Veedersburg Saloon License Fight Appeals Move
Veedersburg saloon license hopefuls George McManigal Thomas Ansberry Charles S Crawley William E Rusk and Cashells Engle via judges Marshall and Lewis urged that local option election in Veedersburg be illegal and the license granted The county board denied the licenses and granted appeals If the court finds the law unconstitutional the county option would stand and the county would stay dry pending a new election or further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McManigal
Thomas Ansberry
Charles S. Crawley
William E Rusk
Cashells H. Engle
Veedersburg
Judge Marshall
Judge Lewis
Board of County Commissioners
Livengood
Circuit Court
Raising Land Values Across Counties
Assessors from counties statewide report a push to raise property values. At township assessors meetings last week, rules were adopted to increase prior assessments by 10 to 50 percent, signaling a broad move to higher valuations.
Called meeting of association next Monday at 7 50
A called meeting is set for next Monday evening at 7 50 in the courtroom. All members and friends are urged to attend as important business is to be transacted.
Pastor’s Sermons Highlight Teachings of Jesus Series
In morning worship the pastor will present the second sermon in the Teachings of Jesus series titled His Great Subject. In the evening the theme shifts to Failing to See the Neglected as part of the month devoted to Home Mission Apportionment.
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Jesus
New Threshing Outfit Bought by Suiters Brothers
The Suiters brothers have purchased a new threshing outfit, among the latest rigs, featuring a Robinson 20 horse engine and a 33 by 50 separator bought from Jas L. Yerkes. The brothers are regarded as excellent threshers and seek local patronage. Mound City Paints may cost a little more, but Rainier's Pharmacy.
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Suiters Bros
Robinson
Jas. L. Yerkes
Mound City
Rainier
Roy Ludlow Dies Former Veedersburg County Official
Roy Ludlow a prominent citizen of Veedersburg and former county commissioner died at his home Wednesday night after a short illness. He was well known throughout the county and respected by all.
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Roy Ludlow
Veedersburg
Mr. Ludlow
Mrs Leighty Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Lillie Curtis Leighty wife of Col James B Leighty of Mellott and mother of Jimmy Leighty the ball player died Thursday morning at her home in Mellott after a lingering illness. For the past week she had suffered paralysis. A native of the locality she was described as a lovable Christian woman.
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Lillie Curtis Leighty
Col
James B. Leighty
Mellott
Jimmy Leighty
Melott
Wreck near Williamsport delays Wabash freight
A Wabash freight car wrecked near Williamsport last Friday afternoon delaying trains seven hours. A broken journal is suspected as the cause. The car fouled the track for a quarter mile as eastbound trains slowed and stopped. C I jumbocrane from Danville and wreckers from Peru and Tilton assisted. Detours were planned via Attica Veedersburg and Danville, but cleared before the plan took effect. No injuries reported.
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Wabash
Williamsport
C. & E. I. Jumbocrane
Danville
Peru
Tilton
Attica Veedersburg
Five Saloons Licensed in Covington by Board
On Tuesday Covington’s board of commissioners granted licenses to five men under the rule of one saloon per 500 population. Licenses went to Arthur Haines, James McMahon, Martin Hill, Isaac Clawson, and James B. Shuler after testimonies from local residents and officials. The town thus gains five operating saloons or those ready to open soon.
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Board of Commissioners
Covington
Russell Allen
John Cade
Arthur Haines
George P. Schwin
Nap Cardiff
James McMahon
Martin Hill
Chas. Chaney
Elmer Marsh
Isaac Clawson
Mort Steely
Roy Sanders
James B. Shuler
Fred S. Purnell
Phobus
Indianapolis racer Frank P Fox to drive Pope Hartford car
Frank P. Fox of Indianapolis, owner of the city’s taxicab line and a wealthy resident, enters the 50 mile International Sweepstakes Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 36 in a 1911 Pope Hartford. He is the only racing driver in the business with an artificial limb.
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Frank P. Fox
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Case Team to Enter Memorial Day 500 Mile Race
Indianapolis drivers Lewis Strang Louis Larsonneur and Joseph Jag ersburger headline a three car Case Threshing Machine Co entry for the May 30 Indianapolis 500. The Ra c ine Wisconsin outfit aims to set records with an 85 mph pace, backed by reserve drivers to cover all cars through the seven hour event.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lewis Strang
J. L. Case Threshing Macine Co
Racine
Wis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Case
Strang
Louis Larsonneur
Buick
Joseph Jagersburger
Case Company
Speedway
In Memory of Margaret Peters A Friend Poem
A bereaved friend writes of awaiting loved ones in heaven. The speaker longs for mother father and sister to join, recalling promises, heaven, and eternal reunion. The verse speaks of grief, faith, and hopeful meeting beyond the grave.
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Margaret Peters
Marriage of Herschel Lewsader and Bertha Nicklas
The marriage of Herschel Lewsader and Bertha Nicklas was solemnized at Covington on Wednesday afternoon. Both are 23, with Lewsader the son of Will Lewsader and Nicklas the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Nicklas. They will reside on the Campbell farm near Stone Bluff after visiting relatives.
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Herschel Lewsader
Bertha Nicklas
Covington
H.K. Fox
Miss Nicklas
Christ Nicklas
Mr. Lewsader
Will Lewsader
Lewsader
Campbell Farm
Stone Bluff
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Opens New Auto Circuit
The American Automobile Association plans the 500 Mile Indianapolis Race as the opening event of a national auto racing circuit. Chicago show discussions led to tentative circuit plans with committees appointed to formalize the project. They see the May race as the richest, best opening for 1911 and foresee a national circuit linking speedways and road courses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Automobile Associaton
Big Brick Speedway
Chicago
Indianapolis Speedway
Veedersburg obits and notices include dead stock pickup
Local notice from Veedersburg Grease Works requests immediate removal of dead stock including cattle hogs and horses with all telephone charges paid. Pocahontas ladies sponsor a box supper and entertainment on March 17 1911. Mahlon B Hall and Bertha A Hyatt wed at the Methodist parsonage with Rev F K Dougherty officiating.
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Pearlman
Veedersburg
Pocahontas
Mahlon B. Hall
Davis Township
Bertha A. Hyatt
Mellett
F. K Dougherty
Methodist
Caught the coiner in musical chain of counterfeit coins
A tailor and successful coiner used his ten year old daughter to pass counterfeit coins hidden in a violin case. The girl traveled to music lessons and unknowingly aided a six-stage transfer through a music master, a fence, a friend, and finally a canary cage false bottom. The case collapsed when the violin case broke and coins spilled, leading to the tailor’s arrest. Investigations uncovered cleansing tools and process items used in the crime.
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Nile
Aton
Plaster of Paris
London
Henty as an Inventor from The Wilderness Tale
Henry W Lies describes George Thenty in Sixty Years for the Wilderness as the warmest hearted shortest tempered man. Thenty tried tin recovery from broken utensils and built a self righting boat. The craft often overturned, leaving him drenched, rescued, and finally driven to quit boat building.
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George Thenty
Henry W. Lies
Henry
Tento
Stories of the Gravediggers in Scottish Parish Life
Grimly humorous sketches recount two Scottish grave diggers. One frets at scarce work and asks how to support a family if employed constantly. The other balks at lowering fees for an aging, spent widow, illustrating rural burial economy.
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James
Malay House Construction and Layout Traditions
Malay houses rest on posts elevating the floor four to six feet above ground. Floors are bamboo with gaps that allow drainage to the earth beneath. Wealthier natives split homes into two sections, a front reception and lounging area, and a rear space for women and children.
City Streets and the Wisdom of Commonplace Walks
An excerpt reflects on Fleet Street as a symbol of urban life and traffic days. It cites James Millie and Fortnightly to suggest that routine streets reveal collective wisdom. many walks illustrate a people’s character in their great highways of traffic.
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Dr. Johnson
Fleet Street
James Millie
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Covington Memorial Association
First
Presbyterian Church
James Leighty
W. B. Coleman
Threshing Machine Company
M. 'Boord
Hoosier
Mother
Iino
Father
Earth
Heaven
Aloy
Raster
U. S
Henty
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