City Council
William Foster
Holland
J. Loeb’s Stores
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