Influence of saloon power on local justice in Mill Creek area
The piece argues whiskey interests influence police and officials, citing cases around Veedersburg Kingman and Van Buren township. It recalls five drunkenness indictments, two guilty pleas, and three fought cases moved for venue. Justice Naval allegedly sided with the defendant, causing prosecutor Dice to withdraw others. The author urges press to inform the public.
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Millcreek
Kingman
Veedersburg
Woody
van Buren
Morris Bowling
Rwtice
Justice Naval Justice's Court
Dice
Oght
Attica Man Dies After Heat While Staying With Foster Family
Perry Fugate aged about 75 from Attica died July 3 after arriving from Danville in town under liquor influence. He stayed with foster daughter Mrs. Frank Hardesty, grew ill from the heat and died Thursday afternoon. Body prepared for burial and to be interred in Attica on July Fourth. TheWaynetown ball club will play a game at the fairgrounds Sunday and promises a lively contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Fugate
Attica
Frank Hardesty
Danville
Hardesty
Miss Veshlace Resigns From City High School Post
The sudden return of Miss Wilhelma Veshlage to the city earlier this month explains her resignation to the city school board as a high school teacher. She had been re elected to chair of German and history and will be employed at Seymour near her home with a salary advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelma Veshlage
Seymore
Covington Falls To Newport In Extra Innings
Dick Merryman pitched a strong game in his first appearance in three years but Covington committed twelve errors as Newport beat Covington 3 to 2 in ten innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Dick Merryman
Covington
Tragic Drowning Claims Second Cunningham Son
Verner Cunningham, ten, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Cunningham of State Line, drowned near the city on the Fourth while swimming with friends. He sank beneath the water and was recovered soon after. this marks the second son lost by the family in about a year, following Clay Cunningham who drowned in Louisiana while working in sugar cane fields. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verner Cunningham
Geo. W. Cunningham
State Line
Cunningham
St Josephs Church to Have New Energy and Pastor
St Josephs church undertakes interior refinishing and improvements as Bishop Aldering assigns Father Shea from Lafay ette and Veedersburg to be permanent resident pastor for St Josephs and St Ann's with his residence here. The community welcomes Father Shea, praising prior pastors and the churchs good property.
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St. Joseph’s
Aldering
Fort Wayne
Father Shea
St. Ann’s
Lafayette
Veedersburg
Permanet
Father Stager
Fathers Schmidt
Tremmel
Pocanontas Lodge Benefit Social Slated This Saturday
The Pocanontas lodge plans a benefit social in the former Frank Hull room opposite P. J. McMahon's barn on Saturday July 12. Ice cream and cake will be served and all are invited to attend.
Mrs Emma Bilstand Everly Dead at 62 After Illness
Mrs Emma Bilstand Everly wife of James Everly died Friday July 4 at 8 30 PM after a long cancer illness. She had lived in the area all her life moved to Covington seven years ago and was a charter member of the bench church and an Eastern Star member. She leaves her husband and daughter Mrs Samuel Van Dorn and a large set of relatives. Funeral services were held at the family home with Eastern Star pallbearers and attendees from Madrid Potomac Attica State Line and Chicago areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Emma Bilsland Everly
Benjamin Franklin
Nancy Jane Murray Bilsland
Covingteen
James C. Everly
Laucinda
George
Eastern Star Fraternal
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Bench Church
James Everly
Samuel van Dorn
Lippold
C. E. Fin Frock
Attica
C. B. Carr
Chicago
Isaac Carr
State Line
Catharine
Evans of Terre Haute and Williamsport women honored
Evans of Terre Haute joins Mes dames Minerva Schlosser and Allie Swank and her daughter of Williamsport in a social event lineup highlighting regional families and notable women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Terre Haute
Minerva Schlosser
Allie Swank
Williamsport
Old Glory to Wave Again Over Courthouse
Councilman Vice removed the flag staff last Saturday shortened it six feet and reinstalled it with a new rope and pulley. He and Claude Doane repaired the tower roof making it sound. A new flag will soon float to the breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vice
Court House
Claude Doane
Leader Store Opens Two-Week Clearance in Covington
The Leader Department Store announces a two week clearance starting Saturday July 21 with no reservations. All spring and summer merchandise will be closed out at a big reduction. Come and see the selection and savings at The Leader Covington Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leader Dept
Leader
Covington
Ind
Death of Samuel S. Rhodes at 76 in Prescott Grove
Samuel S. Rhodes aged 76 died at the family home on North Fourth street Wednesday at 1 30 p m after months with Brights disease and heart trouble. Funeral was held Friday July 4 at 3 30 p m from the residence with Rev E W Strecker officiating. He married Rachel Ann Crane and they had a daughter Mrs William Remster who survives. Interment was in Prescott Grove Cemetery.
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Samuel S. Rhodes
North Fourth Street
Rhodes
Bright
E. W. Strecker
M. E. Church
Methodist Church
Rachel Ann Crane
George Crane
William Remster
Prescott Grove Cemetery
American Road Congress to Meet in Detroit in September
After a keen contest among St Louis Denver Minneapolis Buffalo and Detroit the joint committee chose Detroit for the American Road Congress in the week of September 29. The gathering will attract vast memberships from the American Highway Association the American Automobile Association the Michigan State Good Roads Association and possibly the Ontario Good Roads Association making it an international event with exhibits from the National Association of Road Machinery and Material Manufacturers and a U S Government models collection. L W Page President and J E Pennypacker Secretary lead the organizing group with notable officials from highway engineering and agriculture on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Denver
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Detroit
United States
American Highway Association
American Automobile Association
Michigan State Good Roads Association
Ontario Goad Roads Association
National Association of
Road Machinery and Material Manufacturers
Georgia
Congress
L. W. Page
United State Office of Public Acade
George C. Diehl
Good Roads Board
J. E. Pennypacker
United States Department of Agriculture
Stop Look Listen Signs In Advertising Warnings
A Chicago publisher notes the value of signs and urges readers to stop, look and listen. The piece likens three warning words to railroad crossing safety and warns against swindles by watching advertisements to avoid impure or shoddy offers.
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Holland
Chicago
Boy with matches starts barn fire cooking frog
A barn at Ingalls owned by Davy Thomas burned after a deputy reported a boy with matches attempting to fry a frog. The barn and contents were destroyed and the incident is believed to have cooked the frog, though details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ingalls
Davy Thomas
New Teacher Employed at Monti High School
Leonard E. Elder of Monti cello has been employed to succeed Miss Veshlage who resigned last week. Elder, a Franklin College graduate, is 24, unmarried, and will teach mathematics Germain and manual training. Two or three positions remain to be filled in the high school faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard E. Elder
Monticello
Veshlage
Elder
Franklin College
Germain
Hillsboro Woman Found Dead in Home
Hillsboro residents were shocked Monday morning by the death of Mrs. James Horn discovered between 2 and 8 a.m. The physician cited heart trouble and noted she had probably been dead about an hour. She had recent health issues but was not bedridden. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
James Horn
Horn
Scouts Head to Fountain for Week-Long Outing
Boy Scouts from here hiked to Fountain for a week or ten days of camping. About thirty Danville scouts joined them Monday evening, coming by train and traveling to Fountain via the Wabash route. Chaperons from both camps will supervise and ensure a pleasant outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain
Danville
Death of Milton Leatherman North of Richland Township
Milton Leatherman, elderly Richland township resident and former Newtown postmaster, died in Elwood on Friday and was buried at Newtown on Sunday. Born December 8, 1838 south west of Newtown, he lived in the township until nine years ago when he moved to Elwood to live with his daughter. His father John Leatherman was an Indiana pioneer who moved from Ohio in 1828.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Leatherman
Richland Township
Elwood
Newtown
John Leatherman
Indiana
Ohio
Fountain Trust Company Expands to Commercial Banking
At the annual stockholders meeting in Fountain, the trust company voted to add commercial banking to its business. New directors and officers were elected with the same officers reappointed. W. E. Bilsland named head of commercial banking insurance and real estate. Wilkey keeps his current role. Bilsland leaves post office bid to pursue this position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountain Trust Company
W. E. Bilsland
Wilkey
Bilsland
Death notice for Maggie Smith of Danville Illinois
Mrs Maggie Smith of Firewell Street Danville Ill died Sunday morning at 9 after an appendicitis operation at St Elizabeths Hospital She was 38 years old wife of Robert B Smith of the C E I R B Co Born April 21 1888 in Warren County She lived in Danville six years survived by four children mother three brothers and three sisters Funeral service at 1 PM Tuesday at home followed by 830 PM Benson Chapel burial at Mound Prairie Cemetery across the river
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Maggie Smith
Firewell Street
Danville
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Robert B Smith
Smith
Clem
Warren County
Childre
Benson Chapel
Mound Prarie
Wind Storm Destroys Structures Across Illinois Indiana
A heavy wind visited the region Tuesday evening causing damage to shade trees sheds and fruit trees. Farmer Mack’s feed yard sheds collapsed while the Danville Grocery Co roof was blown off. Widespread dust rain and wire outages followed with reports of losses in multiple towns. For sale four good full blooded sows due for farrow no disease.
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Illinois
Indiana
Mack
Darville
Danvile Grocery Co
Wisconsin
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Wheels of Justice
Waynetown Ball Club
Waynetown
Miss Veshlace Resiens
Benefit
Mrs. Everly
Emma Bilstand Everly
Methodist
Mess Neville
Miss Curryier
American Road Congress
Boy Scouts At Fountain
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